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Defoe

A Journal of the Plague Year

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ben Miles stars as the chameleon writer, businessman, debtor and hack, Daniel Defoe. In 1722, Defoe begins his fictional journal of the Great Plague. Dramatised by Michael Butt. Show more

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Defoe

Open Book

Awesome Authors: Children's Literature with Frank Cottrell Boyce and Bali Rai

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme celebrating children's literature with writer Frank Cottrell Boyce. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Interviewed Guest:
Bali Rai
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Eyre
Interviewed Guest:
John Wray
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Odedina

Last Word

Sydney Schanberg, Beatrice de Cardi, Lord Evans of Temple Guiting, Alvin Toffler, Jimmy Gilbert

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on journalist Sydney Schanberg, archaeologist Beatrice de Cardi, publisher Lord Evans of Temple Guiting, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedy producer Jimmy Gilbert. Show more

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Interviewed Guest:
Charles Kaiser
Interviewed Guest:
Derek Kennet
Interviewed Guest:
Ray Hill
Interviewed Guest:
Robert McCrum
Interviewed Guest:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Colin Gilbert

The Film Programme

Ghostbusters Revisited

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Presented by Francine Stock. The Comedians Cinema Club present their unique take on Ghostbusters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Joshua Oppenheimer
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

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