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Rory Cellan-Jones knew he was the child of a love affair between two BBC employees. But until his mother, Sylvia, died and he found a file labelled 'For Rory' he had no idea of their beginnings or ending. Or why his peculiarly isolated childhood had so tested the bond between him and Sylvia, who was single-parenting two sons in a one-bedroom fl at while working full time through the Fifties and Sixties. 'For Rory,' his mother had written on the file before she died, 'in the hope that it will help him understand how it really was ...'

Arthur Godfrey, The Romance of Helen Trent, Our Gal Sunday, The Goldbergs, President Roosevelt's Address to Congress, Amos 'n' Andy, Joe E. Brown, Major Bowes, Louis Prima, and more all in a row! This is a recording of a full broadcast day, remastered (from the National Archives transcript disks) by Joe Bevilacqua.

Scottish Field once described Douglas Lindsay as “a master of comic crime.” Listeners should note this is because he writes comedy crime novels, not because he murders people while dressed as a clown.

A compelling portrait of rock's greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrix's life. As it begins in the fall of 1966, he's an under-sung, under-accomplished sideman struggling to survive in New York City. Nine months later, he's the toast of Swinging London, a fashion icon, and the brightest star to step off the stage at the Monterey International Pop Festival.

Jack and Liz are in Blackpool for one last time. John Godber's classic stage play tells the touching and funny story of a marriage through a lifetime of holidays together. September in the Rain, written very early in renowned playwright John Godber's career, dates from 1983 and drew heavily on his grandparents' relationship. A play for two actors, it was originally performed by the author and his now-wife, Jane. They resume their partnership for this radio production many years after last performing it together.

BBC security correspondent, Gordon Corera, and rock critic, Ken Tucker, on this edition of Fresh Air. Corera is a security correspondent for the BBC. In his new book, he warns that we may be entering a "new era of accelerated proliferation." He writes about the challenges of halting the proliferation of nuclear weapons and about A.Q. Khan, the man described by a former CIA Director as "at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden."

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Best listened to on headphones. WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE! Groundbreaking existential Sci Fi from the multi award-winning Minister of Chance team: following the World's first ever light speed flight, Captain Dalton (Tamsin Greig) must lead her crew over new oceans fraught with danger. Find out more at www.danfreeman.co.uk, @thelightofsept and https://www.facebook.com/thelightofseptember Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jazz pianist Jason Moran, TV critic David Bianculli, and film critic David Edelstein, on this edition of Fresh Air. Jazz pianist Jason Moran's new CD, Artist in Residence, is the result of music he created after he accepted commissions from three American art institutions. Moran has been described in Downbeat Magazine as one of the most important figures of his generation. Then, today's host and TV critic David Bianculli previews Dexter.

PBS' Frontline executive editor Louis Wiley, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, attorney Stephen Weiswasser, and Executive Director of the PTC, Tim Winter, on this edition of Fresh Air. Louis Wiley is executive editor of the PBS Frontline documentary series. He will discuss how they have been affected by the FCC's crackdown on indecency in broadcasting. The FCC has increased fines tenfold for material they deem indecent.

Actor Ben Affleck and Jazz guitar players Bucky and John Pizzarelli, on this edition of Fresh Air. Ben Affleck is currently starring in the new film, Hollywoodland as George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the original TV series. The film is about the real-life, unsolved murder of Reeves. Affleck also co-wrote Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon, and their screenplay won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran and actor Ed Harris, on this edition of Fresh Air. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is the former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post. His new book about the Green Zone in Baghdad during the first year of the U.S. occupation is Imperial Life in the Emerald City. Then, Ed Harris, who plays Ludwig van Beethoven in the new film Copying Beethoven.

Reporters Jeff Whelan and Josh Margolin, as well as former New Jersey governor James "Jim" McGreevey, on this edition of Fresh Air. Reporters Jeff Whelan and Josh Margolin have been covering Jim McGreevey for the Newark Star-Ledger. The two journalists won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for breaking the McGreevey story.

Filmmaker Kirby Dick, MPAA Ratings Board Chair Joan Graves, and actor Jeremy Sisto, on this edition of Fresh Air. Kirby Dick's new documentary is This Film is Not Yet Rated. It's a look into the secretive world of the MPAA film ratings system. Dick considers the highly secretive process of rating films G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17. MPAA board members are anonymous, deliberations are private, and standards are seemingly arbitrary.

Writer Jonathan Franzen and musician Gerald Wilson on this edition of Fresh Air. Franzen's new book is called The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History. Franzen's massive 2001 bestseller The Corrections was in part based on his own life, his new book is a memoir. Franzen's other books include The Twenty-Seventh City, Strong Motion, and How to be Alone. Then, trumpeter, composer, and arranger Gerald Wilson, whose 88th birthday was Monday, September 4th.

Author Jonathan Kirsch and Islamic Society of North America President Ingrid Mattson on this edition of Fresh Air. Kirsch's new book is A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization. He writes about the how Book of Revelation has stirred some dangerous men and women to act out their own private apocalypses.

Writer and director, Todd Phillips, rock historian, Ed Ward, and film critic, John Powers, on this edition of Fresh Air. Todd Phillips' new film is called School for Scoundrels, starring Billy Bob Thornton as a cross between a self-help genius and a scam artist. Philips' other films include Old School, Road Trip, and Starsky and Hutch. Phillips is also credited for writing the story for the upcoming film, Borat.

Writers Ian Buruma, Kitty Dukakis, and Larry Tye on this edition of Fresh Air. Buruma's new book is Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance. It's about the 2004 death of a popular media personality at the hands of a Muslim radical. Buruma found that underlying the brutal event are long-standing tensions between native born Dutch and Muslim immigrants. Buruma was brought up in Holland and Japan.

Journalist Wayne Slater and actress Diane Lane on this edition of Fresh Air. Slater has written extensively about the influence of Karl Rove on President Bush. His new book is The Architect: Karl Rove and The Master Plan for Absolute Power (co-written with James Moore, published by Crown Publishers). Moore and Slater are also authors of Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential.