Devil's Advocate

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Mark Lawson tries to convince

Clive Anderson that R Ewing , star of the soap

Dallas, makes a fascinating study and that he influenced presidents and shaped the views of millions.

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

In the last in the series, author Kathy Lette puts up a defence for the flirtatious

Becky Sharp from

Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Producer Kate Boston

Stereo

Tonight Salman Rushdie takes up the cause of Machiavelli's Prince; the ultimate exponent of cruelty in the use of political and military power.

Readings by Andrew Wincott. Producer Kate Boston

Producer Kate Boston

Popeye, has had a raw deal according to comedy actor Craig Charles. Can he convince presenter Kathy Lette that underneath the beard Bluto is really a gentle, loving sort of chap? Producer Kate Boston

six-part series in which Clive Anderson invites celebrities to defend their favourite fictional villain. Today he quizzes novelist

Sue Townsend on her theory that Mrs Danvers , the sinister housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier 's romance, Rebecca, was not the nasty piece of work we all take her to be but simply misunderstood. Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown: Sue Townsend

Unknown: Mrs Danvers

Unknown: Daphne du Maurier

Producer: Kate Boston.

Unknown: Sue Townsend

Unknown: Mrs Danvers

Unknown: Daphne du Maurier

Producer: Kate Boston.

A Hundred and One

Dalmatians.

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Tony Slattery

Unknown: Dodie Smith

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Tony Slattery

Unknown: Dodie Smith

Producer: Kate Boston

Clive Anderson continues his pursuit of literary justice. Today: Roy Hattersley argues that Shakespeare's Richard III was the victim of a press conspiracy. Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Roy Hattersley

Unknown: Richard Iii

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Roy Hattersley

Unknown: Richard Iii

Producer: Kate Boston

4: Ian Hislop argues that

Satan in Milton's Paradise

Lost was not bad, but misunderstood - 'a welcome contrast to the dull characters of God, the angels and Adam and Eve'. Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Ian Hislop

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Ian Hislop

Producer: Kate Boston

Dracula's defence.

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Stephen Pile

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Stephen Pile

Producer: Kate Boston

Macbeth had a heart of gold, but can she convince Clive Anderson that Shakespeare's archvillainess was not as bad as she's been bloodstained?

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston

Clive Anderson quizzes novelist Sue Townsend on her theory that Mrs Danvers , the sinister housekeeper in Daphne du Maurier's romance Rebecca, was not the nasty piece of work everybody takes her to be, but simply misunderstood. Producer Kate Boston Stereo

Unknown: Sue Townsend

Unknown: Mrs Danvers

Tony Slattery , who defends the villainess of Dodie Smith 's book The Hundred and One Dalmatians against Clive Anderson 's cross-examination.

Producer Kate Boston

Unknown: Dodie Smith

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston

Irma Kurtz is convinced that Lady Macbeth had a heart of gold, but can she convince Clive Anderson that Shakespeare's archvillainess was not as bad as she has been bloodstained?

Producer Kate Boston

Paradise Lost was not bad, but misunderstood.

Producer Kate Boston

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Unknown: Fay Weldon

Unknown: Thomas Hardy

Producer: Kate Boston.

Wood attempts to convince Clive Anderson that Goneril, the eldest daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear, was provoked into committing her evil deeds by a selfish and uncompromising father. Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston.

Mark Lawson tries to convince

Clive Anderson that R Ewing , star of the soap

Dallas, makes a fascinating study and that he influenced presidents and shaped the views of millions.

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Unknown: R Ewing

Producer: Kate Boston.

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Unknown: Mr Murdstone

Producer: Kate Boston.

Earth. But can he convince

Clive Anderson ?

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Unknown: Jack Redin

Unknown: Mary Webb

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston.

In the last in the series, author Kathy Lette puts up a defence for the flirtatious

Becky Sharp from

Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Producer Kate Boston

Stereo

Unknown: Kathy Lette

Unknown: Becky Sharp

Tonight Salman Rushdie takes up the cause of Machiavelli's Prince; the ultimate exponent of cruelty in the use of political and military power.

