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on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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4 Extra Debut. Psychological drama. Happy family life is disrupted when Tom's son Simon comes to stay and unearths the past. Stars Nicholas Gleaves. From December 2013. Show more
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The Parkinsons reach their new secluded home. But David’s dream of isolation is even more remote. Stars Rodney Bewes. From 1981. Show more
The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a confession - but will he admit his intentions? Read by Michael Jayston. Show more
Graeme Fife discovers the musical landscape inspired by cycling with enthusiasts Dervla Murphy and Alan Bennett. From July 2003.
Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss. The students begin to understand how they are different from those beyond the school gates. From June 2016.
Astronomer Heather Couper looks at the discovery of quasars - huge black holes a long way from Earth. From June 2008. Show more
Murder mystery set in 1934. Elspeth's adoptive mother Alice Simmons arrives in London and provides Penrose with a vital link between the past and the present. From April 2008.
Jimi arrives in Britain in September 1966 and soon takes swinging London by storm. Read by Rhashan Stone. From August 2005.
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Simon Mayo's battle of the comedy generations. With Ted Robins, Rufus Hound, Jon Richardson and Roger De Courcey. From March 2011. Show more
The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire. Civil War comedy with Joss Ackland. From November 1990. Show more
Dentist Marty has high hopes for a relationship. And the zoo brings out the animal in Pete. Stars Chris O'Dowd. From October 2006. Show more
Jen competes with Stuart in the parenting stakes – with a kids’ sleepover like no other... Stars Sheila Hancock. From 2015. Show more
Michelle comes face to face with the evil Ice Queen, Novod Scaa. Is she too late to save Travis? Stars Alan Halsall. From February 1998. Show more
The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey talks to Tom Morton about a musical career and rock legacy spanning five decades. From 2011. Show more
A geographical society from Willesden heads to the Antarctic aboard HMS Troutbridge. Starring Leslie Phillips. From December 1959. Show more
The Parkinsons reach their new secluded home. But David’s dream of isolation is even more remote. Stars Rodney Bewes. From 1981. Show more
The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a confession - but will he admit his intentions? Read by Michael Jayston. Show more
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Stories from Songwriters
Episode 3: The Announcer's Daughter, by Eliza Carthy
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraThree songwriters turn to short story writing. Mercury Prize-nominated Eliza Carthy's unusual and playful fairy tale with a twist. From May 2014. Episode 3 of 3. Show more
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Join Ian Leslie for an exercise in literary archaeology, as he unearths the early writing efforts of our best-known novelists, poets and playwrights. From November 2013. Show more
World Weary: It's snow jokes from Paul Copley and Helen Moon in the sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.
The best in contemporary comedy. Plus Rob Deering is joined by Phil Wang.
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An unusual doctor, the perils of parenthood and faking it as a boxer. Stars Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker. From August 2005. Show more
Michelle comes face to face with the evil Ice Queen, Novod Scaa. Is she too late to save Travis? Stars Alan Halsall. From February 1998. Show more
The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey talks to Tom Morton about a musical career and rock legacy spanning five decades. From 2011. Show more
The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a confession - but will he admit his intentions? Read by Michael Jayston. Show more
Graeme Fife discovers the musical landscape inspired by cycling with enthusiasts Dervla Murphy and Alan Bennett. From July 2003.
Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel of love, friendship and loss. The students begin to understand how they are different from those beyond the school gates. From June 2016.
Astronomer Heather Couper looks at the discovery of quasars - huge black holes a long way from Earth. From June 2008. Show more
Murder mystery set in 1934. Elspeth's adoptive mother Alice Simmons arrives in London and provides Penrose with a vital link between the past and the present. From April 2008.
Jimi arrives in Britain in September 1966 and soon takes swinging London by storm. Read by Rhashan Stone. From August 2005.
Richard II struggles to introduce culture to the war-based English court. With Patrick Kennedy and Blake Ritson. From June 2011. Show more
Simon Mayo's battle of the comedy generations. With Ted Robins, Rufus Hound, Jon Richardson and Roger De Courcey. From March 2011. Show more
The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire. Civil War comedy with Joss Ackland. From November 1990. Show more
