BBC Radio 4 FM Schedule 13 - 19 November 2006

In Our Time—The Peasants’ Revolt

Melvyn Bragg examines the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, a pivotal moment in England’s history.

Desert Island Discs—Lord Stevens

Kirsty Young's castaway is former head of the Metropolitan Police Lord Stevens

Woman's Hour—Barbara Broccoli; The Glass Ceiling; Gershwins' Women

Producer Barbara Broccoli on James Bond, Daniel Craig and making films for her father.

Woman's Hour—Premature Babies; Nostalgia Foods; Dorothea Beale

How are decisions made about the viability of premature babies? Plus what is comfort food?

Woman's Hour—Miscarriages; Sovereign Ladies

What are the treatments available for recurrent miscarriage sufferers?

Woman's Hour—Siblings in Prison; Failed Asylum Seekers; Designer Dogs

What is the psychological and behavioural impact of having a sibling in jail?

Woman's Hour—Julie Sassoon; Being Widowed; Blair's Legacy for Women

Do men and women react differently to losing a partner? Plus, Jazz composer Julie Sassoon.

Agatha Raisin

Desert Island Discs—Stephen King

Kirsty Young's castaway is writer Stephen King

Short Stories by John McGahern—The Stoat

A man compares a stoat's quest for a rabbit to a shy woman's pursuit of his father.

Short Stories by John McGahern—Swallows

A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are compared.

Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1

A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.

Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 2

Thanks to his tangled lovelife, a young man assesses his capacity for commitment.

Short Stories by John McGahern—A Slip Up

A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home.

A Good Read—Eoin Colfer & Katharine Whitehorn

Eoin Colfer and Katharine Whitehorn join Sue to discuss their favourite children's books.

The Invention Of...—Spectacular Hapsburgs, Episode 2

2/3King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor - where did it all go wrong?

Frontiers—Vegetative State

Peter Evans discusses new research into vegetative state.

In Our Time—The Peasants’ Revolt

Melvyn Bragg examines the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, a pivotal moment in England’s history.

A Good Read—Eoin Colfer & Katharine Whitehorn

Eoin Colfer and Katharine Whitehorn join Sue to discuss their favourite children's books.(R)