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  1. Today05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    We Happened to Be Passing by David Nobbs

    A couple's casual invites while holidaying abroad, come home to roost.

  2. Monday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Status and the Golden BoyThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.

  3. Monday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Status and the Golden BoyThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.

  4. Tuesday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Status and the Golden BoyThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.

  5. Tuesday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 1Celia's Secret

    1/2Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.

  6. Tuesday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Political Obligations and the Occasional TokeThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe is forced to uncover his neighbours' illicit activities and confront old betrayals.

  7. Tuesday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Political Obligations and the Occasional TokeThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe is forced to uncover his neighbours' illicit activities and confront old betrayals.

  8. Wednesday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Political Obligations and the Occasional TokeThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe is forced to uncover his neighbours' illicit activities and confront old betrayals.

  9. Wednesday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 2Celia's Secret

    2/2Michael Frayn confides his shame to Radio 4 listeners at misunderstanding so much.

  10. Wednesday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Thought Experiments and A Little Scrap of a ThingThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's daughter is pregnant and heading for University. Will she take Joe's tough advice?

  11. Wednesday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Thought Experiments and A Little Scrap of a ThingThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's daughter is pregnant and heading for University. Will she take Joe's tough advice?

  12. Next Thursday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Thought Experiments and A Little Scrap of a ThingThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's daughter is pregnant and heading for University. Will she take Joe's tough advice?

  13. Next Thursday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Hope Bourne

    Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.

  14. Next Thursday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Minority Rights and The Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's friend Jemal fights to stay in Ferryhill after his family's secret is revealed.

  15. Next Thursday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Minority Rights and The Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's friend Jemal fights to stay in Ferryhill after his family's secret is revealed.

  16. Next Friday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Minority Rights and The Hanging Gardens of BabylonThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe's friend Jemal fights to stay in Ferryhill after his family's secret is revealed.

  17. Next Friday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Mosley Must Fall by Martin McNamara

    An Irish family is divided as Mosley's fascists prepare to march through the East End.

  18. Next Friday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Mosley Must Fall by Martin McNamara

    An Irish family is divided as Mosley's fascists prepare to march through the East End.

  19. Next Saturday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Mosley Must Fall by Martin McNamara

    An Irish family is divided as Mosley's fascists prepare to march through the East End.

  20. Next Saturday15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    A Broken Order

    As the Bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.

  21. Sun 12 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    An African in Greenland

    Tété-Michel Kpomassie’s unique memoir of his journey to the coldest climes on the planet.

  22. Mon 13 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Intelligence by Sarah Wooley

    In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.

  23. Mon 13 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Intelligence by Sarah Wooley

    In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.

  24. Tue 14 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Intelligence by Sarah Wooley

    In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.

  25. Tue 14 Apr 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal

    Atmospheric drama about an encounter between a mysterious old man and two strangers.

  26. Tue 14 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Psychological Continuity and the Waterfall of SelfThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe, Hermione and her father face some sad times and a hard decision.

  27. Tue 14 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Psychological Continuity and the Waterfall of SelfThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe, Hermione and her father face some sad times and a hard decision.

  28. Wed 15 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Psychological Continuity and the Waterfall of SelfThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe, Hermione and her father face some sad times and a hard decision.

  29. Wed 15 Apr 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    The Shell Seven

    The Shell Seven wanted to put their case before a jury. True story by Margaret Heffernan.

  30. Wed 15 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Luck and The F WordThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A man burdened with terrible guilt returns to Ferryhill to find forgiveness.

  31. Wed 15 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Luck and The F WordThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A man burdened with terrible guilt returns to Ferryhill to find forgiveness.

  32. Thu 16 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Moral Luck and The F WordThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A man burdened with terrible guilt returns to Ferryhill to find forgiveness.

  33. Thu 16 Apr 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Smells of BaleKing's Pawn

    1/3Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.

  34. Thu 16 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Toddler In The Pond and A Bottle Of PopThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe encounters the stark reality of twenty first century poverty close to home.

  35. Thu 16 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Toddler In The Pond and A Bottle Of PopThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe encounters the stark reality of twenty first century poverty close to home.

  36. Fri 17 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    The Toddler In The Pond and A Bottle Of PopThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Joe encounters the stark reality of twenty first century poverty close to home.

  37. Fri 17 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Google Grief and All The Gold Of DariusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Hermione and Joe confront the complexities of friendship and love in both their lives.

  38. Fri 17 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Google Grief and All The Gold Of DariusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Hermione and Joe confront the complexities of friendship and love in both their lives.

  39. Sat 18 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Google Grief and All The Gold Of DariusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    Hermione and Joe confront the complexities of friendship and love in both their lives.

  40. Sat 18 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Book of Danielle

    Danni takes drastic action to escape the catastrophic news cycle in Jeremy Front's drama.

  41. Sun 19 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Transcription: Part OneTranscription

    1/2Katie Hims adapts Kate Atkinson's spy thriller set in MI5 and the BBC.

  42. Mon 20 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Two Georges and An Epigram of EpicurusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A sad farewell and a glad welcome to the world as life goes on triumphantly in Ferryhill.

  43. Mon 20 Apr 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Two Georges and An Epigram of EpicurusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A sad farewell and a glad welcome to the world as life goes on triumphantly in Ferryhill.

  44. Tue 21 Apr 202605:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Two Georges and An Epigram of EpicurusThe Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin

    A sad farewell and a glad welcome to the world as life goes on triumphantly in Ferryhill.

  45. Wed 22 Apr 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Follow the Money

    The story behind the making of the 1976 movie classic All the President’s Men.

  46. Thu 23 Apr 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    A Ditty BoxKing's Pawn

    2/3Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.