Ruth and Bronia Balicki head to Switzerland with street urchin Jan, hoping to track down their parents. Stars Stephen Hoyle.
The intrepid boy reporter realises that an old adversary is behind the dastardly slave trade. Stars Richard Pearce.
When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael. Show more
The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. Show more
After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael Hordern. Show more
David Mitchell gets Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects such as poison, etiquette, jelly and David Mitchell. Show more
Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition. With Kenneth Williams. From April 1968. Show more
Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves. Stars Jon Pertwee. From October 1967. Show more
From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future. With Waen Shepherd. From January 2014. Show more
The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots leave behind. With Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach. From June 1990.
4 Extra Debut. Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Devised by Charles Chilton. From December 1978. Show more
Five American college students murder one of their friends, but will they get away with it? Thriller read by William Hope.
Clive Anderson picks some highlights from the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013. Show more
Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition. With Kenneth Williams. From April 1968. Show more
Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves. Stars Jon Pertwee. From October 1967. Show more
When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael. Show more
The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. Show more
Away at war, Churchill writes to Clementine stating he wants to return home early. Stars Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Touzel. Show more
A Short History of Ireland
Episode 6: Patrick the Briton; The Early Irish Church
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The country's vivid story continues with the early Christians and the arrival of Saint Patrick. With Richard Dormer.
Having been transferred and brutalised by his Japanese captors, the signals officer's interrogation begins. Read by Alec Heggie.
The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to university. Read by the author. Recorded in 1960.
4 Extra Debut. Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Devised by Charles Chilton. From December 1978. Show more
Mel presents Anne Fine's story A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon's favourite books, and - not horrid (really?) - a man who loves cockroaches!
The World As We Know It
The Murderer Is in This Very Room
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger. Stars Meera Syal and Toby Longworth. From June 1999. Show more
After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael Hordern. Show more
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing at Scarpendale, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed. Stars Deborah McAndrew. Show more
Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition. With Kenneth Williams. From April 1968. Show more
Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves. Stars Jon Pertwee. From October 1967. Show more
When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael. Show more
The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. Show more
Five American college students murder one of their friends, but will they get away with it? Thriller read by William Hope.
Clive Anderson picks some highlights from the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013. Show more
David Mitchell gets Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects such as poison, etiquette, jelly and David Mitchell. Show more
From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future. With Waen Shepherd. From January 2014. Show more
From mini-elephants to food on tap. Dave Gorman asks Richard Madeley to select the public's best loopy idea. From November 2005. Show more
Barrington council's refuse services turn to management consultants to axe staff. Stars Emma Kennedy. From October 2001. Show more
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing at Scarpendale, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed. Stars Deborah McAndrew. Show more
When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael. Show more
The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. Show more
From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future. With Waen Shepherd. From January 2014. Show more
The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots leave behind. With Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach. From June 1990.
4 Extra Debut. Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Devised by Charles Chilton. From December 1978. Show more
Five American college students murder one of their friends, but will they get away with it? Thriller read by William Hope.
Clive Anderson picks some highlights from the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013. Show more
