Radio 1 88-90fm
The Dave Fanning Show
Thursday, 21 August 2008Presented by Eoin Sweeney
The Festival of World Cultures
The Festival of World Culture is on this weekend and an acclaimed Reggae singer from the Côte d'Ivoire, Tiken Jah Fakoly, is to receive a Freemuse award. Freemuse is the world forum on music and censorship, which advocates freedom of expression for musicians and composers worldwide.
Maria Korpe, Executive Director of Freemuse talks about the award
View from a Park Bench
Continuing in our series 'View from a Park Bench' John Riley asks passers-by how they would you rate themselves in terms of intelligence.
John Riley asks people to question their intelligence
B-Sides
Eoin shares his view that the humble single is near extinction, if not already extinct. Music journalist Colm O'Hare shares his favourite B-Sides, with everything from The Beatles 'Rain' to The Smiths 'How soon is now' to U2's 'The Sweetest thing' on the menu.
Musical journalist Colm O'Hare shares some of his B-Side gems
