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| All At Sea | ...LIBBY PURVES finds out how this challenging life has changed for those at sea today. And how young people who have grown up in an individualistic culture where they can constantly question authority, learn to accept the discipline of life on board ship.... |
| Appealing Cause, An | ...A Year in the Life of the Radio 4 Appeal: LIBBY PURVES gives an insight into the charity appeal broadcasts that have become something of an institution on Radio 4.... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...LIBBY PURVES explores the tempestuous life of the people who sailed on the last commercial square-riggers, the giant sailing ships that braved Cape Horn to bring cheap Australian grain to Europe. She traces some of these ancient mariners, women as well as / LIBBY PURVES explores the tempestuous life of the people who sailed on the last commercial square-riggers, the giant sailing ships that braved Cape Horn to bring cheap Australian grain to Europe. She traces some of these ancient mariners, women as well as men, to hear stories of death-defying adventures, superstition and storms in which crew members had to work on rigging as high as a church steeple.... |
| Fallout From The Shore | ...LIBBY PURVES considers the impact of On the Beach, Stanley Kramer's groundbreaking film which 50 years ago reduced cinema-goers to tears with its bleak vision of a post-apocalyptic world.... |
| Forty Days To Dairen | ...LIBBY PURVES presents an anthology of words, music and interviews to mark the century's preoccupation with seafaring.... |
| Learning Curve , The | ...LIBBY PURVES presents a guide to the world of learning, with education news and practical advice.... |
| Learning Curve, The | ...LIBBY PURVES presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and listeners' views.... |
| Midweek | ...Lively and diverse conversation with LIBBY PURVES and guests including Maureen Lipman.... |
| Mysterious Ways | ...Six-part series in which LIBBY PURVES explores the legacy of a Christian millennium. 1: `Buildings'. A look at how our churches were built, how they have changed over the centuries, and how they can best be used in the future.... |
| People's D-day, The | ...LIBBY PURVES follows the way Britain prepared for the assault on Normandy through the eyes and ears of the men and women right across Britain who were - wittingly or unwittingly - caught up in the vast machine of war:... |
| Personal Records | ...Jeremy Nicholas visits the homes of six well-known personalities to delve into their record collection in search of musical and personal revelations. 4: LIBBY PURVES ... |
| Phil The Shelf [radio Wales] | ...Phil Rickman brings the highlights from the Hay Winter Festival and talks to authors LIBBY PURVES, Kate Summerscale and Ben Crystal.... |
| Pilot | ...LIBBY PURVES explores the world of the ship's pilot, whose job involves guiding the world's biggest ships into port and out to sea again in the best and the worst of weathers.... |
| Ready About | ...LIBBY PURVES presents six programmes looking at sailing and watersports. This week, the romance of the sea. John McCarthy explores the link between sailing and the Celtic spirit, and Gill Elliott joins the crew of the Hebridean Odyssey.... |
| Received With Thanks | ...Last year, listeners raised over three quarters of a million pounds for the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal for St Martin-in-the-Fields. The Connection at St Martin's gives homeless people food, shelter and practical guidance. The Appeal also enables thousands of individual grants to be made to people in urgent need across the United Kingdom. LIBBY PURVES finds out how the money was spent and hears the stories of those who benefited.... |
| Remembering Alan | ...Including contributions from family, friends and fellow writers LIBBY PURVES, Michael Bywater and Susan Jeffreys.... |
| Shake It Baby | ...LIBBY PURVES meets the feather flutterers and tassel shakers of the thriving British Burlesque scene. Going by names such as Gwendoline Lamour and Fancy Chance, these performers combine titillation with saucy humour, whilst divesting themselves of their elaborate costumes.... |
| Slightly Foxed | ...The first of two light-hearted canters through the literary meadow with Sue LIMB, Tom ROSENTHAL, Denise COFFEY, George Melly and LIBBY PURVES in the chair. Produced by David Benedictus.... |
| Spirit Of Christmas, The | ...LIBBY PURVES presents her personal selection of seasonal poetry and prose, and explains what this special time of year means to her.... |
| Stand-up With The Stars | ...Hugh Dennis follows the fortunes of four Radio 4 presenters - Evan Davis, LIBBY PURVES, Peter White and Laurie Taylor - as they try their hand at stand-up comedy for Comic Relief.... |
| Tale Of Beatrix Potter, The | ...Peter Rabbit is 100 years old this month. LIBBY PURVES investigates his creator and seeks out some of Beatrix Potter's sources of inspiration.... |
| Wireless Wise | ...David Hatch delves into the BBC Sound Archives to quiz LIBBY PURVES, Simon Bates, Carole Boyd and Miles Kington. Episode 4 of 6.... |