bbc radio 4 documentary next Saturday 2nd. August

[liverpoolken]

This is apparently a rejig of a recent Norwegian radio documentary

BBC Radio Four
2 August 2008
10:30am.
Leonard and Marianne
The story of the love affair between poet and singer Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, the beautiful wife of a Norwegian novelist. The two met on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. Their romance and eventual separation is immortalised in one of Cohen's earliest and best known songs, So Long, Marianne.

Now 45 years later, Cohen has talked to Norwegian Radio about the song, and earlier this year Marianne spoke for the first time in English about her role as muse.

[Bela]

Oh, thanks! I will definitely listen to it.

[confetti]

thanks for that ken, it looks very interesting.

[shihlun]

Dear all:

You can listen to this radio documentary on line through the following BBC page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00csph9



shihlun

[av_1]

hi,
i missed the interview and tried the link, but unfortunately it keeps saying that the interview is unavailable to stream. does anyone know how i could get hold of the interview or if there is anywhere else i could find it, as i am desperate to listen to it. i would really appreciate some help...thanks!!

[Bela]

BBC Radio programmes are usually available for seven days. I'm afraid I didn't tape it. It's possible someone else did and will see your post.

[hershey]

I missed it too. Would appreciate advice on how I could hear BBC 'Marianne' interview. Same with The Webb Sisters interview on Athens Radio.
Many thanks for any advice / help.

[sebmelmoth2003]

you're in luck, hershey.

it was repeated over xmas.

Last broadcast 25 Dec 2008, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis:The story of the love affair between poet and singer Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, the beautiful wife of a Norwegian novelist. The two met on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. Their romance and eventual separation is immortalised in one of Cohen's earliest and best known songs, So Long, Marianne. 45 years later Cohen talked to Norwegian Radio about the song, and later Marianne spoke for the first time in English about her role as muse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00csph9

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... _Marianne/

[drsing]

thanks so much for posting this link!!
it was a real pleasure listening to leonard and marianne ("something around him that is rare....') and the songs at the background: wonderful