BBC Radio 4 Extra ·

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Tuesday 27 October 2026, 05:00 – 06:00 UK time

1/2. A young giant faces laughable insanity due to paternal ignorance, old crones and syphilitic professors. Stars David Troughton.

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