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Peter Higgs on fame and the boson that bears his name
Peter Higgs appears in the new series of The Life Scientific discussing the theory that has transformed particle physics.
Radio 4 Extra celebrates Roald Dahl
Today, Tuesday 13 September, is the 95th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, a hugely popular and prolific writer who has been referred to as "one of the greatest story-tellers for children of the twentieth century". Dahl's memorable and magical books for children include: Charlie and the Ch...
Songs for Tahrir: What makes a composer a legend? And what makes a revolt a revolution?
Ed's note: You can listen to Songs for Tahrir on the Radio 4 website. There's also more information and photos on the website - PM. Sayyid Darwish (Picture courtesy of the Friends of Sayyid Darwish Association) Since childhood, I've had this love-hate relationship with Arabic music...
A RAJAR primer
Editor's note: Radio 4's listening figures for the final quarter of 2010 are published tomorrow. Paul Kennedy, Research Director at RAJAR, explains how they're gathered - SB. RAJAR, or 'Radio Joint Audience Research', is the official body in charge of radio audience measurement for the UK. RAJA...
AA: America's Gift to the World
AL Kennedy's new Radio 4 documentary - AA: America's Gift to the World - tells the story of Alcoholics Anonymous and its methods, and asks whether AA is still the best 'cure' for addicts given new science and treatments.
When Wesley went to Winchester
We wanted to know what difference it makes to someone, suddenly changing school, perhaps shifting class or modifying accent, in going from state school to boarding at a posh school on a free bursary. In this case one of the people was your dispassionate reporter. A surprisingly layered assi...
Radio 4 presents... Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman
Last month we announced that Radio 4 will be dramatising Vasily Grossman's epic novel Life and Fate starring Kenneth Branagh. During a week in September, it will take over every drama slot on Radio 4 - apart from The Archers - to tell the novel's interconnected stories about members of a Russian...
Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation
At 11.25pm last Wednesday night, the comedian Mark Watson was hoist aloft by Hunter (of Gladiator fame): You'll need to listen back to Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation in order to fully understand why that happened. Assisted by Tom Basden and Tim Key, Mark's back on Radio ...
Are we lonely? The More or Less alternative census
The census is all well and good. (Unless you think it a gross violation of your privacy, of course, or a colossal waste of public money - as a programme about statistics, however, we on More or Less quite like it). It will tell us how many we are, where we live, with whom, and more. Good, hard ...
Britain in a Box - landmark television remembered
''Serendipity'. Or to be even more direct, 'luck'. Those are the words I most associate with Britain In A Box which returns for a fourth series this Saturday. This is the programme where comedy producer and television executive Paul Jackson delves back into the origins of TV classics and explor...
You've got spram!
Here's a puzzle - and to help you solve it, a clue. The Bottom Line is a conversation show where top chief executives and entrepreneurs have a lively debate about business topics with Evan Davis. Now, can you spot the odd-one-out in the following list? A hypnotist A vegetarian An expert o...
Annaβs War: telling the truth in the face of grave danger
Elena Kudimova, sister of the murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya writes about the 15 Minute Drama series inspired by her tireless pursuit of the truth.
How many times have you been in love? A kind of census
Did you know why Jesus was born in Bethlehem and not Galilee? A kind of census required Joseph and Mary to be in Bethlehem around Christmas a couple of millennia ago. Fascinating. One wonders the Fate of Christianity had there not been a census. I'm not pretending my alternative census will hav...
