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Samuel L. Jackson interview

Dotun Adebayo has interviewed the Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson about his films, his politics and his love of golf!

Watch the video at the foot of this page.


Andrew Martin and his railway detective novels



The writer Andrew Martin has been on Up All Night talking about his creation - the Edwardian railway detective Jim Stringer and his latest adventure, The Last Train to Scarborough. Andrew took a ride on the preserved Bluebell Railway in Sussex for a conversation with Howard Benson. You can listen here..

Streamlined - Styling an Era



There's a new exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York which we're featuring on Up All Night. Its about the heyday of rail travel in the 1930s and features a famous engine called The Duchess of Hamilton which has just been re-streamlined to its original condition. You can find out more at http://www.nrm.org.uk/collections/loco/duchessstream.asp (this link will take you outside the BBC site).

Listen to Russell Hollowood from the NRM here (Real Media).


Camden Crawl

Hear our report from the streets of north London, where over 140 acts participated in this year's Camden Crawl, a two day music event to help promote new artists as well as championing those already established.

Listen back to our report here


The Belize Zoo

The Belize Zoo celebrated its 25th anniversary in December 2008. We commemorated the occasion with a special programme. Why not listen again to Up All Night's features on zoo which has been described as "the best little zoo in the world".

Listen back to the features here


American Steam Night

Following on from the success of Steam Night in August 2008, we decided to do American Steam Night with features from Florida and Colorado, and the inspiring story of the black Pullman Porters.

Visit the American Steam Night page here to listen back to the audio, watch videos from the lines we visited and discover links and suggested reading.





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The Belize Zoo
It has been described as "the best little zoo in the world" and it is celebrating its 25th anniversary.


US Conventions
We came live from the US conventions, check out all the videos, photos and interviews we sent back.


Steam Night Special
Four hours of unabashed nostalgia as enthusiasts and professionals reminisce about the final years of steam and the engines they loved. 


Up All Night at the Olympics
Reporter Musty Aziz met some of the British team's first time Olympians, all hoping to bring a medal back home for Britain.


World Food Special
We had a closer look at the Global Food Crisis, looking at how the rising cost of food is affecting people Worldwide.


 Black Diamonds
Howard Benson travelled to  Sheffield to meet Catherine Bailey the author of Black Diamonds: The Rise And Fall of an English Dynasty.


 The Gabby Cabby
Peter Franklin is our New York taxi driver. His son, Alexi, is about to be deployed to Afghanistan and Peter's there to say goodbye.


 Wine Tasting
 Rhod Sharp went out wine tasting with Paul Dwyer on the Cathedrals Express on a nostalgic journey through Kent.

 

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