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| Alistair Cooke - A Celebration | ...Ian Richardson reads five extraxts from NICK CLARKE's biography of the celebrated veteran commentator on American life... |
| Alistair Cooke's American Journey | ...NICK CLARKE sets the scene for this recently discovered account of the journalist's travels.... |
| Alistair Cooke's Century | ...Biographer NICK CLARKE joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some of the gems from his career as one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters.... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...`Writing for Talking'. Alistair Cooke, in a lecture recorded in NEW YORK last year, recalls his early days in broadcasting, tells how he got started in the BBC, and explains how to write a talk for radio. Plus a classic edition of `Letter from America' recorded days after the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Introduced by NICK CLARKE ... |
| Fighting To Be Normal | ...When BBC radio presenter NICK CLARKE was diagnosed with cancer in December last year he was told that major surgery was the only way to save his life: his left leg would have to be amputated and he had two weeks to prepare.For Barbara, Nick's wife and mother of their three year old twin boys, the news thrust her into roles shed never anticipated. With the operation, and Christmas, only days away Nick and Barbara began a taped record of the unpredictable path their lives were to take over the next six months.... |
| French Cricket | ...NICK CLARKE leads an English cricket team on a trip to Saumar, which is home to one of France's rare cricket teams.... |
| I Don't Know What To Say | ...A year after the death of broadcaster NICK CLARKE, his widow Barbara Want investigates the way we as a society deal - or fail to deal - with bereavement. Why do we find death such a difficult topic to talk about?... |
| Remembering Alistair Cooke | ...James Naughtie presents a tribute to Alistair Cooke, who would have been 100 this week. Friends, family and colleagues remember his life and career in broadcasting, including the late Charles Wheeler and his biographer, the late NICK CLARKE.... |
| Right Way Forward?, The | ...What is the future of the centre-right in Britain? Before an invited audience, panellists Michael Heseltine MP, David Willetts MP and Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore thrash out how they believe the Conservatives can harness centre-right thinking in order to challenge New Labour. With chairman NICK CLARKE.... |
| Round Britain Quiz | ...NICK CLARKE returns with the challenging quiz in which teams representing the regions grapple with problems of lateral thinking and cultural knowledge. This week, Fred Housego and Marcel BERLINs (South of ENGLAND) meet Antonia Fraser and Brian J Ford (Midlands).... |
| Straw Poll Talkback | ...Phone NICK CLARKE with your views on the issues raised in this week's edition of Straw Poll.... |
| Straw Poll | ...Debates chaired by NICK CLARKE in front of a specially invited audience.... |
| Under The Covers | ...NICK CLARKE goes behind the scenes at the England and Wales Cricket Board during a summer of drama and controversy on and off the pitch.... |
| Wireless Wise | ...NICK CLARKE, Natalie Wheen, Phill Jupitus, Johnny Walker... |
| World At One , The | ...Presented by NICK CLARKE.... |