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Ramblings

Series 38

York

Duration: 25 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Clare Balding joins Gill Callow, a teacher, on a walk around York. Walking has always played a vital role in Gill's life and it now helps her come to terms with bereavement. Show more

Saturday Live

Alexandra Burke

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Alexandra Burke reveals the life events that have inspired the songs on her new album. Including Inheritance Tracks from the actor David Morrissey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Alexandra Burke
Interviewed Guest:
Raynor Winn
Interviewed Guest:
Jules Hudson
Interviewed Guest:
Darren Townsend-Handscomb
Interviewed Guest:
David Morrissey
Producer:
Louise Corley

The Now Show

Series 52

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week in news through stand-up and sketches. Steve and Hugh are joined by Gemma Arrowsmith, Marcus Brigstocke, Jess Robinson and Ahir Shah. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Performer:
Rose Matafeo
Performer:
Jess Robinson
Performer:
Ahir Shah

Paradise Lost

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Poet and activist John Milton began writing Paradise Lost in the 1650s. Michael Symmons Roberts' version of this epic poem is a gripping piece of storytelling for today. Show more

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Miss Holland, Hanger, Support for Working Dads

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Comedian Eline Van der Velden on her alter-ego Miss Holland. Do women experience the feelings of 'hanger' more than men? Plus Helen Walmsley-Johnson on coercive control. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Eline Van der Velden
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Walmsley-Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Mace
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Young
Interviewed Guest:
Tracey Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Wilcox
Interviewed Guest:
Bernadette Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Medlin
Interviewed Guest:
Jessica Fostekew

Loose Ends

Sharon D Clarke, Lee Mack, Brett Anderson, Yolanda Mercy, George Ezra, Imarhan, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson

Duration: 39 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Lee Mack, Sharon D Clarke, Brett Anderson and Yolanda Mercy for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Emma Freud
Interviewed Guest:
Sharon D Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Lee Mack
Interviewed Guest:
Brett Anderson
Interviewed Guest:
Yolanda Mercy
Performer:
George Ezra
Producer:
Tim Bano

Saturday Review

A Wrinkle In Time, The Great Wave, Philip Hensher, Come Home (BBC1), America's Cool Modernism

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

A review of the week's cultural highlights, including Oprah Winfrey's role in A Wrinkle In Time, The Great Wave at The Dorfman Theatre and Philip Hensher's novel The Friendly Ones. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Ravenhill
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Orr
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Craig
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Drama on 4

Somewhere in England

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Caryl Phillips dramatises his own novel Crossing the River, a story of love and race set in Yorkshire during the Second World War. Show more

Short Works

Series 1

The Path Taken

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Emma Donoghue. When a mother becomes separated from her family during a hike, the police begin the search for the missing children. Show more

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