Monologues by Lynne Truss. Twins Tina and Pat always take adventurous holidays together and are sailing the Nile. But this time it proves to be their last trip. From February 2002. Show more
Poet Lemn Sissay examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he'd attempted to make amends. From 2016. Show more
A routine case for private eye Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. Show more
Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 2012. Show more
Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers. Stars Darren Boyd. From April 2009. Show more
Dominic Frisby hosts a satirical panel show in which money-savvy comedians Andy Zaltzman, Paul Sinha and friends try to make sense of the peculiar world of pop economics. Show more
John Cleese's magic tricks, and a talking baboon called Dermot. Songs and sketches with Graeme Garden. From April 1967. Show more
Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From January 1977. Show more
Frank Skinner, with historian Kate Williams and guests John Lloyd and Katy Brand, ponders history’s funniest moments. From 2014. Show more
As Len interferes in Gaelene's running plans, can Thomas and Jane find time for romance? Stars Caroline Quentin. From March 1996. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 87: 18-22 September 1917
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers, and Dorothea prepares to return to work. Show more
If the old house remains intact, Velan's beautiful gardens will endure. But property developers gather. Read by Sam Dastor. From June 1991.
4 Extra Debut. Robert Vaughn stars in a dramatic account of his time filming in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when he was trapped by Soviet tanks. From November 2007. Show more
John Cleese's magic tricks, and a talking baboon called Dermot. Songs and sketches with Graeme Garden. From April 1967. Show more
Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From January 1977. Show more
A routine case for private eye Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. Show more
Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 2012. Show more
1917. At Craiglockhart War Hospital, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen discuss war and poetry. Read by Alice Arnold. From May 1992.
Astronomer Heather Couper looks at Tycho Brahe's realisation that the heavens change - that a planet's orbit could be predicted.
Things come to a head in Vic and Ingrid's marriage. Who can Vic turn to for advice? Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca Callard. From July 2010.
As the ploughman homeward drops into the western bay, we offer you bene darkmans dear listener. Mark Forsyth is finifugal as his Horologicon reaches the end of the day. From 2012. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 87: 18-22 September 1917
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers, and Dorothea prepares to return to work. Show more
Frank Skinner, with historian Kate Williams and guests John Lloyd and Katy Brand, ponders history’s funniest moments. From 2014. Show more
As Len interferes in Gaelene's running plans, can Thomas and Jane find time for romance? Stars Caroline Quentin. From March 1996. Show more
Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers. Stars Darren Boyd. From April 2009. Show more
Dominic Frisby hosts a satirical panel show in which money-savvy comedians Andy Zaltzman, Paul Sinha and friends try to make sense of the peculiar world of pop economics. Show more
The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where Darv and Astra face danger. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. Show more
Suzi Quatro and Lenny Kaye discuss the famous Brecht/Weill song written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928. From December 2015. Show more
John Cleese's magic tricks, and a talking baboon called Dermot. Songs and sketches with Graeme Garden. From April 1967. Show more
Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From January 1977. Show more
A routine case for private eye Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. Show more
Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 2012. Show more
If the old house remains intact, Velan's beautiful gardens will endure. But property developers gather. Read by Sam Dastor. From June 1991.
4 Extra Debut. Robert Vaughn stars in a dramatic account of his time filming in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when he was trapped by Soviet tanks. From November 2007. Show more
Dominic Frisby hosts a satirical panel show in which money-savvy comedians Andy Zaltzman, Paul Sinha and friends try to make sense of the peculiar world of pop economics. Show more
Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof in which Pip chases the dragon in the exotic East (End). With Richard Johnson. From September 2008. Show more
The Comedy Club Interviews
Dan Antopolski 1/2
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Dan Antopolski.
Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe land at the BBC to tackle Radio 3. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February 2000. Show more
Tough-talking comedian Mark Thomas chats to another, Alexei Sayle, in the tag talk show. From January 2005. Show more
The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where Darv and Astra face danger. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. Show more
Suzi Quatro and Lenny Kaye discuss the famous Brecht/Weill song written for The Threepenny Opera in 1928. From December 2015. Show more
A routine case for private eye Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. Show more
Before Banksy there was Walter Kershaw. Mark Hodkinson meets the pioneering ‘guerrilla’ artist from Lancashire. From 2012. Show more
1917. At Craiglockhart War Hospital, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen discuss war and poetry. Read by Alice Arnold. From May 1992.
Astronomer Heather Couper looks at Tycho Brahe's realisation that the heavens change - that a planet's orbit could be predicted.
Things come to a head in Vic and Ingrid's marriage. Who can Vic turn to for advice? Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca Callard. From July 2010.
As the ploughman homeward drops into the western bay, we offer you bene darkmans dear listener. Mark Forsyth is finifugal as his Horologicon reaches the end of the day. From 2012. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 87: 18-22 September 1917
58 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers, and Dorothea prepares to return to work. Show more
Frank Skinner, with historian Kate Williams and guests John Lloyd and Katy Brand, ponders history’s funniest moments. From 2014. Show more
As Len interferes in Gaelene's running plans, can Thomas and Jane find time for romance? Stars Caroline Quentin. From March 1996. Show more