Today's show discusses new movies The Lobster, Crimson Peak, Pan and Beasts No Nation (our first review of a Netflix only release). Plus we talk to the BFI's Bryony Dixon about 'Make More Noise', the new collection that shows how silent cinema documented the Suffragette movement. Edd Elliot is host, joined by regular reviewers Emma Marchant, Mark … [Read more...]
Bookmark – Marianne Kavanagh
The studio guest on this week's Bookmark is Marianne Kavanagh. Novelist and journalist, Marianne talks about writing romantic comedy in her two novels For Once In My Life and Don’t Get Me Wrong. There are also interviews with Mandy Morton on her latest book, Cat Among The Pumpkins, and we hear from RAF pilot Tom Eeles recalling over 8,000 hours in … [Read more...]
Gadget Guide – Back to the Future II
Lawrence Micallef takes Julian Clover Back to the Future to see what Doc Brown and Marty McFly found to be accurate. Plus a round up of the latest tech news from the present day. … [Read more...]
Radio Dante 24/10/2015
Halloween is approaching and Radio Dante is getting ready for ghost stories, scary spirits and creepy tunes. Fabio Camilletti, Professor at the University of Warwick, will be with us to present Fantasmagoriana, the first Italian translation of the darkest Gothic literature that inspired Mary Shelley and Byron so long ago, on a cold winter night on … [Read more...]
105 Drive with Julian Clover – Festival of Ideas: Dr Bhaskar Vira
Dr Bhaskar Vira talks about Visual Media in the Environmental Debate as part of the Festival of Ideas. … [Read more...]
105 Drive with Julian Clover – Dr Jane Greatorex
Dr Jane Greatorex of Lucy Cavendish College talks about her work in Sierra Leone as part of the UK's response to help countries in West Africa control Ebola. … [Read more...]
New Music Generator: Echo Tree
Tim Willett presents new music from The Abstracts, Ellie Jamison, Tape Loops Collected, Hollowstar, Black Smoke Symphony and DJ Mashedup. Adeline & Andy from Echo Tree are live in the studio for an acoustic session and chat about their year as a band. The Unsigned Chart reveals a brand new top five and there's the usual weekend gig preview. The … [Read more...]