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New series 1/5. A profile of Randy Newman , the American singer/songwriter renowned for both his melodic skewerings of his own culture and his songs and scores for Monsters, Inc and the two Toy Story movies. This programme looks at Newman's musical background - includingthe works of several notable musical relations -and his widely varied influences and Hollywood successes. Producer Neil Rosser

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Randy Newman
Producer:
Neil Rosser

Tim Flavin reads an abridged version of Richard Hooker's (Dr Richard Hornberger) medical war satire, first published in 1968.
3/6. Major "Hot Lips" Houlihan takes offence at the behaviour of certain male colleagues. Abridged byTamsin Collison

Contributors

Reader:
Tim Flavin
Author:
Richard Hooker
Abridged by:
Tamsin Collison

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