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| 4 At Forty | ...Guests include Liz Forgan, Miranda Sawyer, Sarfraz Manzoor, Jeremy Hardy and IAN PEACOCK.... |
| Afternoon On 3 | ...AdrIAN PEACOCK (bass)... |
| Afternoon Performance | ...AdrIAN PEACOCK (bass)... |
| Afternoon Shift, The | Cast and Crew |
| Archive Hour, The | ...For Hallowe'en, IAN PEACOCK puts together a soundtrack of the supernatural, from seances taped at haunted houses to the noises of spectres invented for funfairs and theatre productions.... |
| Art Of Indecision, The | ...They're getting harder to make in this world of ever-increasing choice. But IAN PEACOCK and his decision experts are here to help.... |
| Choir, The | ...... |
| Creative Genius | ...Ever wondered how your brain can come up with an idea, apparently from nowhere, or suddenly find the answer to a problem youve been pondering for weeks? IAN PEACOCK unravels the psychology, science and myth behind creativity to find out if anyone can be a creative genius.... |
| Discovery [world Service] | ...IAN PEACOCK discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood.... |
| Every Breath You Take | ...IAN PEACOCK examines the numerous myths and superstitions surrounding breath and explores how instincts, beliefs and fears about breathing affect our lives. Listeners may not be aware of the first breath taken at the beginning of this programme, but will be conscious of their 500th as it draws to a close.... |
| From Arial To Wide Latin | ...In From Arial to Wide Latin, IAN PEACOCK explores how the fonts we chose are sending secret subliminal messages about who we are. He argues that the fonts we dress our words in are as much of a fashion statement as the clothes we wear.... |
| Greek Day | ...The first of six radio postcards from IAN PEACOCK in Athens.... |
| It Was A Dark And Stormy Night | ...IAN PEACOCK reveals the dark and gothic life of the Victorian writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who coined the archetypally gothic opening line, 'It was a dark and stormy night'.... |
| John Tavener (1944-) | ...AdrIAN PEACOCK (bass)... |
| Lady Curzon And A Pineapple | ...As well as being a tasty treat, the pineapple is also a thing of symbolic significance in architecture. In this celebration of the spiky-headed fruit, IAN PEACOCK meets a young pineapple grower and a man who likes to roast pineapples on a spit. He also travels to Falkirk, to see Scotland's great Pineapple Folly.... |
| Memories Are Made Of This | ...IAN PEACOCK investigates how the memories on which we rely to survive everyday life are formed, changed and lost. 1: Building Memory. How do we develop and accurately hold on to our memory? Is it possible to acquire the enviable talent of memory champions?... |
| Old World, New World | ...IAN PEACOCK explores two perspectives on Chester viewed through the eyes of ancient Rome and new America. Archaeologist Keith Matthew discusses recent findings which indicate that Rome saw Chester as more than just a fortress town, and historian John Wolfenden traces the connection between Chester and its early American visitors, particularly Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James ... |
| Remembrance Of Smells Past | ...IAN PEACOCK discovers why certain smells can transport us back to our childhood. Our olfactory perceptions are increasingly being recognised by scientists as the foundation for many of our decisions and actions, from consumer loyalty to weight loss and age perception.... |
| Revenge! | ...IAN PEACOCK investigates a desire which comes over each and every one of us.... |
| Secret Life Of Phone Numbers, The | ...IAN PEACOCK takes a step back into the not too distant past to dial up some previously untold stories from the history of telephony. GPO operators, at the front-line of communications with the public for more than half a century, reveal how they coped with the awkward, the brave, and the nuisance caller, as the march of technology gradually transformed the phone call from an occasional necessity to an everyday casual experience.... |
| Tales Of Cats And Comets | ...Isaac Newton, famously questioned why an apple should fall from a tree. What he could not have seen was how authors would be using his ideas metaphorically, 400 years later. IAN PEACOCK talks to writers Bernard Maclaverty and Charlotte Jones, about what attracted them to the apple.... |
| Tempus Fugit | ...IAN PEACOCK finds out what is going on in our brain when we perceive time. He discovers why, when we're young, summer holidays seem to stretch forever, but as we age, those precious two weeks in the sun are over in a flash. He looks at how we measure time and how it can be distorted in our minds, and asks what we can do to make the most of the precious time we have.... |
| Think About It | ...IAN PEACOCK dons his thinking cap for this new series examining how we think.... |
| Tripping The Light Fantastic | ...Neon has nocturnally splashed the American Dream across the USA since it arrived in Los Angeles in the 1920s. It's had its grand premieres and x-rated moments, but is this blazing light that graces the exteriors of buildings a piece of kitsch or a flash of inspiration from a bygone age? IAN PEACOCK journeys from LA to New York meeting the sign writers who draw with light. He traces neon's extraordinary history which culminates in the animated "spectaculars" of Times Square and as a surprising tool for urban renewal.... |
| Word Of Mouth | ...Michael Rosen with the series about words and the way we speak. 1: Best Boys and Zip Pans. He unpacks the arcane language of the film world, while IAN PEACOCK deciphers the latest teenspeak.... |