2022 has been a very busy year for Richie - there was Eurovision, the Commonwealth Games and even a little dancing competition on the telly, so there are plenty of famous faces who want to say hello! Sophie Ellis Bextor's Kitchen Disco: New Year's Eve - a party special with huge tunes to get you dancing. The aim is to walk to its southernmost tip, but it's here that he encounters one of the Faroes' best known natural phenomenon: fog. BBC Radio and BBC Sounds to bring festive joy, magical stories and musical treats for audiences this Christmas - Media Centre. Richard Coles though believes he's had his own real-life brushes with the supernatural. The perfect way to get in a Christmassy mood.
Despite a general drop in grades, around a third of GCSEs taken in the capital received the best grades, compared with a quarter or less in most other English regions. It's The Gabrieli Consort's 40th anniversary and Hannah French is joined by their artistic director to celebrate the ups and downs of four decades of early music-making. The soundtrack to your party is sorted: Michelle brings the tunes, you bring the moves. During his teenage years, he had a dream: to become a singer and make plenty of money so that he could fund research to find a cure for his mum. Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Mexican tenor, Jesús Léon, performs Puccini's beautiful Messa di Gloria alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. Three london students celebrate bucking national trend with top marks hit. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. We Wish You The Merriest.
Dance along to Soul and RnB with a classic Christmas twist this December at Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas. Christmas Lunch Live with Gary Davies. He recalls his first big break as a director, with the terrifying truck chase drama Duel, and also considers why the child's perspective has always been important, in films including ET, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, the BFG, and most recently The Fabelmans. Presenter: Nihal Arthanayake. Three London students celebrate bucking national trend with GCSE results. Neil Gaiman's perfect Christmas-time fairytale, brought to life by award-winning dramatist Katie Hims. Friday 16 December, 7. But between the nativity and the ever over-enthusiastic Miss Pear, any more moments alone will be gold dust. Acclaimed director and Arctic Monkeys superfan Richard Ayoade selects his favourite tracks by the band. 606: The Best Of The World Cup Callers.
Live on Christmas Day, the Reverend Kate Bottley celebrates with carols, festive greetings and a special message. Nearly 1000 entries have been whittled down to just six pieces that the public vote have been voting on, but which one will be the listener's favourite? Beginning on a high outcrop of land between fjords on the north-eastern island of Borðoy, with spectacular views across jagged peaks and into the cold waters of the North Atlantic, Horatio considers the legacy of Faroese national hero Nólsoyar Páll, a shipbuilder, farmer and poet who took on the corrupt Danish trading monopolies, before passing over a glacial valley where the site of an ancient Norse Viking court remains. Together with his fellow Old Ones, Merriman and The Lady, Will must untangle the riddle of the Walker, protect his family from the terrifying Rider, collect the Signs Of Light - and defeat the Dark. Kammy & Ben's Proper Football Podcast. Björn Ulvaeus will consider the future of Europe. Let Gary Davies provide the soundtrack to your Christmas Eve with two hours of the decade's festive favourites, alongside listener's memories of their best Christmas... ever! Producer: Ste Softley. Presenter: Tom Ravenscroft. 31 Best Things to do in Miami, March 2023. Produced by Alex Anderson. It's 22 December and the day of the school Nativity. Dame Penelope Wilton …..
Produced by Olive Clancy. Colin Murray sets up your Christmas day with special guests, festive fun, and the day's news and sport headlines. Have yourself an Indie little Christmas with Indie Forever: An Indie Christmas! 5 Live Sport: The Lionesses. Three london students celebrate bucking national trend with top marks and spencer. Closing the Guest Editor series this year will be Sharon White, Chairman of John Lewis. In this Slow Radio Christmas special, Slow Radio: The Reindeer follows the epic travels of a reindeer mother and her young as they traverse the Nordic landscape.
Throwback Throwdown: Christmas Day Clash! Queermas is also back. The songs you listen to can change the way you see the world. "We at Bohunt attach a great importance to all our learners achieving and enjoying success.
