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Midweek

Rita Moreno, Dan Burt, John Wilson, Holly Mumby-Croft

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Hollywood legend Rita Moreno and conductor John Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Dan Burt
Interviewed Guest:
Rita Moreno
Interviewed Guest:
Holly Mumby-Croft

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

Cressida Dick; Philomena Lee; Savages

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

WH powerlister and assistant commissioner Cressida Dick, the phenomenon of gaslighting, and the real Philomena Lee, whose story is being told in a new film starring Judi Dench. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Cressida Dick
Interviewed Guest:
Philomena Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth Forbes
Interviewed Guest:
Susanna Abse
Interviewed Guest:
Gemma Thompson

15 Minute Drama

Beatrice Hitchman - Petite Mort

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The young Adele Roux is taken by surprise when her younger sister Camille turns up at her door. Thriller stars Honor Blackman and Mariah Gale. Show more

Contributors

Madame Adele Roux:
Honor Blackman
Juliette Blanc:
Shelley Conn
Adele Roux:
Mariah Gale
Andre Durand:
Marcus D'Amico
Luce Durand ("Terpsichore"):
Samantha Spiro
Camille Roux:
Georgie Fuller
Pere Simon:
David Seddon
Peyssac:
David Seddon
Feuillade:
John Norton
Paul LeClerc:
John Norton
Elodie Kernuac:
Priyanga Burford
Inspector Japy:
Michael Bertenshaw
Dr Langlois:
Sean Murray
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Emma Harding

Hard to Tell

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

If your son is visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed? Stars Jonny Sweet. From October 2011. Show more

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 1 month

Joey starts investing in property in run down Notting Hill Gate but, in doing so, puts the Kray Brothers' noses out of joint. Who will win in the property wars? Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:
Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:
Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:
Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:
Tom Weston-Jones
Billy Hill:
Robert Glenister
DI Drury:
Matthew Marsh
Charlie Richardson:
Oliver Mawdsley
Leah Cohen:
Jasmine Hyde
Ronnie Kray:
Lewis MacLeod
Violet Kray:
Ruth Gemmell
Sergeant Watling:
Nigel Cooke
Narrator:
Ross Kemp
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill
Writer:
GF Newman

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups

Series 1

Time to Celebrate

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

As Tom phones home, we learn why he hates celebrations and why his mum can't stop organising them. With Judy Parfitt. From 2013. Show more

Front Row

Joan Collins, Castiglione, Ian Rankin on Rory Gallagher, Drinking Buddies

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Mark Lawson. Joan Collins on age and husbands, the art of Castiglione, Ian Rankin is inspired by the music of Rory Gallagher, and Drinking Buddies reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Dame Joan Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rankin
Interviewed Guest:
Donal Gallagher

15 Minute Drama

Beatrice Hitchman - Petite Mort

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The young Adele Roux is taken by surprise when her younger sister Camille turns up at her door. Thriller stars Honor Blackman and Mariah Gale. Show more

Contributors

Madame Adele Roux:
Honor Blackman
Juliette Blanc:
Shelley Conn
Adele Roux:
Mariah Gale
Andre Durand:
Marcus D'Amico
Luce Durand ("Terpsichore"):
Samantha Spiro
Camille Roux:
Georgie Fuller
Pere Simon:
David Seddon
Peyssac:
David Seddon
Feuillade:
John Norton
Paul LeClerc:
John Norton
Elodie Kernuac:
Priyanga Burford
Inspector Japy:
Michael Bertenshaw
Dr Langlois:
Sean Murray
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Emma Harding

Midweek

Rita Moreno, Dan Burt, John Wilson, Holly Mumby-Croft

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets Hollywood legend Rita Moreno and conductor John Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Dan Burt
Interviewed Guest:
Rita Moreno
Interviewed Guest:
Holly Mumby-Croft

Brand

Midweek

Before They Were Famous

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Join Ian Leslie for an exercise in literary archaeology, as he unearths the early writing efforts of our best-known novelists, poets and playwrights. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Purslow:
Abigail Burdess
DH Lawrence:
Mark Evans
Irvine Welsh:
Simon Kane
Presenter:
Ian Leslie
Mrs Frobisher:
Katy Wix
Germaine Greer:
Katy Wix
Producer:
Anna Silver

Book of the Week

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Chris Hadfield reveals how preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive. Read by Garrick Hagon. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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