Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Aug 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Aug 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang speaks to Cerys Matthews and Timberlake Wertenbaker about Our Country's Good and to Zimbabwean comedy duo Zambezi News about their work. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:: Dreda Say Mitchell
Interviewed Guest:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Interviewed Guest:: Cerys Matthews
Interviewed Guest:: Jake Kerridge
Interviewed Guest:: Comrade Fatso
Interviewed Guest:: undefined Outspoken
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Robey
Producer:: Olivia Skinner

Start the Week

Power and Corruption with Stephen Frears and Mary Beard

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2015, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Oct 2015, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe is joined by classicist Mary Beard, film director Stephen Frears, playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker and theatre director Mehmet Ergen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Mary Beard
Interviewed Guest:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Interviewed Guest:: Stephen Frears
Interviewed Guest:: Mehmet Ergen
Producer:: Katy Hickman

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Start the Week

Front Row

Timberlake Wertenbaker, Jupiter Ascending Reviewed, Reading Europe: France

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Timberlake Wertenbaker on her new play Jefferson's Garden, a review of Jupiter Ascending and which novels best reflect present-day France. Kirsty Lang presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Presenter:: Damian Barr
Producer:: Sarah Johnson
Interviewed Guest:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Interviewed Guest:: Sophia McDougall
Interviewed Guest:: Sylvain Bourmeau
Interviewed Guest:: Adrian Wootton

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: My Brilliant Friend

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 31^st Jul 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Aug 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A story about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Growing up in a poor Naples in the 50s, Elena and Lila learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone, or anything, else. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Lila (child):: Grace Wingate
Lila (adolescent):: Chloe Harris
Lena (child):: Elisabeth McEvilly
Lena (adolescent):: Daisy Tompkinson
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Translation:: Ann Goldstein
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: My Brilliant Friend

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: My Brilliant Friend

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Story about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Growing up in a poor Naples neighbourhood in the 50s, Elena and Lila learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone, or anything, else. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Lila (child):: Grace Wingate
Lila (adolescent):: Chloe Harris
Lena (child):: Elisabeth McEvilly
Lena (adolescent):: Daisy Tompkinson
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Translation:: Ann Goldstein
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: My Brilliant Friend

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Jun 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Sep 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lena and Lila are now young women. Lila married at 16 and has a young son. Lena has escaped Naples, earned her college degree and published a successful novel. Show more

Contributors

Lila Cerullo:: Anastasia Hille
Elena Greco:: Monica Dolan
Mother:: Jane Whittenshaw
Franco:: Simon Scardifield
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Father:: Richard Tate
Elisa:: Nelly Harker
Woman:: Nelly Harker
Gigliola:: Jayne McKenna
Marcello:: Ben Crowe
Michele:: Daniel Ryan
Alfonso:: Nicholas Armfield
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mariarosa:: Claudia Jolly
Nino Sarratore:: Daniel Flynn
Eleanora Sarratore:: Phoebe Marshall
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Series

Front Row

Conn Iggulden, Timberlake Wertenbaker and virtual reality on radio

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th May 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th May 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Conn Iggulden on writing about St Dunstan, distinguished playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker on her new play Winter Hill, we assess virtual reality on radio. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:: Conn Iggulden
Interviewed Guest:: Andrew Collins
Interviewed Guest:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Interviewed Guest:: Pete Naughton
Producer:: Dymphna Flynn

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Saturday Review

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Star Wars, Serial Podcast, Dickensian, Penguin Monarchs

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Dec 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Dec 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Sutcliffe and guests review Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar, Star Wars VII, Serial podcast from NPR, BBC TV's Dickensian, and Penguin publishing's Monarchs series. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Interviewed Guest:: Rosie Goldsmith
Interviewed Guest:: Patrick Gale
Producer:: Oliver Jones

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Jun 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Sep 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lena and Lila are now young women. Lila married at 16 and has a young son. Lena has escaped Naples, earned her college degree and published a successful novel. Show more

