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Midweek

Dermot Turing, Gulwali Passarlay, Dawn Rose, Rhiannon Adam.

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets Sir Dermot Turing, who is the nephew of World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing, plus musician and psychologist Dawn Rose and photographer Rhiannon Adam. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn Rose
Interviewed Guest:
Gulwali Passarlay
Interviewed Guest:
Dermot Turing
Interviewed Guest:
Rhiannon Adam

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, Thiago Soares, iO Tillett Wright

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Jeremy Paxman, Priscilla Presley, ballet dancer Thiago Soares and writer and photographer iO Tillett Wright join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Jeremy Paxman
Interviewed Guest:
Priscilla Presley
Interviewed Guest:
Thiago Soares
Interviewed Guest:
iO Tillett Wright

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell, astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, musician Simon Nicol and adventurer Benedict Allen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Patricia Cornwell
Interviewed Guest:
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Interviewed Guest:
Benedict Allen
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Nicol

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Lucy Cooke; Angie Marchese; David and Ben Crystal; Keith Ball

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets musician Keith Ball, wildlife expert Lucy Cooke, writers David and Ben Crystal, and Angie Marchese, director of archives at Graceland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Keith Ball
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Cooke
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Crystal
Interviewed Guest:
David Crystal
Interviewed Guest:
Angie Marchese

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Roger Law; Sophie Bevan; Mary Bevan; Sondra Lee; Douglas Ward

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets ceramicist Roger Law and sopranos Sophie and Mary Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Law
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Bevan
Interviewed Guest:
Mary Bevan
Interviewed Guest:
Sondra Lee
Interviewed Guest:
Douglas Ward

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves is joined by Television reporter and writer Tom Mangold. Plus she talks to death row survivor Nick Yarris and 18-year-old rally car driver Catie Munnings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Mangold
Interviewed Guest:
Catie Munnings
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Yarris
Interviewed Guest:
Vanessa Toulmin

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Michael Mosley, Camille O'Sullivan, Peter Laws, Pradyumna Kumar

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Michael Mosley, singer and actor Camille O'Sullivan, Baptist minister and writer Peter Laws and artist Pradyumna Kumar join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Mosley
Interviewed Guest:
Camille O'Sullivan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Laws
Interviewed Guest:
Pradyumna Kumar

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Antonia Fraser; Stephen K Amos; Inua Ellams; Christopher Somerville

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Writer Lady Antonia Fraser; comic and actor Stephen K Amos; travel writer Christopher Somerville and poet Inua Ellams join Libby Purves. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Antonia Fraser
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen K Amos
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Somerville
Interviewed Guest:
Inua Ellams

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Carl Davis, Samantha Ellis, Simon Annand, Caitlin Doughty

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets conductor and composer Carl Davis, playwright Samantha Ellis, photographer Simon Annand and mortician Caitlin Doughty. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Carl Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Samantha Ellis
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Annand
Interviewed Guest:
Caitlin Doughty

Brand

Midweek

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Crime writer Mike Phillips investigates black British crime fiction and asks why there is still a reluctance to see the black detective as hero. From May 2011. Show more

Midweek

Paul Merton, Alison Balsom, Louise Cordingly, Jethro Lennox

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets comedian Paul Merton and trumpeter Alison Balsom. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Alison Balsom
Interviewed Guest:
Louise Cordingly
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Merton
Interviewed Guest:
Jethro Lennox

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Richard Goldstein, Sir Anthony Seldon, Paul Wayne Gregory, Kimmie Rhodes

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets headmaster and writer Sir Anthony Seldon, former rock critic Richard Goldstein, chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory and singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Anthony Seldon
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Goldstein
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Wayne Gregory
Interviewed Guest:
Kimmie Rhodes

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Robert Powell, Mike Rutherford, Catherine Weate, Harry Shearer

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor Robert Powell, musician Mike Rutherford, voice coach Catherine Weate and actor Harry Shearer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Powell
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Rutherford
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Weate
Interviewed Guest:
Harry Shearer

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Julia Donaldson, Iain Sinclair, Gary Bell, Michael Booth

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets children's writer Julia Donaldson, author Iain Sinclair, QC Gary Bell and food writer Michael Booth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Donaldson
Interviewed Guest:
Iain Sinclair
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Bell
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Booth

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Anita Harris, Vanessa Nicolson, Paul Rose, Zoe Phillips

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets singer and actor Anita Harris, polar explorer Paul Rose, art historian Vanessa Nicolson and Zoe Phillips, assistant armourer at the Royal Opera House. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Anita Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Rose
Interviewed Guest:
Vanessa Nicolson
Interviewed Guest:
Zoe Phillips

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Chris Rea, Rosa Hoskins, Chris Dobrowolski, Graham Satchwell

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets singer-songwriter Chris Rea. artist Chris Dobrowolski, former railway detective Graham Satchwell and actor Rosa Hoskins, daughter of Bob. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Rea
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Dobrowlski
Interviewed Guest:
Graham Satchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Rosa Hoskins

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Alfie Moore, Lucy Saxon, Michael Volpe, Richard Hudson

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets policeman and stand-up comedian Alfie Moore, writer Lucy Saxon, general manager and founder of Opera Holland Park Michael Volpe and sculptor Richard Hudson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Alfie Moore
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Saxon
Interviewed Guest:
Volpe Michael
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Hudson

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Alexander Armstrong, Wilbur Smith, Harry Redknapp, Anna Walker

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong and novelist Wilbur Smith. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Alexander Armstrong
Interviewed Guest:
Wilbur Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Harry Redknapp
Interviewed Guest:
Anna Walker

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Professor Adam Hart, Maria Venegas, Sandra Howard, Paul Roseby

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets writer Sandra Howard and bee expert Professor Adam Hart. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Hart
Interviewed Guest:
Maria Venegas
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Howard
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Roseby

Brand

Midweek

Midweek

Philip Pittack, Martin White, Annie Tempest, Nicholas Shakespeare, Dillie Keane

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation as Libby Purves meets author Nicholas Shakespeare, singer-songwriter Dillie Keane and cartoonist Annie Tempest. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Pittack
Interviewed Guest:
Martin White
Interviewed Guest:
Annie Tempest
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Shakespeare
Interviewed Guest:
Dillie Keane

Brand

Midweek