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More "rogue A I" crap on BBCRadioNews.
(... oh, no ... Her perfectness, Caroline Wyatt, my one true spiritual guide [sorry Stacy and Ms Mullaly], is presenting ... er ... This is the best AI news package evah! 👍)
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More "rogue A I" crap on BBCRadioNews.
(... oh, no ... Her perfectness, Caroline Wyatt, my one true spiritual guide [sorry Stacy and Ms Mullaly], is presenting ... er ... This is the best AI news package evah! 👍)
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More "rogue A I" crap on BBCRadioNews.
(... oh, no ... Her perfectness, Caroline Wyatt, my one true spiritual guide [sorry Stacy and Ms Mullaly], is presenting ... er ... This is the best AI news package evah! 👍)
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More "rogue A I" crap on BBCRadioNews.
(... oh, no ... Her perfectness, Caroline Wyatt, my one true spiritual guide [sorry Stacy and Ms Mullaly], is presenting ... er ... This is the best AI news package evah! 👍)
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More "rogue A I" crap on BBCRadioNews.
(... oh, no ... Her perfectness, Caroline Wyatt, my one true spiritual guide [sorry Stacy and Ms Mullaly], is presenting ... er ... This is the best AI news package evah! 👍)
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Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Episode 5 of 5
5. A Reckoning
Ben Macintyre's latest book tells a story of Cold War espionage set against the backdrop of Iran's revolution in the 1980s. Today, there is a reckoning. Read by Jamie Parker.
The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story.
It's 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has swept to power and the Soviets are preparing to overthrow his fledgling Islamist regime. If their plans were to succeed, the American response could see the Western superpower resort to nuclear weapons. One double agent sets out to thwart the KGB and change the course of the Cold War. In turning to the MI6, the Soviet spy set in train a series of events that continue to have ramifications in the Middle-East and throughout the world today.
Ben Macintyre is the acclaimed author of many best-selling books including several titles which have featured as Book of the Weeks on BBC Radio 4. They include The Siege, Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and Operation Mincemeat. Many of his books have been adapted for stage and screen. Series three of SAS: Rogue Heroes is in production, and The Siege is being adapted for the screen. Ben Macintyre is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Jamie Parker is an award-winning English actor and singer known for originating the role of Harry Potter in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He won the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and received a Tony Award nomination. He also was in the original cast of The History Boys by Alan Bennet. Alongside his stage and screen work, he has appeared in numerous radio dramas.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Elizabeth Allard29 days left to listen
14 minutes
00:30
BBC Radio 4 -
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Episode 5 of 5
5. A Reckoning
Ben Macintyre's latest book tells a story of Cold War espionage set against the backdrop of Iran's revolution in the 1980s. Today, there is a reckoning. Read by Jamie Parker.
The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story.
It's 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has swept to power and the Soviets are preparing to overthrow his fledgling Islamist regime. If their plans were to succeed, the American response could see the Western superpower resort to nuclear weapons. One double agent sets out to thwart the KGB and change the course of the Cold War. In turning to the MI6, the Soviet spy set in train a series of events that continue to have ramifications in the Middle-East and throughout the world today.
Ben Macintyre is the acclaimed author of many best-selling books including several titles which have featured as Book of the Weeks on BBC Radio 4. They include The Siege, Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and Operation Mincemeat. Many of his books have been adapted for stage and screen. Series three of SAS: Rogue Heroes is in production, and The Siege is being adapted for the screen. Ben Macintyre is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Jamie Parker is an award-winning English actor and singer known for originating the role of Harry Potter in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He won the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and received a Tony Award nomination. He also was in the original cast of The History Boys by Alan Bennet. Alongside his stage and screen work, he has appeared in numerous radio dramas.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Elizabeth Allard29 days left to listen
14 minutes
00:30
BBC Radio 4 -
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Episode 5 of 5
5. A Reckoning
Ben Macintyre's latest book tells a story of Cold War espionage set against the backdrop of Iran's revolution in the 1980s. Today, there is a reckoning. Read by Jamie Parker.