Martin Handley presents a special festive Breakfast for Christmas morning. Scarlett Moffatt Wants To Believe. Take That are much loved by Radio 2 listeners. Producer - Carl Cooper. "Congratulations to the many students receiving their Religious Studies results today. On Sunday 11 December the castaway is Cate Blanchett, discussing an acting career which so far includes two Academy Awards, three Baftas and three Golden Globes. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios in November 2022. Produced by Jonathan Manners. He went on the Kyrgyzstan expedition and either wants to become a scientist or doctor. 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the English composer William Byrd, who is hailed as being one of finest of the European late Renaissance.
The magical sleep is spreading from a castle deep in the forest. Producer: Monica Whitlock. She scored three nines, five eights and a seven in her GCSEs and will go on to study musical theatre and take English literature at A-level. Radio 3 in Concert - Christmas Concert: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Lauren gets you into the festive spirit with a breakfast party as we find ourself deep in the Christmas season. American musician and songwriter John Grant came to prominence as the co-founder, lead singer, pianist and primary songwriter for rock band the Czars, formed in the mid-90s. When we meet them, it's the first time they've spoken to one another since the night before. A day-long festival of Christmas music and singing from across Europe and Canada in the European Broadcasting Union's annual Christmas music day. This exclusive chart ranks the Top 40 seasonal chart-toppers that today's music fans love the most in this streaming age - rather than who sold by the truckload at the time. In her mountain kingdom, a soldier-Queen prepares for her wedding day. Live at MediaCity, Salford. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve. A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4. Anneka is back with a very special edition of Junior Choice for 2022 as she celebrates the show's landmark moment - 70 years ago today, on Christmas Day, the BBC Light Programme gave us Children's Choice, the first ever request show for children.
With poems by Warsan Shire, Raymond Carver and James Berry. Established just over two decades ago the New Generation Artists scheme is acknowledged internationally as the foremost programme of its kind. Or by the Sergeant's daughter Phoebe, who's fallen in love with him? Sheehan interweaves Dickens's text with new music for the festive season alongside a collection of best-loved Christmas carols including The First Nowell, The Truth From Above, God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen, The Sussex Carol and It Came Upon The Midnight Clear. Chicago house legend and underground dance pioneer Derrick Carter kicks off this year's Queermas festivities, blending his house roots with old-school disco, soul, jazz, and whatever else catches his fancy to jack the beat and rock the party. This episode sees former 6 Music presenter Jarvis Cocker return to the house, which he first visited with Pulp in 1995, as they released their Mercury Music Prize-winning album, Different Class. Directed by Martin Jarvis. Presenter: Cat Deeley. A Somethin' Else production. She's joined by The King's Singers, a fairy-light-bedecked studio, several packets of party rings and plenty of good tidings as they all share their favourite Christmas music.
But Oritsé never forgot his early years as a young, unpaid carer. This includes being introduced to the band by the boss of Warp Films, shooting the band's concert film from the Apollo in 2008, directing several of the band's videos, and asking Alex Turner to write some original songs for his debut film, Submarine. Christmas Chill: enjoy a calming Christmas escape with laid-back festive gems. Presenter: Steve Wright.
"I am terrifically proud to recognise alongside these laudable achievements, the high quality support our students receive from governors, parents and an enthusiastic staff. Associate headteacher Phil Avery said: "The percentage of Bohunt students gaining 5A*-C grades, including English and maths, is up. London has clearly outperformed other regions. Sheehan interweaves Dickens's text with new music for the festive season, alongside a collection of best loved Christmas carols. James also compiles his own Top Brass Nutcracker Suite and plays original arrangements of festive classics by the likes of Imperial Brass, Riot Jazz, Bone-a-Fide Trombone Quartet, the Red Light Brass Band, German Brass, and the Funky Butt Brass Band! Producer: Mark Higgins. A boxset of previous This Is Us episodes, presented by names such as Russell Crowe, Beck, Wet Leg, Thundercat, Neneh Cherry, Foals, Anna Calvi and Simon Pegg will be available on BBC Sounds from Monday 12th December. She shares her own feelings about that moment, and also looks back at her early years on air in Scotland, her career in TV news - and, after casting away nearly 500 people herself, she reveals the eight discs she couldn't be without.
Produced by Alexandra Quinn. The Collection: Peel Acres.