BBC Radio Highlights this Week: Libertines, Ray Bradbury, Robin Hood and More


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Desert Island Discs: Rob Delaney, actor, comedian and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

Radio 2's Piano Room: The Libertines - The Libertines perform live at Maida Vale with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

A Vindication of Frankenstein's Monster - Starting with Mary Wollstonecraft’s ground-breaking feminist text, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), and moving into a radical re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), through to the contemporary world of Artificial Intelligence, Linda Marshall Griffiths' drama asks what would happen if a woman created a woman?

Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre: And So Died Riabouchinska - A man lies murdered in a basement - but there's a surprising non-human witness.

The Legend of Robin Hood - The great English hero's adventures take him from Sherwood to the Holy Land and back. Stars John Nettles and Tamsin Grieg.

Hidden Treasures: John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen - Two scientists stumble on a discovery which could change the course of humanity.

Hidden Treasures: Daphne du Maurier - The House on the Strand - A mind-altering drug transports Richard back hundreds of years. His fascination sparks terrifying results. Stars Ian Richardson.

Brian Eno - Musician and producer Brian Eno joins around his new documentary, Eno. Compiled from hundreds of hours of video footage, music and interviews, the film explores Eno’s music, art and ideas, giving the viewer personal insights into his creative processes.

The Jam: Made in Britain - Paul Weller, along with former bandmates Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler plus Noel Gallagher, Phill Jupitus and rock photographer Penny Smith remember the Jam.

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