Programme Index

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Book of the Week

Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Henry Marsh goes to Nepal where a friend has set up the Neuro Hospital. Training eager young doctors is a key part of his role there - deciding when to operate is more difficult. Show more

Woman's Hour

Judy Garland, Catharine MacKinnon, School trips

Duration: 41 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Judy Garland - tragic figure or survivor? The pros and cons of residential school trips. The lawyer and feminist Catharine MacKinnon on sexual harassment, rape and pornography. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Catharine MacKinnon
Interviewed Guest:
Ray Rackham
Interviewed Guest:
Belinda Woolston
Interviewed Guest:
James Wynne
Interviewed Guest:
Pamela Butchart
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Hollick

John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga

The Forsytes Concludes

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. When the truth threatens to come out about Wilfrid's experiences in the Middle East, Dinny vows to stand by him. Show more

Shush!

Series 2

Taken at the Flood

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

When the library is threatened from an unexpected quarter, Snoo gains some friends and Alice sacrifices her favourite tunic. Starring Rebecca Front and Morwenna Banks. Show more

Contributors

Simon Neilson:
Ben Willbond
The Soup and Sandwich Man:
Moray Hunter
Producer:
David Tyler

Home Front

17 May 1917 - Walter Hamilton

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1917, a special thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Cathedral in aid of the Red Cross, and in Folkestone, Walter Hamilton's generosity is stretched. Show more

Contributors

Walter Hamilton:
Joseph Kloska
Cynthia Hamilton:
Fenella Woolgar
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Mrs Joan Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Noah Hamilton:
Finn Monteath
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Front Row

Guy Ritchie on King Arthur, Redwater and television spin-offs, our fascination with true crime dramas, From Shore to Shore

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Guy Ritchie on his King Arthur film; Rebecca Nicholson on TV spin-offs as Kat and Alfie from Eastenders go to Ireland; a play based on the untold stories of Chinese communities. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Nicholson
Interviewed Guest:
Louis Wise
Interviewed Guest:
Guy Ritchie
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Mimi Webster
Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Producer:
Julian May

John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga

The Forsytes Concludes

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. When the truth threatens to come out about Wilfrid's experiences in the Middle East, Dinny vows to stand by him. Show more

Beef and Dairy Network

Broadcast Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

The podcast for those involved in the production of beef animals and dairy herds. Featuring an interview with youth worker Teresa Beckton. Why don't kids think beef is cool? Show more

Book of the Week

Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Henry Marsh goes to Nepal where a friend has set up the Neuro Hospital. Training eager young doctors is a key part of his role there - deciding when to operate is more difficult. Show more

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