Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th May 2014, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th May 2014, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Obituary. Matthew Bannister remembers Glyndebourne owner Sir George Christie, Virgin Soldiers author Leslie Thomas, literary agent Deborah Rogers and tennis player Elena Baltacha. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Bannister
Interviewed Guest:: Christopher Cook
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Rice
Interviewed Guest:: Simon Mansfield
Interviewed Guest:: Jo Durie
Interviewed Guest:: Russell Fuller
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Benyon
Interviewed Guest:: Ian McEwan
Interviewed Guest:: Gail Rebuck
Producer:: Neil George

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FactualLife Stories

Brand

Last Word

Saturday Live

Stuart Maconie, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Radzi Chinyanganya, Frederick Forsyth

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Apr 2016, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Apr 2016, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Writer and DJ Stuart Maconie, elephant conservationist Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya and bestselling author Frederick Forsyth's Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Richard Coles
Presenter:: Aasmah Mir
Interviewed Guest:: Stuart Maconie
Interviewed Guest:: Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Interviewed Guest:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Producer:: Paul Waters

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Saturday Live

Never Mind the Full Stops

Series 2

Episode 5

BBC Four

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Mar 2007, 20:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 25^th May 2007, 02:00 on BBC Four

Julian Fellowes is joined by Sid Waddell, Frederick Forsyth, Eve Pollard and Simon Hoggart in the panel game that promotes proper punctuation.

The Andrew Marr Show

13/03/2016

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Mar 2016, 09:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Mar 2016, 19:00 on BBC Parliament

Interviews with key newsmakers and cultural figures. Andrew is joined by George Osborne MP, John McDonnell MP and author Frederick Forsyth, with music from Aurora. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:: George Osborne
Interviewed Guest:: John McDonnell
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Panellist:: Anushka Asthana
Panellist:: Peter Hitchens
Panellist:: Linda Yueh
Performer:: Aurora undefined
Editor:: Rob Burley

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Discussion & Talk

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The Andrew Marr Show

Midweek

Frederick Forsyth, Bruce Forsyth, Tim Angel, Louise Tiplady

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Sep 2015, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 30^th Sep 2015, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets writer Frederick Forsyth, entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth, costumier Tim Angel and stonemason Louise Tiplady. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Interviewed Guest:: Bruce Forsyth
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Angel
Interviewed Guest:: Louise Tiplady
Producer:: Paula McGinley

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Discussion & Talk

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Midweek

Question Time

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Mar 1997, 22:35 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Dec 2018, 00:45 on BBC Parliament

To mark the end of David Dimbleby's time chairing Question Time, BBC Parliament rebroadcasts a classic edition from the archive from March 1997. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: David Dimbleby
Panellist:: Tony Benn
Panellist:: Frederick Forsyth
Panellist:: Edward Heath
Panellist:: Liz Lynne

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Discussion & Talk

Brand

Question Time

This Week

03/11/2016

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Nov 2016, 23:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 4^th Nov 2016, 22:15 on BBC Parliament

Andrew Neil reviews the political week with Liz Kendall and Michael Portillo. They are joined by Tim Marshall for a look at Russia, the US and the new world order. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Andrew Neil
Panellist:: Michael Portillo
Panellist:: Liz Kendall
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Marshall
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Reporter:: Kevin Maguire
Reporter:: Jo Coburn
Assistant Producer:: Louis Harris-White
Assistant Editor:: Andrew Gilhooly
Producer:: Gemma Stockwood
Producer:: Arryn Moy
Director:: Barton MacFarlane
Editor:: Penny Davies
Executive Producer:: Robbie Gibb
Executive Producer:: Samir Shah

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Discussion & Talk

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This Week

Free Thinking

Frederick Forsyth, Emotion in Art

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Sep 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Matthew Sweet presents. With Frederick Forsyth talking about spy fiction and fact, plus a discussion about emotions with Tiffany Watt-Smith, Susie Orbach and Thomas Dixon. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Tiffany Watt-Smith
Interviewed Guest:: Thomas Dixon
Interviewed Guest:: Susie Orbach
Producer:: Craig Smith

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

Desert Island Discs

Frederick Forsyth

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Dec 1975, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Dec 1975, 12:25 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Frederick Forsyth. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth

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Brand

Desert Island Discs

Sunday Morning Live

Series 7

Episode 2

Sunday Morning Live: Series 7

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jul 2016, 10:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jul 2016, 10:00 on BBC One Wales

Blockbuster author Frederick Forsyth explains why he's written a poem in tribute to the soldiers of the Somme, and soprano Melissa Alder sings a version specially set to music.

Contributors

Presenter:: Naga Munchetty
Editor:: Dave Stanford
Producer:: Muireann McGinty
Assistant Producer:: Stephen McVey
Interviewed Guest:: Frederick Forsyth
Performer:: Melissa Alder

Genres

Religion & Ethics

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Discussion & Talk

Brand

Sunday Morning Live

Series

The Fourth Protocol

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st May 2007, 23:35 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Apr 2010, 00:50 on BBC One Scotland

Espionage tale about a British agent who uncovers - and attempts to foil - a Russian plot to set off a nuclear bomb near a US air base on British soil. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Michael Caine
Actor:: Pierce Brosnan
Actor:: Joanna Cassidy
Actor:: Ned Beatty
Actor:: Ray McAnally
Actor:: Ian Richardson
Director:: John Mackenzie
Brian Harcourt-Smith:: Julian Glover
Tom MacWhirter:: Matt Frewer
Sir Bernard Hemmings:: Michael Gough
Captain Lyndhurst:: Sean Chapman
Eileen MacWhirter:: Betsy Brantley
Burnham:: David Conville
Susie Adrian:: Rosy Clayton
Jan Marais:: Peter Cartwright
Writer:: Frederick Forsyth
Producer:: Timothy Burrill

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DramaThriller

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Films