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Inside the Ethics Committee

Series 11

Episode 4: Teenager Refuses Chemotherapy

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Ashley is 15 and refusing the cancer treatment that could save his life. Should the medical team and his mother persuade him? Or should they accept his decision? Show more

Front Row

Guy Ritchie, China Mieville, George Cole remembered

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news, including Guy Ritchie on The Man From U.N.C.L.E., fantasy writer China Mieville on his new collection of short stories and the actor George Cole remembered. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Guy Ritchie
Interviewed Guest:
China Mieville
Interviewed Guest:
Dick Fiddy
Interviewed Guest:
Fisun Guner

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mrs Armitage has consented to an abortion and a sterilisation. A study of 1960s marriage starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Book of the Week

Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Helen Scales explores the impact of shells on agriculture and geology and peeks into the driven world of the collector. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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