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| 13 Unpredictable Tales | ...... |
| Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive | ...David Mitchell and JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Aunt Julia And The Scriptwriter | ...Lee Hall's six-part dramatisation of Mario Vargas Llosa's comic novel. 1: The young Mario finds his life turned upside down when two characters from Bolivia enter his life. With Tom Hollander, Siobhan Redmond and JOHN SESSIONS. Director Sally Avens ... |
| Beachcomber By The Way | ...We present "Beachcomber, By The Way" - selections from the humour of J B Morton. With Richard Ingrams as the author: "Greetings my public", interruptions from John Wells as Prodnose: "What is all this?" "Begon you oaf!" (door slams after Prodnose), and Patricia Patricia Routledge and JOHN SESSIONS as several red bearded dwarfs, amongst others.... |
| Cabin Pressure | ...... |
| Chocolate And Cuckoo Clocks - The Essential Alan Coren | ...JOHN SESSIONS reads from a new anthology of humorous writing by the late Alan Coren, edited by his children, Giles and Victoria.... |
| Comedy Catch Up | ...The whimsies of JB Morton performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, JOHN SESSIONS and Patricia Routledge. From March 1989.... |
| Dangerous Thing, A | ...By JOHN SESSIONS.... |
| Dead Man Talking | ...With Fiona Allen and JOHN SESSIONS.... |
| Desert Island Discs | ...Next in series: JOHN SESSIONS... |
| Destiny Of Nathalie X, The | ...William Boyd's ironic take on Hollywood and its grotesque inhabitants tells the story of African filmmaker Aurelian No's attempt to remake his prize-winning student film `City of Dreams'. With JOHN SESSIONS, Maynard Eziashi, Rosaleen Pelan and Paul Birchard. Directed by Dave Batchelor.... |
| End Of An Auld Sang, An | ...A theatrical entertainment by Douglas Young which heralds tomorrow's opening of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh (-) the story of the union of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707. With JOHN SESSIONS as Daniel Defoe, the first spin doctor in British politics.... |
| Funniest Thing I Ever Heard, The | ...Today the choice is between JOHN SESSIONS reading from `1066 and All That' by W C Sellar and R J Yeatman or Josie Lawrence's selection from Helen Fielding's `Bridget Jones's Diary'.... |
| Good Opera, Bad Opera | ...JOHN SESSIONS introduces a series about the triumphs and disasters of opera. Each day over the next two weeks, a guest from the operatic world chooses examples of opera at its best and worst and explains how one works and the other fails.... |
| Grand Babylon Hotel, The | ...Theodore Racksole....JOHN SESSIONS... |
| Great Snobographer, The | ...Comedian Al Murray (known for his character the Pub Landlord) presents a portrait of his great great great grandfather: the writer William Thackeray. With readings by JOHN SESSIONS from Thackeray's writings including his novel Vanity Fair and his definition of snobbery.... |
| Gulliver's Travels | ...JOHN SESSIONS reads from Jonathan Swift's classic, abridged by Roger Pine.... |
| History Of Private Life - Omnibus, A | ...The readers are Deborah Findlay, JOHN SESSIONS, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.... |
| History Of Private Life, A | ...Readers: Deborah Findlay, JOHN SESSIONS, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.... |
| Hungry Years Or Confessions Of A Food Addict, The | ...Read by JOHN SESSIONS.... |
| In The Company Of Men | ...by Edward Bond Edward Bond's play about the business ethics and boardroom power games of rival factions bidding for control of an armaments firm is gripping and balefully funny. The adopted son of an ageing arms manufacturer seeks control of his father's company, but finds himself in the vice-like grip of a rival entrepreneur and, ordered to betray his father, has to make a crucial decision. Oldfield....John Wood Leonard....Oliver Dimsdale Hammond....Kenneth Cranham Wilbraham....JOHN SESSIONS Bartley....George Anton Dodds....Alan David.... |
| Inferno | ...JOHN SESSIONS reads Dante's `Inferno', in five parts.... |
| Kelly's Heroes | ...Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of admirable characters. In the first of three programmes, he talks about northern writer Malcolm Bagshaw, author of `The Madness of Charles III'. Celebrity contributions come from Nigella Lawson and John Fortune. With JOHN SESSIONS, Simon Greenall, Brian Bowles and Rachel Atkins.... |
| Lenin Of The Rovers | ...JOHN SESSIONS (actor)... |
| Let Me Entertain You | ...JOHN SESSIONS presents a series charting the history of popular entertainment in Britain, from medieval minstrels to Victorian freakshows.... |
| Life In Front Of Me, Home Behind | ...JOHN SESSIONS traces the history of, and the traditions behind, the school song. Shirley Conran, John Mortimer, Vanessa Feltz and others offer renditions of their own school songs, and music teachers discuss the joys of persuading children to sing them.... |
| Long View, The | ...Jonathan Freedland, with the help of historian Justin Champion, actor JOHN SESSIONS and Don Horrocks of the Evangelical Alliance, takes the long view of the tensions between moral and religious outrage and freedom of expression.... |
| Man Who Came To Dinner, The | ...By Moss Hart and George S Kaufman, adapted for radio by Marcy Kahan. Simon Callow stars as Sheridan Whiteside in the classic 30s comedy. A broken leg turns a visiting celebrity into a tyrannical house guest who mercilessly abuses a family's hospitality. With Elizabeth McGovern, Conleth Hill, Cheryl Campbell and JOHN SESSIONS. Directed by Ned Chaillet... |
