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The Glass Piano - Levy

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

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

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Habakkuk of Ice

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

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Landmarks: The Master and Margarita

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

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Ravi Shankar: Sitar Hero

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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Ali: When Cassius Met The Beatles

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

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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