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30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough with listeners' requests, including poetry by Robert Burns, Ben Okri and Gerard Manley Hopkins and readings by Sir Ian McKellan and Liz Lochhead. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
John Wilson talks to Ian McKellan about playing Sherlock Holmes in old age, to Stephen Witt on music and the digital revolution and, as The Clangers return, children's TV today. Show more
Richard Wilson explains the long lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life. With David Tennant. From December 2013. Show more
After a near death experience with his beloved cat, Richard Wilson decides to plan his own fantasy funeral. From January 2014. Show more
25 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Sir Ian McKellen chooses pioneering Everest conqueror, mountaineer Edmund Hillary. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Alex Jones and Ronan Keating talk to acting legend Sir Ian McKellen and Singer HRVY. Plus Richie Anderson reveals the science behind taking the perfect penalty. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Sir Ian McKellen. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Ian McKellen. Show more
Sitcom about a former TV extra who gets his own BBC sitcom. In pursuit of credibility Andy takes a role in a play directed by Ian McKellen, a two-hander called A Month of Summers. Show more
