Richard Hammond investigates the art of writing children's fiction. Talking to authors and publishers, he discovers that it isn't as easy as he thinks. Show more
Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks but begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history. Show more
Saturday Review
Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, All That Man Is, Shakespeare at Compton Verney, The Five
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A review of the week's cultural highlights. Palme d'Or winner Dheepan, X at the Royal Court, David Szalay's All That Man Is, Shakespeare In Art at Compton Verney, The Five on Sky. Show more
Open Book
Children's Laureate Special
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mariella Frostrup presents a Children's Laureate special. Malorie Blackman, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen discuss the role of the Children's Laureate. Show more
My Life in Verse
Episode 4
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Famous faces explore their love of poetry. Malorie Blackman explains how poems have sustained her at the best and worst times, and finds out more about the poets who inspire her. Show more
Front Row
Malorie Blackman, Bastille Day, Sam Gold, Simon Russell Beale
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Malorie Blackman on her novel Chasing the Stars, Idris Elba in Bastille Day, Simon Russell Beale on Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Sam Gold on National Theatre's The Flick. Show more
Front Row
Malorie Blackman, Stonemouth, Louise Welsh, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Arts news, including Malorie Blackman at the end of her tenure as children's laureate, the TV adaptation of Iain Banks's novel Stonemouth and novelist Louise Welsh. Show more
Susan Calman and Malorie Blackman join Matt and Alex to talk about the return of Great British Menu and the new BBC adaptation of the dystopian novels Noughts and Crosses. Show more
Black Is the New Black
Episode 1
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Available for years
Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Episode one explores both arriving and growing up in Britain through intimate interviews with prominent black Britons. Show more
Black Is the New Black
Episode 2
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Available for years
Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Our cast of extraordinary black Britons talk about school days, 'playing the game' and negotiating the working world. Show more
Black Is the New Black
Episode 3
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
Available for years
Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. Our cast of black Britons talk about making it, but making it with a difference. Show more
Black Is the New Black
Episode 4
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
Available for years
Documentary series celebrating Britain's black community. In the final episode, our cast of extraordinary black Britons are facing today and the future. Show more
Bestselling author Malorie Blackman helps choose the winning fish dish for a banquet celebrating children’s literature. In a tight contest, just one point makes the difference. Show more
Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more
Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more
Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more
Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more
Malorie Blackman, Matt Dawson, Chris McCausland and Ranvir Singh test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Malorie Blackman
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kirsty Young talks to author and children's laureate Malorie Blackman. Show more