Beyond the British New Wave
Discover more programmes and clips giving context to the season of Radio 4 dramas.
Ken Loach on post-war Britain—Start the Week
Jonathan Freedland talks to Ken Loach, James Graham, David Boyle and Harriet Sergeant.
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Karel Reisz—Great Lives
Film-maker Stephen Frears champions his mentor, Karel Reisz.
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Lindsay Anderson—Desert Island Discs
Roy Plomley's castaway is director Lindsay Anderson
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'Woman in a Dressing Gown', Louis Nowra, Newton Faulkner—Front Row
London in the eyes of international photographers; Newton Faulkner; writer Louis Nowra.
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Margaret Forster—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Margaret Forster
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John Osborne—Desert Island Discs
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright John Osborne
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Alan Sillitoe—Desert Island Discs
Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Alan Sillitoe.
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The writer Nell Dunn on 'Up the Junction' and 'Poor Cow'
Nell Dunn discusses the impact of her work with author Margaret Drabble and Jenni Murray.
British Social Realism in Film—Night Waves
Samira Ahmed examines British social realism in film with the hindsight of half a century.
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Tom Courtenay on 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner', music of the British New Wave—The Film Programme
Fifty years on, Sir Tom Courtenay looks back at The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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'A Taste of Honey'—The Film Programme
Francine Stock talks to Murray Melvin, the star of A Taste of Honey.
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Harold Pinter—Great Lives
Matthew Parris introduces the life of writer Harold Pinter, chosen by Diane Abbott MP.
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Alan Bates—Desert Island Discs
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Alan Bates
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John Schlesinger—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is director John Schlesinger
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