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History
Scapegoats
Scapegoats was a 6 part Radio 4 series in 1994 exploring the history of some of the groups in society so beloved of contemporary tabloid headline writers. Written and presented by Hugh Prysor Jones the series investigated the changing perceptions of Single Parents, Travellers, Homosexuals, Immigrants, the Mentally Ill and the Workless.
Camp Coffee
Granny's Larder was a series of short Radio 4 'cartoons' telling the story of some food brands that are still with us though what's in the bottle, box or tin may be quite different. In addition to Camp Coffee the others were Birds Custard, HP Sauce, Ribena and Horlicks. Narrated by the great Derek Cooper.
Johnny Ramensky
This was one of a series of short programmes called Heroes and Villains, made for an early Radio 5 Live Crime and Punishment strand, about the curious translation of a select group of criminals into popular folklore. Narrated by Siobhan Redmond, the others explored the facts and the myths of Charles Peace, Dick Turpin and the Great Train Robbers.
Test Tube Detectives:
Blood Cries out for Vengence
Test Tube Detectives: 'Blood cries out for vengeance'. This was the first part of a six part series on the history of forensic science. Narrated by Donald Findlay QC the series won the Glaxo Wellcome Science Writers radio award in 1998 - and also helped fund my MSc in Forensic Medicine degree.
Ribena
How Ribena won the war. Programme from 1996 Granny's larder series on the origin and commercial evolution of Ribena, narrated by Derek Cooper.
Dying for Scotland:
Infections
Dying for Scotland' was a series of four 15' programmes broadcast in 1997 looking at how the mortality statistics had changed dramatically through the 20th Century. The four programmes looked at Infectious Diseases, Suicide, Accidents and Homicide. Programme 1: Infections
Dying for Scotland:
Suicide
Dying for Scotland' was a series of four 15' programmes broadcast in 1997 looking at how the mortality statistics had changed dramatically through the 20th Century. The four programmes looked at Infectious Diseases, Suicide, Accidents and Homicide. Programme 2: Suicide
Dying for Scotland:
Homicide
Dying for Scotland' was a series of four 15' programmes broadcast in 1997 looking at how the mortality statistics had changed dramatically through the 20th Century. The four programmes looked at Infectious Diseases, Suicide, Accidents and Homicide. Programme 3: Homicide
Dying for Scotland:
Accidents
Dying for Scotland' was a series of four 15' programmes broadcast in 1997 looking at how the mortality statistics had changed dramatically through the 20th Century. The four programmes looked at Infectious Diseases, Suicide, Accidents and Homicide. Programme 4: Accidents
