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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Rob has got some news for Henry, and Kaz is feeling powerless.

Contributors

Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Josh Archer:
Angus Imrie
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
PC Harrison Burns:
James Cartwright
Alice Carter:
Hollie Chapman
Toby Fairbrother:
Rhys Bevan
Joe Grundy:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Grundy:
Heather Bell
Will Grundy:
Philip Molloy
Dr Richard Locke:
William Gaminara
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Jazzer McCreary:
Ryan Kelly
Elizabeth Pargetter:
Alison Dowling
Freddie Pargetter:
Toby Laurence
Oliver Sterling:
Michael Cochrane
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson
Helen Titchener:
Louiza Patikas
Carol Tregorran:
Eleanor Bron
Anna Tregorran:
Isobel Middleton
Charlotte:
Kirsty Oswald

Just a Minute

Series 76

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Nicholas Parsons hosts a special episode from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring Paul Merton, Janey Godley, Nish Kumar and Marcus Brigstocke. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Janey Godley
Panellist:
Nish Kumar
Producer:
Matt Stronge

The Food Programme

Whisky Britannia: The Drinks Menu

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Second in a series on summer drinks. Dozens of new small whisky distilleries have emerged across the UK. Sheila Dillon asks how they're setting themselves apart. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel McCormack
Interviewed Guest:
Dave Broom

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Christopher Douglas, one of the creators of Radio 4's Ed Reardon, goes back to the source Victorian novel by George Gissing. Show more

Contributors

George Gissing:
Christopher Douglas
Jasper Milvain:
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Edwin Reardon:
Sam Alexander
Marian Yule:
Olivia Hallinan
Alfred Yule:
Jonathan Keeble
Dora Milvain:
Victoria Brazier
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Open Book

Crime Writing: Val McDermid, Abir Mukherjee and Lucy Ribchester

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A special edition of Open Book from Edinburgh. Mariella Frostrup is joined by Val McDermid, Abir Mukherjee and Lucy Ribchester to discuss crime writing. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Val McDermid
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Ribchester
Interviewed Guest:
Abir Mukherjee

Poetry Please

Jack Clemo at 100

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roger McGough listens to a series of poems by Cornish poet Jack Clemo, who was born 100 years ago. Rowan Williams and Luke Thompson pick their favourites. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Roger McGough
Interviewed Guest:
Rowan Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Luke Thompson
Performer:
Jim Causley
Producer:
Tim Dee

Sketchorama

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 11 days

Comedian Thom Tuck presents three sketch groups from the UK circuit: Croft and Pearce, Beasts and Casual Violence. From June 2014. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Thom Tuck
Performer:
Luke Booys
Performer:
Greg Cranness
Performer:
Dave Arrondelle
Performer:
Alex Whyman
Performer:
Ben Champion
Performer:
Hannah Croft
Performer:
Fiona Pearce
Performer:
Owen Roberts
Performer:
Ciaran Dowd
Producer:
Gus Beattie

Last Word

Sir Antony Jay, Donald Henderson, Tom Cholmondeley, Patsy Wright-Warren CBE, Lord Rix

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Julian Worricker on writer Sir Antony Jay, epidemiologist Donald Henderson, aristocrat Tom Cholmondeley, nurse Patsy Wright-Warren, entertainer and campaigner Lord Rix. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Neil George
Interviewed Guest:
Derek Fowlds
Interviewed Guest:
Thomas Inglesby
Interviewed Guest:
Fiona Cunningham-Reid
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Westlake
Interviewed Guest:
Ciara Lawrence
Interviewed Guest:
Joe Benjamin

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