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Woman's Hour

Rosie Boycott on reinvention; Whither the fringe?

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Stand-up comedian Nadia Manzoor, Rosie Boycott champions reinventing yourself, a short history of the fringe and the forgotten history of women in St Ives. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Nadia Manzoor
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Boycott
Interviewed Guest:
Sophia Stuart
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Davies
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Andrews
Interviewed Guest:
Denise McAdam
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Tony Hawkhead
Producer:
Erin Riley

Craven

Craven: Series 5 - Family Man

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

On 23 December, Briony goes out for an hour and comes home to find her children dead and her husband gone. Craven knows who, but needs to understand why. Show more

Contributors

DCI Sue Craven:
Maxine Peake
DI Terry Bird:
David Crellin
DS Watende Robinson:
Michael Obiora
Joan Craven:
Brigit Forsyth
Macca:
Jack Deam
Douglas Farino:
John Hollingworth
Male Officer Det Super:
John Hollingworth
Clive Tatchell:
John Hollingworth
Pathologist:
Gemma Paige Nelson
Psychologist:
Helen Kay
Randy Mangle:
Helen Kay
Alice:
Olwen May

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

A dying woman confesses a terrible secret about a 'pale horse' to her priest, giving him a list of names as she does so, but the priest dies before we can find out any more. Show more

Contributors

Mark Easterbrook:
Jason Hughes
Inspector Lejeune:
Michael Bertenshaw
Osborne:
Ron Cook
Mrs Davis:
Jane Slavin
Thomasina:
Georgie Fuller
Director:
Mary Peate

Home Front

8 September 1914 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

As plans for the local regatta gather pace, life for the Grahams will never be the same again. Show more

Drama on 4

Greed Is Good

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Hugh Costello. Following Ireland's recent financial crash, the author delves into a sector that is constantly inviting you to take what you can get. Sequel to The Bail-Out. Show more

Contributors

Elaine Cosgrove:
Karen Ardiff
Arthur Warnock:
Declan Conlon
Liam O'Donnell:
John Kavanagh
Frank Cosgrove:
Stuart Graham
Joyce Carroll:
Aine McCartney
Orla McKnight:
Ali White

Genres

Just a Minute

Series 70

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

For the 900th time, panellists attempt to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. With Paul Merton, Holly Walsh, Sheila Hancock and Russell Kane. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Holly Walsh
Panellist:
Sheila Hancock
Panellist:
Russell Kane
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

Front Row

A Most Wanted Man, Eliasson and Turner at Tate, Breeders

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A review of Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film A Most Wanted Man, Olafur Eliasson and Late Turner at Tate Britain, and Tamzin Outhwaite and Ben Ockrent on their play Breeders. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Olafur Eliasson
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Tamzin Outhwaite
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Ockrent

Craven

Craven: Series 5 - Family Man

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

On 23 December, Briony goes out for an hour and comes home to find her children dead and her husband gone. Craven knows who, but needs to understand why. Show more

Contributors

DCI Sue Craven:
Maxine Peake
DI Terry Bird:
David Crellin
DS Watende Robinson:
Michael Obiora
Joan Craven:
Brigit Forsyth
Macca:
Jack Deam
Douglas Farino:
John Hollingworth
Male Officer Det Super:
John Hollingworth
Clive Tatchell:
John Hollingworth
Pathologist:
Gemma Paige Nelson
Psychologist:
Helen Kay
Randy Mangle:
Helen Kay
Alice:
Olwen May

Genres

Book at Bedtime

The Children Act

Episode 1: An Ultimatum: a Rook for a Knight

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Juliet Stevenson reads Ian McEwan's new novel about faith, love and the Law, and what happens when public duty and private sorrows collide. Show more

Book of the Week

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Episode 1: An Animal of No Significance

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

4 Extra Debut. Yuval Noah Harari's groundbreaking account of humankind's history - from apes to world dominance. Read by Adrian Scarborough. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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