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| Adverb, The | ...PAUL ALLEN presents the summer showcase of literary performance recorded in front of an audience at Cadogan Hall, London.... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...Martin Esslin, who died in 2002, was the most influential figure in radio drama in the 1960s and 70s. As head of BBC Radio Drama for 14 years, he championed the work of Samuel Beckett, Bertolt Brecht, Vaclav Havel and Harold Pinter, bringing previously unheard playwrights to radio and to a wider audience. Esslin also coined the phrase "theatre of the absurd" in a book of the same name, and made it his mission to champion avant garde theatre. In this programme, PAUL ALLEN reassesses Martin Esslins work, illustrated with extracts from many of his drama productions, interviews and broadcasts.... |
| Changing Trains - The 125 At 30 | ...PAUL ALLEN salutes a neglected classic of British design and engineering, the 125 High Speed Train, which marks its 30th year in service.... |
| Getting To Zero | ...With George Monbiot, PAUL ALLEN, Peter Harper.... |
| Happy Endings | ...PAUL ALLEN explores the allure of the happy ending, looking at the story of the Prokofiev's original version of Romeo and Juliet with composer Gerard McBurney and dance critic Debra Craine. The composer's intended ending of the ballet saw the lovers survive, but Stalin wouldn't countenance this and it was never publicly performed until 2008.... |
| Night Waves - Undercurrents | ...PAUL ALLEN presents a live debate on some of the thornier topics in contemporary culture.... |
| Night Waves (summary) | ...Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is directing King Kong. Can the 1933 classic be remade, or is the project a poisoned chalice? PAUL ALLEN investigates.... |
| Secret Life Of The Shed | ...PAUL ALLEN and shed enthusiasts including writer Peter Tinniswood and academic Valentine Cunningham sweep the cobwebs from a neglected corner of British culture when they open the door on the private kingdoms and adult playrooms that exist inside the shed.... |
| St Petersburg Today | ...PAUL ALLEN brings the story up to date with contemporary life in the city. Live performances come from Russian folk groups including the Terem Quartet, a balalaika group. Short features explore the city's nightlife, and residents, businessmen and famous visitors talk about life in the modern St Petersburg... |
| Sundials - The Shadow Of Time | ...Next month a tiny sundial will arrive on Mars. Last month work began on the biggest sundial in the world, near Chesterfield. Architects incorporate sundials in the most modern designs. On the internet you can tell the time - by sundial. Why, as we become more technologically sophisticated, are we turning again to the most ancient and simple method of measuring the passage of time, by the movement of a shadow? PAUL ALLEN investigates the renaissance of the sundial as sculpture and technology, science and art.... |
| View From The Fridge, The | ...PAUL ALLEN explores the drama of domestic life played out in the kitchen, a site of class conflict and uncontrolled passion. From the kitchen sink drama to the aga saga, it is a room that mirrors the social changes of the century and has become a star of film and fiction. With confessions from designer Stephen Bayley, critic Michael Billington and performer Bobbie Baker.... |