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The Essay – Under The InfluenceEp 5/5
Monday 1 to Friday 5 December
11.00-11.15pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
Following the success of the first series last year, Under The Influence returns with essays by five leading poets about their relationship with the work and life of a writer who has affected them deeply. Fred D'Aguiar was born in Britain, but spent his childhood in Guyana. He returned to the UK where he trained as a psychiatric nurse before beginning to write poetry, plays and novels. He now lives in the USA and teaches at Virginia Tech. His poetry covers the massacre that happened on his campus, in work which is as journalistic as it is imaginative. Fred is profoundly influenced by Wilson Harris who, though he began by writing poetry, now writes essays and novels. Harris lives in the UK, though his heart and mind are in the hinterland of Guyana – where he was born in 1921. He worked as a surveyor in the savannah and the rainforests and these form the setting of much of his work. His writing often departs from familiar forms, and leans towards abstract complexity. Fred sees him as a visionary and a philosopher working in fiction. Presenter/Fred D'Aguiar, Producer/Julian May BBC Radio 3 Publicity The Verb
Friday 5 December
9.15-10.00pm BBC RADIO 3 | | | | |
George Szirtes is among Ian McMillan's guests this week and talks about his latest collection of poems, which bring together old and new work. Born in Hungary, Szirtes came to Britain in 1956 and is best known as a poet, translator, writer and librettist. He won the TS Eliot Prize for his collection of poems, Reel, in 2005. Also in the programme, author Steven Hall, whose science fiction thriller debut, The Raw Shark Texts, portrays a man on the run from a conceptual shark that wants to eat his personality, presents a brand new commission written especially for The Verb. Presenter/Ian MacMillan, Producer/Laura Thomas BBC Radio 3 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 4 Friday 5 December 2008 | |
Friday Play – Binge Drunk Britain: The Musical
Friday 5 December
9.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 4 | |
Paul Dodgson's drink-sodden comic odyssey tells the story of a man's attempt to get home to his wife, in Newport, after a lads' night out in Bristol. It is the early hours of Saturday morning and Oddie, having kissed goodbye to his wife, Penny, and abandoned the flatpack he was meant to be assembling, finds himself in a most peculiar situation. Along with his mates, Tank and Shave It, he wakes up at Severn Bridge services, face down in a bowl of salad. Gradually, it all comes back to him: the night out in Bristol that had begun so well; the rounds of lager with vodka chasers; the stories; the laughs; the white bare legs and tottering heels; and the traffic cones on heads. But, after an incident at Psycho's Kebab Shop and a run-in with the law, the trio found themselves without jackets or wallets at a subterranean nightclub, where Shave It started behaving in a very strange way. When Oddie eventually arrives back home in Newport, at dawn, he finds that all is not quite as he left it. Paul Dodgson is a radio writer, producer and composer. Producer/Kate McAll BBC Radio 4 Publicity | | BBC RADIO 5 LIVE Friday 5 December 2008 | |
5 Live Sport
Friday 5 December
7.00-10.00pm BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | | | | |
Mark Pougatch previews the weekend's sporting action, including the Barclays Premier League games between Fulham and Manchester City, Arsenal versus Wigan and Everton versus Aston Villa. Plus, from 9.30pm, there's a look ahead to this weekend's rugby union Heineken Cup matches. Presenter/Mark Pougatch BBC Radio 5 Live Publicity | | BBC 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA Friday 5 December 2008 | |
Rugby Union
Friday 5 December
7.55-9.45pm BBC 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA | | | |  |
Uninterrupted commentary of the Heineken Cup clash between Cardiff Blues versus Biarritz comes live from Arms Park. BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity | | BBC 6 MUSIC Friday 5 December 2008 | |
George Lamb
Friday 5 December
10.00-1.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
(Schedule addition Thursday 20 November) | | | | |
Alongside the usual show banter, George Lamb plays tracks from the inaugural BBC 6 Music Hub Combo session with Paul Weller and Adele, recorded at Maida Vale Studios. Presenter/George Lamb, Producer/Mike Hanson BBC 6 Music Publicity Nemone
Friday 5 December
1.00-4.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Comedian Phil Kay chats to Nemone about life on the comedy circuit and his current tour. Phil's unpredictable, freestyle approach won him a Perrier nomination in 1993 and the award for best stand-up at the 1994 British Comedy Awards. Presenter/Nemone, Producer/Jax Coombes BBC 6 Music Publicity 6 Music Hub Combo – Paul Weller And Adele
Friday 5 December
7.00-7.30PM BBC 6 MUSIC
(Schedule addition Thursday 20 November) | |  |
In the first of a new series of unique musical collaborations, BBC 6 Music brings together one of the best new British artists of 2008 with one of the most influential musicians from the past few decades. In an intimate session recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, Paul and Adele play a mixture of their own material alongside brand-new collaborative interpretations of some of their favourite material. Digital viewers can watch the session in full by pressing the Red button on their remote control. Presenter/George Lamb, Producer/John Pearson BBC 6 Music Publicity Bruce Dickinson's Rock Show
Friday 5 December
9.00pm-12.00midnight BBC 6 MUSIC | | | | |
Bruce Dickinson welcomes Mikael and Fredrik, from Swedish progressive metal group Opeth, to his Rock Show this evening. Formed 18 years ago, Opeth remain one of the leading forces in Scandinavian death metal, while they are also renowned for creatively adding their own influences which include rock, folk and jazz. With their lyrics often reflecting a bleak outlook on life (failed relationships, the occult and depression) the group have recently released their ninth studio album. Vocalist Mikael and guitarist Fredrik take over the show for an hour and select some of their favourite tracks and talk about how their current tour is progressing. Presenter/Bruce Dickinson, Producer/Ian Callaghan BBC 6 Music Publicity | | BBC ASIAN NETWORK Friday 5 December 2008 | |
Zak and Dr Masud prepare for their journey to Mecca, in this week's final episode of the Asian drama. Zak is touched when Arun offers to keep Fatima's grave tidy in his absence. Meanwhile Shazia helps her dad pack, but is furious when she discovers his list of potential suitors for her. Dr Masud makes his peace with Dr Hassan. He hopes Dr Hassan will look after Shazia while he is away. But Shazia isn't as forgiving and tells Dr Hassan not to hold his breath... Zak is played by Jetinder Summan, Dr Masud by Saeed Jaffrey, Arun by Naithan Ariane, Shazia by Shobu Kapoor and Dr Hassan by Youssef Kerkour. BBC Asian Network Publicity | | BBC WORLD SERVICE Friday 5 December 2008 | |
The Friday Documentary – The World Without...Ep 2/2
Friday 5 December
9.05-9.30am BBC WORLD SERVICE |
Fred Dove concludes this intriguing, witty, two-part series that explores what the world might be like if something taken for granted had simply never existed. Inventive, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, each programme takes as its premise the notion that something very familiar throughout the globe has never existed. What would this mean for daily life around the world? What might we be using instead today? What other developments depended on it? Combining serious investigation with light-hearted speculation, Fred visits appropriate locations and talks to a wide variety of experts as he teases out the often bizarre implications. Presenter/Fred Dove, Producer/Kate Taylor BBC World Service Publicity | 
