Radio Lives
Radio Lives was a long running BBC Radio 4 biographical series consisting of portraits of great radio figures. Running over seven series from 1990–96, each episode featured a personality who was influential either on the air or behind the scenes, and was presented by someone with a keen interest in their subject. The programmes demonstrated a striking range of subjects as varied as Edward R. Murrow to Kenneth Williams, and William Hardcastle to Nancy Spain. Presenters have included Patricia Routledge, Charles Kennedy, Mark Lawson and Humphrey Carpenter.
Programmes
Series 1, 19 July – 23 August 1990
| Subject | Presenter | Producer |
| C. E. M. Joad | June Knox-Mawer | Julian Hale |
| Gracie Fields | Patricia Routledge | Elizabeth Burke |
| J. B. S. Haldane | Professor John Durant | Mark Savage |
| Stephen Potter | Mark Lawson | Hamish Mykura |
| Gilbert Harding | Brian Masters | Nigel Acheson |
| A. P. Herbert | Charles Kennedy | Fiona Couper |
Series 2, 23 May – 20 June 1991
Series 3, 6 August – 10 September 1992
Series 4, 27 May – 1 July 1993
Series 5, 9 June – 14 July 1994
Series 6, 29 June – 3 August 1995
| Subject | Presenter | Producer |
| Gerald Priestland | Robert Fox | Simon Elmes |
| Frankie Howerd | Dylan Winter | Matt Thompson |
| Kenny Everett | Robert Sandall | Chris Paling |
| Eamonn Andrews | Peter White | Nigel Acheson and Kim Normanton |
| Charles Parker | Laurie Taylor | Sally Flatman |
| Jack de Manio | Nick Baker | Cathy Drysdale |