From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the poor in the city below. Read by John Moffatt. From December 1997.
Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking
Episode 5: Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing. A history of 20th-century British cooking. From May 1999. Show more
Orphan Becky Sharp begins her journey in society. Stephen Fry narrates the Victorian comic tale. With Emma Fielding. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 2: A Pyramid for Primrose Hill
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Glancey reveals extraordinary 19th-century plans to build a giant pyramid to bury millions of corpses in London. From July 2012. Show more
Ed, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and even Ping agrees. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2010. Show more
Right, monkey! Al looks at the world of horse racing. A compilation of the northern comic's 1950s monologues. From October 1995. Show more
The staff of 'The Weekly Bind' visits a Christmas novelty factory. Stars Kenneth Horne and Dora Bryan. From December 1953. Show more
In 1936, at the age of four, Lady Antonia Fraser is given a book by her godmother that later inspires her to become an historian.
Actress and singer Juliette Lewis chooses 'Peg' by Steely Dan, and 'Voodoo Child/Slight Return' by Jimi Hendrix.
From Marianne Faithfull to The Velvet Underground. Singer Morrissey shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From November 2009. Show more
True stories told live in the USA. Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about ghosts, last chances and revelations. Show more
The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly died out in the UK - and the challenge of its reintroduction. From 2009. Show more
Right, monkey! Al looks at the world of horse racing. A compilation of the northern comic's 1950s monologues. From October 1995. Show more
The staff of 'The Weekly Bind' visits a Christmas novelty factory. Stars Kenneth Horne and Dora Bryan. From December 1953. Show more
Orphan Becky Sharp begins her journey in society. Stephen Fry narrates the Victorian comic tale. With Emma Fielding. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 2: A Pyramid for Primrose Hill
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Glancey reveals extraordinary 19th-century plans to build a giant pyramid to bury millions of corpses in London. From July 2012. Show more
Every nine years, a guest is summoned to the eerie Slade House, but why has that person been chosen, and by whom?
Out in the woods amongst his many large companions, a nice little fir tree is keen to grow up. Read by Paul Copley. Show more
The much loved writer's fascinating childhood and how it inspired tales of Narnia. Brian Sibley's account stars Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber in which Paul Farley does the Knowledge, collecting taxi poems and sounds from all over London. Show more
Ed, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and even Ping agrees. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2010. Show more
The Man in Black tells of a seriously ill doctor taking control of his own destiny. Stars Edward de Souza and Ronald Herdman. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
3. The Nursery and a Child
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 7 months
More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House. Stars John Woodvine and Robert Glenister. Show more
True stories told live in the USA. Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about ghosts, last chances and revelations. Show more
The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly died out in the UK - and the challenge of its reintroduction. From 2009. Show more
In 1936, at the age of four, Lady Antonia Fraser is given a book by her godmother that later inspires her to become an historian.
Actress and singer Juliette Lewis chooses 'Peg' by Steely Dan, and 'Voodoo Child/Slight Return' by Jimi Hendrix.
From Marianne Faithfull to The Velvet Underground. Singer Morrissey shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From November 2009. Show more
Ed, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and even Ping agrees. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2010. Show more
Journalist Sarfraz Manzoor on living in Luton and her adolescent obsessions with Bo Derek and pop music. With Rufus Hound. From September 2013. Show more
Tom gets a courier job to Spain, but his 'imaginary' band causes plane mayhem. Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From July 2001. Show more
Recorded in July 1994, Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Tony Hawks find helium in the air and 'Casablanca: The Sound Man's Cut'. Show more
The Man in Black tells of a seriously ill doctor taking control of his own destiny. Stars Edward de Souza and Ronald Herdman. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
3. The Nursery and a Child
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 7 months
More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House. Stars John Woodvine and Robert Glenister. Show more
Orphan Becky Sharp begins her journey in society. Stephen Fry narrates the Victorian comic tale. With Emma Fielding. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 2: A Pyramid for Primrose Hill
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Jonathan Glancey reveals extraordinary 19th-century plans to build a giant pyramid to bury millions of corpses in London. From July 2012. Show more
Every nine years, a guest is summoned to the eerie Slade House, but why has that person been chosen, and by whom?
Out in the woods amongst his many large companions, a nice little fir tree is keen to grow up. Read by Paul Copley. Show more
The much loved writer's fascinating childhood and how it inspired tales of Narnia. Brian Sibley's account stars Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
