Ascension, John Preston on Robert Maxwell and is vinyl manufacturing at breaking point?
Jan 12, 2022•42 min
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Episode description
Kirsty Lang speaks to John Preston who has won the Costa biography award for Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell.
As a new vinyl pressing plant opens in Middlesbrough, we hear about the long delays facing bands because of the LP renaissance.
And filmmaker Jessica Kingdon discusses her award-winning observational documentary Ascension. Filmed in 51 locations across China, Ascension explores the pursuit of the Chinese Dream through the lives of the people living it, accompanied by a brilliant soundtrack.
Presented by Kirsty Lang Produced by Laura Northedge
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