 | | BBC RADIO 2 Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2008 | |
The Record Producers
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
7.00-8.00pm BBC RADIO 2 | | | | |
Mick Jones of The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and Carbon/Silicon is the focus of the latest Record Producers documentary as presenters Richard Allinson and Steve Levine turn their attention to musicians who have carved out secondary careers behind the console. The programme includes an exclusive interview with Jones along with expert opinion from Steve and previously unheard material from Jones's archive. Other contributors include Don Letts of Big Audio Dynamite; Tony James, formerly of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik and now current bandmate in Carbon/Silicon; Hard-Fi's Richard Archer, whose first band, Contempo, was Jones's first full production; Topper Headon of The Clash; Bill Price, whose work with Mott The Hoople inspired Jones and who went on to mix and engineer most of The Clash records; and Simon Humphrey, an engineer with CBS who recorded The Clash album. Presenters/Richard Allinson and Steve Levine,
Producer/Neil Myners BBC Radio 2 Publicity Kaiser Chiefs Coming Home
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
8.00-9.00pm BBC RADIO 2
(Schedule addition Friday 16 May) | | | | |
Kaiser Chiefs return to their hometown for a special concert from Leeds United's Elland Road stadium on Saturday 24 May. Listeners can enjoy highlights of this concert, including hits from the band's two best-selling albums, on BBC Radio 2. Presenter/Stuart Maconie, Producer/Sarah Gaston BBC Radio 2 Publicity Courtney Pine Celebrates Humph At 80 – A Tribute
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
9.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 2
(Schedule addition Friday 16 May) |
BBC Radio 2 remembers Humphrey Lyttelton, the much-loved musician, bandleader and broadcaster who died recently, with a revised repeat of a programme first broadcast in May 2001 to celebrate his 80th birthday. From memories of those who shared a stage with Humph, to his own illuminating conversation with Courtney Pine, this programme celebrates a career which effortlessly spanned the era of 78 rpm recording to an appearance on CD with Radiohead, a momentous meeting with Louis Armstrong and performances with jazz greats such as Sidney Bechet. Presenter/Courtney Pine, Producer/Terry Carter BBC Radio 2 Publicity Jools Holland
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
10.30-11.30pm BBC RADIO 2 | | | | |
Tonight's programme is a Chess Records special with Marshall Chess, the son and nephew of Chess Records' founders, Leonard and Philip. Marshall talks to Jools Holland about his first encounters with Muddy Waters, his work with blues and hip-hop artists and his new album, Chess Moves, a modern interpretation of blues classics by artists such as Memphis Slim and Roscoe Gordon. Presenter/Jools Holland, Producer/Sarah Gaston BBC Radio 2 Publicity Brass BritainEp 2/4
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
11.30pm-12.00midnight BBC RADIO 2 | | | | |
Brassed Off star Stephen Tompkinson continues this four-part celebration of the UK's long love affair with brass bands and the music of brass. In this second programme politician Dennis Skinner, suffragette historian Elizabeth Crawford and former international cricket umpire Dickie Bird reflect on how brass bands have often provided the soundtrack to Britain's turbulent history of troubles, tragedies and triumphs. The programme also looks at how the tradition is much more than a hobby for many brass banders in Britain. And Stephen finds out how a former mining village in South Yorkshire is home to one of the best brass bands in the world. Presenter/Stephen Tompkinson, Producers/Rosemary Foxcroft and Ashley Byrne BBC Radio 2 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 3 Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2008 | |
Composer Of The Week – Delius Ep 1/5
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Friday 30 May
12.00-1.00pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
Donald Macleod charts the life and music of Frederick Delius, whose uncompromising artistic vision was matched only by the tragedy of his final years of illness. Delius's life story reads like a screenplay: a silver-spoon birth, voyages to the orange groves of Florida, a perceived betrayal of his native England and an agonising final illness. No wonder director Ken Russell saw the opportunity to immortalise him in his unforgettable film A Song Of Summer. Russell saw in the composer a man utterly convinced of his musical principles, unwilling to compromise either in his professional or private life. An avowed atheist, Delius quickly turned his back on the Bradford textile industry into which his father would dearly have loved him to follow, and dedicated his life to the pursuit of beauty in music. Across the week, Donald recounts how Delius assembled around him a network of key collaborators – the likes of composers Edvard Grieg and Percy Grainger, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, and