An honour. All humanity (and lack of it) is here within these powerful Radio/Audio stories...

Ordered insoles for foot pain and realised too late they're down for home delivery, not click n collect today.

Unmissable, Londoners!

Finding a pair of socks

An angry Michael Palin, a clever Dr Seuss, Johnny Cash, seductive Soca rhythms, plastic as food, the departed and forever young, Religion versus Science, and The Female Gaze. That’s just the half of it, from brilliant audio makers and storytellers here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Join Peter Curran for R4 Pick of the Week at 18.15. We’ve got amazing things from Samira Ahmed Louisa Buck Tom Sutcliffe Michael Taylor John Wilson William Crawley Erland Cooper Orkneyology.com/ Keeping stories/ Orkney Islands Harry Baker Steve Doherty 🐐 David Bramwell Mike Skinner Jerome Weatherald bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Tiny producer and Parade head presenter begin recording Pick of the Week BBC Radio 4 Tx. Sunday 6.15pm

Always love doing this show, especially with the help of other ears. If you hear a great piece of BBC radio or podcast this week, do tip me off. Thanks. [email protected]
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#Oppenheimer great film, untroubled by images of aftermath. 100,000 people died as a result of one bomb, yet Govt also censored images of the devastation for years. Posting this doc again, as the movie opens in Japan this week.

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As The Fast Show gang are out on tour, thought you might like to hear this Ep of The Reunion BBC Radio 4 I produced...ten bleedin' years ago. The risque quips of charlie higson, Mr Whitehouse et al were a treat for presenter Sue McGregor, as you can imagine bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03…

Tell you what, as I know the cultural see-saw awaits my heft, I'm loving the new album from elbow, Audio Vertigo. Music delights and great imagery. Inventive as ever.

Gang of Four, Wire, Special AKA, Gibson Brothers, Sparks, Blondie, Lodger, Chic, Sister Sledge... I'm in.

I missed a day at school, but mate gave me the homework: write about a household object. Found example in old textbook from previous school(s). I read it out loud in class the next day. At the end, teacher shouted 'Get out , NOW!'. He'd used same example to set the homework

LaugharneWeekend2024 David Kynaston’s majestic post-war history of Britain reaches 1962 - 65 with A Northern Wind. Another packed room gain insights from David in conversation with Peter Curran. You can get the impression that we haven’t moved on much. Essential read.

Laugharne Festival is always a brilliant mix of music, art and literature. Yesterday was great fun with Helen O’Hara playing songs with Tim Burgess, Will Sergeant being interviewed by Peter Curran and John Niven talking to James Dean Bradfield about his latest book.

Great audience and plenty of laughs talking about Echoes, Will Sergeant excellent vol2 memoirs #Bunnyman

In the Arctic today with the brilliant Elle Marja Eira. Made a BBC World Service programme 7 yrs ago about her life as a reindeer herder and environmental campaigner. She's just directed her first feature film for Netflix! 'Stjålet' #snowstation

I'm liking this 'too fucked to get these skis on' Emergency graphic.

Superb night of spikes, laughs, high emotion and insight seeing Nachtland Young Vic Highly recommended.