Written in 1515, Sir Thomas More's famous narrative describes what could be considered the perfect society, and questions whether a perfect society is possible.
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Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
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Curious about what the Royal Family is up to? Sir Gary Bryan and Lady Lisa Stanley cover everything from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Thomas Markle and King Charles III, plus everything and everyone in between... You'll even hear from the ghosts of Queenie and Prince Phillip! It's a par-TEA you don't want to miss. Listen to the Royal Report for a jolly good time!
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A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.
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Setting the historical record straight, no matter who it offends, and making history fun (and sometimes funny) in the process. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revisionisthistory/support
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All things Football. David, Thomas, and Coltin will discuss free agency, the draft, the regular season, and the postseason.
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The definitive podcast about sailing. Professional sailors Andy Schell, Emma Garschagen, and August Sandberg interview sailors from around the world to discover what motivates, scares & inspires them. For over ten years and through 400+ episodes, our hosts have interviewed sailors like Dee Caffari, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Liz Clark, John Kretschmer, Kirsten Neuschafer & many, many more. We talk to boat builders, yacht designers, YouTube stars, performance racers, and many more. HOLD FAST!
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This is a volume of poetry by Harry Graham. Graham was known for his satirical poetry, and this volume is a great example of his art. In this volume, Graham charicatures several famous historical or legendary personages, and allows himself some reflections on the story of that person's life. - Summary by Carolin
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Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week. Debate, in-depth discussion and laughs all guaranteed!
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Café Connect brings you the latest research from the University of Aberdeen. In this podcast series, we meet different researchers who will talk about their work and its relevance to our everyday lives.
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Alex Forsyth presents topical debate in which guests from politics, business, science, arts and the media answer questions from members of the public. Anita Anand presents listeners' responses to the issues raised.
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Explore our local studies collection and discover more about this beautiful county with our regular podcast. Norfolk Heritage Centre is located on the second floor of Norwich Millennium Library. More info here: thenorfolkheritagecentrepodcast.wordpress.com
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Keeping Afghanistan in the spotlight through the stories of its people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Entrepreneur Inspiring Stories to Help Motivate, Build, & Grow Your Successful Business with a Master Class from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders that tell it How It Is... Millionaire Interviews is actionable advice for the (future & present) Entrepreneur, Thought Leaders, Solopreneur, Youpreneur, and Small Business Owner. The host interviews Business Founders in the Product, Service, Real Estate, and Tech industries so they can teach you from their experience. Connect with other Listeners @ ...
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A (try-to-be-but-not-so) Weekly Rotating Jam Session featuring Live Performances by Smokeland California's Finest Independent Musicians; Hosted by Primate King & Jungle Royalty Recordings
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The Organ Podcast is a fortnightly show designed to inform and entertain organists and organ enthusiasts alike, including those who are simply curious and want to know more about this unique instrument and its music. Episodes will feature interviews with leading UK and international organists, visit historic or little-known organs of interest, catch-up with organ rebuilds and restorations, and encounter a diverse mix of pipe organ related activities, news, discussions and initiatives from ar ...
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Inspiring lessons from the world's greatest thinkers and innovators. Based on the book, Think Like an Innovator, by Paul Sloane, published by Pearson. The podcasts are given by the author.
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Feel inspired as you listen to weekly candid conversations with musicians, makers, and masters that walk through the door at Flute Center of New York. Join Caity Massoud as she sits down with famous flutists and gets some insight into their lives, passions, struggles, and hopes for the future.
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SAFC Unfiltered is the official podcast of Sunderland AFC, hosted by Frankie Francis and Danny Collins. The duo will be joined by special guests each week from players and staff to club legends.
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On the “Kamp Solutions” podcast, our host Jurriaan Kamp chats with leading thinkers, culture changers, and industry disruptors—from scientists to creatives, CEOs to spiritual healers—about shifting old paradigms, starting new conversations and exploring tangible solutions. Tune in to hear from Sir. Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, Amory Lovins, Bill Joy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and more. Please also see our new magazine at www.kamp.solutions for more in-depth interviews with our guests and many ...
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This is a podcast about telling the stories of people you know of, like Stephen King, Ai Weiwei, and Al Capone, and it's also about the world around these people. Join us for an in depth, person to person look at how Genghis Khan and Joseph Stalin are connected through the people they knew, or listen to our episodes about individuals we have previously covered!
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525 Years in the Pursuit of Truth: A New History of The University of Aberdeen
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From its ancient origins in the 1495 founding of King’s College through to thriving global endeavours in 2020, the University of Aberdeen boasts a historic legacy spanning 525 years of leading and engaging with intellectual currents of the wider world. Yet quatercentenary and quincentennial memorial histories of the University of Aberdeen portray the institution from a regional and national perspective. The Aberdeen University librarian between 1894 and 1926, Peter John Anderson (1853-1926), ...
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What if there was a way for your thoughts, your words, to be sent into the future, and be understood and appreciated by someone anywhere on the planet… Would that not make us, in a way, immortal, and give us the power to communicate across time and space? When we were inquisitive children curled up under the blankets, flashlight in hand, and reading our favourite story – were we not actually inviting the author of that story into our innermost space, to share their thoughts, their stories wi ...
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Exploring the histories and legacies of Irish immigrants and their Canadian descendants.
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Clinicians have trained in the art and science of medicine, and yet feel powerless to make a meaningful impact on the healthcare system. Clinical Changemakers is the podcast looking to bridge this gap by exploring inspiring stories of leadership, innovation and so much more. To learn more and join the conversation, visit: www.clinicalchangemakers.com www.clinicalchangemakers.com
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Labour Conference Special: Sir Chris Bryant, Jo Grady & Calvin Bailey
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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are the Technology and Culture Minister Sir Chris Bryant, the University and College Union General Secretary Jo Grady and the newly-elected Labour MP Calvin Bailey.By LBC
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Labour Conference Special: Nick Thomas-Symonds, Dave Ward & Mike Tapp
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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are the Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Communication Workers Union's General Secretary Dave Ward and the newly-elected Labour MP Mike Tapp.By LBC
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Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?By BBC Radio 4
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Andrew North is an award-winning British journalist and former BBC correspondent in Afghanistan, Iraq, India, and the United States. He lived and reported from Afghanistan throughout two decades of international involvement and visited the country three times after the Taliban’s return, with his last visit resulting in his kidnapping by the group’s…
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AQ: Victoria Collins MP, Nigel Huddleston MP, Steve Reed MP, Alex Wilson AM
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Weavers Academy in WellingboroughBy BBC Radio 4
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Baroness Nicky Morgan, Josh Babarinde, David Buik & Scarlett MccGwire
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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Baroness Morgan, Lib Dem MP Josh Babarinde, businessman and finance commentator David Buik and political commentator and former Labour adviser Scarlett MccGwire.By LBC
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Baroness Margaret Hodge, Theresa Villiers, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul & Guto Harri
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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour peer Baroness Hodge, Conservative former MP Theresa Villiers, campaigner Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and broadcaster and former Number 10 comms adviser Guto Harri.By LBC
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Paul Scully, Alison Phillips, Barry Gardiner & Steve Rigby
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Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Tory former MP and minister Paul Scully, journalist and former Mirror editor Alison Phillips, Labour MP Barry Gardiner and businessman Steve Rigby.By LBC
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Episode 16 - Cesar Franck rediscovered with Richard Brasier - Christopher Stokes demonstrates Manchester Cathedral's Tickell Organ
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In this episode, Richard Brasier talks about some of the startling discoveries he made whilst researching for his new edition of the organ and harmonium works of Cesar Franck. He also plays an unpublished work by Franck for the first time. After five years' work, having studied previously lost manuscripts, Richard explains the approach to registrat…
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Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?By BBC Radio 4
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Rahmatullah Nabil: The story of an Afghan spymaster (Part 2)
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Rahmatullah Nabil is an Afghan politician and former intelligence chief. Having lost his father at the age of one, he was raised by his mother, who dedicated her life to him. Nabil left school and joined one of the Mujahideen factions as a teenager. An ambush on Soviet forces, during which he was injured, and the discovery of a handwritten letter b…
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AQ: Baroness Goldie, Ivan McKee MSP, Alex Salmond, Michael Shanks MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Skypark in GlasgowBy BBC Radio 4
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John McDonnell, Alex Burghart, Eleanor Mills & James Heale
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Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by independent MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative shadow Northern Ireland secretary Alex Burghart, journalist and author Eleanor Mills and the Spectator's James Heale.By LBC
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David Aaronovitch, Nimco Ali, Sir Robert Buckland & John Nicolson
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Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by broadcaster David Aaronovitch, political commentator and social activist Nimco Ali, former Conservative MP and justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland and John Nicolson, journalist and former SNP MP.By LBC
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Sir Trevor Phillips, Layla Moran, Sir Alec Shelbrooke & Ella Whelan
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Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Liberal Democrat MP and new chair of the health select committee Layla Moran, Tory MP and shadow transport minister Sir Alec Shelbrooke and commentator Ella Whelan.By LBC
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9/9/24 - Meghan Markle's New Brand Face Trademark Issues
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Oh, golly jee, what could this be? An issue with trademarking Meghan Markle's jam company? Indeed! Listen to The Royal Report with Sir Gary, Baroness Lisa, King Charles III, and the ghosts of Queenie and Prince Phillip for all the TEA! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn …
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267: Powering Innovation: Jim Kalb's Journey with OptiFuse & the Future of Fuses!⚡
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Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. This Episode…
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Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?By BBC Radio 4
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Rahmatullah Nabil: The story of an Afghan spymaster (Part 1)
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Rahmatullah Nabil is an Afghan politician and former intelligence chief. Having lost his father at the age of one, he was raised by his mother, who dedicated her life to him. Nabil left school and joined one of the Mujahideen factions as a teenager. An ambush on Soviet forces, during which he was injured, and the discovery of a handwritten letter b…
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AQ: Baroness Fox, Paul Nowak, Lucy Powell MP, Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
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James Cook presents political debate from the Winter Gardens in BlackpoolBy BBC Radio 4
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Piers Linney, Dame Siobhain McDonagh, Dr Charlotte Proudman & Sir Ashley Fox
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Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by entrepreneur and investor (and former Dragon) Piers Linney, Labour MP Dame Siobhain McDonagh, human rights barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman and Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox.By LBC
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Nigel Calder // The Perfect Cruising Boat
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Nigel Calder returns to the podcast to talk about selling his beloved Malö 46 Nada. Nigel is of course the foremost guru of yacht systems and is at heart and inventor and science buff. He and his wife Terry built their 'dream boat' some 16 years ago and are sad to part ways with her now. We talk about many of the custom design details he's integrat…
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Alison McGovern, David Simmonds, Bonnie Greer & Henry Hill
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Simon Marks sits in and is joined on Cross Question by employment minister and Labour MP Alison McGovern, shadow housing minister and Conservative MP David Simmonds, playwright Bonnie Greer and ConservativeHome's Henry Hill.By LBC
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Episode 15 - A tour of Harrison & Harrison's workshop with Head Voicer Andy Scott - Katelyn Emerson talks about her concert career and musical approach to the organ
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In this episode, Harrison & Harrison Head Voicer and Managing Director, Andy Scott, takes Mark O'Brien on a tour round the workshop in Durham to highlight the importance of apprenticeships in sustaining the skill and craft of organ building. Andy also talks about his experience at Harrison's, having started as an apprentice himself, aged 16, before…
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Have your say on the topics discussed on Any Questions?By BBC Radio 4
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Sir William Patey: The Taliban cannot turn Kabul into a Pashtun village
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Sir William Patey is a retired British diplomat with extensive experience in Middle Eastern and South Asian geopolitics. He served as the UK Ambassador to Kabul from 2010 to 2012, following earlier roles as Ambassador to Sudan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. In this interview, he shares his insights and analysis on Afghanistan—discussing what went wrong, …
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AQ: Ellie Chowns MP, Andrew RT Davies MS, Emma Pinchbeck, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
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Ben Wright presents political debate from the National Botanic Gardens of WalesBy BBC Radio 4
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Skip Novak // Wisdom From 50 Years Afloat
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Skip Novak returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Skip Novak On Sailing: Words of Wisdom from 50 Years Afloat. There's not much Skip hasn't done in his remarkable sailing career, including 4 Whitbread races, a 5th round-the-world race on a maxi catamaran, and of course pioneering expedition sailing in Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn and Anta…
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Mark Urban: Ashraf Ghani was not enough of a bastard
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Mark Urban is a British journalist, broadcaster, and best-selling author of many books, including War in Afghanistan and The Skripal Files. He has covered Afghanistan extensively since the late 1980s, witnessing firsthand the withdrawal of Soviet forces, accompanying Ahmad Shah Massoud as he took Kabul in 1992, and other key events. In this intervi…
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AQ: Nadra Ahmed; Wendy Chamberlain MP; Barry Gardiner MP & Kevin Hollinrake MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Hartrigg Oaks retirement village in York.By BBC Radio 4
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Lydia Mullan // Seamanship & the Sinking of Alliance
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Lydia Mullan is a sailor, journalist, and on board reporter. She is the managing editor at Sail Magazine and was the social media manger behind Cole Brauer’s recent Global Solo Challenge campaign. She was aboard the vessel Alliance in this year’s Newport-Bermuda race when they struck an object and had to abandon ship in the Gulf Stream. In this epi…
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Sir Laurie Bristow: Why did we get it so badly wrong for 20 years?
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Sir Laurie Bristow, the UK's last ambassador in Kabul, witnessed the disintegration of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul into the hands of the Taliban in August 2021. He is the author of Kabul: Final Call, which provides an insider's view of the events as they unfolded. In this interview, we discuss the book, Sir Laurie’s re…
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AQ: Dame Harriett Baldwin; Liam Halligan; James Murray; Ann Pettifor
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Chartered Accountants' Hall, London.By BBC Radio 4
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Episode 14 - Music therapy and the pipe organ - The organ at the West London Synagogue
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In this episode, Mark O'Brien visits the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where the recent restoration of a 1938 Robert Spurden Rutt pipe organ has opened the door to the instrument being used for therapeutic purposes and wellbeing. Mark talks to a Consultant Neurologist about the therapeutic qualities of music and the po…
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Pam Wall & Peter Grimm // A Lifetime of Memories
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Friend of the podcast Pam Wall & our own Laura Parent do an ON THE WIND takeover this week to interview sailmaker and America's Cup sailor Peter Grimm! On an impromptu afternoon in Pam's living room, stories started flying and Pam said 'get the mics!' and this entertaining and charming episode was born! Big shout out to Pam & Laura for literally ru…
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Thomas Barfield: Time to break up Afghanistan? (Part 2)
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Professor Thomas Barfield is one of the preeminent experts on Afghanistan, having spent over five decades studying and writing on the country. He is the author of 'Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History' and 'Shadow Empires,' among many others. In this interview, he talks about traveling around Afghanistan for the first time in 1971 and the …
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AQ: Robert Buckland; Inaya Folarin Iman; Dan Norris MP & Vicky Spratt
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from The Poly, Falmouth.By BBC Radio 4
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Nikki Henderson // 59º North Offshore Racing
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The RORC Caribbean 600 is one of the great offshore ocean races and in February we launched the 59º North offshore racing program with this as our debut event. The Whole Point? To try to open the door of offshore racing wider so that more people like you can get involved. In this episode Nikki has a chat with Alex to reminisce on trials and tribula…
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AQ: Alex Norris MP, Charlotte Pickles, Dr Emma Runswick, Helen Whately MP
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Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from the Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds.By BBC Radio 4
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