Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2013
Posts (18)
New Year Honours: Parsons, Toksvig and Whitburn honoured
We're delighted to see some Radio 4 names appear in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Nicholas Parsons, Sandi Toksvig and Vanessa Whitburn have been honoured.
Ever Increasing Wonder - Remembering Richard Briers
Producer Peter McHugh on 'Ever Increasing Wonder', BBC Radio 4 Extra's tribute to the late Richard Briers, Christmas Day 2013.
The Infinite Monkey Cage's Science of Santa
Is it a bird!? Is it a plane? No, it's a certain S. Claus. And there'll be hell to play if he doesn't get all of the world's presents out of his sleigh by 5am Christmas morn. But with the world's ever-growing population, he's under pressure. Who can he turn to for help? The Infinite Monkey Cage'...
In Our Time - Complexity
Melvyn Bragg discusses this week's edition of In Our Time.
Big Ben's Chimes
Big Ben’s Chimes are seven radio shorts which pay affectionate tribute to the sound of the bell, featuring archive and specially commissioned poems from Ian McMillan including one for you to read in this blog.
The Woman's Hour Collection
Judi Dench, Mary Quant, Winnie Mandela, French & Saunders, Enid Blyton... A selection of the unexpected and delightful interviews that have been newly restored to the Woman's Hour archive.
In Our Time - Pliny the Younger
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Pliny the Younger, famous for his letters.
Borgen: From TV to Radio
Anders Lundorph, Producer and Director of Radio 4's Borgen: Outside the Castle, reveals the story behind how one of Denmark's most popular TV exports has made it to radio.
Feedback - A Question of Excessive News Coverage?
Roger Bolton discusses the reaction to the BBC's coverage of Nelson Mandela's death
