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Midweek

Levi Roots, Edwin Apps, Lydia Corbett, Don Ward

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets cook and entrepreneur Levi Roots, actor and writer Edwin Apps, artist and former Picasso muse Lydia Corbett, and Comedy Store co-founder Don Ward. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Levi Roots
Interviewed Guest:
Edwin Apps
Interviewed Guest:
Lydia Corbett
Interviewed Guest:
Don Ward

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

Sharleen Spiteri; Alison Nimmo; Disney's Princess Merida

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A female perspective on the world, including Sharleen Spiteri live, Alison Nimmo on her property career, women undertakers, and the redesign of Princess Merida. With Jenni Murray. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Editor:
Robyn Read
Interviewed Guest:
Alison Nimmo

15 Minute Drama

How Does That Make You Feel?

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Caroline has finally given up on her gifted daughter to concentrate instead on her hapless 13-year-old son Edward, whom she is determined will become the next Professor Brian Cox. Show more

Wordaholics

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Gyles Brandreth
Writer:
Jon Hunter
Producer:
Claire Jones
Panellist:
Susie Dent
Panellist:
Lloyd Langford
Panellist:
Dave Gorman
Panellist:
Natalie Haynes

Drama on 4

Aberystwyth Noir - It Ain't Over till the Bearded Lady Sings

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Malcolm Pryce. World-weary private eye Louie Knight and his enthusiastic schoolgirl sidekick Calamity Jane search Aber's mean streets to find out who killed Mr Big Top. Show more

Contributors

Louie Knight:
Phylip Harries
Calamity Jane:
Catrin Stewart
Mr Marmalade:
Matthew Gravelle
Herod Jenkins:
Matthew Gravelle
Mrs Meirionydd:
Eiry Thomas
Mrs Tonypandy:
Manon Edwards
Mrs Jones:
Manon Edwards
Director:
Kate McAll
Producer:
Kate McAll

Genres

Front Row

Andrew Lloyd Webber; playing yourself in TV dramas; Will Self's Cultural Exchange

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew Lloyd Webber on refurbishing the Theatre Royal, plus Richard Bacon, Kirsty Wark and Ken Bruce on the art of playing yourself in TV dramas, and Will Self's Cultural Exchange. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Will Self
Producer:
Penny Murphy
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Interviewed Guest:
Ken Bruce
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Bacon
Interviewed Guest:
Kirsty Wark

15 Minute Drama

How Does That Make You Feel?

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Caroline has finally given up on her gifted daughter to concentrate instead on her hapless 13-year-old son Edward, whom she is determined will become the next Professor Brian Cox. Show more

Midweek

Levi Roots, Edwin Apps, Lydia Corbett, Don Ward

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets cook and entrepreneur Levi Roots, actor and writer Edwin Apps, artist and former Picasso muse Lydia Corbett, and Comedy Store co-founder Don Ward. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Levi Roots
Interviewed Guest:
Edwin Apps
Interviewed Guest:
Lydia Corbett
Interviewed Guest:
Don Ward

Brand

Midweek

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 1 month

When Nathan Caton's grandma believes her grandson is rich, his world is turned upside down. With Mona Hammond. From May 2013. Show more

Book of the Week

Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The bill to reform the voting system is blocked in the Lords. For some, events begin to feel like a revolution. Read by Adrian Scarborough. From May 2013. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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