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Saturday Review

Rush; Science Britannica

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in Rush, written by Peter Morgan and directed by Ron Howard. Plus new work from Tacita Dean, and Brian Cox's Science Britannica on BBC2. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Frayling
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

Midweek

Meera Syal, James Runcie, Elliot Ackerman, Philip Hoare

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets actor and writer Meera Syal, writer and director James Runcie, former soldier Elliot Ackerman and author, broadcaster and whale chaser Philip Hoare. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Meera Syal
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie
Interviewed Guest:
Elliot Ackerman
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare

Brand

Midweek

Open Book

Alcohol's influence on literature; James Runcie; Grace McCleen

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup talks to Grace McCleen about her new novel The Professor of Poetry and, on the centenary of her birth, James Runcie celebrates the life and work of Barbara Pym. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Grace McCleen
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Jackson
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia Laing
Producer:
Andrea Kidd

Saturday Review

American Psycho as theatre; Everything You Always Wanted to Know...; Mind Maps at the Science Museum

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Matt Smith in American Psycho the Musical, Mind Maps at the Science Museum, The Great Train Robbery BBC TV drama, The Innocents film reissue, West End Producer's theatrical guide. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Morris
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie
Interviewed Guest:
Cahal Dallat
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Open Book

Year of the Women Writers

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Books and literary news. Ellah Allfrey, Sally Gardner, Sarah Hall and Lennie Goodings discuss with Mariella Frostrup why 2013 has been the 'Year of the Women Writers'. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Ellah Allfrey
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Gardner
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Hall
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie
Interviewed Guest:
Lennie Goodings
Producer:
Andrea Kidd

Saturday Live

Festival director James Runcie and George Benson's Inheritance Tracks

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Sian Williams and Richard Coles with festival director and writer James Runcie, the Inheritance Tracks of George Benson and wildlife cameraman Doug Allan on adventure travel. Show more

Saturday Review

Saturday Review: Best of The Fest

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

In Edinburgh for the Festivals: Ian Rankin, Louise Welsh and James Runcie review Ex Machina, The Encounter, Adam Mars-Jones's book, Narcos, Escobar and their Festival selections. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Ian Rankin
Interviewed Guest:
Louise Welsh
Interviewed Guest:
James Runcie