[Andy Kershaw dies]
#British #DJ and #presenter #AndyKershaw passed away. He was a huge promoter of music of all kinds and from many countries. He also contributed to the #bbc series #FromOurOwnCorrespondent where he covered topcis such as the #RwandanGenocide and the conflict in #SierraLeone […]
Gutted to hear of Andy Kershaw's passing. A memorable broadcast journalist for #BBCRadio4's #FromOurOwnCorrespondent, the #TodayProgramme & #TheWorldTonight, Andy reported from the 1994 #Rwanda genocide, the #Angola civil war in 1996, #SierraLeone in 2001 and repeatedly from #Haiti.
BBC radio4 Saturday today #fromourowncorrespondent had an enchanting piece on revived country dances and music in rural France -
#FromOurOwnCorrespondent: (Radio4 not on bluesky?) Love this programme
a wise small chocolate planter in Cote D'Ivoire asked if he's rich says yes as he lives off his land, not reliant on others, just nature. Who's making the money? He thinks chocolate manufacturers giving us shrink inflation
And East goes West. China's belt and road initiative in time of tightening of intolerance and authority at home. #fromourowncorrespondent Caroline Bailey.
Today's 41p'worth:
@fergalkeane47's story of Anatoly and Svetlana...
#FromOurOwnCorrespondent
#BackTheBBC
