Writing
Drama on 4. Nightmare(ish) Audio, 44 minutes
Comedy as a couple set out to make a true crime podcast that will launch their careers.
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HARDtalk. Jane Horrocks: The pathway to empowerment. Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to an actor with an extraordinary range
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Arts & Ideas. Zimbabwean writing. Audio, 45 minutes
NoViolet Bulwayo's We Need New Names on stage plus "enfant terrible" Dambudzo Marechera
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Archive on 4. Whatever Happened to JB Priestley? Audio, 57 minutes
Stuart Maconie asks why JB Priestley has all but disappeared from our cultural life.
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The Documentary Podcast. In the Studio: Kevin Kwan. Audio, 28 minutes
The novelist takes In the Studio on a tour of Los Angeles
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Sunday Feature. The Pleasures and Pains of Denton Welch. Audio, 44 minutes
New arts feature exploring the brief but brilliant career of writer Denton Welch.
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Arts & Ideas. Lady Antonia Fraser. Audio, 45 minutes
Rana Mitter talks to the author about her life & the art of writing historical biography.
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The Documentary Podcast. Miss Marple returns. Audio, 27 minutes
Rewriting Miss Marple
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The Verb. Funny Women. Audio, 44 minutes
Ian McMillan discusses funny fiction by women with guests including Helen Lederer.
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Costing the Earth. The Power of Nature Writing. Audio, 28 minutes
Can writing about nature help to protect it?
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A Point of View. The Wisdom of Judgement. Audio, 9 minutes
Sara Wheeler says writing a biography has proved a reminder not to judge people.
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The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2022, Revolutionary free speech. Audio, 14 minutes
Clare Siviter looks at attempts to liberate and then censor expression in 1790s France.
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Princess. Enheduanna. Audio, 29 minutes
Author Simon Sebag Montefiore and Sian Williams explore a Mesopotamian high priestess.
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- Posted4 April 2023
The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2022, The South African Bloomsberries. Audio, 14 minutes
Jade Munslow Ong reads 20s writing by Solomon T Plaatje, Roy Campbell and William Plomer.
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This Cultural Life. Margaret Atwood. Audio, 44 minutes
Award-wining author Margaret Atwood reveals the experiences that shaped her writing.
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In Our Time. A Room of One's Own. Audio, 55 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Virginia Woolf's essay on women and literature.
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In the Studio. Sofi Oksanen: Crafting a new novel. Audio, 27 minutes
The Finnish author explains the work involved in writing a new novel
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- Posted20 March 2023
The Digital Human. Series 28, Retreat. Audio, 29 minutes
Aleks Krotoski explores the value of retreat from the outside world, both on and offline.
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- Posted18 March 2023
Archive on 4. Writing Our Mothers. Audio, 57 minutes
A journey into the ways women writers have written the mother.
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Rewriting Aeschylus. Audio, 28 minutes
Can playwright David Greig recreate a lost ancient Greek play?
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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley. Write It Out. Audio, 14 minutes
Why writing down your feelings can improve your mood, immune system and thinking skills.
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