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View Series page for Huw Stephens

Huw Stephens

  • Music > Rock & Indie
  • Music > Hip Hop, RnB & Dancehall
  • Music > Dance & Electronica

The most exciting new music from emerging artists and DIY labels introduced to you by Radio 1's Huw Stephens. Hip-Hop, Drum n' Bass, Electronica, Indie and Folkit's the best music you've never

Thu, 13 Oct 11

30 minutes

View Series page for Graham Norton

Graham Norton

  • Entertainment & Comedy
  • Music

Graham Norton entertaining the nation, with a vibrant mix of celeb guests and chat.

Sat, 8 Oct 11

44 minutes

View Series page for Arts and Ideas

Arts and Ideas

  • Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media

The best of Night Waves, Radio 3's flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring in-depth interviews; vociferous debates on key cultural and philosophical questions; and critics' judgement on the

Tue, 11 Oct 11

45 minutes

View Series page for Thinking Allowed

Thinking Allowed

  • Factual
  • News

Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.

Wed, 12 Oct 11

28 minutes

View Series page for Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist

Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist

  • Factual > Science & Nature

Dr Chris Smith aka The Naked Scientist with the latest news from the world of science and Dr Karl answers listeners' science questions on Radio 5 live's Up All Night programme. Dr Chris Smith

Thu, 13 Oct 11

36 minutes

View Series page for Jon Holmes

Jon Holmes

  • Comedy

Weekly topical comedy chaos from a man whose CV includes the Now Show, Dead Ringers, Listen Against & Armando Iannucci’s Time Trumpet. Highlights from all the daft features on Saturday afternoons

17 hours ago

36 minutes

View Series page for One to One

One to One

  • Factual

One to One - A series of interview programmes in which well respected broadcasters follow their personal passions by talking to the people whose stories interest them most

Tue, 11 Oct 11

13 minutes

View Series page for Don't  Start

Don't Start

  • Comedy

Frank Skinner and Katherine Parkinson star in a series that explores the great art of arguing. Well observed, clever and funny, Don't Start is a scripted comedy with a deceptively simple premise - an

Wed, 12 Oct 11

14 minutes

UK only

View Series page for Front Row Weekly

Front Row Weekly

  • Entertainment
  • Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media
  • Factual

Interviews with leading novelists, musicians, film directors, artists and more, from Radio 4's flagship arts show, presented by Mark Lawson, Kirsty Lang and John Wilson. Front Row is broadcast on BBC

13 hours ago

60 minutes

View Series page for The Life Scientific

The Life Scientific

  • Factual > Science & Nature

Each week, Jim al-Khalili invites a leading scientist to tell us about their life and work. He'll talk to Nobel laureates as well as the next generation of beautiful minds to find out what inspires

Tue, 11 Oct 11

30 minutes

View Series page for Come to Kochi (BBC Learning)

Come to Kochi (BBC Learning)

  • Children's > Factual
  • Learning
  • Learning > 5-11

This Geography series introduces pupils to the colourful and exciting city of Kochi on the south west coast of India. The series focuses on the themes of family, friends, shopping, transport,

Fri, 14 Oct 11

15 minutes

View Series page for A Christmas Carol (BBC Learning)

A Christmas Carol (BBC Learning)

  • Children's > Drama
  • Learning
  • Learning > 5-11

Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is abridged in 9 episodes and read by Alan Smith. The adaptation of the story is rich in music and sound effects and is accompanied by Teacher's Notes

Fri, 14 Oct 11

14 minutes

Drama

  • The Archers

    The Archers

    Last Updated:
    13 hours ago

    Average Duration:
    12 minutes

    The Archers

    • Drama > Soaps

    Contemporary drama in a rural setting from the world's longest running soap opera. Follow the residents of the fictional farming community of Ambridge. Original programmes broadcast 1900 hrs Sunday -

    Updated daily

    Whole Programme

    6 Episodes

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

    Last Updated:
    20 hours ago

    Average Duration:
    44 minutes

    Play of the Week

    • Drama
    • Entertainment

    Every Friday we bring you a new play from Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    1 Episode

  • Ambridge Extra

    Ambridge Extra

    Last Updated:
    Thu, 13 Oct 11

    Average Duration:
    14 minutes

    Ambridge Extra

    • Drama > Soaps
    • Entertainment
    • Drama

    More stories about characters from The Archers. Go deeper into current storylines, follow completely new stories and meet new characters. A lively and fast-pace contemporary drama, which you can

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    2 Episodes

  • Aesop's Fables (BBC Learning)

    Aesop's Fables (BBC Learning)

    Last Updated:
    Thu, 13 Oct 11

    Average Duration:
    19 minutes

    Aesop's Fables (BBC Learning)

    • Children's
    • Drama
    • Learning > 5-11

    Forty of Aesop’s best-loved fables, including The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise and the Lion and the Mouse. Each story has been specially adapted for a young audience

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    4 Episodes

  • The Archers Omnibus

    The Archers Omnibus

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 9 Oct 11

    Average Duration:
    74 minutes

    The Archers Omnibus

    • Drama > Soaps

    The full week’s events in Ambridge, available every Sunday. The Archers is a contemporary drama in a rural setting.

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    1 Episode

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