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Great Lives Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 10:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'

  2. Tomorrow 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'

  3. Friday 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'

  4. Next Thursday 10:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Harry Houdini

    Paul Daniels explores the life of Harry Houdini, with help from biographer William Kalush.

  5. Next Thursday 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Harry Houdini

    Paul Daniels explores the life of Harry Houdini, with help from biographer William Kalush.

  6. Fri 30 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Harry Houdini

    Paul Daniels explores the life of Harry Houdini, with help from biographer William Kalush.

  7. Thu 5 Nov 2026 10:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bill Bailey on Alfred Russel Wallace

    Bill Bailey and his love for Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace

  8. Thu 5 Nov 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bill Bailey on Alfred Russel Wallace

    Bill Bailey and his love for Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace

  9. Fri 6 Nov 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bill Bailey on Alfred Russel Wallace

    Bill Bailey and his love for Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace