Blog posts by year and monthApril 2013
Posts (18)
Love, War and Trains
Ian McMillan explains how the story of his parents romance during World War II inspired his afternoon drama written using an unusual rhyming technique.
Gwyneth Williams: Controller of Radio 4
Controller of Radio 4, Gwyneth Williams, discusses her role within the BBC and answers audience complaints regarding the coverage of Baroness Thatcher's death.
George Mackay Brown and Orkney
Reader in Residence at Orkney Library and Archive, Alison Miller, discusses the life of the Orkney writer George Mackay Brown.
Tweet of the Day
Sarah Blunt, Senior Producer, Natural History Radio Unit, introduces Tweet of the Day, Radio 4's year long celebration of British birds through their songs and calls. The series starts on 6th May with the first month presented by Sir David Attenborough.
Noise: A Human History – Week 6 – A world full of noise
Dr Janet Topp Fargion, lead curator of world and traditional music at the British Library, previews the final week of Noise: A Human History.
Feedback: BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh on the MMR vaccine reporting
The BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh discusses how medical stories are reported, including the MMR vaccine reportage.
Noise: A Human History - Week 5
Cheryl Tipp, curator of natural sounds at the British Library, previews the fifth week of Noise: A Human History.
The BBC's coverage of the death of Margaret Thatcher
The Head of the BBC Newsroom, Mary Hockaday, talks about the BBC's coverage of Margaret Thatcher's death.
