#bbcradio4 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bbcradio4, aggregated by home.social.
-
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
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 -
(... 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.
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 -
(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
-
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
-
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
-
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
-
Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio 4 & Vatican Radio (September 17, 2026)
#AIArtificialIntelligence #BBCRadio4 #CarlosLatuff #ShortwaveArt #ShortwaveRadio #VaticanRadio
-
(🤖 worth 15 of your human Earth minutes ... oh, no ... this is the half-hour version ... *self-destructs* 🌍)
How to PR the End of the World
When It Hits the FanWhen an interviewer's first question is whether your product could kill all humans, you know it's serious.
This week, David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at how the boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, handled himself following insider claims that AI could indeed wipe us all out.
As Amodei outlined the risks - and benefits - the vital thing to look at is the timing. With Anthropic preparingto sell its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange, he needed to appeal to investors more than the general public. And explaining just how incredibly powerful your product is, is not necessarily a bad thing. Even if it could lead to the end of the world.
Also - the secret game being played behind-the-scenes when your client is given a right to reply. David and Lauren discuss what options you have - including how quickly to respond and how much or how little detail to give. And they explain how these days, you can be given as little as an hour to put your side, as publications try to stop people going on social media to control the narrative.
And it's never a good idea to get on the wrong side of a National Treasure. Sir Tom Jones has made it very clear he's not happy at being offered a reduced role on The Voice. He says ITV told him it was due to a 'financial difficulty with insurance'. With producers looking to 'refresh' the show, is everything as it seems?
Producer: Duncan Middleton
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: Eve Streeter
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4Show less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now32 minutes
Last onToday
20:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(🤖 worth 15 of your human Earth minutes ... oh, no ... this is the half-hour version ... *self-destructs* 🌍)
How to PR the End of the World
When It Hits the FanWhen an interviewer's first question is whether your product could kill all humans, you know it's serious.
This week, David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at how the boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, handled himself following insider claims that AI could indeed wipe us all out.
As Amodei outlined the risks - and benefits - the vital thing to look at is the timing. With Anthropic preparingto sell its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange, he needed to appeal to investors more than the general public. And explaining just how incredibly powerful your product is, is not necessarily a bad thing. Even if it could lead to the end of the world.
Also - the secret game being played behind-the-scenes when your client is given a right to reply. David and Lauren discuss what options you have - including how quickly to respond and how much or how little detail to give. And they explain how these days, you can be given as little as an hour to put your side, as publications try to stop people going on social media to control the narrative.
And it's never a good idea to get on the wrong side of a National Treasure. Sir Tom Jones has made it very clear he's not happy at being offered a reduced role on The Voice. He says ITV told him it was due to a 'financial difficulty with insurance'. With producers looking to 'refresh' the show, is everything as it seems?
Producer: Duncan Middleton
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: Eve Streeter
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4Show less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now32 minutes
Last onToday
20:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(🤖 worth 15 of your human Earth minutes ... oh, no ... this is the half-hour version ... *self-destructs* 🌍)
How to PR the End of the World
When It Hits the FanWhen an interviewer's first question is whether your product could kill all humans, you know it's serious.
This week, David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at how the boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, handled himself following insider claims that AI could indeed wipe us all out.
As Amodei outlined the risks - and benefits - the vital thing to look at is the timing. With Anthropic preparingto sell its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange, he needed to appeal to investors more than the general public. And explaining just how incredibly powerful your product is, is not necessarily a bad thing. Even if it could lead to the end of the world.
Also - the secret game being played behind-the-scenes when your client is given a right to reply. David and Lauren discuss what options you have - including how quickly to respond and how much or how little detail to give. And they explain how these days, you can be given as little as an hour to put your side, as publications try to stop people going on social media to control the narrative.
And it's never a good idea to get on the wrong side of a National Treasure. Sir Tom Jones has made it very clear he's not happy at being offered a reduced role on The Voice. He says ITV told him it was due to a 'financial difficulty with insurance'. With producers looking to 'refresh' the show, is everything as it seems?
Producer: Duncan Middleton
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: Eve Streeter
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4Show less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now32 minutes
Last onToday
20:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(🤖 worth 15 of your human Earth minutes ... oh, no ... this is the half-hour version ... *self-destructs* 🌍)
How to PR the End of the World
When It Hits the FanWhen an interviewer's first question is whether your product could kill all humans, you know it's serious.
This week, David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at how the boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, handled himself following insider claims that AI could indeed wipe us all out.
As Amodei outlined the risks - and benefits - the vital thing to look at is the timing. With Anthropic preparingto sell its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange, he needed to appeal to investors more than the general public. And explaining just how incredibly powerful your product is, is not necessarily a bad thing. Even if it could lead to the end of the world.
Also - the secret game being played behind-the-scenes when your client is given a right to reply. David and Lauren discuss what options you have - including how quickly to respond and how much or how little detail to give. And they explain how these days, you can be given as little as an hour to put your side, as publications try to stop people going on social media to control the narrative.
And it's never a good idea to get on the wrong side of a National Treasure. Sir Tom Jones has made it very clear he's not happy at being offered a reduced role on The Voice. He says ITV told him it was due to a 'financial difficulty with insurance'. With producers looking to 'refresh' the show, is everything as it seems?
