Saturday Live Podcast
Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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Clarissa Dickson-Wright, John McCarthy in Lyme Regis, Murray Lachlan Young on pasties, Harry Belafonte's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 22 Sep 2012
Sian Williams, Richard Coles, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Harry Belafonte Inheritance Tracks.
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Charlie Higson, Michael Ashcroft's medals, John McCarthy in Kent, Tony Benn's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 15 Sep 2012
Magazine show presented by Sian Williams and Richard Coles, with guest Charlie Higson.
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08/09/2012
Sat 8 Sep 2012
Magazine show presented by Sian Williams and John McCarthy with studio guest Edwina Currie
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Lynda Bellingham, chimp circus, cameraphone inventor, Claire Grogan, anaesthetic awareness, Robert Cray's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 1 Sep 2012
Suzy Klein and Richard Coles with studio guest Lynda Bellingham and some remarkable people
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Neil Oliver, Anne Marie Ward, Spitfire pilots, face blindness, Emma Thompson's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 25 Aug 2012
Sian Williams and John McCarthy with Neil Oliver, plus Emma Thompson's Inheritance Tracks.
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Tamsin Greig, Sally Becker, Ray Davies, Benjamin Grosvenor Inheritance Tracks.
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Richard Coles and John McCarthy with Tamsin Greig, Sally Becker and the Kinks' Ray Davies.
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11/08/2012
Sat 11 Aug 2012
John McCarthy and Richard Coles with Joan Bakewell; Virginia Ironside's Inheritance Tracks
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Gerald Seymour, James Partridge, Ming Campbell's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 4 Aug 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles at the Olympics with newsman and novelist Gerald Seymour.
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Barry McGuigan, Tattoo guerrilla report, Zeb Soanes on his path to recovery after suffering a paralysed vocal chord.
Sat 28 Jul 2012
Suzy Klein and Richard Coles with boxer Barry McGuigan and Radio 4's Zeb Soanes.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson; John McCarthy punting in Cambridge; Gary Kemp's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 21 Jul 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Tanni Grey-Thompson; Gary Kemp's Inheritance Tracks.
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Grayson Perry; Ruth Ellis' nephew; revolutionary France; John Carlos' Inheritance Tracks
Sat 14 Jul 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with artist Grayson Perry; John Carlos' Inheritance Tracks
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07/07/2012
Sat 7 Jul 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Mary Beard; Olivia Newton-John's Inheritance Tracks.
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Sir Christopher Frayling; Giles Coren Daytrip; Tippi Hedren's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 30 Jun 2012
Sian and Richard with Sir Christopher Frayling, plus Tippi Hedren's Inheritance Tracks.
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Robert Peston, Uri Geller, cancer sniffing dogs, John McCarthy, Miles Jupp, Bomber Command pilot, David Gentleman, Meera Syal
Sat 23 Jun 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Robert Peston and Meera Syal's Inheritance Tracks.
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16/06/2012
Sat 16 Jun 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with Natalie Haynes in London and Mark Lawson in Dublin.
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Stephen Mangan, David Gower's secret life, ex DCI Jackie Malton and Felicity Kendal's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 9 Jun 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with actor Stephen Mangan.
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Tim Smit, Congo siblings, medal heroes, John McCarthy in Beirut, Face Shape Science, Bedlington, Inheritance Tracks, IVF couple
Sat 2 Jun 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with the Eden Project's Tim Smit.
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Bamber Gascoigne; Angel of Mostar; real-life Billy Elliot; John McCarthy in Beirut; Sugar Ray Leonard's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 26 May 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles with writer and broadcaster Bamber Gascoigne.
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Peter Hennessy, Canvey Island, selective mutism, 56 Up, the Baron of Pontinha, reading Crowdscape, Joan Baez
Sat 12 May 2012
Sian Williams, Richard Coles and historian Peter Hennessy; Joan Baez's Inheritance Tracks.
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David Cassidy, Luke Wright, Jane Johnson, Patrick Duffy, Mary Hobson, Sound Sculpture, Paris Metro, penpal, Inheritance Tracks
Sat 5 May 2012
Sian Williams and Richard Coles, with David Cassidy and Cilla Black's Inheritance Tracks.
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Tom Hodgkinson, Gay dads Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow, Shepherdess Emma Gray and Inheritance Tracks from Richard Holloway
Sat 28 Apr 2012
Anita Anand with the Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson; Richard Holloway's Inheritance Tracks.
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Billy Bragg, Murray Lachlan Young, Kinder Scout leader's son, blind marathon runner, homeless cat man, Sue Townsend
Sat 21 Apr 2012
Richard Coles with musician Billy Bragg and author Sue Townsend's Inheritance Tracks.
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Tamasin Day-Lewis, Aoife Mannix, David Gollancz, Wendy Neate, Moss Hills and the Inheritance tracks of Nicholas Parsons OBE
Sat 14 Apr 2012
Richard Coles with food writer Tamasin Day-Lewis and Nicholas Parsons's Inheritance Tracks
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Jeanette Winterson, Mr Gee, David Lindo, Polly Morgan, Sir George Pollock, Carmarthen crowdscape and Howard Jones
Sat 7 Apr 2012
Anita Anand with author Jeanette Winterson. Inheritance Tracks from pop star Howard Jones.
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Jarvis Cocker, Elvis McGonagall, Garreth Smyth, Zuhal Sultan, Salvador Dali, Roger Lloyd Pack
Sat 31 Mar 2012
Richard Coles with Jarvis Cocker and the Inheritance Tracks of actor Roger Lloyd Pack.
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Mark Miodownik, Luke Wright, literacy champion Sue Chapman, saved by a Labradoodle, Chas Hodges Daytrip, Sarah Millican
Sat 24 Mar 2012
Richard Coles with scientist Mark Miodownik; comedian Sarah Millican's Inheritance Tracks.
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Pauline Black, Kate Fox, Natasha Owen Jones, Milton Keynes, Breadboard, Ben Miller's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 17 Mar 2012
Richard Coles with musician Pauline Black, and comedian Ben Miller's Inheritance Tracks.
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Joan Collins, Aoife Mannix, Hammer actor, Most Compassionate Mum, Morse Code Sound Sculpture, Duke Fakir's Inheritance Tracks
Sat 10 Mar 2012
Richard Coles with Joan Collins; the Inheritance Tracks of Duke Fakir from The Four Tops.
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Andi Osho, Murray Lachlan Young, Dolly the Sheep scientist, Jubilee boat man, British Summer Time campaigner
Sat 3 Mar 2012
Richard Coles with comedienne Andi Osho; Inheritance Tracks from Sir Christopher Frayling.
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Lucie Green, Salena Godden, Martyn Ware, Chrissie Wellington, Diane Blood, height theorist, John Bercow Inheritance Tracks
Sat 25 Feb 2012
Richard Coles with astronomer Lucie Green; Inheritance Tracks from Mr Speaker John Bercow.
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