100 Years of the BBC, Full Bio: 'Chuck Berry: An American Life,' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
In November of 1922, BBC radio first crackled into the homes of Londoners. Over the next century, the BBC would expand far beyond news and become one of the world’s preeminent forces in arts and cultural programming. It’s now the world’s largest broadcaster, beloved by NPR listeners and carried in countries around the world, where it provides programming in languages from Arabic to Yoruba. Its story is chronicled in the new book, “The BBC: A Century On Air,” by David Hendy, a media historian and former BBC producer.
Hendy joins us for a special hour-long program, 100 Years of the BBC, exploring the history of the BBC. Listeners will hear sound from reporters on the beaches during D-Day, Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, the rise of the Beatles, and popular BBC radio and television programs of the past – as well as a glimpse of the broadcaster behind the scenes.
"100 Years of the BBC" is produced by Luke Green and Kate Hinds.
For our final installment of Full Bio, we discuss Chuck Berry's final days, and his troubled history of sexual misconduct. RJ Smith, author of Chuck Berry: An American Life, joins us to discuss.
{REBROADCAST FROM September 30, 2021} For the first time in 17 years, Rolling Stone threw out their working list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and rebuilt the list from scratch. Rolling Stone reporter Jon Dolan joins us to discuss remaking the list, defend the rankings, and take calls from listeners on what they think are the greatest songs of all time.
