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Thriller: Michael Jackson's Masterpiece
Loving The Raven
The Book Of Secrets
The Book Of Secrets By M G Vassanji, dramatised by Tanika Gupta. First broadcast 20000503. BBC Radio 4. Afternoon Play The long-vanished world of colonial East Africa is brought to life through the discovery of an old diary. The book belonged to a
Read more…Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan: Science and the Search for God Hayden Planetarium director Tyson, Carl Sagan's widow, and Sagan's former colleague discuss the astrobiologist's perspective on science, the spiritual experience, and the search for God.
Read more…The Many Lives of Roald Dahl
The Many Lives of Roald Dahl Sat 23 May 2009 - Archive on 4 Sophie Dahl looks at the life, writing and passions of her grandfather, the children's author Roald Dahl. By turns acerbic, funny, inventive and clever, what made him the writer he became
Read more…The Lost World of Arthur Conan Doyle (Spiritualism
The Lost World of Arthur Conan Doyle (Spiritualism) Broadcast 29th May 2009, BBC Radio Scotland How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of rational detective Sherlock Holmes, become one of the world's most famous apostles of Spiritualism? Write
Read more…Call Yourself A Feminist
Call Yourself A Feminist Historian Bettany Hughes presents a series of three discussions tracing the development of feminist ideas from the 1960s onwards. broadcast Tuesday 10 to 24 March 2009 128/44; 77 MB total; sound quality excellent Part 1 -
Read more…An Appreciation of Michael Jackson
The Traveling Wilburys Revisited
1988–1990
Traveling Wilburys were a late 1980s supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. The band recorded two albums during the two years they were together.
Starting at a meal among Roy Orbison,
Robbie Williams and Jon Ronson Journey to the Other Side
King Size Papas and Mighty Tight Women
Julian Clary, best known for his own brand of sexual humour, celebrates the clever use of double entendre in 1920s and 30s blues songs.
Read more…Operation Safe Haven, Nazis Fleeing to Argentina
Broadcasts from the Bunker
Krystian Bala: When Fact and Fiction Collide
Krystian Bala: When Fact and Fiction Collide Wed Aug 27, 2008, 11:00 AM, Radio 4 Crime writer Mark Billingham tells the story of how the contents of a novel led to the author's being convicted of murder. He visits the Polish city of Wroclaw to meet
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