BBC Radio 4 Bob Dylan at 80

It Ain’t Me You’re Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80 BBC Radio 4, 17-21 May, 1.45-2pm From Monday 17 May, Professor Sean Latham presents It Ain’t Me You’re Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80.

Latham is Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies at the University of Tulsa, and in this five part series, richly illustrated with music, he looks closely at the songs and draws on the vast Bob Dylan Archive, including material never broadcast before, to explore the life, work and influence of this great and elusive artist.

Dinner With Dylan BBC Radio 4, 22 May, 3-4pm Dinner With Dylan is based on a true story and delves into the passionately dedicated world of Dylan fans, or as they dub themselves ‘Bobcats’.

Jon Canter’s script recounts an evening over dinner between friends Richard Curtis, Kerry Shale, Lucas Hare and Eileen Atkins - and each will play themselves in this audio drama, a first for Curtis. Akbar Kurtha (24, Small Axe) plays the part of Sam the waiter - ever eager to please his demanding guests.

Bob Dylan: Verbatim BBC Radio 4, 22 May, 8-9pm

The documentary Bob Dylan: Verbatim explores Bob Dylan's life and career told in his own words, incorporating rare interviews, studio outtakes and classic Dylan musings in his own inimitable style.

What’s So Great About… Bob Dylan? BBC Radio 4 Extra, 24 May, 2.30-3pm

On 4Extra is What’s So Great About… Bob Dylan? presented by Lenny Henry in which he questions the greatness of the musician he never really got to grips with. Lenny - a great fan of soul music and rhythm and blues - finds out more about one recording artist he never really 'got'. Poet Andrew Motion, Kris Kristofferson, Bryan Ferry, Jools Holland and Al Kooper, who played with Dylan on some of his most famous albums in the 1960s, are among the defence team.