Australian Classics Discussion
The Mystery of the Hansom Cab
Fergus Hume
1886
"'A crime has been committed by an unknown assassin, within a short distance of the principal streets of this great city, and is surrounded by an impenetrable mystery..
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The Glass Piano
(30 minutes)
Broadcast Sat 24 Apr 2010, 21:30, Radio 3 - Between the Ears
160/44; 32.3 MB; sound quality excellent
Writer and poet Deborah Levy considers the true story of Princess Alexandra Amelie of Bavaria, 1826-1875 who at th
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Crime And Trial Rage On The Road
Documentary drama by John Taylor investigating the complex anatomy of a
crime and trial. The headlines were dramatic: a desperate car chase along
winding country lanes, a vicious attack on two innocent lovers and the
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Broadcast Mon 17 May 2010,11:00
160/44; 32 MB; sound quality excellent
Bob Dylan's biographer Howard Sounes casts new light on a song that has haunted two families for nearly 50 years - Dylan's account of the
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A dramatization of a secret war time project headed by Geoffrey Pyke. He had the idea that an aircraft carrier or battleship made from ice would be unsinkable.
Pyke's idea was tried and proven (though on a much smaller scale) on a recent episode of
Landmarks: The Master and Margarita
One evening in Moscow, the Devil appears in town. He travels with a band of demons including a beautiful naked woman and a huge talking black cat, to torment and deceive the town.
In a Night Waves: Landmark, Anne
Random Edition: 350th Anniversary of the Restoration Special
Broadcast Fri 7 May 2010
160/44; 32 MB; sound quality excellent
The English Revolution was as brutal, divisive and - in its way - as politically significant as its counterparts in Fr
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Ravi Shankar: Sitar Hero
Broadcast Tue 30 Mar 2010, 13:30
Nitin Sawhney explores the life of the Indian musician Ravi Shankar as he approaches his 90th birthday.
160/44; 32 MB; sound quality excellent
Music Played During the Programme
Ravi Sh
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Things We Forgot to Remember
Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance.
'Peace for Our Time'
Broadcast Mon 14 Dec 2009
Michael ex
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Hancock's Last Half-Hour by Heathcote Williams
BBC Radio 3
Broadcast: Tuesday 21st June 1988
June 1968. Tony Hancock's last half hour is a solitary affair. Barricaded in his Sydney hotel bedroom, his audience has dwindled to a telephone, some cl
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Front Row - Mark Lawson meets American writer John Updike. His new novel revisits the three main characters from his 1984 book The Witches of Eastwick - now the Widows of Eastwick.
Front Row Special - Radio 4 2010-04-02
Mark Lawson talks to Brian Eno, Guest Artistic Director of this year's Brighton Festival
Having trained as a painter with artist Tom Phillips, Eno began his musical career as a member of Roxy Music in the earl
BBC World Service - Documentaries - MI6 - A century in the shadows
MI6 - A century in the shadows
Mon, 12 Oct 09
Duration:
24 mins
An unprecedented look inside MI6 - Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, which marks its centenary this year. P
Ali: When Cassius Met The Beatles
Broadcast 13 March 2010
Miami 1964: two legendary 20th-century forces, Cassius Clay and The Beatles, came face to face in a run-down boxing gym. John Wilson gathers eyewitness accounts of this unique encounter, w
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Good King George
Broadcast Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:00
May 2010 marks the centenary of the accession of King George V in May 1910. This programme presents a re-evaluation of his reign.
160/44; 32 MB; sound quality excellent
George V is sometimes car
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The Virtual Revolution
Twenty years on from the invention of the world wide web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives.
Produced by the World Service in collaboration with The Open University
(An audio adap
