Reverse Swept Radio 172: cricket under the bedclothes, trying to save a painting for the nation, and Warne at Hampshire
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THE TEN MINUTE FORTNIGHT: Reflecting on the West Indian victory against Australia
"So I woke up last Sunday morning in a Gothic temple, as you do."
FROM THE ARCHIVES (10'50): Benjamin West's The Cricketers, and the battle to take the painting to the US
"One bat is being leant on like a walking stick, the other has been discarded on the floor."
THE REVIEW (21'55): Shane Warne: A Hampshire Love Story (BBC Radio Solent, hosted by Robbie James) (2023)
"If you're doing a radio show about Warne, generally you talk to the people who like him of course."
Recorded 4 February 2024
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