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15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Karen is enjoying the attentions of her new lover and decides to invest in her career - with money from Jack, whether he likes it or not. Show more

Drama on 4

Red and Blue

Episode 1: The Futurist

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Wargame exercise writer Bradley Shoreham is hired to help 'turn the world into a better place'. Philip Palmer's drama series finds Shoreham facing his biggest challenge yet. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Shoreham:
Tim Woodward
Alessandra Pacetti:
Sara Kestelman
Mark Longham:
Jonathan Bailey
Director:
Toby Swift

Genres

Open Book

Petina Gappah, Michael Foreman, Duelling in literature, Food fiction

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning Zimbabwean author Petina Gappah about her new novel The Book of Memory, and Michael Foreman tours a new exhibition of his work on Tyneside. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Petinah Gappah
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Foreman
Interviewed Guest:
Joanne Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Moss
Interviewer:
John Leigh

The Film Programme

Greta Gerwig, Judd Apatow, Open-air screenings

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Greta Gerwig, star of Mistress America, talks about her favourite director, Judd Apatow discusses Trainwreck, and Antonia braves an open-air screening. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Gerwig
Interviewed Guest:
Judd Apatow
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey

Front Row

Philippa Gregory, Scottish art, Jordanian cinema, Street art of Stik

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Philippa Gregory discusses her latest novel The Taming of the Queen, there are reviews of Jordanian film Theeb and a Scottish art exhibition in Edinburgh, and Stik talks street art. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Anna Bailey
Interviewed Guest:
Philippa Gregory
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Teller
Interviewed Guest:
Jan Patience
Interviewed Guest:
Stik undefined

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Karen is enjoying the attentions of her new lover and decides to invest in her career - with money from Jack, whether he likes it or not. Show more

Woman's Hour

Late Night Woman's Hour: Reclaiming the Nerdiverse

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Late-night live conversation with Lauren Laverne, with discussion on women and fandom, fan fiction, science fiction and cosplay. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Lauren Laverne
Interviewed Guest:
Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest:
Linda Woodhead
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Zen Cho
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Saxon
Producer:
Luke Mulhall

Book of the Week

Romantic Outlaws - The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

Episode 4: Lost Love

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Testing times lie ahead when love and loss loom large for both Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley. Show more

BBC Radio 4 FM

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