Professor Swann seduces students over a languorous meal of spaghetti vongole, but what is he really after? Starring Bill Nighy. Show more
Paul Merton and Suki Webster star in a superb, funny, warm-hearted, surprising comedy about a comedian meeting his number one fan. Show more
The detective superintendent is moving closer to a solution, but her internet tormentor has other ideas. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
From Brighton's chocolate-cream poisoner to chocolate hand grenades. Jo Brand looks at the sinister history of the sweet treat. Show more
Two daft, 1930s' con men kidnap a lad who confounds them with tricks learned from Wild West movies. With Joe Caffrey. From 2015. Show more
Ruby’s take on mental health - to make us laugh at her, ourselves, make our lives manageable and share coping tools. From 2018. Show more
Problem corner with Marjorie Droops, and Robinson Prunestone gets marooned. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Graeme Garden. From June 1968. Show more
Lawyer Roger is touting for work, which means some sweet-talking to both Joy and Sally. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1971. Show more
Angus Deayton lets Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones devise their own panel show rounds. From 2012. Show more
Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness as well as some unexpected advances. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987. Show more
Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more
Podcast Radio Hour
Simon O'Hagan: 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off'
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Simon O'Hagan for some favourite podcasts. Features 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off' plus a chat with Eva Krysiak. Show more
Problem corner with Marjorie Droops, and Robinson Prunestone gets marooned. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Graeme Garden. From June 1968. Show more
Lawyer Roger is touting for work, which means some sweet-talking to both Joy and Sally. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1971. Show more
The detective superintendent is moving closer to a solution, but her internet tormentor has other ideas. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
From Brighton's chocolate-cream poisoner to chocolate hand grenades. Jo Brand looks at the sinister history of the sweet treat. Show more
Having awoken in a strange hotel room, Thomas returns to the Expo to find that both his roommate Tony and the highly-prized ZETA machine have mysteriously disappeared. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
5. Swordplay and Swagger
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
What the rapier and the dagger, worn by all gentlemen, tell us about the levels of violence in Elizabethan London. From 2012. Show more
Widow Wadman makes a discovery and Tristram brings his life story to a surprising conclusion. Stars Neil Dudgeon. From February 2005.
Book of the Week
Simon Morrison - The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
Episode 5: A parcel changes everything
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Simon Morrison's biography of the remarkable woman who married Russian composer Serge Prokofiev. Read by Sian Thomas. From April 2013. Show more
Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more
Angus Deayton lets Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones devise their own panel show rounds. From 2012. Show more
Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness as well as some unexpected advances. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987. Show more
Two daft, 1930s' con men kidnap a lad who confounds them with tricks learned from Wild West movies. With Joe Caffrey. From 2015. Show more
Ruby’s take on mental health - to make us laugh at her, ourselves, make our lives manageable and share coping tools. From 2018. Show more
Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective - leaving Gabriel Syme in despair. Read by Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, 'The Sea', released in 2010, and plays tracks from it live. With John Wilson. From 2012. Show more
Problem corner with Marjorie Droops, and Robinson Prunestone gets marooned. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Graeme Garden. From June 1968. Show more
Lawyer Roger is touting for work, which means some sweet-talking to both Joy and Sally. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1971. Show more
The detective superintendent is moving closer to a solution, but her internet tormentor has other ideas. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
From Brighton's chocolate-cream poisoner to chocolate hand grenades. Jo Brand looks at the sinister history of the sweet treat. Show more
Podcast Radio Hour
Simon O'Hagan: 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off'
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Simon O'Hagan for some favourite podcasts. Features 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off' plus a chat with Eva Krysiak. Show more
Ruby’s take on mental health - to make us laugh at her, ourselves, make our lives manageable and share coping tools. From 2018. Show more
Arthur and company are blown up, but still drop into a very exclusive eatery. Stars Peter Jones and Roy Hudd. From April 1978. Show more
The Comedy Club Interviews
Tiff Stevenson 1/2
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Tiff Stevenson.
A new gunner is recruited for the Second World War. The late Spike Milligan reads from his own idiosyncratic military memoir. From December 2008. Show more
Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jack Dee 'look back' at the decade that was yet to happen. Recorded in July 1993. Show more
Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective - leaving Gabriel Syme in despair. Read by Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, 'The Sea', released in 2010, and plays tracks from it live. With John Wilson. From 2012. Show more
The detective superintendent is moving closer to a solution, but her internet tormentor has other ideas. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
From Brighton's chocolate-cream poisoner to chocolate hand grenades. Jo Brand looks at the sinister history of the sweet treat. Show more
Having awoken in a strange hotel room, Thomas returns to the Expo to find that both his roommate Tony and the highly-prized ZETA machine have mysteriously disappeared. Show more
Shakespeare's Restless World
5. Swordplay and Swagger
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
What the rapier and the dagger, worn by all gentlemen, tell us about the levels of violence in Elizabethan London. From 2012. Show more
Widow Wadman makes a discovery and Tristram brings his life story to a surprising conclusion. Stars Neil Dudgeon. From February 2005.
Book of the Week
Simon Morrison - The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev
Episode 5: A parcel changes everything
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraSimon Morrison's biography of the remarkable woman who married Russian composer Serge Prokofiev. Read by Sian Thomas. From April 2013. Show more
Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more
Angus Deayton lets Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones devise their own panel show rounds. From 2012. Show more
Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness as well as some unexpected advances. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987. Show more
