BBC R3 - Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting Of The Snark' Adapted by Michael Bakewell Music by Steven Pone Directed by Rosemary Hart Broadcast May 4, 1992 Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Here begins an extraordinary journey to Lithuania and Belarus for broadcaster and writer Michael Freedland and his son, Guardian journalist and best-sell
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In 1995 the BBC broadcast many programmes to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe. Radio 4's flagship programme was Allan Prior's two part dramatisation of his biographical novel 'Fuhrer',Read more…
Last broadcast on Wed, 4 Aug 2010, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4.
A major appeal is underway for funds to repair the death camp sites at Auschwitz in Poland, the great symbol of the Nazi Holocaust. Well over a million people a year visit. A
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Dr. Goodall describes her childhood dream of working with animals and her adventures in the Gombe National Park, where she performed
history-making studies on wild chimpanzees. It is described as beingRead more…
Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Tuesday 5 October 2010 21:00-21:30
A research team at an Edinburgh University think they've cracked the answer to providing renewable, commercially viable and environmentally friendly energy from uri
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I've just started listening to a new BBC4 production. Thought others might enjoy it too.
The series is a joint project of the BBC and the British Museum. Each programme focuses on one object from the Museum’s extensive collection and includes additio
It has a fine dining room and a celebrated collection of canine art. It has a charitable trust and organises the greatest dog show on earth. That d
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Peter and Dan Snow follow in the footsteps of Wellington's forces in the Peninsular War against the occupying forces of Napoleon. The campaign lasted five years (1808-1814) but was ultimately successful, resulting in the expulsion of the French
Great Lives is BBC Radio 4's biography series. Produced in Bristol it is presented by Matthew Parris. A distinguished guest is asked to nominate the person they feel is truly deserving of the title "Great Life". Matthew and a recognised expert (a
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Episode 1 Broadcast Wed 23 Jun 2010, 11:00 Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, was known as the Black Prince. Peter and Dan Snow follow in his footsteps to trace the start of t
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Jonathan Bate, one of the country's leading Shakespeare experts, investigates why, and how, people produce forgeries reputed to be by very famous artists in a new two-part series. Produced by Matthew Dodd
