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Just a Minute

Series 82

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation. Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Zoe Lyons and Tony Hawks find out. Show more

Contributors

Panellist:
Paul Merton
Panellist:
Gyles Brandreth
Panellist:
Zoe Lyons
Panellist:
Tony Hawks

Drama on 4

Get Carter: Nights at the Circus

Episode 1

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Angela Carter's fantastical story of aerialist extraordinaire and star of the music hall Sophie Fevvers. Hatched from an egg, Fevvers is part woman, part bird - if you believe her. Show more

Contributors

Sophie Fevvers:
Roisin Conaty
Jack Walser:
Ryan Whittle
Rosencreutz:
Sean Murray
Fevvers' Fan:
Justin Davies
Ma Nelson:
Claire Cage
Madame Schreck:
Sharon Morgan

Genres

Open Book

Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, new life for Philip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes and MP Rachel Reeves explains why she's championing a 1930s' crime novel. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Gail Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Reeves
Interviewed Guest:
Lawrence Osborne
Interviewed Guest:
H B Lyle
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Croll

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The Film Programme

Glenn Close, Agnes Varda

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Presented by Antonia Quirke. Glenn Close reveals that she would like to see a remake of Fatal Attraction in which her character Alex is more misunderstood than monster. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Glenn Close
Interviewed Guest:
Agnes Varda

BBC Radio 4 LW

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