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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Contemporary drama in a rural setting.

Contributors

Director:
Julie Beckett
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Kenton Archer:
Richard Attlee
Jolene Archer:
Buffy Davis
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Phoebe Aldridge:
Lucy Morris
Alan Franks:
John Telfer
Bert Fry:
Eric Allan
Joe Grundy:
Edward Kelsey
Ed Grundy:
Barry Farrimond
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kate Madikane:
Perdita Avery
Fallon Rogers:
Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson
Hayley Tucker:
Lorraine Coady
Peggy Woolley:
June Spencer
Johnny Phillips:
Tom Gibbons
Charlie Thomas:
Felix Scott

Drama on 4

A Fine Balance

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Four strangers form an unlikely bond that takes them through one of India's most turbulent recent periods. A story of the triumph of the human spirit under inhuman conditions. Show more

Open Book

Chigozie Obioma

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma talks about the African storytelling at the heart of The Fishermen, and Sarah Churchwell discusses the novels of Alice Munro and Lydia Davis. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Fournel
Interviewed Guest:
Chigozie Obioma
Interviewed Guest:
Pippa Goldschmidt

Last Word

Shaw Taylor, Arthur Wyatt, Naty Revuelta Clews, Malcolm Fraser, Andy Fraser

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on crime broadcaster Shaw Taylor, diplomat Arthur Wyatt, Fidel Castro's lover Naty Revuelta Clews, Australian PM Malcolm Fraser and bass player Andy Fraser. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Stalker
Interviewed Guest:
Patricia Wyatt
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Hansen
Interviewed Guest:
Megan Clement

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