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The veteran BBC presenter and journalist RHOD SHARP was cut off from the work he loved by an accelerated retirement at the instant of the first Covid lockdowns. Could podcasts keep his listeners in the conversation?
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S5E3 When Jazz Came to Europe
In When Jazz Came to Europe, Tony Staveacre and Rhod Sharp uncover the story of a musical innovator who has never had the recognition he deserves in his own country. Philadelphia’s Sam Wooding not…
S5E2 Tony's Taste of Comedy
In Tony’s Taste of Comedy, Tony Staveacre takes Rhod Sharp on a lightning tour of some of the best standup comedians of the twentieth century - from the forgotten to the unforgettable. Thus Sid Field…
S5E1 Dream World - The Life and Death of Al Bowlly
In Dream World - The Life and Death of Al Bowlly, Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre explore the story of a 1930s British superstar who outsold Bing Crosby. With seven of his original hits, here is Al…
S4E3 Tim's Comedy Links
Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre take a fond look back at the 57 year career of the beloved British comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor. Tony caddies for Tim on the golf course where they grew up, stopping along…
S4E2 The Band Played On
What was the prevailing sound on the Titanic? Light music, and lots of it. In The Band Played On, Tony Staveacre and Rhod Sharp recreate the musical voyage of SS Titanic, with a pickup band from the…
S1E11 A Love Letter to America: Rhod Sharp talks to Jim Naughtie: Part 1
Rhod talks to his old friend JAMES (Jim) NAUGHTIE about Jim’s introduction to the country 50 years ago this year and other memories collected in his book On The Road. (Recorded November 2020)
S1E12 A Love Letter to America: Rhod Sharp talks to Jim Naughtie: Part 2
Starting at a party thrown by the Kennedy family at their compound on Martha’s Vineyard and ending with an autumn 2020 encounter in a Scranton, PA. coffee shop with two voters separated by…
S4 Music Made Me: The Allan Schiller Story: Part 2
In this concluding part of his audiobook, the renowned Mozartian Allan Schiller looks back on his student days at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire during the height of the Cold War. The members…
S4 Music Made Me: The Allan Schiller Story: Part 1
In the first part of this audiobook, internationally renowned pianist Allan Schiller looks back on 1961 when at the age of 18 he was selected for the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire.
S4E1 Astor Piazzolla - Tony Staveacre's interview
Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre present a never-heard interview with a giant of music, Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla inspired generations of musicians with his classically-trained approach to a form once…
David Greig - Adventures With the Painted People
This episode with David Greig, who is incidentally stepping down after eight highly successful years as Artistic Director of the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, showed an innovative approach to…
S1E1 Summon The Heroes: Keith Lockhart of The Boston Pops
In 2020, a summer of no Olympics and precious little else because of lockdown, the conductor KEITH LOCKHART tells RHOD SHARP how 80 members of the Boston Pops came together from home in a YouTube…
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The RHODcasts has published 12 episodes since July 2020, covering topics in Arts, Documentary.
The RHODcasts is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 37m.
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