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In Our Time

The Battle of Lepanto

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sea battle of Lepanto, in which the Christian forces of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet of Selim II in 1571. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fleet
Interviewed Guest:
Noel Malcolm

Woman's Hour

Nigel Slater, New HRT guidelines, Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Sloane Crosley

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

What do new Nice guidelines mean for women facing the menopause? With Jenni Murray. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Jarvis
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Slater
Interviewed Guest:
Aileen Ribeiro
Interviewed Guest:
Sandra Magnus
Interviewed Guest:
Sloane Crosley

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Lenny Henry tells the story of Caribbean migration as reflected on stage and screen, from the 1930s, through the Windrush generation, to the end of the 1960s. From November 2015. Show more

Drama on 4

Nikolai Leskov - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Russia. Katerina begins a passionate affair and is determined to destroy anything standing in her way. Stars Rochenda Sandall. Show more

Open Book

Jeremy Gavron

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup talks to two writers who have written memoirs of their mothers - Jeremy Gavron, whose mother died when he was very young, and Kate Grenville. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Gavron
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Grenville
Interviewed Guest:
Eugene Vodolazkin
Interviewed Guest:
FH Batacan

The Film Programme

Aaron Sorkin on Steve Jobs, How to make a movie on a smart phone

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Looking at the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV, including West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin on his biopic about Apple founder Steve Jobs. Francine Stock presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Aaron Sorkin
Interviewed Guest:
Sean Baker
Interviewed Guest:
Saeed Farouky

Front Row

Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer, Vikram Seth, The Last Panthers

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer at Buckingham Palace, Vikram Seth on his Collected Poems and The Last Panthers reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Vikram Seth
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Mina
Interviewed Guest:
Georg Haas

In Our Time

The Battle of Lepanto

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the sea battle of Lepanto, in which the Christian forces of the Holy League defeated the Ottoman fleet of Selim II in 1571. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Fleet
Interviewed Guest:
Noel Malcolm

Book of the Week

Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Gore turns to writing for the small screen and becomes a star turn at churning out TV drama. His novels also continue to flow, but his desire for a political career is thwarted. Show more

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