Front Row

Rush; Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; Thomas Pynchon's new novel

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Sep 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Sep 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Rush, the film about Formula 1 rivalry in the 1970s; Ian Hislop and Nick Newman on their WWI TV drama The Wipers Times; US author Thomas Pynchon's new novel. With Mark Lawson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:: Ian Hislop
Interviewed Guest:: Nick Newman
Producer:: Dymphna Flynn

Drama on 4

Trial by Laughter by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Feb 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Feb 2020, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The 1817 blasphemy and libel trial of the forgotten hero of free speech, William Hone. Comedy drama starring Robert Wilfort. Show more

Contributors

Hone:: Robert Wilfort
Prince Regent:: Arthur Bostrom
Cruikshank:: Conrad Nelson
Ellenborough:: Jonathan Keeble
Shepherd:: David Benson
Abbott:: Malcolm Raeburn
Lady Hertford:: Melissa Sinden
Sarah:: Fiona Clarke
Reporter:: Graeme Hawley
Clerk:: Graeme Hawley
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Ian Hislop
Writer:: Nick Newman

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Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Source: BBC Online

The Wipers Times

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Sep 2013, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jul 2016, 22:30 on BBC Two Wales

World War I drama based on a true story. An army captain discovers a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium, in 1916, and decides to publish a satirical magazine. Show more