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Book of the Week

The Secret Life

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Andrew O'Hagan reveals the truth behind his difficult collaboration with Julian Assange in an extract from his new collection of essays, The Secret Life. Read by the author. Show more

Woman's Hour

Men on their manhood

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

The Supreme Court abortion ruling explained, Tracy Brabin on life as the MP for Batley and Spen, and men discuss their masculinity and their manhood. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Dreaper
Interviewed Guest:
Tracy Brabin
Reporter:
Milly Chowles

The Pick Up

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

A father and daughter take a road trip to Moscow to meet his mail order bride. Comedy by Sarah Cartwright with David Threlfall. Show more

Polyoaks

Series 5

The Ghosts of Patients Present

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. The Polyoaks staff try to make sense of the NHS but confusion reigns supreme. Satire with Nigel Planer and Simon Greenall. Show more

Contributors

Dr Roy Thornton:
Nigel Planer
Dr Hugh Thornton:
Simon Greenall
TV's Dr Jeremy:
David Westhead
Nurse Monica:
Polly Frame
Stephanie Simons:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Mrs Parriss:
Sheila Reid
Malcolm:
David Holt
Waiter:
David Holt

Drama on 4

Carter Mysteries: The Incident of the Russian Visitors

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Jonathan Holloway. The Carter's storage warehouse contains more than a century's worth of untold stories. Today, a dodgy pair arrive looking for a long-lost Russian table. Show more

Last Word

Adnan Khashoggi, Countess Mountbatten, Adam West, Kailash Puri, Vin Garbutt, Helen Dunmore

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, actor Adam West, agony aunt Kailash Puri, folk singer Vin Garbutt. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Robin Leach
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Maume
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Chalmers
Interviewed Guest:
Shammy Puri
Interviewed Guest:
Eleanor Nesbitt
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Harding
Producer:
Neil George

Dead Ringers

Series 17

16/06/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Much more than an impression show, the world of politics, celebrity and media are often viciously sent up. Like a baked Alaska, it's only warm on the outside. Show more

The Archers

16/06/2017

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Justin smooths the way, and Matt sticks his oar in. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Gwenda Hughes
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
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
James Bellamy:
Roger May
Susan Carter:
Charlotte Martin
Matt Crawford:
Kim Durham
Justin Elliott:
Simon Williams
Rex Fairbrother:
Nick Barber
Anisha Jayakody:
Anneika Rose
Jim Lloyd:
John Rowe
Kirsty Miller:
Annabelle Dowler
Elizabeth Pargetter:
Alison Dowling
Freddie Pargetter:
Toby Laurence
Lily Pargetter:
Katie Redford
Johnny Phillips:
Tom Gibbons
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Leonie Snell:
Jasmine Hyde

Front Row

Fleet Foxes, Marianne Elliott, Fahrelnissa Zeid

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to Fleet Foxes lead singer Robin Pecknold and theatre director Marianne Elliott. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Robin Pecknold
Interviewed Guest:
Marianne Elliott
Interviewed Guest:
Kerryn Greenberg
Presenter:
John Wilson

The Pick Up

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

A father and daughter take a road trip to Moscow to meet his mail order bride. Comedy by Sarah Cartwright with David Threlfall. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Episode 10: The Untimely Death of Miss Jebeen the First

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Arundhati Roy. It is 1996, and tragedy lies in wait for Musa as martyrdom steals into the Kashmir Valley. Indira Varma reads. Show more

A Good Read

Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Nathan Caton, Adam Rutherford and Harriett Gilbert on books by Paul Auster, Juan Pablo Villalobos and Paul Canoville. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Nathan Caton
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Rutherford
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

Book of the Week

The Secret Life

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Andrew O'Hagan reveals the truth behind his difficult collaboration with Julian Assange in an extract from his new collection of essays, The Secret Life. Read by the author. Show more

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