01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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Available since Tue, 22 Dec 2009.
Eddie Izzard on 2012 and political aims; TV Hamlet and Turn Of The Screw reviewed.
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Available since Wed, 7 Oct 2009.
Singer-songwriter Mika on his new album, and a review of Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Available since Thu, 18 Jun 2009.
Melvyn Bragg discusses why revenge tragedy was so popular with Elizabethan theatre goers.
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Available since Wed, 10 Jun 2009.
Lively and diverse conversation with guests including art expert Philip Mould.
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Available in RealMedia only since Tue, 13 Oct 2009.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine Shakespeare’s bloodthirsty tragedy, King Lear.
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