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In Our Time

The California Gold Rush

Duration: 46 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, when a chance discovery of gold led to massive demographic changes to parts of America. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Kathleen Burk
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cogliano

Woman's Hour

Sex by Numbers, Ageism in Teaching, Pregnant Women in Detention

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

British sex numbers, ageism in teacher recruitment, pregnant women in detention, blues pioneer Mamie Smith and business development projects for Syrian refugees. With Jenni Murray. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Rebecca Myatt
Interviewed Guest:
David Spiegelhalter
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Keates
Interviewed Guest:
Morag Forbes
Interviewed Guest:
Theresa Schleicher
Interviewed Guest:
Judi Herman
Interviewed Guest:
Buzzy Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Gussow
Interviewed Guest:
Gill Atkinson
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Atkinson
Interviewed Guest:
Mandana Hendessi

Open Book

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor on her novel Dust

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup is joined by author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, who discusses her acclaimed debut novel Dust. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Beard
Interviewed Guest:
Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Dillon

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 9

Episode 2: The Intern

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ed somehow ends up sharing an office with Ping, and the cake run too. Stars Stephanie Cole and Alison Steadman. From November 2013. Show more

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In Our Time

The California Gold Rush

Duration: 46 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, when a chance discovery of gold led to massive demographic changes to parts of America. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Kathleen Burk
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cogliano

Book at Bedtime

The Ladies of the House

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The fallout from the discovery of Arthur's double life takes effect: his illegitimate son Joseph fears he will lose his home, while his daughter Marie makes plans for her future. Show more

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