The making of a legend: A hilarious, uplifting documentary asks how on earth Little Richard came to be
In interviews, he is unstoppably amusing, and clips of him in original recording sessions defy aural logic.
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The Byron family’s astonishing, hilarious, morally abhorrent lust for life
A reading of Emily Brand’s Fall of the House of Byron showed the wrath of shame and destruction brought on little George…
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Grounded with Louis Theroux: an excellent hour of story-swapping
Jon Ronson joined Theroux for the inaugural episode of his new lockdown podcast, which sees him interview a different guest…
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The dull broadcasting trend of pairing experts with comics
Radio 4 is now completely obsessed with adding comedians to shows from historians, scientists, naturalists or linguists.
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The highs and lows of Covid-era radio
From oblivious advice to moving personal stories.
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“It’s an invitation to rest and to reflect“: Max Richter on his eight-hour work Sleep
This weekend, Richter's “lullaby for a frenetic world” will be simulcast internationally on the radio. Could it bring a physically distanced…
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The Kubrick Test offers a first-hand account of the director’s working methods
Actor Kerry Shale writes and stars in a radio play about Full Metal Jacket.
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Why coronavirus might save the BBC
It seems the distant past now, but just a few weeks ago there was very real talk of the end…
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