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Tag Archives: radio
The BBC fails to give Rev Richard Coles the send-off from Saturday Live he deserves
There was a bizarre lack of fanfare around the Radio 4 presenter’s departure – and his final show was almost entirely business as usual. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism
Tagged bbc, departure, exit, leavig, leaving, nikki bedi, presenter, radio, radio 4, rev richard coles, review, richard coles, saturday live, telegraph
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Agatha Christie’s secret life as a romance novelist
Hiding under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Christie wrote stories that reflected the pain of her private life. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism
Tagged agatha christie, author, book, giants bread, Mary Westmacott, murder mystery, radio, radio 4, radio play, romance, secret, telegraph
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Brendan Cole chat on BBC Radio
I joined Gayle Lofthouse on her BBC radio show to discuss Brendan Cole’s exit from Strictly Come Dancing. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 40min)
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bbc radio leeds, brendan cole, dance, dancer, dancing, exit, fired, gayle lofthouse, interview, latin, leaving, left, professional, radio, retired, sacked, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Futuristic visions, Cézanne’s portraits and Film Review
On my January MoveTo Town and Country Arts page: Pick of the month: The future is bright The capital’s prospects explored through bold creative work at the Museum of London Don’t miss: Portrait of an artist The National Portrait Gallery celebrates Cézanne Commuter corner Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Journalism
Tagged architect, art, artist, arts, bbc, book, cezanne, climate change, commute, commuter, exhibition, film, film review, future, future visions, january, kermode, london, magazine, mayo, moveto town and country, movie, museum of london, mythos, national portrait gallery, oscars, radio, read, stephen fry, video game, visit london
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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
I joined Georgey Spanswick again on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 36min)
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged alexandra burke, ballroom, bbc, celebrity, dance off, dancing times, elimination, final, gemma atkinson, georgey spanswick, interview, joe mcfadden, latin, mollie king, radio, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking
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More Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
I joined Georgey Spanswick again on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 38min)
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged aston merrygold, ballroom, bbc, blog, costumes, craig revel-horwood, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, elimination, foxtrot, georgey spanswick, interview, janette manrara, judges, latin, michael jackson, mollie king, radio, scd, shirley ballas, shock, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, theme, tv, viennese waltz
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BWW Interview: Fenella Woolgar
The actress discusses The Slaves of Solitude, the stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s novel, at Hampstead Theatre. Read my full BroadwayWorld interview here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged 1940s, actress, adaptation, agatha christie, boarding house, bombing, book, broadwayworld, clive francis, doctor who, drama, fenella woolgar, film, forties, hampstead theatre, handbagged, harlots, henley, home fires, interview, introverted, jonathan kent, london, love, margaret thatcher, miss roach, mr thwaites, Nicholas Wright, novel, patrick hamilton, period drama, play, radio, romance, second world war, soldier, the blitz, the slaves of solitude, theatre, tv, vera drake, visit london, war, ww2
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Strictly chat on Georgey Spanswick
I joined Georgey Spanswick again on her BBC radio show to talk Strictly. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 37min)
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, georgey spanswick, interview, radio, strictly, strictly come dancing, tv
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Talking tap on Mark Forrest’s show
I joined Mark Forrest on his BBC radio show to talk La La Land and the tap revival. Click here to listen to the interview (I’m on at about 2hr 42min)
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged 42nd Street, an american in paris, bbc, class, dance, dancing, emma stone, interview, la la land, learn, mark forrest, musical, on the town, radio, ryan gosling, stepping out, tap, tap dance, theatre, west end
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