Michael Palin and the Inheritance Tracks of Arthur Brown
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with broadcaster, actor and writer Michael Palin, the Inheritance Tracks of Arthur Brown, the Dalai Lama's garden and JP Devlin hunting for moles.
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with broadcaster, actor and writer Michael Palin, the Inheritance Tracks of Arthur Brown, orchid expert David Lang who explores the Dalai Lama's garden, Antoinette Haselhorst reflecting on her photographs of Nelson Mandela- who also bought her childhood home, JP Devlin out in Worcestershire hunting for moles with Mickey the Mole Catcher, a young Lithuanian accordionist professing his love for the wobbly keyboard and listeners sharing their thanks for past kindnesses.
Producer: Chris Wilson.
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STUDIO GUEST :: MICHAEL PALIN
Micheal Palin, writer, broadcaster, actor and comic joins Sian and Richard in the studio.Ìę His book âThe Truthâ Ìęuses a once idealistic journalist's search for a ârealâ story as a means Ìęto explore what âtruthâ really is.
REFLECTONS ON MANDELA :: ANTOINETTE HASELHORST
Internationally renowned photographer talks about her life growing up in South Africa, apartheid and her book, ÌęReflections on Mandela. Icon of Peace which asks the question âWhat do you think society, mankind and humanity can learn from Nelson Mandelaâs values and virtues?â.Ìę Some of the proceeds of the book will be going towards the .
GUERILLA REPORT :: MICKEY THE MOLER
Michael Pincher aka Mickey the Moler tries to keep the mole population around Pershore in Worcestershire under control.
ACCORDION EVANGELIST :: MARTYNAS LEVICKIS
Winner of Lithuania's Got Talent, Martynas Levickis talks about his classical accordion training, why his favourite concert programme would include versions of Lady Gaga tracks and why he's only recently realised the importance of his Lithuanian folk heritage.
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ARTHUR BROWN :: INHERITANCE TRACKS
The God of Hellfire, Ìęis still rocking andÌę making music in a Yurt deep in the woods of East Sussex. His new album,Ìę Zim Zam Zim, is in the making. He chose "Teddy Bears' Picnic" by Henry HallÌęand his orchestra and "Love Itself" by Leonard Cohen.
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DAVID LANG :: ORCHID EXPERT
David Lang, an expert on orchids, talks about his travels to the Dalai Lamaâs garden and along the North Indian border with China and Tibet in search of his exoticÌę passions - and his arrest by over-zealous administrators.
STUDIO PHOTO :: MARTYNAS LEVICKIS, DAVID LANG, RICHARD, MICHAEL PALIN, ANTOINETTE HASELHORST, SIAN.
BLOG :: SIAN EMBRACING LIFE
"No black, no sausage rolls and lots of wine at the wakeâ. Those were the instructions given by my good friend, who died last week and whose funeral Iâve just come back from. So it looked like a wedding, or a garden party â lots of women in their forties dressed in red and bright blue and purple. Tears, yes â but also lots of laughing and story-telling. I didnât think a funeral could be a celebration of life, especially after losing one so young, but it was. Her maxim had always been âEmbrace Lifeâ. So we did and we will. Gutsily, in remembrance of her.
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On Saturday Live this week, a man whose motto is: âDonât talk about living, just liveâ. Michael Palin has done a lot of that. Now in his seventies and still travelling the world, heâs just brought out his second novel, in paperback. A tale about environmentalism, writing and the elasticity of truth. Michael travelled to India to research some of it and also in the programme, a man who has visited many of the same places (and, whisper it quietly, some Michael couldnât get into). David Lang loves flowers and has travelled the world in pursuit of orchids. Heâll also tell us what the Dalai Lamaâs gardenâs like. We hear from a photographer whoâs taken portraits of Nelson Mandela, a Lithuanian accordionist and JPâs out with Mickey the Mole Catcher. Inheritance Tracks come from the wild man of seventies rock, Arthur Brown and we have some more of your Thank Yous.
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Saturday Live, embracing life, at nine. Ìę
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sian Williams |
Presenter | Richard Coles |
Interviewed Guest | Michael Palin |
Interviewed Guest | Arthur Brown |
Interviewed Guest | David Lang |
Interviewed Guest | Antoinette Haselhorst |
Interviewed Guest | JP Devlin |
Producer | Chris Wilson |
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- Sat 13 Jul 2013 09:00±«Óătv Radio 4
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