Contributors

Lila Cerullo:: Anastasia Hille
Elena Greco:: Monica Dolan
Bruno:: James Joyce
Michele:: Daniel Ryan
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mother:: Jane Whittenshaw
Gigliola:: Jayne McKenna
Nadia:: Jayne McKenna
Melina:: Caroline Gruber
Pasquale:: Nicholas Gleaves
Professor Galiani:: Sara Markland
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Mariarosa:: Claudia Jolly
Carmela:: Louise Calf
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Oct 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Oct 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Elena Ferrante. Lena seeks a divorce from her husband, while she embarks on an affair with her best friend's ex-lover. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Nino Sarratore:: Daniel Flynn
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Dede:: Grace Wingate
Dede:: Ella Dale
Elsa:: Isobel Tinsley
Elsa:: Georgia Taft
Mariarosa:: Claudia Jolly
Carmela:: Louise Calf
Colombe:: Louise Calf
Antonio:: Hugh Kermode
Mother:: Jane Whittenshaw
Guido:: David Collings
Franco:: Simon Scardifield
Augustin:: Simon Scardifield
Armando:: Josh Dylan
Marisa:: Sara Markland
Elisa:: Nelly Harker
Photographer:: Nelly Harker
Enzo:: Carl Prekopp
Marcello:: Ben Crowe
Guest:: Ben Crowe
Alfonso:: Nick Armfield
Tina:: Sylvie Goodwin
Imma:: Grace Pearcey
Imma:: Cosima Pearcey
Michele:: Daniel Ryan
Guest:: Daniel Ryan
Gennaro:: Tom Davies
Pasquale:: Nicholas Gleaves
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Translation:: Ann Goldstein
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Oct 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Oct 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Elena Ferrante. Despite his loyalty to his wife, and her friend Lila's dismay, Lena continues her affair with Nino. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Nino Sarratore:: Daniel Flynn
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Dede:: Grace Wingate
Dede:: Ella Dale
Elsa:: Isobel Tinsley
Elsa:: Georgia Taft
Mariarosa:: Claudia Jolly
Carmela:: Louise Calf
Colombe:: Louise Calf
Antonio:: Hugh Kermode
Mother:: Jane Whittenshaw
Guido:: David Collings
Franco:: Simon Scardifield
Augustin:: Simon Scardifield
Armando:: Josh Dylan
Marisa:: Sara Markland
Elisa:: Nelly Harker
Photographer:: Nelly Harker
Enzo:: Carl Prekopp
Marcello:: Ben Crowe
Guest:: Ben Crowe
Alfonso:: Nick Armfield
Tina:: Sylvie Goodwin
Imma:: Grace Pearcey
Imma:: Cosima Pearcey
Michele:: Daniel Ryan
Guest:: Daniel Ryan
Gennaro:: Tom Davies
Pasquale:: Nicholas Gleaves
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Translation:: Ann Goldstein
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Oct 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Oct 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lila's life is turned upside down by the disappearance of her young daughter and she struggles to hold herself together. The shadow of her friend will haunt her - and vice versa. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Nino Sarratore:: Daniel Flynn
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Dede:: Grace Wingate
Dede:: Ella Dale
Elsa:: Isobel Tinsley
Elsa:: Georgia Taft
Mariarosa:: Claudia Jolly
Carmela:: Louise Calf
Colombe:: Louise Calf
Antonio:: Hugh Kermode
Mother:: Jane Whittenshaw
Guido:: David Collings
Franco:: Simon Scardifield
Augustin:: Simon Scardifield
Armando:: Josh Dylan
Marisa:: Sara Markland
Elisa:: Nelly Harker
Photographer:: Nelly Harker
Enzo:: Carl Prekopp
Marcello:: Ben Crowe
Guest:: Ben Crowe
Alfonso:: Nick Armfield
Tina:: Sylvie Goodwin
Imma:: Grace Pearcey
Imma:: Cosima Pearcey
Michele:: Daniel Ryan
Guest:: Daniel Ryan
Gennaro:: Tom Davies
Pasquale:: Nicholas Gleaves
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Translation:: Ann Goldstein
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a Lost Child

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a New Name

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Jan 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Sep 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lila and Lena, two bright young girls who have grown up in the tough streets of post-war Naples and are striving to make a better life for themselves before their worlds divide. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Lena (adolescent):: Daisy Tompkinson
Lila (adolescent):: Chloe Harris
Rino:: Tom Varey
Carmela:: Harriet Waters
Marcello:: Luke Williams
Michele:: Lee Rufford
Stefano:: Adam Long
Pasquale:: Joseph Palmer
Nino Sarratore:: Sam Lupton
Antonio:: Josh Bolt
Marisa:: Claudia Jolly
Pinuccia:: Kathryn Drysdale
Gigliola:: Bessie Carter
Nadia:: Bessie Carter
Ada:: Nelly Harker
Enzo:: Brian Fletcher
Toast Master:: David Collings
Lena's Mum:: Jane Whittenshaw
Professor Galiani:: Sara Markland
Girl:: Sara Markland
Armando:: Josh Dylan
Boy:: Josh Dylan
Voice:: Josh Dylan
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a New Name

Series

Drama on 4

Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a New Name

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jan 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Sep 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lila and Lena, two bright young girls who have grown up in the tough streets of post-war Naples and are striving to make a better life for themselves before their worlds divide. Show more

Contributors

Lena:: Monica Dolan
Lila:: Anastasia Hille
Lena (adolescent):: Daisy Tompkinson
Lila (adolescent):: Chloe Harris
Rino:: Tom Varey
Carmela:: Harriet Waters
Michele:: Lee Rufford
Stefano:: Adam Long
Pasquale:: Joseph Palmer
Nino Sarratore:: Sam Lupton
Antonio:: Josh Bolt
Pinuccia:: Kathryn Drysdale
Ada:: Nelly Harker
Enzo:: Brian Fletcher
Nunzia:: Becky Hindley
Donato Sarratore:: Sam Dale
Old Professor:: Sam Dale
Gigliola:: Bessie Carter
Bruno:: James Joyce
Interviewer:: James Joyce
Pietro:: Ferdinand Kingsley
Mariosa:: Claudia Jolly
Professor Airota:: David Collings
Adele:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Guard:: Nicholas Boulton
Examiner:: Jane Whittenshaw
Author:: Elena Ferrante
Adaptor:: Timberlake Wertenbaker
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Reading Europe - Italy: The Story of a New Name

Series

War and Peace

Episode 1