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| BBC RADIO 2 Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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Elaine Paige On Sunday
Sunday 20 July
1.00-2.30pm BBC RADIO 2
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Elaine Paige is joined by Dean Elliott and Matt Wycliffe, who share the title role in the London stage production of Buddy.
They chat about the long-running musical, perform a song from the show in the studio and discuss their favourite Essential Musicals.
Dean chooses A Little Night Music (Broadway, 1973) and Little Shop Of Horrors (off-Broadway, 1982), while Matt picks The Rocky Horror Picture Show film from 1975 and The Sound Of Music (Broadway, 1959).
Presenter/Elaine Paige, Producer/Malcolm Prince
BBC Radio 2 Publicity
Sunday Half Hour – Living
With A Difference
Sunday 20 July
8.30-9.00pm BBC RADIO 2 |
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To mark the Lambeth Conference, the once-a-decade meeting of archbishops and bishops of the Anglican Communion, Brian D'Arcy presents a selection of hymns to celebrate living with difference.
The choir and congregation of Beckenham Parish Church, directed by Nigel Groome, sing hymns including Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken, The Church's One Foundation and Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind.
Presenter/Brian D'Arcy, Producer/Janet McLarty
BBC Radio 2 Publicity
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| BBC RADIO 3 Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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Many composers across the centuries have taken inspiration from folk tunes, drawing their colourful scales and rigorous rhythms into the world of Western classical music. The first-ever Folk Day at the BBC Proms celebrates the living tradition of folk and its influence on great composers.
It features folk-inspired music by Grainger, Vaughan Williams, Berio and Bartók, as well as traditional folk songs from the British Isles, Transylvania, the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and Moldova. It includes performances from The Sage Gateshead's ground-breaking Folkestra, Hungarian folk musicians Muzsikás, young folk singer Bella Hardy and the London Sinfonietta conducted by Martyn Brabbins, and a grand finale involving all of the performers in a specially commissioned new work by Northumbrian traditional music specialist and composer Kathryn Tickell.
Presenter/Verity Sharp, Producer/Brian Jackson
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
Twenty Minutes – Irish Melodies
Sunday 20 July
4.30-4.50pm BBC RADIO 3
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To complement the Proms Folk Day, Robbie Meredith presents an interval feature on Irish composer Thomas Moore, who published the first volume of his Irish Melodies 200 years ago.
It was a musical work which reverberated throughout the following century, defining not only Irish music, but also, for many, the sentimental and romantic Irish character.
Often compared in style to contemporaries such as Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns, and a close associate and biographer of Lord Byron, Moore was regarded as one of the most important poets of his era, but Irish Melodies, published in 10 volumes between 1808 and 1834, was the climax of his career.
Despite being tagged the "Bard of Ireland", Moore's reputation went into sharp decline in the century after his death. A fondness for the company of aristocrats had been one of his weaknesses, and as militant nationalism rose, his demise was almost assured. Moore and his melodies were derided by a generation of artists and writers who created the new Ireland in the 20th century. But more than any other figure, he was responsible for the extraordinary popularity of Irish songs in Britain and America.
With contributions from Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney; Thomas Moore's biographer, Ronan Kelly; and pianist Una Hunt, Irish Melodies recounts the rise, fall and rise again of Moore's career.
Presenter/Robbie Meredith, Producer/Marie-Claire Doris
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
Coverage of the first Folk Day at the BBC Proms continues with a live concert showcasing some of Britain's most celebrated folk artists, who are continuing to revive and re-interpret the traditions of folk music.
The first part of the concert takes place on a specially built stage in the centre of the arena where the Prommers usually stand. It features 23-year-old singer and folk-fiddler Bella Hardy followed by singer-songwriter Martin Simpson, whose playing style has helped define the English steel string acoustic guitar sound.
The second half of the concert returns to the main stage with 11-piece big band Bellowhead, recipients of the 2008 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Live Act.
Presenter/Verity Sharp, Producer/Brian Jackson
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
Sunday Feature – Ideas: The
Trial Of Ezra Pound
Sunday 20 July
9.30-10.15pm BBC RADIO 3
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During the Second World War, Ezra Pound, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and a founder of modernism, made a series of vituperative and anti-Semitic radio broadcasts in Italy, criticising American imperialism and involvement in the conflict.
At the end of the war, Pound, who was 60, was incarcerated in a small cage in Pisa before being flown home to stand trial. His broadcasts, the prosecution in Washington alleged, gave "aid and comfort to the enemy", thus committing treason. Pound was judged unfit to stand trial and consigned to St Elizabeth's Hospital for almost 13 years.
While in prison he wrote the Pisan Cantos on scraps of paper, winning the Bollingen-Library of Congress Prize in 1949 for the best poetry by an American citizen, an award that caused outrage.
Following the intervention of writers including TS Eliot, Ernest Hemingway and, more reluctantly, Robert Frost, Pound was released and returned to Italy where he remained until his death in 1972.
Poet and historian Sean Street presents this investigation into Pound which questions whether he committed treason or if he inconveniently used his right to free speech.
Sean listens to Pound's broadcasts, explanations of his thinking and poems recorded on his release and considers whether there are contemporary parallels – the incarceration by the state without due legal process of those it wishes out of the way.
Contributors include Pound's daughter, Mary de Rachewlitz; his biographer David Moody; Helen Dennis, who has edited essays on his work; and Jewish playwright Bernard Kops who wrote a play about Pound in his cage.
Presenter/Sean Street, Producer/Julian May
BBC Radio 3 Publicity
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| BBC RADIO 4 Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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Children
Of The Olympic Bid Ep 1/3
Sunday 20 July
1.30-2.00pm BBC RADIO 4
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When Sebastian Coe presented London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games at the IOC meeting in Singapore on 6 July 2005, he was flanked on the stage by 30 London teenagers.
Representing both the sporting dreams of the nation and the rich cultural, ethnic and religious mix of the capital, they were seen as crucial in helping secure victory over Paris. Since then, Peter White has been following them, their families and those who train alongside them as they face different challenges in their lives.
In the run-up to the Beijing Games, Peter presents a unique insight into the lives of the youngsters from diverse backgrounds as they make the transition from childhood to living independently, starting college, going to work, falling in and out of love and, for some, staking all on the hope of competing in 2012.
Presenter/Peter White, Producer/Sue Mitchell
BBC Radio 4 Publicity
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| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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5 Live Sport
Sunday 20 July
12.00-7.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE
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John Inverdale presents live coverage from the final day of The Open 2008 from Royal Birkdale.
From 1pm, David Croft and Maurice Hamilton commentate on the German Grand Prix and there will be regular updates from Headingley as England face South Africa on day three of the second Test.
Presenter/John Inverdale, Producer/Graham McMillan
BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity
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| BBC 6 MUSIC Sunday 20 July 2008 |
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Theme Time Radio Hour With Bob Dylan
Sunday 20 July
12.00-1.00am BBC 6 MUSIC
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Bob Dylan's selections on the theme of Doctors tonight include The Great Medical Menagerist by Harmonica Frank Floyd; Walking Dr Bill by BB King; Would You Believe It, I Have A Cold by Huey Piano Smith & The Clowns; and Girl You Have No Faith In Medicine by The White Stripes.
Presenter/Bob Dylan, Repeat Producer/Frank Wilson
BBC 6 Music Publicity
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