Including at 6.20 Pause for Thought.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought.
With The Organist Entertains.
Mariella Frostrup marks the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a look at the significant events of the nuclear age. Using news archive and interviews, she explores the evolution of the nuclear movement, including disasters such as Three Mile Island (1979) and Chernobyl (1986), Britain's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the anti-nuclear voices of the folk, rock and pop music worlds. Contributors include veteran CND activist Bruce Kent, pro-nuclear scientist Ian Fells , author Robin Denselow, anti-Trident campaigner Bianca Jagger , Faslane campaigner and songwriter Sue Gilmurray, journalists Billy Sloan and Sean O'Hagan, Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis, anti-Trident keyboardist Chris Geddes (of Belle and Sebastian), musician Rab Noakes, Sight and Sound editor Nick James and NME editor Stuart Cosgrove. Producer Carol Purcell
What Mariella Frostrup's watching: p145; Spoken word choices: p121
3/6. Soul-influenced singer Beverley Knight interviews Mighty Clouds of Joy singer Joe Ligon , who traces the history of his hugely successful Los Angeles-based gospel quartet. And Mark Beswick and Fay Simpson discuss the planned star-studded Praise and Worship project.
Including at 1.30 Pause for Thought.
3.30 as 1.30