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BBC Radio 4Sat 7 Jul 2012 10:30 BBC Radio 4 FM only
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Leanne Benjamin on 20 years as principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. With Jenni Murray.
Thu 4 Oct 2012 23:30 BBC Radio 4
Britain in a Box, Series 5 Episode 2 of 3
Paul Jackson presents a further edition of the show that not only celebrates classic television programmes, but also uses them as a window on a particular period in our cultural and social history.
Programme 2. Grandstand - in a programme recorded before the London Olympics, Paul traces the origins of the show that for nearly 50 years changed our relationship to sport, brought constant innovation to live TV coverage, and gave us not only David Coleman and Frank Bough but also Des Lynam.
And with the help of the said Lynam, as well as former BBC 1 controllers Sir Paul Fox and Alan Hart, former and current Heads of Sport Jonathan Martin and Barbara Slater, Paul Jackson not only traces the development of Grandstand but also assesses it's legacy and asks whether the BBC is in danger of taking its eye off the sporting ball.
Producers: Oliver Julian & Paul Kobrak.
BBC Radio 4Sat 7 Jul 2012 10:30 BBC Radio 4 FM only
BBC Radio 4Thu 4 Oct 2012 23:30 BBC Radio 4
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