4 Extra Debut. Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra introduces South of My Days, featuring Australian poet Judith Wright. From June 2009. Show more
Local headmistress Mrs Temple tackles Ramesh over a new range of sweets. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From October 2012. Show more
Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars Anton Lesser. Show more
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy
Episode 1: 1975-1980
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Grace Dent interviews Graeme Garden and John Lloyd about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1970s. Show more
Vera Sackcloth Vest and her husband Henry have a new guest, writer Mr D H Lollipop. Stars Miriam Margolyes. From October 2012. Show more
Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons, who tackle topics such as Brighton Rock, Enid Blyton and The French Connection. Show more
Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to mention the unsavoury Eric Pode of Croydon. From November 1977. Show more
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes. From May 1974. Show more
Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong. Chaired by Simon Brett. From October 1998. Show more
Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999. Show more
Ian McKellen stars as Eugenie's miserly father, a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child. Gripping dramatisation of Balzac's classic. From July 2014. Show more
A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another. Read by Louise Jameson.
4 Extra Debut. May is newly widowed, and then her friend Ferdy declares that he has always adored her. With Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Bernard Hepton.
Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to mention the unsavoury Eric Pode of Croydon. From November 1977. Show more
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes. From May 1974. Show more
Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars Anton Lesser. Show more
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy
Episode 1: 1975-1980
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Grace Dent interviews Graeme Garden and John Lloyd about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1970s. Show more
English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. With Sian Thomas. Show more
A History of the Brain
Episode 1: A Hole in the Head
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Beginning his trip through 5,000 years of human understanding of our brain, Dr Geoff Bunn looks at trepanation and why Ancient Egypt believed the brain had no use in the afterlife. Show more
September 1915: Connie Hammond makes a dramatic return and Muriel gets worrying news. Stars Claire Goose and Brigit Forysth. Show more
Novelist and playwright Fay Weldon reads her own honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
Ian McKellen stars as Eugenie's miserly father, a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child. Gripping dramatisation of Balzac's classic. From July 2014. Show more
Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong. Chaired by Simon Brett. From October 1998. Show more
Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999. Show more
Vera Sackcloth Vest and her husband Henry have a new guest, writer Mr D H Lollipop. Stars Miriam Margolyes. From October 2012. Show more
Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons, who tackle topics such as Brighton Rock, Enid Blyton and The French Connection. Show more
Young historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious shunned town of Innsmouth in New England. Read by Richard Coyle.
A Good Read
Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Boycott and her guests, Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor, discuss books by Rose Macaulay, Jonathan Franzen and Maria McCann. From December 2002. Show more
Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to mention the unsavoury Eric Pode of Croydon. From November 1977. Show more
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes. From May 1974. Show more
Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars Anton Lesser. Show more
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy
Episode 1: 1975-1980
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Grace Dent interviews Graeme Garden and John Lloyd about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1970s. Show more
A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another. Read by Louise Jameson.
4 Extra Debut. May is newly widowed, and then her friend Ferdy declares that he has always adored her. With Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Bernard Hepton.
Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons, who tackle topics such as Brighton Rock, Enid Blyton and The French Connection. Show more
The best in contemporary comedy. Paul Garner chats 'Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave' with Chas Hodges.
Introduced to TV, the two Jacobites learn pitching shows is difficult and not a good idea. Stars David Haig. From October 2011. Show more
Made for 4 Extra. Miles Jupp hosts the bumper bonus version of Friday's programme.
Foley and McColl: The Interview
The Moroccan Striped Pig
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 9 months
The duo tells Parky about their strange first meeting. With Sean Foley, Hamish McColl and Michael Parkinson. From February 2003. Show more
Young historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious shunned town of Innsmouth in New England. Read by Richard Coyle.
A Good Read
Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Rosie Boycott and her guests, Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor, discuss books by Rose Macaulay, Jonathan Franzen and Maria McCann. From December 2002. Show more
Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars Anton Lesser. Show more
The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy
Episode 1: 1975-1980
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Grace Dent interviews Graeme Garden and John Lloyd about their experiences of making radio comedy in the late 1970s. Show more
English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. With Sian Thomas. Show more
A History of the Brain
Episode 1: A Hole in the Head
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Beginning his trip through 5,000 years of human understanding of our brain, Dr Geoff Bunn looks at trepanation and why Ancient Egypt believed the brain had no use in the afterlife. Show more
September 1915: Connie Hammond makes a dramatic return and Muriel gets worrying news. Stars Claire Goose and Brigit Forysth. Show more
Novelist and playwright Fay Weldon reads her own honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
Ian McKellen stars as Eugenie's miserly father, a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child. Gripping dramatisation of Balzac's classic. From July 2014. Show more
Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong. Chaired by Simon Brett. From October 1998. Show more
Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999. Show more