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Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

With Bren Evans a fraud, Megan must tackle her real enemy. But there are more surprising revelations to be made. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Why do we care? Why is altruism attractive? Is fairness built into our brains? With Jon Culshaw and Susy Kane. From 2017. Show more

Tommies

10 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza, to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:
Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:
Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Capt Christi Mansoor:
Narinder Samra
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:
Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:
Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:
Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:
Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:
Selva Rasalingam
TE Lawrence:
David Reakes
Corporal:
Gary Duncan
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter
Writer:
Avin Shah

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Tommies

Last Word

Antonio Carluccio, Sima Wali, Richard Wilbur, Mary Reveley, Dudley Simpson

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on chef Antonio Carluccio, Afghan women's rights campaigner Sima Wali, poet Richard Wilbur, racehorse trainer Mary Reveley, TV composer Dudley Simpson. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
William Sitwell
Interviewed Guest:
Suleiman Wali
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Carlson
Interviewed Guest:
Cornelius Lysaght
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Sweet

The Now Show

Series 51

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. With guests David Quantick, Grainne Maguire, Catherine Mayer, Vikki Stone and Luke Kempner. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Presenter:
Hugh Dennis
Performer:
David Quantick
Performer:
Grainne Maguire
Performer:
Vikki Stone
Performer:
Catherine Mayer
Performer:
Luke Kempner

The Archers

10/11/2017

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Harrison imparts shocking news, and Jolene's fears are confirmed. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Julie Beckett
Series Editor:
Huw Kennair-Jones
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Jolene Archer:
Buffy Davis
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
James Bellamy:
Roger May
PC Harrison Burns:
James Cartwright
Ian Craig:
Stephen Kennedy
Matt Crawford:
Kim Durham
Justin Elliott:
Simon Williams
Toby Fairbrother:
Rhys Bevan
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Alistair Lloyd:
Michael Lumsden
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Elizabeth Pargetter:
Alison Dowling
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Roy Tucker:
Ian Pepperell
Lexi Viktorova:
Ania Sowinski
Philip Moss:
Andy Hockley
Philomena:
Ellie Darvill

Front Row

Sheridan Smith, Fred D'Aguiar, Maxine Peake play, UNESCO Creative Cities

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sheridan Smith on her solo album, Sheridan, Maxine Peake's play on Hull heroine Lillian Bilocca, UNESCO Creative Cities assessed, and Fred D'Aguiar on Martin Luther King. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stig Abell
Presenter:
Paul Allen
Interviewed Guest:
Sheridan Smith
Interviewed Guest:
David Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Fred D'Aguiar
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

A Good Read

Rick Edwards and George Lamb

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Presenters Rick Edwards and George Lamb join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books, including Dave Eggers' Heroes of the Frontier and Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Rick Edwards
Interviewed Guest:
George Lamb
Producer:
Sally Heaven

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