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Woman's Hour

Daisy Lowe on the joys of wearing gingham, Science and gender, One woman's bucket list for her dog.

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Daisy Lowe on how to embrace gingham, one of spring's new fashion trends. Lauren Fern Watt on compiling a bucket-list for her dying dog, and the scientific myths about gender. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Daisy Lowe
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Daley
Interviewed Guest:
Cordelia Fine
Interviewed Guest:
Lauren Fern Watt
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Krys
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Rafferty

Shardlake

Revelation

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Barak gets help when Shardlake’s attacked chasing a killer inspired by a prophecy from the Book of Revelation. Stars Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

A pair of runaway soldiers stumble across witches on a Scottish moor. Stars comedy trio Peepolykus. From 2017. Show more

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Welsh camp icon Dorothy Squires now lives in a caravan. Can two fans persuade the singer to make a comeback? Stars Ruth Madoc. Show more

Contributors

Dorothy Squires:
Ruth Madoc
Margaret:
Sue Jenkins
Radio Interviewer:
Leah Marks
Box Office Man:
Jake Norton
Man in Bar:
Jake Norton
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Genres

Last Word

Martin McGuinness, Chuck Berry, Sir Derek Walcott, Salome Karwah, Colin Dexter

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on IRA leader and politician Martin McGuinness, musician Chuck Berry, poet Sir Derek Walcott, Ebola survivor Salome Karwah, writer Colin Dexter. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Neil George
Interviewed Guest:
Denis Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Taylor Hackford
Interviewed Guest:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Interviewed Guest:
Anita Sethi
Interviewed Guest:
Burt Caesar
Interviewed Guest:
Aryn Baker
Interviewed Guest:
Val McDermid
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Barker

The Now Show

Series 50

24/03/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Andrew Maxwell, Katy Brand, Pippa Evans, Ellie Taylor and Luke Kempner to share some Comic Relief. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Maxwell
Interviewed Guest:
Katy Brand
Interviewed Guest:
Pippa Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Ellie Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Luke Kempner
Producer:
Katie Tyrrell

The Archers

24/03/2017

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Kirsty accepts an offer, and Justin is put in the picture. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Naylah Ahmed
Series Editor:
Huw Kennair-Jones
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Kenton Archer:
Richard Attlee
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
PC Harrison Burns:
James Cartwright
Alice Carter:
Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter:
Wilf Scolding
Justin Elliott:
Simon Williams
Toby Fairbrother:
Rhys Bevan
Usha Franks:
Souad Faress
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Grundy:
Heather Bell
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Alistair Lloyd:
Michael Lumsden
Kirsty Miller:
Annabelle Dowler
Philip Moss:
Andy Hockley
Carol Tregorran:
Eleanor Bron

Front Row

Jake Gyllenhaal, Pauline Black, Christopher Wheeldon and the business of musicals

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal on his sci-fi movie Life and singing on Broadway, Pauline Black on One Love: The Bob Marley Musical, and the business of bringing a musical to the stage. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Wheeldon
Interviewed Guest:
Jamie Hendry
Interviewed Guest:
Zoe Simpson
Interviewed Guest:
Pauline Black
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang

Shardlake

Revelation

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Barak gets help when Shardlake’s attacked chasing a killer inspired by a prophecy from the Book of Revelation. Stars Bryan Dick. Show more

A Good Read

Chris and Xand Van Tulleken

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Chris and Xand van Tulleken join Harriett Gilbert to discuss books by Samuel Shem, James Fenton and Evelyn Waugh. From 2017. Show more

Book of the Week

Fathers and Sons

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Jay is planning a trip, but has already come so far and on such a tortuous journey, that no distance could be as challenging. Family life is rich and wonderful in all its shades. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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