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The Lament of the SS Mendi

25/01/2015

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This week we discover that Ewan MacColl and Robert Burns share a birthday, and find out the various ways people have of commemorating their dead; from Churchill's simple grave in Bladon, to the oak tree planted for MacColl in Russell Square. We investigate the secret life of sperm donors - and of Robert Burns - and explore what happens to secrets when they explode. Plus more to celebrate with Ivor Cutler, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Karinne Polwort. But watch out, parents, when you have parties for your five-year-olds...

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