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The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll
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
This programme had two elements when broadcast:
1 A documentary about the poem Read more…
In Search of a Shtetl
In Search of a Shtetl
Broadcast Sun 17 Oct 2010, 13:30
160/44; 32.4 MB; sound quality excellent
Here begins an extraordinary journey to Lithuania and Belarus for broadcaster and writer Michael Freedland and his son, Guardian journalist and best-sell Read more…
Fuhrer by Allan Prior
Fuhrer
(Adolf Hitler)
By Allan Prior
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…
The Preposterous Files
The Preposterous Files
BBC Radio 4
23 Sept 2007 -
]Episode 1 - Tardis (23 Sept 2007)
Certain files held in the National Archive are preposterously large, why?
Julian Putkowski distills certain files down, discovering how civil servants make the policies
The Romans in Britain
The Romans in Britain
In this 2-part series, historian Bettany Hughes looks at the relations between the Romans and the natives of the British Isles.
Broadcast 24 and 31 October 2010, Radio 3 Sunday Feature
160/44; 103 MB total; sound quality excellen Read more…
Repairing Auschwitz
Repairing Auschwitz
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 Read more…
My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall
My Life with the Chimpanzees
By Jane Goodall
It is described as being Read more…
The Secret Science of Pee
The Secret Science of Pee
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 Read more…
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HAMMER
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HAMMER
Mark Kermode presents a celebration of the history of hammer films,
with interviews with its owners, producers, critics and screenwriters.
The programme uses music and clips to give the whole Hammer story from
i Read more…
A History of the World in 100 Objects
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
Read more…Mrs Gaskell by Barry Campbell
Mrs Gaskell
by Barry Campbell
Produced by James Runcie
A dramatised portrait of the Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell based on her writings. Includes extracts from some of her novels.
Narrated by Rosalie Crutchley
With Thelma Whiteley as Mrs Gaskel Read more…
James Young Deer: The Winnebago Movie-Maker
James Young Deer: The Winnebago Movie-Maker
Broadcast Sun 26 Sep 2010, Radio 3 Sunday Feature
160/44; 48.5 MB; sound quality excellent
In the years before the First World War, a man called James Young Deer was celebrated in the American movie busines Read more…
What's the Point of ... The Kennel Club
What's the Point of ... The Kennel Club
Broadcast Tue 7 Sep 2010
160/44; 32 MB; sound quality excellent
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 Read more…
At War with Wellington
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
Read more…Great Lives
Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince
160/44; 64.5 MB total; sound quality excellent
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 Read more…
THE TERRIBLE TRUTH OF SWEENEY TODD
THE TERRIBLE TRUTH OF SWEENEY TODD
Written By : Ben Whitehead
Starring : Ben Whitehead and Fred Strangebone
Directed By : sdf
Meet Fred Strangebone a fully experienced London guide with a full history of leading people up dark alleyways.... Are you awar Read more…
