A programme which blended poetry, history and a wonderfully original sense of place to create a poignant testament to a lost way of life. This was a feature made with sensitivity, sincerity and great skill."
This could have been another workmanlike example of remit programming; instead it fizzed with enthusiasm, verve and revelation. Produced with passion and with an infectiously engaging presenter The Search for Black Trafalgar was challenging, compelling as well as thoroughly entertaining.
A text-book example of a finely crafted feature in which the programme makers knitted music, archive recordings and contemporary interviews to produce a vivid, affectionate and moving account of the death and life of a citys favourite son. The programmes easy listen-ability masked the skill and hours of painstaking effort that must have gone into the production.
The past and present meet in an enchanting web of skilfully edited interview and narrative as the evergreen story of the bookseller at 84 Charing Cross Road is passed from reader to reader across the world. A perfect match of form and content.
A highly original and creative programme in which poetry, prose and personal stories combined to leave the listener with a series of haunting images and new insights into the emotional and physical impact of serious injury.