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Raymond Briggs

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham speaks to writer Raymond Briggs whose column for The Oldie magazine has now been put into a book, Notes from the Sofa, which looks at growing old and grumpiness. Show more

Front Row

Tracy Chapman, Raymond Briggs, The Fear of 13

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

John Wilson talks to singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman and writer Raymond Briggs, author of The Snowman and When the Wind Blows. Plus a review of the film The Fear of 13. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Tracy Chapman
Interviewed Guest:
Raymond Briggs
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Amit Sood

Front Row

Artist Keith Tyson, dark comedy Prevenge, novelist John Boyne, Shostakovich Symphony No 12

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Alice Lowe in Prevenge; John Boyne's novel The Heart's Invisible Furies; Turner prize-winner Keith Tyson on his new exhibition; Vasily Petrenko on the Russian Revolution at 100. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Meryl O'Rourke
Interviewed Guest:
John Boyne
Interviewed Guest:
Keith Tyson
Interviewed Guest:
Vasily Petrenko
Interviewed Guest:
Raymond Briggs
Producer:
Jack Soper

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Hand-drawn animated film based on the award-winning book by author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, telling the true story of Raymond's own parents Ethel and Ernest. Show more

Contributors

Ethel Briggs:
Brenda Blethyn
Ernest Briggs:
Jim Broadbent
Raymond Briggs:
Luke Treadaway
Teenage Raymond Briggs:
Macready Massey
Producer:
Ruth Fielding
Production Company:
Lupus Films

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends and admirers. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Raymond Briggs
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Park
Interviewed Guest:
Andy Serkis
Interviewed Guest:
Posy Simmonds
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Bell
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Assistant Producer:
Amy Cameron
Production Manager:
Claire McCluskey
Production Coordinator:
Susan Scott
Animator:
Ross Hogg