4 Extra Debut. Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Stevie Smith and her powerful poem Not Waving But Drowning. From December 2010. Show more
Cunning Kat helps Uljabaan bowdlerise Earth literature for a post-invasion education programme. Stars Hattie Morahan. From 2013. Show more
Vintage Crime: Edgar Wallace - PC Lee stories
Episode 6: A Case for Angel Esquire
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A cashier is attacked in an alleyway and £500 disappears without a trace, so Mr Angel is summoned from the Yard. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A body with a missing finger and an extra front tooth leads DCI Sue Craven's team to a cannabis factory. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more
Simon Townley explores the life of Victorian organ builder to St Paul’s, 'Father' Henry Willis. From 2011. Show more
Smuggler Jago is kidnapped, but can he survive in polite city society? Stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. From May 2004. Show more
Nicholas Parsons returns for the 76th series of the panel show. His guests are Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Josie Lawrence and Katherine Ryan. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Chairing since 1967, Nicholas Parsons talks to Gyles Brandreth about the panel show's enduring success. Recorded in Edinburgh. Show more
David Attenborough recalls meetings with chameleons, many on Madagascar, and with one in particular called Rommel. From 2011. Show more
James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Mark Billingham and Francesca Simon. From November 2010. Show more
A tale of jealousy, deceit and football unfolds when Robert attends a rival school. Stars Desmond Barrit. From November 1994.
The story of a young man and the effect his pity for a young disabled girl has on both their lives. With Piers Wehner, Bryony Hannah and Ronald Pickup. Show more
Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past, until the present catches up with them. Read by Denys Hawthorne.
Royal Mint warden Isaac Newton goes to any length to pursue notorious counterfeit coiner William Chaloner. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From April 2002. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Chairing since 1967, Nicholas Parsons talks to Gyles Brandreth about the panel show's enduring success. Recorded in Edinburgh. Show more
David Attenborough recalls meetings with chameleons, many on Madagascar, and with one in particular called Rommel. From 2011. Show more
Vintage Crime: Edgar Wallace - PC Lee stories
Episode 6: A Case for Angel Esquire
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A cashier is attacked in an alleyway and £500 disappears without a trace, so Mr Angel is summoned from the Yard. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A body with a missing finger and an extra front tooth leads DCI Sue Craven's team to a cannabis factory. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more
Simon Townley explores the life of Victorian organ builder to St Paul’s, 'Father' Henry Willis. From 2011. Show more
Tale of emigrating and immigration, sisterly rivalry and the lure of a satin brassiere. Read by Sian Thomas. Show more
Sport and the British
Episode 16: Cricket and the English Hero
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Clare Balding investigates the role sporting heroes, like cricketers WG Grace and Jack Hobbs, play in shaping national identity. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Idealistic teacher George Harpole opts to shake things up as he becomes acting head of a primary school. Stars Shaun Dingwall. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Journalist Christopher Hitchens explores the morality of waterboarding, by being waterboarded himself. Read by Roger Allam. Show more
The story of a young man and the effect his pity for a young disabled girl has on both their lives. With Piers Wehner, Bryony Hannah and Ronald Pickup. Show more
James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Mark Billingham and Francesca Simon. From November 2010. Show more
A tale of jealousy, deceit and football unfolds when Robert attends a rival school. Stars Desmond Barrit. From November 1994.
Smuggler Jago is kidnapped, but can he survive in polite city society? Stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. From May 2004. Show more
Nicholas Parsons returns for the 76th series of the panel show. His guests are Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Josie Lawrence and Katherine Ryan. Show more
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
6. World Without Fire
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 11 months
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues. Stars TP McKenna and Paul Copley. Show more
A Good Read
Pamela Stephenson-Connolly & Peter Florence
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Boycott, Pamela Stephenson-Connolly and Peter Florence discuss books by Cormac McCarthy and Andrew Solomon. From August 2002. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Chairing since 1967, Nicholas Parsons talks to Gyles Brandreth about the panel show's enduring success. Recorded in Edinburgh. Show more
David Attenborough recalls meetings with chameleons, many on Madagascar, and with one in particular called Rommel. From 2011. Show more
Vintage Crime: Edgar Wallace - PC Lee stories
Episode 6: A Case for Angel Esquire
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A cashier is attacked in an alleyway and £500 disappears without a trace, so Mr Angel is summoned from the Yard. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A body with a missing finger and an extra front tooth leads DCI Sue Craven's team to a cannabis factory. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more
Simon Townley explores the life of Victorian organ builder to St Paul’s, 'Father' Henry Willis. From 2011. Show more
Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past, until the present catches up with them. Read by Denys Hawthorne.
Royal Mint warden Isaac Newton goes to any length to pursue notorious counterfeit coiner William Chaloner. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From April 2002. Show more
Nicholas Parsons returns for the 76th series of the panel show. His guests are Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Josie Lawrence and Katherine Ryan. Show more
A date with a slightly disappointing superhero. Sharp sketches starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. From September 2009. Show more
John Lloyd and Noel Fielding welcome comedian Ross Noble, biologist Dr. Mike Shanahan and lexicographer Susie Dent. From 2016. Show more
Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp and Tom Wrigglesworth join Arthur Smith to entertain at his London home. From April 2010. Show more
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
6. World Without Fire
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 11 months
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues. Stars TP McKenna and Paul Copley. Show more
A Good Read
Pamela Stephenson-Connolly & Peter Florence
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Boycott, Pamela Stephenson-Connolly and Peter Florence discuss books by Cormac McCarthy and Andrew Solomon. From August 2002. Show more
Vintage Crime: Edgar Wallace - PC Lee stories
Episode 6: A Case for Angel Esquire
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A cashier is attacked in an alleyway and £500 disappears without a trace, so Mr Angel is summoned from the Yard. Read by Toby Jones. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A body with a missing finger and an extra front tooth leads DCI Sue Craven's team to a cannabis factory. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more
Simon Townley explores the life of Victorian organ builder to St Paul’s, 'Father' Henry Willis. From 2011. Show more
Tale of emigrating and immigration, sisterly rivalry and the lure of a satin brassiere. Read by Sian Thomas. Show more
Sport and the British
Episode 16: Cricket and the English Hero
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Clare Balding investigates the role sporting heroes, like cricketers WG Grace and Jack Hobbs, play in shaping national identity. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Idealistic teacher George Harpole opts to shake things up as he becomes acting head of a primary school. Stars Shaun Dingwall. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Journalist Christopher Hitchens explores the morality of waterboarding, by being waterboarded himself. Read by Roger Allam. Show more
The story of a young man and the effect his pity for a young disabled girl has on both their lives. With Piers Wehner, Bryony Hannah and Ronald Pickup. Show more
James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Mark Billingham and Francesca Simon. From November 2010. Show more
A tale of jealousy, deceit and football unfolds when Robert attends a rival school. Stars Desmond Barrit. From November 1994.