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Woman's Hour

Kim Cattrall On Insomnia

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kim Cattrall talks publicly for the first time about her struggle with insomnia, its impact on her life and her ability to work. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kim Cattrall
Producer:
Anne Peacock

Woman's Hour

Kim Cattrall, Changing coercive behaviour, Dementia carers

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Including actor Kim Cattrall on her private struggle with insomnia, Beyonce's appeal, Shakespeare's strongest female roles, and two women who have cared for relatives with dementia. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Kim Cattrall
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Interviewed Guest:
Tanya Moodie
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Thirlwell
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Dabiri
Interviewed Guest:
Sekai Makoni
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Kelly
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Ostrowski
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Stevens
Interviewed Guest:
Morella Kayman
Interviewed Guest:
Chetna Makan

Woman's Hour

Surrogacy, 1920s BBC, Dementia care, Abergavenny, Shakespeare's women

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Changing law on surrogates, women who worked at the BBC in 1920s and 1930s, how women feel caring for loved ones with dementia, and favourite female Shakespearean characters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Murphy
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Thirlwell
Interviewed Guest:
Tanya Moodie
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Interviewed Guest:
Morella Kayman
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Stevens
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Lauren Laverne
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Hollick

Free Thinking

Dame Janet Suzman

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Actress and director Dame Janet Suzman is in extended conversation with Philip Dodd. She talks about acting and directing and politics in her native South Africa. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Producer:
Zahid Warley

Free Thinking

Theatre in South Africa and the Czech Republic: Janet Suzman and Roger Scruton

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Dodd is joined by philosopher Roger Scruton and actress and director Dame Janet Suzman to reflect on theatre in South Africa and the Czech Republic. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Scruton
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Producer:
Zahid Warley

Front Row

Eames exhibition, Marlon Brando documentary, Janet Suzman

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news with Samira Ahmed, including the Charles and Ray Eames exhibition, a Marlon Brando documentary based on his tapes and Janet Suzman's debut as an opera director. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Corinne Julius
Interviewed Guest:
John Battsek
Interviewed Guest:
Kerry Shale
Interviewed Guest:
Darryl Collis
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Glover
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Bill Nighy, The ever-changing appeal of Hamlet, Photographer Steve McCurry

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Bill Nighy on his acting style, Janet Suzman discusses Hamlet, and photographer Steve McCurry on his collection of images from Afghanistan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Bill Nighy
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Interviewed Guest:
Kosha Engler
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Vernon
Interviewed Guest:
Steve McCurry
Producer:
Edwina Pitman

Night Waves

Nelson Mandela

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Playwright Athol Fugard and actor Dame Janet Suzman join Philip Dodd to reflect on Nelson Mandela's life. David Goodhart and Edward Mortimer discuss immigration in the UK. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
David Goodhart
Interviewed Guest:
Edward Mortimer
Interviewed Guest:
Athol Fugard
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman

Front Row

Ian McMillan, Black Chronicles, Janet Suzman, TV drama endings

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to poet Ian McMillan about his new collection To Fold the Evening Star. Writer Kay Mellor and critic Boyd Hilton debate TV drama endings - too many loose ends? Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Ian McMillan
Interviewed Guest:
Kay Mellor
Interviewed Guest:
Boyd Hilton
Interviewed Guest:
Renee Mussai
Interviewed Guest:
Janet Suzman
Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Elaine Lester

The Singing Detective

Episode 2: Heat

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Dennis Potter's drama about a patient struggling to keep his sanity, with the help of his alter ego, the singing private eye. Marlow faces a talking cure with a psychologist. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:
Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:
Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:
Joanne Whalley
Staff Nurse White:
Imelda Staunton
Mr Tomkey:
Leslie French
Mrs Marlow:
Alison Steadman
Dr Gibbon:
Bill Paterson
Mr Hall:
David Ryall
Reginald:
Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:
Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:
Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:
George Rossi
Night Nurse:
Sharon D Clarke
Dr Finlay:
Simon Chandler
George Adams:
Charles Simon
Registrar:
Thomas Wheatley
Sister Malone:
Mary MacLeod
Schoolteacher:
Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):
Lyndon Davies
Director:
Jon Amiel
Producer:
John Harris
Producer:
Kenith Trodd

The Singing Detective

Episode 3: Lovely Days

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Dennis Potter's drama serial with music. Marlow thinks back to the war when he was a little boy and remembers seeing his mother having illicit sex in the Forest of Dean. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:
Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:
Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:
Joanne Whalley
Staff Nurse White:
Imelda Staunton
Mr Tomkey:
Leslie French
Mrs Marlow/Lili:
Alison Steadman
Dr Gibbon:
Bill Paterson
Mr Hall:
David Ryall
Reginald:
Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:
Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:
Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:
George Rossi
Night Nurse:
Sharon D Clarke
Dr Finlay:
Simon Chandler
George Adams:
Charles Simon
Schoolteacher:
Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):
Lyndon Davies
Uncle John:
Ken Stott
Cloth Cap:
Trevor Cooper
Aunt Emily:
Jo Cameron Brown
Director:
Jon Amiel
Producer:
Kenith Trodd

The Singing Detective

Episode 5: Pitter Patter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Dennis Potter's surreal drama with music. Marlow is getting better and the different strands of his fiction and reality begin to occupy the same time and place. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:
Michael Gambon
Binney/Finney/Raymond:
Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:
Joanne Whalley
Mr Tomkey:
Leslie French
Director:
Jon Amiel
Producer:
Kenith Trodd
Mrs Marlow:
Alison Steadman
Mr Hall:
David Ryall
Reginald:
Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:
Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:
Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:
George Rossi
Staff Nurse White:
Imelda Staunton
Schoolteacher:
Janet Henfrey
Young Philip:
Lyndon Davies
Dr Gibbon:
Bill Paterson
Dance hall drummer:
John Sheraton
Mark Binney:
William Speakman

The Singing Detective

Episode 4: Clues

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music. Marlow as a child visits London, but is not impressed. A film option on Marlow's novel thickens the plot. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:
Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:
Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:
Joanne Whalley
Mr Tomkey:
Leslie French
Director:
Jon Amiel
Producer:
John Harris
Mrs Marlow:
Alison Steadman
Mr Hall:
David Ryall
Reginald:
Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:
Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:
Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:
George Rossi
George Adams:
Charles Simon
Schoolteacher:
Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):
Lyndon Davies
Grandad Baxter:
Wally Thomas

The Singing Detective

Episode 6: Who Done It

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

In the final part of Dennis Potter's classic drama serial with music, as fiction and fact fight for the same space, the plots and narratives head to their conclusions. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlow:
Michael Gambon
Mark Binney:
Patrick Malahide
Nurse Mills:
Joanne Whalley
Mr Tomkey:
Leslie French
Director:
Jon Amiel
Producer:
Kenith Trodd
Mrs Marlow:
Alison Steadman
Mr Hall:
David Ryall
Reginald:
Gerard Horan
Mr Marlow:
Jim Carter
First Mysterious Man:
Ron Cook
Second Mysterious Man:
George Rossi
Staff Nurse White:
Imelda Staunton
Schoolteacher:
Janet Henfrey
Philip (aged 10):
Lyndon Davies
Barbara:
Sam Bryant
Dr Gibbon:
Bill Paterson
Mark Binney (aged 10):
William Speakman
Night Nurse:
Sharon D Clarke
First Soldier:
Niven Boyd
Second Soldier:
David Thewlis
Physiotherapist:
Tricia George
Policeman:
Malcolm Storry