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29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
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Mary Beard is in conversation with critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her first public appearance since the news of her mother’s death. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
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Mary Beard meets former US Secretary of State, First Lady, senator and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
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Mary Beard brings her trademark wit and probing curiosity to an interview with a very special guest - Booker-nominated British-Turkish novelist Elif Shafak. Show more
With unique insights in epic locations and interpretations of ancient inscriptions and artefacts, Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
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Mary talks to award-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize winning artist Steve McQueen, discussing his views on growing up in London and his BBC One anthology series Small Axe. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC News South Asia
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Mary is in conversation with British writer Jed Mercurio, the mastermind behind hit show Line of Duty. Show more
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Andrew Marr on art and civilisation with Mary Beard, Simon Schama, Tacita Dean and David Olusoga. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Liz Carr, Bob Geldof, Lionel Shriver and Testament each make a case for the most significant artwork created during Front Row's first two decades on air. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Mary Beard, Jeremy Paxman and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Natalie Zemon Davis, Ben Fountain and Graham Greene. From 2014. Show more
54 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Jenni Murray with the female perspective. Including the culture of pick-up artists, Helen Castor discusses the myth of Joan of Arc, and Profs Mary Beard and Alison Fell on heroism. Show more
Award-winning comedy about the BBC. Former head of output Anna Rampton has been crowned director of better, but no-one on the management team is quite clear what the job entails. Show more
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Tom Sutcliffe is joined by classicist Mary Beard, film director Stephen Frears, playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker and theatre director Mehmet Ergen. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Who inspired Mary Beard? Are fathers being failed by their employers? Watching porn in public - we hear listeners' reactions. Poetry slam champion Theresa Lola performs. Show more
51 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Seneca: philosopher, playwright, tutor to Nero, one of the first great writers born in the new Roman empire after the fall of the Republic. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Moonlight wins Oscar for best picture, Mary Beard on Shakespeare's Roman plays, Ross Raisin on his novel set in the world of football, and how Mary Magdalene is portrayed in art. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Feeling like a carer instead of a mother and doing it 24/7. Are women getting the right advice about fibroids? Anxiety about going on maternity leave. Mary Beard on Antigone. Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Stefanie Martini as the younger Prime Suspect police officer. Next in the Carer's Series: Naomi & Dylan. Women's Strikes. Mary Beard on Lysistrata: a feminist or a comedic figure? Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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US bluegrass and country singer Alison Krauss sings live in the Woman's Hour studio; Broadchurch new series; 25th anniversary of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus; and Medea. Show more
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What makes East Dunbartonshire the best place overall to be a woman? We hear your views about where you live and discuss how your hometown can shape your life. Show more
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Tom Sutcliffe discusses the 'myth' of progress with James Lasdun, Mary Beard, Mark Ravenhill and John Gray. Show more
