Midweek Podcast
Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests
Episodes to download
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Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole James.
Wed 8 Jun 2016
Libby Purves meets Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman and writer Rex Pickett.
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Simon Watt, Cal Flyn, Martin Gurdon, Baba Israel
Wed 1 Jun 2016
Libby Purves meets biologist and comedian Simon Watt and journalist Martin Gurdon.
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Frieda Hughes, Christopher Gunning, Jim Buttress, Ronnie Le Drew
Wed 18 May 2016
Libby Purves meets poet and artist Frieda Hughes.
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Johnny Fenn, Oz Clarke, Emma Sherlock, Brian Mullin.
Wed 11 May 2016
Libby Purves meets wine writer Oz Clarke and photographer Johnny Fenn.
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Ian Ogilvy, Ella Al-Shamahi, Chris Packham, Ralph McTell
Wed 4 May 2016
Lemn Sissay meets naturalist Chris Packham and singer and songwriter Ralph McTell.
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Chris Rea, Rosa Hoskins, Chris Dobrowolski, Graham Satchwell
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Libby Purves meets singer-songwriter Chris Rea and artist Chris Dobrowolski.
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Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
Wed 20 Apr 2016
Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies and artistic director Daniel Evans.
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Maureen Lipman; Paul Whitehouse; Chris Bull; Desmond MacCarthy.
Wed 13 Apr 2016
Libby Purves meets actor Maureen Lipman and writer and comedian Paul Whitehouse.
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Julian Clary, Wendy Cope, Carmen Aguirre, Patrick Deeley
Wed 6 Apr 2016
Libby Purves meets poet Wendy Cope and performer Julian Clary.
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Patricia Rozario, Nick Davies, Lachlan Goudie, Sita Brand
Wed 30 Mar 2016
Libby Purves meets opera singer Patricia Rozario and naturalist professor Nick Davies.
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Meera Syal, James Runcie, Elliot Ackerman, Philip Hoare
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Libby Purves meets actor Meera Syal and writer James Runcie.
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Fay Weldon, Richard Hines, John Hessler, Ed Zephyr
Wed 16 Mar 2016
Libby Purves meets Richard Hines, whose story inspired the novel A Kestral for a Knave.
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Henry Blofeld, Emma Johnson, Pedro Algorta, Davis Miller
Wed 9 Mar 2016
Libby Purves meets commentator Henry Blofeld and clarinettist Emma Johnson.
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James Rebanks, Helen Scott, Carl Tanner, Caitriona Palmer
Wed 2 Mar 2016
Libby Purves meets shepherd James Rebanks and Helen Scott from the Three Degrees.
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Janet Ellis, Nina Myskow, Charles Foster, Sarah Kendall
Wed 24 Feb 2016
Libby Purves meets presenter and writer Janet Ellis, and journalist Nina Myskow.
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Rob Askins, Dr Dean Burnett, Mark Lockyer, Ellie Crossley
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Libby Purves talks to neuroscientist Dean Burnett and cattle warden Ellie Crossley.
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Sally Wainwright, Erwin James, Angela Kiss, Abi Roberts
Wed 10 Feb 2016
Libby Purves meets writer and director Sally Wainwright and comedian Abi Roberts.
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Dame Joan Bakewell, Willard Wigan, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gary Clarke
Wed 3 Feb 2016
Lemn Sissay meets Dame Joan Bakewell and micro-sculptor Willard Wigan.
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Griff Rhys Jones, Mona Golabek, Lee Tannen, Marcelo Sellaro
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Libby Purves meets broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones and concert pianist Mona Golabek.
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Gerald Seymour, Amy Liptrot, Tim FitzHigham, John Bright
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Libby Purves meets novelist Gerald Seymour and adventurer and comedian Tim FitzHigham.
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Don Black, Sue Buckmaster, Mike Daligan, David Barber
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Libby Purves meets lyricist Don Black and puppeteer Sue Buckmaster.
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Si King and Dave Myers, Michael Foreman, Lady Alexandra Shackleton, George Hinchcliffe
Wed 30 Dec 2015
Libby Purves meets Si King and Dave Myers, also known as the Hairy Bikers.
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Carmen Munroe, Denis King, Ralph Montagu.
Wed 23 Dec 2015
Libby Purves meets actor Carmen Munroe, composer Denis King and Ralph Montagu..
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Patricia Cornwell, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Benedict Allen, Simon Nicol
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Libby Purves meets crime writer Patricia Cornwell and astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
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Don McCullin, Father Ray Kelly, Fiona Ford, Robert Portal
Wed 9 Dec 2015
Libby Purves meets photographer Don McCullin and triathlete and coach Fiona Ford.
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Marin Alsop, Sir Michael Codron, Wayne Hemingway, Carey Marx.
Wed 2 Dec 2015
Libby Purves meets conductor Marin Alsop and producer Sir Michael Codron.
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Stephen Webster, Kenneth O Morgan, Dr Amy Dickman, Jyotsna Srikanth
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Libby Purves meets jewellery designer Stephen Webster and historian Kenneth O Morgan.
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Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.
Wed 18 Nov 2015
Libby Purves meets designer Thomas Heatherwick and chef Michel Roux Jr.
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Michael Portillo, Diana Melly, Yang-May Ooi, Polly Bagnall
Wed 11 Nov 2015
Libby Purves meets Michael Portillo, Diana Melly, Yang-May Ooi and Polly Bagnall.
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Janice Connolly, Thomas Pakenham, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Hugh Warwick.
Wed 4 Nov 2015
Libby Purves meets historian Thomas Pakenham and actor Janice Connolly.
