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01/11/2012

We meet the judges behind this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize and get stuck in to the big debate: hankies or tissues? Plus part 4 of our story, Roddy Doyle's A Greyhound of a Girl.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 1 Nov 2012 16:00

Chapters

  • Questions Questions

    Stewart Henderson with the story of well-dressing in Derbyshire…

    Duration: 08:20

  • Roald dahl Funny Frize

    Mel speaks to fellow judges Liz Pichon, Lucy Mangan and Ed Vere at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.

    Duration: 06:25

  • Hankies versus Tissues

    The writer Annalisa Barbieri is part of the dying breed that won’t leave the house without an ironed and folded kerchief in their pocket. She tells Jenni Murray about the delights of fabric over paper

    Duration: 08:36

  • Desert Island Discs: John Barry

    John Barry, film composer, and the man behind the James Bond theme, speaks to presenter Sue Lawley in 1990.

    Duration: 08:06

  • Greyhound Kennels

    Reporter Liz Pearson meets a Greyhound trainer Lorraine Sams and former greyhound-of-the-year Mike, at Lorraine’s kennels in Essex…

    Duration: 04:25

  • A Greyhound of a Girl: Chapter 4

    Gabriel Quigley reads part 4 of Roddy Doyle's A Greyhound of a Girl.

    Duration: 15:33

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Nov 2012 16:00