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This Saturday on Radio 4 Extra, a diverse selection of oddities from the archives will air, including a 1960 documentary on the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and a 1983 adaptation of Raymond Briggs's apocalyptic bestseller When the Wind Blows. On Sunday, listeners can tune in to an unaired since 1971 episode of Animal Magic star Johnny Morris's Johnny's Jaunt in the Pacific.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia will be featured in a 1960 documentary, The Flying Doctor, which will air on Radio 4 Extra on Saturday.
  • The 1983 adaptation of Raymond Briggs's When the Wind Blows, starring Peter Sallis, will also air on Radio 4 Extra on Saturday.
  • An unaired since 1971 episode of Animal Magic star Johnny Morris's Johnny's Jaunt in the Pacific will be broadcast on Radio 4 Extra on Sunday.
  • Composer Frederick Delius's life and music will be explored in a Radio 3 broadcast on Sunday, exploring his local links and international roots.
  • The new series New Storytellers: My Toy Soldier will premiere on Radio 4 on Monday, featuring a touching and innovative exploration of a family fearfully experiencing the premature birth of their first child.
  • A report on the legacy of one of Europe's most shocking migrant-crisis incidents, which occurred in Austria in 2015, will be featured on Crossing Continents on Radio 4 on Tuesday.
  • Rylan Clark will discuss his podcast Rylan: How to be in Love on BBC Sounds on Wednesday, featuring guests such as Stephen Fry and documentarymaker Louis Theroux.
  • Robbie Williams will perform with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Maida Vale in a Piano Room session on Radio 2 on Thursday.
  • A special Proms-oriented edition of Radio 4 will air on Friday, hosted by Jefrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe, with performances by Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens.
  • Soprano Francesca Chiejina will join violinist Joshua Bell and the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Gorecki's spellbinding Symphony No 3 on Radio 3 on Friday.

Statistics:

  • 1960: The year in which The Flying Doctor was first broadcast on Radio 4 Extra.
  • 1983: The year in which Raymond Briggs's When the Wind Blows was adapted for radio.
  • 2025: The year in which Bradford has been designated as the UK City of Culture.
  • 1971: The year in which the unaired episode of Johnny's Jaunt in the Pacific was recorded.
  • 2015: The year in which 71 illegal immigrants were found dead in a refrigerated lorry on a motorway in Austria.
  • 10 years: The amount of time since the migrant-crisis incident in Austria.

Sources:

  • Saturday's highlights on Radio 4 Extra
  • Raymond Briggs's When the Wind Blows (1983 adaptation)
  • Johnny Morris's Johnny's Jaunt in the Pacific (1971 episode)
  • Frederick Delius's life and music on Radio 3 (Sunday)
  • New Storytellers: My Toy Soldier on Radio 4 (Monday)
  • Crossing Continents on Radio 4 (Tuesday)
  • Rylan: How to be in Love on BBC Sounds (Wednesday)
  • Piano Room: Robbie Williams on Radio 2 (Thursday)
  • Add to Playlist: Proms Special on Radio 4 (Friday)

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