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Post by stu77 on May 9, 2023 19:20:50 GMT
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Post by stu77 on May 14, 2023 13:23:01 GMT
Historian Phil Tinline explores the role of conspiracy, and conspiracy theory, in British politics. In this first episode, Phil examines the rumours of plots that swirled around the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Wilson was the subject of an extraordinary conspiracy theory harboured by disaffected MI5 officers: that he was a Soviet agent and that his predecessor as Labour leader had been assassinated to make way for him. Did this lead to a plot to oust him, as one of those officers, Peter Wright, later claimed? Even before this, in the late 1960s, there was much talk of ousting Wilson from power. In May 1968, an extraordinary meeting took place which has long been remembered as the potential start of a coup. Alongside this, there were 'mutinous mutterings' in the military. And then there was the mysterious appearance of tanks at Heathrow, and the emergence of 'private armies'... But did all this add up to a serious, detailed conspiracy to overthrow a democratically-elected leader? Phil explores the vital role in the construction of this narrative of Harold Wilson himself, to try to trace a clear line between fact and theory. Series contributors include: James Ball, Nick Cohen, Stephen Dorril, Ruth Dudley Edwards, David Edgar, Steven Fielding, Simon Heffer, Dan Lomas, Andrew Lownie, Oliver Bullough, Jean Seaton, Camilla Schofield www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ly7v |
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Post by stu77 on May 16, 2023 17:24:31 GMT
Syd Barrett radio drama www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m4cxThe Ballad of Syd & Morgan Drama
Syd Barrett (22), recently ex-Pink Floyd, encounters novelist E M Forster (89) in King’s College, Cambridge in 1968.
Their meeting in this dramatisation by Roger James Elsgood of Haydn Middleton’s novel of the same name leads to a conversation between two men belonging to very different eras of the 20th century and at markedly different stages in their lives, about the loss and the continued absence of creativity.
Creative success usually comes after much-unrecognised toil when it is rewarded by public recognition. But E M Forster and Syd Barrett were successful artists almost from the get-go, having had no great struggle to establish themselves.
Success arrived early in their lives, but then the impulse to be creative suddenly no longer seemed to be important, and they effectively downed tools.
Forster stopped writing novels at the age of 45 and lived for as many years again; Barrett withdrew from writing and performing music at 25 and spent a further 35 years substantially musically silent.
But both men’s cultural significance and legacy had already been secured. It had the effect of making them, their lives, and their work even more enigmatic and compelling to their followers.
Forster, who is completely at ease with his long absence of creative activity, imparts understanding and wisdom to the younger man who is confused by the turn his life has recently taken.
In return, Barrett's sudden youthful presence in Forster's life provides the eminent Edwardian with an unexpected release from long-resident inner demons, significantly the need to be circumspect about his sexuality.
Starring Simon Russell Beale as E M Forster, Tyger Drew-Honey as Syd Barrett and Madeleine Leslay as a college bedder. |
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Post by jsm on May 25, 2023 7:04:47 GMT
Syd Barrett radio drama www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m4cx.
Starring Simon Russell Beale as E M Forster, Tyger Drew-Honey as Syd Barrett and Madeleine Leslay as a college bedder. Intrigued by the name of the actor playing Barrett, I had to look him up:
"Tyger Drew-Honey is the son of pornographic film stars Ben Dover and Linzi Drew."
Ben Dover. Okay, then
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Post by stu77 on May 26, 2023 16:25:59 GMT
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Post by stu77 on May 28, 2023 9:31:59 GMT
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Post by stu77 on May 30, 2023 13:06:01 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mdfvFever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin 1. Batshit As a deadly new virus starts spreading in Wuhan, China, so do rumours about a lab there. In the remote, jungle-covered hills of China’s far-southwestern Yunnan Province, teams of scientists have spent years intensively researching one animal: bats. The scientists are virus hunters, trying to better understand and mitigate the threat of new viruses jumping from bats to other animals and humans, potentially setting off a pandemic. Their samples of bat droppings are brought back to labs, including the Wuhan Institute of Virology. So when a new coronavirus begins killing people in that same city, questions are raised about whether the people trying to stop a pandemic could’ve accidentally triggered one.
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Post by stu77 on May 31, 2023 16:42:43 GMT
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Jun 14, 2023 22:24:35 GMT
Post by stu77 on Jun 14, 2023 22:24:35 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 15, 2023 6:55:08 GMT
 Marianna in ConspiracylandListened to the first couple Interesting but slightly annoyingly done What’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes? The small town of Totnes in Devon is known for its warmth and open-mindedness, gong baths and healing crystals, but a fault line has emerged between the minority who’ve been drawn in by disinformation laced with hate and those who are fighting against it. Some in the town were drawn into a conspiracy theory movement during the pandemic, one whose monthly marches and rallies persist to this day. A conspiracy theory newspaper called The Light seems to have played a key part in the division there. BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring investigates how the theories that dominate its pages are changing the town. I'll give it a few more episodes All v depressing - specifically how susceptible many people are to nutty conspiracy theories The whole thing is on BBC sounds, also currently being broadcast on the radio, and can be heard at other podcast providers too |
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Post by stu77 on Jun 25, 2023 17:49:09 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Jul 12, 2023 10:43:44 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Jul 12, 2023 17:38:46 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 1, 2023 22:52:39 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 13, 2023 22:58:23 GMT
Stewart Lee's in this www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001pm7bJerry Springer: The Opera The Reunion In April 2003, a musical written by comedians Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee opened at the National Theatre in London. It took its inspiration from the controversial American talk show Jerry Springer and combined opera with profanity, musical theatre with "white-trash TV". In the musical, Jerry was condemned to a life in purgatory, settling arguments between Satan and Jesus, Adam and Eve, then Mary and Jesus, all portrayed in the manner of deviant and unruly guests. The show swept the awards and stars including Oliver Stone and Harvey Keitel flocked to see it. But some thought the show was sacrilege. |
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