Click the links to stream programs free from the Beeb:
In Their Own Words: Sleater-Kinney - Sleater-Kinney reveal their story through interviews from the BBC archives including a long-ranging conversation between Carrie Brownstein & Mary Anne Hobbs in 2015, plus a chat with Carrie, bandmate Corin Tucker and Lauren Laverne in 2020.
Sounds of the Seventies with Johnnie Walker - Johnnie pays tribute to colleague, friend and broadcasting pioneer Annie Nightingale, who died last week. Plus, a year on from the death of David Crosby. Johnnie revisits an interview he did with Crosby during an American tour several years ago.
Sofa Session: Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae plays tracks from her latest album, Black Rainbows, and a previously unheard cover.
This Cultural Life: Patricia Cornwell - Crime writer Patricia Cornwell talks to John Wilson about her challenging childhood and upbringing in North Carolina. She reveals the influence of two works of literature on her own writing; Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an ancestor of Cornwell's; and William Golding's Lord of the Flies. She also talks about her interest in the Parthenon Sculptures and her fascination with the identity of Jack the Ripper.
"Playing with Fire" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Regularly every Sunday, Markham and his friends hold a seance in Badderly Gardens. But one week, a Frenchman joins them - and conducts a dangerous experiment. First published in 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale - abridged by Doreen Estall. Read by Edward De Souza.
Desert Island Discs - Raymond Briggs - From Tom Waits to Dave Brubeck, ilustrator Raymond Briggs returns to share more castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 2005.
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