Emma Harding

Writer | audio maker | poetry pusher | Editor Drama, Arts & Classical Music, BBC Audio Wales & West of England | Author of The Berliners

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

New Year, new me… My debut novel is out now in paperback as THE BERLINERS (prev’sly Friedrichstrasse 19). Buy from your local bookshop or follow the links below. With huge thanks to @agent_luck @jocastahamilton & all at @johnmurrays #Berlin #TheBerliners https://t.co/T2d5WEVcV7

[Ian Willoughby @Ian_Willoughby]

Protest outside Czech parliament tonight, as the government plans to push through legislation to end the license fee system for public broadcasters, hobbling them financially and, critics say, increasing likelihood of political interference. #pressfreedom

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

1853 Düsseldorf. A nervous young composer calls at the home of Robert & Clara Schumann. Ep 29 At Home, Among Friends. Key Changes @BBCRadio3’s Essential History of Classical Music with @GillianMoore10 & @KateWilliamsme 1pm Sat 24 Oct. Listen now @BBCSounds https://t.co/UtalzjQumA

[eliza lomas @elizalomas]

📻We're looking for your stories about Richard Thompson's song 'Beeswing' for @BBCRadio4's Soul Music. If the song has a special meaning for you, or if you have a personal story connected to it, we would love to hear more.

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

“They say Cod Reynolds came back from the dead. Here's what I know...” A contemporary fisherman's yarn from Cornish writer Callum Mitchell. Short Works: Hand of Cod 3.45pm Fri 23 Oct @BBCRadio4 Produced by @davidjohnnorton #newwriting https://t.co/XdMPjC2PaZ

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Chorus Girls by Jeanne Mammen, #Berlin (1928/29), Berlinische Galerie

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Aberfan: Tip Number Seven. Produced by @MariaDavid99 & Andy Fry with sound design @BassettRobinson, narrated by @hfdaniel for @BBCSounds @BBCRadioWales #Aberfan60
https://t.co/1QbRyocOge

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Oh boy...

• Wendy Cope •

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'A haaaandbaaaag?' Roleplay looks at Oscar Wilde's redoubtable Lady Bracknell in the company of actors who've played the role: Sian Phillips, Gillian Bevan @GylesB1 & opera singer Henry Waddington. Producer @klockes 4pm @BBCRadio4 Tues 20 Oct or @BBCSounds https://t.co/RLgtVDS6Gp

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

@carolgodsmark Great tip! Thank you. Also recommend @BBCRadio4’s How to Play on La Traviata @operahollandpk with @CityLdnSinfonia https://t.co/8EMY8QrUAO

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

2/2 Key Changes @BBCRadio3’s Essential History of Classical Music. 1848: Composing a Country - Verdi, Wagner, Kinkel, Smetana, Dvorak with @GillianMoore10 & @KateWilliamsme https://t.co/rfd5923Y1V

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Viva Verdi! The latest Key Changes looks at the role of #Verdi’s music in Italian unification. In Composer of the Week, Kate Molleson explores the rebellious streak that took him from provincial obscurity to national hero. Each weekday 4pm @BBCRadio3 1/2 https://t.co/MHcFy3bHJg

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

A Good Read 📚@RaymondAntrobus & @guygunaratne join @harriettsgilbert to recommend favourite books by Saou Ichikawa, Annie Ernaux & Rachel Kushner 3pm Mon @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds Producer Sally Heaven https://t.co/wH23xpGRwU

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Briefly in Brussels and fell for this painting - The Money Counter by Willem de Vliet (Delft c.1625). Mostly because of his dirty nails.

[Celandine @GBClarkson]

R.I.P. Douglas Dunn

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Delighted for the brilliant team of Al Smith @Nadia_Molinari Sharon Hughes, Ben Hollands @ChrissyBotto Anneika Rose & Sade Malone - winners of @PRIXEUROPA for Single Audio Fiction for their powerful, provocative @BBCRadio4 drama, Candour. Listen here https://t.co/RVVCZlrBKc

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Smetana mans the barricades on the Charles Bridge in Prague during the 1848 uprising. Key Changes @BBCRadio3’s Essential History of Classical Music. Composing a Country. With @GillianMoore10 & @KateWilliamsme Producer Megan Jones 1pm or find now @BBCSounds https://t.co/rfd5924vRt

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

“Wide-ranging & category-defying poet of page, theatre & screen”. Delighted to see the much-missed Tony Harrison receive a blue plaque on his childhood home in Tempest Rd, Leeds, thanks to @LeedsCivicTrust
& @RichardBurgon The house of https://t.co/a12xuNW67W & many more poems.

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Featuring excerpts from @BBCRadio3’s The Tempest starring Joseph Arkley as Caliban and Ian McDiarmid as Prospero. Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. Listen here @BBCSounds https://t.co/1SEDON1gXD

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

the isle is full of noises
Sounds & sweet airs, that give delight…

Roleplay explores Caliban from Shakespeare’s The Tempest with @KANI_ELDER @thistimcrouch Liz Kettle & Faizal Abdullah 4pm Tue @BBCRadio4 Producer @elizalomas Find whole series @BBCSounds https://t.co/yvCPhTebFx

[Emma Harding @EmmaHarding01]

Our Composer of the Week is the Cuban-American Tania Léon. Kate Molleson talks to the composer, conductor and educator about her early influences, life and music. 4pm Mon-Fri @BBCRadio3 Producer Luke Whitlock https://t.co/O7I3tGMIeP