Globetrotting presenter hopes ‘value’ of programmes offsets their carbon footprintExplorer and television presenter Simon Reeve is troubled by the carbon footprint of the travel documentaries he makes and sometimes feels a hypocrite, he has confessed.T…
‘It was John who wanted a divorce’: McCartney sets the record straight on Beatles split
Rock history has painted Paul McCartney as the man who broke up the band. Now he reveals that it was Lennon who was first to look for a way outIt remains the most analysed break-up in rock history: the one that set the template. When the Beatles split …
The week in audio: Front Row; Add to Playlist; This Cultural Life; White Mischief; A Home of Our Own
Radio 4 reshuffles its cultural offerings, while two new shows look at whiteness and the UK’s crazy property marketFront Row (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsAdd to Playlist (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsThis Cultural Life (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsWhite Mischief (Radio 4) |…
Arts shows star in new Radio 4 line-up after storm at axing of film programme
Mark Kermode will co-host show exploring ‘unexpected links and discoveries’ in screen historyA film show and a new weekly music programme on Radio 4 will be part of a huge shake-up of arts programming at the BBC due to be unveiled on Monday.Screenshot …
We put our shirt on French holiday roulette and the wheel stopped on… amber | Rachel Cooke
It’s been a white-knuckle ride, but we’re finally off to France subject to our Covid ‘declaration of honour’Like many people, I’ve spent a lot of this year playing the great new game of holiday roulette, a wild ride that began for me in January, when a…