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Strictly Come Brucie

January 1st, 2009 by Russell Davies

I was slightly dreading this. Paul Morley dances frequently on the line between smart and arch, and in contact with Mr Forsyth it could all have been a bit horrible. But this is actually lovely stuff. Mr Morley’s enthusiasm defeats (or enhances) his pretension, he asks all sorts of questions that no-one ever asks someone like Brucie and the interview is just deconstructed enough to let you catch some original glimpses. Fantastic stuff. MP3 here.

Presenter: Paul Morley
Producer: Paul Kobrak
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Timmy the Brit Comes Home

June 19th, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Here’s a gorgeous, dreamy doc from RTE. It’s about a teacher of Irish dance born in Britain and returning to the bottom left-hand corner of Ireland to pursue his passion, but you really don’t need to know that. You could easily listen without knowing a thing about the subject matter. You could tune out and enjoy the layered mix of voice and music , memory and emotion—it’s like ambient music. Or you could pay attention and enjoy the story of Timmy “The Brit” McCarthy, Irish dancer.

I’m linking to RTE’s MP3 because the Irish aren’t encumbered by a Trust and a bunch of service definitions that require them to delete their MP3s after a week. Let’s hope they don’t change their minds.

Presenter: Brenda Tobin
Producer: Peter Woods
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