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Leading artists, writers, thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives & links between past & present and new academic research. Broadcast as Free Thinking Tues – Thurs 10pm on BBC Radio 3 + Proms Plus events
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Your weekly debrief of all things football in London: AFC Wimbledon, Arsenal, Brentford, Charlton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Sutton United, Tottenham, West Ham, QPR - and everything in between. With footballing action, talking points, drama and chaos - with plenty of special guests along the way. Presenters: Lucy Oliva, Phil Parry, Nick Godwin, Emma Jones, Aaron Paul and Andy Rowley. Producer: Lucy Oliva. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio London.
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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
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The London Film Podcast gives you a chance to look beyond the red carpet and explore the importance of the film industry in London. Presented by Jason Solomons.
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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
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New research on how society works
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Podcast from award winning comedian Samantha Baines (BBC Radio, The Crown, Call the Midwife, Sunny D). Samantha delves into the lives of TV names and comedy stars to see how many secrets she can reveal. Samantha also presents on BBC Radio London.
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Jo Good looks at how easy it is to bring up a dog in the city. Each week she talks and walks with celebrity dog owners and discovers the most dog friendly places to go in London.
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Age 5 to 9. Explore The Great Fire of London through music, dance and drama activities.
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Discussing the light and shade of life in the capital with Vanessa Feltz - weekdays from 7am.
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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum. When three London school girls went missing in 2015, they generated global headlines and the media storm that ensued continues to this day. Back then, investigative journalist Josh Baker was filming at a mosque in the girls' neighbourhood as their families came to seek help; their daughters were on the way to Syria to join the Islamic State group. But it was too l ...
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Life in your twenties is a bit of a sit-com... Join Kate Whitaker, shortlisted as a rising star at the 2022 New Voice Awards, in a podcast pointing you in the wrong direction. Grab a beer and laugh off the mind-boggles of adulthood, from the time you got cat-fished by a 45-year-old to the time you took a nap on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Each episode will feature incredible guests with beautifully inappropriate stories to tell. The podcast now reaches an audience across 68 countries and h ...
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The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
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The Literary London podcast.
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The Literary London podcast.
Nick Hennegan - Writer, Producer and Broadcaster
The channel for the Award-Winning Maverick Theatre Company and their London Literary Pub Crawl productions and Resonance 104.4FM Radio shows. General theatre and literary news from London, England.
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Rugby Union Weekly is presented by Ugo Monye, Chris Jones and Danny Care. Between the bickering and tangents they’ll bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in the game. Get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media or email rugbyunionweekly@bbc.co.uk, and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews!
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Welcome to The Mainstream. The Mainstream is a creative platform offering networking opportunities, live events, workshops, seminars, Q&A’s, and a podcast to support creatives who want to get into TV/Film, media, and the creative industry. Focusing on TV, Film, Radio, and Entertainment, The Mainstream provides tips, tasters, and sneak peeks into the creative industry hosted by Remel London, an award-winning TV, Radio presenter and Live host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Jou ...
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http://katoff.net Katoff started his journey in 1998 while playing in a nightclub in Riga, Latvia. After a long break he moved to the UK, and in 2017 began creating his own unique style of music. He produces innovative tracks in varied Electronic genres including Melodic Techno, Progressive House or sometimes even Tech House. His releases been played on BBC Radio. Supported by Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and much much more.
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Will Perry, Eleanor Oldroyd and the BBC Radio 5 live team bring you the stories from London 2012 and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Biker Radio Rodcast is a podcast on motorcycling in India, celebrating her heroic riders, legendary mechanics and iconic builders through stories told by members of the community, one legend at a time. These are portraits in audio of the people who ride, fix and build motorcycles; their journey and their enlightening learnings from the road they have travelled on. Awarded The Whickers in the UK and with a BBC Sounds audio documentary to boot, the RODcast (Radio On Demand) is a proven example ...
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Sideman’s daily updates on life under lockdown.
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Popular history series where the past connects with the present.
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The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range from the biggest sporting names on the planet to neuroscientists, psychologists and world-renowned philosophers and thinkers. Guests have included Jonny Wilkinson, Caitlyn Jenner, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Dame Kelly Holmes, as well as thinkers including Daniel Goleman, Sam Harris, Michael Pollan, Dr Pippa Grange and Rupert Spira. For 8 years I wa ...
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Welcome to the Performance Physique Podcast. Our goal is to help you get faster, fitter, healthier, and happier quicker by bringing science to running, training, nutrition, and fitness. Hosted by Performance Coach, Arj Thiruchelvam, we offer practical tips, expert interviews, and deep dives into the latest research. Regularly featured in the Guardian, Times, The BBC, Women's Fitness and other features for his clear and correct advice! Follow us on @performance_physique or head to our website ...
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Martin Fisher has Radio in his blood. Hailing from the birthplace of radio, Chelmsford, he remembers his Grandfather explaining how one could receive the early Marconi broadcasts with no more than a poker in the ground, a piece of coal and a pair of headphones! The young Martin's own experiments with crystal sets proved very disappointing though as he could only receive the BBC Home and Light programmes. Despite this, he continued to develop an interest in music until one day at school, rumo ...
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Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere
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Gadget Detective - A selection of free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC & elsewhere
Gadget Detective - Fevzi Turkalp
Subscribe for the latest free tech advice & tech news broadcasts by Fevzi Turkalp on the BBC, TalkRADIO, LBC & elsewhere
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An unashamedly Jewish comedy chat show where all are welcome! Jew Talkin' To Me? is hosted by award winning comedians, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, and produced by Russell Balkind. Each show features two guests from the entertainment industry sharing their views on a variety of topics connected to modern Jewish life in a secular world, as well as their memories of growing up Jewish. Both Philip and Rachel are well known as Jewish comedians on both the mainstream and community circuit and ...
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Making a selection of objects from the British Museum and collections across the UK, Neil MacGregor uncovers the stories they tell about Shakespeare's world.
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Highlights of BBC Radio 3’s special programmes to mark the WW1 centenary. Classical music, art, literature, film, popular songs and cultural life inspired by the war.
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A podcast about making radio, from the University of Bedfordshire. Join Terry Lee as we hear from experts and professionals talking about a variety of radio topics, as well as jargon-busting, and discussion exploring how we define what good audio is.
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Matt Hodkinson presents the latest thinking, strategies and tactics in the world of B2B Inbound Marketing and Sales.
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Socaholic is an entertainment brand specialising in promoting Caribbean arts and culture – Music x Events x Carnival The sounds from the Caribbean islands have a positive and energetic vibe and our mission is to share our love for Soca with the world. Taking place throughout the year, our Caribbean inspired events bring together a unique mix of music, food and drinks in some of London's coolest venues and are enjoyed by a fun-loving and diverse crowd. Our resident, DJ Chris Vee is one third ...
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Radio.co is how you create a radio station. Automate your schedule, go live, and track listeners all from one easy to use platform.
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A monthly podcast dedicated to celebrating the literary short story and all things bookish. Bite-size short fiction for writers and readers everywhere. Listen to a short story or interview on the 1st of each month at 12:00am. Hosted by Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan open to established, new and emerging writers in the English language. Always free to submit. We are a small organisation run by volunteer writers and producers (Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan) hoping to benefit the writing com ...
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Primary Music KS1 offers music resources supporting the Key Stage 1 music curriculum. It has strong cross-curricular links to other areas of the curriculum, including Literacy.
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On The Wilson Audio Experience you will hear from me (Wilson Oryema): readings of my poems (from my books or otherwise) with expanded explanation on how they came to be; speeches i've given on fashion, sustainability, technology, and more; interviews; myself occasionally interviewing interesting people I know; as well as any new thoughts i think are important to share with you.
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People telling their stories 'Excellent podcasts' - Gerard Edwards, CEO, 'Podcast Radio' 'A wonderfully made podcast' - Rob Jelly, Presenter, BBC Essex 'Love it! Great little vignettes of communities of normal people doing good things!' - Tom Fair, Student Radio Association winner, 'Best Podcast', 2020 'Expertly produced' (Kingdom Build) 'Great podcast' (Street Pastors) 'Podcast is excellent...love the format which works really well.' (Harlow foodbank) 'Another excellent podcast' (Parents an ...
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🔥 The HOTTEST Show in the STREETS! 🎙 Hosted by @Firahs93 & @IAmJoeMK 📻 Catch Us Live On Whoa FM 90.4 Every Tuesday 6PM - 8PM 🎧 90.4 FM (London) | TuneIn App | Online
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Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast
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Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast
Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast/ Bird Lime Media
Every week, join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women. They'll discuss this year's shortlisted titles, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years. Sit ...
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics ...
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DJ Bowie Jane Show on Insomniac Radio - Melodic House & Techno
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DJ Bowie Jane Show on Insomniac Radio - Melodic House & Techno
DJ Bowie Jane
The Bowie J show, every Tuesday 2pm PST on Insomniac Radio and Dash Radio, brought to you by Australian born, Los Angeles living, melodic house & techno DJ Bowie Jane. Bowie will take you on a deep and dirty journey through the latest melodic house & techno tracks with a sprinkle of some old favorites.DJ Bowie Jane is a seasoned performer having performed around the world at clubs and festivals alike including the F1 Grand Prix, Dodgers Stadium, Millenium Stadium Wales, opened for Paul Oaken ...
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Although Tim can just remember Radio Caroline's arrival in 1964 it was the later album format that had the biggest influence on his music taste. In 1989 he was able to give practical help to the station after hearing about the Dutch raid, and felt he could offer his services a Production Engineer who had access to much surplus equipment. He is still supplying the ship with goods and services today! His first on-air experience was for Pirate BBC Essex on the LV 18 as a co-presenter. It was he ...
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Welcome to The The One Show Show! Each week, broadcaster and writer Jon Holmes is joined by a special guest to review the past seven days of the BBC's flagship fluff-fest The One Show in forensic detail. Cue the awful theme-tune trumpets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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DJ IC - London's afro-house Craftsman
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DJ IC - London's afro-house Craftsman
ALL SHADES OF THE DRUM
DJ/Producer IC - London, UK. Currently being touted as the UK's Afrohouse pioneer and most consistent producer IC is a name to familiarise yourself with, if you don't already know! Featured on Kiss FM Australia, Mixmag, Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, BBC 1Xtra, Ministry of Sound Radio, PAN Africa, Trench Magazine & various underground stations up and down the country. IC presents All Shades of The Drum, a compilation mix series featuring the best sounds in Afrohouse, Amapiano & Electronic Music. ...
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@funkimanrecords Management E: sam.vanheusden@hetcollectief.eu W: www.hetcollectief.eu Promos & Info E: sem.jacobs@hotmail.com W: www.semjacobs.com Sem Jacobs It’s only been a year ago since Sem Jacobs started his solo career, with launching his own label, doing his first shows across the ocean and with his first releases being supported by the scene’s high flight DJ’s, he quickly managed to put his stamp on the house music scene. This seems to be just the beginning as in March 2022, Sem mad ...
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Sunny & Shay are Multi Award Winning Broadcasters and Presenters on the BBC. They are husband and wife who love to talk and always delve deep into any conversation. They are Global Brand Ambassadors for London Indian Film Festival as well as Patrons for Rifco Theatre. Sunny & Shay have always supported causing which are important to them and as such are Ambassadors for the Sharan Project a charity providing support and advice to vulnerable women, particularly of South Asian origin. Shay is a ...
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Stephen Fry stars as spoof investigative journalist David Lander in all four series of the BBC radio comedy Delve Special ran for four series on BBC Radio 4 from 1984-1987, later transferring to TV as This is David Lander. A parody of the popular genre of investigative reporting, it stars Stephen Fry as inept crusader David Lander, alongside some of the biggest names in comedy including Tony Robinson, Andrew Sachs, Jan Ravens, Felicity Montagu, Harry Enfield and Dawn French. In the first ser ...
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Rugby Union Weekly
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Champions Cup launch part 1: Curry, Spencer & Rhule
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Ashy and Sara are at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium for this year's Champions Cup launch. Bath's Ben Spencer reveals what it's like to have Finn Russell in your team and whether Ashy was a help or hindrance to his rise. Two-time winner Raymond Rhule tells us how he managed to walk away with the corner flag from last year's final and all about the 'm…
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Sixty years after the death of C. S. Lewis's, his best known work, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is still for many a childhood favourite and it's also the subject of a new literary study. Christianity was central to all of Lewis's his novels, his academic writing and generalist non-fiction. It is also his Christianity that divides his admir…
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The Mainstream
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TV & Radio Presenter - Yinka Bokinni
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Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Yinka Bokinni on The Mainstream podcast.Yinka shares her journey from community to commercial radio, not letting her law degree stop her from becoming a presenter, overcoming the pandemic as the breakfast babe on Capital XTRA from her living room, becoming an award winning true crime st…
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All in the Mind
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Rowing the Atlantic in the name of science, psychologists tackling poverty, and the scent of fear makes us more observant.
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Have you ever considered rowing across the Atlantic? How about making it even more challenging by doing it whilst wearing an ECG monitor and filling in psychological questionnaires? Claudia Hammond speaks to the first Austrian woman to row the Atlantic, Ciara Burns, who collected data throughout her 42 day crossing. And to the professor who studied…
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Great Lives
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Mohammad Mossadegh, PM of Iran ousted in a coup
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Walter Murch picks Mohammad Mossadegh, prime minister following the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian oil company in 1951. Mossadegh was ousted in a coup in 1953. Murch became fascinated in Mossadegh's life while working on a Sam Mendes film about the first Iraq War. Walter Murch is an editor best known for Apocalypse Now, The Godfather and The …
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For World Soil Day, a celebration of art, research and ideas to revive the earthBy BBC Radio 3
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The big talking point this week is still around Owen Farrell's decision to take a break from international rugby. Ashy, Danny and Ugo show their support for Farrell and give an insight into dealing with scrutiny from the media and fans when you're an international rugby player. England's Kyle Sinckler is on the pod and believes more could follow Fa…
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Life Lessons from a top CEO. David Shelley is Group CEO of Hachette UK, the second largest British book publishing group. He's held that position since 2018, and will soon also add the CEO role for the company’s United States’ division, Hachette Book Group, to his roster. He will move to New York to take up the role in January. This conversation is…
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Churches across the country are aiming to deliver a million parcels and bags of gifts this Christmas. The project, known as 'Love Christmas', grew out of 'Love your Neighbour', when Churches supported people affected by the COVID lockdown. Bill Shaw reports on how preparations for 'Love Christmas' are going… https://www.loveyourneighbour.uk/ https:…
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Former Vice President Al Gore has said that climate change is predicted to lead to a billion climate refugees. But where do these predictions come from and are they realistic? We investigate the idea that floods, droughts, storms and sea level rise will cause a mass migration of people across borders. Reporter and Producer: Tom Colls Sound Mix: Jam…
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Martin Fisher - 1st December 2023 - Album Channel
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Arts & Ideas
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New Thinking: Disability in Music and Theatre
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When Hugh Jackman starred in the 2022 revival of ‘The Music Man’, he was taking on a classic Broadway musical with a little known connection to disability. Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh at the University of Sheffield has been digging through the archives to uncover how early drafts of the show originally focused on the experience of a young w…
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The Palace of Dreams is a novel from 1981 that is ostensibly set in the 19th century Ottoman empire, but the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare cleverly smuggles in thinly veiled criticism of the totalitarian state presided over by Enver Hoxha. The book was duly banned shortly after publication. Matthew Sweet looks at this and other examples of fiction …
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The Performance Physique Podcast
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BBC Radio CWR | Fidgeting for Fitness with Trish Adudu
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BBC Radio CWR | Fidgeting for Fitness with Trish Adudu A whistle stop tour with Trish Adudu on how we can work towards fitness over the festive period! 🔗 Ready to take your performance to the next level? Visit www.PerformancePhysique.co.uk and book your FREE discovery call today! 📞 Let's unleash your true potential together. 💪 Find us on Instagr…
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The Life Lessons Podcast
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What Podcasting Has Taught Me About Connection: Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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We crave connection for a good reason. Research shows us that loneliness is on the rise, and that a lack of human connection can be more harmful to your health than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure. Dr Rangan Chatterjee - physician and host of the 'Feel Better, live More' podcast - explains how the boom in podcasts reflects this need for co…
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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555. Kyle Newman on Dungeons and Dragons and Star Wars
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InterviewBy David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
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A young woman watches over her little sister in a polluted dystopian world where her scientific knowledge is her only weapon. The story was written by Kae Hart. Kae is a university student who learned to speak by telling stories to everyone who would listen. The cashier at the local grocery store was her first fan. Since then, she has written stori…
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Nick Hennegan had the pleasure of meeting the Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan - punk, traditionalist and perceived hell-raiser - who has passed away. This is his personal tribute. www.BohemianBritain.comBy Nick Hennegan
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Dan O’Neill is a wildlife expert and biologist. He’s also the first openly gay wildlife presenter. In this Open Country he’s in London to discover what ‘rewilding’ means for the capital. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the ‘Rewild London Fund’ to help make London a leader in urban rewilding, from restoring rivers to reintroducing species …
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Designer Kit Kemp MBE takes Vick on a literary journey from 1490 to 2022 and explains how she’s built her signature style, and her confidence. Kit is a British interior designer and Founder and Creative Director of Firmdale Hotels and the Kit Kemp Design Studio. Kit’s signature style combines traditional elements with contemporary flair, resulting …
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The Great Library of Alexandria had a mission to collect every book in the world. In attempting to do so it created the foundations for the systems and structures of public libraries that we know today. We discuss the development of libraries, our emotional attachment to them and their pupose in the digital age. Islam Issa's new book traces the dev…
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All in the Mind
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ADHD medication shortage, life after being a carer and the benefits of keeping positive secrets
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This Autumn, the UK has seen a shortage of life-altering medication for people living with ADHD. Many have found themselves completely out of pills and are now having to deal with symptoms which made life so tough prior to their diagnosis. Claudia Hammond hears about this challenging situation from Steph, who was only diagnosed with ADHD in August …
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I'm Not a Monster
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Series 2: Josh Baker Answers Listener Questions
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Josh answers your questions about Shamima Begum and the making of the multi-award winning series. Recorded in front of an audience at the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London, Naga Munchetty puts your questions to Josh including: what is it about this story that captures the imagination and curiosity of so many people? How did Josh keep safe while making …
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Women in the villages of Spain and the repression and passions of five daughters are at the heart of Lorca's last play the House of Bernarda Alba, completed two months before he was assassinated in 1936. Rana Mitter looks at the life and writing of Lorca, with guests including The Observer's theatre critic, Susannah Clapp and Professor Maria Delgad…
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Before getting stuck into the weekend's action, Ugo, Ashy and Chris discuss the all-important question when it comes to Christmas trees: real or fake? There's a look at Gloucester's struggles, Maro Itoje's future and Blair Kinghorn's move to the greatest club side in the world. Ashy offers an interesting theory on why Owen Farrell and Luke Pearce c…
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The Life Lessons Podcast
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Harness The Power Of Lucid Dreaming For Psychological Growth: Charlie Morley
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We spend a third of our lives asleep - so why not use some of that time to learn, heal from past traumas and grow psychologically and even physically? Charlie Morley is a teacher of lucid dreaming, which is where you are asleep and in a dream, but you know that you are dreaming and can start to consciously direct your dream at will. It's a practice…
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Veronica Carlin is a data scientist who loves romantic comedies. But she had a hunch about those movies, that there aren’t many women like her, women in STEM - science, technology, engineering and maths – taking the lead roles. So she set out on a maths quest to find out what’s what. Presenter: Kate Lamble Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard…
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Nick Hennegan celebrates the Dylan Thomas wreath-laying in Westminster Abbey by presenting the Welsh poet telling stories - live! www.BohemianBritain.comBy Nick Hennegan
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Martin Fisher - 24th November 2023 - Album Channel
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The perfect childhood and the failure of utopian experiments in living in Edwardian England were explored by AS Byatt in her 2009 novel The Children's Book. In this conversation with Matthew Sweet recorded in that year, they discuss her writing life, mythologising childhood and her meetings with Iris Murdoch, about whom she wrote two critical studi…
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Biker Radio Rodcast
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BRR Ep 90 Shardul Shas Sharma on the Long Way Home
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Shardulshot into fame when he nonchalantly walked into the Red Bull Romaniacs, what can be considered as the toughest motorcycle race known to boyhood and into the category that’s reserved for none lesser than warriors – THE IRON CLASS. That’s the class where adrenaline becomes haemoglobin. If you win, you are Thor. If you complete the race, you ar…
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Tim Charles - 23rd November. Tim and his unique blend of sounds he calls, Magic Carpet Ride, with Eclectic mix of known and some not heard much tracks
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The Life Lessons Podcast
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Why You Should Find A Way To Do What You love: Goldie Sayers
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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” People often talk about the importance of marginal gains, and improving by 1% in as many areas as possible. However, most of the top performers I have spoken to say by far the most important thing is consistent effort over…
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The Highland Boundary Fault runs diagonally across Scotland, dividing the Highlands from the Lowlands. In this programme, Helen Mark finds out what impacts this geological feature has had on the landscape around it. She visits Comrie, which at one time had more earth tremors than anywhere else in the UK, earning it the nickname "Shaky Toun". On a t…
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Award-winning broadcaster Anita Rani tells Vick about finding a new confidence in her 40s, taking Woman's Hour to Glastonbury and why she needed to write her own story. Well known as one of the lead presenters on BBC One’s Countryfile, and a range of shows for both Channel 4 and the BBC, Anita has covered topics from family budgets and waste plasti…
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Re-invention and moral struggles are at the heart of the story of post-war Germany traced by Frank Trentmann in his new book Out of the Darkness. Anne McElvoy talks to him, to Thomas Meaney the new editor of Granta who is bringing out an edition called Deutschland, to journalist Stefanie Bolzen and to New Generation Thinker Dr Tom Smith who has stu…
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Join Remel London as she sits down with the lead actor, writer and director of the Bafta award winning BBC Comedy Drama Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon. Adjani talks us through kickstarting his creative career in his homeland Jamaica, overcoming the no’s in the industry to take his web series to the BBC, the importance of representation behind…
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All in the Mind
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Belief in conspiracy theories, exercising before work, and living with OCD
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It’s not hard to find headlines about conspiracy theories these days, and on social media, they appear everywhere. It would be easy to think that more people are falling victim to conspiracies than ever before, but is there any evidence that this is the case? Claudia Hammond talks to Joe Uscinski, professor of political science at the University of…
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Caribbean migrants striving to make their lives in London are the focus of this 1956 novel by Samuel Selvon. Written in creolized English, it established him as an important Caribbean voice. In an event organised in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature and the British Library, Shahidha Bari is joined by the poet Anthony Joseph, the writ…
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Danny is back on the pod to tell Chris all about the highs and lows of his World Cup in France. He also invites his new England friend, and arguably the Premiership's in-form player, Ollie Lawrence on for a chat. There's lots to unpick from derby weekend as Saracens once again underline their credentials as the league's best. Abbie Ward caps a rema…
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The Life Lessons Podcast
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How To Make Good Decisions: former spy Shane Parrish
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How to make sure you are in the right place at the right time - with the former intelligence officer turned entrepreneur, author and Farnham Street founder Shane Parrish. In this episode, Shane explains the art of 'positioning', and how to play life in 'easy mode' rather than 'hard mode', a skill used by the world's most consistent top performers. …
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Katoff's Sessions Podcast
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Katoff @ Portaal (Peckham Audio, London. 19.11.2023)
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Katoff @ Portaal (Peckham Audio, London. 19.11.2023) by KatoffBy Katoff
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Are women in the UK the biggest binge drinkers in the world?
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We check out suspect stats on boozing Brits and fishy figures on fishing fleets in the South China Sea. With the help of Professor John Holmes from the University of Sheffield's School of Medicine and Population Health and Simon Funge-Smith, a senior fishery officer at the FAO. Presenter and producer: Charlotte McDonaldSeries Producer: Tom CollsEdi…
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Martin Fisher - 17th November 2023 - Album Channel
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New Thinking: Rediscovering women making film and sculpture
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Over 200 women sculptors have been uncovered in the research of Sophie Johnson from Bristol University. She describes some of their creations and discusses the challenges of working with the incomplete personal archives of these artists – including Mrs Goldsmith, Patience Wright, and Catherine Andras, who created wax portrait miniatures and effigie…
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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554. Andrew Yang, co-author of The Last Election
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InterviewBy David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
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The Life Lessons Podcast
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BITESIZE: Success Is Not the Key To Happiness - Caitlyn Jenner
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Success is not synonymous with happiness. So many high performers reach the top of the proverbial Everest only to discover that it did not provide the lasting satisfaction that it seemed to promise. One such person is Caitlyn Jenner, who won gold in the Olympic decathlon in 1976. However, the issues that were bubbling away under the surface were fr…
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Arts & Ideas
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Ursula Le Guin and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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A miserable child and a summer festival are at the heart of the short work of philosophical fiction first published by Ursula Le Guin in 1973. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas was sparked by "forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards" was the answer given by the author when asked where she got the idea from. Matthew Sweet is joined …
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Open Country
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Caves and Dragons: Pembrokeshire by Paddleboard
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Anna Jones paddleboards the rocky coastline of Pembrokeshire, listening to the mysterious growling sounds of the sea caves. As the tide rises, water sloshes into holes in the rock and squeezes out puffs of air - or could it, maybe, be a dragon? Paddling in and out of the caves and coves, Anna and local instructor Libby Chivers allow their imaginati…
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The mountain rescue team in Wasdale in the Lake District have recorded their busiest year so far with some of the harshest winter months still to come. The Langdale Ambleside team have also already reached their average annual incident rate - two months before the end of the year. Across the peaks of the UK, Mountain Rescue teams are coming under i…
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