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 Heidi’s first radio memory is from the native land of the Vikings – Norway, where aged 5 she heard Roald Dahls’ ‘The Witches’. Since then she has been hooked, creating her own radio programmes using a gettoblaster and her dad’s old country music cassettes. Later, aged 17, she went to work for the first female radio station in the world, the volunteer-based RadiOrakel in Oslo. Heidi enjoyed working at RadiOrakel so much that she tried almost every role the station had to offer. This includes: production assistant, music editor, presenter, producer for her own music show, studio manager and reporter. This enjoyment lasted from 1997 to 2000. After finishing school she decided to try something else other than radio, to broaden her views, and she moved to the UK to do a degree in New Media Production where she specialised in multimedia sound.

But in the back of her mind the love for radio still lurked, and she could not ignore it. In 2003 she was accepted onto MA radio production at Bournemouth University where she now enjoys long days in the studio.

Ever wonder how it is like to work with death and sorrow everyday? Meet Knut Martin Mikalsen who have worked as an undertaker in Oslo for over 30 years, join him on a normal working day.

This piece is in Norwegian.

Produced by Heidi Mikalsen, his daughter.

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This is a little audio collage of a music show called Tinnitus.

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Interview with the singer/songwriter Ben Chrisophers about his debut album ‘My Beautiful demon’.

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‘Blue stuff’ is a drama about the world of two lab rats, Boris, a fat rat and Rattus, a new rat taken from the street. Rattus discover a way to escape from the cage and the evil lab assistant.

Blue stuff’ is written and produced by Heidi Mikalsen and features the voice of Harry Holgate and the music by Pram.

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The Vikings are known for their raping and pillaging of the British Isles. This is an attempt to show the softer side of my Norwegian ancestors with an insight into the Viking myths.

Story read by Harry Holgate. Music by Sigur Ros.

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Many people arrive England every year, to work and study, but why? What brings them to the UK and what do they think of the country and the culture. Meet a selection of foreigners as they explain why they are here, what they think is different and how they’ve coped with living here.

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The Bouncing Story tradition has been formed over the past couple of years. The first episode is produced by Bournemouth University MARP students and following episodes by students from Bournemouth or Ryerson University, Canada.
Where on earth will it go?

Episode 1                                    

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Episode 4          

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Episode 7

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These are the only episodes I can find at the moment.