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Radio 4,18 Oct 2026,41 mins

Dr Hannah French

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This week, we’re setting off to Hundred Acre Wood as AA Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh marks its publication centenary. As we play a game of Poohsticks, we’ll find ourselves at the East Sussex forest which inspired the book’s setting – and the environmental campaign the REAL Christopher Robin helped fight. Meanwhile, Miles Jupp is throwing everything into Room 101, including problematic train passengers, and there’s some reassuring research for people struggling with a pimple or two. Presenter: Dr Hannah French. Producer: Anthony McKee Editor: Steven Hobson Production Coordinator: Caoilfhinn McFadden A BBC Audio Scotland and Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4. Programmes featured in this episode include: Winnie-the-Pooh 100: Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees by AA Milne Winnie-the-Pooh 100: Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole by AA Milne Drama on 4: Save the Hundred Acre Wood Unexpected Elements, 09/10 Life Without...Bats Composer of the Week, 14/10: New Horizons - Tania León Dermot O'Leary, 10/10: Rachael Stirling chats about her late mum Dame Diana Rigg Another Country with James Rebanks: Mayfield Currently: AI on the Farm Room 101, S4, E1: Miles Jupp Sliced Bread: Eye Drops What's Up Docs?: What can you do about your spots? Brass Banding with Hannah Peel: It's Judgement Time

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