A Very Ladbroke Holiday


So, the Xmas/New Year holiday season is almost here, and my production company, Ladbroke Productions, has a whole host of radio goodies for you to tune in to:

TUESDAY 28th DECEMBER – 8pm – BBC RADIO 4 – “AMNESTY AT 50”

Amnesty International has recently attracted criticism, sometimes from those who have been its most committed activists.  JOHN TUSA asks id it has lost its way and what will be its future role.

Presenter: JOHN TUSA

Producer: MERILYN HARRIS

WEDNESDAY 29th DECEMBER – 11am – BBC RADIO 4 – “WHERE ENGLAND MEETS WALES” pt 1

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI encounters live issues of identity, language, and a turbulent past, as he journeys down the wiggly border between Wales and England.

Presenter: HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI

Producer: RICHARD BANNERMAN

TUESDAY 4th JANUARY 2011 – 1130am – BBC RADIO 4 – “A FAMILY BUSINESS – THE CHAPLIN LEGACY”

TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR sees how the creative legacy of Charlie Chaplin lives on through his grandson James Thieree, whose new one-man show mixes acrobatics, mime, music and illusion.

Presenter: TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR

Producer: TONY STAVEACRE

WEDNESDAY 5th JANUARY 2011 – 11am – BBC RADIO 4 – “WHERE ENGLAND MEETS WALES” pt 2

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI concludes his journey down the wiggly border between Wales and England.

Presenter: HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI

Producer: RICHARD BANNERMAN

SUNDAY 16th JANUARY 2011 – 2.45pm – BBC RADIO 4 – “HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN”

Continuing his look at the history of obesity, DR HILARY JONES examines the different ways that exercise have been used for weight loss.

Presenter: DR HILARY JONES

Producer: SUSAN KENYON

I hope you get a chance to tune in, and fingers crossed you enjoy them too 🙂

About hokusbloke
30-something radio producer/director/writer, owner & MD of Ladbroke Productions (the UK's oldest independent radio production company). Lover of far fetched fiction, scifi and fantasy, my cats and all thinks tech. I am also the Chair of the Radio Independents Group, a former Trustee of the Radio Academy, and a Fellow of the RSA. I co-wrote, produced and directed Robert Rankin's "The Brightonomicon" audio series, produce Dr Who audiobooks for the BBC, and directed several sci-fi radio plays for BBC Radio 4 in 2009. I am a strong advocate for more SF audio and radio...keep watching this space for upcoming news!

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