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Will you marry us? Mel Giedroyc finds out about leap year traditions, and where the extra day comes from.

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Wed 29 Feb 201216:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Chapters

  • Leap Year

    Barney Harwood asks Astronomer Robert Massie why we have leap years?

    Duration: 02:26

  • Leap Year Proposals

    Writer Phillip Dodd explains the origins of the tradition of leap year proposals to the Today programme’s John Humphries.

    Duration: 03:06

  • Keep It In The Family

    Join Fred Macaulay as and another two teams - the Smiths and the McKays - try to Keep It In the Family.

    Duration: 17:12

  • Peter White's Inheritance Tracks

    The Inheritance Tracks of Peter White

    Duration: 06:41

  • The History of Pies

    Food writer Kate Colquoun and pastry chef Amy Callin talk – and eat – pies in the Woman’s Hour studio with Jenni Murray.

    Duration: 05:44

  • Richard Madeley Interview

    Richard Madeley, talking to BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth about chapters from his family’s past.

    Duration: 05:23

  • The Twits Ep 3

    Episode 3 of The Twits by Roald Dahl read by Adrian Edmondson.

    Duration: 10:14

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Feb 201216:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra