Made for 4 Extra. Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography. Introduced by her grandson, Mathew Prichard. Show more
Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking
Episode 6: Post War Pleasures 1950-1959
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Scampi, Hamburgers, Quiche Lorraine and Lemon Meringue Pie. History of 20th-century British cooking. From October 1999. Show more
Ambitious Becky abandons marriage plans for a job as a governess. Luckily, this brings new marriage prospects. With Geoffrey Whitehead. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 3: Edinburgh's Great South Bridge Project
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Jonathan Glancey discovers why a plan for an elegant, elevated gateway into Edinburgh was rejected. From July 2012. Show more
Zoologist and broadcaster Desmond Morris chooses 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' by Ella Fitzgerald and 'Be Cool' by Honor Heffernan.
Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. A collection of the Northern comic's 1950s monologues. From December 1998. Show more
Bumbling David becomes entangled in his secretary's secretive love life. Stars George Cole and Percy Edwards. From August 1957. Show more
Robert Penn decides to fell a great ash, to find out how many uses there are for one tree. Beginning in a south Wales winter.
Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography. Introduced by her grandson, Mathew Prichard. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Ewan MacColl to Bach. Folk singer and songwriter Peggy Seeger shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From July 2001.
True stories told live in the USA. Sarah Austin Jenness introduces a special edition featuring tales from Australia. Show more
Sir David ponders the decline in collecting by children, as well as their early fascination with the natural world. From 2009. Show more
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. A collection of the Northern comic's 1950s monologues. From December 1998. Show more
Bumbling David becomes entangled in his secretary's secretive love life. Stars George Cole and Percy Edwards. From August 1957. Show more
Ambitious Becky abandons marriage plans for a job as a governess. Luckily, this brings new marriage prospects. With Geoffrey Whitehead. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 3: Edinburgh's Great South Bridge Project
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Jonathan Glancey discovers why a plan for an elegant, elevated gateway into Edinburgh was rejected. From July 2012. Show more
Zoologist and broadcaster Desmond Morris chooses 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' by Ella Fitzgerald and 'Be Cool' by Honor Heffernan.
A woman finds herself in an unusual shop that might just offer her the gift she needs most this Christmas. Read by Rachel Joyce.
Sally recalls how she and ex-husband Jeremy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in romantic Paris. Read by Sian Phillips.
4 Extra Debut. Poirot investigates a young woman's death on Guy Fawkes night. Agatha Christie's whodunit stars Richard Williams. From March 1955. Show more
Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber which asks if the middle years are tough for poets? With poems from Muldoon, Kathleen Jamie and Hugo Williams. Presented by Paul Farley. Show more
Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent. Stars Edward de Souza and Sarah Badel. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
4. Letters and Death Certificates
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 5 months
Solicitor Arthur Kipps tries to finally unravel the mystery of the haunted house. Stars Robert Glenister and John Woodvine. Show more
True stories told live in the USA. Sarah Austin Jenness introduces a special edition featuring tales from Australia. Show more
Sir David ponders the decline in collecting by children, as well as their early fascination with the natural world. From 2009. Show more
Robert Penn decides to fell a great ash, to find out how many uses there are for one tree. Beginning in a south Wales winter.
Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography. Introduced by her grandson, Mathew Prichard. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Ewan MacColl to Bach. Folk singer and songwriter Peggy Seeger shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From July 2001.
Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010. Show more
The writer revisits her gap year when she worked on a kibbutz with her brother and was wined and dined by an Israeli shepherd. With Rufus Hound. From September 2013. Show more
Tom proposes marriage to Sadie with some help from his 'imaginary' band. Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From August 2001. Show more
Recorded in July 1994, Brian Perkins, Ken Livingstone and Nigel Planer foresee ego transplants and the USA invading Narnia. Show more
The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent. Stars Edward de Souza and Sarah Badel. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
4. Letters and Death Certificates
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 5 months
Solicitor Arthur Kipps tries to finally unravel the mystery of the haunted house. Stars Robert Glenister and John Woodvine. Show more
Ambitious Becky abandons marriage plans for a job as a governess. Luckily, this brings new marriage prospects. With Geoffrey Whitehead. Show more
Unbuilt Britain
Episode 3: Edinburgh's Great South Bridge Project
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Jonathan Glancey discovers why a plan for an elegant, elevated gateway into Edinburgh was rejected. From July 2012. Show more
Zoologist and broadcaster Desmond Morris chooses 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' by Ella Fitzgerald and 'Be Cool' by Honor Heffernan.
A woman finds herself in an unusual shop that might just offer her the gift she needs most this Christmas. Read by Rachel Joyce.
Sally recalls how she and ex-husband Jeremy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in romantic Paris. Read by Sian Phillips.
4 Extra Debut. Poirot investigates a young woman's death on Guy Fawkes night. Agatha Christie's whodunit stars Richard Williams. From March 1955. Show more