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Small Island by Andrea Levy Episodes

  1. Today 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Missing

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

  2. Today 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

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

  3. Today 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

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

  4. Today 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

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

  5. Tomorrow 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Dreams

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

  6. Tomorrow 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

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

  7. Tomorrow 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

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

  8. Tomorrow 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

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

  9. Saturday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. England

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

  10. Monday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

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

  11. Monday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

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

  12. Monday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

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

  13. Tuesday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    6. Queenie

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

  14. Tuesday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

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

  15. Tuesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

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

  16. Tuesday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

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

  17. Next Wednesday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Episode 7

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

  18. Next Wednesday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

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

  19. Next Wednesday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

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

  20. Next Wednesday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

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

  21. Next Thursday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    8. Gilbert

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

  22. Next Thursday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

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

  23. Next Thursday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

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

  24. Next Thursday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

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

  25. Next Friday 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    9. Arthur

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

  26. Next Friday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

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

  27. Next Friday 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

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

  28. Next Friday 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    10. Lodgings

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

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

    10. Lodgings

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

  30. Mon 10 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    11. Independence

    11/15 Queenie's husband Bernard explains how Indian independence spells the end of the Empire.

  31. Mon 10 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    11. Independence

    11/15 Queenie's husband Bernard explains how Indian independence spells the end of the Empire.

  32. Mon 10 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    11. Independence

    11/15 Queenie's husband Bernard explains how Indian independence spells the end of the Empire.

  33. Tue 11 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    11. Independence

    11/15 Queenie's husband Bernard explains how Indian independence spells the end of the Empire.

  34. Tue 11 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    12. Indiscretion

    12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.

  35. Tue 11 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    12. Indiscretion

    12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.

  36. Tue 11 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    12. Indiscretion

    12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.

  37. Wed 12 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    12. Indiscretion

    12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.

  38. Wed 12 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    13. Discrimination

    13/15 Hortense is forced to face up to prejudice when she attempts to get a job.

  39. Wed 12 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    13. Discrimination

    13/15 Hortense is forced to face up to prejudice when she attempts to get a job.

  40. Wed 12 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    13. Discrimination

    13/15 Hortense is forced to face up to prejudice when she attempts to get a job.

  41. Thu 13 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    13. Discrimination

    13/15 Hortense is forced to face up to prejudice when she attempts to get a job.

  42. Thu 13 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    14. Arrival

    14/15 Queenie gives birth to a beautiful baby boy - but who is the father?

  43. Thu 13 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    14. Arrival

    14/15 Queenie gives birth to a beautiful baby boy - but who is the father?

  44. Thu 13 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    14. Arrival

    14/15 Queenie gives birth to a beautiful baby boy - but who is the father?

  45. Fri 14 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    14. Arrival

    14/15 Queenie gives birth to a beautiful baby boy - but who is the father?

  46. Fri 14 Aug 2026 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    15. Consequences

    15/15 Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.

  47. Fri 14 Aug 2026 13:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    15. Consequences

    15/15 Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.

  48. Fri 14 Aug 2026 19:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    15. Consequences

    15/15 Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.

  49. Sat 15 Aug 2026 03:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    15. Consequences

    15/15 Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.