Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2013
Posts (20)
Paul Theroux - Dark Star Safari
Our conversation was sometimes serious, but never gloomy.
British New Wave: Celebrating the iconic fiction and films of the Sixties
Radio 4: British New Wave
Radio 4 Quiz: How much did Pink Floyd get from their first record deal?
The Radio 4 weekly quiz, Tues 27 Aug 2013 edition.
Feedback: From The Edinburgh Festival 2013
Editor's Note: Roger Bolton discusses this week's Feedback, a special programme from the Edinburgh Festival.
Book of the Week - Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter
Writer, broadcaster and Jazz historian Alyn Shipton discusses why he was compelled to write new biography Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter.
How the British Seaside shaped popular culture today
Seaside entertainer Tony Lidington takes a trip to Brighton for Radio 4 Extra and reflects how this city has inspired a wealth of seaside memories captured in the BBC Sound Archive.
5 tips for men to survive the modern first date
Tim Samuels is presenter of Men's Hour on 5 live, gives his 5 tips for men on how to survive the modern first date. He'll be co-presenting a Woman's Hour dating special with Jane Garvey on Monday.
Feedback - Radio 4 too risqué?
Roger Bolton discusses this week's Feedback, in which Radio 4's editor of editorial standards, Roger Mahony defends recent programmes that have contained sexual references.
Feminine Mystiques: Theatre Six
Theatre Six is a new short story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 as part of the 50th anniversary of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. Author Sarah Hall explains her rationale for writing about the controversial topic of abortion after Savita Halappanavar's death in October 2012.