| Mightier Than The Sword | ...Spoof arts magazine programme in which Hugh Pankhurst(JOHN SESSIONS) examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society. This week, Virginia Woolf. With John Bird,Jacqueline Ashman and Rebecca Front.... |
| Music Machine | ...This week, Tommy Pearson talks to four celebrity guests about an album that has played an important role in their listening experiences. Today, he discusses Frank Zappa's `We're Only in It for the Money' with actor and comedian JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Not Letting It Be | ...Presented by Matt Lucas and with contributions from Neil Innes, JOHN SESSIONS, Harry Shearer, Weird Al Yankovic, Phil Cornwell, Philip Pope and journalists Maureen Cleave, Ray Connolly, David Hepworth and Bill Flanagan, this programme will tell an alternative history of popular music, of how things might have been, where Spinal Tap's Smell The Glove rivals Sgt. Pepper as a cultural icon and old rockers take over the corner shop.... |
| Possessed, The | ...Govorov....JOHN SESSIONS... |
| Postscript | ...Five dramatised documentaries adapted from the KGB's literary archive by Vitaly Shentalinsky and presented by Professor James Riordan. 3: `Any Satirist in the USSR Must Question the Soviet System. Am I Conceivable in the USSR?'. The story of RUSSIAn prose writer and dramatist Mikhail Bulgakov, author of `The Master and Margarita', who waged an astonishing and daring war of words against the secret police that yielded surprising results. With JOHN SESSIONS as Bulgakov.... |
| Private Passions | ...JOHN SESSIONS As Felix Mendelssohn... |
| Quote Unquote | ...Nigel Rees exchanges quotations and quips with guests Jeremy Beadle, Daisy Goodwin, Dr Peter McDonald and JOHN SESSIONS. The reader is Peter Jefferson ... |
| Radio 4 Appeal, The | ...JOHN SESSIONS appeals on behalf of Bag Books.... |
| Reconstructing Louis | ...By JOHN SESSIONS. At Vailima, his home in Western Samoa, Robert Louis Stevenson attempts to dispel some of the romantic myths which have built up around him, as he looks back over his life. This play marks tomorrow's 150th anniversary of Stevenson's birth. With JOHN SESSIONS, Phyllis Logan and Paul Young. Directed by Bruce Young ... |
| Reith Affair, The | ...With JOHN SESSIONS as John Reith, Samuel West as Charlie Bowser, Keeley Hawes as Muriel, and Tracy Wiles as Maysie. Michael Hastings's play focuses on the triangular relationship between the future founder of the BBC, his fiancee Muriel and his best friend Charlie. John Reith's turbulent personal life would later creatively influence the development of the world's greatest broadcasting corporation. With original music by Barrington Pheloung. Director Peter Kavanagh ... |
| Rhapsody Of Rags - An Anatomy Of Robert Burton | ...Kevin Jackson discusses Robert Burton's 17th-century masterpiece `The Anatomy of Melancholy', one of the first treatises to address the mind and madness in depth. With contributions from psychotherapist Adam Phillips, Burton scholars Martin Dodsworth and Jonathan Sawday, writers Alan Sillitoe and Alexander Theroux and poet laureate Andrew Motion. Plus readings by JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Rob Roy (reading) | ...JOHN SESSIONS begins a six-part reading of Sir Walter Scott's classic novel.... |
| Saturday Night Fry (talk Show) | ...Stephen Fry hosts an eight-part chat show series. Guests join him for conversation, comedy and performance and give a sneak preview of projects in which they are currently engaged. With JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Season's Greetings | ...By Alan Ayckbourn, adapted by Vanessa Rosenthal. Christmas is the season of good cheer and harmony among men, but things are not quite working out that way in the Bunker household. It is Christmas Eve. A motley collection of friends and relative fill the house with their own wishes, dreams and attitudes. The stage is set for seasonal disharmony and romantic intrigue. With Geoffrey Palmer, Frances Barber, Bill Nighy and JOHN SESSIONS. Director: Polly Thomas.... |
| Shelf Lives | ...3/5. Chris Dolan finds out what people's bookcases say about them. He goes through books that mean a lot to JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Sidetracks | ...JOHN SESSIONS reads five enchanting digressions about literary lives by biographer Richard Holmes. Abridged by Jill Waters. 1: `Letters from Paris'. A record of the author's time in Paris.... |
| Smashing The Idols | ...Moving from Geneva to Scotland, and talking to historians Diarmaid MacCulloch and Bill Naphy, as well as novelists Marilynne Robinson and James Robertson, Andrew explores the sometimes unexpected legacies of this extraordinarily polarising system of belief. With works by Calvin read by JOHN SESSIONS and music by Cappella Nova.... |
| They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha | ...Actor and performer JOHN SESSIONS settles down on the couch to analyse the ways in which comedians have tackled the world of mental health head on. Is it ever possible to laugh at mental illness? And why are comedians attracted to the subject?... |
| Vip Liszt | ...With contributions from historian Donald Sassoon, Rossana Dalmonte from the Liszt Institute in Bologna, and writer Gillen Wood. Plus readings of Liszt's letters by Jamie Glover and reviews of the day by JOHN SESSIONS... |
| Where In The World? | ...Hugh Dennis, Lorelei King and JOHN SESSIONS ... |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | ...Clive Anderson is the chairman, with regulars JOHN SESSIONS and Stephen Fry.... |
| Word Man, The | ...Henry Fowler....JOHN SESSIONS... |
| Words On Words With Ian Hislop | ...JOHN SESSIONS and Eleanor Bron perform extracts from the finest writing on language, chosen and introduced by Ian Hislop as part of the celebration of a thousand years of spoken English (1/5).... |