Are you enjoying that book you’ve got on the go? A survey of 2000 people found almost a quarter of them said they would never give up on a book – they’ll stick with it, however bad it is. Critic, writer and presenter James Walton talks to Winifred Robinson about why we persevere. First broadcast…
This past week (31 July – 4 August) World at One has been featuring the role of Bell Pottinger in South African politics. More information can be found by clicking on the links below Episodes Podcasts / Downloads
Love Henry James: The Master Love Henry James: Roderick Hudson Love Henry James: The Portrait Of A Lady Love Henry James: Daisy Miller The Real Henry James The Horror at Bly The Strange Case Of Henry James’ Testicles Love Henry James: Portrait Of A Gentleman We want to take our audience on a journey through…
Right – thats it. Sorry…that’s it. The missing or misplaced apostrophe has irritated one Bristol grammar stickler so much that he has set about correcting and cleaning up public signs in the city. He’s anonymous and works in the early hours of the morning. He takes great care, working with specially designed kit,…
The first episode includes recordings made in the Zimbabwean bush in the 1990s A fascinating and unique exploration of nature’s music, from plants and animals to wind and rain Bernie Krause is the world’s leading expert in natural sound. He has spent the last 40 years recording ecological soundscapes and has archived the sounds…
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Magna Carta, 1215 : The British Library Following on from my post of 5 January, BBC R4’s In Our Time – The Legacy of Magna Carta has just finished. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the four programmes in the series can be found here. It’s unclear how long the episodes will be available for and they may…
Books on BBC iPlayer Radio To break the monotony of the daily commute, my wife enjoys listening to books (either as readings or dramatisations) in the car. So I decided to create a mini database of what the Beeb has to offer to keep up-to-date and not miss out on episodes of a particular…
Mark Lawson examines how mystery novels reflect a country’s history and political system. Series 3 started on Monday 17 November and the five part series can be heard here.
Frequency of Laughter | Radio 4 | From 18 October; available on BBC iPlayer Radio with over a year to listen and also available as a podcast. The Frequency of Laughter is a six-part history of radio comedy, covering 1975-2005, presented by journalist and radio fan Grace Dent. In each episode she brings together two…