Archive for the ‘2005’ Category
The 2005 Team
Top L-R: Anita Kuan, Abi Batholomew, Kate Sharp, Tom Young, Tom Wilman,
Maria Quero, Tim Scullion
Bottom:
Jo Armstrong, Abbie Morgan, Zoe Mack, Dom Delargy, Tom Green, Harry Holgate.
Back To Work
A government scheme to get the nation back to work…
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Winner of the Silver Award for Radio Comedy in the 2005 Student Radio Awards.
Singapore Noodles
“Singapore noodles” are a staple in Chinese restaurants and takeways here in Britain. But ask for the same thing in Singapore and the response you’re likely to get is a confused “what noodle?”
Hailing from the Far East, Anita Kuan was curious about the noodles’ Singapore connection and set out to unravel its mystery.
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A Lesson in British English
What’s it like to have grown up in the Far East learning and speaking English, only to come to England and discover quite another vocabulary? Here’s Anita Kuan with a little lesson in British English.
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The River Teign Ferry
Letters from the terminus: personal thoughts about the River Teign Ferry, which runs between Teignmouth and Shaldon in South Devon.
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A European Christmas Carol
A look at Christmas celebrations across Europe.
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The Scissors Have Rendered Me a Mute
A poetic exploration into one man’s fear of the hairdressers.
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The Garden of Ideas
The Garden of Ideas is an exotic paradise, where ideas roam freely, ready for the taking…
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The Audition
In a shabby rehearsal room just off the Holloway Road, legendary theatre director Bennet Thornton is casting for his production of The Tempest. The highly accomplished classical actor, Nigel Spoon (once described by Time Out as “quite good”) is up for the part of Prospero. Theatrical gold dust.