Made for 4 Extra. Ed Byrne is joined by Lucy Porter and friends to take a look at the best of British comedy from radio, screen and stage.
Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort? Frank portrayal of 1840s Manchester life with Emma Rydal. Show more
Looking back to the very first day of the war, broadcaster JB Priestley's observations from 1940 are read by Patrick Stewart.
The surreal comedian delves into alternative remedies, meeting a royal and going to LA. With Tom Goodman-Hill, Ingrid Oliver, Ben Willbond. From December 2008. Show more
Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route. Stars Richard Murdoch. From March 1970. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The tale of an awful axeman and how King Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse. Stars author Terry Deary and Brian Bowles.
4 Extra Debut. From Holiday to Mahler, the Royal Ballet's director Dame Monica Mason's castaway choices. With Kirsty Young. From January 2012.
Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. Show more
By Timothy! Meet the man behind BBC radio's most debonair sleuth. Actor Peter Coke talks to Michaela Saunders. From December 2005. Show more
Geoffrey Wheeler's affectionate look at one of Scotland's last variety venues, which legend claims is haunted. From March 2002. Show more
Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort? Frank portrayal of 1840s Manchester life with Emma Rydal. Show more
Looking back to the very first day of the war, broadcaster JB Priestley's observations from 1940 are read by Patrick Stewart.
How Frankenstein's creation was sparked by Mary Wollstonecraft's elopement with her lover Percy Shelley. Stars Gerda Stevenson.
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Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route. Stars Richard Murdoch. From March 1970. Show more
The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc.
4 Extra Debut. The tale of an awful axeman and how King Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse. Stars author Terry Deary and Brian Bowles.
Nicholas Frankau profiles the 1930s comedy pairing of his Eton-educated grandad Ronald Frankau and Liverpudlian Tommy Handley.
Abby and Zara arrive in Compton in 1912, where they sample the local beer and get arrested. Stars Ciara Janson and David Warner. Show more
By Timothy! Meet the man behind BBC radio's most debonair sleuth. Actor Peter Coke talks to Michaela Saunders. From December 2005. Show more
Geoffrey Wheeler's affectionate look at one of Scotland's last variety venues, which legend claims is haunted. From March 2002. Show more
Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route. Stars Richard Murdoch. From March 1970. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Holiday to Mahler, the Royal Ballet's director Dame Monica Mason's castaway choices. With Kirsty Young. From January 2012.
Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. Show more
The surreal comedian delves into alternative remedies, meeting a royal and going to LA. With Tom Goodman-Hill, Ingrid Oliver, Ben Willbond. From December 2008. Show more
The American essayist on what not to do with a mouse and the ups and downs of a long term relationship. From June 2011. Show more
The new deputy museum curator gets a shock. Reginald Perrin writer David Nobbs's sitcom with Julian Rhind-Tutt. From June 2007. Show more
Preparing for his old flame's nuptials, the writer seethes over the way she dumped him. With Doon MacKichan. From June 1993. Show more
Abby and Zara arrive in Compton in 1912, where they sample the local beer and get arrested. Stars Ciara Janson and David Warner. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Holiday to Mahler, the Royal Ballet's director Dame Monica Mason's castaway choices. With Kirsty Young. From January 2012.
Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. Show more
By Timothy! Meet the man behind BBC radio's most debonair sleuth. Actor Peter Coke talks to Michaela Saunders. From December 2005. Show more
Geoffrey Wheeler's affectionate look at one of Scotland's last variety venues, which legend claims is haunted. From March 2002. Show more
Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
How Frankenstein's creation was sparked by Mary Wollstonecraft's elopement with her lover Percy Shelley. Stars Gerda Stevenson.
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