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Saturday Live

Foxton Locks Festival; Lee Hall; Thomasina Miers

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aasmah Mir is joined by award-winning playwright Lee Hall and cookery writer Thomasina Miers. Meanwhile, the Rev Richard Coles is at Foxton Locks for the festival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Aasmah Mir
Presenter:
Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:
Luke Kennard
Interviewed Guest:
Lynne Berry
Interviewed Guest:
Derek Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Lee Hall
Interviewed Guest:
Thomasina Miers
Interviewer:
JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:
Pete Flockhart
Interviewed Guest:
Karen Flockhart
Interviewed Guest:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Producer:
Louise Corley

Open Book

Dystopian fiction

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Mariella Frostrup discusses what makes a good dystopian novel and why they are so popular now, with writers Luke Kennard, Abi Curtis and Gregory Claeys. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Luke Kennard
Interviewed Guest:
Abi Curtis
Interviewed Guest:
Gregory Claeys

Front Row

Alexander McCall Smith, Review of The Shallows, National Youth Theatre turning 60.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Alexander McCall Smith talks about The Bertie Project, the latest in his 44 Scotland Street series, plus two young playwrights on how you write a play that speaks to generation Z. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Alexander McCall Smith
Interviewed Guest:
Ajbage Bola
Interviewed Guest:
James Fritz
Interviewed Guest:
Luke Kennard
Interviewed Guest:
Adam Smith

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Struggling Karl accepts a clickbait job that seems too good to be true. Soon his life is changed forever. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Janna conducts an awkward counselling session as the focus shifts to Karl and Genevieve's relationship. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Genevieve makes a shocking decision about her future and Karl worries that she may be getting sick again. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Stu, Janna and Genevieve conspire to punish Karl for his rash behaviour. Luke Kennard's debut novel, read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Karl receives an alarming letter that proves he was right to be concerned for Genevieve's health. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Karl and his wife Genevieve have been offered a place on The Transition and attend their first briefing. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Mentors lay down the ground rules as Karl and Genevieve slowly adjust to life as protégés in rehabilitation. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Karl discovers the problem with self-respect, is that you feel offended when someone insults you. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

At an internet cafe, Karl learns the web address found carved on the attic bed carries a shocking warning. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more