The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story.
It's 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has swept to power and the Soviets are preparing to overthrow his fledgling Islamist regime. If their plans were to succeed, the American response could see the Western superpower resort to nuclear weapons. One double agent sets out to thwart the KGB and change the course of the Cold War. In turning to the MI6, the Soviet spy set in train a series of events that continue to have ramifications in the Middle-East and throughout the world today.
Ben Macintyre is the acclaimed author of many best-selling books including several titles which have featured as Book of the Weeks on BBC Radio 4. They include The Siege, Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and Operation Mincemeat. Many of his books have been adapted for stage and screen. Series three of SAS: Rogue Heroes is in production, and The Siege is being adapted for the screen. Ben Macintyre is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Jamie Parker is an award-winning English actor and singer known for originating the role of Harry Potter in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He won the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and received a Tony Award nomination. He also was in the original cast of The History Boys by Alan Bennet. Alongside his stage and screen work, he has appeared in numerous radio dramas.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Elizabeth Allard29 days left to listen
14 minutes
00:30
BBC Radio 4 -
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Episode 5 of 5
5. A Reckoning
Ben Macintyre's latest book tells a story of Cold War espionage set against the backdrop of Iran's revolution in the 1980s. Today, there is a reckoning. Read by Jamie Parker.
The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story.
It's 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has swept to power and the Soviets are preparing to overthrow his fledgling Islamist regime. If their plans were to succeed, the American response could see the Western superpower resort to nuclear weapons. One double agent sets out to thwart the KGB and change the course of the Cold War. In turning to the MI6, the Soviet spy set in train a series of events that continue to have ramifications in the Middle-East and throughout the world today.
Ben Macintyre is the acclaimed author of many best-selling books including several titles which have featured as Book of the Weeks on BBC Radio 4. They include The Siege, Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and Operation Mincemeat. Many of his books have been adapted for stage and screen. Series three of SAS: Rogue Heroes is in production, and The Siege is being adapted for the screen. Ben Macintyre is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Jamie Parker is an award-winning English actor and singer known for originating the role of Harry Potter in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He won the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and received a Tony Award nomination. He also was in the original cast of The History Boys by Alan Bennet. Alongside his stage and screen work, he has appeared in numerous radio dramas.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Elizabeth Allard29 days left to listen
14 minutes
00:30
BBC Radio 4 -
Redwood by Ben Macintyre
Episode 5 of 5
5. A Reckoning
Ben Macintyre's latest book tells a story of Cold War espionage set against the backdrop of Iran's revolution in the 1980s. Today, there is a reckoning. Read by Jamie Parker.
The best-selling historian Ben Macintyre's new book is a timely and remarkable story.
It's 1981, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has swept to power and the Soviets are preparing to overthrow his fledgling Islamist regime. If their plans were to succeed, the American response could see the Western superpower resort to nuclear weapons. One double agent sets out to thwart the KGB and change the course of the Cold War. In turning to the MI6, the Soviet spy set in train a series of events that continue to have ramifications in the Middle-East and throughout the world today.
Ben Macintyre is the acclaimed author of many best-selling books including several titles which have featured as Book of the Weeks on BBC Radio 4. They include The Siege, Colditz, The Spy and the Traitor and Operation Mincemeat. Many of his books have been adapted for stage and screen. Series three of SAS: Rogue Heroes is in production, and The Siege is being adapted for the screen. Ben Macintyre is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times.
Jamie Parker is an award-winning English actor and singer known for originating the role of Harry Potter in the West End and Broadway productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He won the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and received a Tony Award nomination. He also was in the original cast of The History Boys by Alan Bennet. Alongside his stage and screen work, he has appeared in numerous radio dramas.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Elizabeth Allard29 days left to listen
14 minutes
00:30
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(... fucking giant sized episodes ... what's wrong with a fun-size half-hour on human composting?)
Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
RadicalFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
Kristoffer tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the "epiphany" he had when he first witnessed the practice in the USA, his own experience of being 'buried alive' in a terramation facility, and what human compost can actually be used for.
The practice isn't legal in the UK yet - the Law Commission has suggested it could be explored as an option in England and Wales - but how much appeal would it really have, how much would it cost, and is it safe?
- WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
- Email: [email protected]Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday and Monday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producers: Bob Howard and Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam BonhamShow less
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(... fucking giant sized episodes ... what's wrong with a fun-size half-hour on human composting?)
Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
RadicalFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
Kristoffer tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the "epiphany" he had when he first witnessed the practice in the USA, his own experience of being 'buried alive' in a terramation facility, and what human compost can actually be used for.
The practice isn't legal in the UK yet - the Law Commission has suggested it could be explored as an option in England and Wales - but how much appeal would it really have, how much would it cost, and is it safe?
- WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
- Email: [email protected]Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday and Monday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producers: Bob Howard and Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam BonhamShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now51 minutes
Last onLast Thursday
23:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(... fucking giant sized episodes ... what's wrong with a fun-size half-hour on human composting?)
Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
RadicalFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
Kristoffer tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the "epiphany" he had when he first witnessed the practice in the USA, his own experience of being 'buried alive' in a terramation facility, and what human compost can actually be used for.
The practice isn't legal in the UK yet - the Law Commission has suggested it could be explored as an option in England and Wales - but how much appeal would it really have, how much would it cost, and is it safe?
- WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
- Email: [email protected]Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday and Monday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producers: Bob Howard and Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam BonhamShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now51 minutes
Last onLast Thursday
23:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(... fucking giant sized episodes ... what's wrong with a fun-size half-hour on human composting?)
Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
RadicalFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
Kristoffer tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the "epiphany" he had when he first witnessed the practice in the USA, his own experience of being 'buried alive' in a terramation facility, and what human compost can actually be used for.
The practice isn't legal in the UK yet - the Law Commission has suggested it could be explored as an option in England and Wales - but how much appeal would it really have, how much would it cost, and is it safe?
- WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
- Email: [email protected]Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday and Monday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producers: Bob Howard and Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam BonhamShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now51 minutes
Last onLast Thursday
23:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(... fucking giant sized episodes ... what's wrong with a fun-size half-hour on human composting?)
Human Composting: A New Way to Deal with Death? (Kristoffer Hughes)
RadicalFormer mortuary technician Kristoffer Hughes wants to bring terramation - or human composting - to the UK. He believes it's a more natural and hopeful way for our bodies to be disposed of, and a more environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
Kristoffer tells Gabriel Gatehouse about the "epiphany" he had when he first witnessed the practice in the USA, his own experience of being 'buried alive' in a terramation facility, and what human compost can actually be used for.
The practice isn't legal in the UK yet - the Law Commission has suggested it could be explored as an option in England and Wales - but how much appeal would it really have, how much would it cost, and is it safe?
- WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480
- Email: [email protected]Episodes of Radical are released every Thursday and Monday.
Series Producer: Simon Tulett
Producers: Bob Howard and Ivana Davidovic
Technical Producer: Ben Andrews
Digital Producer: Daniel Raza
Senior News Editor: Sam BonhamShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now51 minutes
Last onLast Thursday
23:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(it's not a good documentary, it's more of a cover)
Teen Spirit: Nevermind
Archive on 4Celebrating the 1991 release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, leading figures from music, literature, fashion, and activism reflect on the impact it had on their lives.
Presenter Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, explores how his own work is entwined with the album’s history. In the early 90s, Douglas Coupland, like Nirvana, was at the vanguard of a new movement that valued individualism and freedom.
In 1991, the music industry had modest ambitions for a second album from Seattle three-piece rock group Nirvana.
Little did they know. Opening with hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind was a politically radical, powerful package of pop and punk music that made the grunge genre world-famous. The album knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts, eventually selling 30 million copies. It made Kurt Cobain an icon. Though released on a major label, the record redefined the notion of independent spirit for a generation.
Musician Bat For Lashes talks about processing troubling teenage experiences through her Nirvana fandom. Actor Zawe Ashton reveals that grunge directly inspired her character of Vod in sitcom Fresh Meat. Transgender activist Daniella Carter reflects on the ways the band defined her politics. Novelist Aaron Hamburger remembers how Kurt Cobain helped him come out as gay. Nevermind producer Butch Vig recalls the release changing his life overnight.
Other contributors include poet Hanif Abdurraqib, author Deborah Levy, and musician and fashion expert Brix Smith.
Meanwhile, a rare archive interview between Kurt Cobain and Jon Savage transports us back to the spirit of the time.
Finally, folk band The Unthanks perform an exclusive cover of Nevermind closer "Something In The Way".
Additional Production: Tess Davidson and Silvia Malnati
Sound Mix: Mike WoolleyProducer: Jack Howson
A Reduced Listening production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.
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Available now57 minutes
On airToday
21:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(it's not a good documentary, it's more of a cover)
Teen Spirit: Nevermind
Archive on 4Celebrating the 1991 release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, leading figures from music, literature, fashion, and activism reflect on the impact it had on their lives.
Presenter Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, explores how his own work is entwined with the album’s history. In the early 90s, Douglas Coupland, like Nirvana, was at the vanguard of a new movement that valued individualism and freedom.
In 1991, the music industry had modest ambitions for a second album from Seattle three-piece rock group Nirvana.
Little did they know. Opening with hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind was a politically radical, powerful package of pop and punk music that made the grunge genre world-famous. The album knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts, eventually selling 30 million copies. It made Kurt Cobain an icon. Though released on a major label, the record redefined the notion of independent spirit for a generation.
Musician Bat For Lashes talks about processing troubling teenage experiences through her Nirvana fandom. Actor Zawe Ashton reveals that grunge directly inspired her character of Vod in sitcom Fresh Meat. Transgender activist Daniella Carter reflects on the ways the band defined her politics. Novelist Aaron Hamburger remembers how Kurt Cobain helped him come out as gay. Nevermind producer Butch Vig recalls the release changing his life overnight.
Other contributors include poet Hanif Abdurraqib, author Deborah Levy, and musician and fashion expert Brix Smith.
Meanwhile, a rare archive interview between Kurt Cobain and Jon Savage transports us back to the spirit of the time.
Finally, folk band The Unthanks perform an exclusive cover of Nevermind closer "Something In The Way".
Additional Production: Tess Davidson and Silvia Malnati
Sound Mix: Mike WoolleyProducer: Jack Howson
A Reduced Listening production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.
Show less
Available now57 minutes
On airToday
21:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(it's not a good documentary, it's more of a cover)
Teen Spirit: Nevermind
Archive on 4Celebrating the 1991 release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, leading figures from music, literature, fashion, and activism reflect on the impact it had on their lives.
Presenter Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, explores how his own work is entwined with the album’s history. In the early 90s, Douglas Coupland, like Nirvana, was at the vanguard of a new movement that valued individualism and freedom.
In 1991, the music industry had modest ambitions for a second album from Seattle three-piece rock group Nirvana.
Little did they know. Opening with hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind was a politically radical, powerful package of pop and punk music that made the grunge genre world-famous. The album knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts, eventually selling 30 million copies. It made Kurt Cobain an icon. Though released on a major label, the record redefined the notion of independent spirit for a generation.
Musician Bat For Lashes talks about processing troubling teenage experiences through her Nirvana fandom. Actor Zawe Ashton reveals that grunge directly inspired her character of Vod in sitcom Fresh Meat. Transgender activist Daniella Carter reflects on the ways the band defined her politics. Novelist Aaron Hamburger remembers how Kurt Cobain helped him come out as gay. Nevermind producer Butch Vig recalls the release changing his life overnight.
Other contributors include poet Hanif Abdurraqib, author Deborah Levy, and musician and fashion expert Brix Smith.
