BBC Radio 4 Extra ·

A Modest Proposal

Wednesday 28 October 2026, 21:30 – 22:00 UK time

4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Swift's 'solution' to the Irish problem of 1729 is one of the most devastating satires written. Read by Patrick Magee.

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A Modest Proposal

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