James May subjects traditional toys to supersize challenges. Here, he joins forces with Edwina Currie and top engineers to build a full-size bridge from nothing but Meccano. Show more
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Down the Line
London and the South East
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One London
Edwina Currie journeys across London and the South East to examine the legacy of Doctor Beeching, one of the most notorious men in British railway history. Show more
Political heavyweights Edwina Currie and Lembit Opik use all their debating and dealing skills when they take on each other at an auction house. Show more
Beeching's Tracks
Episode 3: London and South East
29 minutes
Edwina Currie takes a journey across London and the South East to examine the legacy left by one of the most notorious men in British railway history, Dr Beeching. Show more
Daily Politics
Daily Politics Special
1 hour, 50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Andrew Neil presents live coverage of the parliamentary debate following the death of Baroness Thatcher and is joined in the studio by Ken Livingstone and Edwina Currie. Show more
John Humphrys tests four more celebrities in the famous black chair. Taking part are Christian Brassington, Claudia-Liza Armah, Edwina Currie and Mark Dolan. Show more
A Good Read
Edwina Currie and Nicholas Le Prevost
25 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Harriet Gilbert, Edwina Currie and Nicholas Le Prevost on books by Beryl Bainbridge, Dorothy Whipple and Azar Nafisi. From 2014. Show more
Former health minister Edwina Currie goes head to head with journalist and former Newpaper editor Eve Pollard on this celebrity antiques road trip around Liverpool and Manchester. Show more
Woman's Hour
Shakespeare's mothers and sons, When should you go public about sexism?
54 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Is it always appropriate to speak out in public about sexist behaviour? Plus Shakepeare's portrayal of mothers and sons and the history of criminalising prostitution. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Divorce mediation, Sylvia Day, #whomademyclothes
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Why don't more couples choose mediation during divorce? Sylvia Day on her erotic novels. Women in prison. The secrets of a good life in your 90s. The joy of running. Show more
Woman's Hour
Kids at festivals, Edwina Currie, Mars space engineer, Working in care
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A survival guide for taking children to festivals, conservative women neglected in history, women working as carers and how to engage girls in engineering. Presented by Nikki Bedi. Show more
Woman's Hour
Seven at 70
41 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
How do 70-year-old women view their lives and achievements? Show more
Gloria Hunniford and the team rummage around the Surrey home of former Cabinet Minister Edwina Currie, revealing great antiques and fascinating stories of political life. Show more
Andrew Neil reviews the political week with Michael Portillo and Harriet Harman, Andy Parsons looks back over the headlines and Shazia Mirza talks taste. Show more
Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Edwina Currie and Francis Wheen are Miles Jupp's guests in the long-running satirical quiz of the week's news. Show more
Woman's Hour
Edwina Currie
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Edwina Currie talks openly about her affair with John Major. Plus, Lord Lichfield and Jayne Fincher on the art of wedding photography. Show more
Woman's Hour
Cartoonist Nadia Khiari; French Affairs; Campaigning mums
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jane Garvey presents the female perspective on the world, with cartoonist Nadia Khiari, Edwina Currie on French affairs, and the personal cost of being a campaigning family. Show more
Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman present a special celebrity edition of the quiz, with contestants including Edwina Currie, Dave Spikey and Lizo Mzimba. Show more
Moral and spiritual debate with Sian Williams. Do you ever hide your faith? Could you marry outside your religion? Have we lost our moral standards? Show more
Edwina Currie, Mehdi Hasan and Kiran Bali join Susanna Reid to debate: Should we spend our cash on toppling dictators? And should politicians' affairs cost them their jobs? Show more