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'I have just had one of those absolutely mad mornings when you go out to have a browse at tagines and end up coming home with a brand-new gas ring expander. I think I was probably as surprised as anybody. Sometimes life is just like that, isn't it?' Award-winning food writer Damien Trench takes you on a journey through his childhood and his early inspirations - culinary and otherwise - with occasional diversions to the present.

Lucky soldiers who could sing a song, perform a skit or pass as a “lady” were taken from the line and put onstage for the benefit of their soldier-audiences. The intent was to bolster morale and thereby help soldiers survive the war. The Dumbells’ popularity was not limited to troop shows along the trenches. The group also managed a run in London’s West End and became the first ever Canadian production to score a hit on Broadway. Touring Canada for some 12 years after the war, the Dumbells became a household name and made more than 25 audio recordings.

In this delightful comedy, Centlivres second play, first unveiled in 1702, boldly showcases the talents of a female playwright. The title hints at the charming chaos that unfolds as dueling suitors vie for the affections of a young lady and her heiress cousin. With soldiers returning from conquest, their hearts set on winning over the fair ladies, the stage is set for a rollicking farce filled with colorful characters a loving father, a former mistress, a foppish suitor, and a fortune-hunting rogue. Join us for an entertaining romp through love, rivalry, and humor! - Summary by ToddHW

Nicholas Courtney, the man behind Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, remembers his time on Doctor Who, from The Web of Fear to Battlefield - and beyond! He's seen off Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti. He's witnessed Giant Robots running amok, met himself in the future and saved the world from the life-devouring Destroyer. He is, of course, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, alias actor Nicholas Courtney.

"Soldiers of the Press" was a popular American radio program that aired during the 1930s and 1940s. The show first premiered on NBC on January 12, 1942, and continued to broadcast until September 6, 1942. The series was a dramatic anthology that showcased the stories of war correspondents and journalists who risked their lives to report on the events of World War II.Each episode of "Soldiers of the Press" was a standalone dramatization based on real events and individuals from the frontlines of the war. The show paid tribute to the brave men and women who faced danger and uncertainty to bring ...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Christopher Reason of the satirical Czech novel by Jaroslav Hasek. This tale charts the exploits during the First World War of 'European Forrest Gump', Svejk, in his progress through the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian army. Good-natured and garrulous...

The Podcast Players are proud to present A Mysterious Affair at Soldier Island. This show is a radio play adaptation of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None," presented in six parts. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island off the coast of Devon, England. What do they have in common? A mysterious letter, a dark secret, and none of them know the truth for the sudden invitation.

Pronto una gran película de Christopher Nolan. La épica historia de Dunkirk, mayo de 1940: cuando más de 300.000 tropas aliadas atrapadas fueron dramáticamente rescatadas de la destrucción a manos de la Alemania Nazi por una extraordinaria evacuación vía marítima. La historia real de los...

Вниманию слушателя предлагается сборник анекдотов о военных.…