Start the WeekStart the Week is a discussion programme that is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and began in April 1970. The current presenter is Tom Sutcliffe. Previous regular presenters have been Richard Baker, Russell Harty, Melvyn Bragg, Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Marr. It is broadcast (usually) live on Monday mornings between 9:02am and 9:45am, and is repeated in a shortened, edited version at 9:30pm the same evening.
Melvyn BraggMelvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author, and parliamentarian. Earlier in his career, Bragg worked for the BBC in various roles including presenter, a connection that resumed in 1988 when he began to host Start the Week on BBC Radio 4. He was also the editor and presenter of The South Bank Show (1978–2010, 2012–2023), and served as Chancellor of the University of Leeds from 1999 until 2017.
BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It launched on 30 September 1967 as a replacement for the BBC Home Service and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House in London. Since 2019, the station controller has been Mohit Bakaya. He replaced Gwyneth Williams, who had been the station controller since 2010.
PodcastA podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. Podcasts are primarily an audio medium, which is reflected in the term itself, a portmanteau of "iPod" and "broadcast" coined in 2004. The term used to refer to an episodic series of digital audio files that users can download to a personal device or stream to listen to at a time of their choosing.
Cramming (education)In education, cramming is the practice of working intensively to absorb large volumes of information in short amounts of time. It is also known as massed learning. It is often done by students in preparation for upcoming exams, especially just before them. Usually the student's priority is to obtain shallow recall suited to a superficial examination protocol, rather than to internalize the deep structure of the subject matter.
Misha GlennyMichael V. E. "Misha" Glenny (born 25 April 1958) is an English journalist and broadcaster, specialising in southeast Europe, global organised crime, and cybersecurity. He was Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen) in Vienna between 2022 and 2026. January 2026, he replaced Melvyn Bragg as the host of BBC Radio 4's history of ideas programme In Our Time.
SummerSummer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. Starting on (or around) the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice.
Will SelfWilliam Woodard Self (born 26 September 1961) is an English writer, journalist, political commentator and broadcaster. He has written 11 novels, five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas and nine collections of non-fiction writing. Self is currently an honorary Professor at Brunel University London, where his interests include psychogeography. His 2002 novel Dorian, an Imitation was longlisted for the Booker Prize, and his 2012 novel Umbrella was shortlisted.
Fetch (game)Fetch is a pet game where an object, such as a stick or ball, is thrown a moderate distance away from the animal, and it is the animal's objective to grab and retrieve ("fetch") it. Many times, the owner of the animal will say "Fetch" to the animal before or after throwing the object. The game is usually played with a dog, but, in rare instances, cats (especially kittens) have been known to engage in fetch behavior.
CumbriaCeremonial county of EnglandCeremonial county in EnglandCumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, and Lancashire to the south; and the Irish Sea to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Carlisle.Life peerIn the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to . Life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister. With the exception of the Dukedom of Edinburgh, awarded for life to Prince Edward in 2023, all life peerages conferred since 2009 have been created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 with the rank of baron.
London Review of BooksThe London Review of Books (LRB) is a British literary magazine published semimonthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews. HistoryThe London Review of Books (LRB) was founded in 1979, when publication of The Times Literary Supplement was suspended during the year-long lock-out at The Times.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.