Programme Index

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Start the Week

Soldiering on: the British Army, Lenin and Putin

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses the British army and relations with Russia with Richard Dannatt, Ben Macintyre, Catherine Merridale and John Lough. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Dannatt
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Macintyre
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Merridale
Interviewed Guest:
John Lough
Interviewed Guest:
Katy Hickman

Woman's Hour

Jo Malone, Bella Younger

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Jo Malone talks about her memoirs; women and the peace deal for Colombia; comedian Bella Younger scoffs at the world of 'clean' eating; and the etiquette of group texting. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Jo Malone
Interviewed Guest:
Carole Walker
Interviewed Guest:
Bella Younger
Interviewed Guest:
Hernando Alvarez
Interviewed Guest:
Mariela Kohon
Interviewed Guest:
Edwina Langley
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Thorn

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Stannington

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Suffering from TB, 12-year-old Alan is admitted to Stannington Sanatorium to join his brother Ken. Show more

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Series 3

Episode 1: The Sinister Hand Part 1

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries. What causes left-handedness and why are lefties in the minority? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. Show more

The Food Programme

Diet and Dementia

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Series investigating every aspect of the world of food. 850,000 families in the UK are living and eating with dementia. It's a global problem that is going to get bigger. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Paula Wolfert
Interviewed Guest:
James Ashwell
Interviewed Guest:
Margaret Rayman

Front Row

Tom Stoppard, The Girl on the Train, Suzanne Lacy, Feminist art, Neville Marriner remembered

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Stoppard discusses his play Travesties, Brexit and his desire to write a new play about the migrant crisis. Plus a review of the film adaptation of The Girl on the Train. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Stoppard
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Interviewed Guest:
Hilary Robinson

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Stannington

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Suffering from TB, 12-year-old Alan is admitted to Stannington Sanatorium to join his brother Ken. Show more

Start the Week

Soldiering on: the British Army, Lenin and Putin

Duration: 43 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe discusses the British army and relations with Russia with Richard Dannatt, Ben Macintyre, Catherine Merridale and John Lough. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Dannatt
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Macintyre
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Merridale
Interviewed Guest:
John Lough
Interviewed Guest:
Katy Hickman

Book of the Week

The Return

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hisham Matar's memoir of hope and loss, offering a powerful insight into life in Libya under Gaddafi. His father was kidnapped by the regime and disappeared without trace in 1996. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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