4 Extra Debut. Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra introduces 'Broken Paradise' - poetry from Sri Lanka's bitter three-decade civil war. From April 2013. Show more
Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning. With Judy Parfitt. From May 2014. Show more
The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife. Stars Terence Alexander. Show more
Huw Cordey visits the South Pacific Island of Anuta, where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. From 2009. Show more
1937: On a remote Isles of Scilly island, the locals resist attempts to modernise their post office. Stars Joseph Kloska. Show more
Nicholas Parsons hosts the award-winning panel show. Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth play the game, with Hayley Sterling blowing the whistle. From 2017. Show more
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery, and let's play Family Fortunes. With Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From October 1980. Show more
Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement. Adapted from TV with Ian Lavender. From April 1975. Show more
James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb in the literary panel show. From January 2012. Show more
Tension mounts as Carol approaches full term and Violet marries. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Philip Jackson. From December 2004. Show more
A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery for Walter Hartright. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A couple are bemused by a gift from their son, but it comes in useful when he leaves for Navy service. Read by Claire Knight. Show more
A resentful soccer spouse rants about the game and her football manager husband. Stars Pauline Collins and Timothy West.
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery, and let's play Family Fortunes. With Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From October 1980. Show more
Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement. Adapted from TV with Ian Lavender. From April 1975. Show more
The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife. Stars Terence Alexander. Show more
Huw Cordey visits the South Pacific Island of Anuta, where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. From 2009. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Frances gives her first dinner party. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
A Rose by Any Other Name
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Professor Kathy Willis’s history starts with botanist Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants. From 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Jeanne leaves her convent education filled with thoughts of love and romance. Starring Aimeé Ffion Edwards. Show more
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Dover to London
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Recalling tea with tinned biscuits, the American author takes a sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more
A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery for Walter Hartright. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb in the literary panel show. From January 2012. Show more
Tension mounts as Carol approaches full term and Violet marries. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Philip Jackson. From December 2004. Show more
1937: On a remote Isles of Scilly island, the locals resist attempts to modernise their post office. Stars Joseph Kloska. Show more
Nicholas Parsons hosts the award-winning panel show. Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth play the game, with Hayley Sterling blowing the whistle. From 2017. Show more
When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past. Can she be forgiven? Stars Doreen Keogh. Show more
When one of a pair of rival entomologists dies, the other believes he discovers an elusive new species. Read by David McAlister. Show more
A Good Read
Sir Menzies Campbell & Alain de Botton
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Menzies Campbell and Alain de Botton on books by Roy Hattersley, Nicholson Baker and Diana Athill. From April 2004. Show more
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery, and let's play Family Fortunes. With Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From October 1980. Show more
Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement. Adapted from TV with Ian Lavender. From April 1975. Show more
The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife. Stars Terence Alexander. Show more
Huw Cordey visits the South Pacific Island of Anuta, where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. From 2009. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A couple are bemused by a gift from their son, but it comes in useful when he leaves for Navy service. Read by Claire Knight. Show more
A resentful soccer spouse rants about the game and her football manager husband. Stars Pauline Collins and Timothy West.
Nicholas Parsons hosts the award-winning panel show. Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Fern Britton and Gyles Brandreth play the game, with Hayley Sterling blowing the whistle. From 2017. Show more
Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From January 2005. Show more
Much more than an impression show, the world of politics, celebrity and media are often viciously sent up. Like a baked Alaska, it's only warm on the outside. Show more
Recorded in June 1994, Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and John O'Farrell look forward to the Year of the Telepathone. Show more
When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past. Can she be forgiven? Stars Doreen Keogh. Show more
When one of a pair of rival entomologists dies, the other believes he discovers an elusive new species. Read by David McAlister. Show more
A Good Read
Sir Menzies Campbell & Alain de Botton
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Menzies Campbell and Alain de Botton on books by Roy Hattersley, Nicholson Baker and Diana Athill. From April 2004. Show more
The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife. Stars Terence Alexander. Show more
Huw Cordey visits the South Pacific Island of Anuta, where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. From 2009. Show more
Nearly 30 years on from its publication, Hilary Mantel serialises her third novel. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. Abridged by Sara Davies. Frances gives her first dinner party. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
A Rose by Any Other Name
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Professor Kathy Willis’s history starts with botanist Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants. From 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Jeanne leaves her convent education filled with thoughts of love and romance. Starring Aimeé Ffion Edwards. Show more
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
Dover to London
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Recalling tea with tinned biscuits, the American author takes a sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale. Show more
A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery for Walter Hartright. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb in the literary panel show. From January 2012. Show more
Tension mounts as Carol approaches full term and Violet marries. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Philip Jackson. From December 2004. Show more