Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 26^th Jul 2018, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Jul 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Oscar Wilde's tale of dangerous pleasures in which an aristocrat makes a fateful pact: 'I would give my soul to stay young'. Stars Ian McDiarmid. Show more

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The Pleasure Principle

Mastering the Universe: Christmas

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 26^th Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dan Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp as she explores ways to make the festive season truly miserable. Stars Dawn French. From December 2005. Show more

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With Great Pleasure: Sir Trevor McDonald

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jul 2018, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Jul 2018, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces a personal hero as veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses his favourite words and poetry. From 2017. Show more

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The Pleasure Principle

Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray, pt 2/2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jul 2018, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Jul 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Oscar Wilde's tale of dangerous pleasures. The aristocrat is living a selfish life, but is retribution on the horizon? Stars Ian McDiarmid. Show more

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The Pleasure Telephone / Better Than Sex

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jul 2018, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces the extraordinary story of 'The Pleasure Telephone', and writer Jeannette Winterson recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more

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Mastering the Universe: The Workplace

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's miserable tour of people and places. Stars Dawn French. From November 2005. Show more

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The Genius of Pleasure / Better Than Sex

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jul 2018, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Jul 2018, 03:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces Jack Houlahan's cautionary drama 'The Genius of Pleasure', and writer Howard Jacobson recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more

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Future Proofing: No End of Pleasure / Better Than Sex

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jul 2018, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces an exploration of pleasure in 'Future Proofing: No End of Pleasure', and writer Adam Thorpe recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more

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Mastering the Universe: The Joy of Sulks

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's tour of the miserable world of relationships. Stars Dawn French. From November 2005. Show more

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Exchanges at the Frontier

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Jul 2018, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces a programme exploring where pleasure, philosophy and neuroscience meet in 'Exchanges at the Frontier: Morten L Kringelbach'. Show more

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Mastering the Universe: Party On Down

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's guide to the misery of partying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005. Show more

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The Food Programme: Guilty Pleasures

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Jul 2018, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces 'The Food Programme', with an exploration of the role of food in 'Guilty Pleasures'. With Sheila Dillon. Show more

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Mastering the Universe: Holidays

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's tour of the miserable world of holidaying. Stars Dawn French. From November 2005. Show more

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Mark Steel Does Hip-Hop

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Jul 2018, 06:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 26^th Jul 2018, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces an exploration of the secret pleasures of a fellow comic's love of hip-hop music in foreign languages in Mark Steel Does Hip-Hop. Show more

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The Pleasure Principle

Mastering the Universe: Food and Drink

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Jul 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's tour of the miserable world of fine dining. Stars Dawn French. From December 2005. Show more

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Alfie Elkins and His Little Life / Better Than Sex

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jul 2018, 06:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jul 2018, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces the 1962 drama 'Alfie Elkins and His Little Life', and playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more

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