In 1536, Anne Boleyn became the first queen in Britain to be executed. Why did she have to go and who authored her violent end? Was she guilty as charged or a victim? Show more
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Dame Hilary Mantel
30 minutes
Man Booker prize-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel is in conversation with Rebecca Jones for Talking Books, recorded at the Man Booker Festival on London's Southbank.
James Runcie meets the novelist Hilary Mantel, whose latest collection of short stories contemplates the possibility that Margaret Thatcher was assassinated in 1983. Show more
Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution sees events through the eyes of three very different men. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more
Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution: Will the revolutionaries depose the king? Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more
Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution. Leaders Robespierre and Danton are increasingly at odds. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more
A profile of Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall. She talks about her childhood in the north of England and her battles with debilitating illness. Show more
Front Row
Hilary Mantel; Spike Lee's Oldboy; Liberty and Bergdorf's
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Hilary Mantel on the new RSC stage adaptations of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Plus a review of Spike Lee's new film Oldboy, and two new department store documentaries. Show more
The Andrew Marr Show
09/03/2014
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One London
Andrew Marr is joined by foreign secretary William Hague MP; secretary of state for energy and climate change, Ed Davey MP; author Hilary Mantel and actor Ben Miles. Show more
Front Row
People of the Year 2013, part 1
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Mark Lawson meets the people who have made headlines in the world of arts, culture and entertainment in 2013, in the first of two special programmes. Show more
Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in British history to be executed. Show more
Front Row
People of the Year 2014 - Part 1
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Wilson with guests including Carey Mulligan, John Cleese, Ed Sheeran, Gillian Anderson, Hilary Matel and Adrian Noble. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Alexa Moore. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Frances gives her first dinner party. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Yasmin confides in Frances. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its original publication, Hilary Mantel revisits her third novel to create a ten-part serialisation. Frances' suspicions about the empty flat grow. Show more