 | | BBC RADIO 2 Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
MOTOWN SEASON
The Motown Invasion Ep 1/2
Tuesday 13 January
10.30-11.30pm BBC RADIO 2 | | | |  |
In the spring of 1965, Motown made its maiden voyage to the UK with one of its famous, all-star revue shows. The cream of Berry Gordy's Motown crop toured Britain for 30 days - but have remained in British hearts ever since. Tonight, there's another chance for listeners to hear Tamla authority Adam White, who was at one of those historic dates, recall the impact they made and the legacy they left. Presenter/Adam White, Producer/Paul Sexton BBC Radio 2 Publicity MOTOWN SEASON
Stubborn Kind Of Fella –
Remembering Marvin Gaye Ep 2/4
Tuesday 13 January
11.30pm-12.00midnight BBC RADIO 2 |
Approaching the 25th anniversary of the death of soul legend Marvin Gaye, the second episode of this series gives listeners another chance to hear Smokey Robinson examine Marvin's personal and creative dealings with women, which resulted in some of pop's greatest-ever duets. Presenter/Smokey Robinson, Producer/Sue Clark BBC Radio 2 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 3 Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
Donald Macleod continues to explore the music of Handel using John Mainwaring's Memoirs Of The Life Of The Late George Frederic Handel (1760) as his primary guide. In this second programme, Donald discusses Handel's formative tour of Italy – cataloguing his prodigious successes at the opera houses and noble courts and considering Mainwaring's coy hints of a secret love affair with one of his leading ladies. There are, however, considerable gaps in Mainwaring's version of this crucial period in Handel's career. Handel subsequently took up an appointment at the court of Hanover, but when he quickly abandoned this post to seek his fortune in London, Mainwaring was anxious to defend his hero's actions – suggesting that he couldn't return to Germany because he may have developed a morbid fear of sea travel. Music featured in today's programme includes Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Tacete, ohimè, tacete; and Utrecht Te Deum. Presenter/Donald Macleod, Producer/Chris Taylor BBC Radio 3 Publicity The Essay – Loving The Raven
Monday 12 to Friday 16 January
11.00-11.15pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
To tie in with the bi-centenary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe in January 2009, Joanne Harris looks at the women in Edgar Allan Poe's life and the influence they had on his stories. In the second Essay of the week, she presents a compelling argument that the enigmatic and controversial American writer was a feminist at heart – in gothic fiction, "murder is, after all, the highest form of flattery." Joanne Harris gained international recognition following the publication of her 1999 novel, Chocolat. Her books are now published in more than 40 countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She cites Poe as one of her favourite writers. Presenter/Joanne Harris, Producer/Gemma Jenkins BBC Radio 3 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 4 Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
Money Can't Buy You Class
Tuesday 13 January
11.00-11.30am BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Solihull was once called the Mayfair of the Midlands – its leafy streets were home to professionals and the very wealthy, making it an exclusive and upmarket address. In recent years, an influx of aspiring and newly wealthy working classes have been moving into the big houses and sending their children to the private schools. Stuart Jeffries visits his old home town to investigate what new money can and cannot buy. The programme investigates what part of their backgrounds they want to leave behind and what part of their roots they want to keep. Presenter/Stuart Jeffries, Producer/Sara Conkey BBC Radio 4 Publicity A Celestial Star In Piccadilly
Tuesday 13 January
11.30am-12.00noon BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Anna Chen pays tribute to her heroine, the American-Chinese Hollywood screen idol Anna May Wong, who became a celebrity sensation across pre-war Britain and starred in the classic 1929 silent movie Piccadilly. While celebrating her stardom, Anna also explores the artistic barriers Anna May Wong faced – and which still face British Chinese actors eight decades later. The programme features contributions from Wong's American biographer Graham Russell Gao Hodges; actor and writer Alice Lee; film historians Kevin Brownlow and Jasper Sharp; Los Angeles film-maker Elaine Mae Woo; composer Neil Brand; and members of London's pre-war Chinatown community. Presenter/Anna Chen, Producer/Chris Eldon Lee BBC Radio 4 Publicity The Other Garden And Collected Stories
