Programme Index

Last Word

Lord McAlpine, Jocelyn Hay, Amiri Baraka, Sir Christopher Chataway, Claudio Abbado

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Jan 2014, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Jan 2014, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on Tory fundraiser Lord McAlpine, broadcasting campaigner Jocelyn Hay, poet Amiri Baraka, runner and MP Sir Christopher Chataway, and conductor Claudio Abbado. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Bannister
Interviewed Guest:: Julia Langdon
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Steven Barnet
Interviewed Guest:: Kevin Young
Interviewed Guest:: Bernardine Evaristo
Producer:: Simon Tillotson

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Last Word

BOOKtalk

Simon Heffer

BBC Parliament

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Feb 2020, 20:45 on BBC ParliamentLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th May 2020, 00:45 on BBC Parliament

Mark D'Arcy talks to historian Simon Heffer about his book Staring at God: Britain in the Great War.

Contributors

Presenter:: Mark D'Arcy
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer

Genres

Brand

BOOKtalk

Politics Live

11/11/2019

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Nov 2019, 12:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Nov 2019, 00:00 on BBC Parliament

Jo Coburn is joined by Simon Heffer, Lucy Fisher and Miatta Fahnbulleh. Plus interviews with James Cleverly and Andy McDonald. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jo Coburn
Panellist:: Simon Heffer
Panellist:: Miatta Fahnbulleh
Panellist:: Lucy Fisher
Interviewed Guest:: James Cleverly
Interviewed Guest:: Andy McDonald

Genres

Brand

Politics Live

Politics Live

20/11/2019

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Nov 2019, 12:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Nov 2019, 01:35 on BBC Parliament

Jo Coburn is joined by Ann Pettifor, Matt Chorley and Simon Heffer to discuss the election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn and the latest from the campaign trail. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jo Coburn
Interviewed Guest:: Ann Pettifor
Interviewed Guest:: Matt Chorley
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer

Genres

Brand

Politics Live

Fifties British War Films: Days of Glory

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Mar 2017, 23:50 on BBC Four HD

Simon Heffer looks at war films such as The Dam Busters, The Cruel Sea and The Colditz Story and argues that they have real cinematic merit and a genuine cultural importance. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Simon Heffer
Producer:: Hans Petch
Director:: Hans Petch
Executive Producer:: Tom Webber

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Formats

Documentaries

Question Time

13/11/2008

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Nov 2008, 22:35 on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Nov 2008, 20:30 on BBC News Channel

David Dimbleby chairs the political debate from Dover. The panel includes Margaret Beckett, Jeremy Hunt, Shirley Williams, Brian Moore and Simon Heffer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: David Dimbleby
Participant:: Brian Moore
Participant:: Margaret Beckett
Participant:: Jeremy Hunt
Participant:: Shirley Williams
Participant:: Simon Heffer

Genres

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Question Time

Free Thinking

Landmark: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Jul 2017, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Simon Heffer, New Generation Thinker Will Abberley, director of Fun Palaces Stella Duffy and Tiffany Jenkins join Matthew Sweet to debate the ideas of poet Matthew Arnold. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Stella Duffy
Interviewed Guest:: Will Abberley
Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Producer:: Fiona McLean

Free Thinking

Simon Heffer. Social Conservatism. Sibelius. D'Oyly Carte.

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Sep 2017, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Rana Mitter and guests look back to Edwardian England and at conservative thinking now. Plus New Generation Thinkers share their research into touring opera and Sibelius's music. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rana Mitter
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Eliza Filby
Interviewed Guest:: Thomas Simpson
Producer:: Luke Mulhall

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

The Working Class in Culture

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2018, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Writer Bea Campbell, artist Scottee, historian Emma Griffin, journalist Simon Jenkins and economist Guy Standing join Philip Dodd to consider the working class in culture. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:: Bea Campbell
Interviewed Guest:: undefined Scottee
Interviewed Guest:: Emma Griffin
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Guy Standing
Interviewed Guest:: Debbie Kilbride

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

2015 Festival

Rule Breakers or Rule Makers?

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Nov 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Dodd hosts a debate about our relationship with rule-breaking in the company of writer Simon Heffer, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and former MP Joyce Quin. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Tatchell
Interviewed Guest:: Joyce Quin
Producer:: Laura Thomas

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking: 2015 Festival

Series

Free Thinking

Landmark: Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Apr 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Dodd presents a special edition devoted to Anthony Trollope's novel The Way We Live Now. With Jerry White, Simon Heffer, Kathryn Hughes and Jonathan Myerson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:: Jerry White
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Kathryn Hughes
Interviewed Guest:: Jonathan Myerson
Producer:: Zahid Warley

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

Charles Kingsley's Water Babies, Edward St Aubyn

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th May 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Matthew Sweet, Simon Heffer and Corin Throsby discuss Charles Kingsley. Plus a former Radio 3 New Generation Thinker and Edward St Aubyn on literary satire. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: Corin Throsby
Interviewed Guest:: Edward St Aubyn
Producer:: Fiona McLean

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

Winston Churchill and Englishness

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Jan 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

David Reynolds, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Simon Heffer and David Edgar join Philip Dodd to discuss Winston Churchill through the lens of Englishness. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Philip Dodd
Interviewed Guest:: David Reynolds
Interviewed Guest:: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Heffer
Interviewed Guest:: David Edgar
Producer:: Ella-mai Robey

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Music Matters

Jerusalem, Bach's Vocal Works, Streetwise Opera, Errollyn Wallen

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Mar 2016, 12:15 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 28^th Mar 2016, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year