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In Our Time

The Berlin Conference

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference, the international summit which formalised European colonial activity in Africa. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Drayton
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Rathbone
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Lewis
Producer:
Thomas Morris

Woman's Hour

Dame Julie Moore; Lynne Segal; Ali Smith on Antigone

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Dame Julie Moore, Lynne Segal on The Perils and Pleasures of Ageing, and Ali Smith on rewriting Antigone for children. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Moore
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Child
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Lambert
Interviewed Guest:
Lynne Segal
Interviewed Guest:
Ali Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Edith Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Marina McCullen

15 Minute Drama

Beatrice Hitchman - Petite Mort

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Adele is drawn ever closer to her mistress, while betraying her with her husband. Thriller stars Honor Blackman, Shelley Conn and Mariah Gale. Show more

Contributors

Madame Adele Roux:
Honor Blackman
Juliette Blanc:
Shelley Conn
Adele Roux:
Mariah Gale
Andre Durand:
Marcus D'Amico
Luce Durand ("Terpsichore"):
Samantha Spiro
Camille Roux:
Georgie Fuller
Pere Simon:
David Seddon
Peyssac:
David Seddon
Feuillade:
John Norton
Paul LeClerc:
John Norton
Elodie Kernuac:
Priyanga Burford
Inspector Japy:
Michael Bertenshaw
Dr Langlois:
Sean Murray
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Emma Harding

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 9

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 1 month

Brian has been seriously hurt in gangland warfare. After his return from hospital, he feels sure the family has been making plans without him. Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:
Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:
Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:
Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:
Tom Weston-Jones
Bank Manager:
Matthew Townshend
Arnold Goodman:
Edward Max
DI Drury:
Matthew Marsh
Sammy Cohen:
Jonathan Tafler
Leah Cohen:
Jasmine Hyde
Sergeant Watling:
Nigel Cooke
Tony Wednesday:
Petrice Jones
Narrator:
Ross Kemp
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill
Writer:
GF Newman

Open Book

Justin Cartwright on his novel Lion Heart; Joe Sacco on his graphic novel of The Great War

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Books news with Mariella Frostrup. Justin Cartwright on his novel Lion Heart, Joe Sacco explains why he portrayed the Great War in pictures, and the rise of the graphic novel. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Justin Cartwright
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Sacco
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Mina
Interviewed Guest:
Katie Green
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Gravett
Producer:
Andrea Kidd

The Film Programme

Philomena; Cutie and the Boxer; Joe Eszterhas

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Francine Stock talks to director Stephen Frears about Philomena, starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench. Plus screenwriting legend Joe Eszterhas on his Hollywood big break. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Frears
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Eszterhas
Interviewed Guest:
Zachary Heinzerling
Producer:
Elaine Lester

Clare in the Community

Series 8

Fifty Shades of Ray

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 1 month

The social workers' anxiety over redundancies is eclipsed by shattering news about Ray. Stars Sally Phillips. From January 2013. Show more

Front Row

David Beckham; Graham Nash; Dracula

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

David Beckham on being a photographic muse; singer-songwriter Graham Nash on his memoirs; Queen's Brian May on a Victorian 3D craze; a review of Jonathan Rhys Meyers' TV Dracula. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
David Beckham
Interviewed Guest:
Graham Nash
Interviewed Guest:
Brian May
Interviewed Guest:
Denis Pellerin

15 Minute Drama

Beatrice Hitchman - Petite Mort

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Adele is drawn ever closer to her mistress, while betraying her with her husband. Thriller stars Honor Blackman, Shelley Conn and Mariah Gale. Show more

Contributors

Madame Adele Roux:
Honor Blackman
Juliette Blanc:
Shelley Conn
Adele Roux:
Mariah Gale
Andre Durand:
Marcus D'Amico
Luce Durand ("Terpsichore"):
Samantha Spiro
Camille Roux:
Georgie Fuller
Pere Simon:
David Seddon
Peyssac:
David Seddon
Feuillade:
John Norton
Paul LeClerc:
John Norton
Elodie Kernuac:
Priyanga Burford
Inspector Japy:
Michael Bertenshaw
Dr Langlois:
Sean Murray
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Emma Harding

In Our Time

The Berlin Conference

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Berlin Conference, the international summit which formalised European colonial activity in Africa. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Drayton
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Rathbone
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Lewis
Producer:
Thomas Morris

Seekers

Series 1

The Baby

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Someone has left a baby at the job centre, so Stuart, Joe and Terry have to look after it. Stars Mathew Horne. From October 2013. Show more

Contributors

Terry:
Tony Way
Mr Brooks:
Alex Lowe
Tom Boddle:
Alex Lowe
Mrs Kangalee:
Bharti Patel
Gary Probert:
Steve Oram
Policewoman:
Philippa Stanton
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

Book of the Week

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Chris Hadfield spent as much time as he could looking out of the International Space Station's window. Read by Garrick Hagon. Show more

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