Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.35. 2 Oct 2015.

[Ray Boyles]

Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.35. 2 Oct 2015.

Sovereign Omnibus:
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Sat 3 Oct 2015, 13.00 – 14.10: Episode 2 of 2:
This omnibus edition of Tudor crime story featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake is a atmospheric dramatisation of C J Samson’s 2006 novel by Colin MacDonald. Autumn 1541, Henry VIII arrives in York and lawyer Matthew Shardlake is put to task. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06fq5nt

Sunday Feature: How Celtic Are We?
BBC Radio 3, Sun 4 Oct 2015, 18.45 – 19.30.
For a prelude to the programme noted below, listen to cultural historian Dai Smith who interrogates the Celtic myth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06fld1w

The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice with Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver
BBC Two: Mon 5 Oct 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 1 / 3.
Over three episodes, Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts. They begin by looking at the roots of this ancient tribal civilisation, in the Alps. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06h7x5f

Canals: the Making of a Nation:
BBC Four: Tue 6 Oct 2015, 20.00 – 21.00. 6 / 6:
Concluding her series Liz McIvor tells how Birmingham led the way in urban regeneration, turning canals and their immediate surroundings from areas to avoid to places that could be enjoyed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06822p8

Face of Britain by Simon Schama
BBC Two: Wed 7 Oct 2015, 21.00 – 21.00. 2 / 5: Faces of the People.
Simon Schama looks at the rogue strain of British portraiture, made up of artists who have plunged into the crowd and given us the faces of the people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06h1l3s

God’s Revolution
BBC Radio 4 Extra, Weekdays continuing Mon 5 Oct 2015, 10.00-11.00. Rptd 15.00 – 16.00.
Don Taylor’s 1988 English Civil War drama; parts 3 to 7 of 12: Insurrection, Summer Manoeuvres, The Power of the Sword, Discussions at Putney, and The Logic of Events.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v2rv4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v4r8m/episodes/guide

We British
BBC Radio 4: Thu 8 Oct 2015, from 9.00am.
Andrew Marr presents programmes which mark National Poetry Day. Radio 4 tells the story of Britain through verse with a series of shows that are sprinkled through the station’s usual scheduling. Things run chronologically, so we begin with some of the earliest surviving poems, while the final programme is a cabaret of contemporary verse and music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06g1m60

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