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Saturday Live

19/04/2014

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Anita Anand and Andrea Catherwood with designer Bruce Oldfield, war artist Lynne Moore, foundling Tom McKenzie and two Brummie men on their mission to vist 56 seaside piers. Show more

The Now Show

Series 43

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guest Elis James for a comic romp through the week's news. With Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans and Jon Holmes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Panellist:
Elis James
Panellist:
Mitch Benn
Panellist:
Pippa Evans
Panellist:
Jon Holmes

Saturday Drama

CS Forester's London Noir

The Pursued

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

1935, Peckham: Revenge becomes an obsession for an elderly lady when her daughter is found dead. Starring Sophie Thompson. Show more

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Single women seeking IVF; Nicci French

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

IVF for single women. Bullying and academic attainment. The husband-and-wife team Nicci French on writing together. Stella Rimington and female spies. School reunions. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Liam Hackett
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Rose
Interviewed Guest:
Nicci Gerrard
Interviewed Guest:
Sean French
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Mead
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Graham
Interviewed Guest:
Petra Nordqvist
Interviewed Guest:
Stella Rimington
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Andrew
Interviewed Guest:
Rosamund Irwin
Interviewed Guest:
Bea Appleby
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Ditum

Saturday Review

Matisse cut-outs at Tate; Locke, RSC's Henry IV; Fargo on TV

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses Matisse cut-outs at Tate Modern, Tom Hardy in Locke, the RSC's Henry IV parts 1 and 2, Fargo the TV series and Jayne-Anne Phillips' new novel Quiet Dell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Woolf
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Jackson

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

3. Paradiso

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A glorious conclusion to Dante's journey as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise. Epic poem dramatisation. Stars John Hurt. Show more

Contributors

Dante the Poet:
Blake Ritson
Older Dante:
John Hurt
Cacciaguida:
Sam Dale
St Peter:
Sam Dale
Emperor Justinian:
Michael Bertenshaw
St Benedict:
Michael Bertenshaw
Spirit 1:
Clive Hayward
St John:
David Cann
Director:
Emma Harding
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

BBC Radio 4 FM

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