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Samira Ahmed

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Something Understood: Procrastination

Wednesday 10 July 2013, 16:40

Why and how has procrastination, putting off action or decision, become a sin? It is referenced in the Book of Common Prayer and the word itself dates from around Shakespeare’s time. Are the Victorians really to blame? Was the Industrial Revolution what cemented the idea that we should never pu...

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Something Understood: Keeping The Past Alive

Friday 05 July 2013, 18:03

Samira Ahmed examines whether we have a duty to the past, or whether a connection with our past, can also represent a failure to connect with our present.

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How The West Was Fun: When Britain loved cowboys

Wednesday 03 April 2013, 16:59

Samira Ahmed discusses how her Archive on Four: Riding Into Town explores the decades from the 30s to the 70s when Westerns ruled in Britain and why they were such a loved form of escapism.

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The Story of 'I Dressed Ziggy Stardust'

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 11:29

Broadcaster and Presenter Samira Ahmed discusses the influence of David Bowie throughout her life, and his particular appeal for British Asian women.

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