Hugh and his dog Argos meet a band of strolling Players. Adaptation of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed Elizabethan England children's novel, with Allan Corduner. Show more
Mary finds the source of the mysterious crying that haunts the house. Frances Hodgson Burnett's story with Harriet Walter.
Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger will never finish the journey. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. Show more
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
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Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers? Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tale. Show more
David Williams investigates who killed wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938. True mystery story read by Robert Lindsay. Show more
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
Episode 6: The Diary of a Madman
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A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May 2002.
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Ross Noble and Jenny Eclair to talk without hesitation, repetition or deviation for 60 seconds. From February 2012. Show more
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport. Sketch comedy with Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From June 1991. Show more
Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need a fully working anemometer and a mouse called Tim. With Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more
Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate. Stars Michael Brandon. From January 2009. Show more
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny Funnell. Show more
Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
Clive Anderson talks to Will Self, actress Keeley Hawes, socialite and novelist Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Ben Fogle. With music from The Kills and Deep Dark Woods. Show more
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport. Sketch comedy with Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From June 1991. Show more
Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger will never finish the journey. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. Show more
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraCan daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers? Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tale. Show more
David Williams investigates who killed wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938. True mystery story read by Robert Lindsay. Show more
Nicholas and Smike leave London to seek their fortunes. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and Oliver Milburn.
It's January 1642 and Charles I is about to make a big mistake. Narrated by Anna Massey.
Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen Thorne. Show more
Tinseltown's costume dramas - how historically accurate were they? Hosted by author George MacDonald Fraser. From March 1998.
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny Funnell. Show more
Mel Giedroyc catches the Hogwarts Express on one of the most beautiful railways in the world, the West Highland Railway line in Scotland.
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
2. Telling Tails
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 11 months
The dear ladies face chaos - with a mouse in their house. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1983. Show more
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
Episode 6: The Diary of a Madman
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraA civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May 2002.
With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call for melting Earth is traced. Stars Mark Bonnar. Show more
Fantastic Tales
The Silken-Swift by Theodore Sturgeon
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
A unicorn holds the key to happiness in this fantasy of true love and complex desire. Read by Mark Bonnar. Show more
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport. Sketch comedy with Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From June 1991. Show more
Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger will never finish the journey. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. Show more
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraCan daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers? Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tale. Show more
David Williams investigates who killed wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938. True mystery story read by Robert Lindsay. Show more
Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
Clive Anderson talks to Will Self, actress Keeley Hawes, socialite and novelist Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Ben Fogle. With music from The Kills and Deep Dark Woods. Show more
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Ross Noble and Jenny Eclair to talk without hesitation, repetition or deviation for 60 seconds. From February 2012. Show more
Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need a fully working anemometer and a mouse called Tim. With Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of topical sketch and stand up. With Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Pippa Evans and John Finnemore. Show more
The musical comedian presents his selection of some of the finest comic songs. With guest Philip Pope. From August 2005. Show more
With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call for melting Earth is traced. Stars Mark Bonnar. Show more
Fantastic Tales
The Silken-Swift by Theodore Sturgeon
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
A unicorn holds the key to happiness in this fantasy of true love and complex desire. Read by Mark Bonnar. Show more
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Thrilling Stories of the Railway
The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraCan daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers? Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tale. Show more
David Williams investigates who killed wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938. True mystery story read by Robert Lindsay. Show more
Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need a fully working anemometer and a mouse called Tim. With Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more
Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate. Stars Michael Brandon. From January 2009. Show more
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny Funnell. Show more
Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
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