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... Rednex and Politics Pleasance Travelling over the wilds of back woods America, the Presidential plane unfortunately crashes and the distinguished travellers find themselves fetched up into the hands of a Redneck Survivalist sect, bent on winning power ...
... wonderfully offbeat impressions with his excellent persona and endearing manner. Much of his success has been at home in America, but his loser act is ideally suited to a British audi ence. After all, we love an underdog particularly when there is such ...
... bring about sudden bursts of side splitting in his audiences he brings them to it gently, with long rants about his native America, wry but friendly digs at members of the audience, lots of internal references and a generally absurdist sense of injustice ...
... Saturday's highlights included Deborah Coleman, with her funky vocals and intense guitar picking. After decades spent touring America, Bobby Rush made his UK debut, and his revue did not disappoint. An entertaining spectacle incorporating elements of vaude ...
... written before the folk genius' death in 1967. Bragg described researching the life and times of a remark able chronicler of America's hidden history. Guthrie was a sponge, soaking up everything he saw and writing it all down, and did the same for the melodies ...
... grooving to the salsa beat on EastEnders recently, probably steered well clear of World Music, Ritmo: the Music of Latin America (R3, from Sunday, February 21). That is a pity, because this interesting series of six pro grammes, introduced by Mike Gonzalez ...
... history of a most unfortunate kind was made last week when, because of illness, Alistair Cooke failed to post his Letter from America (R4, Friday, December 17), for what is said to be the first time since 1966. Radio 4 replaced the scheduled programme with ...
... with an overture accompanied by an effective and eye-catching light show. Compere Brian Sharp entered singing Neil Diamond's America, then slipped into chat mode. His often sardonic line in chat did not lend itself too well to the role of a variety compere ...
... Saturday, May 22) It came on Halloween 1938 when Welles' adaptation of HG Wells' classic War of the Worlds caused panic across America as thousands mistook it for a genuine news report. Extended excerpts from rare US radio shows demonstrating Welles' extra ...
... London and a recording session at the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Their entry, along with those by the other finalists from America, Zambia, Togo and Sierra Leone, was expertly assessed by a panel con sisting of John Peel, former boss of Dandelion Records ...
... and the great Charlie Parker. These were among the musicians British pianist George Shearing admired when he arrived in America shortly after the Second World War. In Chris Baiter (R2, Monday, July 12), Shearing, who will be 80 in August, spoke about ...
... in four years I don't know how he found things to ask me. Charlotte's television sche dule involved her in appearing on America's top-rated Rosie O'Donnell, Today, and David Letterman shows within the space of a few days. She seemed unfazed by all the ...