2011 BBC Productions
BBC Radio 2
"Development Hell" - 1x60mins - June
Presented by Richard E Grant / Produced by Neil Rosser
British acting legend Richard E Grant takes a look at the deep, dark, dangerous world of movie Development Hell...where scripts go to die, and sometimes be resurrected!
BBC Radio 3
"A Poet In Bohemia" - 1x45mins
Presented by David Vaughan / Produced by Richard Bannerman
The 16th century poetry of Elizabeth Weston and the life she made as a poet in Bohemia at the turn of that century are rediscovered by David Vaughan.
BBC Radio 4
"Amnesty At 50" - 1x40mins - Jan
Presented by John Tusa / Produced by Merilyn Harris
2011 NEW YORK FESTIVAL GOLD AWARD WINNER
Amnesty has recently attracted criticism, sometimes from those who have been its most committed activists. John Tusa asks if it has lost its way and what will be its future role.
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"A Family Business - The Chaplin Legacy" - 1x30mins
Presented by Tim Brooke-Taylor / Produced by Tony Staveacre
The legacy of Charlie Chaplin lives on in the performances of his grandchildren James and Aurelia, presenting since 1970 their witty and poetic form of a circus show.
"Out Of The Vortex"" - January - 1x30mins
Presented by Matthew Sweeney / Produced by Merilyn Harris
Poet Matthew Sweeney introduces his choice of poems inspired by times of mental illness and depression.
"The Protection Game" - April - 1x30mins
Presented by Yasmeen Khan / Produced by Yasmeen Khan & Neil Gardner
Yasmeen Khan delves into the mysterious and little-known world of close-protection and bodyguards. Who are these people? Who hires them? And would a bodyguard REALLY take a bullet for their client?
"15 By 15" series 1 - 5x15mins
Presented by Hardeep Singh Kohli / Produced by Richard Bannerman
Hardeep takes 5 very different topics and examines 15 things about those topics in each 15 minute programme. it's gonna be quick, so keep your ears open!
"Dishonour & Depression" - July 1x30mins
Presented by Yasmeen Khan / Produced by Merilyn Harris
Yasmeen Khan reports on the prevelance of depression in British Asian women and how it is being addressed, from the health services and from within the British Asian community.
"The Chinese Nureyev" - May 1x30mins
Presented by Darcey Bussell / Produced by Merilyn Harris
The amazing story of Li Cunxin, born in rural China, recruited by Madame Mao's Dance Academy, dramatic defection while on exchange in the US, star of American and Australian ballet companies.
"Russia: The Wild East" - April/May & July/Aug - 50x15mins
Presented by Martin Sixsmith / Produced by Anna Scott-Brown & Adam Fowler
The BIG narrative history series on BBC R4 in 2011! Martin Sixsmith tells the history of Russia - spanning 1200 years of rulers, revolutions, autocracies and uprisings.
"The Day of the Jackal" - June - 1x30mins
Presented by Patrick Humphries / Produced by Neil Rosser
On the 49th anniversary of the publication of Frederick Forsyth's classic novel, Patrick Humphries takes a reappraisal of the book, the man and the popularity.
"It's My Story - Letting Go of James" - July - 1x30mins
Produced & Presented by Anna Scott-Brown
The intimate story of one family placing their 15 year old son in full time residential care - the decision, the process and the fall-out.
"From Cockfights To Fascinators" - July - 1x30mins
Presented by Hardeep Singh Kohli / Produced by Richard Bannerman
Hardeep unpicks the cultural layers of Ascot racecourse as it marks its 300th anniversay.
"Wordsworth's Mysterious Trip to Calais" - Aug - 1x30mins
Presented by John Worthen / Produced by Richard Bannerman
John Worthen investigates the mysterious month when William Wordsworth visited his former mistress and their daughter in Calais in August 1802.
"Page To Performance - Series 3" - 2x30mins
Presented by Lowri Blake / Produced by Richard Bannerman
Lowri returns with another set of programmes that get inside the performance of a piece of music through the words of its performers, and traces the development from the composer's page to the full performance. This series she looks at Copeland's "Billy The Kid" and Mahler's 10th Symphony.
"The Paper Round" - 5x15mins
Presented by Bob Kingdom / Produced by Olivia Landsberg
Public figures mount their bicycles and re-visit the route of their paper round, using it to discuss how it influenced their attitudes to work, discipline, independence and achievement.
"Home From Home" - 2x30mins
Presented by Hardeep Singh Kohli / Produced by Richard Bannerman
As the balance shifts between india and the UK, Hardeeo uncovers personal stories which illustrate and reflect the changing relationship between the countries.
"The Price of Freedom" - 1x40mins
Presented by Jonathan Freedland / Produced by Neil Rosser
On the centenary of British MPs being awarded a salary, Jonathan Freedland investigates the whole question of MPs pay and the way Parliamentary money functions.
"Pop Goes The Bible" - 1x30mins
Presented by Paul Gambaccini / Produced by Richard Bannerman
There's no doubt which book has inspired more music than any other...from Bach to U2, the Bible gives the best songs!
"Turkish Delight?" - 1x30mins
Presented by Yasmeen Khan / Produced by Yasmeen Khan & Richard Bannerman
Beloved of drunks and late night revellers everywhere, the kebab has firmly established itself as the late night dish of choice in the UK. In this quirky and revealing programme, Yasmeen uses the ubiquitous kebab shop to take a look at the growing but under0reported Turkish community in the UK.
BBC Radio 7
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" - 5x30mins
Written by HP Lovecraft - Read by Richard Coyle - Music by Jon Nicholls - Produced/Directed by Neil Gardner
A follow-up to 2010's celebrated "At The Mountains of Madness", Richard Coyle returns to read HP Lovecraft's classic tale of the New England seaport, fallen into disrepair and worshipping the beast known as Cthulhu. With full music score by Jon Nicholls.
"The Tales of Max Carrados" - 5x30mins
Written by Ernest Bramh - Read by Arthur Darvill - Music by Jon Nicholls - Produced/Directed by Neil Gardner
The tales of Max Carrados fall squarely in the classic English detective tradition, told in plain though polished prose. Max is an omniscient blind amateur detective with a wry sense of humour. We present 5 of his finest adventures.
BBC World Service
"A Short History of Story" - 3x27mins
Presented Noah Richler / Produced by Richard Bannerman
Noah Richler talks to biologists, mathematicians et al as he builds a new typology of story.