BBC Radio 4 heads behind the curtain during the early days of the National Theatre
I once tried to buy Vivien Leigh’s wig at an auction. A bleached, bedraggled do that she’d worn as Blanche…
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The irresistible story of Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen
As a radio doc on the BBC World Service reveals, Nansen was both an explorer and activist who won the…
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Who Will Call Me Beloved? captures the atmosphere of a cemetery
What does a writer-in-residence at a cemetery actually do? Precisely as you’d imagine: wanders the graves noting evocative things chiselled…
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The Missing Cryptoqueen is a truly gripping podcast
The tension is hideous. I am a blinking cursor, anticipating instructions.
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Office Ladies: an irresistible podcast for fans of The Office
Actors Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey are watching every episode of The Office (US) for the first time since performing…
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BBC Radio 4’s The Secret History of GCHQ offers few insights into the organisation
Despite the title, there aren’t many secrets to be found here.
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Athletico Mince is Bob Mortimer at his staggering best
Bob Mortimer’s jokes never come to a terminus – his sense of humour is an endless thing.
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Sofie Hagen’s How To Love Your Fat: irreverent anecdotes and brutal statistics
The comedian’s Radio 4 testimony about a world that punishes fat people is frank, lively and fed up.
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