Readings by Andrew Wincott. Producer Kate Boston

Unknown: Salman Rushdie

Unknown: Andrew Wincott.

Producer: Kate Boston

Presenter: Kathy Lette

Unknown: Andrew Wincott.

Producer: Kate Boston

Popeye, has had a raw deal according to comedy actor Craig Charles. Can he convince presenter Kathy Lette that underneath the beard Bluto is really a gentle, loving sort of chap? Producer Kate Boston

Presenter: Kathy Lette

Producer: Kate Boston

Producer Kate Boston

Unknown: Kathy Lette.

Producer: Kate Boston

Unknown: Kathy Lette

Producer: Kate Boston

1: Writer Will Self argues that King

Kong was not a marauding monster, but an expression of our own animal nature.

Producer Sara Conkey

Producer: Sara Conkey

Writer Jonathan Meades claims that Judas Iscariot had noble reasons for that betraying kiss

. Reader Bill Wallis. Producer Sara Conkey

Writer Jonathan Meades claims that Judas Iscariot had noble reasons for that betraying kiss

Reader Bill Wallis. Producer Sara Conkey

Reader: Bill Wallis.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Unknown: John Silver

Reader: Richard Pearce.

Producer: Sara Conkey

4: Comedian Mark Thomas attempts to prove that Hannibal Lecter is a serial killer and a gentleman.Producer Sara Conkey

Producer: Sara Conkey

Unknown: Josephine Hart

Unknown: Oscar Wilde

Unknown: Dorian Gray.

Read By: Anthony Hyde.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Macbeth against charges of excessive ambition. Reader Anthony Hyde. Producer Sara Conkey

Reader: Anthony Hyde.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Producer: Sara Conkey Rpt

2: Writer Jonathan Meades defends

Judas Iscariot. Reader Bill Wallis.

Producer Sara Conkey Rpt

Unknown: Jonathan Meades

Reader: Judas Iscariot.

Reader: Bill Wallis.

Producer: Sara Conkey Rpt

3: Beryl Bainbridge defends Long

John Silver. Reader Richard Pearce.

Producer Sara Conkey Repeat

Reader: John Silver.

Reader: Richard Pearce.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Hannibal Lecter.

Producer Sara Conkey Repeat

Unknown: Mark Thomas

Unknown: Hannibal Lecter.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Producer Sara Conkey Repeat

Unknown: Josephine Hart

Reader: Dorian Gray.

Reader: Anthony Hyde.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Reader: Anthony Hyde.

Producer: Sara Conkey

Wood attempts to convince Clive Anderson that Goneril, the eldest daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear, was provoked into committing her evil deeds by a selfish and uncompromising father. Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Earth. But can he convince

Clive Anderson ?

Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

six-part series in which Clive Anderson invites celebrities to defend their favourite fictional villain. Today he quizzes novelist

Sue Townsend on her theory that Mrs Danvers , the sinister housekeeper in Daphne Du Maurier 's romance, Rebecca, was not the nasty piece of work we all take her to be but simply misunderstood. Producer Kate Boston. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown: Sue Townsend

Unknown: Mrs Danvers

Unknown: Daphne Du Maurier

Producer: Kate Boston.

Clive Anderson quizzes novelist Sue Townsend on her theory that Mrs Danvers , the sinister housekeeper in Daphne du Maurier's romance Rebecca, was not the nasty piece of work everybody takes her to be, but simply misunderstood. Producer Kate Boston Stereo

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University. We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience. Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'

Speaking for the motion is TV presenter John Leslie, and against is columnist and writer Toby Young.

In an increasingly celebrity-centric society, should stars who ultimately survive on the oxygen of publicity have the right to a private life? Is a lack of clear privacy laws eroding the freedom of the press, and are celebrities hypocritical when it comes to balancing privacy with publicity - or do they need protection?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Two speakers debate the motion, 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'.

A Hundred and One

Dalmatians.

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Tony Slattery

Unknown: Dodie Smith

Producer: Kate Boston

Tony Slattery , who defends the villainess of Dodie Smith 's book The Hundred and One Dalmatians against Clive Anderson 's cross-examination.

