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16/03/2012

The Now Show and the Catholic Church - a joke too far? Plus Philip Glass on Glasswatch. Presented by Roger Bolton.

After The Now Show this week tackled gay marriage, child abuse and the Catholic church some Feedback listeners contacted us with concerns. Roger asks Jane Berthoud, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio's head of comedy, how her team assesses controversial material and whether in this case the right decisions were made.

Robust and challenging - or simply a slanging match? When presenter Justin Webb first joined the Today programme he said he'd be gentle and let politicians have their say. Then he changed his mind. In this week's programme he joins Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5Live's Victoria Derbyshire to discuss the difference between aggression and persistence in the political interview.

And after many Feedback listeners reported hearing the repeated use of "Facades" by composer Philip Glass in an array Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio programmes. we finally hear from the man himself. Ahead of his installment as Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3's Composer of the Week, Philip Glass offers his own slightly surreal insight into the popularity of this particular piece.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

Producers: Karen Pirie and Kate Taylor
A Whistledown Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Mar 2012 20:00

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  • Fri 16 Mar 2012 16:30
  • Sun 18 Mar 2012 20:00

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