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Mandy

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas

Duration: 16 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Nobody actually likes bread sauce, do they? It tastes like someone’s eaten a piece of bread, chewed it up and spat it onto your plate. Merry Christmas.

Contributors

Mandy Carter:
Diane Morgan
Ghost Of Christmas Past:
Johnny Vegas
Ghost Of Christmas Present:
Pearce Quigley
Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come:
John Cooper Clarke
Aunty Margaret:
Alison Ward
Director:
Diane Morgan
Executive Producer:
Ben Caudell

Brand

Mandy

Free Thinking

Writers and their notebooks

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Lawrence Norfolk talks to AS Byatt and David Mitchell about their notebooks, and Samira Ahmed chairs a discussion with Wendy Cope, Bidisha and the British Library's Rachel Foss. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
A.S. Byatt
Interviewed Guest:
John Cooper Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
David Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:
Wendy Cope
Interviewed Guest:
Bidisha
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Foss
Producer:
Laura Thomas

Saturday Live

Feargal Sharkey

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. With Feargal Sharkey, Josette Simon, Hugh Thomson, Cat Irving. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Producer:
JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:
Feargal Sharkey
Interviewed Guest:
Josette Simon
Interviewed Guest:
Cat Irving
Interviewed Guest:
Hugh Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Gottfried
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Gottfried
Interviewed Guest:
John Cooper Clarke

Great Lives

Salvador Dali

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Melting clocks and lobster phones. John Cooper Clarke on moustachioed surrealist Salvador Dali. With Matthew Parris. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
John Cooper Clarke
Producer:
Mark Smalley

Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC

Series 1

Twisted Romance

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

A poems selection from the Bard of Salford including I Married a Monster from Outta Space and Avocado Vignette. From 2016. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

A poem selection from the Bard of Salford including To A Tikka Shirt, George, 21 Gun Salute Suit and Smooth Operetta. From 2016. Show more

Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC

Series 1

In the O-Zone Zone

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

A poem selection from the Bard of Salford including Majorca, Dekko Beach and I Mustn't Go Down to the Sea Again. From 2016. Show more

Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC

Series 1

Crime and Retribution

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

A poem selection from the Bard of Salford including 36 Hours, Crazy Mixed Up Killer and Kung Fu International. From 2016. Show more

Front Row

BBC Short Story Award; Jack Vettriano retrospective; poet John Cooper Clarke

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

John Wilson reveals the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013, reviews a major Jack Vettriano exhibition in Glasgow, and interviews punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
John Cooper Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Serra
Interviewed Guest:
Mariella Frostrup

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

The Bard of Salford with a mixture of classic and previously unheard poems. From the BBC's Radio Theatre in London. From 2017. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

The Bard of Salford performs a mixture of classic and previously unheard poems, recorded at the BBC's Radio Theatre in London. Show more

The Secret Life of Books

Series 2

Episode 4: Confessions of an English Opium Eater

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

John Cooper Clarke explores Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater, and discovers how this addiction memoir avoids the cliches of modern 'misery-lit'. Show more

Would I Lie to You?

Series 15

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 3 months

Sorting the fact from fiction this week are guests John Cooper Clarke, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Caroline Quentin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rob Brydon
Panellist:
David Mitchell
Panellist:
Lee Mack
Panellist:
Judi Love
Executive Producer:
Peter Holmes
Executive Producer:
Rachel Ablett
Series Producer:
Adam Copeland
Production Company:
Zeppotron