William Quilliam
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Presented by Mark Whitaker Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 This programme explores the life of one of the most extraordinary and controversial of all Victorians – William ‘Abdullah’ Quilliam, who established the first community of English Muslims in Liverpool in the 1890s. Dur: 28mins STEREO - Radio Documentary Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 38MB
The Stunning Controversy
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Presented by Mark Whitaker Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 Their formal title is 'conducted-energy devices', but to the public they're stun-guns or tasers. 11,000 law enforcement agencies in the US use them and there is good evidence for the claim that they reduce the need for police officers to use lethal force. But there is an intensifying debate in the States as to whether tasers are really as safe as claimed. . Mark Whitaker reports from California and Arizona. Dur: 28mins STEREO - Radio Documentary Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 38MB
Text Book Diplomacy
$5.22 inc. VATText Book Diplomacy: The New MBAs
Presented by Mark Whitaker Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 & BBC World Service Mark Whitaker takes a critical look at how UK & US business schools are responding to the Crash of 2008 by teaching more about ethics, sustainability and corporate responsibility. A 2 part series. Dur: 45mins STEREO - 2 part Radio Series Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 62MB
Geo-engineering The Climate
$3.05 inc. VATGeo-engineering The Climate
Presented by Mark Whitaker Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 While some disagree, the great majority of climate scientists around the world think that global warming is happening and that it's man-made ... and some of them are now beginning to think the planet needs to take out a radical insurance policy against the possibility of future climate catastrophe. Dur: 28mins STEREO - Radio Documentary Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 38MB
The Death-Ray In Your Pocket
$6.96 inc. VATThe Death-Ray In Your Pocket: 50 Years Of Lasers
Presented by Dr Hermione Cockburn Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 It's often claimed you're never more than 10 feet from a rat, and you could probably say the same about lasers. In the home and at the shops, throughout medicine, the military, and almost everywhere else the laser has become one of the most ubiquitous pieces of modern technology. And in just 50 years, not bad for a device that, after its first successful test was immediately dubbed “a solution looking for a problem”. Hermione Cockburn takes a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the “the Death-Ray in Your Pocket" … Dur: 28mins STEREO - Radio Documentary Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 38MB
Britain On The Bottle
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Presented by Mark Whitaker Originally Broadcast On BBC Radio 4 Mark Whitaker looks at the Britain's historical love-affair with alcohol. A 10-part series. Dur: 2hrs 17mins STEREO - 10 part Radio Series Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3 - 187MB