Meanwhile, a rare archive interview between Kurt Cobain and Jon Savage transports us back to the spirit of the time.
Finally, folk band The Unthanks perform an exclusive cover of Nevermind closer "Something In The Way".
Additional Production: Tess Davidson and Silvia Malnati
Sound Mix: Mike WoolleyProducer: Jack Howson
A Reduced Listening production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.
Show less
Available now57 minutes
On airToday
21:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(it's not a good documentary, it's more of a cover)
Teen Spirit: Nevermind
Archive on 4Celebrating the 1991 release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, leading figures from music, literature, fashion, and activism reflect on the impact it had on their lives.
Presenter Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, explores how his own work is entwined with the album’s history. In the early 90s, Douglas Coupland, like Nirvana, was at the vanguard of a new movement that valued individualism and freedom.
In 1991, the music industry had modest ambitions for a second album from Seattle three-piece rock group Nirvana.
Little did they know. Opening with hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind was a politically radical, powerful package of pop and punk music that made the grunge genre world-famous. The album knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts, eventually selling 30 million copies. It made Kurt Cobain an icon. Though released on a major label, the record redefined the notion of independent spirit for a generation.
Musician Bat For Lashes talks about processing troubling teenage experiences through her Nirvana fandom. Actor Zawe Ashton reveals that grunge directly inspired her character of Vod in sitcom Fresh Meat. Transgender activist Daniella Carter reflects on the ways the band defined her politics. Novelist Aaron Hamburger remembers how Kurt Cobain helped him come out as gay. Nevermind producer Butch Vig recalls the release changing his life overnight.
Other contributors include poet Hanif Abdurraqib, author Deborah Levy, and musician and fashion expert Brix Smith.
Meanwhile, a rare archive interview between Kurt Cobain and Jon Savage transports us back to the spirit of the time.
Finally, folk band The Unthanks perform an exclusive cover of Nevermind closer "Something In The Way".
Additional Production: Tess Davidson and Silvia Malnati
Sound Mix: Mike WoolleyProducer: Jack Howson
A Reduced Listening production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.
Show less
Available now57 minutes
On airToday
21:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(it's not a good documentary, it's more of a cover)
Teen Spirit: Nevermind
Archive on 4Celebrating the 1991 release of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, leading figures from music, literature, fashion, and activism reflect on the impact it had on their lives.
Presenter Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, explores how his own work is entwined with the album’s history. In the early 90s, Douglas Coupland, like Nirvana, was at the vanguard of a new movement that valued individualism and freedom.
In 1991, the music industry had modest ambitions for a second album from Seattle three-piece rock group Nirvana.
Little did they know. Opening with hit single Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nevermind was a politically radical, powerful package of pop and punk music that made the grunge genre world-famous. The album knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the US charts, eventually selling 30 million copies. It made Kurt Cobain an icon. Though released on a major label, the record redefined the notion of independent spirit for a generation.
Musician Bat For Lashes talks about processing troubling teenage experiences through her Nirvana fandom. Actor Zawe Ashton reveals that grunge directly inspired her character of Vod in sitcom Fresh Meat. Transgender activist Daniella Carter reflects on the ways the band defined her politics. Novelist Aaron Hamburger remembers how Kurt Cobain helped him come out as gay. Nevermind producer Butch Vig recalls the release changing his life overnight.
Other contributors include poet Hanif Abdurraqib, author Deborah Levy, and musician and fashion expert Brix Smith.
Meanwhile, a rare archive interview between Kurt Cobain and Jon Savage transports us back to the spirit of the time.
Finally, folk band The Unthanks perform an exclusive cover of Nevermind closer "Something In The Way".
Additional Production: Tess Davidson and Silvia Malnati
Sound Mix: Mike WoolleyProducer: Jack Howson
A Reduced Listening production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2021.
Show less
Available now57 minutes
On airToday
21:00
BBC Radio 4 -
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
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Episode 1
Drama on 4
Libra Episode 1 of 2Don DeLillo’s fictionalised reimagining of the events surrounding the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy, adapted for audio by Ben Lewis.
