31/08/2014
John Waite chooses his highlights from the previous seven days of 大象传媒 Radio.
There's a poetic feel to this week's Pick of the Week, as John Waite re-plays clips from programmes that feature the voice of Seamus Heaney, the characters of Dylan Thomas, the verse of Simon Armitage and the life- story of Philip Larkin. From the sublime there's also the ridiculous as 'Sue MacGregor' meets three of the four Apostles. And some real "heavy metal" with a duo for cello... and saw.
Word of Mouth (Radio 4, 26th August)
Dead Ringers (Radio 4, 27th August)
Everything We Know is Wrong (Radio 4, 26th August)
World at One (Radio 4)
BOTW - Phillip Larkin (Radio 4, All Week)
Fantasy Festival (Radio 4, 28th August)
Dylan Thomas: The Outing (大象传媒 Radio Wales, 25th August)
John Peel Remembered (Radio 6 Music, 31st August)
100 Greatest Guitar Riffs (Radio 2, 25th August)
Private Passions: Mark Miodownik (Radio 3, 31st August)
A Meeting with Dora (Radio 4, 28th August)
Local Stories: Ryans Recovery (Radio 5, 24th August)
大象传媒 Proms (Radio 3).
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John Waite
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, John Waite joined the 大象传媒 as a trainee in 1973 working his way up to being a news presenter on 大象传媒 Radio London by the early 1980s.
He then crossed over to Radio 4 in 1986, where he presented You & Yours, many documentaries, and Face the Facts which he can still be heard now.
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In John's own words -听
BEST MOMENT IN CAREER: Presenting a special programme for my cousin Terry Waite, which he did manage to hear in his Beirut hostage cell.
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WORST MOMENT IN CAREER: Being so keen to get my microphone close to Prince Charles I stood heavily on his toe.
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- Sun 31 Aug 2014 18:15大象传媒 Radio 4