Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,364 playable programmes from the BBC

Woman's Hour

Why it's important to bond with your baby

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Bonding with your baby - a new report says four in ten of all children are not forming the right attachments with their parents. Plus why men can feel the beat but can't dance! Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Gottlieb
Interviewed Guest:
Ros Atkins

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Bronte - Shirley

Episode 10: The Winding Up

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

1811, Yorkshire. For Shirley, it's a time of change, and decisions need to be made. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more

The Architects

Series 1

Fracking Hell

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Brutalist Sir Lucien may have few scruples but his staff are left to juggle ambition, principles and scary Americans. From 2014. Show more

Rumpole

Rumpole and the Sleeping Partners

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Rumpole leaves his wife Hilda, sleeps in chambers and defends a case of attempted murder. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jasmine Hyde and Nigel Anthony. Show more

Contributors

Erskine-Brown:
Nigel Anthony
Judge Gwent-Evans:
Nigel Anthony
Phillida Trant:
Cathy Sara
Hugo Lutterworth:
Stephen Critchlow
Captain Gleason:
Stephen Critchlow
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Brand

Rumpole

Last Word

Clarissa Dickson Wright, Lord Ballyedmond, L'Wren Scott, Mohammed Fahim, Peter Callander

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Julian Worricker on TV chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright, entrepreneur Lord Ballyedmond, lyricist Peter Callander, Afghan politician Mohammed Fahim and fashion designer L'Wren Scott. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Scott
Interviewed Guest:
Dillie Keane
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Root
Interviewed Guest:
Mitch Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Lyse Doucet
Interviewed Guest:
Lisa Armstrong
Interviewed Guest:
John Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Reg Empey
Producer:
Neil George

The News Quiz

Series 83

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular panellist Jeremy Hardy and guest panellists Mark Steel, Elis James and David Mitchell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:
Jeremy Hardy
Panellist:
Mark Steel
Panellist:
Elis James
Panellist:
David Mitchell

The Archers

21/03/2014

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

There's a very special visitor to Ambridge, and the competition hots up. Show more

Contributors

Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Tom Archer:
Tom Graham
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Alice Carter:
Hollie Chapman
Ian Craig:
Stephen Kennedy
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kirsty Miller:
Annabelle Dowler
Fallon Rogers:
Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson

Front Row

Kristin Davis; Errol Morris; Mammon; Kate Bush

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts magazine. Kirsty Lang talks to Kristin Davis, who is making her West End debut in Fatal Attraction. Plus documentary maker Errol Morris on his film about Donald Rumsfeld. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Kristin Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Errol Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Bush

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Bronte - Shirley

Episode 10: The Winding Up

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

1811, Yorkshire. For Shirley, it's a time of change, and decisions need to be made. Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry

Episode 5: A Trip to Providence

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Amelia's favourite book finds AJ planning a trip to Providence with Maya and his trusted friend Lambiase. Read by Madeleine Potter and Hari Dhillon. From March 2014. Show more

A Good Read

Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Julie Burchill, Fred MacAulay and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Harriet Lane, JD Salinger and Elmore Leonard. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Julie Burchill
Interviewed Guest:
Fred MacAulay
Producer:
Beth O'Dea

Book of the Week

Free at Last - The Benn Diaries 1991 to 2001

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The series ends on a very personal note, as the cancer that Tony's beloved wife Caroline has battled with as a 'test of character' starts to dominate both their lives. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More