James Crawford

This week, needles are being pricked, as we reimagine the first few stitches of the Bayeux Tapestry via radio drama - and take a closer look at the fragments of food that can be found in the folds of the famous embroidery. Radio 4 Extra takes us back to school - way back, in fact, to 1947- and Ruby Tandoh serves up a feast for our inner child with Brian Jacques’s Redwall series. Plus, if you’re still craving another nostalgia hit, there’s a double-bill of Star Wars to look forward to from Witness History.

Presenter: James Crawford
Producer: Anthony McKee
Editor: Steven Hobson
Production Coordinator: Sylvie Conway

A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4.

Programmes featured in this episode include:

The School on the Moor
The Food Programme: What The Normans Did For Our Diet
Drama on 4: Edith Swan-Neck and the Bayeux Tapestry
Great Lives: Ruby Tandoh on Brian Jacques author of the Redwall series
Witness History: How the Star Wars toys were created
Witness History: Making Turkish Star Wars
Add to Playlist: Anne Dudley and Jon Boden at the Crossed Wires festival in Sheffield
Soul Music: Wild Mountain Thyme
Moral Maze: Data Centres - Whose Thirst Comes First?
The Inquiry: Should rivers have personhood?
Illuminated: Bouncing off the Walls - A Prison Soundscape
Archive on 4: Evacuation