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This week's CHANGEMAKER is MARK MASLIN, Professor of Earth System Science at UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, and author of HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET: THE FACTS. With the world gathering in Dubai for the next round of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28 (30 November to 12 December 2023), Mark's book is a timely reminder that the situation is urgent: “to save the planet and ourselves we need to be on a war footing – we need to engage every part of our society in the battle against climate change and environment destruction.” MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | Mark Maslin in the Arctic with the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition. © Mark Maslin. FURTHER INFORMATION Mark Maslin, University College London | https://rb.gy/1abszd How to Save Our Planet: The Facts | https://rb.gy/m0rylw The Art of War by Sun Tzu | https://rb.gy/ej3t73 Carbon Disclosure Project| https://www.cdp.net Science Based Targets initiative | https://sciencebasedtargets.org/ ChromeRadio | https://chromemedia.co.uk/ Monthly Barometer | https://monthlybarometer.com/
This week's CHANGEMAKER is HAZEL GAVIGAN, Director of Communications at 4 DAY WEEK GLOBAL, which is on a mission to create a million new years of free time globally. Join us to find out how you can work 80% of your week for 100% of your pay, and be happier, healthier and more productive into the bargain! And working a reduced hour week is not just good for society and for business, it's also good for the environment. HAZEL GAVIGAN: "It's very clear to us, given the momentum that is currently behind this movement, that it's not a matter of if the four-day week will become commonplace. It's a matter of when." MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | ©4 Day Week Global FURTHER INFORMATION 4 Day Week Global | https://4dayweek.com/ 4 Day Week Global - UK Pilot | https://www.4dayweek.com/uk-pilot-results ChromeRadio | chromemedia.co.uk/ Monthly Barometer | monthlybarometer.com/
This week's CHANGEMAKER is JESSICA SMITH, Nature Lead at the UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FINANCE INITIATIVE (UNEP FI), based in Geneva. As Nature Lead, Jessica is involved in pioneering work to develop collaborative partnerships between the global financial sector and indigenous and local communities. We only have until 2030 to bring our societies back into harmony with nature, and indigenous groups are vital stewards of the world's biodiversity and carbon storage. Jessica is helping design innovative financial mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, insurance products and debt for nature swaps to recognise and reward indigenous conservation efforts. JESSICA SMITH: "We are not only in a climate emergency, we're in a nature emergency which is accelerating the climate emergency." MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | Man from the Mashi Conservancy, a community-based natural resource management area in north-east Namibia, holding a local variety of truffle. With kind permission of Jessica Smith. For information on the Conservancy: https://www.nacso.org.na/conservancies/mashi. FURTHER INFORMATION United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative | https://www.unepfi.org/ Principles for Responsible Banking | https://www.unepfi.org/banking/bankingprinciples/ Principles for Sustainable Insurance | https://www.unepfi.org/psi/ Biodiversity Credit Alliance | https://www.biodiversitycreditalliance.org/ UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues | https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2.html ChromeRadio | https://chromemedia.co.uk/ Monthly Barometer | https://monthlybarometer.com/
Welcome to CHANGEMAKERS with Catriona Oliphant, a new podcast series brought to you by CHROMERADIO in collaboration with the MONTHLY BAROMETER. CHANGEMAKERS was inspired by a series of conversations I had this autumn at the MONTHLY BAROMETER's SUMMIT OF MINDS in Chamonix. What struck me was how many people were involved in exciting ventures for bringing about positive change in different aspects of our lives – in our relationship with the environment, with our fellow human beings, and in our quality of life. CHANGEMAKERS bringing rays of hope to these dark times. In this series, they tell us about their vision, their journey and the challenges along the way. In our first episode, ELLEN WINDEMUTH, founder and supervisory board chair of the WATERBEAR NETWORK, shares her journey from documentary filmmaker to launching WATERBEAR, home to award-winning impact documentaries, series, and short films and the first interactive streaming platform devoted to protecting the future of our planet. ELLEN WINDEMUTH: "We need...disruptors on WaterBear...We cannot rely on lobbies and politicians to do this all for us...This is not about our future, it's about [Gen Z's], and they have no future unless we act." MUSIC | Power of Nature by Jonathan Slatter (PRS), Sounds Visual Music Ltd (www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | In association with the Monthly Barometer | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. COVER IMAGE | ©WaterBear Network FURTHER INFORMATION WaterBear Network | https://www.waterbear.com/ My Octopus Teacher | https://www.netflix.com/title/81045007 UN Sustainable Development Goals | https://sdgs.un.org/goals B Corp | https://bcorporation.net/ ChromeRadio | https://chromemedia.co.uk/ Monthly Barometer | https://monthlybarometer.com/
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, commanded by BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. In this podcast, he reflects on the role of his battalion and the conduct of the campaign. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 63867 CORPORAL DHARMA RAJ RAI, who was a rifleman in B Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LIEUTENANT RABIN KUMAR RAI, who in 1982 was BRIGADIER (then Lt Colonel) MORGAN's radio operator and responsible for liaising with Battalion HQ. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 59831 COLOUR SERGEANT SHIBADHAN RAI, who was a Corporal in 1982 and a mortar fire controller in A Company. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from 61356 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS 2 DEBENDRA GURUNG, who was a Section Second in Command in D Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LANCE CORPORAL TANKA PRASAD LIMBU, who was a rifleman in D Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LIEUTENANT NABIN SIWA, who was a rifleman with HQ Company in 1982, with an introduction from BRIGADIER DAVID MORGAN. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 07 with DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). On 22 June 2022, eastern Afghanistan was hit by the deadliest earthquake in two decades. Already in the grips of a deepening humanitarian crisis, the country is now struggling – with the help of international agencies - to provide disaster relief to the region. But the Afghan economy is verging on collapse as a result of sanctions and the freezing of the country's overseas assets following the Taliban takeover last August. Compounding this is the Taliban's gradual exclusion of women from the country's workforce: women represent nearly 50% of the country's population and before the Taliban takeover last August made a significant contribution to its economy. In this podcast, we explore the impact of the Taliban's restrictions on women for the country's economy and for society more generally. We begin with the importance of education for women. When Diva and I last spoke, it was shortly after the Taliban had suddenly reversed its decision to reopen girls' secondary schools and those schools remain closed today. Diva had planned to sponsor girls in the area where her family are from with the essentials for going to school. I began by asking her how the Taliban's decision not to reopen girls' secondary schools had affected her plans. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (http://www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to #STANDINGwithUKRAINE, a new podcast series from CHROMERADIO, with me Catriona Oliphant. Today, we are in BERLIN. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. By the time I arrived in Berlin in late March, waves of refugees from Ukraine had been flooding into the city for some time. They found a warm welcome. Berliners had mobilised themselves to stand firmly with Ukraine. The blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag was everywhere – flying from buildings in the glorious sunshine beneath the blue Berlin sky, on hoardings, and in shop windows. Berlin's Central Station – the Hauptbahnhof – is at the heart of the city's refugee welcome effort. I spoke to a couple of those involved in supporting the exhausted, disoriented refugees who arrive daily from Central and Eastern Europe. CONTRIBUTORS | Inna & Emanuel, Berlin Arrival Support (Instagram: berlinarrivalsupport - Twitter: @BerlinArrivalS) MUSIC | State Anthem of Ukraine by kind permission of Jonathan Slatter, Sounds Visual Music Ltd (https://www.soundsvisual.com/) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 06 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). Last week in Afghanistan, girls of secondary school age were getting ready to return to the classroom for the first time since the Taliban took over last August. But within hours of arriving at school, they were told to go back home. The Taliban had abruptly changed its mind – at least for now. It's not yet clear why. Officially, the Taliban has said that a decision still needs to be made on the appropriate uniform for female students. But there is also a shortage of teachers – and with segregated classes, schools will need more teachers than before the Taliban takeover. We will discuss this backtracking by the Taliban in our next podcast, but when I last spoke to Diva, secondary schools for girls were still due to open and she was hopeful that the Taliban understood the importance of education – for girls as well as boys - for Afghanistan's future. One of the reasons for her optimism was a photograph that had been doing the rounds on social media. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (http://www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 05 with Professor Sir HEW STRACHAN, School of International Relations, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/shfas) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). In this episode, HEW STRACHAN reflects on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021, why the West should have seen it coming, and the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan for NATO's European allies. US foreign policy is now focused mainly on China and the threat in the Asia Pacific. European allies of NATO will need to decide where their own interests lie. A decision which the simmering stand-off with Russia on Ukraine's borders has brought into sharp focus. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
For London-born AUSCHWITZ survivor LEON GREENMAN it was after the HOLOCAUST that he said his nightmare really began. Every day was an agonising struggle for survival. To mark HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2022, the UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, has created a podcast reflecting on Leon's life and work, and the daily trauma of his survival. Leon passed away in 2008 at the grand age of 97. RUTH-ANNE LENGA, Associate Professor (Teaching) and Programme Director, UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, was privileged to be with him at that moment. Ruth-Anne's long friendship with Leon gave her – and in turn the Centre – a rare insight into how he lived with the trauma of the past and what drove him to become a force for good despite the suffering he had endured. Leon's mission was to bear witness so that atrocities, such as the Holocaust, would never happen again. He spoke to thousands and thousands of people, especially young people, over his lifetime, and his testimony and humour shaped many of their lives. He also spoke to many teachers-in-training at the INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (IOE) - UCL'S FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIETY, and the experience left a lasting impression that has stayed with them through their careers. PRESENTER | Ruth-Anne Lenga, Associate Professor (Teaching) & Programme Director, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. ARCHIVE AUDIO | Testimony of Leon Greenman, licensed courtesy of USC Shoah Foundation. CONTRIBUTORS | Vicky O'Kelly, Head of RE & PSHE, Verulam School | Jack Scholes, Lytham St Anne's High School. MUSIC | "With A Song In My Heart", Rodgers/Hart, licensed courtesy of Warner Chappell/Concord & performed by Leon Greenman | Franz Lehár "Das Land des Lachelns (The Land of Smiles), Act II: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz!" Performed by Richard Tauber (tenor), Berlin Staatskapelle & Franz Lehár, (conductor), licensed courtesy of Jube Classic. COVER IMAGE | Photograph of Leon Greenman © Joel Redman. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio (http://www.chromemedia.co.uk/) for UCL Centre for Holocaust Education (https://holocausteducation.org.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Assistant Producer - Corey Soper, Lecturer, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
PROFESSOR LI WEI, Director & Dean, IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education & Society, introduces a podcast celebrating the life and legacy of London-born AUSCHWITZ survivor LEON GREENMAN, created by the UCL CENTRE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION to mark HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2022. MUSIC | "With A Song In My Heart", Rodgers/Hart, licensed courtesy of Warner Chappell/Concord & performed by Leon Greenman. COVER IMAGE | Photograph of Leon Greenman © Joel Redman. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio (https://chromemedia.co.uk/) for the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education (https://holocausteducation.org.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Assistant Producer - Corey Soper, Lecturer, Centre for Holocaust Education | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 04 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (chromemedia.co.uk/). It is now four months since Kabul fell to the Taliban. The fighting and the suicide bombings have diminished. But hunger now stalks the country. With jobs disappearing and salaries going unpaid, Afghans are struggling to feed their families. MUSIC | National Anthem of Afghanistan (http://www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html) PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 03 with DIVA PATANG (twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=…mp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). September 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 when Al-Qaeda suicide bombers flew hijacked planes into the World Trade Center in New York. In response the Bush administration announced a War on Terror. This was to be the beginning of a 20-year engagement by the US and NATO in Afghanistan. In this episode, Diva recalls the 9/11 attacks and the impact of war on her own family. She wonders if today's Taliban will be able to prove that they really have changed from the hardline Taliban of old. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES 02 with DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author) and ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/). We recorded the first podcast in this series shortly before the terror attack outside Kabul airport on 26 August 2021. In this episode, Diva recalls the day of that terror attack. She speaks about Afghans' fear of a new civil war and their desire for peace and unity. She also talks about blazing a trail as one of the first women to present cricket coverage for Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) and enabling women to experience cricket live. PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to AFGHAN DISPATCHES with ChromeRadio's CATRIONA OLIPHANT (https://chromemedia.co.uk/) and television presenter and business woman DIVA PATANG (https://twitter.com/DivaPatang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). It has been heartrending following the news coming out of Afghanistan over