Producer Kate Boston

The motion is: "Terrorism can only truly be defeated by ignoring it in our everyday lives."

The debate will explore the strategies and ideologies behind the war on terror: is it real or a construct made by governments, and if so for what gains?

Speaking in favour of the motion is former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who spent almost six years in the Ministry of Defence during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister and was responsible for much of the government's response to terrorism threats after 9/11.

Speaking against the motion is Jamie Bartlett from the think tank DEMOS, who in the past have argued that the state have overreacted to terrorism.

Richard Hollingham presents.

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producers: David Prest and Rose de Larrabeiti

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Richard Hollingham hosts the debate where speakers are invited to reverse their viewpoint.

Clive Anderson continues his pursuit of literary justice. Today: Roy Hattersley argues that Shakespeare's Richard III was the victim of a press conspiracy. Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Roy Hattersley

Unknown: Richard Iii

Producer: Kate Boston

Irma Kurtz is convinced that Lady Macbeth had a heart of gold, but can she convince Clive Anderson that Shakespeare's archvillainess was not as bad as she has been bloodstained?

Producer Kate Boston

4: Ian Hislop argues that

Satan in Milton's Paradise

Lost was not bad, but misunderstood - 'a welcome contrast to the dull characters of God, the angels and Adam and Eve'. Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Ian Hislop

Producer: Kate Boston

Paradise Lost was not bad, but misunderstood.

Producer Kate Boston

Dracula's defence.

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Stephen Pile

Producer: Kate Boston

Macbeth had a heart of gold, but can she convince Clive Anderson that Shakespeare's archvillainess was not as bad as she's been bloodstained?

Producer Kate Boston

Contributors

Unknown: Clive Anderson

Producer: Kate Boston

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'

Speaking for the motion is TV presenter John Leslie, and against is columnist and writer Toby Young.

In an increasingly celebrity-centric society, should stars who ultimately survive on the oxygen of publicity have the right to a private life? Is a lack of clear privacy laws eroding the freedom of the press, and are celebrities hypocritical when it comes to balancing privacy with publicity - or do they need protection?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Two speakers debate the motion, 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'.

In this new Radio 4 debate series, David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

In this first programme in the series, the motion is:

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'

Speaking for the motion is TV presenter John Leslie, and against is columnist and writer Toby Young.

In an increasingly celebrity-centric society, should stars who ultimately survive on the oxygen of publicity have the right to a private life? Is a lack of clear privacy laws eroding the freedom of the press, and are celebrities hypocritical when it comes to balancing privacy with publicity - or do they need protection?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Two speakers debate the motion, 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'.

In this new Radio 4 debate series, David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

In this first programme in the series, the motion is:

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'

Speaking for the motion is TV presenter John Leslie, and against is columnist and writer Toby Young.

In an increasingly celebrity-centric society, should stars who ultimately survive on the oxygen of publicity have the right to a private life? Is a lack of clear privacy laws eroding the freedom of the press, and are celebrities hypocritical when it comes to balancing privacy with publicity - or do they need protection?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Two speakers debate the motion, 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'.

In this new Radio 4 debate series, David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

In this first programme in the series, the motion is:

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'

Speaking for the motion is TV presenter John Leslie, and against is columnist and writer Toby Young.

In an increasingly celebrity-centric society, should stars who ultimately survive on the oxygen of publicity have the right to a private life? Is a lack of clear privacy laws eroding the freedom of the press, and are celebrities hypocritical when it comes to balancing privacy with publicity - or do they need protection?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Two speakers debate the motion, 'Celebrities have no automatic rights to a private life.'.

In this new Radio 4 debate series, David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

In this first programme in the series, the motion is:

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University. We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience. Has it changed their established views?

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

The debate will explore the strategies and ideologies behind the war on terror: is it real or a construct made by governments, and if so for what gains?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Speakers debate the motion, 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

Two guest speakers are invited to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

The motion is: Terrorism can only truly be defeated by ignoring it in our everyday lives."

