The Radio Today Programme with AudioBoo is available every Wednesday.
Presented by Trevor Dann
A TDC Production for Radio Today
Produced by Jamie Tayler

A British Public Radio presentation in association with Radio Today

Series 1, Episode 3

This week’s show includes little tunes from beyond your own vantage point, and several sports reports will be destroyed in a controlled explosion.

Staged in association with Audioboo, the British Public Radio Awards are designed to encourage and reward the production of great speech radio from both established producers and those who are yet to break into the mainstream.

There are ten awards offered across five categories, plus the Gold Award for the most outstanding entry overall.  The winner of every award will receive a Roberts Union Jack Sports DAB 2 personal radio.  The winner of the Gold Award will also receive a Roberts Union Jack Revival RD60 DAB Digital Radio.

All qualifying entries will be showcased on the BPR Awards Audioboo channel, with shortlisted entries broadcast in full on the British Public Radio programme stream.

Entries may be made online at http://britishpublicradio.com/awards and are open from now until July 15th 2013.

Entry is open to all, including established producers, podcasters, community and internet radio stations and individuals. The only exclusions are items previously aired on BBC or commercial stations.

Judges include writer/director Dirk Maggs, Radioplayer MD Michael Hill, radio futurologist James Cridland, former Deputy Controller BBC 5 Live Steve Kyte, MD of Pixiu Alex Feldman and Audioboo’s Head of Content Amanda Brown, as well as British Public Radio founders Tim Nice, Matt Hopper and Ken Rayner.

Supported by Roberts Radio Ltd.

Andrie Morris talks to playwright and Shakespeare expert Jennie Buckman and Jatinder Verma, Artistic Director of Tara Arts about working with Shakespeare.

And pays a visit to the Globe Theatre on London’s Southbank, where a rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet is in progress.  It’s NOT what you would expect….

A British Public Radio presentation in association with The Pod Academy.

Episode 255. This week: Volvos, Bangs, and bye bye JLS.

Listener discretion is advised

A British Public Radio presentation in association with Answer Me This!

http://answermethispodcast.com

Can you really burn calories while driving?

Helen and Olly sprinkle words of wisdom on a moral conundrum surrounding this famous Grimm Brothers tale.

Just the kind of burning question that was begging to be answered by the font of all knowledge, Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann of Answer Me This!

You know those little sachets that come with….well pretty much everything in a box; what is it and what’s it for?

This week: matching food with Champagne and sparkling wine, from Francoise Peretti of the London-based Champagne Information Bureau.

A British Public Radio presentation in association with the wine tasting company ThirtyFifty

This week, a sneak-preview of the cars of the future, how to produce environmentally-friendly iron, and nuclear physics goes pear-shaped.

A British Public Radio presentation in association with The Nature Publishing Group

Sue Pryce’s book “Fixing Drugs: the Politics of Drug Prohibition” assesses the arguments that prop up the drug war. In this programme Sue talks to Roger Howard, formerly chief executive of the UK Drug Policy Commission, about the political and personal aspects of the drug problem.

A British Public Radio presentation in association with The Pod Academy.

The stories are written and read by refugees and are inspired by the theme ‘turning 18’, with introductions by Zoë Wanamaker, Vivienne Westwood, Grayson Perry, and Peter Tatchell.

A British Public Radio presentation in association with Penguin Audiobooks

For more, visit turning18.co.uk
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Mati arrived in England, aged 14, from a small Afghan farming village. After both his father and brother disappeared, Mati’s mother arranged for an agent to smuggle him out of the country. He embarked on a three month journey, traversing seven countries by truck and on foot.

Today, Mati has been given leave to remain in the UK and as well as attending college he regularly volunteers with Refugee Council and Cricket 4 Change, helping other children who arrive in the UK in similar circumstances.

His story is introduced by Zoe Wanamaker.

This animated video explores Mati’s story further.

Akilea was trafficked to the UK from Tanzania at the age of 15.

In her story, Akilea reflects on the run-up to her eighteenth birthday, describing the difficulties she encountered on trying to forge a life for herself as a young person in the UK without the support of her family.

Her story is introduced by Vivienne Westwood.

Tariq turned 18 in Jamaica where homosexual acts are punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment. As a gay man he claimed asylum in the UK after a violent homophobic incident and threats to his family’s safety.

Tariq’s story provides a nostalgic snapshot of the day before he turned 18, and is introduced by artist Grayson Perry.

Valentina arrived in the UK aged 17 having been trafficked from Bolivia. Her piece depicts the complexities of turning 18 in a strange country with no family or friends, trying desperately to come to terms with traumatic events and attempting to find a voice in society.

Her story is introduced by Zoe Wanamaker.

No, the Storyteller Of The Decade creates video games.

This is a rare interview with one of the greatest pioneers in the video game industry.

Ken Levine is the creative genius behind the 2007 BAFTA award winning BioShock and the highly anticipated follow-up BioShock Infinite, and was named one of the “Storytellers of the Decade” by Game Informer.