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The Now Show

Series 46

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches along with Laura Shavin, Alice Lowe, David Quantick, Jake Yapp and Harry the Piano. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Performer:
Laura Shavin
Performer:
Alice Lowe
Performer:
David Quantick
Performer:
Jake Yapp
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Peck

The Archers

07/08/2015

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Pip keeps things going, and Jolene and Kenton have a mountain to climb. Show more

Contributors

Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Kenton Archer:
Richard Attlee
Jolene Archer:
Buffy Davis
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Susan Carter:
Charlotte Martin
Ian Craig:
Stephen Kennedy
Emma Grundy:
Emerald O'Hanrahan
Ed Grundy:
Barry Farrimond
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Jim Lloyd:
John Rowe
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kate Madikane:
Perdita Avery
Elizabeth Pargetter:
Alison Dowling
Johnny Phillips:
Tom Gibbons
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Charlie Thomas:
Felix Scott
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson
Peggy Woolley:
June Spencer

Front Row

War Book, Eric Whitacre, Denise Mina, Edinburgh

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang reviews the nuclear scenario drama War Book and talks to Eric Whitacre about his new choral work inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope. Plus crime writer Denise Mina. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Eric Whitacre
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Mina
Interviewed Guest:
Neil Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Robey

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Having found out about Jake's affair, Mrs Armitage takes refuge with her former husband. Starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Book of the Week

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

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Molluscs continue to surprise as a source of medical advancement and bellwethers of our impact on the seas. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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