Speaking in favour of the motion is former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who spent almost six years in the Ministry of Defence during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister and was responsible for much of the government's response to terrorism threats after 9/11.

Speaking against the motion is Jamie Bartlett from the think tank DEMOS, who in the past have argued that the state have overreacted to terrorism.

Richard Hollingham presents.

Producers: David Prest and Rose de Larrabeiti

Richard Hollingham hosts the debate where speakers are invited to reverse their viewpoint."

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

The debate will explore the strategies and ideologies behind the war on terror: is it real or a construct made by governments, and if so for what gains?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Speakers debate the motion, 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

Two guest speakers are invited to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

The motion is: Terrorism can only truly be defeated by ignoring it in our everyday lives."

Speaking in favour of the motion is former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who spent almost six years in the Ministry of Defence during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister and was responsible for much of the government's response to terrorism threats after 9/11.

Speaking against the motion is Jamie Bartlett from the think tank DEMOS, who in the past have argued that the state have overreacted to terrorism.

Richard Hollingham presents.

Producers: David Prest and Rose de Larrabeiti

Richard Hollingham hosts the debate where speakers are invited to reverse their viewpoint."

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors.

At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience.

Has it changed their established views?

The motion is: 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

The debate will explore the strategies and ideologies behind the war on terror: is it real or a construct made by governments, and if so for what gains?

The programme is recorded in front of an invited audience at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Speakers debate the motion, 'The war on terror can only truly be defeated by ignoring it'.

Two guest speakers are invited to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

The motion is: Terrorism can only truly be defeated by ignoring it in our everyday lives."

Speaking in favour of the motion is former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who spent almost six years in the Ministry of Defence during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister and was responsible for much of the government's response to terrorism threats after 9/11.

Speaking against the motion is Jamie Bartlett from the think tank DEMOS, who in the past have argued that the state have overreacted to terrorism.

Richard Hollingham presents.

Producers: David Prest and Rose de Larrabeiti

Richard Hollingham hosts the debate where speakers are invited to reverse their viewpoint."

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position. Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

We follow the debate, but also hear about their research process and from the people who have acted as their mentors. At the end of a programme, a vote is taken, and the speakers are invited to reflect on the experience. Has it changed their established views?

The fashion industry has been bad for feminism."

The fashion industry has produced female icons like Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, but has it helped or hindered the cause of feminism?

The speakers are fashion expert, designer and former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin and Feminist author, Guardian journalist and co-founder of the group Justice for Women, Julie Bindel.

The programme is recorded at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

Designer Caryn Franklin and author Julie Bindel debate the impact of fashion on feminism.

In this final programme in the series, the motion is:

The fashion industry has been bad for feminism."

The fashion industry has produced female icons like Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, but has it helped or hindered the cause of feminism?

The speakers are fashion expert, designer and former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin and Feminist author, Guardian journalist and co-founder of the group Justice for Women, Julie Bindel.

The programme is recorded at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

Designer Caryn Franklin and author Julie Bindel debate the impact of fashion on feminism."

In this final programme in the series, the motion is:

The fashion industry has been bad for feminism."

The fashion industry has produced female icons like Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, but has it helped or hindered the cause of feminism?

The speakers are fashion expert, designer and former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin and Feminist author, Guardian journalist and co-founder of the group Justice for Women, Julie Bindel.

The programme is recorded at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

Designer Caryn Franklin and author Julie Bindel debate the impact of fashion on feminism."

In this final programme in the series, the motion is:

The fashion industry has been bad for feminism."

The fashion industry has produced female icons like Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, but has it helped or hindered the cause of feminism?

The speakers are fashion expert, designer and former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin and Feminist author, Guardian journalist and co-founder of the group Justice for Women, Julie Bindel.

The programme is recorded at Judge Business School in Cambridge.

Producer: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position.

Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

Designer Caryn Franklin and author Julie Bindel debate the impact of fashion on feminism."

David Aaronovitch invites two guest speakers to turn their established views on their head and debate the contrary position. Speakers are given two weeks to research their arguments before appearing in the debate in front of an invited audience at Cambridge University.

"The fashion industry has been bad for feminism."