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  1. Tomorrow00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Peter Williams of Jack Wills chooses Steve Jobs

    Peter Williams of Jack Wills champions the abrasive Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.

  2. Monday16:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll

    Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.

  3. Tuesday21:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Beverley Knight on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll

    Beverley Knight picks the great Rosetta Tharpe, gospel singer turned pioneer.

  4. Next Thursday10:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh

    Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping

  5. Next Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh

    Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping

  6. Next Friday00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh

    Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping

  7. Mon 13 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Alistair McGowan on HE Bates

    Impressionist, poet and comedian Alistair McGowan on author HE Bates

  8. Tue 14 Apr 202621:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Alistair McGowan on HE Bates

    Impressionist, poet and comedian Alistair McGowan on author HE Bates

  9. Thu 16 Apr 202610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Comedian Sindhu Vee on Prince

    The comedian Sindhu Vee nominates Prince, the musical superstar.

  10. Thu 16 Apr 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Comedian Sindhu Vee on Prince

    The comedian Sindhu Vee nominates Prince, the musical superstar.

  11. Fri 17 Apr 202600:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Comedian Sindhu Vee on Prince

    The comedian Sindhu Vee nominates Prince, the musical superstar.

  12. Mon 20 Apr 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    William Gladstone, four-time PM

    Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal

  13. Tue 21 Apr 202621:30
    BBC Radio 4

    William Gladstone, four-time PM

    Trevor Lyttleton picks William Gladstone, Victorian prime minister and tory turned liberal

  14. Thu 23 Apr 202610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Josiah Wedgwood

    Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe!

  15. Thu 23 Apr 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Josiah Wedgwood

    Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe!

  16. Fri 24 Apr 202600:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Josiah Wedgwood

    Tristram Hunt on Josiah Wedgwood, vase maker general to the universe!