Kidlit radio #23

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


Sunday 1 July

09:00 – 10:00 and 16:30-17:30 Radio 4 Extra Anna Sewell – Black Beauty
A well-bred horse hits hard times and poor health due to overwork. With Adam Godley.

Monday 2 July

16:00 – 17:00 Radio 4 Extra The 4 O’Clock Show
Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of a Horrible Histories series on the Groovy Greeks

Tuesday 3 July

16:00 – 17:00 Radio 4 Extra The 4 O’Clock Show
Mel Giedroyc introduces the second part of the Horrible Histories series on Groovy Greeks.

Wednesday 4 July

10:00 – 11:00 and 15:00-16:00 Radio 4 Extra Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Old Friends and New Meetings
1/3 Anne Elliott meets her fiance Fredrick Wentworth again after eight years apart.

16:00 – 17:00 Radio 4 Extra The 4 O’Clock Show
Mel Giedroyc introduces the third part of the Horrible Histories series on Groovy Greeks.

Thursday 5 July

10:00 – 11:00 and 15:00-16:00 Radio 4 Extra Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Accidents and Encounters
2/3 Anne Elliott is surprised to hear news of an impending marriage. Stars Juliet Stevenson.

16:00 – 17:00 Radio 4 Extra The 4 O’Clock Show
Mel Giedroyc introduces the fourth part of the Horrible Histories series on Groovy Greeks.

Friday 6 July

10:00 – 11:00 and 15:00-16:00 Radio 4 Extra Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
3/3 Anne Elliot begins to suspect that she was wrong about Captain Frederick Wentworth.

16:00 – 17:00 Radio 4 Extra The 4 O’Clock Show
Mel Giedroyc introduces the final part of the Horrible Histories series on Groovy Greeks.

Saturday 7 July

14:30 Radio 4 Saturday Drama
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

All these radio programmes are available to listen to online worldwide, usually for one week after initial broadcast in the UK.