{{italic title}}{{Short description|BBC's regular radio slot for science fiction, fantasy and horror}}{{More citations needed|date=April 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''''The 7th Dimension''''' is the [[BBC]]'s regular [[radio]] slot for [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]] and [[horror fiction|horror]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jascoll |first=John |date=9 December 2007 |title=BBC 7 offers books read aloud |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/306945052 |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=Sunday News |id={{ProQuest|306945052}} }}</ref> It is broadcast on the [[Digital data|digital]] radio station [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] at midnight ([[GMT]] in winter, [[British Summer Time|BST]] in summer) on Saturdays and Sundays, and repeated at 4 p.m. on each weekend day. The original and still frequent host is [[Nicholas Briggs]], but other hosts include [[Toby Hadoke]], [[Natalie Haynes]] and [[Nicola Walker]]. Most of the programs are full cast [[radio drama|dramatizations]] and the remainder are book readings. ''The 7th Dimension'' has hosted both standalone stories and serials. Most of the programs are drawn from the BBC's extensive archives and have previously been aired on other BBC stations. A few ''7th Dimension'' shows are new commissions, such as ''[[Undone (radio series)|Undone]]'', ''[[The Spaceship]]'' and ''[[Planet B]]'', or new acquisitions like ''[[Night Terrace]]''. It also sometimes uses [[Big Finish Productions]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
Originally aired on BBC 7, it retained the 7 in the name when BBC 7 became BBC Radio 4 Extra.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20231223172106/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/7thdimension/ Official site]
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