Post by jobrodie on May 15, 2016 15:35:33 GMT -5
1. 'School Drama' on BBC Radio 4 this week
2. 'Cantankerous King Colin' on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, online
1. "School Drama"
From the info on the page for Episode One www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29 (four episodes in all, running from Wed 18th to Sat 21st May, at 2.15pm [2.30pm on Sat] and presumably available to 'listen again' afterwards)...
"Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, is working to turn itself around and inspire its students. But inspiration can be dangerous and when has-been TV star, Geoff Cathcart, is brought in to stage a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, he opens a Pandora's box of controversy.
All other parts played by students and teachers at Portsmouth Grammar School:
Abby Moss, Poppy Goad, Thomas Locke, Joe McAuley, Freddie Fenton, Douglas James, Joe Haylock, Jay Pasricha, JM Hopkinson, Caleb Barron, Joe McCue
Written by Andy Mulligan
Music by Jon Ouin
Sound by Steve Bond
Produced by Emma Hearn
Directed by John Dryden
A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4."
"School Drama" - listings and links
Episode 1 of 4, 2.15pm Wednesday 18 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29
Episode 2 of 4, 2.15pm Thursday 19 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bft87
Episode 3 of 4, 2.15pm Friday 20 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bfxhv
Episode 4 of 4, 2.30pm Saturday 21 May (One hour) "Romeo and Juliet" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bpv3j
The Guardian has it as its 'best radio this week' www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/14/this-weeks-best-radio-school-drama
2. Cantankerous King Colin
Tom's reading of this bedtime story for CBeebies is available for another month or so www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04j25jl/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-440-tom-hollander-cantankerous-king-colin (it was first broadcast a year or so ago but they repeated it earlier in the week).
Jo
2. 'Cantankerous King Colin' on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, online
1. "School Drama"
From the info on the page for Episode One www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29 (four episodes in all, running from Wed 18th to Sat 21st May, at 2.15pm [2.30pm on Sat] and presumably available to 'listen again' afterwards)...
"Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, is working to turn itself around and inspire its students. But inspiration can be dangerous and when has-been TV star, Geoff Cathcart, is brought in to stage a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, he opens a Pandora's box of controversy.
All other parts played by students and teachers at Portsmouth Grammar School:
Abby Moss, Poppy Goad, Thomas Locke, Joe McAuley, Freddie Fenton, Douglas James, Joe Haylock, Jay Pasricha, JM Hopkinson, Caleb Barron, Joe McCue
Written by Andy Mulligan
Music by Jon Ouin
Sound by Steve Bond
Produced by Emma Hearn
Directed by John Dryden
A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4."
"School Drama" - listings and links
Episode 1 of 4, 2.15pm Wednesday 18 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29
Episode 2 of 4, 2.15pm Thursday 19 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bft87
Episode 3 of 4, 2.15pm Friday 20 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bfxhv
Episode 4 of 4, 2.30pm Saturday 21 May (One hour) "Romeo and Juliet" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bpv3j
The Guardian has it as its 'best radio this week' www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/14/this-weeks-best-radio-school-drama
2. Cantankerous King Colin
Tom's reading of this bedtime story for CBeebies is available for another month or so www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04j25jl/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-440-tom-hollander-cantankerous-king-colin (it was first broadcast a year or so ago but they repeated it earlier in the week).
Jo