The Stars of Sgt. Pepper
Track 1 - Introduction
10 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. To mark the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', Samira Ahmed introduces this special day of programmes.
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10 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. To mark the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', Samira Ahmed introduces this special day of programmes.
23 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. Alan Bennett reads 'Down The Rabbit Hole' from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Plus 'Alice' expert Heather Simmons and writer Barry Miles. Show more
30 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. 'Who took the cork off my lunch?' A tribute to the comic genius WC Fields, presented by Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
54 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. 'Bette and Joan and Baby Jane', a drama by Tracy-Ann Oberman about the making of the landmark film. Tracy-Ann also discusses Bette Davis. Show more
37 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Episode of Soul Music on 'Like A Rolling Stone'. Plus musician and Dylan biographer Sid Griffin, and singer Dion DiMucci. Show more
33 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Frances Donnelly presents a documentary on poet, mountaineer and black magician Aleister Crowley. First heard in the series 'Mischief Makers' in 1986.
53 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. Diana Dors is Roy Plomley's castaway in this episode of Desert Island Discs from 1981. Plus boxing journalist Steve Bunce discusses the life of Sonny Liston. Show more
1 hour
Made for 4 Extra. John Sessions and Robbie Coltrane star in a radio adaptation of Tom McGrath's biographical drama 'Laurel and Hardy'. Show more
20 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Dylan Thomas reads Quite Early One Morning, his work which grew into Under Milk Wood. Plus Cerys Matthews explores his influence on The Beatles. Show more
35 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Writer Kathy Lette chooses Mae West for an episode of Great Lives from 2005. Biographer Simon Louvish and presenter Francine Stock join the discussion.
1 hour
Made for 4 Extra. Benny Green pays tribute to Max Miller in Celebration, from 1974. Adam Borzone explores the influence of music hall on The Beatles. Show more
36 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Robert Bathurst reads The New Accelerator by HG Wells. Biographer Michael Sherborne explores the parallels between Wells and The Beatles. Show more
35 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Paul Gambaccini presents an episode of 'And the Academy Award Goes To...', focusing on the Marlon Brando classic, On the Waterfront.
9 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. Joan Bakewell interviews former Olympic swimmer and star of the 'Tarzan' movies Johnny Weissmuller. First broadcast in Start the Week in 1975.
20 minutes
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Made for 4 Extra. Brian Foster explores the role of music in the life of Albert Einstein in 'Einstein's Fiddle'. Eric Stubbins tells us why his father Albert was on the album cover. Show more
30 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. In 'Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle', the musical satirist explores his comedy connections to the story of The Beatles. Show more
35 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. A dramatisation of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story The Pit and the Pendulum. Originally broadcast in Appointment With Fear in 1943.
15 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. Edward Petherbridge reads The Bookshop, a short story by Aldous Huxley.
35 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. A profile of the writer by musician Laurie Anderson. Plus Barry Miles tells us how Burroughs met Paul McCartney. Show more
40 minutes
Made for 4 Extra. Marlene Dietrich stars in The Child, a play by Shirley Jenkins from 1965. Show more