Producer: Duncan Middleton
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: Eve Streeter
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4Show less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now32 minutes
Last onToday
20:00
BBC Radio 4 -
(🤖 worth 15 of your human Earth minutes ... oh, no ... this is the half-hour version ... *self-destructs* 🌍)
How to PR the End of the World
When It Hits the FanWhen an interviewer's first question is whether your product could kill all humans, you know it's serious.
This week, David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at how the boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, handled himself following insider claims that AI could indeed wipe us all out.
As Amodei outlined the risks - and benefits - the vital thing to look at is the timing. With Anthropic preparingto sell its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange, he needed to appeal to investors more than the general public. And explaining just how incredibly powerful your product is, is not necessarily a bad thing. Even if it could lead to the end of the world.
Also - the secret game being played behind-the-scenes when your client is given a right to reply. David and Lauren discuss what options you have - including how quickly to respond and how much or how little detail to give. And they explain how these days, you can be given as little as an hour to put your side, as publications try to stop people going on social media to control the narrative.
And it's never a good idea to get on the wrong side of a National Treasure. Sir Tom Jones has made it very clear he's not happy at being offered a reduced role on The Voice. He says ITV told him it was due to a 'financial difficulty with insurance'. With producers looking to 'refresh' the show, is everything as it seems?
Producer: Duncan Middleton
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: Eve Streeter
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4Show less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now32 minutes
Last onToday
20:00
BBC Radio 4 -
So much child abuse in that story.
-
So much child abuse in that story.
-
So much child abuse in that story.
-
So much child abuse in that story.
-
So much child abuse in that story.
-
More or Less
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
More or LessTim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.
(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals used in the UK come from Israel. We check the facts.
(13:20) Is former Education Secretary Michael Gove responsible for increasing number of young people not in education, employment or training?
(20:11) An AI researcher has caused a global firestorm by suggesting there’s more than a 10% chance AI kills all humans within the next decade. We explore the rigorous maths (or lack thereof) behind these kinds of predictions.
Guests:
Dr Chris Vernazza - head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University
Daisy Christodoulou - Director of Education at No More Marketing
Dr Alexandru Marcoci - Assistant Professor of Global Risk and Resilience at the University of CambridgePresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower, Phoebe Keane
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil ChurchillShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now28 minutes
On airToday
09:00
BBC Radio 4 -
More or Less
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
More or LessTim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.
(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals used in the UK come from Israel. We check the facts.
(13:20) Is former Education Secretary Michael Gove responsible for increasing number of young people not in education, employment or training?
(20:11) An AI researcher has caused a global firestorm by suggesting there’s more than a 10% chance AI kills all humans within the next decade. We explore the rigorous maths (or lack thereof) behind these kinds of predictions.
Guests:
Dr Chris Vernazza - head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University
Daisy Christodoulou - Director of Education at No More Marketing
Dr Alexandru Marcoci - Assistant Professor of Global Risk and Resilience at the University of CambridgePresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower, Phoebe Keane
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil ChurchillShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now28 minutes
On airToday
09:00
BBC Radio 4 -
More or Less
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
More or LessTim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.
(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals used in the UK come from Israel. We check the facts.
(13:20) Is former Education Secretary Michael Gove responsible for increasing number of young people not in education, employment or training?
(20:11) An AI researcher has caused a global firestorm by suggesting there’s more than a 10% chance AI kills all humans within the next decade. We explore the rigorous maths (or lack thereof) behind these kinds of predictions.
Guests:
Dr Chris Vernazza - head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University
Daisy Christodoulou - Director of Education at No More Marketing
Dr Alexandru Marcoci - Assistant Professor of Global Risk and Resilience at the University of CambridgePresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower, Phoebe Keane
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil ChurchillShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now28 minutes
On airToday
09:00
BBC Radio 4 -
More or Less
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
More or LessTim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.
(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals used in the UK come from Israel. We check the facts.
(13:20) Is former Education Secretary Michael Gove responsible for increasing number of young people not in education, employment or training?
(20:11) An AI researcher has caused a global firestorm by suggesting there’s more than a 10% chance AI kills all humans within the next decade. We explore the rigorous maths (or lack thereof) behind these kinds of predictions.
Guests:
Dr Chris Vernazza - head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University
Daisy Christodoulou - Director of Education at No More Marketing
Dr Alexandru Marcoci - Assistant Professor of Global Risk and Resilience at the University of CambridgePresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower, Phoebe Keane
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil ChurchillShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now28 minutes
On airToday
09:00
BBC Radio 4 -
More or Less
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
More or LessTim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.
(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals used in the UK come from Israel. We check the facts.
(13:20) Is former Education Secretary Michael Gove responsible for increasing number of young people not in education, employment or training?
(20:11) An AI researcher has caused a global firestorm by suggesting there’s more than a 10% chance AI kills all humans within the next decade. We explore the rigorous maths (or lack thereof) behind these kinds of predictions.
Guests:
Dr Chris Vernazza - head of the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University
Daisy Christodoulou - Director of Education at No More Marketing
Dr Alexandru Marcoci - Assistant Professor of Global Risk and Resilience at the University of CambridgePresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower, Phoebe Keane
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: Neil ChurchillShow less
Download
Choose your file
Higher quality (128kbps)
Lower quality (64kbps)
Available now28 minutes
On airToday
09:00
BBC Radio 4