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View Series page for Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra

Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra

  • Sport

Extended interviews from Colin Murray's Gold Run – one man’s quest to meet every living GB gold medallist from the summer Olympics.

Sun, 27 May 12

25 minutes

View Series page for The Digital Human

The Digital Human

  • Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media

Aleks Krotoski charts how digital culture is moulding modern living. Each week join technology journalist Aleks Krotoski as she goes beyond the latest gadget or web innovation to understand what sort…

Mon, 21 May 12

27 minutes

View Series page for Time To Move (BBC Learning)

Time To Move (BBC Learning)

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

Dance resources for children aged 6 to 8 covering popular cross-curricular topics, primarily for school use. Presented by Diane Louise Jordan and featuring music specially-composed for the series….

Wed, 23 May 12

19 minutes

View Series page for Daily Mayo

Daily Mayo

  • News
  • Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media

The best bits of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, with star guests, audience interactivity, intelligent conversation and much more.

7 hours ago

21 minutes

View Series page for Desi Download

Desi Download

  • Factual
  • News

Talat-Farooq Awan presents a pick of the week from BBC Local Radio Asian community programmes. News, views and a celebration of the cultural life of Asian people across England, all told in their own…

Wed, 23 May 12

29 minutes

View Series page for Documentaries

Documentaries

  • News
  • Factual > History

Throughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.

Tue, 29 May 12

23 minutes

View Series page for Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra

Colin Murray’s Gold Run: Extra

  • Sport

Extended interviews from Colin Murray's Gold Run – one man’s quest to meet every living GB gold medallist from the summer Olympics.

Sun, 27 May 12

25 minutes

View Series page for Inheritance Tracks

Inheritance Tracks

  • Music
  • Entertainment

Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.

Sat, 26 May 12

7 minutes

View Series page for Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011

Inheritance Tracks 2008-2011

  • Entertainment
  • Music

Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.

Sat, 31 Dec 11

7 minutes

View Series page for Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

Geoffrey Smith with his weekly selection of jazz. Each Saturday at midnight, Geoffrey Smith introduces his personal sequence of jazz tracks, inimitably presented and covering the whole history of…

Sun, 27 May 12

23 minutes

UK only

View Series page for The Digital Human

The Digital Human

  • Factual > Arts, Culture & the Media

Aleks Krotoski charts how digital culture is moulding modern living. Each week join technology journalist Aleks Krotoski as she goes beyond the latest gadget or web innovation to understand what sort…

Mon, 21 May 12

27 minutes

View Series page for Sunday Supplement

Sunday Supplement

  • News

Vaughan Roderick presents a review of the week in Welsh politics with interviews, news, views and gossip. Broadcast weekly on BBC Radio Wales, Sundays from 0800–0900.

Mon, 30 Apr 12

50 minutes

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  • 4 O’clock Show Mel’s Mix

    4 O’clock Show Mel’s Mix

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 27 May 12

    Average Duration:
    28 minutes

    4 O’clock Show Mel’s Mix

    • Children's
    • Factual
    • Entertainment

    Mel Giedroyc introduces highlights from her family magazine show. The programme airs Mon-Fri at 4pm on BBC Radio 4 Extra and includes interviews and packages on a wide range of subjects including…

    Updated weekly

    Programme Highlights

    5 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000

    Last Updated:
    Thu, 8 Dec 11

    Average Duration:
    36 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1996-2000

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Whole Programme

    125 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 15 Aug 10

    Average Duration:
    38 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2005-2011

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Whole Programme

    234 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 26 Dec 04

    Average Duration:
    35 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 2000-2005

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Whole Programme

    209 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 29 Dec 96

    Average Duration:
    36 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1991-1996

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    244 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

    Last Updated:
    Sun, 30 Dec 90

    Average Duration:
    34 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1986-1991

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    209 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985

    Last Updated:
    Sat, 11 May 85

    Average Duration:
    34 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1981-1985

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    191 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975

    Last Updated:
    Sat, 2 Aug 75

    Average Duration:
    25 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1971-1975

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    16 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970

    Last Updated:
    Sat, 26 Dec 70

    Average Duration:
    23 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1966-1970

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    11 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965

    Last Updated:
    Mon, 5 Apr 65

    Average Duration:
    23 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1961-1965

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    9 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960

    Last Updated:
    Mon, 23 May 60

    Average Duration:
    26 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1956-1960

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    3 Episodes

  • Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955

    Last Updated:
    Tue, 7 Jun 55

    Average Duration:
    18 minutes

    Desert Island Discs Archive: 1951-1955

    • Factual > Life Stories

    Castaways choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Full listings can be found on the Desert Island Discs website. Archive episodes are broadcast on…

    Updated occasionally

    Programme Highlights

    4 Episodes

  • What’s So Funny?

    What’s So Funny?

    Last Updated:
    No episodes available

    Average Duration:
    28 minutes

    What’s So Funny?

    • Comedy
    • Entertainment

    Ed Byrne and guests with news, reviews and previews of what's happening in comedy this week.

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    0 Episodes

  • Newsjack – Topical Sketch Show

    Newsjack – Topical Sketch Show

    Last Updated:
    No episodes available

    Average Duration:
    30 minutes

    Newsjack – Topical Sketch Show

    • Comedy > Sketch

    Sketch show for new writers satirising topical events. Host Justin Edwards is joined by Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Lewis Macleod plus special guests as they set about comically scrutinising all the…

    Updated weekly

    Whole Programme

    0 Episodes

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