Julian Worricker on:
The broadcaster, John Noakes, who was famous for his daredevil exploits on Blue Peter for thirteen years....
Manuel Noriega, who flirted with the Americans as leader of Panama, and ended up being jailed by them....
The dancer for whom one photograph of her on railings on Blackpool promenade shot her to fame, Pat Stewart....
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Aug 22
Terence Stamp, Stephanie Shirley, Kay Dunbar, Eric Midwinter
John Wilson on: Actor Terence Stamp, the Oscar nominated 60s screen icon who went onto play many villains in his later film career Baroness Stephanie Shirley, the pioneering computer scientist and founder of her own software companyKay Dunbar who founded the Ways with Words liter ... Show More
27m 37s
Aug 15
Jim Lovell, Biddy Baxter, Razia Jan, Iris Williams
Matthew Bannister onJim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.Biddy Baxter, the editor who left an indelible stamp on the children’s TV show Blue Peter. Sarah Greene pays tribute.Razia Jan, the Afghan/American who founded a school for girls in Afghan ... Show More
27m 53s
Aug 8
Dame Stella Rimington, Sylvia Young, Sir Jamie McGrigor, Joan Anderson
Matthew Bannister onDame Stella Rimington, the first woman to be Director General of MI5, who made the service more open and accountable.Sylvia Young, whose drama school turned out countless stars of stage, screen and music.Sir Jamie McGrigor, the Conservative Member of the Scott ... Show More
27m 51s
Nov 2019
The Gangster The Cop The Devil, Touching the Void, Romesh Gunesekera, Gold Digger, George IV : Art and Spectacle
The Gangster The Cop The Devil is an award-winning Korean action thriller about an unlikely alliance between a maverick police detective and a ruthless mobster who have to work together to catch a serial killer Touching the Void began life as a book by Joe Simpson, about a climbi ... Show More
50m 49s
Sep 2023
WWWOA 92: Marc Mann
Musician, composer, conductor Grammy winner and friend Marc Mann has played with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Prince, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynn and Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty, Danny Elfman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Neil Diamond, Neil Yo ... Show More
1h 44m
Jul 2023
Martin Roberts, Jimi Famurewa, Nadine Cooper, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Today we welcome the writer, broadcaster and journalist Jimi Famurewa.
Martin Roberts, the broadcaster, property expert and host of BBC Television series Homes Under the Hammer.
And the founder of the Tuneless Choir, Nadine Cooper. Plus, we’ll hear the Inheritance Tracks from 'ki ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2019
The art of the wedding DJ with John Grant, Jarvis Cocker, Gruff Rhys and Simon Raymonde
This week, we’re joined by a who’s who of indie royalty. John Grant - American singer-songwriter, multi-linguist, former member of the Czars, and now an incredibly successful solo artist in his own right – guides us through this episode. He’s joined by Pulp founder and frontman J ... Show More
23m 20s
Dec 2019
Fed up of the plain old form with Iggy Pop, Anna Calvi, Jason Williamson and Leron Thomas
This week, we’re going into the holiday season with a bang. Trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and producer Leron Thomas (Pan Amsterdam, Iggy Pop) is joined at the world famous Maida Vale studios in London by: the godfather of punk, David Bowie collaborator, actor, singer, and all-ro ... Show More
29m 21s