Three-D printing may be poised to revolutionise the manufacturing industry. Peter Day asks if 100 years of mass production is running out of steam. Producer: Caroline Bayley Editor: Stephen Chilcott
Insights into the business world with Peter Day - featuring content from his Radio 4 In Business programme, and also Global Business from the BBC World Service.
Shel Silverstein was pretty famous children’s author and illustrator, but did you know he knew how to drink a little ripple and smoke a little reefer, too?
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Dancehall singer Sean Paul, Hip hop star Missy Elliot and Malian singer Habib Koite all use a deceptively simple but hypnotic beat from the heart of Africa in some of their biggest hits. But what is it? Music journalist Rita Ray journeys to Ghana to find out.
Gotta love a mashup that rekindles your love for two of its sources.
tracklisting: 01. Vince Watson – Spores 02. Nusense – Archery (Vampire Audio) 03. Andyskopes & Mr Joseph – Trash Talk (Secret Operations) 04. Spinline – Made Guy (Dispatch Transit One) 05. Seba – Future Sound (Spearhead Ltd) 06. Seba & Method One – Mr Downstairs (Secret Operations) 07. War – Rafale (Tech Noir) 08. Seba – Nostalgia (Warm Communications) 09. Andy Skopes & Mr Joseph – Call For Arms (Secret Operations) 10. S.P.Y. – Fields Of Joy (Critical) 11. Adam Tensta – Ok Wow (Seba Remix) (EMI) 12. Fracture & Neptune – Hot Spot 13. Seba – Vanity (Warm Communications) 14. Keza – Monkey Business (Dispatch Transit One) 15. Seba & Physics – Before I Can Breathe (Secret Operations) 16. Seba & Physics – The Music (Secret Operations) 17. Seba – Welcome To Our World (Spearhead Ltd) 18. LSB – Rolling Sideways (Spearhead Ltd)
Brazil’s musical group AfroReggae was born of the streets of Rio de Janiero’s hard-life shanytowns, or favelas.
Now, AfroReggae is trying to give back — to give inspiration, hope, pride and a path to youth surrounded by too much violence, drugs, and poverty.
It’s culture versus violence in the tough streets of Rio. We hear AfroReggae and explore Rio’s favelas.
http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/12/favelas-afroreggae-brazil
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The second episode of a music podcast, featuring tracks from the Steve Mason, Everything Everything, Delta Spirit and Broken Social Scene.
When Brian Eno works his musical magic, his presence is unmistakable. You may not know of his long solo career or remember his flamboyant debut as the synthesizer stylist in the early days of Roxy Music. But if you’re a rock fan, you’ve certainly heard his studio wizardry as one of pop music’s most sought-after producers.
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From Santastic V. http://www.santastic4.com/V/
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