Programme Index

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Midweek

Sir Roy Strong; Venetia Williams; Polly Bolton; Marcus Brigstocke

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets Sir Roy Strong and horsewoman Venetia Williams at the Hay-on-Wye Festival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Roy Strong
Interviewed Guest:
Marcus Brigstocke
Interviewed Guest:
Venetia Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Polly Bolton

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

Leyla Hussein and Nimco Ali; coding in schools; #YesAllWomen; Kate Millett

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With Jenni Murray. Leyla Hussein and Nimco Ali from Daughters of Eve discuss their work as anti-FGM activists; coding lessons at state schools; and Laurie Penny on #YesAllWomen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Producer:
Karen Dalziel
Interviewed Guest:
Leyla Hussein
Interviewed Guest:
Nimco Ali
Interviewed Guest:
Laurie Penny
Interviewed Guest:
Carrie Anne Philbin
Interviewed Guest:
Tamara Sword
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Rakoff
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Shorrocks
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Hesford

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Having passed six tests, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever, but not in the way she had anticipated. Stars Rasika Dugal. From the novel The Accidental Apprentice. Show more

Contributors

Nirmila Ben:
Radhika Mital
Sapna's Mother:
Shernaz Patel
Kuldeep Singh:
Rajit Kapur
Priya Capoor:
Ayesha Raza
Female Judge:
Ayesha Raza
Badan Singh:
Kenny Desai
Politician:
Kenny Desai
Constable:
Kenny Desai
Rent Collector:
Satchit Puranik
Director:
John Dryden
Producer:
Nadir Khan
Adaptor:
John Dryden

When the Dog Dies

Series 4

Episode 3: Ships That Pass

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sandy takes a fashionable cure for memory loss, but remembers things better left forgotten. Stars the much missed Ronnie Corbett. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Jo Baker - Longbourn

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sarah notices that the presence of the militia makes James uncomfortable. What secrets is he keeping? Pride & Prejudice from the servants' perspective, read by Sophie Thompson.

Mission Improbable

Series 2

Episode 1: India!

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

4 Extra Debut. The gang give chase across India in a hotwired rickshaw, hunting for a yoga instructor on the run. Stars the Boom Jennies. From May 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Roberts:
Felicity Montagu
Mr Thompson:
Anil Desai
Ringmaster:
Anil Desai
Train Guard:
Anil Desai
Producer:
Dave Lamb
Producer:
Richie Webb

Genres

BBC Radio 4 LW

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