Lucy is eager to throw a sophisticated New Year's Eve party. But things go horribly, horribly wrong. Stars Daisy Haggard. Show more
Nicholas Parsons presents the 77th series of the iconic panel show. His guests in the second episode are Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth. Show more
Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation and a mutilated body is discovered. Read by Claudie Blakley.
Michael Angelis charts the success in the in the 1950s and 60s of Liverpool's all-girl group The Vernons Girls. From 2006. Show more
Can an unusual source help Dr Heaven complete his mission, before things explode in his face? Stars Richard Bean. From August 1995. Show more
Mark discusses his own experiences of being poor and quite well-off and how each impacted his personality. From 2014. Show more
Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From March 1972. Show more
The work-shy pair run into deep trouble when they supervise a building project. With Richard Murdoch. Originally from October 1965 and re-recorded in 1980. Show more
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests present the week in news through stand-up and sketches. Steve and Hugh are joined by Mae Martin, Andy Zaltzman, Jess Robinson and Luke Kempner. Show more
Ex-lovers turned cafe-bar owners Pam and Merv discuss love, life and a revamp. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From November 2001. Show more
Posted to a remote outpost, Carl's life, and the outlook for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is set to worsen. Stars Paul Ready. Show more
Fires burning a week after the false apocalypse, a bereaved wife returns alone to her looted home. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more
When Luke acquires a valuable sketch, he plans to make a killing, but he can't pull it off without Catrin's help. Contemporary art scam thriller. Stars Clive Standen. Show more
Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From March 1972. Show more
The work-shy pair run into deep trouble when they supervise a building project. With Richard Murdoch. Originally from October 1965 and re-recorded in 1980. Show more
Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation and a mutilated body is discovered. Read by Claudie Blakley.
Michael Angelis charts the success in the in the 1950s and 60s of Liverpool's all-girl group The Vernons Girls. From 2006. Show more
Young writer Paul Varjak gets to know girl-about-town Holly Golightly in 1940s New York. Read by Henry Goodman.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country
Episode 2: William Wordsworth and the Sublime Landscape
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
How Wordsworth expressed a sense of nature's powers in his poetry that has influenced thinking about the countryside ever since.
Rejecting her children's plans for her old age, Lady Slane embarks on a new life and makes two eccentric friends in Hampstead. Stars Honor Blackman. Show more
Despite only six weeks spent there aged four, Gary always said home was Barbados - not Stevenage. Read by David Harewood. Show more
Posted to a remote outpost, Carl's life, and the outlook for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is set to worsen. Stars Paul Ready. Show more
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul Lamford, Professor Angela Newing and Robert Eastaway. From July 1998.
Smitten by lovely Lucinda, squire Fenton must firstly face her mother's demands. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more
Can an unusual source help Dr Heaven complete his mission, before things explode in his face? Stars Richard Bean. From August 1995. Show more
Mark discusses his own experiences of being poor and quite well-off and how each impacted his personality. From 2014. Show more
Afternoon Reading
Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars
Episode 2: The Shadow of a Volcano
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Tragedy follows as Mars Twenty crash lands on Mars, and the crew is minus a speech writer. Read by Peter Capaldi. Show more
Trying to fulfil his client's wish to be Ruler of the World, Junior Wizard Rincewind is unnerved by his success. Stars Mark Heap. Show more
In his history of the Oscars, Paul Gambaccini discovers how David Lean's epic won the Best Picture Award in 1963. From February 2008. Show more
Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From March 1972. Show more
The work-shy pair run into deep trouble when they supervise a building project. With Richard Murdoch. Originally from October 1965 and re-recorded in 1980. Show more
Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation and a mutilated body is discovered. Read by Claudie Blakley.
Michael Angelis charts the success in the in the 1950s and 60s of Liverpool's all-girl group The Vernons Girls. From 2006. Show more
Fires burning a week after the false apocalypse, a bereaved wife returns alone to her looted home. Read by Lindsay Duncan. Show more
When Luke acquires a valuable sketch, he plans to make a killing, but he can't pull it off without Catrin's help. Contemporary art scam thriller. Stars Clive Standen. Show more
Mark discusses his own experiences of being poor and quite well-off and how each impacted his personality. From 2014. Show more
Kerry Godliman is obsessed with lists. On the plan for today: Avoiding eBay, descaling the kettle and reviewing the plumber. Sketches from April 2013. Show more
The writer ponders moving in with his girlfriend, and which geranium is sexiest? With Alistair McGowan. From February 1992. Show more
The Londoner invites Micky Flanagan and Nat Luurtsema round to his place, and there's music from Alabama 3. From July 2009. Show more
Afternoon Reading
Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars
Episode 2: The Shadow of a Volcano
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Tragedy follows as Mars Twenty crash lands on Mars, and the crew is minus a speech writer. Read by Peter Capaldi. Show more
Trying to fulfil his client's wish to be Ruler of the World, Junior Wizard Rincewind is unnerved by his success. Stars Mark Heap. Show more
In his history of the Oscars, Paul Gambaccini discovers how David Lean's epic won the Best Picture Award in 1963. From February 2008. Show more
Mary Jago meets the recipient of her bone marrow donation and a mutilated body is discovered. Read by Claudie Blakley.
Michael Angelis charts the success in the in the 1950s and 60s of Liverpool's all-girl group The Vernons Girls. From 2006. Show more
Young writer Paul Varjak gets to know girl-about-town Holly Golightly in 1940s New York. Read by Henry Goodman.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country
Episode 2: William Wordsworth and the Sublime Landscape
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
How Wordsworth expressed a sense of nature's powers in his poetry that has influenced thinking about the countryside ever since.
Rejecting her children's plans for her old age, Lady Slane embarks on a new life and makes two eccentric friends in Hampstead. Stars Honor Blackman. Show more
Despite only six weeks spent there aged four, Gary always said home was Barbados - not Stevenage. Read by David Harewood. Show more
Posted to a remote outpost, Carl's life, and the outlook for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is set to worsen. Stars Paul Ready. Show more
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul Lamford, Professor Angela Newing and Robert Eastaway. From July 1998.
Smitten by lovely Lucinda, squire Fenton must firstly face her mother's demands. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more