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Small Island by Andrea Levy Episodes

  1. Monday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Childhood

    1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.

  2. Monday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Childhood

    1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.

  3. Monday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Childhood

    1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.

  4. Tuesday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Childhood

    1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.

  5. Tuesday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Hurricane

    2/15 A hurricane in Jamaica exposes a secret...

  6. Tuesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Hurricane

    2/15 A hurricane in Jamaica exposes a secret...

  7. Tuesday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Hurricane

    2/15 A hurricane in Jamaica exposes a secret...

  8. Next Wednesday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Hurricane

    2/15 A hurricane in Jamaica exposes a secret...

  9. Next Wednesday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Missing

    3/15 As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news arrives about Michael.

  10. Next Wednesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Missing

    3/15 As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news arrives about Michael.

  11. Next Wednesday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Missing

    3/15 As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news arrives about Michael.

  12. Next Thursday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Missing

    3/15 As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news arrives about Michael.

  13. Next Thursday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

    4/15 Hortense is still in Kingston, but her heart longs for England and Michael.

  14. Next Thursday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

    4/15 Hortense is still in Kingston, but her heart longs for England and Michael.

  15. Next Thursday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

    4/15 Hortense is still in Kingston, but her heart longs for England and Michael.

  16. Next Friday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

    4/15 Hortense is still in Kingston, but her heart longs for England and Michael.

  17. Next Friday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

    5/15 Hortense comes up with an extraordinary plan to get to England.

  18. Next Friday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

    5/15 Hortense comes up with an extraordinary plan to get to England.

  19. Next Friday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

    5/15 Hortense comes up with an extraordinary plan to get to England.

  20. Sat 1 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

    5/15 Hortense comes up with an extraordinary plan to get to England.

  21. Mon 3 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

    6/15 Hortense meets her landlady, Queenie Bligh in cold and dreary London.

  22. Mon 3 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

    6/15 Hortense meets her landlady, Queenie Bligh in cold and dreary London.

  23. Mon 3 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

    6/15 Hortense meets her landlady, Queenie Bligh in cold and dreary London.

  24. Tue 4 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

    6/15 Hortense meets her landlady, Queenie Bligh in cold and dreary London.

  25. Tue 4 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

    7/15 Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job - and her boring husband.

  26. Tue 4 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

    7/15 Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job - and her boring husband.

  27. Tue 4 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

    7/15 Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job - and her boring husband.

  28. Wed 5 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

    7/15 Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job - and her boring husband.

  29. Wed 5 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

    8/15 Gilbert faces prejudice as he trains to serve in his mother country.

  30. Wed 5 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

    8/15 Gilbert faces prejudice as he trains to serve in his mother country.

  31. Wed 5 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

    8/15 Gilbert faces prejudice as he trains to serve in his mother country.

  32. Thu 6 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

    8/15 Gilbert faces prejudice as he trains to serve in his mother country.

  33. Thu 6 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

    9/15 Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema.

  34. Thu 6 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

    9/15 Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema.

  35. Thu 6 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

    9/15 Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema.

  36. Fri 7 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

    9/15 Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema.

  37. Fri 7 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

    10/15 The war ends but where is Queenie's husband Bernard?

  38. Fri 7 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

    10/15 The war ends but where is Queenie's husband Bernard?

  39. Fri 7 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

    10/15 The war ends but where is Queenie's husband Bernard?

  40. Sat 8 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

    10/15 The war ends but where is Queenie's husband Bernard?