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Radio 4,25 Oct 2026,42 mins

Babita Sharma

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This week, we look back on 60 years of HRT and revisit an interview with the late great Amy Winehouse as the best-selling album Back to Black celebrates its 20th anniversary.  Meanwhile, an apple tree in Lois Pryce’s garden sends her on a journey of Victorian scandal and tragedy along the banks of the Thames, and we’re busting food myths and bad eating habits with the help of the World Service.  Presenter: Babita Sharma. Producer: Anthony McKee Editor: Steven Hobson Production Coordinator: Caoilfhinn McFadden A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4. Programmes featured in this episode include: Curious Cases: Yawn Chorus Health Check: What happens in the ovaries post menopause? The Food Chain: How to eat well when travelling for work Archive on 4: The Fountain of Youth at 60 Here for the History: Where did the modern toilet come from? Artworks: The Guitar Story - My Generation Amy Winehouse Forever: Session and in conversation with Craig Life Without... Memory Currently: Childline at 40 Saturday Live, 18/10: Janett Bickley on Aberfan disaster at 60 All Things Considered: Aberfan and Faith Illuminated: The Mysterious Case of Annie Elizabeth Alternate Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary: Trainspotting: the Greatest Movie Soundtrack of the 90s

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