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Midweek

Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests

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Richard Goldstein, Sir Anthony Seldon, Paul Wayne Gregory, Kimmie Rhodes

Richard Goldstein, Sir Anthony Seldon, Paul Wayne Gregory, Kimmie Rhodes

Libby Purves meets headmaster and writer Sir Anthony Seldon; former rock critic Richard Goldstein; chocolatier Paul Wayn... Read more

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Sally Magnusson, Steven Isserlis, Dan Hurley, Tommy Hanover

Sally Magnusson, Steven Isserlis, Dan Hurley, Tommy Hanover

Libby Purves meets journalist and writer Dan Hurley; cellist Steven Isserlis; broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson and... Read more

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Levison Wood; Kimberley Chambers; John de St Jorre; Annie Siddons.

Levison Wood; Kimberley Chambers; John de St Jorre; Annie Siddons.

Explorer and writer Levison Wood; author Kimberley Chambers; journalist and writer John de St Jorre and performer and pl... Read more

8 Feb 2017

41mins

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Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole James.

Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole James.

Libby Purves meets Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman; writer Rex Pickett; writer and academic Bella Merlin and performer Na... Read more

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09/03/2011

09/03/2011

This week Libby Purves is joined by Clarence B Jones, Carodoc King and Yangzom Brauen.Clarence B Jones was the co-author... Read more

9 Mar 2011

42mins

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Simon Watt, Cal Flyn, Martin Gurdon, Baba Israel

Simon Watt, Cal Flyn, Martin Gurdon, Baba Israel

Libby Purves meets biologist and stand-up Simon Watt; motoring journalist Martin Gurdon; hip-hop artist Baba Israel and ... Read more

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Eric Carter, Ray Cooney, Cambridge Jones, Eve Ferret

Eric Carter, Ray Cooney, Cambridge Jones, Eve Ferret

Libby Purves meets cabaret performer Eve Ferret, World War Two Hurricane pilot Eric Carter, director and playwright Ray ... Read more

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Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt

Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt

Libby Purves meets Peter Hain MP; art dealer Philip Mould; author Susie Boyt and fly fisherwoman Lilla Rowcliffe.Philip ... Read more

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Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.

Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.

Physicist Helen Czerski; composer Odaline de la Martinez; actor Paapa Essiedu and geologist and gold prospector Jim Rich... Read more

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Ken Follett, Fr David Delargy, Hannah Peel, Joseph Cook

Ken Follett, Fr David Delargy, Hannah Peel, Joseph Cook

Novelist Ken Follett; scientist Dr Joseph Cook; musician Hannah Peel and Roman Catholic Priest and singer Fr David Delar... Read more

14 Dec 2016

41mins

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Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird

Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird

Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies; artistic director Daniel Evans; poet Henry Normal and forager and cook Fiona Bi... Read more

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02/02/2011

02/02/2011

This week Libby Purves is joined by Sophie Thompson, Patrick Cockburn, Kevin Skelton and Fred Sirieix.Sophie Thompson is... Read more

2 Feb 2011

42mins

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Brian Cox, Jason Lewis, Adela Jusic, June Tabor

Brian Cox, Jason Lewis, Adela Jusic, June Tabor

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox; adventurer Jason Lewis; artist Adela Jusic and singer June Tabor.Actor Brian Cox has... Read more

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Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.

Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.

Television reporter and writer Tom Mangold; death row survivor Nick Yarris; rally car driver Catie Munnings and Professo... Read more

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Sir Roger Bannister, Prof Kevin Warwick, Rachael Stirling, Diana Darke

Sir Roger Bannister, Prof Kevin Warwick, Rachael Stirling, Diana Darke

Libby Purves meets former athlete Sir Roger Bannister; professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick; actor Rachael Stirling an... Read more

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Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.

Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.

Actor Bradley Walsh; novelist Salley Vickers; literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves.R... Read more

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Peggy Seeger, Stanley McMurtry, Alex and Milton Mermikides, James Buchanan

Peggy Seeger, Stanley McMurtry, Alex and Milton Mermikides, James Buchanan

Libby Purves meets folk singer Peggy Seeger; cartoonist Stanley McMurtry; composer Milton Mermikides and director Alex M... Read more

Ranked #18

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Aaron Rosen; Zack McGuiness; Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom; Tom Vaughan.

Aaron Rosen; Zack McGuiness; Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom; Tom Vaughan.

Libby Purves meets actor Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom, son of Norman; Tom Vaughan, co-founder of Juliana's Discotheque; ... Read more

Ranked #19

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Janice Connolly, Thomas Pakenham, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Hugh Warwick.

Janice Connolly, Thomas Pakenham, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Hugh Warwick.

Libby Purves meets historian Thomas Pakenham; actor Janice Connolly; Asfa-Wossen Asserate, the great-nephew of Emperor H... Read more

Ranked #20

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Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.

Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.

Libby Purves meets designer Thomas Heatherwick; chef Michel Roux Jr; entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and pilot Dorothy Saul... Read more

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