Cool stuff on the radio
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Eras - Queen - 1. Ascension - BBC Sounds
Bill Bailey tells the story of Queen, rock's most flamboyant and iconic band.
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BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Aleister Crowley - Master of the Dark Arts
Paul Morley explores the scandalous life and intriguing musical legacy of Aleister Crowley
Eaststander1
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I used to love listening to the 'Great American Songbook' on radio every Sunday night, with Andrew Castle presenting the show until it ended .... some great music was played on there, very relaxing.
Blumooniac
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I knew Father John and his wife, Bridget. I lived in Hulme and taught at St Philip's C of E. We had close ties to the Church of the Ascension and he was a frequent visitor. Bridget taught there, too. We took our classes there for all the big occasions. He was a proper character- loved Elvis, lol. It's a beautiful church and the bit they lived in, at the back, where Mendes took Sanctuary, was like something out of Grand Designs. Nice garden too, lol. This was the late 90's.Podcast about Viraj Mendis
In Detail... - Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance - 1. Viraj and the Vicar - BBC Sounds
A man seeks Sanctuary from the law in a church, begging protection from its vicar.
BBC Radio 5 Live - Sport's Strangest Crimes, Hansie Cronje: Fall From Grace
Hansie Cronje was banned from cricket for life due to his role in a match-fixing scandal.
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Jodrell Bank at 80
Brilliant stories told using archive from the BBC and beyond
BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, Kai Höss: My grandfather, the Commandant of Auschwitz
The grandson of Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz, comes to terms with his family
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BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Nuremberg Remembered
William Shawcross on the legacy of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Treason by Saunders Lewis
Fearing Germany is losing the war, a group of officers make a plan. Stars Richard Burton
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Some very cool selections including Dexys Specials Jam and the Clash
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Tracks Of My Years - Roland Gift - BBC Sounds
Roland Gift, frontman of Fine Young Cannibals, selects his Tracks Of My Years.
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Thanks for that. Gonna give Treason a listen this week.BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Nuremberg Remembered
William Shawcross on the legacy of the Nuremberg Military Tribunal.www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Treason by Saunders Lewis
Fearing Germany is losing the war, a group of officers make a plan. Stars Richard Burton
Eccles Blue
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Apologies if already mentioned but I've just discovered Boom Light Radio. For an oldie like me it is a joy, all old 50s and 60s and no daft chatter. Just light easy listening.
Frank Sinatra, Etta Jones, Vicki Carr, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole..... heaven!!
Frank Sinatra, Etta Jones, Vicki Carr, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole..... heaven!!
I play it for the old boy I help to care for, he suffers with dementia, it amazes me how he doesn't even know his wife's name and can't remember what was said 30 seconds previously yet within the first couple of bars of any 50s/60s song and he's straight on it, often knowing the words as well as the tune.
So Boom Light is a Godsend here.
So Boom Light is a Godsend here.