December 2010
33 posts
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fren... →
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and because of this fact some call anorexia a slow suicide. Only 1 in 10 people with an eating disorder will receive treatment and out of this number 80% do not receive treatment at the intensity they need to recover. The death rate associated with anorexia is 12 times higher than the death rate of all causes of death for...
Joining in with the Archers 60th anniversary... →
Join us on The Archers blog between 10am and 7.30pm on Sunday 2 January to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Archers as it happens.
Consider yourselves warned. The special…
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Pink Floyd - Have a Cigar
“Self-loathing is not a fucking character-builder. It doesn’t make you stronger....”
– Jane, Casual Blasphemies (via neonloneliness) (via loveyourchaos, lipsbetweenthehips) (via peekadora)
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will...”
– Marcus Aurelius (via reluctantbuddha)
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John...
unicorn27:
Things I’ll never say, #1: I have enough music - I don’t need anymore.
Counting your donations at St Martin's →
Editor’s note: Sally Flatman, producer of all the Radio 4 Appeal programmes, brings us news from St Martin’s. Make your own donation to the appeal on the Radio 4 web site - SB.
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Anonymous - pro-Wikileaks hacker on Radio 4's... →
A rare voice from the internet underground on Today this morning. Cold Blood is a member of the informal alliance of hackers that goes by the name Anonymous. The…
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Paintbox - Pink Floyd
Frightening the horses - swapping stations on... →
For many listeners to Feedback, it will be many years since they listened to Radio 1 - if they ever did. That’s a problem for us on the Feedback team because we’re here to represent…
Taking care of those who might fall through the... →
You always feel nervous at 7.55am when you are waiting for the Vicar’s Radio 4 Christmas Appeal to go out on air - will the phones really start ringing any second. But I need not…
Who answers the phones for the Radio 4 St... →
Have you ever wondered who will be on the end of phone when you ring up to give to the Radio 4 St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal? Well if you hear the bells in the background…
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to...”
– John Lennon (via alloftheevils)
“That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if...”
– J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
The Long Walk to insanity →
I am staring at a pile of papers on my desk. It’s 5 inches high. To anyone passing by, it’s just a rather tedious heap of orange and blue folders. But to me, it represents a period in…
The Radio 4 Christmas Appeal begins on Sunday →
Editor’s note: this blog post begins with a slideshow made by homeless photographer Jamie Winter, a member of a photography group run by The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields…
When the BBC covers the BBC →
There was once a head of BBC News, called Tahu Hole, who implemented a regime of extreme caution. In his, much resented, view it was the job of his staff only to report what…
Sue MacGregor - a Radio 4 legend steps down →
A few weeks ago, at the Bristol Old Vic, Sue MacGregor announced to the audience that this was to be her final programme as the regular presenter of A Good Read. Our guest reviewers…