Founding member of The Goon Show, Michael Bentine, shares stories of his life and comedy career. From September 1993. Episode 1 of 6. Show more

Cast out of her home, who can Florence Dombey turn to? With Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick. Show more

A middle-aged man and woman chat politely in a hotel. Neither is quite what they seem to be. Stars Alan Bennett and Judi Dench. Show more

A family funeral reveals some uncomfortable home truths for social worker Clare and her family. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2015. Show more

Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. Show more

4 Extra Debut. It's Ladies v Gents in the Just a Minute forerunner. With Roy Plomley, Gerard Hoffnung, Eric Sykes and Margot Holden. From September 1952. Show more

A 1955 trip to Guyana for BBC TV’s Zoo Quest and meeting a caiman. David Attenborough reads from his account of his early years. Show more

Fi Glover introduces some cautionary tales about encounters with dogs, proving it is surprising what you hear when you listen. From June 2013. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From Johannes Brahms to Eric Clapton. Stage and screen actor John Hurt shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From September 1984.

True stories told live in the USA: Dame Wilburn from the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada. Show more

Dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips chooses 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 'Starlight Express'.

Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. Show more

4 Extra Debut. It's Ladies v Gents in the Just a Minute forerunner. With Roy Plomley, Gerard Hoffnung, Eric Sykes and Margot Holden. From September 1952. Show more

Cast out of her home, who can Florence Dombey turn to? With Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick. Show more

A middle-aged man and woman chat politely in a hotel. Neither is quite what they seem to be. Stars Alan Bennett and Judi Dench. Show more

A rare condition means Tom ages so slowly that while he looks about 41, he is in fact over 400 years old. Read by Tom Hollander. Show more

Ian McMillan pays poetic tribute to the sound of Big Ben's New Year chimes, from the first broadcast on BBC Radio, through the dark days of the war, to today. From 2015. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Faced with an upstart stepdaughter, the Queen is forced into decisive and deadly action over her King. Stars Lizzy McInnerny. From January 2013. Show more

4 Extra Debut. On New Year's Eve, poet Daljit Nagra selects a winter journey in poetry with Stewart Conn: Edinburgh at the Year's Midnight. Show more

A family funeral reveals some uncomfortable home truths for social worker Clare and her family. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2015. Show more

The Man in Black introduces a dark mystery of Fay's blighted return to the West Country. Stars Edward de Souza and Joanna Myers. From January 1993. Show more

Professor Parkins uncovers a very curious artefact. Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Starring Michael Hordern. Show more

True stories told live in the USA: Dame Wilburn from the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko Nevada. Show more

Dancer and choreographer Arlene Phillips chooses 'I'm Still Standing' by Elton John and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 'Starlight Express'.

A 1955 trip to Guyana for BBC TV’s Zoo Quest and meeting a caiman. David Attenborough reads from his account of his early years. Show more

Fi Glover introduces some cautionary tales about encounters with dogs, proving it is surprising what you hear when you listen. From June 2013. Show more

4 Extra Debut. From Johannes Brahms to Eric Clapton. Stage and screen actor John Hurt shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From September 1984.

A family funeral reveals some uncomfortable home truths for social worker Clare and her family. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2015. Show more

Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden's 'Clue' alter egos. With Humphrey Lyttelton and James Naughtie. From December 2004. Show more

A school fete incident. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s South London. By Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos. From 2013. Show more

Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996. Show more

Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December 1996. Show more

The Man in Black introduces a dark mystery of Fay's blighted return to the West Country. Stars Edward de Souza and Joanna Myers. From January 1993. Show more

Professor Parkins uncovers a very curious artefact. Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Starring Michael Hordern. Show more

Cast out of her home, who can Florence Dombey turn to? With Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick. Show more

A middle-aged man and woman chat politely in a hotel. Neither is quite what they seem to be. Stars Alan Bennett and Judi Dench. Show more

A rare condition means Tom ages so slowly that while he looks about 41, he is in fact over 400 years old. Read by Tom Hollander. Show more

Ian McMillan pays poetic tribute to the sound of Big Ben's New Year chimes, from the first broadcast on BBC Radio, through the dark days of the war, to today. From 2015. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Faced with an upstart stepdaughter, the Queen is forced into decisive and deadly action over her King. Stars Lizzy McInnerny. From January 2013. Show more