Programme Index

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Woman's Hour

Minette Batters, Unlikely Friends, Forced Marriage Statistics, Muscular Dystrophy

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheila McClennon presents the programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Featuring Minette Batters, unlikely friends and forced marriage statistics. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Pike
Interviewed Guest:
Minette Batters
Producer:
Jane Worsley

15 Minute Drama

Lindsay Ashford - The Mysterious Death of Jane Austen

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Anne suspects that Jane was killed because she thwarted a murderer - very close to home. Stars Elaine Cassidy, Ruth Gemmell and Rupert Evans. Show more

Making the Best of It

The Last Minutes

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 8 months

A crisis branding consultant has minutes to avert a boardroom disaster and manage the outcome. Stars Daisy Haggard. From 2014. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Dubliners

Episode 20: The Dead (Part Four)

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Alone in their hotel room, Gabriel find his wife swept up in the memory of a past love. Looking out the window, he watches the snow falling all over Ireland and has an epiphany. Show more

A Good Read

Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Andrew Maxwell, Kamila Shamsie and Harriett Gilbert discuss Doris Lessing, Anita Desai and John Steinbeck. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Maxwell
Interviewed Guest:
Kamila Shamsie
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

Book of the Week

Solomon Northup - 12 Years a Slave

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

A right-thinking Canadian helps Solomon regain his freedom and return to his family in the north. Final extract from the memoir that inspired Steve McQueen's Oscar-nominated film.
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BBC Radio 4 LW

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