Programme Index

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Midweek

Philip Pittack, Martin White, Annie Tempest, Nicholas Shakespeare, Dillie Keane

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets author Nicholas Shakespeare, singer-songwriter Dillie Keane and cartoonist Annie Tempest. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Pittack
Interviewed Guest:
Martin White
Interviewed Guest:
Annie Tempest
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Shakespeare
Interviewed Guest:
Dillie Keane

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

Biddy Baxter, Blue Peter legend; Breast cancer; Vintage clothes

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Biddy Baxter, famed editor of Blue Peter; new treatments for breast cancer; vintage dressing; Anne Cairns of Mastercard on being part of the WH Powerlist. Jenni Murray presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Biddy Baxter
Interviewed Guest:
Ann Cairns
Interviewed Guest:
Jayant Vaidya
Interviewed Guest:
Kerry Taylor
Producer:
Louise Corley

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

With mum Jo desperately worried, Jay's hold on 14-year-old Holly gets stronger. Can anyone help her? With Christine Bottomley. Show more

Hard to Tell

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Couple Tom and Ellen organise a night out so their parents can meet. Stars Jonny Sweet and Julia Davis. From November 2013. Show more

Drama on 4

Lavinia Greenlaw - The Icelandic Journals

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. At the height of his fame, William Morris left his philandering wife for Iceland, to find out how to live. Stars Joseph Millson. From November 2013. Show more

Contributors

William Morris:
Joseph Millson
Georgiana Burne-Jones:
Lyndsey Marshal
Erik Magnusson:
Harry August
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:
Dominic Geraghty
Edward Burne-Jones:
Matthew Gravelle
Producer:
Kate McAll

Genres

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups

Series 1

Horsing Around

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Tom's annoyed his parents don't trust him - with his own car or sister. Can he prove them wrong? With Kate Anthony. From 2013. Show more

Front Row

Paul Smith; The Counsellor; Johnny Cash

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Arts news with John Wilson, including an interview with designer Paul Smith, on the eve of a major exhibition of his work and influences at the Design Museum, London. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Haynes
Interviewed Guest:
Lorne Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Hilburn

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

With mum Jo desperately worried, Jay's hold on 14-year-old Holly gets stronger. Can anyone help her? With Christine Bottomley. Show more

Midweek

Philip Pittack, Martin White, Annie Tempest, Nicholas Shakespeare, Dillie Keane

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets author Nicholas Shakespeare, singer-songwriter Dillie Keane and cartoonist Annie Tempest. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Pittack
Interviewed Guest:
Martin White
Interviewed Guest:
Annie Tempest
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Shakespeare
Interviewed Guest:
Dillie Keane

Brand

Midweek

Before They Were Famous

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ian Leslie presents the spoof documenting the early literary efforts of famous writers, including the likes of Edgar Allan Poe and Barbara Cartland. From November 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ian Leslie
Government Official:
David Armand
Edgar Allan Poe:
John Finnemore
The Broker:
Katy Wix
Germaine Greer:
Katy Wix
Barbara Cartland:
Fenella Woolgar
Producer:
Anna Silver

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Sundry correspondences reveal the warmth and wit of John F Kennedy. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more

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