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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from West Byfleet, Surrey.
225 posts about Radio 4 on this blog
Wednesday 22 May 2013, 18:03
A season of prgrammes relating to The Cambridge Spies. A mix of comedy, dramas and features which relive the espionage scandal that rocked the nation.
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Friday 17 May 2013, 11:04
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time on Cosmic Rays.
Thursday 16 May 2013, 14:15
Flagship programmes such as Desert Island Discs, In Our Time and Woman’s Hour are getting record audiences and enticing more and more listeners each week.
Tuesday 14 May 2013, 15:12
John Goudie, Editor of Front Row, discusses the Radio 4 project - Cultural Exchange - in which 75 creative minds share their passion for an art-work of any kind.
Friday 10 May 2013, 11:27
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time on Icelandic Sagas.
Friday 3 May 2013, 16:06
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time on Gnosticism.
Friday 3 May 2013, 15:08
Gillian Clarke, the national poet of Wales, talks about her collection Ice and her love of the Welsh language.
Monday 29 April 2013, 14:59
Ian McMillan explains how the story of his parents romance during World War II inspired his afternoon drama written using an unusual rhyming technique.
Friday 26 April 2013, 16:31
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time on Montaigne.
Friday 26 April 2013, 15:05
Controller of Radio 4, Gwyneth Williams, discusses her role within the BBC and answers audience complaints regarding the coverage of Baroness Thatcher's death.
Wednesday 24 April 2013, 11:40
Reader in Residence at Orkney Library and Archive, Alison Miller, discusses the life of the Orkney writer George Mackay Brown.
Wednesday 24 April 2013, 09:33
Sarah Blunt, Senior Producer, Natural History Radio Unit, introduces Tweet of the Day, Radio 4's year long celebration of British birds through their songs and calls. The series starts on 6th May with the first month presented by Sir David Attenborough.
Friday 19 April 2013, 16:20
The BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh discusses how medical stories are reported, including the MMR vaccine reportage.
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Friday 19 April 2013, 11:57
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time.
Friday 12 April 2013, 16:37
The Head of the BBC Newsroom, Mary Hockaday, talks about the BBC's coverage of Margaret Thatcher's death.
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Friday 12 April 2013, 16:35
Editor Di Speirs explains how she chose 5 stories from the latest Granta Best of Young British Novelists under 40 list for Book at Bedtime.
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Friday 12 April 2013, 15:10
Melvyn Bragg discusses this week's In Our Time on The Amazons.
Friday 5 April 2013, 17:53
Roger discusses how Radio 3 keep their concert interval interesting.
Thursday 4 April 2013, 17:13
Melvyn Bragg on this week's In Our Time on Japan's Sakoku period of deliberate isolation.
Wednesday 3 April 2013, 17:59
Samira Ahmed discusses how her Archive on Four: Riding Into Town explores the decades from the 30s to the 70s when Westerns ruled in Britain and why they were such a loved form of escapism.
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