By Francis Wyndham Ep 1/3
Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 January
3.30-3.45pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | |  |
 Bill Nighy reads The Facts Of
Life The Other Garden And Collected Stories, by Francis Wyndham, which feature three stories depicting England in the war years of the Forties, are read by Bill Nighy, Emily Woof and Amanda Root. In The Facts Of Life, read by Bill Nighy, a headmaster calls Newton into his office. Newton is due to leave school, but really needs to be told about the birds and the bees before he goes. However, it would seem the headmaster is not properly equipped to give him advice. Dear Derek, read by Emily Woof, tells the story of Agatha, who is bored with life in the suburbs and the company of her somewhat fussy and larger-than-life mother. Then a cousin comes to stay, a lad her own age, and things start to look up – until she starts snooping in the guest room. In Matchlight, read by Amanda Root, a woman leaves the cinema after watching a romantic film believing her own life at home will never match up to life on celluloid, until someone stops her on the way home and asks her for a light. Producer/Duncan Minshull BBC Radio 4 Publicity Broken Arts Ep 1/6
Tuesday 13 January
6.30-7.00pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Broken Arts, hosted by David Quantick, is a fast-moving and comical guide to culture. Appealing to cultural novices as well as to know-it-alls, the programme will inform as well as poke fun. Songs, sketches, poems, reviews and interviews will provide a lively sound, with David steering the show. David is joined by Daniel Maier, Richie Webb, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Jane Lamacraft. Presenter/David Quantick, Producer/Victoria Lloyd BBC Radio 4 Publicity Online Damage – Porn In The 21st Century
Tuesday 13 January
8.00-8.40pm BBC RADIO 4 | | | | |
Images that would once have sparked an obscenity trial are now only a mouse-click away, making hardcore and violent porn routinely available in the home. Penny Marshall examines the effect that porn's instant availability is having on the growing number of users, their families and relationships. Penny talks to those who use and provide online porn and to those who are concerned about it. Fuelled by a combination of access, anonymity and affordability, online porn has rapidly expanded. In its wake come casualties, including couples trying to repair trust and intimacy dented by persistent and secretive online access to porn sites. Psychologists warn that teenagers are also in danger of having their understanding of sexual relationships permanently damaged by what they see online. A recent survey suggested that 90 per cent of eight-to-16-year-olds had accessed porn online, most whilst doing their homework. Penny examines the effect of online porn on the sexual landscape in which today's children are growing up. And she meets psychologists and some of the couples they are seeking to help. From the safety of the keypad it's possible to embark on almost every sexual fantasy imaginable. Some users find it difficult to control the time they spend online and the impact this use of porn sites has on their family lives. Set against this are the experiences of users who claim to find a happy medium and argue that internet porn can be of benefit, opening new avenues to sexual satisfaction. The programme includes material recorded at the Family Online Safety Institute's Conference in Washington DC, bringing together many of the leading experts and agencies in the US and UK working in this area. Presenter/Penny Marshall, Producer/Sue Mitchell BBC Radio 4 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 5 LIVE Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
5 Live Sport
Tuesday 13 January
7.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | | | |  |
Mark Saggers presents all the day's sports news and, from 7.45pm, there's live commentary from one of the evening's FA Cup (sponsored by E.on) third round replays. Presenter/Mark Saggers BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity | | BBC ASIAN NETWORK Tuesday 13 January 2009 | |
Sean can't believe Zak is going to Pakistan, in today's visit to Silver Street. Zak says Sean can stay in the house as long as he secures a hassle-free housemate to help pay the rent. Sean finds the perfect person, but later realises he might have been a bit hasty. Roopa, meanwhile, pays Aidan a visit and tells him how she really feels about their relationship. Aidan tries to use emotional blackmail to keep Roopa on side. Sean is played by Lloyd Thomas, Zak by Jetinder Summan, Roopa by Rakhee Thakrar and Aidan by Arkie Reece. BBC Asian Network Publicity | 
