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Last Word

Robert Pirsig, Shobha Nehru, Michael Ballhaus, Leo Baxendale, Bruce Langhorne

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on writer Robert Pirsig, ambassador's wife Shobha Nehru, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, cartoonist Leo Baxendale, musician Bruce Langhorne. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Tim Adams
Interviewed Guest:
Chanda Nehru
Interviewed Guest:
Ellen Barry
Interviewed Guest:
Thelma Schoonmaker
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Fonda
Producer:
Neil George

Midweek

Ian McMillan; Victoria Tennant; Mike Vass; Linda Marlowe

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, actors Linda Marlowe and Victoria Tennant and musician Mike Vass. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Linda Marlowe
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Tennant
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Vass

Brand

Midweek

Last Word

David Storey, Ahmed Kathrada, Barbara Buss, Aloysius 'Lucky' Gordon

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on writer David Storey, anti apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, editor Barbara Buss, drug dealer Lucky Gordon. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Kate Storey
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Storey
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Billington
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Milton Nkosi
Interviewed Guest:
Maggie Alderson
Interviewed Guest:
Frances Fyfield
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Salewicz
Producer:
Neil George

Front Row

The A Word, Neil LaBute, Remembering Barry Hines, Ottessa Moshfegh

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news with Kirsty Lang, including Peter Bowker, writer of The A Word, Neil LaBute on Reasons to Be Happy and Ian McMillian remembering Barry Hines. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Bowker
Interviewed Guest:
Neil LaBute
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Ottessa Moshfegh

Front Row

Robert Pattinson, Ian McMillan, the voice behind the puppet, Goldsmiths Prize winner

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Robert Pattinson on his new film Good Time, Ian McMillan on writing a libretto in the South Yorkshire accent, and the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize is revealed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Pattinson
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Sales
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Smith

Front Row

Carlos Acosta, Sheridan Smith's Funny Girl, Gregory Porter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to ballet star Carlos Acosta as he begins his farewell UK tour. Plus jazz musician Gregory Porter and a review of the musical Funny Girl starring Sheridan Smith. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Carlos Acosta
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Clapp
Interviewed Guest:
Gregory Porter
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan

Front Row

Ian McMillan, Black Chronicles, Janet Suzman, TV drama endings

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to poet Ian McMillan about his new collection To Fold the Evening Star. Writer Kay Mellor and critic Boyd Hilton debate TV drama endings - too many loose ends? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Kay Mellor
Interviewed Guest:
Boyd Hilton
Interviewed Guest:
Renee Mussai
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Elaine Lester

Last Word

The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Oleg Ivanovsky, Jim Petrie, Dame Julia Polak and Bob Crewe

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Julian Worricker remembers the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, scientists Dame Julia Polak and Oleg Ivanovsky, illustrator Jim Petrie and songwriter Bob Crewe. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Susan Hill
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Mandler
Interviewed Guest:
Bridget Flemming
Interviewed Guest:
Asif Siddiqi
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Rosemary Friedman
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Ranking
Interviewed Guest:
Spencer Leigh
Interviewed Guest:
Bob Gaudio
Producer:
Neil George

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Cinema magazine programme presented by Francine Stock. Julia Ducournau discusses her French cannibal movie Raw. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Ducournau
Interviewed Guest:
Pablo Larrain
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Bray
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Verb

How do you choose a mentor?

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Ian McMillan's guests include Margaret Cho and Tim Atack, and Hollie McNish introduces the poetry of Rosy Carrick. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Margaret Cho
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Howe
Interviewed Guest:
Timothy X Atack
Interviewed Guest:
Hollie McNish
Interviewed Guest:
Rosy Carrick

Front Row

Steve Carell, Ian McMillan on Elvis's 80th, Chris Watson, The Fever

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Steve Carell on his new movie Foxcatcher, Ian McMillan on Elvis's 80th, sound recordist Chris Watson celebrates January, and Tobias Menzies and Robert Icke on new play The Fever. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Carell
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Tobias Menzies
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Icke