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Poetry Please

16/02/2014

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Roger McGough introduces poems by Lewis Carroll, Billy Collins, Kipling and Rossetti and takes a look at the poetry of Raymond Carver. With readers Harriet Walter and Guy Paul. Show more

Poetry Please

A dollop of nonsense and a hint of spring

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Roger McGough introduces poems requested by listeners, including works by Mervyn Peake, Guy Wetmore Carryl and Wordsworth. Read by Harriet Walter and Guy Paul. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Berger said the 20th century was one of banishment and looks at mass migration. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Berger surveys the work of his favourite painter, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Berger explores the psychic impact of mass migration and the sense of a true home. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Berger reflects how paintings depict time and how we value the landscape around us. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter read John Berger’s most personal book - part poetry collection, memoir and love letter. Show more

Heading Out

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Sitcom. Sara is about to turn 40 and her friends are arranging a 'surprise' birthday party. But what she doesn't know is that they are about to set her a dramatic ultimatum. Show more

Drama on 3

Curated by Harriet Walter

Episode 1: A Kind of Alaska and Ashes to Ashes

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Harriet Walter stars in two plays by Harold Pinter, playing the roles of women dealing with profound loss of two different sorts. Show more

Killing Eve

Series 3

Meetings Have Biscuits

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for years

Villanelle agrees to a job that will take her back to London. Carolyn’s Moscow contacts come in useful when Eve and the team uncover a potential lead.

Contributors

Eve Polastri:
Sandra Oh
Villanelle:
Jodie Comer
Carolyn Martens:
Fiona Shaw
Niko Polastri:
Owen McDonnell
Konstantin:
Kim Bodnia
Geraldine:
Gemma Whelan
Executive Producer:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Duration: 49 minutes

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

Available for years

Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Emilia Fox
Alexander Pope:
Simon Callow
Duchess of Marlborough:
Harriet Walter
Interviewed Guest:
John Cleese
Dr Johnson:
Jeff Rawle
Lord Byron:
Shubham Saraf
Lady Arabella Fermour:
Agatha Elwes
Interviewed Guest:
Felicity Rosslyn
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Hensher
Director:
Sophie Bevan
Director:
Peter Bevan

Killing Eve

Series 3

End of Game

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Carolyn finds out that information is being withheld by those close to her, and Eve finds a lead which might bring her closer to Villanelle. Show more

Contributors

Eve Polastri:
Sandra Oh
Villanelle:
Jodie Comer
Carolyn Martens:
Fiona Shaw
Niko Polastri:
Owen McDonnell
Konstantin:
Kim Bodnia
Geraldine:
Gemma Whelan
Executive Producer:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Killing Eve

Series 3

Still Got It

Duration: 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for years

Eve tries to patch things up with Niko, and Villanelle receives good news about her upcoming promotion. Show more

Contributors

Eve Polastri:
Sandra Oh
Villanelle:
Jodie Comer
Carolyn Martens:
Fiona Shaw
Niko Polastri:
Owen McDonnell
Konstantin:
Kim Bodnia
Geraldine:
Gemma Whelan
Executive Producer:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Drama on 4

Adrian Mole and the Blair-Mole Project

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Sue Townsend's acclaimed comic creation Adrian Mole scrutinises Tony Blair's 10 years in power in his own inimitable way. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Front Row

Tom Hollander, Emma Donoghue, Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news with John Wilson, including Tom Hollander on the return of Rev, author Emma Donoghue on her new book Frog Music, and a review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Hollander
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Donoghue
Interviewed Guest:
Naomi Alderman
Interviewed Guest:
Harriet Walter

Front Row

Harriet Walter and Guy Paul; The Casual Vacancy; Amit Chaudhuri; The Folio Prize.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Harriet Walter and Guy Paul in two-hander play Boa, JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy adapted for TV, Amit Chaudhuri on his new novel Odysseus Abroad and the Folio Prize shortlist. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Harriet Walter
Interviewed Guest:
Guy Paul
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Myerson
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Interviewed Guest:
Amit Chaudhuri

Midweek

Harriet Walter, Richard Curtis, Suzi Quatro, Declan Murphy

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Actor Dame Harriet Walter, writer and director Richard Curtis, singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro and former jockey Declan Murphy join Libby Purves for the final edition of Midweek. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Harriet Walter
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Curtis
Interviewed Guest:
Suzi Quatro
Interviewed Guest:
Declan Murphy

Brand

Midweek

Drama on 4

The Road from Herat: A Life Story

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Harriet Walter plays Clare Holtham in Abigail Youngman's docu-drama featuring the poetry and journals of this fiercely unusual writer and traveller in Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Show more

Contributors

Young Clare:
Harriet Walter
Poet Clare:
Harriet Walter
Producer:
Sara Davies

Genres

Drama on 4

Red and Blue

Episode 1: Sacrifice

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Shoreham's latest training scenario places Yorkshire at the centre of a global pandemic alert. Its credibility rests on the successful recruitment of the formidable Dr Hoffman. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Shoreham:
Tim Woodward
Alicia Hoffman:
Harriet Walter
Director:
Toby Swift
Producer:
Toby Swift

Genres

Home Front

25 September 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

Well-known suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrives in Folkestone to address a meeting, and there is unrest at the vicarage. Show more

Contributors