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Woman's Hour
Mary Seacole, High heels, Cricket, Midlife blues, Sheffield
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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This edition looks at a statue to honour Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole, a government inquiry into office dress, encouraging girls into sport, and surviving middle-age dread. Show more
Woman's Hour
Podcasts for 2016, Women voters and the EU referendum
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Jane Garvey hears about the podcasts to listen to in 2016 and what women voters make of the EU referendum, and young women talk about moving to the UK as teenagers. Show more
Woman's Hour
Children of alcoholics, Leanne Wood
45 minutes
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Interview with Leanne Wood the leader of Plaid Cymru, growing up a child of alcoholics, women and the general election in Merthyr Tydfil. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon discovers the history of gargoyles at Westminster Abbey and travels to Llandudno, Wales for a preview of the new Mostyn Gallery. Show more
Saturday Review
Mojo revived; The Counselor; Paul Smith at the Design Museum
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A revival of Jez Butterworth's first play Mojo, and The Counselor, a new film from the pen of Cormac McCarthy. Plus Fatima Bhutto's new novel and Paul Smith at the Design Museum. Show more
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a photo tour of London's East End with David Bailey and Alan Yentob meets architect Renzo Piano, the mastermind behind Britain's tallest skyscraper. Show more
A Good Read
Miranda Sawyer and Tom Robinson
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Miranda Sawyer, Tom Robinson and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Joan Didion, Alan Hollinghurst and Ben Aaronovitch. From 2015. Show more
Woman's Hour
Toni Morrison's Beloved, Sound of 2016
58 minutes
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How has Toni Morrison's Beloved influenced black women writers in Britain? BBC Sound of 2016: Alessia Cara and Nao. Listeners on making big life changes and podcasts for 2016. Show more
As her long-awaited third album ARTPOP is released, Lady Gaga meets Miranda Sawyer for an exclusive interview to talk about pop, art and fans. Show more
The Culture Show
Waiting for Gaga: A Culture Show Special
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England
As Lady Gaga's long-awaited third album ARTPOP is released, the Culture Show has been promised an exclusive interview. But when will it happen? And where? Show more
Miranda Sawyer enters the wild imagination of celebrated British conceptual artist Ryan Gander, a cultural magpie renowned for his playful, cryptic and complex creations. Show more
Miranda Sawyer meets some of the key female figures of the punk era to look at how they radically changed the cultural landscape and inspired a generation of young women. Show more
Front Row
Cat Stevens, Northern Soul, William Morris, Ken Burns
30 minutes
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Samira Ahmed talks to Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, about his new album, Miranda Sawyer reviews Northern Soul, and Fiona MacCarthy on William Morris the National Portrait Gallery. Show more
Miranda Sawyer meets Maxine Peake, who is performing Shelley's The Masque of Anarchy at Manchester's International Festival. Show more
Mark Kermode questions director William Friedkin about his new blackly comic film Killer Joe and James Runcie meets Richard Ford to talk about his haunting new novel Canada. Show more
Kirsty Wark and guests Miranda Sawyer, Mark Thomas and Kerry Shale discuss Killer Joe, the new film from director William Friedkin. Show more
Mark Kermode is in Bexhill-on-Sea, the setting for a new sculpture from artist Richard Wilson which recreates the final scene in cult movie The Italian Job. Show more
Mark Kermode meets Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan to talk about his take on the caped crusader. Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon discuss Blur's Hyde Park Olympic gig. Show more
Gus Casely-Hayford presents a look at independent fantasy film Beasts of the Southern Wild, Rashid Johnson's new exhibition, and Blackta, a play about making it as a black actor. Show more