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Saturday Live Podcast

Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Lindsey Hilsum, Robert Harris, Jon Watts and Celia Imrie

    Lindsey Hilsum, who brings us stories from current wars as the International Editor for Channel 4 News and her latest book mixes memoir with powerful poems. Bestselling author Robert Harris who writes imaginatively about past wars. Also, chef Jon Watts whose life changed forever when he signed up for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards whilst serving time as a teenager. He’ll be sharing his story. All that, plus the Inheritance Tracks of actor and author Celia Imrie. Presenters: Nikki Bedi & Huw Stephens Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies

    1h 0m

  2. SEP 21

    Fred Sirieix, Jeff Young, Jen Stout, Candice Brathwaite

    Frenchman Fred Sirieix who's gone from front of house at the crème de la crème of London's restaurants, to fronting TV shows, to now writing a book on his love of Britain. We hear what sort of urge it was that took Shetland raised journalist Jen Stout over to Russia to study, then onto Ukraine to cover the war. Plus, screenwriter and playwright Jeff Young joins us to tell us why he quit his job as a filing clerk to hitchhike to Paris. Two-time Sunday Times bestselling author Candice Brathwaite shares with us her Inheritance Tracks. Presenters: Nikki Bedi & Huw Stephens Producer: Lowri Morgan

    1h 1m

  3. SEP 14

    Yotam Ottolenghi, David and Yinka Olusoga, Livi Deane, Leigh Francis

    Culinary maestro Yotam Ottolenghi, the man who’s transformed the way we think about Middle Eastern flavours, vegetables, and the art of home cooking joins us to chat 'Comfort' food. We welcome Livi Deane, a model and beautician, who’s written a book about living with lifechanging impaired vision and a prosthetic eye, as a result of a rare form of eye cancer. And historian siblings David and Yinka Olusoga join us to discuss their new book 'Black History for Every Day of the Year' and will be share some of their own life story with us All that, plus we have the Inheritance Tracks of comedian, presenter, actor and creator of Keith Lemon, Leigh Francis. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephens Producer: Ben Mitchell

    60 min

  4. SEP 7

    Dan Jones, Warren Furman, Cara Dillon, Tim Minchin

    Who better to kick-off Saturday Live's return than the historian by day and superstar DJ by night Dan Jones, who chats all things Henry the fifth and lay down a few beats as well. From Ace to Grace, Warren Furman reveals how his life has drastically changed from being homeless, to becoming a Gladiator and now a fully-fledged man of the cloth. And the multi-award-winning folk musician Cara Dillon shares how her love of home and how telling stories through music has helped her connect to family members she never even met. All that, plus the Inheritance Tracks of musician, comedian and the lyricist who brought us Matilda the Musical – Tim Minchin. Presenters: Huw Stephens and Kiri Pritchard-McLean

    1h 1m

  5. JUL 27

    Carol Kirkwood, Clive Bailey, Michelle Braiser, Nicola Adams

    Carol Kirkwood shares the secret behind not only being the UK's favourite weather presenter, but a bestselling author as well - and reveals where her lifelong love of fast cars comes from. The Antipodean singing-comedian Michelle Brasier reveals how she survived a house fire, grieved for the loss of her father and brother to cancer, befriended her scammer...and turned it all on it's head for comedic purposes. Clive and Jo Bailey, the married balloonists who have seen just about everything in their airborne basket, and Olympic torch balloons aside - there's a good chance they'll have been had a hand in pretty much any other hot-air balloon you'll have seen on screen. All that plus...as the Olympics get underway in Paris, we’ll get your blood pumping with the Inheritance Tracks of our double-gold medal-winning boxer Nicola Adams. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Jon Kay Producer: Ben Mitchell

    1h 1m

  6. JUL 20

    Matt Forde, Zandra Rhodes, Simon Parker, Carrie and David Grant

    Welcome to the brightest and boldest of Saturday Lives as fashion-designer Dame Zandra Rhodes arrives. Perhaps as famous as the garments which have adorned the likes of Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury as she is for her neon-pink hair - She has now published her memoir through the prism of 50 of her most precious items. Matt Forde has, I think it’s safe to say, had a tough year health-wise, he’ll explain how he’s still able to see the funny side of life – and take inspiration from Taylor Swift as he heads back out on tour for the first time since his cancer treatment. Anyone who dreams of living on a deserted island needs to hear the story of Simon Parker. His island is in the Bristol Channel, it’s owned by the local council, and it used to be home to Vikings and cholera victims. Simon will tell us why he has chosen to call Flat Home “home”. All that, plus the Inheritance Tracks of the musical power couple, Carrie and David Grant. Presenters: Jon Kay and Kiri Pritchard-McLean Producer: Ben Mitchell

    60 min

  7. JUL 13

    Toks Dada, Lara Maiklem, Joseph Cavalli-Price, Ed Gamble

    A multi tempo show for you today… In ‘allegro’, maverick music programmer, curator, and Head of Classical Music at the Southbank Centre Toks Dada is on a mission to change the face of classical music. We’ll give ‘andante’ to Joseph Cavalli-Price, a pianist and hugely accomplished tenor who embodies the profound power that music can have playing for patients in hospices. Could ‘plucking’ treasures from muddy riverbeds be ‘pizzicato’ or have we overstretched the music vocabulary? Veteran Mudlark Lara Maiklem shares her finds from the last 12 months on the show. And maybe a ‘crescendo’ or two in the Inheritance Tracks of comedian and podcaster Ed Gamble. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Jon Kay Producer: Ben Mitchell

    1h 1m

  8. JUL 6

    Joanne Harris, Jack Garratt, Natalie Haynes, Adam Kay

    The author Joanne Harris, who describes herself as ‘test-driver of experimental dream machines who sometimes writes a bit’, grew up living above her grandparents sweetshop and celebrates the 25th anniversary of Chocolat this year. The multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Jack Garratt shot to fame in 2016 and became one of the UK’s brightest new music stars, toured the world, before taking a step back from public life to protect his mental health. And the mighty comedic classicist Natalie Haynes, who continues to turn the ancient world on its head, championing women of the past, returns to the airwaves with the 10th series of her hit Radio 4 podcast Natalie Haynes Stands up for Classics. Plus the Inheritance Tracks of doctor turned bestselling author Adam Kay...and we promise they’re not going to hurt. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephens Producer: Ben Mitchell

    60 min
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Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.

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    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2008 - 2024
  • Episodes
    723
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