the past few weeks, and yesterday's terror attacks outside a packed Kabul Airport – crowded with people trying to leave the country - marks a disturbing escalation in the violence. In AFGHAN DISPATCHES, we will follow events as they unfold. When CATRIONA OLIPHANTI visited Afghanistan in 2016 for the FINANCIAL TIMES (https://www.ft.com/content/0d05fb5e-fb1f-4b96-9b3d-50ae521a60ec) and again, on her own account, in 2019, the Afghans she spoke to were hopeful for the future. Life had improved for many since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, and there had been real progress as regards women's rights. But they were realistic about the ongoing challenges – corruption, terror attacks, criminal activity – and knew that it would take time, and ongoing Western support, to build a strong civil society. Now uncertainty lies ahead. Afghans are fearful for the future. Nobody yet knows what kind of regime this Taliban will put in place, and in particular what that regime will mean for women. NOTE: This podcast was recorded before the terror attacks outside Kabul airport on 26 August 2021 PRODUCTION | Producer/Presenter - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. We conclude this group of podcasts with a discussion about responses to the First World War in former colonies of the British and French Empires. CATRIONA SETH, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature and Fellow of ALL SOULS COLLEGE, chairs a conversation between PROFESSOR SANTANU DAS, Senior Research Fellow, ALL SOULS COLLEGE, and PROFESSOR TOBY GARFITT, Emeritus Fellow of MAGDALEN COLLEGE. MUSIC with kind permission of Professor Santanu Das. Amanroop Kaur (vocals), Jasdeep Singh (dilruba) and Harleen Singh (tabla). In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In the first four podcasts, we hear from Year 10 students at OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY. We begin with DULCE ET DECORUM EST. CONTRIBUTORS: William Harrison, Mariyah Hoque, Malachi Headley, Ivo Drury & Samra Rana. MUSIC: George Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. This is the second of four podcasts, in which we hear from Year 10 students at OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY. CONTRIBUTORS: Mira Harris, George Guibert, Garrincha Da Costa, Jemima Webster, Gianluca Walker. MUSIC: Maurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68, II. Fugue, licensed courtesy of Vox Legends. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. This is the third of four podcasts, in which we hear from Year 10 students at OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY. CONTRIBUTORS: Phoenix Denno, Molly Ahmad, Sofia Brand-Whitehead, Erica Masters. MUSIC: Paul Hindemith, String Quartet No 2 in F Minor, Op. 10, II Thema mit Variationen - Gemachlich, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. This is the last of four podcasts, in which we hear from Year 10 students at OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY. CONTRIBUTORS: Barney Steel, Jake Read, Fatma Kassim, India Seal. MUSIC: George Butterworth, The Banks of Green Willow, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In this podcast, we hear from Prize Fellow and poet ANDREW WYNN OWEN and Senior Research Fellow PROFESSOR SANTANU DAS of All Souls College about the British response to the First World War. MUSIC: George Butterworth, The Banks of Green Willow, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In this podcast, we hear from PROFESSOR TOBY GARFITT, Emeritus Fellow of MAGDALEN COLLEGE, about the response in France to the First World War. MUSIC: Maurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68, III Forlane, licensed courtesy of Vox Legends. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In this podcast, we hear from RITCHIE ROBERTSON, Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature and Fellow of THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, about the German response to the First World War. MUSIC: Paul Hindemith, String Quartet No 1 in C Major, Op 2, I Sehr lebhaft, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
A WRITER'S WAR looks at how those who fought and those at home in Britain, France, Germany and former colonies of the British and French Empires responded to the First World War, the horrors of the trenches and the advent of mechanised violence. In the final podcast in our series, we visit the archives of MAGDALEN COLLEGE to hear from archivist DR CHARLOTTE BERRY and archives assistant BEN TAYLOR about some of the items in the College's First World War collection. MUSIC: George Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, licensed courtesy of Naxos. In 2019 OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY ran a series of workshops, in partnership with OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY, during which Year 10 modern language students discussed a range of texts from British, French and German writers, and also arranged for the students to visit MAGDALEN COLLEGE, which holds an extensive collection of letters and other items relating to the College's participation in the First World War. Students, participating academics, and the archivists from Magdalen College then recorded their reflections for this podcast series. A NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY PROJECT, produced by CHROMERADIO for OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S MEDIEVAL & MODERN LANGUAGES FACULTY in partnership with Year 10 students from OXFORD SPIRES ACADEMY.
Known affectionately to many of those he commanded as ‘Uncle Bill', FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT SLIM is widely regarded as ‘a soldier's general', but he was just as effective in managing relationships with those alongside and above him, as military historian ROBERT LYMAN illustrates in this podcast. In 2011, a NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM poll ranked him, jointly with the Duke of Wellington, as BRITAIN's GREATEST GENERAL. But despite his outstanding leadership of the 14th Army in the Burma Campaign, and his later appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), he is much less well known outside of military historical circles than, for example, his immediate predecessor as CIGS, VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN. This podcast was commissioned by THE GURKHA MUSEUM to complement an online exhibition on SLIM AND HIS LEADERSHIP LEGACY. Visit the MUSEUM'S website www.Thegurkhamuseum.co.uk to find out more about the history and heritage of this unique fighting force that has loyally served Great Britain for over 200 years. DR ROBERT LYMAN FRHistS is a writer and historian. He has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia and is Field Marshal Bill Slim's military biographer. His presentation of the case for Slim won a NATIONAL MUSEUM ARMY DEBATE in 2011 for BRITAIN'S GREATEST GENERAL and his case for Kohima/Imphal won a National Army Museum debate in 2013 for Britain's Greatest Battle. His new account of the Burma Campaign, A WAR OF EMPIRES, is being published in November 2021. https://robertlyman.com/ ARCHIVE AUDIO | General Slim speaks at 14th Army Reunion, Royal Albert Hall, 1947 – licensed courtesy of British Pathé. MUSIC | We'll Meet Again sung by Vera Lynn – recording licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd. Words & Music by Ross Parker & Hughie Charles, © Copyright 1939 Chester Music Limited trading as Dash Music Co. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. READINGS & QUOTED SOURCES | (1) Slim's Principles of Jungle Warfare by kind permission of the 3rd Viscount Slim; (2) George Macdonald Fraser on ‘Uncle Bill' by kind permission of the author; (3) Unto the Hills by John Twells by kind permission of Christopher Twells; (4) Frank McLynn on Slim; (5) Antony Brett-James on Slim; (6) General Slim's Special Order of the Day, 8 April 1945, read by Meghbahadur Rai, The Gurkha Museum. PRODUCTION | Producer - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE | EPISODE 3 CATRIONA SETH, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/fi…ssor-catriona-seth), heads for Paris in her pursuit of Marie-Antoinette. First stop is the CONCIERGERIE, where Marie-Antoinette spent her final days before being executed on 16 October 1793 at the age of 37, to meet CECILE RIVES (Administratrice Conciergerie/Sainte-Chapelle/Tours de Notre-Dame de Paris http://www.paris-conciergerie.fr/en/). Then it's on to see CHANTAL THOMAS, author of best-selling novel, LES ADIEUX A LA REINE (later made into a film by BENOIT JACQUOT), and LA REINE SCELERATE, MARIE-ANTOINETTE DANS LES PAMPHLETS. MUSIC | Excerpts from ALCESTE by GLUCK, licensed courtesy of NAXOS MUSIC UK LTD. COVER IMAGE | Wikimedia Commons - Marie-Antoinette being taken to her execution by William Hamilton (1794). PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for TORCH (torch.ox.ac.uk/) / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford (www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE | EPISODE 1 CATRIONA SETH, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-catriona-seth), visits the WALLACE COLLECTION in London on the trail of objects that once belonged to Marie-Antoinette. With DR HELEN JACOBSEN, Senior Curator & Curator of French 18th-century Decorative Arts, the Wallace Collection, London. https://www.wallacecollection.org/ MUSIC | Excerpts from ORPHEE ET EURIDICE (Paris Version) by GLUCK, licensed courtesy of NAXOS MUSIC UK LTD. COVER IMAGE | © Wallace Collection PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for TORCH (https://torch.ox.ac.uk/) / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford (www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE | EPISODE 2 CATRIONA SETH, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (https://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-catriona-seth), visits WADDESDON MANOR in Buckinghamshire, built in the 19th century by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, a great collector of 18th century decorative arts, especially objects associated with Marie-Antoinette. With PIPPA SHIRLEY, Head of Collections & Gardens, and curators RACHEL JACOBS & DR MIA JACKSON, WADDESDON MANOR, Buckinghamshire. waddesdon.org.uk/ MUSIC | Excerpts from HAYDN's SYMPHONY NO 85 in B-flat Major ('LA REINE'), licensed courtesy of NAXOS MUSIC UK LTD. COVER IMAGE | © Waddesdon Manor PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for TORCH (https://torch.ox.ac.uk/) / Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford (www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/) | Producer - Catriona Oliphant.
