Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history
- Programmes:
- on BBC iPlayer (6)
- coming up (12)
01:00 - 05:20
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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- Programmes
- Book of the Week
Book of the Week
Available now on BBC iPlayer
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Listen to the latest programme
The Magnetic North The Gulag
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Available since Friday with 4 days left.
5/5. Sara Wheeler journeys to a remote archipelago and visits an ancient holy site in Russia.
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The Magnetic North Svalbard and the North East Passage
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Available since Thursday with 3 days left.
4/5. Sara Wheeler remembers some of the explorers who have sought the North Pole.
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The Magnetic North Greenland
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Available since Wednesday with 2 days left.
3/5. Sara Wheeler flies above the huge Greenland ice sheet.
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The Magnetic North Alaska and Canada
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Available since Tuesday with 1 day left.
2/5. Sara Wheeler finds traces of American entrepreneurial drive in the wide spaces of Alaska.
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The Magnetic North The Arctic Defined
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Available since last Monday with 5 hours left.
1/5. Sara Wheeler begins her travels in the semi-inhabited fringes of Asian Russia.
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Coming up
Today, 09:45 on Radio 4 FM
1/5. Keith Floyd was one of the first chefs to become a celebrity.
11 more programmes coming up in the next 7 days.
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