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Midweek

Professor John Carey, Benny Lewis, Eduardo Niebla, Lynn Ruth Miller

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets Professor John Carey and comedian Lynn Ruth Miller. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Carey
Interviewed Guest:
Eduardo Niebla
Interviewed Guest:
Lynn Ruth Miller
Interviewed Guest:
Benny Lewis

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

Fashion game changer Mary Quant

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Fashion game changer Mary Quant, government help with childcare, helping kids get interested in Shakespeare, and why are women more likely to take time off sick from work? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Unwin
Interviewed Guest:
Imogen Thompson
Interviewed Guest:
Katharine Whitehorn
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie Rickey
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Jardine
Interviewed Guest:
Helen O'Brien
Interviewed Guest:
Clare Bambra

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Bronte - Shirley

Episode 8: News

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Something is very wrong with Shirley, but she refuses to tell anybody what ails her. Can Louis finally persuade her to confide in him? Show more

Drama on 4

A Kidnapping

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Beleaguered teachers Mark and Rachel are on the run in Manila after kidnapping the son of a prominent and vengeful politician - who keeps a tiger. Show more

Contributors

Senator Amantez:
Bart Guingona
Mrs Amantez:
Roselyn Perez
Nikko's Uncle:
Paulo Rodriguez
Boat Owner:
Francis Matheu
Colonel Reyas:
Leo Rialp
BBC News Reporter:
Colin Briggs
BBC News Reporter:
Owen Bennett-Jones
BBC News Reporter:
Andrew North
BBC News Reporter:
Lyse Doucet
Producer:
Nadir Khan
Director:
John Dryden

Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 1

Episode 5: Big Farmer

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Milton Jones will help anyone, so he is on hand to give advice when he hears ugly rumours about the local farm. From March 2014. Show more

Front Row

Kylie Minogue; V&A: William Kent; Jack O'Connell on Starred Up

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kylie Minogue on her career and her new album; Amanda Vickery on William Kent, leading designer of Georgian Britain; actor Jack O'Connell and writer Jonathan Asser on Starred Up. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Kylie Minogue
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Vickery
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Asser
Interviewed Guest:
Jack O'Connell

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Bronte - Shirley

Episode 8: News

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Something is very wrong with Shirley, but she refuses to tell anybody what ails her. Can Louis finally persuade her to confide in him? Show more

Midweek

Professor John Carey, Benny Lewis, Eduardo Niebla, Lynn Ruth Miller

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets Professor John Carey and comedian Lynn Ruth Miller. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
John Carey
Interviewed Guest:
Eduardo Niebla
Interviewed Guest:
Lynn Ruth Miller
Interviewed Guest:
Benny Lewis

Brand

Midweek

Book at Bedtime

Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

AJ acts out of love when he makes a commitment. Tale of a struggling bookshop and the power of books to transform lives. Read by Madeleine Potter and Hari Dhillon. From March 2014. Show more

Nurse

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds. Stars Esther Coles. From March 2014. Show more

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

August 1994 - 'Woken at 4am by a drunken Scotsman', to May 1997 - the new Labour Government sweeps into power with Tony Blair at the helm. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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