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  1. Tomorrow15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Shaun Keaveny picks Caroline Aherne

    Shaun Keaveny chooses the comedian Caroline Aherne.

  2. Thursday10:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    John Coltrane

    Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.

  3. Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    John Coltrane

    Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.

  4. Friday00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    John Coltrane

    Musician Andy Sheppard chooses influential saxophonist John Coltrane.

  5. Next Saturday10:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Jackie Stewart chooses King Hussein of Jordan

    Jackie Stewart discusses his good friend King Hussein of Jordan with writer Patrick Seale.

  6. Next Saturday15:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Jackie Stewart chooses King Hussein of Jordan

    Jackie Stewart discusses his good friend King Hussein of Jordan with writer Patrick Seale.

  7. Next Sunday05:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Jackie Stewart chooses King Hussein of Jordan

    Jackie Stewart discusses his good friend King Hussein of Jordan with writer Patrick Seale.

  8. Next Monday15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Lea Ypi on Kant

    Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.

  9. Next Monday23:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Actor Laurence Olivier with Derek Jacobi and Tim Walker

    Famous guests nominate someone they love or admire.

  10. Tue 29 Sep 202623:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Pauline Black of The Selecter on Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex

    Famous people pick someone they love or admire.

  11. Wed 30 Sep 202623:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Eric Ashby, Silent Watcher of the New Forest

    Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.

  12. Thu 1 Oct 202610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl

    Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.

  13. Thu 1 Oct 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl

    Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.

  14. Thu 1 Oct 202623:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Ruby Tandoh on Brian Jacques author of the Redwall series

    Ruby Tandoh picks the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques.

  15. Fri 2 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl

    Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.

  16. Fri 2 Oct 202623:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Russell Kane on Iris Murdoch

    Famous guests pick someone they love or admire... or both.

  17. Mon 5 Oct 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Mel Giedroyc on Vera Gedroits

    Famous guests pick someone they love or admire.

  18. Thu 8 Oct 202610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone

    Advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones.

  19. Thu 8 Oct 202616:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone

    Advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones.

  20. Fri 9 Oct 202600:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone

    Advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones.