Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets

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Le Carre On Spying

20200909

20200910 (BBC7)
20240629 (BBC7)
20240630 (BBC7)

Angela Barnes explores one of modern history's most fascinating, frightening and relevant periods.

In the first of three programmes – she brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War.

Using a perfect blend of both factual and comic archive and studio interviews, Angela reveals what we didn't know then but we do know now - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.

Featuring:

* The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Le Carre on Spying [BBC Radio 4 08/04/2017]

* A very special comedy offering from sketch group. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring Miles Jupp and Mark Heap.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by for BBC Studios and first broadcast in January 2019

Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019.

Bunkers And Jigsaws

20200916

20200917 (BBC7)
20240706 (BBC7)
20240707 (BBC7)

Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife.

Featuring a perfect blend of archive and studio interviews, Angela Barnes explores this fascinating, frightening and relevant period in modern history. Over three episodes, she uses both factual and comic archive to reveal what we didn't know then but we do know now, the show brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.

Angela speaks to ‘Stasiland' author Anna Funder, ‘German Comedy Ambassador', Henning When and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Robins.

The second of three selections features:

'Beyond the Fringe'

‘Broadcasts from the Bunker

‘The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle

Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019.

Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019.

Angela speaks to ‘Stasiland' author Anna Funder, ‘German Comedy Ambassador', Henning Wehn and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Robins.

03 LAST

The Bed Sitting Room

20200923

20200924 (BBC7)
20240713 (BBC7)
20240714 (BBC7)

Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War.

Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife.

In this final instalment of interviews, clips and programmes, Angela chooses the remake of a bleak post-apocalyptic classic.

‘The Bed Sitting Room' [Radio 4, 2015]

Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019.

Comedian Angela Barnes features a reboot of a post-apocalyptic classic

Cold War aficionado, comedian Angela Barnes, features a reboot of a post-apocalyptic classic.

OMNI

20190126

Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's latest Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst in Edinburgh, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife.

Featuring a perfect blend of archive and studio interviews, Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets explores this fascinating, frightening and relevant period in modern history. Using both factual and comic archive to reveal what we didn't know then but we do know now, the show brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.

In her journey to find out more about this period of history, Angela talks to Author Anna Funder (Stasiland), discusses pre unification Germany with Henning Wehn and strategizes for the end of the world with comedian John Robins.

Batten down the hatches, ready the invisible ink and prepare your code names.

Programmes featured include:

• Le Carre on Spying – A very special comedy offering from sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring The News Quiz's Miles Jupp as David Cornwell and Mark Heap as the narrator.

• The Bed-Sitting Room - This atmospheric, surrealist play was originally written by John Antrobus and Spike Milligan, and has been adapted for radio by John Antrobus and Paul Merton with an all-star cast including Derek Jacobi, Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins.

• Excerpts from documentaries ‘Broadcast from the Bunker' and ‘The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle'.

Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Le Carre On Spying	20200909	20200910 (BBC7) 20240629 (BBC7) 20240630 (BBC7)	Angela Barnes explores one of modern history's most fascinating, frightening and relevant periods. In the first of three programmes – she brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War. Using a perfect blend of both factual and comic archive and studio interviews, Angela reveals what we didn't know then but we do know now - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain. Featuring: * The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Le Carre on Spying [BBC Radio 4 08/04/2017] * A very special comedy offering from sketch group. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring Miles Jupp and Mark Heap. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by for BBC Studios and first broadcast in January 2019 Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019.
02	Bunkers And Jigsaws	20200916	20200917 (BBC7) 20240706 (BBC7) 20240707 (BBC7)	Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife. Featuring a perfect blend of archive and studio interviews, Angela Barnes explores this fascinating, frightening and relevant period in modern history. Over three episodes, she uses both factual and comic archive to reveal what we didn't know then but we do know now, the show brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain. Angela speaks to ‘Stasiland' author Anna Funder, ‘German Comedy Ambassador', Henning When and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Robins. The second of three selections features: 'Beyond the Fringe' ‘Broadcasts from the Bunker ‘The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019. Comedian Angela Barnes shares her passion for the Cold War with a selection of interviews, clips and programmes. From 2019. Angela speaks to ‘Stasiland' author Anna Funder, ‘German Comedy Ambassador', Henning Wehn and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Robins.
03 LAST	The Bed Sitting Room	20200923	20200924 (BBC7) 20240713 (BBC7) 20240714 (BBC7)	Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife. In this final instalment of interviews, clips and programmes, Angela chooses the remake of a bleak post-apocalyptic classic. ‘The Bed Sitting Room' [Radio 4, 2015] Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019. Comedian Angela Barnes features a reboot of a post-apocalyptic classic Cold War aficionado, comedian Angela Barnes, features a reboot of a post-apocalyptic classic.
OMNI		20190126		Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's latest Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst in Edinburgh, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife. Featuring a perfect blend of archive and studio interviews, Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets explores this fascinating, frightening and relevant period in modern history. Using both factual and comic archive to reveal what we didn't know then but we do know now, the show brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain. In her journey to find out more about this period of history, Angela talks to Author Anna Funder (Stasiland), discusses pre unification Germany with Henning Wehn and strategizes for the end of the world with comedian John Robins. Batten down the hatches, ready the invisible ink and prepare your code names. Programmes featured include: • Le Carre on Spying – A very special comedy offering from sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring The News Quiz's Miles Jupp as David Cornwell and Mark Heap as the narrator. • The Bed-Sitting Room - This atmospheric, surrealist play was originally written by John Antrobus and Spike Milligan, and has been adapted for radio by John Antrobus and Paul Merton with an all-star cast including Derek Jacobi, Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins. • Excerpts from documentaries ‘Broadcast from the Bunker' and ‘The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle'. Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.