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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Jun 2009, 17:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sat 7^th Apr 2012, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The M1 as described by the men who built the London-Yorkshire motorway, set into song by Ewan MacColl. From November 1959.

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Singing the Fishing

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th Jul 2009, 17:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sat 24^th Mar 2012, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Tales from the Norfolk and Scottish herring fleets with Ewan McColl's songs. Award-winning documentary from August 1960.

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The Travelling People

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Apr 2012, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Apr 2014, 01:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Charles Parker's 1964 ballad documents the prejudice faced by those who lead the gypsy life. With music by Ewan MacColl.

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Never Again - A Lament for the Titanic

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Apr 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC Radio Solent's lament for the RMS Titanic. Featuring new and specially-composed music by Peggy Seeger and Calum MacColl.

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The Big Hewer

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Jul 2009, 17:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sat 31^st Mar 2012, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A legend told by the men of the coalfields from the Tyne to the Vale of Neath, with the music they inspired. From August 1961.

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