Backchat prog no 36 2022 Battala.ZZZAAA

Judy Atkinson will be telling us all about Batala, , an international samba reggae music project which involves drumming.

Philomena Winn introduces and reads 2 poems by Hilaire Belloc.

A  visit to Tewkesbury. John Fry, resident in the town, takes us on a guided tour of the high street, where medieval buildings incorporate alleyways that lead down to the waterside, where the Avon and the Severn meet.

A interview with David Bednall about the composer Richard (pron Rickard ) Strauss.

first novel based on the east end of London in 1977.

Chris Spring talks to Philomena Winn about his career and his novel Ted and Pterry, set in the east end of London in 1977.

Chris reads an extract from his novel, Ted and Pterry.

producer Anthea Page,