Britt-Marie is starting over in a doomed Swedish town. But her husband says she’s not very socially aware. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more
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After relying on the locals, the January Cup is the least of Britt-Marie’s worries when a family need help. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more
Open Book
Fredrik Backman
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish author Fredrik Backman about his new novel, The Scandal. Show more
After some gentle bullying by Parvaneh, Ove agrees to teach her to drive. Show more
After a shaky start, Ove manages to teach Parvaneh to drive. Then he finds himself fixing all sorts of things for the neighbours. Everyone seems to need something from him. Show more
Ove has declared war on the men in white shirts. All his life he has battled bureaucracy, so when the nurses come to take Rune into care, Ove and his neighbours are ready. Show more
The neighbours constantly seem to want things from Ove. But he's had enough. He misses his late wife so much. He decides to end it all and join her in the afterlife. Show more
Ove remembers that he had liked Rune in the early days. But his takeover of the Residents' Association had soured things between them for good. Show more
At the railway station, Ove finds himself rescuing a sick man who topples off the platform onto the track. And he finds a cat-shaped hole in the snow drift outside his house. Show more
Ove finds the stray cat seems to have moved in permanently. But there's no way he'll leave a wild animal alone in the house. So the cat accompanies Ove on his daily inspection. Show more
Ove no longer sees a reason to live and decides to end it all. But the incompetent new neighbours have a habit of appearing out of nowhere at precisely the wrong time. Show more
Much to Ove's disgust, the Skoda-driving man in the white shirt returns. Against Anita's wishes, the local authority plans to take Rune into care. Show more
Front Row
Andrew Lloyd Webber; Boyhood reviewed; A Man Called Ove
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Andrew Lloyd Webber on the return of Cats to London's West End, groundbreaking film Boyhood reviewed, Maths in pop songs and Swedish novel A Man Called Ove. Show more
When Ove begins his daily inspection of the local area, he finds a stray cat sitting in the middle of his footpath. He also appears to have some incompetent new neighbours. Show more