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Night Waves

Paul Klee, US Shutdown, Catherine Merridale, Man Booker Prize, National Theatre

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Presented by Philip Dodd. With the winner of 2013's Man Booker, discussing the new National Theatre head, the US Government shutdown, a Paul Klee show and a book about the Kremlin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Merridale
Producer:
Fiona McLean
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Susannah Clapp
Interviewed Guest:
James Malpas
Interviewed Guest:
Karen Leeder
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Freedland
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Davis

A Good Read

Dame Evelyn Glennie and Sarah Churchwell

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Dame Evelyn Glennie and Professor Sarah Churchwell discuss books by Napoleon Hill, Henry James and Rebecca Front. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Evelyn Glennie
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell

Saturday Review

Girl From the North Country, The Big Sick, Stamped From the Beginning, Walker Gallery Liverpool, Top of the Lake

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Girl From the North Country; the songs of Bob Dylan, romcom The Big Sick, the history of racist ideas in America, Coming Out at Walker Gallery Liverpool, Top of the Lake returns. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Kerry Shale
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hanson
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Open Book

Chigozie Obioma

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma talks about the African storytelling at the heart of The Fishermen, and Sarah Churchwell discusses the novels of Alice Munro and Lydia Davis. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Fournel
Interviewed Guest:
Chigozie Obioma
Interviewed Guest:
Pippa Goldschmidt

Great Lives

Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Journalist Laura Bates chooses the 19th-century American children’s author, Louise May Alcott. With Matthew Parris. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Parris
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Alastair Sooke explores the appeal of unfinished works of art. He talks to those who have attempted to finish them and those who believe that any such task is impossible. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alastair Sooke
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Producer:
Sarah Barclay
Director:
Sarah Barclay
Participant:
Paul Morley
Participant:
Mark Lawson
Participant:
John Mullan
Participant:
Robert McKee
Participant:
Sarah Churchwell
Participant:
Andrew Motion
Participant:
Mike Figgis

The Review Show

14/07/2013

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Kirsty Wark and guests review Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival, the documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks and a London exhibition by LS Lowry. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Executive Producer:
Pauline Law
Producer:
Mark Crossan
Panellist:
Paul Morley
Panellist:
Aminatta Forna

The Review Show

Man Booker Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Kirsty Wark is joined by a literary panel of Paul Morley, Professor Sarah Churchwell and Professor John Mullan to tackle the six nominated books on the Man Booker shortlist. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Executive Producer:
Pauline Law
Producer:
Mark Crossan
Panellist:
Paul Morley
Panellist:
John Mullan

Saturday Review

Medea, Jeanette Winterson, The Martian, Edmund deWaal's White at the RA, TV crime series

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

The week's cultural highlights, including Medea at London's Almeida, Edmund de Waal's exhibition at the Royal Academy and Jeanette Winterson's The Gap of Time. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Iwona Blazwick
Interviewed Guest:
Don Guttenplan
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Producer:
Olivia Jones

The Review Show

Edinburgh Festival - Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Kirsty Wark is joined live in a rooftop studio at the Edinburgh Festival by guests including Simon Callow, Susan Hitch and Sarah Churchwell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Participant:
Simon Callow
Participant:
Susan Hitch
Participant:
Sarah Churchwell

Front Row

Cornelia Parker at the RA Summer Exhibition; News of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; Daria Klimentova

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

News of the winner of the Baileys Prize; Cornelia Parker on curating a room at the Summer Exhibition; Daria Klimentova as she retires from dancing; and US anti-war novels on stage. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Producer:
Ellie Bury
Interviewed Guest:
Cornelia Parker
Interviewed Guest:
Daria Klimentova
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Bradley Rand Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Chavkin

Front Row

Daniel Radcliffe; William Kentridge; BBC National Short Story Award; and turning sex into prose

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Daniel Radcliffe on his roles in two new films; South African artist William Kentridge on his exhibition Thick Time; and the art of turning sex into prose. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Daniel Radcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Thorne
Interviewed Guest:
William Kentridge
Presenter:
Samira Ahmed

Front Row

Pretty Yende, Dennis Lehane, The Handmaid's Tale

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Pretty Yende making her debut at the Royal Opera House, Dennis Lehane on his new novel Since We Fell and The Handmaid's Tale reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Pretty Yende
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Dennis Lehane
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian Wootton
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang

Front Row Late

Series 1

Episode 2: Carlos Acosta, Basquiat and Sparks

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Nikki Bedi is joined in the studio by Ekow Eshun and Professor Sarah Churchwell to cast a critical eye on the week's arts offerings. Sparks perform live in the studio. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Interviewed Guest:
Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Carlos Acosta
Participant:
undefined Bambi
Participant:
John Wilson
Performer:
Sparks
Series Producer:
Martina Hall
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Front Row

Episode One: Carlos Acosta, Basquiat and Sparks

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

Nikki Bedi is joined by writer Ekow Eshun and Professor Sarah Churchwell to cast a critical eye on topical arts. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Interviewed Guest:
Ekow Eshun
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Carlos Acosta
Participant:
undefined Bambi
Participant:
John Wilson
Performer:
Sparks
Series Producer:
Martina Hall
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Series

Front Row

Saturday Review

Hamilton musical, Irish film Sanctuary, Louise Erdrich novel, BBC TV Christmas specials

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Hamilton opens in London. Sanctuary, an Irish film with a cast made up of actors with learning difficulties. Plus a new novel by Louise Erdrich and TV Christmas specials. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
David Benedict
Interviewed Guest:
Dreda Say Mitchell
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Question Time

10/10/2013

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

David Dimbleby chairs the topical debate from Cambridge. On the panel are Jo Swinson, Diane Abbott, Adam Afriyie, Sarah Churchwell and Matthew Parris. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Series Editor:
Nicolai Gentchev
Executive Producer:
Steve Anderson
Participant:
Jo Swinson
Participant:
Diane Abbott
Participant:
Adam Afriyie
Participant:
Sarah Churchwell
Participant:
Matthew Parris

The Review Show

30/03/2014

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Martha Kearney and guests discuss Harry Hill's X Factor musical I Can't Sing, a film adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Double and the BBC's World War One drama The Crimson Field. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Executive Producer:
Pauline Law
Producer:
Mark Crossan
Participant:
Sarah Churchwell
Participant:
Sarfraz Manzoor
Participant:
Paul Morley

Free Thinking

Art Spiegelman, Marina Abramovic, American Pastoral

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and jazz composer Phillip Johnston talk to Naomi Alderman about the show Wordless!. Plus artist Marina Abramovic and a review of American Pastoral. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Art Spiegelman
Interviewed Guest:
Phillip Johnston
Presenter:
Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest:
Marina Abramovic
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Producer:
Zahid Warley

Free Thinking

Landmark: Leaves of Grass

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Landmark: Poets Mark Doty and Andrew McMillan and Professor Sarah Churchwell explore Walt Whitman's poem, with presenter Matthew Sweet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Doty
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Churchwell
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew McMillan
Producer:
Fiona McLean