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The Now Show

Series 49

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Vikki Stone, Ellie Taylor, Luke Kempner and Lucy Porter as they present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Performer:
Vikki Stone
Performer:
Ellie Taylor
Performer:
Luke Kempner
Performer:
Lucy Porter
Writer:
Steve Punt
Producer:
Adnan Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Murkens

Woman's Hour

Nativity casting, Jeanette Winterson and Mary Portas

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

What does it mean to play Mary in the school nativity? Jeanette Winterson and Mary Portas. Agnes Obel performs. Asbestos in schools. Why do some women lie about their age? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Amy Cooke-Hodgson
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Portas
Interviewed Guest:
Jeanette Winterson
Interviewed Guest:
Agnes Obel
Interviewed Guest:
Lucie Stephen
Interviewed Guest:
Penny Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Gordon
Interviewed Guest:
Edwina Ings-Chambers
Interviewed Guest:
Sasha Wilkins
Interviewed Guest:
Amber Butchart

Loose Ends

Peter Doherty, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Shobna Gulati, Jain, Clive Anderson, Nikki Bedi

Duration: 35 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Peter Doherty, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Shobna Gulati and Fisher Stevens. With music from Peter Doherty and Jain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Doherty
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Shobna Gulati
Interviewed Guest:
Fisher Stevens
Performer:
Peter Doherty
Performer:
undefined Jain
Producer:
Sukey Firth

Saturday Review

Once in a Lifetime, Birth of a Nation, Alice in Space, Mathematics at Science Museum, Walt Disney on BBC2

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Once in a Lifetime, Birth of a Nation, Alice In Space, Mathematics at Science Museum, and BBC TV series Walt Disney. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Meg Rosoff
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Springer
Interviewed Guest:
David Benedict
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Drama on 4

Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas

The Beach of Falesa

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Newly arrived on a Samoan Island, a trader marries a native girl and is tabooed by the other inhabitants. Stars David Tennant. Show more

We Need to Talk About Death

Series 1

Ease My Pain

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Joan Bakewell and her panel discuss one of our greatest fears - pain. From the physical to the existential, myths about morphine and common obstacles that can hinder a 'good' death. Show more

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