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Dermot Turing, Gulwali Passarlay, Dawn Rose, Rhiannon Adam.

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Oct 2015, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Oct 2015, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves meets Sir Dermot Turing, who is the nephew of World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing, plus musician and psychologist Dawn Rose and photographer Rhiannon Adam. Show more

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Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Dawn Rose
Interviewed Guest:: Gulwali Passarlay
Interviewed Guest:: Dermot Turing
Interviewed Guest:: Rhiannon Adam
Producer:: Paula McGinley

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Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, Thiago Soares, iO Tillett Wright

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Oct 2016, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Oct 2016, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves. Show more

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Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Jeremy Paxman
Interviewed Guest:: Priscilla Presley
Interviewed Guest:: Thiago Soares
Interviewed Guest:: iO Tillett Wright
Producer:: Paula McGinley

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Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Dec 2015, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Dec 2015, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell, astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, musician Simon Nicol and adventurer Benedict Allen. Show more

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Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Patricia Cornwell
Interviewed Guest:: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Interviewed Guest:: Benedict Allen
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Nicol
Producer:: Paula McGinley

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Janina Fialkowska; Dolores Payas; Edward Sexton; Gary Catona

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves meets concert pianist Janina Fialkowska, tailor Edward Sexton and Dolores Payas, who translated books written by the travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. Show more

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Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Janina Fialkowska
Interviewed Guest:: Edward Sexton
Interviewed Guest:: Dolores Payas
Interviewed Guest:: Gary Catona
Producer:: Annette Wells

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Lucy Cooke; Angie Marchese; David and Ben Crystal; Keith Ball

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves meets musician Keith Ball, wildlife expert Lucy Cooke, writers David and Ben Crystal, and Angie Marchese, director of archives at Graceland. Show more

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Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Keith Ball
Interviewed Guest:: Lucy Cooke
Interviewed Guest:: Ben Crystal
Interviewed Guest:: David Crystal
Interviewed Guest:: Angie Marchese
Producer:: Paula McGinley

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Roger Law; Sophie Bevan; Mary Bevan; Sondra Lee; Douglas Ward

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Nov 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Nov 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves meets ceramicist Roger Law and sopranos Sophie and Mary Bevan. Show more

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Producer:: Paula McGinley
Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Roger Law
Interviewed Guest:: Sophie Bevan
Interviewed Guest:: Mary Bevan
Interviewed Guest:: Sondra Lee
Interviewed Guest:: Douglas Ward

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03/02/2010

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Feb 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Feb 2010, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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This week Francine Stock is joined by Oran Canfield, Reg Green, Bette Bourne and Show of Hands.

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19/10/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Oct 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Oct 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Gloria Elliott, Des Bishop, Michael Morpurgo and Stanley Jackson. Show more

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05/10/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Oct 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Oct 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Peter Brookes, Alexandra Fuller, Albie Sachs and Niamh Cusack. Show more

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12/10/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Oct 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Oct 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by David M Wilson, Fred Baier, Buddy Greco and Kathryn Tickell. Show more

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07/04/2010

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Apr 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 7^th Apr 2010, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests Kathryn Sargent, Gavin Bain, Mary Blewitt and Tom McNab. Show more

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09/02/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Feb 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Feb 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Fiona Stanford, Mark Henderson, Father Ray and Raymond Gubbay. Show more

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30/11/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Nov 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 30^th Nov 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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This week Libby Purves is joined by Jeremy Wade, Jacqui Thompson, Chris Mullin and Professor Roger Kneebone. Show more

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06/04/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Apr 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Apr 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Joshua Foer, Marianne Talbot, Tom Renouf and Lydia Carmichael. Show more

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16/02/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Feb 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Feb 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Sian Williams is joined by Sean Foggett, Andrew Barrow, Magsie Hamilton-Little and David Morrissey. Show more

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02/02/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Feb 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Feb 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Sophie Thompson, Patrick Cockburn, Kevin Skelton and Fred Sirieix. Show more

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17/03/2010

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Mar 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Mar 2010, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including Frederic Raphael.

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09/03/2011

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Mar 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Mar 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Clarence B Jones, Carodoc King and Yangzom Brauen. Show more

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21/09/2011

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Sep 2011, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Sep 2011, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Libby Purves is joined by Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld, Imran Khan, Freer Spreckley and Virginia Ironside. Show more

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27/01/2010

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2010, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2010, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Lively and diverse conversation with Libby Purves and guests including former rugby player Brian Moore.

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