On 15 August 1945, the surrender of Japan finally brought the Second World War to an end. War in Europe had ended a few months earlier, in May 1945, but in the jungles of Burma bitter fighting continued. The Burma campaign was one of the longest of the War, lasting over three and a half years. The Gurkhas, with their expertise in jungle warfare, played an important role. To mark VJ Day 75, the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION working with the GURKHA MUSEUM and the ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES created this podcast and accompanying film (https://vimeo.com/showcase/6966586/video/448044440) to tell the Gurkha story of the Burma campaign in the words of those who were there. With especial thanks to Lt Col JP Cross and Buddhiman Gurung for permission to use excerpts from their interviews with veterans in GURKHAS AT WAR. (1) INTERCEPTED AT THE SITTANG | Major Dickie Day, 4 GR SOURCE: Gurkha Museum Archive (2) ON THE RUN | Chakrabahadur Tamang, 1/7 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Rifleman Devendra Tamang (1 RGR) (3) ACTION ON THE IRRAWADDY | Tilbahadur Thapa, 3/2 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Lance Corporal Jeevan Thapa (1 RGR) (4) UNDER FIRE | Harkabir Gurung, 4/1 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Rifleman Nikhil Gurung (1 RGR) (5) CAPTURING THE FLAG | Buddhibal Gurung, 3/8 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Lance Corporal Naresh Gurung (1 RGR) (6) JUNGLE MANOEUVRES | Chhaba Thapa, 3/6 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Lance Corporal Sujit Thapa (1 RGR) (7) BLACK FLAGS OF SURRENDER SOURCE: A Gurkha Remembers, JP Cross (ChromeAudio) (8) VICTORY CELEBRATIONS | Rewantbahadur Pradhat MM, 4/10 GR SOURCE: Gurkhas at War by JP Cross & Buddhiman Gurung Recorded at Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on 21.07.20 Reader: Corporal Bijendra Gurung (3 RGR) MUSIC | Sarara by Buddhiman Gurung COVER IMAGE | The Gurkha Museum https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/summer-exhibition/ PRODUCTION | Producer - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to our new occasional series, EMERGING FROM LOCKDOWN. In this first podcast, CHROMERADIO meets VIVIEN GODFREY, Chairman and CEO of world-famous map and travel shop, STANFORDS, based in London's Covent Garden, for a socially distanced chat about the shop's fascinating history - Florence Nightingale, Stanley, and Livingstone were customers - doing business under lockdown, and the challenges of emerging from it. https://www.stanfords.co.uk/ http://www.bluewaterweb.com/ PRODUCTION | Presenter & Producer - Catriona Oliphant for ChromeRadio | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
THE COAT CUPBOARD COLLECTIVE presents AT THE FIRST STROKE, STEPHEN CRITCHLOW's uplifting and often hilarious account of his extraordinary recovery from a serious stroke earlier this year while in rehearsals for ALONE IN BERLIN at the Royal and Derngate in Northampton. With contributions from RACHEL ATKINS, DAVID HOLT, CHRIS PAVLO and DAVID SARGENT. Especial thanks to NAXOS for its generous licensing of the CRUSH COLLISION MARCH by SCOTT JOPLIN. A WORD FROM STEPHEN In January of this year, I had a stroke and spent time at Northampton General Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham. While in hospital, I experienced first-hand the hard work and pressure facing NHS workers. When I was back home, a writer friend of mine came to visit me. He suggested I write an account of my time in hospital. This could have a therapeutic effect, he told me, and it has. I also wanted to give something back to our amazing NHS, all those people who come from every part of the globe, who work hard and care for us, when we can't care for ourselves. I have therefore recorded as honestly as I can the journey of a stroke victim, some of my meetings with staff and patients along the way, and the humour and humanity I found on the hospital wards. If you have enjoyed this podcast and would like to show your appreciation of the NHS, please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/atthefirststroke, where I am raising money for NHS CHARITIES TOGETHER, and give whatever you feel you can afford. STEPHEN CRITCHLOW has been a professional actor for over 30 years and a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company no less than five times. Stage credits include Sir Peter Hall's HAMLET (Gielgud), Ray Cooney's PYGMALION (Albery), three years in THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (Criterion), and CYRANO DE BERGERAC at the Royal National Theatre. Stephen has toured in many productions, including ROUND THE HORNE REVISITED (in which he played Kenneth Horne), and recently THIS HOUSE for Headlong and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY for Out of Joint. His many TV and film credits include, DOWNTON ABBEY, MIRANDA, SKINS, CIDER WITH ROSIE, RED DWARF 11, HATTIE, FANTABULOZA, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY and CHURCHILL: THE HOLLYWOOD YEARS. RACHEL ATKINS' recent theatre work includes, THE COUNTRY GIRLS (Minerva Chichester), INKHEART and ROMEO AND JULIET (Home Theatre Manchester). For television, she has appeared in CHERNOBYL, THE ROOK, HUMANS, and CALL THE MIDWIFE, and films include THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER and THE COUNTRY GIRL. Rachel has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company several times and was a regular in THE ARCHERS. She has recorded numerous audiobooks as well as voice overs for video games. DAVID HOLT studied theatre arts in Birmingham in the late 1980s, then moved London to pursue a career as a versatile actor in TV, film, theatre, radio, and as a voice artist. He has appeared in countless productions of all types over a 30+ year career, and is renowned for his animation voice work, having appeared in over 90 animated TV series. CHRIS PAVLO has worked extensively in the voice world. He has enjoyed four seasons with the BBC Radio Drama Company, with credits ranging from THE ARCHERS to news-based comedy THE WAY IT IS. He can also be heard voicing video games, commercials, documentaries and podcasts. Chris co-founded and runs THE PODCAST COMPANY, a production house for podcasts. DAVID SARGENT has been an actor and voice-over artist for 32 years. He shares a drama school and voice agent with Stephen Critchlow. He has worked in theatre, film, radio and television – most recently in PENNYWORTH for Warner TV, and the 2020 films THE COMPLEX and BRITISH PEOPLE. MUSIC | THE CRUSH COLLISION MARCH by SCOTT JOPLIN, performed by BENJAMIN LOEB, licensed courtesy of NAXOS. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Coat Cupboard Collective | Producer – Catriona Oliphant | Post-production – Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp | Tea boy – Martyn Wade.
Join NAOMI SCHILLINGER in conversation with ATHENA DUNCAN, co-founder of award-winning East London florist REBEL REBEL, on the results of the REBELLIOUS FLORAL CROWN CHALLENGE. Congratulations to our flower fairies and enigmatic felines from around the world and all our entrants at https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/headyfringeflowers/! NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ REBEL REBEL | www.rebelrebel.co.uk/rebel & www.instagram.com/rebelrebele8/?hl=en CHELSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020 | chelseafringe.com/event-search/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
This week NAOMI SCHILLINGER takes us back the BLACKSTOCK TRIANGLE GARDENERS' DOG SHOW in May 2019 where local dogs competed for the waggiest tale, the dog that most resembled its owner, and the best floral headdress! With thanks to all our canine contributors: JESSIE, MINX, TINKERBELL, ROSA BEAR, SPIKE, BALLYDOG SCHINDLER, BILLY, GEORGE BUTCHER and LILY. Sadly, due to COVID-19, BLACKSTOCK TRIANGLE GARDENERS can't hold a dog show this year - but, inspired by the success of last year's Best Floral Headdress for dogs, we have teamed up with East London florists REBEL REBEL for an online MOST REBELLIOUS FLOWER CROWN competition as part of the CHELSEA FRINGE! There's still time to enter - so get making those crowns! COMPETITION DETAILS: https://outofmyshed.co.uk/2020/05/14/the-rebellious-flower-crown-competition/ ENTRY DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT - MONDAY 25 MAY 2020. NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ REBEL REBEL | www.rebelrebel.co.uk/rebel & www.instagram.com/rebelrebele8/?hl=en CHELSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020 | chelseafringe.com/event-search/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Join NAOMI SCHILLINGER in conversation with ATHENA DUNCAN, co-founder of award-winning East London florist REBEL REBEL on keeping those blooms coming under lockdown, making flower crowns and entering the REBELLIOUS FLORAL CROWN CHALLENGE - more details on NAOMI'S BLOG and the CHELSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020 website. NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ REBEL REBEL | https://www.rebelrebel.co.uk/rebel & https://www.instagram.com/rebelrebele8/?hl=en CHELSEA FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020 | http://chelseafringe.com/event-search/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Join NAOMI SCHILLINGER back in the flower