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Studio Guest :: Mark Thomas
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas is Richard's studio guest this week.
Mark Thomas' official website
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Sound Sculpture :: Dishwasher
Listener Andrew Brooke shares his dishwashing sound memories.
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Topical Stories :: Guantanamo Guard
Brandon Neely was a guard at Guantanamo Bay who spoke out about conditions at the camp after leaving the U.S. military.
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Secret Life :: k.d. lang
Singer k.d. lang took JP Devlin to her favourite cocktail bar to indulge her secret taste for martinis.
k.d.'s official website
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Inheritance Tracks :: Madhur Jaffrey
Doyenne of Indian cookery Madhur Jaffrey inherits Om Jai Jagdish Hare (this version performed by Anuradha Paudwal) and passes on two versions of My Favourite Things, the first sung by Julie Andrews and the second performed by John Coltrane.
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Poet :: Luke Wright
Luke Wright takes the noble art of poetry by the scruff of the neck.
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POEM :: Poly Styrene
Let Germ Free Adolescents toast the meek and quiet bride
I'm mourning gobby Poly, Queen of Punk, twice amplified
Some people think that little girls should be seen and not heard
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POEM :: Make mine a martini
Let nightfall creep across your skin
and bathe yourself in Soho sin
bless anything that's five parts gin.
Make mine a martini
Forget about the credit crunch
and knock them back like party punch
give me three - we'll call that lunch.
Make mine a martini
So sport your trilby like a sleuth
And soak your discourse in vermouth
Invariably it leads to truth
Make mine a Martini
Killer cold and bitter fresh
More de rigour than downing spesh
And Bond agrees, don't you? "Yesh"
Make mine a Martini
that's right Rich, make mine a martini
As not enjoyed by Mr Bleaney
If booze is music, it's Rossini
Make mine a Martini
The rocket fuel of Rat Pack tunes
The lubricant of afternoons
Makes all girls look like Witherspoon
Make mine a Martini
They call it the elixir of quietude
A witticism's favourite food
Does wonders for one's sterner moods
Make mine a Martini
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BBC Radio 4Sat 30 Apr 2011 09:00 BBC Radio 4
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Inheritance Tracks
Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011
Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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