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In Our Time

Bird Migration

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and similar ones do not, whether the benefits outweigh the risks and how they navigate across oceans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Helm
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Guilford
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Holland

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months. But there is hope in an unexpected visit. From the novel The Accidental Apprentice. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more

Contributors

Nirmila Ben:
Radhika Mital
Sapna's Mother:
Shernaz Patel
Kuldeep Singh:
Rajit Kapur
Priya Capoor:
Ayesha Raza
Female Judge:
Ayesha Raza
Badan Singh:
Kenny Desai
Politician:
Kenny Desai
Constable:
Kenny Desai
Rent Collector:
Satchit Puranik
Director:
John Dryden
Producer:
Nadir Khan
Adaptor:
John Dryden

Drama on 4

Rumpole

Rumpole and the Portia of Our Chambers

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Back in Chambers, Old Bailey hack Horace Rumpole is still clearly smitten by his pupil Phillida. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more

Contributors

Horace Rumpole:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hilda Rumpole:
Jasmine Hyde
Phillida Trant:
Cathy Sara
Boxey Horne:
Stephen Critchlow
Matthew Culp:
Samuel Reader
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

BBC Inside Science

Coronavirus conspiracy, Listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

Duration: 41 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Marnie Chesterton explores the problem of coronavirus conspiracies on social media, Mark Miodownik discusses your face mask ideas and SolO, the Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun. Show more

In Our Time

Bird Migration

Duration: 51 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and similar ones do not, whether the benefits outweigh the risks and how they navigate across oceans. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Helm
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Guilford
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Holland

BBC Radio 4 LW

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