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| BBC RADIO 2 Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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Mike Harding
Wednesday 16 July
7.00-8.00pm BBC RADIO 2
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Jim Moray is Mike Harding's guest on this week's show. Mike chats to singer and musician Jim and plays tracks from his new album, Low Culture.
At the age of 21 Moray released his debut album, Sweet England. It was hailed by critics worldwide as being one of the most exciting and innovative developments in folk music for decades and was awarded the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for best album in 2004.
Presenter/Mike Harding, Producer/Kellie While
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Trevor Nelson
Wednesday 16 July
10.00-11.00pm BBC RADIO 2
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Bronx-raised soul singer Stephanie McKay joins Trevor Nelson on tonight's show, which features the best in soulful music.
Stephanie performs a session of acoustic tracks ahead of the release of her new album, Tell It Like It Is.
The Album Of The Week is Parliament's Mothership Connection, while other music featured includes the Staple Singers with I'll Take You There, Will.i.am's Lay Me Down and the Jackson 5's Blues Away.
Presenter/Trevor Nelson, Producer/Ollie Embden
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| BBC RADIO 3 Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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Composer Of The Week – Bach Ep 3/5
Monday 14 to Friday 18 July
12.00-1.00pm BBC RADIO 3
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Donald Macleod reaches what was probably JS Bach's most fertile decade, the 1720s, in an episode called One Fearsome Cantor, as he continues his exploration of the development of the composer's style.
Bach began a 27-year spell as Cantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, and a particular treat today is the magnificent but little-known cantata Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, in a pre-release airing of a recording from Sir John Eliot Gardiner's critically acclaimed Bach Cantata series, made exclusively available to Composer Of The Week.
Presenter/Donald Macleod, Producer/Chris Barstow
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Afternoon On 3 – Folk Influences
Wednesday 16 July
2.00-5.00pm BBC RADIO 3
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The revival of folk music was one of the biggest influences on Western classical music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, inspiring some of the genre's best-loved repertoire. Afternoon On 3 has a nationalistic flavour this week, with music by composers inspired by folk songs from all over Europe.
Sibelius's epic choral and symphonic work Kullervo tells a tragic tale of hardship and incest. After its première in 1892, it gave the Finnish composer a reputation for having found a national voice in his music. Though he did not use actual folk tunes he was fascinated by them and, in particular, by the language and music of Karelia, an area which now straddles the Russian/Finnish border.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra teams up with the Helsinki Male Voice Choir for this performance, which can be heard just after 3.30pm, and welcomes back its former Chief Conductor Osmo Vanksa – who has always had a special relationship with the music of his compatriot composer.
Before this there's a chance to hear a taste of other folk-inspired music from Bartok's Hungary, Lutoslawski's Poland and Sir Alexander MacKenzie's Scotland, plus a more contemporary interpretation of Finnish tunes by Veljo Tormis, performed by the BBC Singers.
Presenter/Penny Gore, Producer/Helen Garrison
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| BBC RADIO 4 Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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The 19th-Century Greens
Wednesday 16 July
11.00-11.30am BBC RADIO 4
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Physicist James Woudhuysen, Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, investigates what Britain's 19th-century Romantic poets thought about man and nature, and finds some important differences between them and today's environmentalists.
Presenter/Professor James Woudhuysen, Producer/Kevin Mousley
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Afternoon Play – The Enormous Radio
Wednesday 16 July
2.15-3.00pm BBC RADIO 4
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Julia Copus's Afternoon Play is based on a short story by John Cheever.
Irene Westcott's marriage is under strain. When her husband, Jim, brings home a new radio set to keep her company during the day, she soon finds her life unravelling around her.
At first repulsed by the size and ugliness of the new set, Irene soon discovers to her delight that instead of the normal stations, it is picking up sounds from the other apartments in her New York block. Without telling her husband, she begins to listen in secret, eavesdropping on private displays of carnal love, vanity, faith and despair.
Julia Copus is a poet and writer who won the Alfred Bradley Bursary in 2002 with her first play for radio, Eenie Meenie Macka Racka, also a BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play. This is her second radio play.
Producer/Susan Roberts
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Bespoken Word Ep 1/6
Wednesday 16 July
11.00-11.15pm BBC RADIO 4
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BBC Radio 4's performance poetry series returns for a new run, this year coming from one of the most historic performance poetry venues in the UK: the Troubadour Coffee House in Earl's Court, London. The Troubadour has featured live poetry for more than 30 years and underground music for more than 50, including such performers as Bob Dylan.
The first programme of the series, presented by recent Sony Gold winner Mr Gee, features new kid on the block Scroobius Pip. Performers later in the series include Polar Bear, Mallika Booker, Adrian Mitchell and John Agard.
