Programme Index

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Book of the Week

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

While narrating Victor Hugo's fall from grace in France, Bellos begins to decode his epic, exploring the meaning of colours and money in the context of Hugo's time. Show more

Woman's Hour

The Abortion Act 50 years on

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Dilys Cossey and Diane Munday talk about campaigning to make abortion safe, free and accessible. Plus, 50 years on from the 1967 Abortion Act, a look at modern challenges to it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Dilys Cossey
Interviewed Guest:
Diane Munday
Interviewed Guest:
Fiorella Nash
Interviewed Guest:
Manuelle Hurwitz

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Amy is becoming an accomplished young lady, but things are about to change for her in an unimaginable way. Stars Samantha Dakin. Show more

Home Front

24 January 1917 - Alan Lowther

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1917, German forces regained lost ground from Russia in an offensive near Riga, while in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther is besieged from all sides. Show more

Contributors

Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Vincent Surtees:
Shaun Prendergast
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Writer:
Katie Hims

Drama on 4

Mrs Robinson, I Presume

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Tracy-Ann Oberman's drama tells the story of the making of one of the films that changed Hollywood, The Graduate. Starring John Simm as director Mike Nichols. Show more

Contributors

Mike Nichols:
John Simm
Lawrence Turman:
Paul Kaye
Dustin Hoffman:
Kevin Bishop
Anne Bancroft:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Gene Hackman:
Terry Mynott
Mel Brooks:
Steve Furst
Ava Gardner:
Lorelei King
Producer:
Liz Anstee

Genres

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

An author takes drastic measures to improve sales and we discover the truth about a celebrity. With Simon Kane. From 2017. Show more

Front Row

Oscar nominations 2017 - La La Land leads the way

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

As the nominees for the 2017 Oscars are announced, John Wilson considers the winners and losers, and what this says about Hollywood today. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest:
Rhianna Dhillon

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Amy is becoming an accomplished young lady, but things are about to change for her in an unimaginable way. Stars Samantha Dakin. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 2: Balder's Destruction

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

In Agnes Ravatn's haunting thriller, Allis captivates her brooding employer, Bagge, with the tale of destruction of the Norse god Balder. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 15

Episode 2: How to Beat the House and Win at Games

Duration: 42 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince learn how to beat the house and win at games, with the help of mathematicians Alex Bellos and Hannah Fry, and psychologist Richard Wiseman. Show more

Book of the Week

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

While narrating Victor Hugo's fall from grace in France, Bellos begins to decode his epic, exploring the meaning of colours and money in the context of Hugo's time. Show more

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