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Mair Bosworth

@mair.bsky.social

BBC radio producer of Radio 4's Soul Music, A Good Read, fiction, poetry, music documentaries - mainly following poets around with a microphone www.mairbosworth.com

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BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Blue Circle by Charlotte Runcie Two days after the worst break-up of her life, a registrar has to officiate a wedding.

Blue Circle - new short story by Charlotte Runcie 3.45pm Fri @BBCRadio4 Two days after the worst break-up of her life, a council registrar has to officiate a wedding. A wedding unlike any she's ever been to. Read by Bettrys Jones, produced @mair.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

02.05.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of Mexican composer Consuelo VelΓ‘zquez

Photograph of Mexican composer Consuelo VelΓ‘zquez

β€˜One long swoon’ - Mexican composer Consuelo VelΓ‘zquez was only 16 when she wrote BΓ©same Mucho, one of the most recorded Spanish-language songs of all time. It’s the focus of Soul Music 10.30am Sat 26 April @BBCRadio4 Produced by @mair.bsky.social #lovesongs #music www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

26.04.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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For all who would prefer not to... we adapted Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener for Radio 4. Goes out Saturday at 3pm.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

07.02.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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BBC - BBC Sounds Audio Lab BBC Sounds Audio Lab - Amplifying next-generation podcast creatives.

Hi audio friends. Applications for this year's BBC Sounds Audio Lab open tomorrow, 14th January - funding, support and training to develop your podcast idea ⏬
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

13.01.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photograph of the poet and activist Nikki Giovanni

A black and white photograph of the poet and activist Nikki Giovanni

Make Me Rain

Let me be a part
Of this needed change

- Nikki Giovanni
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www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/161883...

10.12.2024 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of the Earth from the International Space Station showing the lights of cities and the ocean

An image of the Earth from the International Space Station showing the lights of cities and the ocean

"...an awe-inspiring and humbling love letter to Earth and those who reckon with the gift of it" Max Porter

All this week BBC Radio 4 are repeating our production of Samantha Harvey's wondrous novel Orbital, following its @thebookerprizes.bsky.social win.

Listen here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

25.11.2024 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Please, Danez Smith American poet and performer Danez Smith makes a selection from your poetry requests.

Poetry Please is back! Danez Smith joins Roger McGough with their selection of listeners’ choices incl #ThomGunn #CarolAnnDuffy & #KendrickLamar 4pm Tues 19 Nov @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Hi David! Nice to see you here! ☺️

15.11.2024 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damian!!! ❀️❀️

15.11.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning from me and John Berger πŸ‘‹

15.11.2024 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is like running into friends in another country while far from home. Hi pals. 🌱

14.11.2024 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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