Presenter/Mr Gee, Producer/Graham Frost
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| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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5 Live Sport
Wednesday 16 July
7.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
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Russell Fuller presents live from Royal Birkdale on the eve of the Open Golf Championship with all the day's sports news, including football and cycling.
At 8pm there is a preview of the 137th Open Championship, with a panel of experts debating what might happen over the next four days.
Presenter/Russell Fuller, Producer/Adrian Williams
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| BBC 6 MUSIC Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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George Lamb
Wednesday 16 July
10.00am-1.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
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London-based five-piece XX Teens caught the indie world unawares earlier this year with their single How To Reduce The Chances Of Being A Terror Victim. Their debut album, Welcome To Goon Island, is released this month and they perform tracks from it today in the 6 Music Hub.
Presenter/George Lamb, Producer/Mike Hanson
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EDINBURGH FRINGE 2008
Nemone – A Feast Of Fringe
Wednesday 16 July
1.00-4.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
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A Feast Of Fringe continues as Nemone welcomes Zoe Lyons to the show. Zoe makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Festival after her debut solo show last year, which procured her an if.comedy best newcomer nomination. Her show, Mangled Mantra Of The Messed Up Modern Mind, explores the daily thoughts running through her mind such as: "Must recycle more... but do I actually give a hoot about the environment?" and "Why do I procrastinate?... I don't want to think about that now."
Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Jax Coombes
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Gideon Coe
Wednesday 16 July
9.00pm-12.00midnight BBC 6 MUSIC
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Gideon Coe introduces more highlights from the BBC archives, tonight revisiting the Magic Numbers from the Fez Club in 2005, recorded at 6 Music's Lamacq In The City night. There's also the final ever Beta Band performance from the Summer Sundae Festival in 2004 and a fantastic Hub session from Connor "Bright Eyes" Oberst, recorded in 2007.
Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Lisa Kenlock
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6 Music Plays It Again –
Burning Down The House:
The Talking Heads Story Ep 1/2
Wednesday 16 July
12.00-12.30am BBC 6 MUSIC
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Stuart Maconie charts the history of Talking Heads, from their New York punk beginnings to their status as one of the most influential bands of the last three decades. Contributors include band members Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz.
The documentary, which was first broadcast in 2000, concludes at the same time tomorrow.
Presenter/Stuart Maconie, Repeat Producer/Frank Wilson
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| BBC ASIAN NETWORK Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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Sway tells Mani a financial emergency means less money to spend on mela acts, in today's episode of the Asian drama. Mani has an idea for cutting down catering costs and in return Sway offers him a performance slot on the main stage.
Elsewhere, Kuljit and Ranbir come up with a name for the music stall. Later, they visit Ranbir's grandmother, Basant, who is worried Ranbir will lose his religious identity while living in a home. Kuljit is shocked when Ranbir starts telling lies...
Sway is played by Mark Monero, Mani by Kaleem Janjua, Kuljit by Sartaj Garewal, Ranbir by Ashwin Bolar and Basant by Surinder Matharu.
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| BBC WORLD SERVICE Wednesday 16 July 2008 |
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Building Better Health
Wednesday 16 July
10.05-10.30am BBC WORLD SERVICE
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Jill McGivering investigates whether it's possible to provide a health system with universal access that gives quality care at an acceptable price.
Spending on health faces ever-increasing demands – ageing populations, medical advances, new drugs and different diseases.
Jill looks at the merits and problems of two dramatically different systems: Britain's huge state-run National Health Service, which has one and a half million employees, and that of the United States, where the private sector rules.
Presenter/Jill McGivering, Producer/Michael Gallagher
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Discovery – Hitting The Buffers Ep 1/2
Wednesday 16 July
10.30-11.00am BBC WORLD SERVICE
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Gareth Mitchell explores people's obsession with speed in this two-part series.
He travels to El Mirage, a dry lake bed in the Californian desert, where hot rodding was born. It's the start of the speed season here, with 152 vehicles in categories that range from Vintage Gas to Blown Street Roadster, lining up behind the starting line to drive across the dusty track as quickly as possible.
The average age of entrants is surprisingly high. Seventy-year-old racer Connie Beavers is still driving her motorbike at speeds of over 200mph, despite having been airlifted off the track with multiple fractures in the past.
Moving from California to Islington, north London, Gareth visits the Estorick Gallery which houses the UK's largest collection of Futurist art – the early 20th-century movement that is credited with kick-starting this love affair with speed.
The pace of record-breaking seems to be slowing nowadays. The air speed record of 2,193mph has remained in place since 1976, while the current land speed record of 763mph was set in 1997.
Presenter/Gareth Mitchell, Producer/Michelle Martin
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