Simon Wilson. BBC’s acting controller of comedy recently told the Radio Times that “Comedy ought to be risky – that’s what makes it funny – but…
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Until his death in 1980, Cecil Beaton, the great 20th Century photographer, designer, diarist and socialite lived for 40 years at Reddish House in the tiny…
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To mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two, this programme presents the voices, thoughts and fears of the forgotten people of the war, the teenagers.…
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Alan Brown tells us about a strange thing which happened to him as a child when playing in the garden.
Music: Debussy – Prelude à l’après-midi…
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A bit of a rant I’m afraid. Andy Causton interviews me about the way advertisers target children in an effort to get their parents to shell…
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Sound is a very personal experience. Each sound we listen to forms a special memory within us that stays with us for a lifetime.
Special thanks…
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A historical feature about a bridge… and a poem.
Photo: Dave Curry / Creative Commons…
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