Programme Index

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Saturday Live

Christopher Biggins

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Actor and TV personality Christopher Biggins joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles, along with retired rugby flanker Maggie Alphonsi and Russell Kane's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Biggins
Interviewed Guest:
Steven Fletcher
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Alphonsi
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Kane
Interviewed Guest:
Dixe Wills
Producer:
Louise Corley

The Now Show

Series 50

07/04/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Ivo Graham, Daliso Chaponda, Pippa Evans and Luke Kempner to present the week in news through stand-up and sketches. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Performer:
Ivo Graham
Performer:
Daliso Chaponda
Performer:
Pippa Evans
Performer:
Luke Kempner
Producer:
Joe Nunnery

Drama on 4

Nick Dear - The Dark Earth and the Light Sky

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. An exploration of the poet Edward Thomas’s relationships with Robert Frost, Eleanor Farjeon and wife Helen. Stars James D’Arcy. Show more

Contributors

Edward Thomas:
James D'Arcy
Robert Frost:
Robert Evans
Helen Thomas:
Charlotte Emmerson
Eleanor Farjeon:
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip Thomas:
Alan Davis
Major Lushington:
Nicholas Boulton
Writer:
Nick Dear

Woman's Hour

Freida Pinto, Craft with children, Alys Fowler

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey. Freida Pinto on her latest project Guerrilla, growing up in a single parent household, Easter crafts with children. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Freida Pinto
Interviewed Guest:
Emma John
Interviewed Guest:
London Hughes
Interviewed Guest:
Alys Fowler
Interviewed Guest:
Maheen Sadiq
Interviewed Guest:
Christine Leech

Loose Ends

Kathryn Hunter, Le Gateau Chocolat, Vika Bull, Kiri Pritchard-McClean, Kevin Morby, Nikki Bedi, Clive Anderson

Duration: 34 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Nikki Bedi are joined by Kathryn Hunter, Vika Bull and and Le Gateau Chocolat for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Interviewed Guest:
Katherine Hunter
Interviewed Guest:
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Performer:
Vika Bull
Performer:
Kevin Morby
Producer:
Sukey Firth

Saturday Review

Consent, A Quiet Passion, Jon McGregor, Tate St Ives, Car Share and Bucket

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Nina Raine's Consent at the National Theatre, the life of Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion, Jon McGregor: Reservoir 13, the reopening of Tate St Ives, Car Share and Bucket on TV. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Katie Puckrik
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Clark
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Jackson
Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

The search for a missing man on a quest to find legendary diamond mines in an uncharted part of Africa. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Allan Quatermain:
Tim McInnerny
Sir Henry Curtis:
David Sturzaker
Captain John Good:
Simon Ludders
Sylvestre:
Joe Ferrera
Director:
Liz Webb

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