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Brazilian Bonanza

Episode 2: Asi Es La Vida - That's Life

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Paloma Vidal. A film-maker returns to her past to research a new project. Read by Rebecca Callard. Show more

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The Birds

Episode 1: A Nocturnal Disturbance

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Daphne du Maurier's psychologically unsettling story, Nat Hocken and his family are disturbed during the night. Tristan Sturrock reads. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Birds

Episode 2: An Attack

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Daphne du Maurier's psychologically disquieting tale an attack is imminent. Tristan Sturrock reads. Show more

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The Birds

Episode 3: Preparing for a Siege

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Daphne du Maurier's unsettling and classic story, Nat makes preparations to keep his family safe. Tristan Sturrock reads. Show more

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On the Move

Episode 1: Leaving and Biking

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Oliver Sacks recounts his passion for motorbikes and his bond with his schizophrenic brother. Show more

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On the Move

Episode 2: Power Lifting and New Directions

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Oliver Sacks recalls his days as a power lifter and reflects on a personal struggle. Show more

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On the Move

Episode 3: Uncovering Forgotten Lives

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Neurologist Oliver Sacks reflects on the extraordinary lives of the patients who inspired his best-selling book Awakenings. Show more

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On the Move

Episode 4: The Leg Incident

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Oliver Sacks explores how breaking his own leg led to new insights in how the brain works, and a new book. Show more

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On the Move

Episode 5: Ill Health and Love

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The writer and physician Oliver Sacks finds love. He also confronts his own ill health and the effects on his eyesight, which are disabling but also 'enthralling'. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Norwegian writer Agnes Ravatn's haunting psychological thriller, two people, each with a secret, seek atonement for past sins. Lydia Wilson is the reader. Show more

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Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 2: Balder's Destruction

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Agnes Ravatn's haunting thriller, Allis captivates her brooding employer, Bagge, with the tale of destruction of the Norse god Balder. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 3: Elysium

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Haunting psychological thriller by Agnes Ravatn. It is Allis's birthday and she is in a reflective mood. Later, Bagge disappears into the water. Show more

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Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 4: A Secret

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Agnes Ravatn's thriller Allis reveals the secret that forced her to escape from her old life, and she discovers something new about Bagge's absent wife. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

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Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 5: A Judgement

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Agnes Ravatn's haunting thriller, Bagge tells Allis about standing before an extraordinary tribunal. Later, she makes a decision. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

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Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 6: Love and Atonement

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Norwegian writer Agnes Ravatn's psychological thriller, Allis tells a startling story from the Norse myths about love and atonement. Lydia Wilson is the reader. Show more

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Reading Europe - Norway: The Bird Tribunal

Episode 7: The Nithhogg

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Agnes Ravatn's psychological thriller, Allis and Bagge take to the water and the mythic story of the dragon Nithhogg casts a shadow. Lydia Wilson reads. Show more

Border Crossings

Episode 1: Wheer d'ye Belang?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Scottish-born poet Katrina Porteous explores the Northumbrian landscape, where she now lives, in her poem and personal essay about the Borderlands. From Feb 2014. Show more

Brazilian Bonanza

Episode 3: Valdir Peres, Juanito and Poloskei

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Antonio Prata. In suburban 1980s Brazil, status and wealth are measured by the size and sophistication of the toys. Show more

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