Writer | audio maker | poetry pusher | Editor Drama, Arts & Classical Music, BBC Audio Wales & West of England | Author of The Berliners

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Joined November 2010
New Year, new me… My debut novel is out now in paperback as THE BERLINERS (prev’sly Friedrichstrasse 19). Buy from your local bookshop or follow the links below. With huge thanks to @agent_luck @jocastahamilton & all at @johnmurrays #Berlin #TheBerliners hachette.co.uk/titles/emma-h…
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During WW2, Laura Knight served as an official war artist, and in 1946, she spent three months observing the Nuremberg war crimes trials of those awaiting their fate and those guarding them. She wrote how she wanted to give the proceedings 'space and mystery.'
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Protest outside Czech parliament tonight, as the government plans to push through legislation to end the license fee system for public broadcasters, hobbling them financially and, critics say, increasing likelihood of political interference. #pressfreedom
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1853 Düsseldorf. A nervous young composer calls at the home of Robert & Clara Schumann. Ep 29 At Home, Among Friends. Key Changes @BBCRadio3’s Essential History of Classical Music with @GillianMoore10 & @KateWilliamsme 1pm Sat 24 Oct. Listen now @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00330h…
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📻We're looking for your stories about Richard Thompson's song 'Beeswing' for @BBCRadio4's Soul Music. If the song has a special meaning for you, or if you have a personal story connected to it, we would love to hear more.
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“They say Cod Reynolds came back from the dead. Here's what I know...” A contemporary fisherman's yarn from Cornish writer Callum Mitchell. Short Works: Hand of Cod 3.45pm Fri 23 Oct @BBCRadio4 Produced by @davidjohnnorton #newwriting bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00333s…
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Chorus Girls by Jeanne Mammen, #Berlin (1928/29), Berlinische Galerie
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Oh boy... • Wendy Cope •
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'A haaaandbaaaag?' Roleplay looks at Oscar Wilde's redoubtable Lady Bracknell in the company of actors who've played the role: Sian Phillips, Gillian Bevan @GylesB1 & opera singer Henry Waddington. Producer @klockes 4pm @BBCRadio4 Tues 20 Oct or @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003335…
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Viva Verdi! The latest Key Changes looks at the role of #Verdi’s music in Italian unification. In Composer of the Week, Kate Molleson explores the rebellious streak that took him from provincial obscurity to national hero. Each weekday 4pm @BBCRadio3 1/2 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032tb…
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Briefly in Brussels and fell for this painting - The Money Counter by Willem de Vliet (Delft c.1625). Mostly because of his dirty nails.
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R.I.P. Douglas Dunn
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Delighted for the brilliant team of Al Smith @Nadia_Molinari Sharon Hughes, Ben Hollands @ChrissyBotto Anneika Rose & Sade Malone - winners of @PRIXEUROPA for Single Audio Fiction for their powerful, provocative @BBCRadio4 drama, Candour. Listen here bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002smz…
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Smetana mans the barricades on the Charles Bridge in Prague during the 1848 uprising. Key Changes @BBCRadio3’s Essential History of Classical Music. Composing a Country. With @GillianMoore10 & @KateWilliamsme Producer Megan Jones 1pm or find now @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032t1…
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“Wide-ranging & category-defying poet of page, theatre & screen”. Delighted to see the much-missed Tony Harrison receive a blue plaque on his childhood home in Tempest Rd, Leeds, thanks to @LeedsCivicTrust & @RichardBurgon The house of poets.org/poem/long-distance… & many more poems.
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the isle is full of noises Sounds & sweet airs, that give delight… Roleplay explores Caliban from Shakespeare’s The Tempest with @KANI_ELDER @thistimcrouch Liz Kettle & Faizal Abdullah 4pm Tue @BBCRadio4 Producer @elizalomas Find whole series @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032s9…
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Featuring excerpts from @BBCRadio3’s The Tempest starring Joseph Arkley as Caliban and Ian McDiarmid as Prospero. Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. Listen here @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011cm…
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Our Composer of the Week is the Cuban-American Tania Léon. Kate Molleson talks to the composer, conductor and educator about her early influences, life and music. 4pm Mon-Fri @BBCRadio3 Producer Luke Whitlock bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032fw…
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