Yorkshire musician Eric Fenby, who was to play a crucial role in Delius's final years when syphilis rendered him blind and paralysed. He also surrounded himself with some of the most radical artists and thinkers of his age: Edvard Munch, August Strindberg, and the intriguing figure of occultist and philosopher Papus. With Papus, Delius created an extraordinary blueprint for a new layout of the symphony orchestra based on cabalist principles. In this first programme, Donald discovers how Delius set about finding his very personal voice. It's a time of remarkable variety in Delius's music, dispelling the myth that when you've heard one piece of Delius you've heard them all. There's a chance to hear his first published work (completely unlike anything else he ever wrote), three of the few songs he ever wrote, and the piano concerto which was one of the first major works to make his name. Presenter/Donald Macleod, Producer/Michael Surcombe BBC Radio 3 Publicity BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
1.00-2.00pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | |  |
The compelling combination of violinist Andrew Manze and keyboard player Richard Egarr, among the most respected period-instrument performers of our time, is always going to be a concert worth making an extra special effort to hear. But in this live BBC Radio 3 recital from London's Wigmore Hall they perform a chamber music programme from a slightly later period than one might expect from this duo – and not on their usual instruments. Together they perform sonatas by Mozart and Schubert; Manze puts aside his baroque violin for a later model, while Egarr takes to the Wigmore Steinway for these and Mozart's solo Adagio in B minor. Presenter/Suzy Klein, Producer/Olwen Fisher BBC Radio 3 Publicity Performance On 3 – Northern Sinfonia
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
7.00-8.45pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
Britten often composed more songs for his song cycles than he eventually used, and here there is a chance to hear the first performance of three newly orchestrated songs which may never have been heard publicy before. For his great song cycle Les Illuminations, he expanded his original scheme of seven songs to a cycle of 14, but some songs were dropped from the finished work. Composer Colin Matthews has edited and orchestrated three of the "rejects" and they are given their première tonight by the Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair with soprano Sandrine Piau. The concert pairs the premières of the Britten songs plus another Britten rarity (his early Clarinet Concerto performed by Michael Collins) with Mozart's well-known Overture from The Marriage Of Figaro and Symphony No. 40. Suzy Klein presents the concert, which was recorded earlier in May at The Sage, Gateshead. Presenter/Suzy Klein, Series Producer/Edward Blakeman BBC Radio 3 Publicity Nightwaves
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
9.45-10.30pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
In a Bank Holiday special, Philip Dodd and guests discuss censorship. As a BBC Two drama, Filth – The Mary Whitehouse Story, prepares to tell the story of the tireless taste and decency campaigner and her battle to keep "filth" out of the family home, Philip asks: was Mary Whitehouse right after all? Philip and his guests trace the history of censorship in this country and seek new answers to those age-old questions: to what extent does the consumption of violent films and video games lead to violent behaviour, and how does pornography feed into behaviour and attitudes towards the opposite sex? Presenter/Philip Dodd, Producer/Aasiya Lodhi BBC Radio 3 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 4 Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2008 | |
Book Of The Week – Bearded TitEp 1/5
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Friday 30 May
9.45-10.00am BBC RADIO 4 | | | |  |
Rory McGrath – one of the best-known faces in British comedy – reads from his book, Bearded Tit, in which he turns up at Cambridge in the mid-Seventies to study languages. Alas, his success with the opposite sex is nil. Then, in his second year of study, he meets and falls in love with JJ, who works in the ornithology section of a bookshop. Rory had been interested in birds since he was a child, but his involvement had been limited to copying the drawings from the Observer Book of British Birds. In JJ he meets a woman who enters his soul – and knows a thing or two about birds. Soon, the Latin names of British birds are Rory's constant study. Months of wooing and birdspotting finally end in protestations of love on both sides, but suddenly it all ends in tears. Mostly Rory's. Twenty-five years later, Rory is divorced with two kids and a new partner, Tori, who is also into birds. Now that they've got a bit of peace in their previously stressful lives, they take up birdwatching properly. Rory reads his own hilarious insights into twitching, birding and hide protocol – and he finally reveals what happened to JJ, his first love. Reader/Rory McGrath, Producer/Chris Wallis BBC Radio 4 Publicity Woman's Hour Drama –
Jane And PrudenceEp 1/10
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Friday 30 May
10.45-11.00am BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Barbara Pym's novel Jane And Prudence, about two women in pursuit of happiness in a world of men, is dramatised by Jennie Howarth. Jane, 42, and Prudence, 29, met when Jane was Pru's tutor at Oxford. Intellectually sharp but socially inept, Jane finds life as a vicar's wife in a suburban parish far from her natural bent, and is concerned for Prudence, who at 29 is single but with a series of failed love affairs behind her. So when Jane's husband is assigned to a rural parish, she sees an opportunity both to get involved in village life and fix Prudence up with one of the natives. Jane settles on Fabian Driver, a 40-something widower with a big house and a reputation for philandering. Having introduced Pru to him on her visit, Jane's plans are going well but she hasn't reckoned on a threat to the budding relationship in the shape of mousey Miss Morrow, Fabian's next-door neighbour. This delightful comedy of rural relationships, full of intrigue and romance, is also a beautifully observed account of the lives of women in a society where male supremacy was taken for granted. Susie Blake plays Jane with Emma Fielding as Prudence, Gerard McDermott as Fabian, Alison Pettitt as Miss Morrow and Elizabeth Spriggs as Miss Doggett. Penelope Wilton narrates. Producer/Chris Wallis BBC Radio 4 Publicity The Homecoming
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
11.00-11.30am BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
There are regular reports of migrants flooding into the UK, placing a burden on the state and taking British jobs. But what about the thousands of people who voluntarily leave the UK every year to return to their home country? The Homecoming tells the story of one such person. Fehmi Islami left Kosovo on 10 December 1998. Badly beaten, his leg was broken and he was bleeding internally. He arrived in England in a lorry and claimed asylum on entry. Now, after nearly a decade of life in the UK, Fehmi is going home to a free and independent Kosovo. Fehmi has spent almost every day of the last nine years working to pay his way in England and to save money for his eventual return home. He knows that, in spite of independence, life in Kosovo is hard. Unemployment is estimated at 43 per cent and the country's future is uncertain. Many countries still refuse to recognise its independence and the life Fehmi remembers no longer exists; Kosovo has moved on and modernised. This is his story of leaving behind a secure and stable host country to finally make that journey home. Producer/Gemma Newby BBC Radio 4 Publicity Afternoon Readings – Writing From HayEp 1/5
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Friday 30 May
3.30-3.45pm BBC RADIO 4 | |
Writing From Hay sees the broadcast of four new stories recorded at one of Britain's most exciting literary events, the Hay Festival, plus one additional studio recording. The line-up features some of the brightest stars in contemporary literature, with stories written and read by Fay Weldon, Angela Huth, Catherine O'Flynn and Bill Paterson. Monday's story, The Hair Of The Dog by Jane Gardam, is taken from her recent collection, The People Of Privilege Hill, and is the week's studio recording. Tuesday's story is The Hilltop Singer by Angela Huth. Angela is the author of 11 novels including Land Girls, which was made into a feature film starring Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel. She also writes for radio, television and stage, and is a well-known freelance journalist, critic and broadcaster. On Wednesday Bill Paterson reads Dancing At The Wrecker's Ball (title tbc). Better known as an actor, Bill's collection of short stories based on his childhood experiences of post-war Glasgow is due for publication in August. Catherine O'Flynn contributes Thursday's story (title tbc). Catherine is the Birmingham-based author of What Was Lost, winner of the 2007 Costa First Novel prize and long-listed for the Man Booker and Orange prizes. Novelist, playwright and screenwriter Fay Weldon concludes the week. Fay's most recent books include What Makes Women Happy, a book of non-fiction; and The Spa Decameron, about 10 women who meet at a health spa and tell the stories of their lives. Producer/Liz Allard BBC Radio 4 Publicity Cosmic QuestEp 1/30
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
3.45-4.00pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Astronomer and broadcaster Heather Couper presents a narrative history of people's growing understanding of the universe and our place within it. Since the dawn of modern humans more than 100,000 years ago, people have been looking into the sky in wonder. They have marvelled at the regularity of the life-giving Sun, the changing phases of the Moon, the motions of planets and comets and the mysterious starry backdrop of the cosmos. They have mapped and measured the heavens and slowly come to understand what they represent – but the task is by no means over. By following the progress of astronomy through the ages people can learn about the history of ideas and the rise of science, as well as developing a greater understanding of the universe itself and our place within it. This series tells that story. Presenter/Heather Couper, Producer/Martin Redfern BBC Radio 4 Publicity James Bond, The Last Englishman
