4 Extra Debut. Paul Jackson reveals how 'Pop Idol' re-wrote the rules for TV talent shows and conquered the world. With Nina Myskow. From June 2012. Show more
HE Bates - Love for Lydia (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1 hour, 10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey. Show more
Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons and 'A Meeting by the River' by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
4 Extra Debut. A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle but it doesn't turn out the way he expects. Ready by Tom Bevan.
To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself to sell to the BBC. Stars Steve Delaney and Mel Giedroyc. From February 2009. Show more
Sinister foreign agents and mistaken identities spark further discombobulation. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From February 1958. Show more
David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice. Stars George Cole. From February 1959. Show more
Martin Amis’ non-fiction pieces from 1986 to 2016. Themes include Kingsley and smoking roll-ups. Read by Bill Nighy. Show more
The Listening Project
Eifion and Berwyn - Community Matters
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Fi Glover introduces two men who both put a lot into the thriving community of Llansannan in North Wales. For them a town holds no attraction, but village life has everything. Show more
4 Extra Debut. American writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her memoir 'Eat, Pary, Love'. With Harriett Gilbert. From January 2016. Show more
Radiolab asks if the last moments of life should be captured, seen and shared? With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Sinister foreign agents and mistaken identities spark further discombobulation. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From February 1958. Show more
David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice. Stars George Cole. From February 1959. Show more
HE Bates - Love for Lydia (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1 hour, 10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey. Show more
Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons and 'A Meeting by the River' by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
4 Extra Debut. A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle but it doesn't turn out the way he expects. Ready by Tom Bevan.
Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum. Adrian has his tonsils out. Read by Harry McEntire. Show more
Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling and considers whether “it’s all absolutely true”. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. 1870s London: Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life. He meets a medium, but is he really his saviour? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Tennyson's Lady of Shalott with Peggy Reynolds. From 2006. Show more
To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself to sell to the BBC. Stars Steve Delaney and Mel Giedroyc. From February 2009. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
3. The Nursery and a Child
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 6 months
More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House. Stars John Woodvine and Robert Glenister. Show more
Can Colin and Susan escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to the wizard Cadellin? Stars Andrea Murphy. Show more
Radiolab asks if the last moments of life should be captured, seen and shared? With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Martin Amis’ non-fiction pieces from 1986 to 2016. Themes include Kingsley and smoking roll-ups. Read by Bill Nighy. Show more
The Listening Project
Eifion and Berwyn - Community Matters
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Fi Glover introduces two men who both put a lot into the thriving community of Llansannan in North Wales. For them a town holds no attraction, but village life has everything. Show more
4 Extra Debut. American writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her memoir 'Eat, Pary, Love'. With Harriett Gilbert. From January 2016. Show more
To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself to sell to the BBC. Stars Steve Delaney and Mel Giedroyc. From February 2009. Show more
With London's transport system in a shambles, the consultants ride to the rescue. Stars Emma Kennedy. From November 2001. Show more
The Comedy Club Interviews
Rodney Slater and Michael Livesley
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
The best in comtemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Rodney Slater and Michael Livesley about Bonzos and Parrots.
Hosted by Angela Barnes, the scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public, and then bought to life by a revolving cast of sketch performers. Show more
Things get fishy for Mike, while Dave and Alan encounter spooky goings-on at the cab office. Stars Lesley Sharp. From October 2009. Show more
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
3. The Nursery and a Child
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 6 months
More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House. Stars John Woodvine and Robert Glenister. Show more
Can Colin and Susan escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to the wizard Cadellin? Stars Andrea Murphy. Show more
HE Bates - Love for Lydia (Omnibus)
Episode 1
1 hour, 10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey. Show more
Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons and 'A Meeting by the River' by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
4 Extra Debut. A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle but it doesn't turn out the way he expects. Ready by Tom Bevan.
Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum. Adrian has his tonsils out. Read by Harry McEntire. Show more
Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling and considers whether “it’s all absolutely true”. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. 1870s London: Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life. He meets a medium, but is he really his saviour? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more