Broadcasting House

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• Broadcasting House: Sunday 27th May 2012

  Sun, 27 May 12

  Duration:
  56 mins
  
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  30 days remaining

  Paul Mason stands in for Paddy O'Connell. He speaks to the teenager who conquered Everest as other climbers died on the slope around her. Can Joanna Lumley solve the global economic crisis? "Work, work, build your house!" and the other German sayings which inform Berlin's stance on the Euro debt. Sir John Taverner and John Rutter explain the highs and lows of Britten's War Requiem. And reviewing the Sunday newspapers comedian Francesca Martinez, the director of Fairtrade Harriet Lamb and veteran broadcaster Michael Cockerell.

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• Broadcasting House: Sunday 20th May 2012

  Sun, 20 May 12

  Duration:
  55 mins
  
  Available:
  23 days remaining

  On Broadcasting House, as another international summit draws to a close we ask if the prospects for the Eurozone have improved - and hear from the sharp end of the crisis, among the haves and have-nots in Greece. We know the economic waters are turbulent and there are more storm clouds ahead - but how about some better metaphors? There are tales of violence and anger management from Northern Ireland in the latest instalment of BH's Derry Diary, sage advice on parenting from Commando Dad, and an insight into healthcare in the Highlands at the start of the Twentieth Century. And BH goes in search of two new stars of the radio, as we eavesdrop on a tour of BBC Television Centre. On the papers, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist, James Partridge of the charity Changing Faces and Faisal Islam, Economics Editor of Channel 4 News.

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• with Paddy O'Connell - 13th April 2012

  Sun, 13 May 12

  Duration:
  59 mins
  
  Available:
  16 days remaining

  On Broadcasting House, a second investigation opens in Rochdale into alleged grooming of children. We were joined by Nazir Afzal, the main prosecutor who brought last week's case. The a hoo-ha in the holiday business over a new campaign urging us all to holiday at home. We talked about the agony of supporting Manchester City, and if the question was the Eurovision Song Contest what was the Communist answer? We report on Intervision. And on the papers, the husband and wife team with political rivalries, Andrew and Sally Gimson and between them, Muzzurat Zia who turned down requests to stand for all main parties.

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• Broadcasting House: Sunday 6th May 2012

  Sun, 6 May 12

  Duration:
  55 mins
  
  Available:
  9 days remaining

  Why does France thinks it's so special? BH explores the nation's sense of difference by way of a speech, a cake and a Sinatra song. We hear from a Greek comedian as she prepares to vote in a poll that's no laughing matter. What do Radio 4 announcers Kathy Clugston and Neil Nunes sound like in the morning? BH eavesdrops. And with an estimated 12 seemingly healthy young people dying suddenly each week as a result of undiagnosed heart problems, a couple discuss the loss of their teenage son. Reviewing the papers: former England cricketer Ed Smith, journalist Marion Bowman, and Churchill granddaughter Emma Soames.

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• With Paddy O'Connell

  Sun, 29 Apr 12

  Duration:
  52 mins
  
  Available:
  2 days remaining

  Would you like a surface-to-air missile on your roof for the Olympics? Lord Armstrong speaks to BH about the News Corp lobbying scandal. Robert Peston critiques listeners' suggestions for growth. We speak to a woman whose son disappeared 32 years ago. Reviewing the papers, Professor Mary Beard, RSC artistic director Michael Boyd and science author Dr David Whitehouse.

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