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The Life Scientific

Episode 108: Paul Younger on energy for the future

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Energy engineer Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili at the Free Thinking festival in Gateshead about how we can reduce our carbon emissions and keep the lights on. Show more

Woman's Hour

Carrie Brownstein, Explaining the Paris attacks for teens, Appearance

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Jane Garvey presents discussion on teenagers hearing about the Paris attacks via social media, graphic artist Una and feminist punk band Sleater Kinney. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Judith Woods
Interviewed Guest:
Nicky Cox
Interviewed Guest:
undefined Una
Interviewed Guest:
Carrie Brownstein
Interviewed Guest:
Kjerstin Gruys

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Lenny Henry charts the breakthrough of a suite of powerful new voices into theatre in the 1990s. With Roy Williams. From November 2015. Show more

Behind Closed Doors

Series 1

Episode 2: Tilting the Odds

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Can barrister Rebecca Nyman help an equine vet facing a case of serious professional misconduct? Stars Claire Rushbrook. From June 2013. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:
Claire Rushbrook
Chris Eyres:
Nick Underwood
Falco Hermans:
Gunnar Cauthery
Jennifer Macall:
Jane Whittenshaw
George Witherington:
Mark Straker
Mike Mcniesh:
Matthew Watson
Emma Knightly:
Hannah Woods
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

A Good Read

Niall Ferguson & Tracy Chevalier

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Niall Ferguson, Tracy Chevalier and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Muriel Spark, Robert Louis Stevenson and Irène Némirovsky. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Niall Ferguson
Interviewed Guest:
Tracy Chevalier
Producer:
Sally Heaven

Gloomsbury

Series 2

Episode 2: Desperate for a Thumbs-Up

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ginny Fox and DH Lollipop desperately seek literary acclamation for their latest manuscripts, little realising that their greatest critic is Mrs Gosling and her box of matches. Show more

Contributors

Vera Sackcloth-Vest:
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs Ginny Fox:
Alison Steadman
Lionel Fox:
Roger Lloyd Pack
Henry Mickleton:
Jonathan Coy
Venus Traduces:
Morwenna Banks
DH Lollipop:
John Sessions
Mrs Gosling:
Alison Steadman
Producer:
Jamie Rix
Writer:
Sue Limb

Front Row

The Hunger Games, Costa Book Awards, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Man in the High Castle

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including 2015's Costa Book Awards shortlist, reviews of The Hunger Games and The Man in the High Castle, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on his new book. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest:
Sophia McDougall
Interviewed Guest:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Collins
Producer:
Angie Nehring

The Life Scientific

Episode 108: Paul Younger on energy for the future

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Energy engineer Professor Paul Younger talks to Jim Al-Khalili at the Free Thinking festival in Gateshead about how we can reduce our carbon emissions and keep the lights on. Show more

Liam Williams: Ladhood

Series 1

The First Time

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 11 months

Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of loss of virginity, house parties, and fights. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Adult Liam:
Liam Williams
Young Liam:
Alfie Field
Craig Cheng:
Ken Cheng
Lucy's Mum:
Amelia Lowdell
Liam's Mum:
Debra Baker
Liam's Dad:
Caolan McCarthy
Miss Peacock:
Evie Killip
Producer:
Arnab Chanda

BBC Radio 4 FM

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