With no surviving copies of London's oldest known map, Professor Aubrey Manning traces its Tudor origins.
Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge. Show more
Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions. Recorded at BBC Pebble Mill in 1982. Show more
Our heroine aims to be The Face of Social Services. Stars Jocelyn Jee Esien and Felicity Montagu. From October 2009. Show more
Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book. Written for radio. Stars Robertson Hare. From July 1972. Show more
Barbara and her boyfriend Derek try to enjoy some time alone on a river trip, with little success. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons. From April 1955. Show more
Omnibus. Lewis Carroll began his fairy-tale about Alice on an 1862 river trip. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst probes the complex history.
DJ and musician Fatboy Slim chooses 'Something' by the Beatles and 'Sowing the Seeds of Love' by Tears for Fears.
Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Bob Dylan and John Cage. Theatre director Jude Kelly shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From May 2002.
The star of Doctor Who, The Navy Lark and Worzel Gummidge entertains an audience with his one-man biographical show. Show more
Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book. Written for radio. Stars Robertson Hare. From July 1972. Show more
Barbara and her boyfriend Derek try to enjoy some time alone on a river trip, with little success. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons. From April 1955. Show more
Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge. Show more
Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions. Recorded at BBC Pebble Mill in 1982. Show more
Made for 4 Extra. Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets. Read by Susan Jameson.
Afternoon Reading
Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories
Episode 1: Winter in the Air
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat in 1950s London. Read by Susannah Harker. Show more
The haunting reality of post-war life for three sisters in Nottingham in the 100 days between VE and VJ Days. Stars Sian Thomas. Show more
Our heroine aims to be The Face of Social Services. Stars Jocelyn Jee Esien and Felicity Montagu. From October 2009. Show more
As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched. Stars Richard Dillane.
The star of Doctor Who, The Navy Lark and Worzel Gummidge entertains an audience with his one-man biographical show. Show more
Omnibus. Lewis Carroll began his fairy-tale about Alice on an 1862 river trip. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst probes the complex history.
DJ and musician Fatboy Slim chooses 'Something' by the Beatles and 'Sowing the Seeds of Love' by Tears for Fears.
Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Bob Dylan and John Cage. Theatre director Jude Kelly shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From May 2002.
Our heroine aims to be The Face of Social Services. Stars Jocelyn Jee Esien and Felicity Montagu. From October 2009. Show more
Trillionaire Dave Mabbutt buys Euros - and crashes the international monetary system. Stars Mark Williams. From December 2009. Show more
Sheffield aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With Leo Sayer. From November 1998. Show more
Jon Ronson interviews people at different points in their lives to assess how driving ambition shapes us. From February 2010. Show more
As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched. Stars Richard Dillane.
Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge. Show more
Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions. Recorded at BBC Pebble Mill in 1982. Show more
Made for 4 Extra. Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets. Read by Susan Jameson.
Afternoon Reading
Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories
Episode 1: Winter in the Air
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra4 Extra Debut. A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat in 1950s London. Read by Susannah Harker. Show more
The haunting reality of post-war life for three sisters in Nottingham in the 100 days between VE and VJ Days. Stars Sian Thomas. Show more
