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Al Murray, Tim Key and lots of rum: The Horne Section in Edinburgh
Julia McKenzie
Editor's note: Producer Julia McKenzie gives us a behind the scenes look at recording Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section: Edinburgh Special - listen to the programme on Sunday at 19.15 - CM Alex Horne at the Edinburgh Fringe The Horne Section have become a must-see act at the Fring...
Mark Steel's in... Leith
Sam Bryant
Editor's note: This week Mark Steel went to Leith to record a special episode of Mark Steel's in Town - listen to the programme or watch the Red Button video broadcast. The producer, Sam Bryant, has put together these top tips about Leith from the show - CM. 'Mark Steel's In Town' ha...
Karaoke, angry swans and a dangerous club sandwich - Radio 4 at the Fringe
Clarissa Maycock
Clive Anderson called Edinburgh the Athens of the North during Saturday's recording of Loose Ends (and not just to lead into a gag about Greece's economic collapse). For a few weeks in August Edinburgh becomes one of the cultural capitals of the world with thousands of shows taking place at the ...
Today in Edinburgh
Jim Naughtie
Jim Naughtie presents Bookclub on BBC Radio 4
Editor's note: Jim Naughtie presented a special edition of the Today programme from Edinburgh on Saturday 11th August. He wrote this blog about the magic of the festival last week before travelling to Edinburgh - CM. Edinburgh Where else should Today be in August but Edinburgh? The fe...
New Talent at the Edinburgh Fringe
Caroline Raphael
Commissioning Editor, Radio 4 & 4 Extra
Editor's note: Caroline Raphael is the Commissioning Editor for Comedy and Entertainment, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. Follow her on Twitter - @CSRaphael1 - for updates and thoughts on this year's festival. Edinburgh Year 34! I've been going to Edinburgh each August since I was student...
Radio 4 at the Edinburgh Fringe
Clarissa Maycock
Radio 4 is returning to the the world's largest arts festival this month - The Edinburgh Festival. Over 100 shows and masterclasses are taking place on the BBC's pop-up site in Potterow - including many Radio 4 shows. There's a great line-up of comedy programmes heading to Edinburgh - Just a...
Radio 4 comedy in Edinburgh
Steve Bowbrick
Head of Interactive, Radio 3
Here's the quite lovely video that the Radio 4 comedy gang shot on The Royal Mile at the beginning of the Edinburgh Festival. It was made specially for use on the red button and it was a hit. Well over half a million people pressed the red button on their digital TVs and watched it there - somet...
BBC Radio 4 Comedians Storm Edinburgh
Steve Bowbrick
Head of Interactive, Radio 3
People probably came out this afternoon thinking "I hope I don't run into a flashmob of comedians". Well, bad luck suckers, 'cos that's exactly what they're going to run into... So said Mark Watson as he kicked off last weekend's rather friendly invasion of The Royal Mile by Radio 4 comedians. ...
"The most extraordinary thing I've ever been asked to do"
Steve Bowbrick
Head of Interactive, Radio 3
You'll know Kathy Clugston's voice. She reads the news on Radio 4 (and plays the ukulele). Knowing her as you do, you probably won't be surprised to learn that she's now a star of the Edinburgh Fringe too. She's just returned from a week in Scott Mills the Musical - the unlikely hit that David H...
Nice work..
Caroline Raphael
Commissioning Editor, Radio 4 & 4 Extra
To the person who commented on my Latitude blog post, 'nice work if you can get it', yes, it's fantastic work. And not just because I'm writing this on Sunday morning on the train to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Edinburgh. I'm working in Scotland for the next fortnight. We are ...
