Alfie Boe and Andrew Motion's Inheritance Tracks
Sian Williams and Richard Coles talk to tenor Alfie Boe, hear Andrew Motion's Inheritance Tracks and travel to Utrecht with John McCarthy.
Sian Williams and Richard Coles talk to tenor Alfie Boe, find out about a World War Two Lancaster Bomber airman's letter from his daughter which was lost in France during the War then found again, hear from the British Legion's youngest member, talk to a man who has recorded everyday day of his son's 21 years with a camera, shudder to the sound of a TVR sports car exhaust, thrill to the commanding presence of a circus ringmaster, enjoy Andrew Motion's Inheritance Tracks and travel with John McCarthy to Utrecht.
Producer: Chris Wilson.
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STUDIO GUEST :: ALFIE BOE
SOUND SCULPTURE :: TVR CAR EXHAUST
21 YEARS :: IAN AND CORY MCLEOD
When his son Cory was born, Ian decided to take a daily picture of him.Μύ He kept it up and when his son came of age he used the photos to create a time lapse film, 21 years which since being posted online has had nearly 5 million hits.
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CIRCUS RINGMASTER :: NORMAN BARRETT
Circus Master Norman Barrett MBE gives JP Devlin an insight into life under the big top.Μύ
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THE LAST LETTER TO MY FATHER :: BARBARA STORER
Barbara Storer was 7 when her father was killed in the Second World War.Μύ She talks to Sian and Richard about the last letter she wrote to him, which was returned to herΜύafter his death.
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YOUNG MEMBER OF BRITISH LEGION :: CHLOE COULES
Chloe Coules was 12 when she persuaded the British Legion to accept her as a member.Μύ She talks to Richard about why she's interested in helping those who served and what Remembrance Sunday means to her.
INHERITANCE TRACKS :: ANDREW MOTION
Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion chooses The Weight by The Band as the song he has inherited and Serenade by Benjamin Britten as the piece of music he would like to pass on to future generations.
is Andrew's new book.
TRAVEL :: UTRECHT
Richard, Alfie Boe and Sian
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- Sat 10 Nov 2012 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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