Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of American 'beat' poet Allen Ginsberg. With some of his most famous poems.
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Panic in America - War of the Worlds!
Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of Orson Wells with part one of 'War of The Worlds.'
"The War of the Worlds" was an episode of the radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air which was broadcast live at 8 pm on October 30, 1938 over the CBS Radio Network. The episode was directed and narrated by Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds and is infamous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was actually taking place.
The first half of the program was delivered in a realistic "breaking news" format. Since the Mercury Theatre on the Air had few commercial interruptions, the first break came after fictional reporters had described a devastating alien invasion and the fall of New York City. This apparently caused some confusion and fear among its listeners, though the scale of the panic is disputed.
Welles apologized at a hastily called news conference the next morning, and no punitive action was taken. The broadcast and subsequent publicity brought the 23-year-old Welles to the attention of the general public and gave him the reputation of an innovative storyteller and "trickster"
Here is part one of the broadcast www.BohemianBritain.com
Friday, 10 April 2026
Celebrating Seamus Heaney.
Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday and life of Irish Writer Seamus Heaney.
Friday, 3 April 2026
Celebrating William Wordsworth
This time Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of William Wordsworth. We feature his poetry and some very modern artists influenced by him!
Friday, 27 March 2026
Literary London - Celebrating Tennessee Williams.
Nick Hennegan celebrates the birthday of writer Tennessee Williams - in his own words! Tennessee reads from his own plays and a short story.
Friday, 20 March 2026
Celebrating Jack Kerouac: A Dive into 1950s Beat Poetry.
Jack Kerouac's birthday takes Nick Hennegan back to 1950's America and a celebration of the Beat Poets.
Saturday, 14 March 2026
The Literary Request Show
Nick Hennegan takes your requests for music and poetry on 'Literary London' on Resonance 104.4fm. Includes beat poetry, music... and one of Nick's own songs!
www.BohemianBritain.com
Monday, 9 March 2026
Celebrating Women in Song and Verse
Nick celebrates International Women's Day with music and poetry from Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Emily and Anne Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Carol Anne Duffey, Christina Rossetti and others.
Friday, 27 February 2026
Friday, 13 February 2026
Celebrating Love Songs and Poems.
Nick Hennegan celebrates some of the greatest love songs and poems on BohemianBritian.com and Resonance 104.4fm.
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Literary London: Carl Chinn on Birmingham’s Peaky Blinders
On my radio show ‘Literary London’ on Resonance 104.4fm, I chat to Professor Carl Chinn about Birmingham, his writings and the REAL truth about the Peaky Blinders gang. A new film is due soon from fellow Brummie Stephen Knight.
Sunday, 1 February 2026
Literary Birthdays - Virginia Wolf, JRR Tolkien and Monty Python!
This time Nick Hennegan celebrates Literary birthdays in January. With Virgina Woolf, JRR Tolkien and Monty Python's Terry Jones' music and material.
Friday, 23 January 2026
Celebrate Burns Night with Nick Hennegan.
Nick Hennegan, a recent fan of Robert Burns since he wrote the Edinburgh (NOT London!) Literary Pub Crawl presents a celebration of Burns Night, the annual celebration of the Scottish poet.
Friday, 16 January 2026
New Year in London Literary Requests!
Celebrating another New Year, Nick Hennegan plays your literary requests which include Beat Poets, Dylan Thomas and West End Musicals.
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