Radio works its strongest magic, I always think, when you listen to it in the dark. The most reliable example is the Shipping Forecast, that bracing incantation of place names and gale warnings, which – with the lights out – can transform even the most inland bedroom into a wind-battered coastal cottage.
Jenny McCartney
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Plus: BBC Radio Ulster’s excellent Assume Nothing series goes on the trail of Typhoid Mary
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