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Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Oct 2020, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Apr 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Tom Stoppard turns to his activism and friendship with Vaclav Havel. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

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Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee

2. Overnight Success

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Oct 2020, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Apr 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Tom Stoppard, turns to the writing and production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

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Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee

1. Childhood

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2020, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Apr 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Biography of one of theatre's giants, Tom Stoppard - begins with his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

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Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee

4. Arcadia

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Oct 2020, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Apr 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Tom Stoppard writes his country house play Arcadia about mathematics, history, love and death. Read by Alex Jennings. Show more

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Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee

5. On Leopoldstadt

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Oct 2020, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Apr 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Tom Stoppard, turns to Leopoldstadt, his most recent play, and his roots. Concluded by Alex Jennings Show more

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