Seasonal salmon and chicken in the pre-tinfoil kitchen days. The food guru's history of 20th-century British cooking. From May 1999. Show more

Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies. Inspiration for Verdi's La Traviata. With Ruth Wilson.

In Liverpool, Jonathan Glancey discovers the story of a great cathedral designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Building work began in 1933, but why was the cathedral never finished? Show more

Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student. With Philip Jackson. From January 2010. Show more

Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to relax. A compilation of the northern comic's 1950s monologues. From October 1995. Show more

Matchmakers galore target shy bachelor David Bliss. Stars George Cole, Petula Clark and Percy Edwards as the dog. From October 1954. Show more

Omnibus. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's essay collection, debunking the myth that life in 1940s and 50s Britain was dreary.

Politician Shirley Williams chooses Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem', and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon and Garfunkel.

From Frank Sinatra to Round the Horne, opera singer Maria Ewing shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From February 1999. Show more

True stories told live in the USA. Jay Alison hosts tales from a live event in collaboration with the World Science Festival. Show more

Sir David wonders if we could extract the DNA from a blood-sucking fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur? From 2009. Show more

Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to relax. A compilation of the northern comic's 1950s monologues. From October 1995. Show more

Matchmakers galore target shy bachelor David Bliss. Stars George Cole, Petula Clark and Percy Edwards as the dog. From October 1954. Show more

Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies. Inspiration for Verdi's La Traviata. With Ruth Wilson.

In Liverpool, Jonathan Glancey discovers the story of a great cathedral designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Building work began in 1933, but why was the cathedral never finished? Show more

Penniless and desperate, Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant, Dermot. Read by Patricia Hodge. From December 2015. Show more

Young maid Sarah poses for a famous 19th-century photographer. But how long can her enchantment last? Read by Elizabeth Conboy. Show more

An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence. The novel that became a Hitchcock film classic. Stars Jeff Harding. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Daljit Nagra introduces Poetry Please in which actress Lindsay Duncan reads Keats's erotic and magical poem The Eve of St Agnes. Presented by Roger McGough. Show more

Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student. With Philip Jackson. From January 2010. Show more

The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide. Stars Edward de Souza and Karen Archer. Show more

Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house. Stars Robert Glenister and John Woodvine. Show more

True stories told live in the USA. Jay Alison hosts tales from a live event in collaboration with the World Science Festival. Show more

Sir David wonders if we could extract the DNA from a blood-sucking fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur? From 2009. Show more

Omnibus. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's essay collection, debunking the myth that life in 1940s and 50s Britain was dreary.

Politician Shirley Williams chooses Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem', and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon and Garfunkel.

From Frank Sinatra to Round the Horne, opera singer Maria Ewing shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From February 1999. Show more

Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student. With Philip Jackson. From January 2010. Show more

Vanessa Feltz relives her teenage years in North London when she spent her holidays packing knickers for her father's lingerie firm. With Rufus Hound. From August 2013. Show more

Tom's inappropriate singing at a football match has unexpected consequences. Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From July 2001. Show more

Recorded in July 1994, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins and Brian Perkins look forward to the Year of the Toddler Power. Show more

The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide. Stars Edward de Souza and Karen Archer. Show more

Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house. Stars Robert Glenister and John Woodvine. Show more

Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies. Inspiration for Verdi's La Traviata. With Ruth Wilson.

In Liverpool, Jonathan Glancey discovers the story of a great cathedral designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Building work began in 1933, but why was the cathedral never finished? Show more

Penniless and desperate, Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant, Dermot. Read by Patricia Hodge. From December 2015. Show more

Young maid Sarah poses for a famous 19th-century photographer. But how long can her enchantment last? Read by Elizabeth Conboy. Show more

An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence. The novel that became a Hitchcock film classic. Stars Jeff Harding. Show more