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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Helen takes it on the chin, and Elona makes a decision.

Contributors

Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Kenton Archer:
Richard Attlee
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Helen Monks
Josh Archer:
Cian Cheesbrough
Alistair Lloyd:
Michael Lumsden
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Tom Archer:
Tom Graham
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Matt Crawford:
Kim Durham
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Peggy Woolley:
June Spencer
Joe Grundy:
Edward Kelsey
Clarrie Grundy:
Heather Bell
Nic Grundy:
Becky Wright
Emma Grundy:
Emerald O'Hanrahan
Neil Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Alice Carter:
Hollie Chapman
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Jazzer Mccreary:
Ryan Kelly
Darrell Makepeace:
Dan Hagley
Elona Makepeace:
Eri Shuka
Glen Whitehouse:
Kim Wall
Jonathan:
James Howard

Just a Minute

Series 66

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Nicholas Parsons hosts the linguistically challenging panel game, with panellists Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Kevin Eldon and Graham Norton.

Contributors

Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Pam Ayres
Panellist:
Kevin Eldon
Panellist:
Graham Norton
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

The Food Programme

Sugar: Pure, White and Deadly?

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon finds out why the debate about the role of sugar in our lives is hotting up. Recent books and news stories have reawoken a 40-year debate about what makes us fat. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Lustig
Producer:
Dan Saladino

Classic Serial

Eric Ambler - The Mask of Dimitrios

Episode 2: The House of the Eight Angels

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Crime writer Latimer's obsession with killer Dimitrios takes him to Geneva where his life is under threat. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Latimer:
Jamie Glover
Dimitrios:
Tim McInnerny
Mr Peters:
Desmond Barrit
Marukakis:
Richard Attlee
Mme Chavez:
Rachel Atkins
Irana Preveza:
Rachel Atkins
Greek Official:
John Evitts
Dhris Mohammed:
Gary Carr
Mortuary Attendant:
Ilker Kaleli
Director:
David Blount

Open Book

Colum McCann on his novel TransAtlantic; mental health and fiction

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Column McCann on his novel TransAtlantic which explores the relationship between Ireland and the USA, plus mental health and fiction, and more weird things people say in bookshops. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Colum McCann
Interviewed Guest:
Nathan Filer
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Allan
Producer:
Andrea Kidd

Poetry Please

A Bouquet of Flowers

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Roger McGough celebrates the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show with a bouquet of poems about flowers. With readers Juliet Aubrey, Mark Meadows and Harry Livingstone. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 14

Episode 2: The Woods

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The Children's Commissioner has produced a report into young people and online pornography. Sebastian Baczkiewicz's fictional response finds a father confronted by a harsh reality. Show more

Last Word

A comedy writer, a founding member of The Doors, an Argentine dictator, a Pakistani politician and an escapologist

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister on Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek, Argentine dictator Jorge Videla, Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain and comedy writer Eddie Braben. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Julian May

The Film Programme

Cannes Festival hits and misses; director Clio Barnard; Stephen Frears on Ali

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Francine Stock on the hits and misses of the Cannes Film Festival, plus British director Clio Barnard on The Selfish Giant, and Stephen Frears on Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Clio Barnard
Interviewed Guest:
Geoff Andrew
Interviewed Guest:
Robbie Collin
Producer:
Elaine Lester
Interviewed Guest:
Olivier Assayas

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