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20/05/2013

Selection of BBC World Service Programmes BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.

The Alien Balladeer

The Alien Balladeer Episode guide

  1. Episode 5

    5/5 Murray Lachlan Young writes a ballad about Dave, who tells tales of war and redemption.

    First broadcast: 25 Jan 2013

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  2. The Pole Dancer's Lament

    4/5 Murray Lachlan Young meets pole-dancers past and present and writes a ballad about them.

    First broadcast: 24 Jan 2013

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  3. The Glastonbury Tatter

    3/5 Murray Lachlan Young writes a ballad on festival litter-pickers and what they can teach us

    First broadcast: 23 Jan 2013

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  4. The God-Shaped Hole

    2/5 Murray Lachlan Young writes and sings a ballad on the popularity of earth-based religions.

    First broadcast: 22 Jan 2013

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  5. The Ballad of the Naked Rambler

    1/5 Murray Lachlan Young writes a ballad about the Naked Rambler's release from Perth prison.

    First broadcast: 21 Jan 2013

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