Starring Fisher Stevens and Tucker St. Ivany.A CIA analyst is tasked with pulling together all the facts, theories and suppositions surrounding this founding moment in recent American history. Drawing them together, he tries to imagine how and why JFK was killed. Cutting between the story of Lee Harvey Oswald’s life and two men conspiring to assassinate the president, it builds a picture of a fractured America during the cold war era.
This is a work of fiction inspired by fact. Don DeLillo’s novel - and this adaptation - draw on real events and on some real people. But characters, incidents and dialogue are predominantly works of fiction. Real people have been placed in imagined situations whilst other characters have been created entirely for the purposes of storytelling.
Part of Radio 4’s Story of America - a major collection of dramatisations of milestone American titles marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and the foundation of the United States.
Cast:
The Analyst… Fisher Stevens
Lee Harvey Oswald…Tucker St. Ivany
The conspirators…Tyler Collins and Michael Nardone
Marguerite Oswald…Nicole Cooper
The Marine…Michael Guest
Bobby Dupard…Reuben Joseph
Marina Oswald…Holly Howden Gilchrist
George de Mohrenschildt…Grant O’Rourke
David Ferrie…Robin LaingAll other parts were played by the company
BBC Audio Scotland Production
Production Co-ordinators: Bethany Woodhead and Minnie Harrop
Studio Production and sound editing: Andrew Hay and Gav Murchie
Sound Design and original scoring: Danny KrassAdapted by Ben Lewis
Directed by Kirsty WilliamsArchive: CBS Evening News, November 22nd 1963
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Release date:09 August 2026
57 minutes
On radioToday
15:00
BBC Radio 4#DonDeLillo #BBCDrama #BBCIssues #BBCOpeningLines #BBCRadio4 #BBCDramaOn4
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Libra - Episode One
Opening Lines
For the 100th title to be explored in Opening Lines, John Yorke picks up the 1998 novel Libra by the heavyweight American writer, Don DeLillo. The book centres around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the event DeLillo says marked ‘a turning point in consciousness’ for Americans. He presents a fragmented portrait of the country at the height of the Cold War, following the misfortunes of disaffected loner Lee Harvey Oswald - as well as the large cast of rogue operators planning to use him to bring the President down.
In the first of two-parts, John looks to find what makes this widely acclaimed novel stand out from the hundreds of other books and films spawned by the world-shaking events in Dealey Plaza back in November 1963. He speaks with, among others, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan, a self-proclaimed DeLillo acolyte, who says of Libra that the “sense of the chaos and the noise of contemporary life invading the narrative I was very drawn to, and, you know, have tried to emulate, frankly.”
John Yorke has worked in television and radio for over 30 years and shares his experience as he unpacks the themes of the books, plays and stories dramatised in BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Drama series. As former Head of Channel Four Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production he has worked on some of the most popular shows in Britain - from EastEnders to The Archers, Life on Mars to Shameless. He created the BBC Writers Academy and trained a generation of screenwriters - now with thousands of hours of television to their names. His acclaimed books Into the Woods and Trip to the Moon explore the structure and power of narrative, and he writes, teaches and consults on all forms of storytelling, including many podcasts for R4.
Libra by Don de Lillo is the 100th title covered by Opening Lines. The series began in January 2023 with Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Since then John Yorke has explored novels from Anna Karenina to Gone with the Wind, plays from Shakespeare to Eugene O’Neill and ground-breaking non-fiction like John Hersey’s Hiroshima. Each episode provides background, context and some expert discussion in advance of Radio 4’s Sunday afternoon drama, and all 100 titles can be heard on BBC Sounds.
Contributors: Pullitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan & Professor Jesse Kavadlo.
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Researcher: Henry Tydeman
Production Hub Coordinator: Dawn Williams
Producer: Geoff Bird
Executive Producer: Sara DaviesA Pier production for BBC Radio 4
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