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Midweek

Julia Donaldson, Iain Sinclair, Gary Bell, Michael Booth

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests. Libby Purves meets children's writer Julia Donaldson, author Iain Sinclair, QC Gary Bell and food writer Michael Booth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Donaldson
Interviewed Guest:
Iain Sinclair
Interviewed Guest:
Gary Bell
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Booth

Brand

Midweek

Woman's Hour

This Girl Can, Nail Biting and Laura Doggett

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Jane Garvey presents a campaign to get women playing sport, domestic violence perpetrator programmes, and whether Denmark is a happy place to live. Laura Doggett performs live. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Grace Monksfield Hammond
Interviewed Guest:
Jennie Price
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Kelly
Interviewed Guest:
Phil Price
Interviewed Guest:
Harriet Lane
Interviewed Guest:
Jessamy Hibberd
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Doggett
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Booth
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Russell

Saturday Live

Simon Reeve

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with adventurer Simon Reeve. Michael Booth explores Scandinavia, Andrew Cotton surfs a big wave, and Marjorie Wallace shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Reeve
Interviewed Guest:
Judith Keppel
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Booth
Interviewed Guest:
Ed Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Andrew Cotton
Interviewed Guest:
Zoltan Takacs
Interviewed Guest:
Marjorie Wallace
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Allatt
Producer:
Dilly Barlow

Book of the Week

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle

Episode 1: Denmark, the Happiest Country in the World

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Michael Booth explores how the Danes are consistently rated as the happiest people on earth and yet they pay the highest taxes. Show more

Book of the Week

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle

Modern-Day Icelanders and their Viking Past

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored, looking at Iceland’s response to the 2008 financial crash. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Book of the Week

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle

Norway and its Oil Riches

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored looking at the impact of the Norway’s colossal oil wealth. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Book of the Week

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle

Enigmatic Finland

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored, taking in Finland and its penchant for saunas. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Book of the Week

The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle

Sweden, the Perfect Society

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored and how Sweden’s neighbours’ opinion differs from others. Read by Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Woman's Hour

Reese Witherspoon on her new film Wild

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Includes Reese Witherspoon talking about her new film Wild, Sport England's new advertisting campaign to encourage more women to take part in sport, and music from Laura Doggett. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Reese Witherspoon
Interviewed Guest:
Cheryl Strayed
Interviewed Guest:
Grace Monksfield Hammond
Interviewed Guest:
Jean Gross
Interviewed Guest:
Debbie Wiseman
Interviewed Guest:
Jane Traies
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Booth
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Russell
Performer:
Laura Doggett