Life Stories programmes on BBC Radio 4 2009-12-09T02:24:37Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/bbc_radio_four/factual/life_stories/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00h6tpp 2009-12-08T17:50:14Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00h6tpp/Darwin_My_Ancestor_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00h6tpp_150_84.jpg" alt="Darwin: My Ancestor: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Ruth Padel explores how Darwin established relationships as a husband and father. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p62v6 2009-12-08T17:43:31Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p62v6/Great_Lives_Series_20_Henry_V/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p62v6_150_84.jpg" alt="Great Lives: Series 20: Henry V" /> </a> </p> <p> Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes discusses the life of Henry V. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p5yss 2009-12-08T14:54:57Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p5yss/Book_of_the_Week_The_Pantomime_Life_of_Joseph_Grimaldi_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p5yss_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p607d 2009-12-08T17:06:05Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p607d/The_Choice_08_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p607d_150_84.jpg" alt="The Choice: 08/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Dr Warren Hern talks about his choice to carry out abortions despite death threats. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p6s4j 2009-12-08T14:55:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6s4j/Received_with_Thanks/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p6s4j_150_84.jpg" alt="Received with Thanks" /> </a> </p> <p> Libby Purves hears the stories of people helped by the 2008 Radio 4 Christmas Appeal. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p34ym 2009-12-08T02:45:47Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p34ym/Last_Word_04_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p34ym_150_84.jpg" alt="Last Word: 04/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3nzb 2009-12-08T02:36:50Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3nzb/Saturday_Live_05_12_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3nzb_150_84.jpg" alt="Saturday Live: 05/12/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The Rev Richard Coles is joined by Industry Leader for Technology at Google Sarah Speake. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00gvrhk 2009-12-07T22:33:45Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gvrhk/Darwin_My_Ancestor_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00gvrhk_150_84.jpg" alt="Darwin: My Ancestor: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Writer and poet Ruth Padel on how Darwin developed his sense of wonder and curiosity. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p5ysq 2009-12-07T22:36:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p5ysq/Book_of_the_Week_The_Pantomime_Life_of_Joseph_Grimaldi_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p5ysq_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> The two-year-old Joe is propelled onto the stage at Sadler's Wells by his ruthless father. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3sxy 2009-12-08T14:56:34Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3sxy/Desert_Island_Discs_Baroness_Scotland/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3sxy_150_84.jpg" alt="Desert Island Discs: Baroness Scotland" /> </a> </p> <p> Kirsty Young's castaway is the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3p56 2009-12-05T11:30:02Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3p56/Bob_Marley_The_Chrysler_Year/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3p56_150_84.jpg" alt="Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year" /> </a> </p> <p> The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p346r 2009-12-04T12:13:52Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p346r/Lives_in_a_Landscape_Series_5_BMX_Brothers/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p346r_150_84.jpg" alt="Lives in a Landscape: Series 5: BMX Brothers" /> </a> </p> <p> Two teenage brothers swap life on a London estate for the elite British cycling academy. </p>