Programme Index

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Drama on 4

Roald Dahl: Boy

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Sometimes magical sometimes grotesque – the colourful story of the author’s childhood. Narrated by Patrick Malahide. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Roald Dahl:
Patrick Malahide
Young Dahl:
Tarkan Uzun
Teenage Dahl:
Isaac Rouse
Bressington:
Daniel Noel
Thwaites:
Devon Ruckley
Matron:
Adie Allen
Dr Dunbar:
Richard Nichols
Mrs Pratchett:
Elizabeth Bennett
Carleton:
Tom Forrister
Williamson:
Sam Rix
Captain Hardcastle:
Nick Underwood
Mr Cadbury:
James Lailey
Grandfather:
Sean Baker
Author:
Roald Dahl
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Woman's Hour

Brexit Debate, Life After Infidelity, Olivia de Havilland at 100

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Female MPs and journalists discuss Brexit and the impact of the EU Referendum. Can you be forced to work in heels? And new statues of women steelworkers and Mary Seacole. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Producer:
Erin Riley
Interviewed Guest:
Andrea Leadsom
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Wollaston
Interviewed Guest:
Seema Malhotra
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Alice Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Reynolds
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Jennings
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth N Anionwu
Interviewed Guest:
Shahidha Bari
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Kellaway
Interviewed Guest:
Yvonne Gallagher

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Loose Ends

Clive Anderson, Arthur Smith, Omid Djalili, Glen Matlock, Christopher Timothy, Cleo Sylvestre, Michael Kiwanuka, Philip Achille

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Clive Anderson is joined by Arthur Smith, Omid Djalili, Glen Matlock, Christopher Timothy, Cleo Sylvestre, Michael Kiwanuka and Philip Achille for conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Arthur Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Omid Djalili
Interviewed Guest:
Glen Matlock
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Timothy
Interviewed Guest:
Cleo Sylvestre
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Kiwanuka
Performer:
Philip Achille

Saturday Review

Hisham Matar, Faith Healer, The Colony, David Hockney, Brief Encounters

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Emma Watson in Chile-based thriller The Colony, Faith Healer at London's Donmar, Hisham Matar's latest book The Return, David Hockney's iPad work, ITV's Brief Encounters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Stephanie Merritt
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Pat Kane
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:
Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:
Hugo Speer
The Narrator:
Danny Sapani
The Chief of Police:
Brian Protheroe
Luis's mother:
Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:
Sean Baker
Beggar:
Sean Baker
Jose's Wife:
Adie Allen
Grandmother:
Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:
Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:
Nick Underwood
The Mestizo:
Jason Barnett
Brigitta:
Amy Jayne
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

BBC Radio 4 FM

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