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3. Cross-Channel Journal

The ChannelSeries 1

Writer Alba Arikha, born in Paris and living in London, compares her experiences of crossing the Channel with others. From 2018.

Writer Alba Arikha, born in Paris and living in London, reflects on her own experiences of crossing the Channel and compares them with the accounts of others.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

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15 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Nov 202202:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Mar 201809:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 29 Mar 201800:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 16 Nov 202214:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 17 Nov 202202:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra