CS Lewis's biographer AN Wilson goes in search of the man behind Narnia, a highly secretive man whose personal life was marked by the loss of the three women he most loved. Show more
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AN Wilson travels back to a landscape of beautiful houses and churches, beaches and seaside piers, where he reveals the life and work of poet and broadcaster Sir John Betjeman. Show more
Historian and author AN Wilson explores the life of Josiah Wedgwood. Wilson reveals the achievements of the self-made, self-educated creative giant famous for his pottery. Show more
Documentary. AN Wilson explores the groundbreaking poetry of TS Eliot, tracing the personal and poetic journey he took in works such as The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock. Show more
Front Row
Sir Lenny Henry, Alan Cumming in Instinct, Divine inspiration in the arts
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sir Lenny Henry looks back at his career on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Alan Cumming in TV cop show Instinct, and divine inspiration in the arts. Show more
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John Singer Sargent, Daniel Handler, Reading France, Filming by Candlelight
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
With Kirsty Lang. AN Wilson reviews an exhibition of John Singer Sargent's work, Daniel Handler discusses his novel We Are Pirates, and the challenges of filming by candlelight. Show more
Front Row
Hytner and Spacey, Wild Tales, Hofesh Shechter
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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As Nicholas Hytner leaves the National Theatre and Kevin Spacey the Old Vic, John Wilson assesses their era. He also reviews TV show The Ark and Oscar-nominated film Wild Tales. Show more
Writer and critic AN Wilson revisits the life and work of poet Philip Larkin. Featuring readings by Larkin himself, including The Whitsun Weddings, Arundel Tomb and Aubade. Show more
Saturday Live
Stephen McGann
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Stephen McGann talks about his passion for genealogy and what he has discovered about his family. Beatboxer Grace Savage demonstrates her unusual talent. Show more
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Blackburn. On the panel are Margot James MP, Douglas Alexander MP, Lord Oakeshott, AN Wilson and Salma Yaqoob. Show more
Free Thinking
Are We Living Through a New 18th Century?
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Philip Dodd explores the parallels between 18th-century London and now, with MP Kwasi Kwarteng, historians Helen Berry, Jerry White and AN Wilson and playwright April de Angelis. Show more
Special edition of the quiz show presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell. David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis lead two celebrity teams as they go head to head. Show more
Sian Williams and guests discuss ethical issues of the day. Topics include the legalisation of private drug use, and whether Britain should pay compensation for the Empire. Show more
Examining the first half of Queen Victoria's life, biographer AN Wilson goes in search of a monarch too often misunderstood. Show more
AN Wilson reveals that the years after her beloved Prince Albert's death were actually a process of liberation and the most productive and exciting times for Queen Victoria. Show more
Desert Island Discs
A N Wilson
55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Roy Plomley's castaway is writer A N Wilson. Show more