On Radio 4 Now

Woman's Hour

10:00 - 10:45

Michelle Mone, polycystic ovaries, Wah Wah Girls, Elizabeth I. Presented by Jenni Murray.

Coming up at: 10:45

15 Minute Drama

View full schedule

Front Row

Weekdays 7.15pm

Books, film, music, performance, visual art, media and more

Brand navigation

  1. BBC Radio 4
  2. Programmes
  3. Front Row
  4. 26/03/2010

26/03/2010

Listen :

Listen now (30 minutes)

Availability:

Available to listen.

Last broadcast on Fri, 26 Mar 2010, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4.

Synopsis

Episode image for 26/03/2010

In his new book Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? James Shapiro looks at the various conspiracy theories surrounding the identity of the playwright, from Francis Bacon to the Earl of Oxford to Christopher Marlow.

Increasingly, music is being used as an integral part of helping people with physical and mental challenges, from visual impairment to learning difficulties. Mark Lawson visits the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London to see how adults with profound and complex disabilities caused by disease or damage to the brain are encouraged to engage with music as part of the recuperative process.

Earlier today ITV announced that they were axing long-running police drama The Bill. Peter Fincham, director of television for ITV, explains the reasons for this and what plans he has for ITV's creative future.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    James Shapiro looks at the various conspiracy theories surrounding the identity of Shakespeare

  2. Chapter 2

    Mark Lawson visits the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London to see how adults with brain damage are encouraged to engage with music as part of the recuperative process.

  3. Chapter 3

    ITV have announced that they will be axing the long-running police drama The Bill. Peter Fincham, director of television for ITV, explains why.

Broadcast

  1. Fri 26 Mar 2010
    19:15

More details

A programme from

Duration

30 minutes

More from BBC Radio 4

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.