Michael Dale presents the story of David Bowie’s time in his hometown of Beckenham.
The Beckenham of today is a quiet, unassuming town, but back in…
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There is no doubting that David Bowie has left Planet Earth a richer place than when he entered it. For Bowie was not just a great…
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BIRSt Has Ears: Last year, the BIRSt Team won the Silver Award for Best Station 2013 – we thought you’d like to hear why BIRSt.co.uk explores…
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FIRST THINGS FIRST: BE WARNED. This programme contains THREE swear words.
Blame the poets. Josh hopes you like them. And the poets!
Back for a fifth…
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Teabagging:
A colony of teabags struggle for survival upon the hazardous plains of the kitchen.
Photo: Alan Brown…
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Walk the boundaries and zig-zag through London SE1 with this audio postcard. Bands are hidden round corners and under bridges, the echoing Turbine Hall swallows peoples…
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Math Priest gets a lesson in Morris Dancing from the Bourne River Morris Men- ‘They’ve got sticks!’. It’s all about the one-two-three-Hop! Oh, and watch out…
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