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Book of the Week

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

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

As Victor Hugo finishes the book and it is launched to huge acclaim, David Bellos offers insights into the politics and morality of a novel as serious and complex as it is popular. Show more

Woman's Hour

Mary Berry, Childcare, Olivia Newton-John

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mary Berry talks about life after Bake Off. We find out whether a more community-based approach to childcare could make it cheaper. And Olivia Newton-John on grief and loss. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Berry
Interviewed Guest:
Lucie Stephens
Interviewed Guest:
Megan Jarvie
Performer:
Amy Sky

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Meg has her family, Amy’s enjoying life abroad, but Jo's heart aches longing for what she has lost. Stars Julianna Jennings. Show more

Secrets and Lattes

Series 1

Episode 1: In the Beginning

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Arty Trisha opens an Edinburgh cafe with sensible sister Clare. Will they survive day one? Sitcom stars Julie Graham. From April 2014. Show more

Home Front

27 January 1917 - DR Walker

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

The King of Spain survives an assassination attempt, while in Tynemouth, Edie Chadwick is publicly recognised for heroism. Show more

Contributors

DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Lord Mayor:
John Bowler
Writer:
Katie Hims

Last Word

Tam Dalyell MP, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on MP Tam Dalyell, playboy Victor Lownes, children's author Babette Cole, linguist Zhou Youguang, actor Gorden Kaye. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Neil George
Interviewed Guest:
Brian Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Kenny Lynch
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Miller
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Eccleshare
Interviewed Guest:
Endymion Wilkinson
Interviewed Guest:
Yan Jiang

The Archers

27/01/2017

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Alan is none the wiser, while Lilian shares what she knows. Show more

Contributors

Series Editor:
Huw Kennair-Jones
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Josh Archer:
Angus Imrie
Kenton Archer:
Richard Attlee
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Neil Carter:
Brian Hewlett
Susan Carter:
Charlotte Martin
Justin Elliott:
Simon Williams
Toby Fairbrother:
Rhys Bevan
Rex Fairbrother:
Nick Barber
Alan Franks:
John Telfer
Bert Fry:
Eric Allan
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Tracy Horrobin:
Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd:
Michael Lumsden
Jazzer McCreary:
Ryan Kelly
Kirsty Miller:
Annabelle Dowler
Helen Titchener:
Louiza Patikas
Roy Tucker:
Ian Pepperell
Peggy Woolley:
June Spencer
Anisha Jayakoday:
Anneika Rose

Front Row

David Hare, John Akomfrah, Liverpool Everyman Rep

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

David Hare on Denial, John Akomfrah, The Liverpool Everyman repertory company, and Fiddler on the Roof. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
David Hare
Interviewed Guest:
Gemma Bodinetz
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie La Barrie
Interviewed Guest:
Elliott Kingsley
Interviewed Guest:
John Akomfrah
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Evans
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Edwina Pitman

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Meg has her family, Amy’s enjoying life abroad, but Jo's heart aches longing for what she has lost. Stars Julianna Jennings. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 70: 23-27 January 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

In the week, in 1917, when the national press reported extensively on an explosion at an east London munitions factory, in Tynemouth, the workers are yet to have their story told. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Lord Mayor:
John Bowler
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Josseff al-Assadi:
Paul Chahidi
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Vincent Surtees:
Shaun Prendergast
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
Daisy Jenkins:
Hannah Wood
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Writer:
Katie Hims
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 5: A Judgement

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

In Agnes Ravatn's haunting thriller, Bagge tells Allis about standing before an extraordinary tribunal. Later, she makes a decision. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

Book of the Week

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

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

As Victor Hugo finishes the book and it is launched to huge acclaim, David Bellos offers insights into the politics and morality of a novel as serious and complex as it is popular. Show more

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