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Start the Week

Paul Abbott: finding comedy in the tragic

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr with screenwriter Paul Abbott, French novelist Edouard Louis, psychiatrist Gwen Adshead and poet Paul Farley. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Abbott
Interviewed Guest:
Edouard Louis
Interviewed Guest:
Gwen Adshead
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Farley
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Book of the Week

Once Upon a Time in the East

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Xiaolu Guo's story of growing up in China during times of transition. For the young Xiaolu, her first home was the fishing village of Shitang where she lived with her grandparents. Show more

Woman's Hour

Child mental health, screen comedy horror, My Name is My Brand

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. What support is there for primary schoolchildren as more say they worry 'all the time'? Plus Alice Lowe on comedy horror. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Alexander
Interviewed Guest:
Margaret Barbour
Interviewed Guest:
Alice Lowe
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Chaney
Producer:
Anne Peacock

15 Minute Drama

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot

Robbie

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Stevie Byerley is raised by a robotic childminder. Their relationship will change the course of her life. Stars Hermione Norris. Show more

Contributors

Stevie Byerley:
Hermione Norris
George Byerley:
Derek Riddell
Grace Byerley:
Dianne Weller
Tour Guide:
Rob Blackwood
Young Stevie:
Mia Burgess

Genres

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups

Series 2

The Well of Loneliness

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 10 days

Tom finds himself on a moor in search of a potentially devastating family secret while his mum and gran dress wells! From 2014. Show more

Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed

Series 1

Who are we negotiating with?

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

What are the key Brexit deals to be done? Who will be on the other side of the table when the UK negotiates Brexit? Chris Morris reports with the help of Thunderbirds and scorpions. Show more

Drama on 4

Nick Perry - The Transfer

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Football agent Danny Provisor negotiates desperate last-ditch deals on football's transfer deadline day. Stars David Schofield. Show more

Contributors

Danny Provisor:
David Schofield
Jonathan Provisor:
Daniel Abelson
Steve Lucas:
Simon Armstrong
Graham Parsons:
Simon Armstrong
Peter Gray:
Chris Donnelly
Mr Agnihotri:
Chris Donnelly
Stanislav Illich:
Velibor Topic
Slavko Illich:
Mirza Koluder
As Himself:
Ian Dennis
Writer:
Nick Perry
Producer:
Toby Field

Genres

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 15

Episode 4: Oceans: What Remains to Be Discovered?

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Andy Hamilton, Professor Jon Copley and marine biologist Helen Scales to discuss the riches still lying hidden deep within our oceans. Show more

The Museum of Curiosity

Series 10

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

John Lloyd and Jo Brand welcome Deborah Frances-White, bee expert Professor Dave Goulson and Sir Tony Robinson. From 2017. Show more

Front Row

David Hockney, Guy Garvey from Elbow, Max Richter

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

David Hockney retrospective at Tate Britain reviewed, Guy Garvey and Pete Turner from Elbow, and Max Richter on his score for the ballet Woolf Works. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Guy Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Pete Turner
Interviewed Guest:
Max Richter
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

15 Minute Drama

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot

Robbie

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Stevie Byerley is raised by a robotic childminder. Their relationship will change the course of her life. Stars Hermione Norris. Show more

Contributors

Stevie Byerley:
Hermione Norris
George Byerley:
Derek Riddell
Grace Byerley:
Dianne Weller
Tour Guide:
Rob Blackwood
Young Stevie:
Mia Burgess

Genres

Start the Week

Paul Abbott: finding comedy in the tragic

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Andrew Marr with screenwriter Paul Abbott, French novelist Edouard Louis, psychiatrist Gwen Adshead and poet Paul Farley. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Abbott
Interviewed Guest:
Edouard Louis
Interviewed Guest:
Gwen Adshead
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Farley
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Book of the Week

Once Upon a Time in the East

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Xiaolu Guo's story of growing up in China during times of transition. For the young Xiaolu, her first home was the fishing village of Shitang where she lived with her grandparents. Show more

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