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Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes Episodes

  1. Monday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Restless

    1/5 Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.

  2. Monday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Restless

    1/5 Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.

  3. Monday 19:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Restless

    1/5 Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.

  4. Tuesday 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Restless

    1/5 Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.

  5. Tuesday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Brewing

    2/5 Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London's streets.

  6. Tuesday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Brewing

    2/5 Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London's streets.

  7. Tuesday 19:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Brewing

    2/5 Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London's streets.

  8. Next Wednesday 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. Brewing

    2/5 Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on London's streets.

  9. Next Wednesday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shocks

    3/5 A warning visit from Ed the Ted and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.

  10. Next Wednesday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shocks

    3/5 A warning visit from Ed the Ted and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.

  11. Next Wednesday 19:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shocks

    3/5 A warning visit from Ed the Ted and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.

  12. Next Thursday 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shocks

    3/5 A warning visit from Ed the Ted and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.

  13. Next Thursday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Wooing

    4/5 The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip.

  14. Next Thursday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Wooing

    4/5 The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip.

  15. Next Thursday 19:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Wooing

    4/5 The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip.

  16. Next Friday 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    4. Wooing

    4/5 The shocked narrator is determined to woo Suzette back with a boat trip.

  17. Next Friday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. Violence

    5/5 Violence erupts on the streets of Notting Hill.

  18. Next Friday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. Violence

    5/5 Violence erupts on the streets of Notting Hill.

  19. Next Friday 19:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. Violence

    5/5 Violence erupts on the streets of Notting Hill.

  20. Sat 20 Jun 2026 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    5. Violence

    5/5 Violence erupts on the streets of Notting Hill.