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Sense of Berkshire
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Sense of Place, a new landmark radio series, arrives on BBC Radio
Berkshire this month.
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major new six-part series starts on BBC Radio Berkshire on 28 April
aiming to capture the very essence of Berkshire - embracing the sights,
sounds, smells and ways of life which make the county so unique.
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Sense of Place will create a fascinating aural impression of Berkshire.
Series Producer Alastair Fee has used his imagination and creativity
to interpret what it means to live in Berkshire in 2002, drawing on
the thoughts, personal experiences and recollections of a diverse
range of local people.
Presenter
Nicki Whiteman starts the series off with a challenge - putting the
theory of anywhere having a sense of place to the test. She takes
a random balloon flight across West Berkshire to learn as much as
she can about wherever she finally lands.
Later
on there is a portrait of the Britwell Estate in Slough, the supposed
'Bronx of Berkshire'. One of the most deprived areas in the country,
Britwell has an awful reputation - but is it one that is necessarily
deserved?
What
is an authentic Berkshire accent - and can it still be found? Reading
resident James Alexander Gordon (the voice of the football results!)
travels from Slough to Bracknell via Reading, Newbury and Hungerford
to track down those dulcet tones. From Ali G in the east to Pam Ayres
in the west, some people can’t recognise their own voices, others
have been recognised as Berkshire-born from all over the world.
There is a lot more to Hungerford than antique shops and Pop Idol
Will Young. A group of locals are carefully preserving unique traditions
throughout the year -
traditions which are more than just pomp and ceremony. In fact, they
are a very serious business indeed…
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Berkshire Hindu from a strict Hindu family, using the pseudonym Maya
Shanka, explores the experiences of Hindu mothers in the county -
and discovers how their traditional image is gradually changing.
"We've
taken inspiration for our series from a very personal perspective
- examining people’s way of life, how they behave and the human
elements which make modern day Berkshire such an amazing place to
live," says Alastair Fee.
Eclectic.
Thought-provoking. Rivetting radio - A Sense of Place can be heard
every Sunday from Noon to 12.30pm on BBC Radio Berkshire from 28 April
to 2 June.
A
one-off television special based on the BBC Radio Berkshire A Sense
of Place programmes series can be seen on Sunday 21 April at 2.15pm
on BBC ONE (South).
A Sense of Place - BBC Radio Berkshire Schedule
Programme
1 - Any Way the Wind Blows (28 April)
Programme
2 - All's Well in Britwell (5 May)
Programme
3 - The Commute (12 May)
Programme
4 - Matagee (19 May)
Programme
5 - Cheeselogs & Hedgepigs (26 May)
Programme
6 - A Motley Guide to Hocktide (2 June)
Notes
to Editors
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A Sense of Place is being broadcast across BBC local radio in England,
the BBC Asian Network, BBC Radios Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
and Foyle. Each Station has produced six, 30-minute programmes interpreting
a sense of place locally.
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The series will feature on the BBC's Where I Live new media sites,
and can be accessed via www.bbc.co.uk/whereilive
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