For Broadcasting House, Emma Jane Kirby retraces George Orwell’s classic journey into poverty. She meets a woman crammed into a boarding house room with her two adult children; a kitchen hand who grabs only a few hours sleep each night; a homeless Pole who has forgotten what it was to be sober; and the teen couple who sleep hidden in the long grass of a park for fear of attackers.
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Broadcasting House - Revisiting Down and Out in Paris and London
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The Doctor and Douglas
Jon Culshaw travels back in time to look at the man who changed Doctor Who forever: Douglas Adams.
Broadcast on Fri, 2 Apr 2010, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4.
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Moon Wiring Club – The Jayston Mix
"Hello? Is there anyone in here that loves me?"
The more Confusing English Electronic Music I hear from Moon Wiring Club, the more fuzzy I feel.