Joss Ackland narrates a search through BBC archives for unheard gems from JRR Tolkien, as Oxford Academic Dr Stuart Lee discovers the unbroadcast offcuts from an interview given by the author. Producers: Anna Scott-Brown and Adam Fowler An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4 All programmes can be listened to on…
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Overtone programmes made before 2015.
Gillian Reynolds has been a professional writer about radio for fifty years and, for Archive on 4, unearths the voices that have echoed through her life as critic and broadcaster on commercial and BBC radio. Producer: Simon Elmes An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4 All programmes can be listened to…
Can a year’s worth of radio be condensed into less than an hour? Lynne Truss does, with the help of a nightingale singing to a cello. An elephant tickling some ivories. A Mongolian thunderstorm throws listeners right across the kitchen, and we will learn the meaning of friendship, being from Yorkshire, and growing chrysanthemums. …
Bridget Kendall asks why there is a proportionately high amount of Russian and East European dancers in Strictly Come Dancing. The programme features dancers Kristina Rihanoff and Gleb Savchenko who discuss their careers and their dedication to dance. Dancers from previous generations talk about the hardships they faced while dancing in Soviet Russia when ballroom dancing was…
Mark Tully joins the pilgrims at the world’s largest religious festival. Hindu traditions meet modern India at the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna where millions of believers come to bathe. Producer: Adam Fowler An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4 This programme won a Gold Award at the New York Audio Festival…
