PiobaireachdMar 7
Assoc for Scottish Literature

Currently on BBC Sounds: THE STATE OF THE ART by Iain M. Banks

In 1977, the Culture starship GCU ARBITRARY discovers Earth: a primitive society on the edge of self-destruction.

When Contact agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hv1dz

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - The State of the Art by Iain M Banks

A spaceship arrives on Earth and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'money'.

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Mar 7 at 5:40pmWeb
Show threadBrie MmmMar 7
@scotlit 404 here. UK only?
Show threadAssoc for Scottish LiteratureMar 7

@brie @bookstodon Ah, apparently BBC Sounds closed to people outside the UK in July 2025 … apologies, I didn’t know!

Outside the UK you might try https://bbc.com/audio but I don’t know if they have all the programmes there, sorry (& I can’t check because it keeps bouncing me back to bbc.co.uk)

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Show threadAssoc for Scottish LiteratureMar 7

@brie @bookstodon More details here. If it helps, “The State of the Art” is being broadcast at midnight (GMT) tonight on Radio 4 Extra

https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/how-to-listen-to-bbc-radio-overseas/

How to listen to BBC Radio outside the UK

If you're a fan of BBC Radio 4, or BBC Radio 2, or even BBC Radio Leeds, here's how to listen

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Show threadBrie MmmMar 7
@scotlit Thanks! Yes, I can listen to Radio 4 Extra live via 'net, so now I just have to find a way to schedule recording (for me, living east of UK, the programme “airs” a bit late).
Show threadirne jaweMar 7
@scotlit @bookstodon thank you!
Show threadJulesMar 8
@scotlit
Thank you. I was just wondering what to listen to on the morning dog walk 😊