Hardeep Singh Kohli meets the volunteers who run the last Independent Labour Party socialist tea room in the country. From December 2012. Show more
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage. Inspired by author Tom Fry's own story. With Sophie Thompson.
A woodland glade, a perfect picnic... a girl grows up, a woman grows old. Perfectly observed short story. Read by June Barrie. Show more
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Schoolboy Archie Andrews creates mayhem with radio ventriloquist Peter Brough, Beryl Reid and Max Bygraves. From December 1952. Show more
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The Listening Project
Adam and Jayden - A Metaphorical Angel
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between a 10-year-old and his youth worker which ranges from haircuts, through making things and writing poetry, to angels - metaphorical or otherwise. Show more
From The Kinks to Vaughan Williams. Naturalist and writer Richard Mabey shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 1997.
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Schoolboy Archie Andrews creates mayhem with radio ventriloquist Peter Brough, Beryl Reid and Max Bygraves. From December 1952. Show more
When faced with a financial shortfall, Professor Jimmy Edwards' plans are scuppered unless he can find a wife. From June 1961. Show more
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage. Inspired by author Tom Fry's own story. With Sophie Thompson.
A woodland glade, a perfect picnic... a girl grows up, a woman grows old. Perfectly observed short story. Read by June Barrie. Show more
Aftab finds a place to belong in the House of Dreams. A mesmerising journey from Old Delhi to Kashmir. Read by Indira Varma.
1940 - Louise goes to her first dance in wartime London and meets the famous painter Michael Hadleigh. Stars Penelope Wilton. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with writers Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney. From February 2002. Show more
After a near death experience with his beloved cat, Richard Wilson decides to plan his own fantasy funeral. From January 2014. Show more
When a group of young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative. Stars James Hayter. From 1963. Show more
A young man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house. Classic crime mystery read by Paul Danemen. Show more
Mary assumes she lives alone in a rambling old house. Her god-daughter Lucy knows she doesn’t... Read by Gillian Bevan. Show more
It's almost impossible to imagine a world without words. Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore the possibility in Radiolab. Show more
Joanna Moorhead tells the remarkable story of her father's cousin, the Surrealist artist and writer. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Show more
The Listening Project
Adam and Jayden - A Metaphorical Angel
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between a 10-year-old and his youth worker which ranges from haircuts, through making things and writing poetry, to angels - metaphorical or otherwise. Show more
From The Kinks to Vaughan Williams. Naturalist and writer Richard Mabey shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From 1997.
After a near death experience with his beloved cat, Richard Wilson decides to plan his own fantasy funeral. From January 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Marcus Brigstocke has got himself elected as a Member of the European Parliament. So it's off to Brussels. From August 2014. Show more
Chief mouser to the Cabinet Office gives a cat's eye view of life at Number 10 under Gordon Brown. With Tracy Wiles. From 2012. Show more
Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers. With Katy Wix. From August 2012. Show more
A theatre troupe visit the school. Pre-TV sitcom with Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss. From November 1997. Show more
When a group of young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative. Stars James Hayter. From 1963. Show more
A young man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house. Classic crime mystery read by Paul Danemen. Show more
Mary assumes she lives alone in a rambling old house. Her god-daughter Lucy knows she doesn’t... Read by Gillian Bevan. Show more
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage. Inspired by author Tom Fry's own story. With Sophie Thompson.
A woodland glade, a perfect picnic... a girl grows up, a woman grows old. Perfectly observed short story. Read by June Barrie. Show more
Aftab finds a place to belong in the House of Dreams. A mesmerising journey from Old Delhi to Kashmir. Read by Indira Varma.
1940 - Louise goes to her first dance in wartime London and meets the famous painter Michael Hadleigh. Stars Penelope Wilton. Show more
