Shows
Front RowColm Tóibín, Miranda Rutter & Rob Harbron, Iain Sinclair on John DeakinColm Tóibín's not a fan of follow-ups so why has he written a sequel to his bestseller Brooklyn, which was made into a film starring Saoirse Ronan? He talks to Tom Sutcliffe about not overwriting sex - and how Domhnall Gleeson's screen performance as a "quiet Irishman" in Brooklyn inspired him. Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron's new folk album, Bird Tunes, is inspired by birdsong they hear in woods in the Cotswolds. They perform a track on fiddle and concertina and talk about how manipulating the sounds made by blackbirds, wrens and cuckoos helped to in...2024-05-2142 min
The VerbThe Verb at the Trades ClubIan McMillan presents Radio 3's The Verb from the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. He's joined by poet Clare Shaw whose poetry extols the poetic possibilities of peat bogs and moss; Ben and David Crystal whose new book Everyday Shakespeare offers us a quotation from the bard for every day of the year; Jimmy Andrex offers a meeting place between music and poetry and singer Emily Portman and musician Rob Harbron sing the words of Irish poet Louis MacNeice2023-07-1444 min
Bopst ShowBopst Show: Fatal CharmsMusic variety show hosted, mixed and recorded by Chris Bopst featuring words and music by Kana TNT, Harry Belafonte, The Mike Lee Sound, The Five Du-Tunes, The Creatures, Emily Portman & Rob Harbron, Sex Blender, Mark Stewart & the Maffia, Maria Anderson, Zen Boulders, Bel Medula, and Panadda Chayapark.This show originally aired May 5, 2023 on WRWK 93.9 LP FM in Midlothian, Virginia, USA.2023-05-0855 minFront RowPlaywright Ryan Calais Cameron, musician Stewart Copeland and is Morris dancing having a moment?The playwright Ryan Calais Cameron's critically acclaimed play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy has just transferred to London's West End. Samira Ahmed talks to him about its success and his new play at The Kiln in London, Retrograde, set in 1950s Hollywood and following a young Sidney Poitier.Stewart Copeland, founder member and drummer of The Police, now a composer for film, opera and ballet, has reinterpreted the 80s rock band's biggest hits. He talks to Samira about his operas, movie soundtracks and his new album and tour, Police...2023-04-2542 min
The Old Songs PodcastThe Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep5 – ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’, ft. Emily Portman and Rob HarbronEmily Portman, Rob Harbron and Jon Wilks discuss the traditional ballad, ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’ [Roud 31], a song that Emily and Rob have recorded for their new album, Time Was Away. Subjects covered include the duo’s first encounter with traditional folk music, their work with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Emily’s interpretations of the song’s themes, its history, the source singer that Emily learned the song from, the modes and the melody, and how Rob goes about creating accompaniments for traditional songs. They also chat about the album itself and the forthcoming tour to su...2022-10-3154 min
Alternative Stories and Fake RealitiesHare Spell An Audio Drama. Part TwoSend us a textHaving arrived in Devon to visit the mysterious Sally Whitehorn, Molly, Ealine and Katherine contemplate the invitation that brought them there and the meaning of the ancient hare folklore she invokes. Can what she is proposing really be true and what will it mean for the women? Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as MollySarah Golding as SallyStevie Skinner as EalineNadia Wyn...2020-09-251h 00Alternative Stories and Fake RealitiesHare Spell An Audio Drama. Part OneSend us a textWhen three women receive letters from a sender in Devon they are intrigued enough to accept the invitation within and set off to travel to Dartmoor to meet the mysterious Sally Whitehorn. What will they find there and will Sally's outlandish claims prove to be true? Our story explores real folk stories about hares and the mythology associated with them. Hare Spell is written by Terri Windling, Fay Hield , Sarah Hesketh and Sarra Culleno with additional material, editing and collation by Chris Gregory. You heard Amy Forrest as Moll...2020-09-1851 minFront RowCharlotte Rampling, Berlioz Anniversary, Leveret Perform LiveCharlotte Rampling discusses her new film Hannah, for which she won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival playing a woman shunned by her family and society. She also talks about her five decade career, from Georgy Girl to her recent Oscar-nominated performance in 45 Years. Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago next week. Best-known for his Symphony Fantastique - described by Leonard Bernstein as the first musical work of psychedelia, he wrote the first symphony to feature the viola as a solo instrument, and once ascribed a piece to another composer because he thought the critics would take...2019-02-2728 min
Comfortable Place On The Couch: A Midnight Oil Podcaste16 Scream In Blue p2Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they flip over Midnight Oil's 1992 live album, Scream In Blue. Knocking off five tracks, an encore and bonus material, the couch-sitters still manage to ramble down some bunny-trails and set themselves to laughter. Perhaps there's even more disagreement on side two as your hosts cannot agree on what Bones is doing at the end of Progress, if Rob fails in Beds, the tempo of Burnie, and who's fault it is that they didn't dedicate an episode to the Capitol Theatre show.2017-08-1257 min
Comfortable Place On The Couch: A Midnight Oil Podcaste01 The Blue AlbumJoin Darren and Robin on the couch as they start their dissection of the Midnight Oil catalogue with the self-titled album, aka: “The Blue Meanie.” They talk about the band formation, what makes this album unique in the Oil's catalogue and Darren tries to deduce a theme the album takes. The album's drums and bass are discussed extensively, songs are broken down and some jokes are made. Also, Darren regrets criticizing Rob's kick work in Run by Night.2017-03-1556 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 166PODCAST: 28 Feb 2016 01 The Ballad Of Ned Kelly - James Fagan and Jamie McLennan - The James Brothers02 Baby Please Don't Go - Sunjay - Black & Blues03 Sheffield Park - Rosie Carson & Kevin Dempsey - Nightbirds04 Bamburgh By Moonlight (Rants) - Martin Matthews - Wall To Wall... Lindisfarne To Walltown05 The Night - Reg Meuross - December06 The Lord Giveth (And The Landlord Taketh Away) - Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra - Heavy Wood07 Irish Rain...2016-02-281h 23