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Voices from the Dark

on BBC Radio 2

Six programmes in which Georgina Boyes looks at ways mining has been portrayed in music.
5: Custom and Ceremony
A trip through a year of mining celebration. The ceremonies range from Christmas and New Year through to pay day; from Cob-a-Coaling for Bonfire Night to a Mummers Play in Durham, and from traditional dances like the Grenoside Sword Dance and the Castleton Garland to a holiday for pit ponies.

9.00 Schmooze and Showbiz
A six-part series in which Ron Moody explores the role of the Jewish entertainer.
5: Ron looks at humour Jewish style. Mel Brooks, Jackie Mason and Woody Allen crack the jokes and there's music from Danny Kaye, Kinky Friedman and a man called Max Bacon.
A Rewind production

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Georgina Boyes
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Castieton Garland
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Ron Moody
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Mel Brooks
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Jackie Mason
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Woody Allen
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Danny Kaye
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Kinky Friedman
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Max Bacon.

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