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Wealth—Free Thinking
Can the accumulation of wealth be ethical and what can we learn from Adam Smith's enquiry?
Tomorrow21:00BBC Radio 4![]()
Karin Slaughter - The Good Daughter—World Book Club
Karin Slaughter answers questions about 'The Good Daughter'
Saturday12:06BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central AfricaAdventures In Poetry - First Party at Ken Kesey's with Hell's Angels—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects a highlight as Allan Ginsberg joins the illustrious 4 Extra 100 Club.
Sunday07:00BBC Radio 4 Extra![]()
Kirstin Innes—Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels.
Sunday16:00BBC Radio 4![]()
Poetry - a bullet-proof vest for the soul—The Verb
Ian McMillan talks poetry with Lindsey Hilsum, Richard Skinner, Kym Deyn and Cara Thompson
Sunday17:10BBC Radio 4![]()
How did people speak throughout history?—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen meets popular YouTuber Simon Roper, who tries to recreate how people spoke.
Sunday20:00BBC Radio 4
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Karin Slaughter - The Good Daughter—World Book Club
Karin Slaughter answers questions about 'The Good Daughter'
BBC World ServiceHow did people speak throughout history?—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen meets popular YouTuber Simon Roper, who tries to recreate how people spoke.
BBC Radio 4The Verb at the Hay Festival—The Verb
Ian McMillan brings The Verb to the Hay Festival.
BBC Radio 4Marilyn Monroe centenary: What is beauty?—Words and Music
Ralf Little and Susannah Fielding with readings on the subject of beauty.
BBC Radio 3The Ballad of Eliza Showell—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive - with Liz Berry.
BBC Radio 4 ExtraFree Thinking at the Hay Festival: Responsibility—Free Thinking
Baroness Hale, Philippa Perry, Guto Harri and Simon Critchley join Shahidha Bari at Hay.
BBC Radio 4Words to Love the Living World—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen and Ella Frances Sanders on her dictionary of language, landscape and life.
BBC Radio 4Conversations on a Bench - Ilford—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra finds a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring a bench in Ilford.
BBC Radio 4 ExtraDark nights of the Soul, Brian Bilston, JH Prynne, Daljit Nagra, William Blake and Martha Sprackland—The Verb
Ian McMillan, Brian Bilston, Daljit Nagra, William Blake, JH Prynne and Martha Sprackland.
BBC Radio 4Thinking with Food—Free Thinking
Felicity Cloake, John Lanchester, Prof Barry Smith, Suki Finn and Samantha Ellis.
BBC Radio 4The World of Words: editing, typography and print—Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen finds out about fascinating literary errors from editor Rebecca Lee.
BBC Radio 4Letters to a Young Poet and Super-Infinite—Poetry Extra
Daljit Nagra selects two highlights from the BBC's poetry archive.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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