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
8.00-8.30pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Professor David Cannadine argues that Ian Fleming's Bond novels are a fantastic response to the moment when Britain lost an Empire, but was still struggling to find a role in the new world. He also claims that they have played a key role in shaping England's national self-image. For Cannadine, Bond is the consolatory fantasy of Fleming, the nostalgic conservative appalled by Britain's collapse as a great power. Contributors include Fleming biographers Andrew Lycett and Ben Macintyre, and writer and polemicist Christopher Hitchens. The Saturday Play at 2.30pm on Saturday 24 May is Ian Fleming's Dr No, and the author's niece, Lucy Fleming, delves into her uncle's life and most famous creation in The Bond Correspondence at 10.30am the same day. Presenter/Professor David Cannadine, Producer/Susan Marling BBC Radio 4 Publicity Book At Bedtime – HelplessEp 1/10
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Friday 30 May
10.45-11.00pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Canadian novelist Barbara Gowdy's novel about the abduction of a nine-year-old girl is told from the multiple viewpoints of the mother, the abductees and the girl herself. Helpless is the gripping story of the abduction of nine-year-old Rachel, whose distinctive looks attract attention wherever she goes. The narrative follows the stories of Rachel in the basement where she is being held; her mother Celia, a woman on a personal journey of guilt and terror; and the two abductors themselves as they struggle to cope with the enormity of their actions. All three strands meet in a moving conclusion to a powerful story, which is told in such a way as to examine and explain rather than condemn. Reader/Kathryn Akin, Producer/Christine Hall BBC Radio 4 Publicity Lonely Nights
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
11.30pm-12.00midnight BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Lonely Nights accompanies astronomer Brian Skiff through a night-shift at a telescope high in the mountains of Arizona. Brian is a self-confessed nocturnal hermit. He spends over 100 nights each year searching the skies for objects that might potentially hit Earth. So far, he's discovered countless asteroids and a dozen comets, many of which he's named after his favourite musicians, whose recordings fill the observatory's control room each night. In this fascinating portrait, produced by Arizona-based sound recordist Diane Hope and feature-maker Alan Hall, Brian reflects upon the night sky and his isolated working conditions, set against the eerie backdrop of the Arizona mountains. The sounds of the night – howling coyotes, bugling elks and chorusing frogs – are woven together with the heavy machinery of the telescope motors and domes in a richly layered musical mosaic. Producers/Diane Hope and Alan Hall BBC Radio 4 Publicity | | BBC 6 MUSIC Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2008 | |
6 Music Plays It Again –
The 2-Tone MovementEp 1/4
Bank Holiday Monday 26 to Thursday 29 May
9.30-10.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Amid talk of a reunion of The Specials, there's another chance to hear Pauline Black charting the story of the influential multicultural record label from Coventry that spawned a whole movement in the late Seventies and was home to The Specials, Madness, The Selector and many more. The series continues through the week, concluding on Thursday. Presenter/Pauline Black, Repeat Producer/Frank Wilson BBC 6 Music Publicity Gideon Coe
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May
10.00pm-1.00am BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Gideon Coe once again delves deep into the archive and unearths some of the best sessions and live sets recorded for the BBC. Tonight's concert highlights come from The Bees, Laura Viers, and George Harrison live in Japan with Eric Clapton in 1991. Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Lisa Kenlock BBC 6 Music Publicity | BBC ASIAN NETWORK
Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2008 | |
Dr Masud is about to find out if he'll be charged for financing a fake passport, in the week's first visit to Silver Street. Talib tells him what to say but when the doctor protests, Talib tells him it's the only way Zak will be cleared. Elsewhere, Khatija and Pervaiz discuss moving back to Pakistan and want Zak to come too, but will he agree? Later, Dr Masud and Zak get off with a caution, unlike Talib – but Dr Masud's conscience is troubling him... Dr Masud is played by Saeed Jaffrey, Talib by Rachid Sabitri, Zak by Jetinder Summan, Khatija by Miriam Ali and Pervaiz by Shajait Khan.
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