Kidlit radio #13 – Playing by the book

The coming week’s bookish radio delights to listen out for include:

Sunday 22 April

09:00–09:30 and 16:00-16:30 Radio 4 Extra LM Montgomery – Anne of Green Gables
4/5. Anne has a very bad hair day – and resolves never to be romantic again.

09:30–10:00 and 16:30-17:00 Radio 4 Extra Philippa Pearce – Tom’s Midnight Garden
2/4. Tom and Hatty become friends in the night-time world, but there’s trouble ahead.

Monday 23 April

16:00-16:30 Radio 4 One in a Million
One million books given away for free – how did it affect those involved?

Tuesday 24 April

16:00-16:30 Radio 4 Word of Mouth – Losing Your Parents’ Language
What’s it like to lose the language spoken by your parents? Michael Rosen finds out.

Wednesday 25 April

10:00–11:00 and 15:00-16:00 Radio 4 Extra Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy
1/3. Moving Northwards: A rich London merchant’s son is banished to his family seat in the north.

14:45–15:00 The Invention of Childhood – Radio 4 Extra The Vast Usefulness of Reading
8/30. Michael Morpurgo explores education’s expansion for boys in the 17th century.

Thursday 26 April

10:00–11:00 and 15:00-16:00 – Radio 4 Extra Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy
2/3. Over the Border: There’s trouble afoot when Francis quarrels with Rashleigh and heads to Glasgow.

Friday 27 April

10:00–11:00 and 15:00-16:00 – Radio 4 Extra Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy
3/3. Helen McGregor: Francis and Jarvie reach the Highland Line, heading for McGregor country.