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Start the Week

Claudia Rankine at the Free Thinking Festival

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Anne McElvoy discusses race and bias with poets Claudia Rankine and Amir Darwish, philosopher Jules Holroyd and historian Catherine Fletcher. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Claudia Rankine
Interviewed Guest:
Amir Darwish
Interviewed Guest:
Jules Holroyd
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Fletcher
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Woman's Hour

Making women visible, Elizabeth I, Children in Need drama

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Do women deserve better public recognition for their achievements, from statues to passports? Plus the fashion of Elizabeth I, and Children in Need drama on looked-after children. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Weinstein
Interviewed Guest:
Terri Bell-Halliwell
Interviewed Guest:
Susan McKay
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Aileen Ribeiro
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Ball
Interviewed Guest:
Katie Nicklin
Interviewed Guest:
Vivian McConvey
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Ward-Lowery
Producer:
Anne Peacock

D for Dexter

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 12 months

4 Extra Debut. Skye hates to leave her baby brother Dexter with the foster-whatevers. Will they be back with their Mum? Stars Sydney Wade. Show more

Drama on 4

Fat Little Thing

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Louise's father has a surprise announcement. Is this the perfect happy ending his eight-year-old daughter has been dreaming of after the tragic loss of her mother? Show more

The Food Programme

Trish Deseine Goes Home

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Trish Deseine's books have influenced a generation of French chefs. As her first book on Irish food is released in the UK, Trish speaks to Sheila Dillon about her career so far. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Trish Deseine
Interviewed Guest:
Stephane Reynaud
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Dupont-Daguet

Just a Minute

Series 73

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth and Andy Hamilton try to speak for a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Sue Perkins
Panellist:
Tony Hawks
Panellist:
Gyles Brandreth
Panellist:
Andy Hamilton

Front Row

Kenneth Branagh, Glenda Jackson, The art of Alexander Calder

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with John Wilson, including Kenneth Branagh on the opening season of his theatre company and Glenda Jackson on returning to acting after 18 years as an MP. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Sandy Rower
Interviewed Guest:
Glenda Jackson
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

D for Dexter

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 12 months

4 Extra Debut. Skye hates to leave her baby brother Dexter with the foster-whatevers. Will they be back with their Mum? Stars Sydney Wade. Show more

Start the Week

Claudia Rankine at the Free Thinking Festival

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cultural discussion programme. Anne McElvoy discusses race and bias with poets Claudia Rankine and Amir Darwish, philosopher Jules Holroyd and historian Catherine Fletcher. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Claudia Rankine
Interviewed Guest:
Amir Darwish
Interviewed Guest:
Jules Holroyd
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Fletcher
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Book of the Week

Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Jay Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore and describes a privileged, lonely childhood and the birth of the political, social and sexual interests that would last a lifetime. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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