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A Year of Song and Dance on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blog
A couple of weeks ago, Jon Jacob attended the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Year of Song and Dance press launch at Sadlers Wells Theatre. There he was introduced to a new art form, came close to a couple of celebrities and met a hero. Not bad for a morning's work.
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Fit for a Duchess – 500 WORDS
Hannah Khalil
Digital Content Producer, About The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blog
Radio 2's writing competition for those aged 13 and under is back and this time it's got Royal backing.
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Why we've selected Hilary Mantel's short stories for Book at Bedtime
Caroline Raphael
Commissioning Editor, Radio 4 & 4 Extra
We believe our audience is sophisticated enough to accept a broad range of viewpoints, and we are loathe to censor or avoid significant works of literature because they might be controversial; we would rather present the work and let listeners make up their own minds.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales' multimedia ebook celebrates life of Dylan Thomas
Robin Moore
Senior Executive Producer, Products and Innovation, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales
Executive Producer, Robin Moore explains why Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales decided to celebrate the poet's life in a free multi-media ebook.
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Combining two birthdays: Dylan Thomas and Pobol Y Cwm
Ynyr Williams
Series Producer
Ynyr Williams is the series producer of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Welsh language soap opera, Pobol y Cwm, which is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. Here he writes about a special radio drama production he and the programme cast have been involved in - one that coincides with another important Welsh cultural milestone - the 100th anniversary of poet Dylan Thomas’s birth.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ launches Young Dancer Competition
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blog
Director-General Tony Hall joins Carlos Acosta and a host of other dance professionals to launch the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Young Dancer Competition.
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Opening minds and ears - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Presents
Simon Webb
General Manager, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic General Manager, Simon Webb, introduces this year's incarnation of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Presents... and its more exciting, innovative and ambitious than ever before.Β
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Rolling up the astro-turf on Edinburgh 2014
Jonty Claypole
Director, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Director, Jonty Claypole takes a look back at a very successful Edinburgh Festival season.
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Hay Diary: Sun, deck chairs and snoozing off lunches
Chris Hawkins
DJ, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6Music
In the third and final of his Hay Diaries (if you haven't already, be sure to read hisfirstΒ andΒ secondΒ installments), Chris reports on the unthinkable: the sun shining at this year's festival.
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Backstage at the 500 WORDS Final
Jon Jacob
Editor, About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Blog
Young writers and their parents joined Hay Festival volunteers, Radio 2's Breakfast Show production team and the 500 Words celebrity readers on Friday morning.Β
