The inventive political comedian chats to Bruce Morton and explains why being a stand-up is the best job in the world.
Architecture, musicals, FBI agents, and bears on the toilet. Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made. Show more
The artist welcomes the revolution and runs an art school. But then the repression starts. Biography read by Derek Jacobi.
The wedding of the decade is almost ruined by 200 tents and an over-excited woodpecker. Medieval sitcom stars James Fleet. From June 2012. Show more
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV, with Jonathan Cecil. From July 1972. Show more
Ted and wife Kitty wrestle with finding a new cleaner. Stars Ted Ray, Kitty Bluett and Peter Sellers. From April 1954. Show more
The war is over but Rusty is facing a battle, moving to Guildford to face her acid-tongued grandmother. Stars Mary Wimbush. Show more
Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda
Episode 1: An Uncanny Resemblance
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
1890s Ruritania sees the heroic Rudolf Rassendyll swap places with the soon-to-be King. Starring Douglas Hodge and Anthony Daniels.
The castaway choices of the Queen's cousin, who tells Sue Lawley about her lifelong devotion to music. From December 1989.
It's springtime and the Northumbrian wood ants are hungry, but the tree fellers are getting closer. Peter France investigates.
Made for 4 Extra. Brought together by popular demand, the places described by Charles Dickens are explored with the people who live and work in them today.
Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time. From 1999. Show more
Architecture, musicals, FBI agents, and bears on the toilet. Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made. Show more
The artist welcomes the revolution and runs an art school. But then the repression starts. Biography read by Derek Jacobi.
Twelve-year-old Matthew has an imaginary friend, or is she an alien life force? Psychological drama with Owen Teale and Cathy Tyson.
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV, with Jonathan Cecil. From July 1972. Show more
Ted and wife Kitty wrestle with finding a new cleaner. Stars Ted Ray, Kitty Bluett and Peter Sellers. From April 1954. Show more
It's been a busy week on The 4 O'Clock Show and Mel runs through some of her best bits, including a trip to the opera, the man behind Mickey Mouse, and a hunt for woodland mice.
The war is over but Rusty is facing a battle, moving to Guildford to face her acid-tongued grandmother. Stars Mary Wimbush. Show more
Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda
Episode 1: An Uncanny Resemblance
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra1890s Ruritania sees the heroic Rudolf Rassendyll swap places with the soon-to-be King. Starring Douglas Hodge and Anthony Daniels.
Revealing the man behind the greasepaint moustache, Miriam Marx Allen tells Tony Staveacre about his reaction to her mishaps.
Time's running out. Can spy hero Lucifer Box reach evil Olympus Mons' lair in time to save the world? Concluded by Mark Gatiss. Show more
The crew gain two new recruits. Namely, a vain feline descendant and a neurotic mechanoid. Read by Rimmer himself, Chris Barrie.
Made for 4 Extra. Brought together by popular demand, the places described by Charles Dickens are explored with the people who live and work in them today.
Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time. From 1999. Show more
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV, with Jonathan Cecil. From July 1972. Show more
Ted and wife Kitty wrestle with finding a new cleaner. Stars Ted Ray, Kitty Bluett and Peter Sellers. From April 1954. Show more
The castaway choices of the Queen's cousin, who tells Sue Lawley about her lifelong devotion to music. From December 1989.
It's springtime and the Northumbrian wood ants are hungry, but the tree fellers are getting closer. Peter France investigates.
The wedding of the decade is almost ruined by 200 tents and an over-excited woodpecker. Medieval sitcom stars James Fleet. From June 2012. Show more
Walter has to make cuts at the museum, so who is for the chop? Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From August 2009. Show more
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
The player joins a host of Z-list celebrities on a charity walk for mauled dog, Shep. Stars Christopher Douglas. From June 2002. Show more
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero probe The French Revolution, 'Frankenstein' and The Death of the Dinosaurs. From April 2000. Show more
Time's running out. Can spy hero Lucifer Box reach evil Olympus Mons' lair in time to save the world? Concluded by Mark Gatiss. Show more
The crew gain two new recruits. Namely, a vain feline descendant and a neurotic mechanoid. Read by Rimmer himself, Chris Barrie.
The castaway choices of the Queen's cousin, who tells Sue Lawley about her lifelong devotion to music. From December 1989.
It's springtime and the Northumbrian wood ants are hungry, but the tree fellers are getting closer. Peter France investigates.
Made for 4 Extra. Brought together by popular demand, the places described by Charles Dickens are explored with the people who live and work in them today.
Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time. From 1999. Show more
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV, with Jonathan Cecil. From July 1972. Show more
Twelve-year-old Matthew has an imaginary friend, or is she an alien life force? Psychological drama with Owen Teale and Cathy Tyson.
