Folk America
Episode 3: Blowin' in the Wind
1 hour
Documentary series about American folk music. In the 1960s a new generation, spearheaded by Bob Dylan, took folk into the charts and made it a voice of protest. Show more
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Woman's Hour
Joan Baez on activism, Author Kate Figes
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Joan Baez looks back on a life of music and activism ahead of her last formal tour and journalist Kate Figes talks about her breast cancer diagnosis. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Joan Baez, Teens and Xanax, Kate Figes
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Joan Baez performs Diamonds and Rust and talks about her career. Plus a look at whether teenagers should count calories to manage their weight and women in music technology. Show more
Front Row
Joan Baez, BBC National Short Story award shortlist, Hamlet
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Wilson talks to Joan Baez and screenwriter James Schamus, Alan Yentob announces the BBC National Short Story Award shortlist, and Susannah Clapp reviews Maxine Peak in Hamlet. Show more
Front Row
People of the Year - Part Two
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Wilson with guests including Benedict Cumberbatch, Emma Thompson, Sam Smith and Dolly Parton. Show more