Radio Times Archive
The Forger’s Spell with writer Edward Dolnick
Han van Meergeren was a notorious 20th century Dutch artist whose forged paintings managed to pass as Vermeer originals, duping buyers ou ...
Air Date: July 24, 2008
There are some 2.5 million Iraqi refugees living in Syria, Jordan and other neighboring countries. In most of the host countries the ref ...
Air Date: July 24, 2008
Media censorship in China and the Olympics
To win the right to host the Olympics, the government of China agreed to loosen restrictions on the media. But there remain real concerns ...
Air Date: July 23, 2008
With scrap metal prices soaring, thieves are going after any metal they can find – manhole covers, grates, highway guardrails, and ...
Air Date: July 23, 2008
Inside pro-footbal with writer STEFAN FATSIS
In May 2006, writer STEFAN FATSIS joined the Denver Broncos at pre-season training camp to experience from the inside the world of profes ...
Air Date: July 22, 2008
Sudan and the International Criminal Court
Last week, the International Criminal Court put out a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of ge ...
Air Date: July 22, 2008
BOB SHEASLEY is a copy editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer who also raises chickens on his small farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ...
Air Date: July 21, 2008
With gasoline prices soaring, President Bush has proposed more domestic drilling, including off-shore drilling. Last week he lifted an ex ...
Air Date: July 21, 2008
A rebroadcast of our hour with Lise Funderburg
Tune in for a rebroadcast of Marty’s conversation with LISE FUNDERBURG author of Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Fathe ...
Air Date: July 18, 2008
McCain and Obama are fighting for the Latino Vote. Analysts say that Latinos could play a decisive role in a close election. This hour, ...
Air Date: July 18, 2008
We learn about the origins of animal protection, when people began to keep pets and when the first laws for animal protection were passed ...
Air Date: July 17, 2008
Last month, Mayor Michael Nutter put forth a proposal to change city planning in Philadelphia. We discuss what’s wrong with urban p ...
Air Date: July 17, 2008
Philadelphia teacher Frank Burd
In February of 2007, Philadelphia public school teacher, Frank Burd was assaulted at work at Germantown High School and suffered a neck i ...
Air Date: July 16, 2008
The controversial cover of the New Yorker magazine
This week’s cover of the New Yorker, depicting Barak Obama dressed in traditional Muslim garb with his wife Michelle as a gun-totin ...
Air Date: July 16, 2008
Governor Rendell is pushing new legislation to strengthen Pennsylvania’s Dog law. The new bill would require commercial breeders to ...
Air Date: July 15, 2008
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