Hilary Mantel short story: in a Manchester solicitor’s office the consequences of an illicit affair play out. Rebekah Staton reads. Show more
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Episode 4: Comma
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A sinister tale of childhood transgression. Two little girls spend a long hot summer dying to discover a neighbour's secret. Read by Rebekah Statton. Show more
BBC National Short Story Award
BBC National Short Story Award 2015
Episode 4: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, by Hilary Mantel
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
In Hilary Mantel's shortlisted story for this coveted award which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2015, a woman is held captive in leafy Windsor. Read by Rebekah Staton. Show more
In 1536, Anne Boleyn became the first queen in Britain to be executed. Why did she have to go and who authored her violent end? Was she guilty as charged or a victim? Show more
Talking Books
Dame Hilary Mantel
30 minutes
Man Booker prize-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel is in conversation with Rebecca Jones for Talking Books, recorded at the Man Booker Festival on London's Southbank.
A profile of Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall. She talks about her childhood in the north of England and her battles with debilitating illness. Show more
Last Word
Elizabeth Jane Howard, John Fortune, Vera Houghton, Sir Christopher Curwen, Harold Camping
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Julian Worricker on writer Elizabeth Jane Howard, satirist John Fortune, abortion law campaigner Vera Houghton, MI6 chief Sir Christopher Curwen and radio evangelist Harold Camping. Show more
Start the Week
Hilary Mantel
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Tom Sutcliffe with the award-winning author Hilary Mantel, British Museum director Neil MacGregor, artist Jeremy Deller and poet Kei Miller. Show more
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Episode 2: Sorry to Disturb, Part One
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Isolated in a claustrophobic flat in Jeddah, life is set to change when the doorbell rings. Show more
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Episode 3: Sorry to Disturb, Part Two
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Hilary Mantel's autobiographical tale. In a claustrophobic flat in Jeddah, feelings of unease and cultural disconnect come to a head. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Frances gives her first dinner party. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Yasmin confides in Frances. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Frances' suspicions about the empty flat grow. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. There is a break-in and a new arrival. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. Frances tries to discover the truth. Show more
By Hilary Mantel. 4 Extra Debut. Shortlisted comic tale filled with unlikely memories, lost lives and the odd bad joke. Read by Miriam Margolyes. Show more
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Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed. Show more