BBC Radio Highlights: The Smile, Daphne du Maurier, 'Jaws' and More


Click the links to stream shows from the Beeb.

The Smile: 6 Music Festival Live Sets - Radiohead meets Sons of Kemet in alt-rock supergroup The Smile. 

Music Legends: Roger Daltrey - The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey talks to Tom Morton about a musical career and rock legacy spanning five decades. From 2011.

"Jaws" by Peter Benchley - High summer on Amity Island, lots of tourists - but something’s lurking as one young woman takes a dip. Read by Henry Goodman.

Flight of the Conchords - The Kiwi band tries to make it big in London. Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music. Rob Brydon narrates the six-part musical odyssey about a novelty band. Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.

Drama on 4: "The Kubrick Test" - The story of a young actor’s encounter with legendary film maker Stanley Kubrick. Starring, as himself, Kerry Shale.

Drama on 4: "Beside Myself" - , makes her way along the clifftops near Kilmarth but any semblance of independence is quickly dispelled by the annoying presence of her nurse, Terry, following at a distance, for being unable to write, the author is suffering from insomnia and depression.

The routine of these ambles is well known to her fans and they often seek her out. So when a stranger approaches, Daphne thinks he’s just another and picks up her stiff stride, eager to get away. However, this one’s not to be deterred. As they walk along Daphne, to own amazement, finds herself revealing much to the man about her life. Why is she compelled to divulge so much? Perhaps too much.

  • Daphne ..... Helena Bonham Carter
  • Man ..... Bill Nighy
  • Terry ..... Alex Tregear
  • Lawyer ..... Ian Dunnett Junior

Charles Chilton - "Space Force" - A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare in space for Captain Saxon Berry and his crew.

Free Thinking: Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" - Released at the height of the Watergate scandal, Coppola's 1974 film about surveillance and wire-tapping reflected the mood of paranoia in the USA. Matthew Sweet & guests discuss.


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