Broadcast

The Lucky Thirteen (BBC Radio 3, 1x20min, TX: 19th Aug 2006)

The 28-year-old Russian poet, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, wrote his poem, Babi Yar, in 1961. In it, he attacked the Soviet state's failure to acknowledge the Nazi massacre of the Jews in Kiev in September 1941.

The poem became the starting point for Dmitri Shostakovich's Thirteenth Symphony, the major work that follows in tonight's BBC Prom. The great Russian composer went on to create his masterwork using four other Yevtushenko poems: Humour, In The Store, Fears and A Career.

In this interval reading, Yevtushenko recalls sharing vodka and pickled cucumbers with the printers at the literary gazette, as he awaited the editor's verdict on the publication of his controversial poem. Listeners hear of the subsequent repercussions, with fellow students offering their services as bodyguards, and the day when he received a call from a very unexpected admirer – Dmitri Shostakovich.

Narrator/John Rowe, Producer/Sasha Yevtushenko

Flesh and Blood (BBC One, 5x30min, TX: May 2004)

DV Director/Researcher for this observational documentary about parenting. Episode subjects comprised of: Absent Fathers; Teenage Dads; Truant Teenagers; Parents with Alcohol/Drug Addiction; Child Obesity.

Britain’s Secret Shame: Bullying (BBC One, 5x30min, TX: June 2004)

DV Director on series about various manifestations of bullying in the UK.

Fergie and Son (BBC Three/One, 1x30min, TX: July 2004)

Freelance DV Director for investigation into Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson’s relationship with his football-agent son.