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Mel Giedroyc introduces a Remembrance Day special with a history of the poppy badge, a stroll with a Spitfire pilot and the final part of the Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.

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Fri 11 Nov 201116:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Chapters

  • POPPIES ARE RED, CORNFLOWERS ARE BLUE

    Mark Whitaker examines the flower that reminds us never to forget.

    Duration: 07:39

  • Corned Beef – Woman’s Hour

    Anna MacNamee examines the corned beef revival.

    Duration: 07:06

  • SNEAKY PEEKS

    Andi Osho presents comedy highlights from the forthcoming Radio 4 Extra comedy schedule.

    Duration: 12:51

  • SPITFIRE PILOT - RAMBLINGS

    Clare Balding goes for a stroll with Geoffrey Wellum, one of the heroic pilots involved in the Battle Of Britain.

    Duration: 10:55

  • DAILY DALEK - RICHARD CURTIS

    The comedy scriptwriter chats to Sue Lawley about his memories of writing the Blackadder Goes Forth series set in the trenches of the First World War.

    Duration: 07:28

  • THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS – Part 10

    Anne Marie Duff reads the final part of John Boyne’s Second World War story. In today’s episode Bruno and Schmuel take one final walk together, a journey that will bond them to each other forever.

    Duration: 09:31

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Nov 201116:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra