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BBC RADIO 2'S 60S SEASON
They Ain't Heavy, They're The Hollies Ep 1/2

Wednesday 26 May

10.00-11.00pm BBC RADIO 2

As part of BBC Radio 2's 60s Season, Brian Matthew presents the first of a two-part profile on The Hollies, a group formed nearly 50 years ago but still very active today.

During their Sixties heyday, they were one of the most prolific chart acts in the UK and matched this with American success to rival The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five and Herman's Hermits.

The programme features specially recorded interviews with Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Bernie Calvert, as well as Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott, both of whom are fast approaching their sixth decade in the group.

Part one of this profile, which includes their hits along with some rare recordings, looks at the early days of the band, leading to the departure of Graham Nash.

Brian Matthew's Sounds Of The 60s can be heard on BBC Radio 2 on Saturdays at 8am.

Presenter/Brian Matthew, Producer/Neil Myners

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A history of the world, as told through objects from the British Museum, continues with a large stone belt, evidence of a 3,500-year-old ball game from Central America.

This week, director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor looks at objects of leisure and pleasure from around the world 2,000 years ago. Today's object is a large stone belt, a heavyweight ceremonial version of the leather and fibre padding that was used in an ancient ball game in central America. This was a game with a rubber ball that dates back as far as 3,500 years ago – the world's oldest known organised sport.

Neil offers up the rules of the game and describes how it connected players to the realm of their gods. Historian Michael Whittington considers the ritual aspects of the game while writer Nick Hornby describes how sport straddles the emotional territory between the sacred and the profane.

Presenter/Neil MacGregor, Producers/Philip Sellars, Paul Kobrak, Anthony Denselow and Jane Lewis

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Did being a "latch-key kid" have any impact on individuals and influence the way latch-key kids went on to bring up their own children?

Some claim the evils of modern society are a result of working mothers. But women have worked since the industrial revolution and the term "latch-key kids" was coined in the early 1800s.

It came to prominence during the Forties, when it was used for children whose fathers were away at war while their mothers were part of the labour force. Yet this was the generation who grew up to build pre-war Britain and take on feminism, pushing equality forward.

While all the studies assume that children suffer, the latch-key kids are rarely heard themselves. This programmes features children from various generations who talk about what it meant for them for their mothers to work.

Producers/Lucy Lunt and Sara Conkey

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All that lies between Turkish exile Taline and her new life in the UK is her over-zealous immigration official, Carl.

Taline is a young Turkish student fleeing an assassination attempt and seeking asylum in the UK. But first she has to get through her screening interview with Carl.

Carl has a passion for procedure, but he's captivated by her story and vows to help Taline find her feet in the alien environment of East Croydon.

However, Carl's interest in Taline soon takes a darker turn. As he learns more about this enigmatic woman, a dangerous obsession begins, and the cracks in Taline's story threaten to tear her life apart.

Written by Kris Kenway, The Line stars Toby Jones as Carl and Marina Koem as Taline.

Producer/James Robinson

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BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Mark Pougatch

Mark Pougatch has all the day's sports news and, from 8pm, is joined by guests to look at the media's role at the forthcoming World Cup in The England Bubble.

From 9pm listeners can enjoy 5 Live Cricket ahead of England's first Test match against Bangladesh, which starts at Lord's tomorrow.

Presenter/Mark Pougatch

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Jo Good sits in for Lauren Laverne today and is joined by Dr Dog, live in session.

The Philadelphia-based psych rockers released new album Shame Shame last month and join Jo to play a couple of tunes from said album.

Presenter/Jo Good, Producer/Gary Bales

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The Jesus And Mary Chain add beats to feedback in concert in 1988, plus Gideon Coe selects sessions from virtuoso folk/bluesman Peter Astor's project The Wisdom Of Harry; and Jack Rose.

Presenter/Gideon Coe, Producer/Mark Sheldon

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The Live Music Hour features a vintage Wooden Tops set at Glastonbury in 1987, as well as sessions from Steel Pulse and the 747s.

Presenter/Chris Hawkins, Producer/Claire Slevin

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