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Let #WilliamShakespeare come with you - as a #radioplay
"Shakespeare on the Radio" by Andrea Smith takes a tour of 100 years of #BBC radioplays by the Bard, 1923-2023
#BritishStudies #EnglishLiterature #BritishRadio #AdaptationStudies #BBCradio
(sadly not our car!)
Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/27495977 [https://feddit.uk/post/27495977] > The audiodrama [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovecraft_Investigations] that has got a few mentions on here before switches from BBC Radio 4 to Kickstarter. Not sure why, as it has gone down well at the Beeb but that is how they are doing things.
BBC apologises for failing to stop DJ Tim Westwood's 'bullying and misogynistic behaviour'
> The BBC has apologised after it âmissed opportunities that might have led to actionâ following claims of âbullying and misogynistic behaviourâ against former Radio One star Tim Westwood. > >It comes after the publication of an independent external review into Westwoodâs conduct while he was working for the corporation. > >The review did not find âsignificant BBC knowledge of allegations or concerns about sexual misconductâ by the DJ, but concluded âa range of factors⌠ought to have alertedâ the broadcaster to the possibility he might âpresent a risk to young women and girlsâ. > >Westwood did not take part in the review. In a statement for the report sent through his solicitors, he strongly denied his behaviour âever amounted to bullying or harassmentâ, and said some people âbehaved poorlyâ towards him. > > ⌠> > The review, carried out by barrister Gemma White KC, cost approximately ÂŁ3.3m. > >It included contributions from more than 120 people and highlights several allegations which Ms White said showed there was a âconsiderable body of evidence either known to, or available toâ the BBC which raised questions about Westwoodâs conduct. > > ⌠> > Ms Whiteâs report said âmany peopleâ also raised concerns about the way Westwood treated people on air, including jokes about womenâs breasts, and the review team listened to a selection of his 1Xtra drivetime shows during their investigations. > >âThere are repeated examples of Tim Westwood discussing, or referring to, the bodies of those who were in the studio with him and of jokes at their expense,â Ms White wrote. > >However, she added: âI did not hear of any allegation of inappropriate sexual contact with BBC colleagues and no BBC employee who worked with Tim Westwood told me that they regarded inappropriate sexualised language that Tim Westwood is alleged to have used about them to be a sexual advance.â
X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story - BBC Radio 4
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/24753096 [https://feddit.uk/post/24753096] > > The story of Elon Musk, the way itâs usually told, makes him sound like a fictional character, a comic-book superhero - or supervillain. Heâs the worldâs richest man, and now an adviser to the US President. He uses X - his social media platform - to berate politicians he doesnât agree with around the world. > > > >He plans to put chips in peopleâs brains, and to save the world by colonising Mars. Muskâs visions of the future seem to stem from the science fiction that has fired his imagination since he was a boy. But whatâs the real story, the true history, behind the comic book? Back in 2021 Harvard History Professor and New Yorker Writer Jill Lepore became fascinated by this question. > > > >So she made a Radio 4 podcast which tried to explain Musk through the science fiction he grew up with - tales of superheroes with origin stories that seemed to influence how he understands his own life. So much has happened since then that we decided to update that series - and add three new episodes, too. Because Musk keeps changing, and so does what Lepore calls âMuskismâ - his brand of extreme capitalism and techno-futurism. And strangely, his origin story keeps changing, too. > > > >How can understanding these fantasy stories - some of them a century old - help us understand the future Musk wants to take us to? > > Well worth a listen, especially episode 2: > > > Musk is reinventing himself as a kingmaker for the United States and the world. He wants to shape the future. But in this episode, Lepore goes back to his past - to his childhood and family history. As a boy growing up in apartheid South Africa, Musk developed a fascination with science fiction - especially Douglas Adamsâ The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy. One of Muskâs grandfathers was the leader of a strange sci-fi inspired movement known as Technocracy. Technocrats found democracy in adequate to modernity, and wanted engineers and scientists to run governments. Lepore argues Technocracy bears an uncanny resemblance to some things going on today in Silicon Valley and Washington today: from de-regulation of the economy to the rise of crypto-currency.
Sliced Bread: Protein Powder - BBC Radio 4
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/23525241 [https://feddit.uk/post/23525241] > > Listener Helen from Manchester got in touch to ask about Protein Powders, as she considered replenishing her supply that sheâs been taking after long distance runs. > > > >She wanted to know if Whey or Plant-based protein really can help her build and repair muscle, whether thereâs a set amount she should be having, if one type is better than the other, or if she could just get the protein she needs from her food â and save on buying another bag? > > > >Greg Foot brings back Professor of Human Physiology, Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool, John Moores University, Graeme Close to answer Helenâs questions, tell us what our body needs and uses protein for, and whether it really can deliver âGainzâ (with a Z.)
The World War Two soldier buried in Germany without his brain
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/23053486 [https://feddit.uk/post/23053486] > > Scottish soldier Donnie MacRae died as a German prisoner of war during World War Two - but it was not until almost 80 years later that his family discovered he had been buried without his brain. > > > >Donnie died in a PoW hospital in 1941 and because he had suffered with a rare neurological condition an autopsy was performed on his body. > > > >During the post-mortem, his brain and part of his spinal cord were removed and sent to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Psychiatry in Munich to be used for research. > > > >His body was buried by the Germans and later reburied by the Allies in the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Berlin but no-one knew his brain had been removed. > > > > In total, about 160 small slices of Donnieâs brain and spinal cord have been kept in the archives of the Munich research centre - since renamed the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry - ever since. > > > >A BBC Radio 4 documentary - Shadow of War: A Tainted Anatomy [https://www.bbc.com/programmes/m00274w0] - looks at why this happened and at the work being carried out to reunite the remains with the soldier in his grave.
The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg, Episode 1: Lords of Misrule - BBC Radio 4
> When we think about Christmas, we probably picture mangers, glowing fireplaces, carol singers and snow-covered hills. But behind all this, thereâs something much darker lurking in the shadows. > >In her new book, The Dead of Winter, Sarah Clegg peels back the wrapping paper of modern Christmas to reveal the creepy creatures and customs hiding underneath. Beyond the jollity and bright enchantment of the festive season, there lurks a darker mood - one that has found expression over the centuries in a host of strange and unsettling traditions. > >Cambridge-trained historian Sarah delves deep into the folklore of the Christmas season in Europe, detailing the way its terrifying past continues to haunt and entertain us now in the 21st Century. She experiences many of these traditions first-hand joining wassailing celebrations in Wales and attempting a Swedish Year Walk. She also explores the tension between darkness and light that lies at the heart of winter celebrations and argues that we need both the comforting glow of the hearth and the thrilling chill of ghost stories. > >Today, Sarah introduces us to some of the ghastly and ghoulish creatures from ancient European Christmas folklore.
Uncanny Christmas, Christmas Special: Uncanny Live with Reece Shearsmith - BBC Radio 4
Uncanny Christmas, Christmas Special: Return to Luibeilt - Radio 4
> Christmas 1973, and two young climbers experienced the most terrifying night of their lives in a bothy in the Scottish mountains. The events that took place that night would haunt one of those young men, Phil, for the rest of his life. > >In 2021, Phil told Danny Robins his story, and it became one of the most popular episodes of Uncanny to date. Now, for this special Christmas episode and five decades on from Philâs original experience, Danny is strapping on his rucksack and heading for the Highlands, to take Phil back to where it all happened. > >Is whatever haunted Luibeilt still there? Will Danny survive the night?
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