Programme Index

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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Charlie speaks his mind, and the pressure is on Ed. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julie Beckett
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Phoebe Aldridge:
Lucy Morris
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Neil Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Ian Craig:
Stephen Kennedy
Bert Fry:
Eric Allan
Joe Grundy:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Ed Grundy:
Barry Farrimond
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Jim Lloyd:
John Rowe
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kate Madikane:
Perdita Avery
Robert Snell:
Graham Blockey
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson
Carol Tregorran:
Eleanor Bron
Mike Tucker:
Terry Molloy
Roy Tucker:
Ian Pepperell
Johnny Phillips:
Tom Gibbons
Charlie Thomas:
Felix Scott

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 14

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

David Mitchell asks Arthur Smith, Sarah Millican, Sandi Toksvig and Graeme Garden to hide truths in lies. From February 2015. Show more

The Food Programme

How Britain fell in love with the microwave

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

The microwave is the gadget people in the UK could not live without, but most cooks are afraid to admit they use them. Sheila Dillon charts the 60-year shift from pot to ping. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Gillian Carter
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Peavitt
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Webb

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - France: Three Strong Women

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

When Norah's terrifying father calls, she is forced to leave her home in Paris and journey to Dakar. Secrets from the past and horrors from the present are unveiled. Show more

Open Book

SJ Watson on his new novel Second Life

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

News and features from the world of books, presented by Mariella Frostrup. SJ Watson, best-selling author of Before I Go to Sleep, discusses his new novel Second Life. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
SJ Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Ann Morgan
Interviewed Guest:
Elif Shafak
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Stott

From Fact to Fiction

Series 17

Episode 8: Waiting List

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Annie McCartney. With GP appointment lengths in some areas tightly rationed, how much longer can the NHS survive? Show more

Contributors

Dr McCormick:
Patrick Fitzsymons
Julia McCormick:
Aine McCartney
Mr Hughes:
Alan McKee
Mrs O'Connor:
Marcella Riordan

Genres

Last Word

Colleen McCullough, Richard von Weizsaecker, Carl Djerassi, Geraldine McEwan and Lotte Hass

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on the lives of author Colleen McCullough, German president Richard von Weizsaecker, chemist Carl Djerassi, actress Geraldine McEwan and diver Lotte Hass. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Shona Martyn
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie de Courcy
Interviewed Guest:
Isabelle Hertner
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Stuermer
Interviewed Guest:
Dale Djerassi
Interviewed Guest:
Lara Marks
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Coveney
Interviewed Guest:
Reg Vallintine

The Film Programme

Ava DuVernay on Selma; Eddie Marsan on Still Life; S&M in the Cinema

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Ava DuVernay on bringing the life of Martin Luther King to the big screen in Selma, and Eddie Marsan discusses Still Life. Plus a look at the current trend of S&M in films. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Ava DuVernay
Interviewed Guest:
Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Strickland

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