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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

Kevin Barry on his new novel, and we discuss queer nature writing

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kevin Barry on his new novel Night Boat to Tangier; Philip Hoare and Mike Parker explore queer nature writing. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Kevin Barry
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Parker
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Molly Flatt

The Film Programme

James Dean remembered; Whales in cinema; Steven Knight on Locke

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

James Dean remembered; Steven Knight discusses his thriller Locke, set entirely in a car driving down the M6; Philip Hoare discusses the representation of whales in cinema. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest:
Steven Knight
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:
David Thomson
Interviewed Guest:
Terence Stamp
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Savage
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Hymns

Front Row

Sharks in culture, Thea Musgrave, Derren Brown

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

As The Meg hits cinema screens we look at sharks in culture, composer Thea Musgrave reflects on her career at 90 and illusionist Derren Brown reveals what inspires his work. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Isabel Stevens
Interviewed Guest:
Thea Musgrave
Interviewed Guest:
Derren Brown
Producer:
Hannah Robins

Front Row

Morrissey autobiography; Clio Barnard; Glee's Cory Monteith tribute

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Philip Hoare on Morrissey's Autobiography; film director Clio Barnard on The Selfish Giant; Glee's tribute to Cory Monteith; Nelson, Navy, Nation at the National Maritime Museum. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Clio Barnard
Interviewed Guest:
Boyd Hilton
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Sam Willis

Free Thinking

Philip Hoare and Elizabeth Jane Burnett on wild swimming, Jake Arnott on Joe Orton

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Matthew Sweet talks to Philip Hoare and Elizabeth Jane Burnett about the poetic and literary power of the sea. Jake Arnott reassesses Joe Orton biopic Prick Up Your Ears. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hoare
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
Interviewed Guest:
Jake Arnott
Producer:
Craig Smith