Programme Index

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Midweek

John Wardley, Mandy Rice-Davies, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Marc Lucero

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets rollercoaster designer John Wardley, novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford and actor Mandy Rice-Davies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Wardley
Interviewed Guest:
Mandy Rice-Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Lucero

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

World War One: Changing Women's Lives

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

How the war shaped the lives of a generation of women, with guests including broadcaster Kate Adie and Baroness Shirley Williams. Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Shirley Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Adie
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Bourke
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Andrews
Producer:
Anne Peacock

Anna's War by Lizzie Nunnery

3. Don't Storm the Theatre

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

October 2002: Anna is asked to negotiate when armed Chechen rebels seize the crowd in a Moscow theatre. With Anastasia Hille. Show more

Contributors

Anna Politkovskaya:
Anastasia Hille
Dimitri Muratov:
Conrad Nelson
FSB Agent:
Max Bollinger

Clare in the Community

Series 9

Panic Room

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

Clare is forced to confront an old phobia after a regular client meeting takes an unusual turn. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2014. Show more

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The Modern Husband Course

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mr Matekoni is on a quest for self-improvement while Mma Makutsi is hiding a secret from her best friend. Stars Claire Benedict. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Mma Sheba:
Adjoa Andoh
Aunt Radiphuti:
Adjoa Andoh
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike
Mma Soleti:
Eleanor Crooks
Mma Keitumetse:
Anna Bengo
Mma Molapo:
Janice Acquah

Genres

Front Row

David Bailey; Hanif Kureishi; Isabella Rossellini

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang reviews David Bailey's Stardust exhibition, Hanif Kureishi discusses The Last Word, and Isabella Rossellini talks about dressing as an insect for Green Porno. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Hanif Kureishi
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Isabella Rossellini

Anna's War by Lizzie Nunnery

3. Don't Storm the Theatre

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

October 2002: Anna is asked to negotiate when armed Chechen rebels seize the crowd in a Moscow theatre. With Anastasia Hille. Show more

Contributors

Anna Politkovskaya:
Anastasia Hille
Dimitri Muratov:
Conrad Nelson
FSB Agent:
Max Bollinger

Midweek

John Wardley, Mandy Rice-Davies, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Marc Lucero

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets rollercoaster designer John Wardley, novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford and actor Mandy Rice-Davies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Wardley
Interviewed Guest:
Mandy Rice-Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Lucero

Brand

Midweek

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

The comic poet explores the concept of music with a poem about an ambitious song bird. With Tom Basden. From 2014. Show more

Book of the Week

Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything

The Death of a Husband

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: death and the struggle to grieve. From February 2014. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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