Month: March 2014

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Start the Week - AL Kennedy and David Sedaris on matters of the heart

Tom Sutcliffe talks to AL Kennedy about her latest collection of short stories of love and hurt. The poet Lavinia Greenlaw retells the tragic love story of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. The philosopher Simon Blackburn unpicks the idea of self-love from the myth of Narcissus to today's tv hair adverts: 'because you're worth it', while the humorist David Sedaris uses his own life and loves as the focus of his writing. Producer: Katy Hickman.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #29 – “Jobbers” with Andy Peters

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys and their guest, comedian extraordinaire Andy Peters, explore the gloriously depressing world of the men who were born to lose: jobbers! This is a full-on wrestling episode but, not to worry, it'll be hilarious for wrestling fans and detractors alike. Also, we take a peek into the Disgraceland Picayune and discover Daytona's dark, seedy underbelly. This one is not to be missed! Follow Andy on Twitter @Andy_Peters.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Is London France?s sixth largest city?

Are there really be 300,000 French people in London and would they really want to leave France for the UK anyway? The Mayor of London, British journalists and commentators have trotted out this "fact" a number of times over the last few years to illustrate just how popular the UK?s capital is with its neighbours across the Channel. It appears that Nicolas Sarkozy may have said it as far back as 2008. Wesley Stephenson and Charlotte McDonald brush off their best French to find out the truth. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Do you live near a D.U.M.B.?

Is the world really littered with underground military bases? Is it possible to find them on your own?

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