Programme Index

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Saturday Live

Nigel Kennedy

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein meet violinist Nigel Kennedy, cloudspotter Gavin Pretor-Pinney, beatboxer Shlomo and mouth-painter Barry West, plus Lindsey Davis' Inheritance Tracks. Show more

The News Quiz

Series 81

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Jeremy Hardy, Justin Moorhouse, Roisin Conaty and Bob Mills. Show more

Saturday Drama

The Martin Beck Killings

The Terrorists

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck in the final dramatisation of the classic 1960s Swedish detective series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. 10. The Terrorists. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Per Wahloo
Adaptor:
Katie Hims
Narrator:
Lesley Sharp
Martin Beck:
Steven Mackintosh
Kollberg:
Neil Pearson
Larsson:
Ralph Ineson
Einar Rönn:
Wayne Foskett
Frederik Melander:
Adrian Scarborough
Bulldozer Olsson:
Michael Maloney
Rebecka Lind:
Hannah Wood
Mr Bondesson:
Ben Crowe
Eric Möller:
Ben Crowe
American Senator:
Ben Crowe
National Police Commissioner:
Rick Warden
Taxi Driver:
Rick Warden
Kristiansson:
Don Gilet
Court Official:
Matthew Watson
Policeman:
Matthew Watson
Airforce Commander:
Paul Stonehouse
Judge:
John Rowe
Prime Minister:
John Rowe
Mrs Cosgrove:
Joanna Brooks
Neighbour:
Joanna Brooks
Levallois:
David Seddon
Kvastmo:
David Seddon
Ruth Salmonsson:
Philippa Stanton
Gun Kollberg:
Sally Orrock
Director:
Mary Peate

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Arianna Huffington; the impact of song lyrics

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

John Lewis responds to a complaint about a promotion of their bra-measuring service, plus Arianna Huffington, the influence of song lyrics, summer tutoring, and what's in a name? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Arianna Huffington
Interviewed Guest:
Clare O'Donnell
Interviewed Guest:
Jo Hooper
Interviewed Guest:
Wendy Perriam
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Wiseman
Interviewed Guest:
Joan Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian North
Interviewed Guest:
Carol Vorderman
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Ebner
Interviewed Guest:
Dr Zohar
Interviewed Guest:
Geoff Bird
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Earle
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Robertson
Producer:
Shoku Amirani

Jack Aubrey is pursued by a Dutch warship whose 74 guns threaten to blow HMS Leopard out of the water. Starring David Robb. Show more

Contributors

Jack Aubrey:
David Robb
Stephen Maturin:
Richard Dillane
Louisa Wogan:
Teresa Gallagher
Michael Herapath:
Samuel Barnett
Barratt Bonden:
Sam Dale
Preserved Killick:
Jon Glover
Jedediah Wilbey:
Gerard McDermott
Josiah Plaice:
Lloyd Thomas
Sir Joseph Blaine:
Michael Bertenshaw
Director:
Bruce Young
Producer:
Bruce Young
Adaptor:
Roger Danes

Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng

Episode 2: The Cabaret Boys

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Byng tells of his first professional engagement as a member of a concert party in Hastings, and remembers working at London's Gaiety Theatre during the First World War. Show more

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