 | | BBC RADIO 3 Wednesday 28 May 2008 | |
Performance On 3 – Die Schöne Müllerin
Wednesday 28 May
7.00-8.45pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
Mark Padmore, among the finest British tenors of our time and much celebrated for his Schubert, begins a series of the great Schubert song cycles to be broadcast on consecutive Wednesdays on BBC Radio 3. It begins with Die schöne Müllerin, which tells the tale of the happy wanderer bewitched by a beautiful mill girl. Padmore is partnered for the work by pianist Till Fellner. Next week's offering is Die Winterreise, with pianist Julius Drake; and the final piece is Schwanengesang, accompanied by Roger Vignoles. Suzy Klein presents the first concert, recorded last week at London's Wigmore Hall. Presenter/Suzy Klein, Producer/Edward Blakeman BBC Radio 3 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 4 Wednesday 28 May 2008 | |
Afternoon Play –
The Antisocial Behaviour Of Horace RumpoleEp 1/2
Wednesday 28 May
2.15-3.00pm BBC RADIO 4
(Schedule addition Friday 16 May) |  |
John Mortimer's latest two-part Rumpole story features the magician of the Old Bailey at his implacable best as he defends ancient freedoms, while remaining uneasy about exactly what his wife Hilda is up to in her continuing friendship with a high court judge. ASBOs don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole. He takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their liberty then some form of meaningful legal procedure ought to be put in place. Not that Hilda agrees, of course, but she's too busy completing her memoirs and planning a radical new career to dissuade him from taking an interest when one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street. And if that wasn't enough, Rumpole's colleagues have voiced some rather prudish objections to the small cigars and glasses of red wine he enjoys in his room in Chambers. They may even slap an ASBO on him, which won't help his cause of being appointed a QC at long last! Pretty soon Rumpole realises that there is something fishy about the Timson case. Why are the residents pursuing their case against the boy quite so strongly? Could they have more sinister reasons for wanting him off their street? And could it be connected in any way to the lonely death of a prostitute across town, in which the prime suspect is a hapless young bachelor protesting his innocence; a call to arms Rumpole can scarcely ignore? Timothy West and Prunella Scales star once again as Rumpole and Hilda. The Antisocial Behaviour Of Horace Rumpole concludes tomorrow (Thursday 29 May) at 2.15pm. Director/Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 Publicity Laura Solon – Talking And Not TalkingEp 1/6
Wednesday 28 May
11.30pm-12.00midnight BBC RADIO 4 | |
Perrier Award-winner Laura Solon (BBC One's Ruddy Hell! It's Harry And Paul) returns for a second series of her own hit BBC Radio 4 show, packed with bittersweet character monologues and cuttingly modern sketches. Laura is joined by Rosie Cavaliero (BBC TV's Jam And Jerusalem and Saxondale), Ben Moor (Casanova) and Ben Willbond (BBC One's The Catherine Tate Show). Producer/Colin Anderson BBC Radio 4 Publicity | | BBC 6 MUSIC Wednesday 28 May 2008 | |
Nemone
Wednesday 28 May
1.00-4.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
French-Spanish musical revolutionary Manu Chao joins Nemone for a chat about his music, in the week that his new single, Politik Kills, is released. Manu Chao has been a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene since the Eighties and founded the band Mano Negra. He sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, Italian and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. He is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Please note: This programme was originally scheduled for Wednesday 30 April. Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Jax Coombes BBC 6 Music Publicity Marc Riley's Brain Surgery
Wednesday 28 May
7.00-9.30pm BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Marc Riley welcomes Sheffield-based band Bromheads Jacket – who he described as "the loudest band I've ever heard" – into the studio for a chat and a live session as their single Speaker Box is released upon an unsuspecting world. Presenter/Marc Riley, Producer/Michelle Choudhry BBC 6 Music Publicity Gideon Coe
Wednesday 28 May
10.00pm-1.00am BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Gideon Coe plays session tracks from Alternative TV and a 6 Music Freak Zone session from Vashti Bunyan, with concert highlights from Can and Laura Cantrell. Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Lisa Kenlock BBC 6 Music Publicity | | BBC ASIAN NETWORK Wednesday 28 May 2008 | |
Bill is trying to find the courage to see Zak, in the latest visit to Silver Street. Sean offers to find out how the land lies if that helps. Arun is still showing a lack of support for Zak but later apologises for not visiting sooner. Khatija worries Zak isn't looking after himself properly but fails to persuade him to come to Pakistan. Sean and Arun are trying to cheer Zak up. Sean mentions Bill but Zak can't face him just yet... Bill is played by Robin Bowerman, Zak by Jetinder Summan, Sean by Lloyd Thomas, Arun by Naithan Ariane and Khatija by Miriam Ali. BBC Asian Network Publicity | | BBC WORLD SERVICE Wednesday 28 May 2008 | |
What Next For Kenya?Ep 2/2
Wednesday 28 May
10.05-10.30am BBC WORLD SERVICE | | | | |
Former BBC East Africa Correspondent Mike Wooldridge concludes his investigation into what lay behind the vicious conflict that erupted in Kenya at the turn of the year. He assesses what it might take for Kenya to recover from the shock of the killings, displacement of people and destruction of property. On a journey that takes him from the bustling capital, Nairobi, to wary communities in the Rift Valley, Mike reports on the issues behind the headlines. Presenter/Mike Wooldridge, Producer/Ruth Evans BBC World Service Publicity | 
