Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,694 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 2 of 2 for your search filters
Filter by channel

Front Row

John Singer Sargent, Daniel Handler, Reading France, Filming by Candlelight

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

With Kirsty Lang. AN Wilson reviews an exhibition of John Singer Sargent's work, Daniel Handler discusses his novel We Are Pirates, and the challenges of filming by candlelight. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Reporter:
AN Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Daniel Handler
Interviewed Guest:
Gavin Finney
Interviewed Guest:
Farah Karim-Cooper
Reporter:
Damian Barr

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex? Dr John Gallagher uncovers the surprising tale of how English conquered the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Gallagher
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Culpeper
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Horobin
Interviewed Guest:
Farah Karim-Cooper
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Shrank
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Director:
Chris Nikkel