Programme Index

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Saturday Live

Dame Penelope Keith

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. With actor Penelope Keith, designer Nicky Haslam, writer Alex Wheatle and conservationist Dr Amy Dickman. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Penelope Keith
Interviewed Guest:
Nicky Haslam
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Wheatle
Interviewed Guest:
Amy Dickman
Interviewed Guest:
Dennis Quaid
Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles

The News Quiz

Series 93

05/05/2017

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp, who is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Angela Barnes, Sarah Kendall and Danny Finkelstein. Show more

Drama on 4

The Rosenthals

Cold Enough for Snow

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Neil and Pippa's futures are uncertain as A-levels loom, with their parents learning from them. Starring Pooky Quesnel. Show more

Contributors

Shani Whittle:
Pooky Quesnel
Bevis Whittle:
Nicholas Gleaves
Hugh Lloyd:
Ben Miles
Harriet Lloyd:
Lucy Robinson
Neil Whittle:
David Moorst
Pippa Lloyd:
Rosie Day
Gordon Callow:
Ben Jones
Miss Bodley:
Sarah Ridgeway
Lingerie Assistant:
Maeve Bluebell Wells
Tony Groves:
Tom Forrister
Master of Ceremonies:
Charlie Clements
Invigilator:
Philip Fox

Genres

Woman's Hour

Shakira Martin NUS President, Endangered crafts, Vulval health

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week. Presented by Jane Garvey. Shakira Martin, president of the NUS, raising mixed-race children, endangered crafts, and US 'embryo adoption'. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Shakira Martin
Interviewed Guest:
Fariba Soetan
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Kirwan-Ashman
Interviewed Guest:
Rebecca Henderson
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Henderson
Interviewed Guest:
Kelli Gassman
Interviewed Guest:
Dan Gassman
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Hetherington
Interviewed Guest:
Greta Bertram
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Pavia
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Sterling

Loose Ends

Ray Winstone, Emma Donoghue, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Unwin, Bill Callahan, Boo Hewerdine, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson

Duration: 38 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Ray Winstone, Emma Donoghue and Adrian Edmondson for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Bill Callahan and Boo Hewerdine. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Sara Cox
Interviewed Guest:
Ray Winstone
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian Edmondson
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Donoghue
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Unwin
Performer:
Bill Callahan
Performer:
Boo Hewerdine
Producer:
Sukey Firth

Saturday Review

Angels In America, The Ferryman, Harmonium, Laurent Binet, Eric Gill

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Angels In America at London's National Theatre, Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman, Japanese film Harmonium, Laurent Binet's The Seventh Function of Language, Eric Gill in Ditchling. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Damian Barr
Interviewed Guest:
Maria Delgado
Interviewed Guest:
Gillian Slovo
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Tsar

1. Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 LW

The reign of one of Russia's most renowned monarchs, transforming it into a great European power. Starring Samantha Spiro. Show more

Contributors

Catherine II:
Samantha Spiro
Peter III:
Anton Lesser
Petya:
Joe Sims
Grigory Orlov:
David Sturzaker
Pugachev:
Simon Ludders
The Midwife:
Georgie Glen
Alexander:
Joel MacCormack
The Councillor:
Finlay Robertson

Brand

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