garden for a riot of nasturtiums, alliums, honesty and other cottage garden favourites, not to forget those herbs! NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ AVON BULBS | https://www.avonbulbs.co.uk/ HERBAL HAVEN | https://www.herbalhaven.com/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Join the BLACKSTOCK TRIANGLE GARDENERS at their socially-distanced seed and compost giveaway and hear more from gardener NAOMI SCHILLINGER on that dazzling blue kale and other gorgeous veg! NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ THOMPSONS OF CREWS HILL (compost) | https://www.thompsonsofcrewshill.com/composts.html REAL SEEDS | https://www.realseeds.co.uk/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant at ChromeRadio & Peregrine Andrews at Moving Air.
Gardener NAOMI SCHILLINGER on creating a wild flower meadow in a suitcase and the irresistible attraction of dazzling blue kale... NAOMI SCHILLINGER | outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ PICTORIAL MEADOWS | https://www.pictorialmeadows.co.uk/ THOMPSONS OF CREWS HILL | https://www.thompsonsofcrewshill.com/composts.html REAL SEEDS | https://www.realseeds.co.uk/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Peregrine Andrews.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In the final podcast of the series, he looks at the imperial interests of Japan and the ways in which the First World War enabled Japan to further its imperial ambitions in mainland Asia and in the Pacific. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Toccata) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Join gardener and blogger NAOMI SCHILLINGER and her neighbour, Simeon, as they chat over the garden fence about transforming a bramble patch into a vegetable and wild flower garden during lockdown. NAOMI SCHILLINGER | https://outofmyshed.co.uk/about/ PRODUCTION | A ChromeRadio & Out of My Shed Co-Production | Presenter - Naomi Schillinger | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he explores the interests of the British Empire and its dominions in Africa and the Pacific. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Rigaudon) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he explores the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War and its implications for Turkey and the Middle East. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Prelude) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he considers President Wilson's principle of national self-determination - one of Wilson's Fourteen Points for an enduring peace - and the challenges its implementaiton presented for the peacemakers in Paris. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Toccata) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he considers the birth of the League of Nations and its legacy. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Menuet) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he considers the absence of Russia from the peace negotiations, and the implications of that absence for the rest of the 20th century. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Forlane) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.
Welcome to PEACEMAKING IN PARIS, presented by PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION and introduced by SIMON BENDRY, Director of UCL Institute of Education's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme. In 1919, the United States and Allied Powers met in Paris to decide the terms of the peace settlements with the defeated Central Powers. A century on, Sir Hew reflects on the Paris Peace Conference and its legacy. In this podcast, he explores the entry of the United States onto the world stage, and the vision of a new world order developed by its President, Woodrow Wilson. ALSO FROM UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | FROM AMIENS TO ARMISTICE (soundcloud.com/chromeradio/sets/from-amiens-to-armistice), in which PROFESSOR SIR HEW STRACHAN looks at the sequence of Allied victories from the Battle of Amiens on 8 August 1918 to the Armistice negotiated by Germany on 11 November 1918. MUSIC | LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN (Fugue) from RAVEL, Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by VLADO PERLEMUTER on VOX LEGENDS, licensed courtesy of NAXOS - www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp…tem_code=CDX2-5507 IMAGE | WWI Paris peace conference, May 27, 1919; from L-R British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, French Premier Georges Clemenceau, US President Woodrow Wilson; by Edward N Jackson, US Army Signal Corps; Wikimedia Commons. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.