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Saturday Review

Georgia O'Keeffe, Maggie's Plan, Robert lePage, The Association of Small Bombs, Brexit metaphors

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Georgia O'Keeffe at Tate Modern, Maggie's Plan, Robert lePage's Needles and Opium, The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan, the use of metaphors in the Brexit press. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Boycott
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Staged

Series 1

Ulysses

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 7 months

Simon brings in an old friend to try to convince David and Michael to put their faith in him. In Georgia's absence, David finishes a draft of his screenplay. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Simon Evans
Idea Originator:
Phin Glynn
Idea Originator:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Phin Glynn
Producer:
Victor Glynn
Production Company:
Infinity Hill
Production Company:
GCB Films

Great Lives

Simon Evans on JS Mill

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Comedian Simon Evans chooses the author of On Liberty, Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Phillips
Producer:
Miles Warde

Not Going Out

Series 2

Episode 8: Murder at Christmas

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 1 month

Sitcom. Lee's plan to spend time alone with Lucy at Christmas is threatened by the presence of Tim, Daisy, Tim and Lucy's parents, and even Barbara. Show more

Not Going Out

Series 2

Episode 7: Gangster

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for 1 month

Sitcom. Guy showers Lucy with expensive gifts, arousing Lee's suspicions. But does Lee object to Guy for a reason other than his dubious business interests? Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

From paying for funerals to cryonics, what are the economics of death? With Louise de Winter. From 2016. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 1: Social Media

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 2: Tax Free

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 4: The Cost of Health

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Can't face an evening without a glass of wine? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics behind alcohol. From 2015. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Can't face an evening without a cigarette? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics of the addictive weed. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Interviewed Guest:
Robert West
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

A comedy lecture on the economics behind commodities we're addicted to. Just how harmful is a coffee addiction? From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Onny Loisel
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Cleland
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Comedy lecture on the economics behind goods we're addicted to – unravelling how the food industry deals with sugar. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Interviewed Guest:
David Gillespie
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon explores youth, from pocket money and exam subject choice to university and property ladders. With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon asks if marriage is all romance and harmony, or the most commercial of transactions. With Merryn Somerset Webb. From 2016. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon asks from an economic point of view, should people have children, how many and when? With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 3: Philanthropy

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Staged

Series 2

The Warthog and the Mongoose, Part 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 7 months

The boys read with new potential cast members, annoyed with each other and exacerbated by each new version. Simon tries to keep things afloat, and Georgia marshals her event. Show more

Contributors

David Tennant:
David Tennant
Michael Sheen:
Michael Sheen
Georgia Tennant:
Georgia Tennant
Anna Lundberg:
Anna Lundberg
Director:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Phin Glynn
Producer:
Victor Glynn

Staged

Series 2

The Loo Recluse

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 7 months

David and Michael discover the roles have been cast. When they discover who exactly has been cast, both are upset, as they each have a history with the actor taking their place. Show more

Contributors

David Tennant:
David Tennant
Michael Sheen:
Michael Sheen
Georgia Tennant:
Georgia Tennant
Anna Lundberg:
Anna Lundberg
Director:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Phin Glynn
Producer:
Victor Glynn

Staged

Series 2

The Warthog and the Mongoose, Part 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 7 months

The project is in danger. Simon tries to get David and Michael to work together, but it ultimately falls to a final pair of potential cast members to offer a new perspective. Show more

Contributors

David Tennant:
David Tennant
Michael Sheen:
Michael Sheen
Georgia Tennant:
Georgia Tennant
Anna Lundberg:
Anna Lundberg
Director:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Phin Glynn
Producer:
Victor Glynn