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In Our Time

The Mexican-American War

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1846-48 American war against Mexico, in which America won over a million square kilometres of Mexican territory, including California. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cogliano
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
Interviewed Guest:
Thomas Rath

Woman's Hour

Civil partnerships for heterosexual couples, plus women and prison reform

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Campaigning for heterosexual civil partnerships, plus prison reform for vulnerable women. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Emma Wallace
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Steinfeld
Interviewed Guest:
Kajal Odedra
Interviewed Guest:
Jean Corston
Interviewed Guest:
Roslyn Henry
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Walker
Interviewed Guest:
Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Shorter

DCI Alma Blair

Dead Weight

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Jo and Alma really need to talk. There's something slimy lurking at the heart of this murder and Mo has no stomach for it. Created by Val McDermid and written by Shelley Silas. Show more

Contributors

DCI Alma Blair:
Julie Hesmondhalgh
CSM Jo Black:
Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter:
John Hollingworth
Assistant CSM Mo:
Nitin Kundra
Sue Fulwood:
Helen Kay
Jean Cranberry:
Helen Kay
Blanche Rogers:
Helen Kay

Genres

Home Front

28 June 1918 - Victor Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1918, British forces at Nieppe Forest advanced nearly a mile, while at Seale Hayne Military Hospital, Victor is cynical about progress. Show more

Contributors

Victor Lumley:
Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Arthur Hurst:
Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:
Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:
Shaun Dooley
Daniel Marriott:
Jonathan Bailey
Peter Lumley:
Beatrice White
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 4

28/06/2018

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 3 months

Toby Jones stars as the corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. After initial delays, the prime minister has finally agreed to Joseph's knighthood. His real agenda continues unnoticed. Show more

Contributors

Joseph Oldman/Olinska:
Toby Jones
Tony Wednesday:
Alec Newman
Sir Ralph Courtney:
Nick Sampson
Margaret Courtney:
Flora Montgomery
Margaret Thatcher:
Steve Nallon
Warder Dewitt:
Matthew Marsh
Robert Gallo:
William Meredith
John Binden:
Charles Davies
Writer:
GF Newman
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill

Open Book

Ceridwen Dovey, Lebanese writers Nada Awar Jarrar and Hanan al-Shaykh

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hanan al-Shaykh, one of the Arab world's most acclaimed writers, about exploring female identity in her new novel The Occasional Virgin. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Hanan al-Shaykh
Interviewed Guest:
Nada Awar Jarrar
Interviewed Guest:
Ceridwen Dovey

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Francine Stock enters The Bookshop with Bill Nighy, and Debra Granik reveals the true story behind her award-winning feature film Leave No Trace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Nighy
Interviewed Guest:
Debra Granik
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Brand

Front Row

Japan Special: Ryuichi Sakomoto, Japanese Short Stories, Sou Fujimoto

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Ryuichi Sakomoto on his inspirations, Sou Fujimoto on bringing nature into architecture, plus Japanese short stories and novel recommendations. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Interviewed Guest:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Interviewed Guest:
Jay Rubin
Interviewed Guest:
Junko Takekawa
Interviewed Guest:
Sou Fujimoto
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

DCI Alma Blair

Dead Weight

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Jo and Alma really need to talk. There's something slimy lurking at the heart of this murder and Mo has no stomach for it. Created by Val McDermid and written by Shelley Silas. Show more

Contributors

DCI Alma Blair:
Julie Hesmondhalgh
CSM Jo Black:
Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter:
John Hollingworth
Assistant CSM Mo:
Nitin Kundra
Sue Fulwood:
Helen Kay
Jean Cranberry:
Helen Kay
Blanche Rogers:
Helen Kay

Genres

In Our Time

The Mexican-American War

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1846-48 American war against Mexico, in which America won over a million square kilometres of Mexican territory, including California. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Cogliano
Interviewed Guest:
Jacqueline Fear-Segal
Interviewed Guest:
Thomas Rath

Lobby Land

Series 1

Summer in the City

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Can young political editor Sam Peakes make a success of her fledgling political podcast? Stars Ophelia Lovibond. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Sam Peakes:
Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP:
Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips:
Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell:
Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills:
Ryan Sampson
Writer:
Jon Harvey
Producer:
Jon Harvey

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