4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra introduces 'Stanza on Stage', featuring the poetry of Grace Nichols. Presented by Simon Armitage. From May 1997. Show more
Mimi branches into teenage fiction, but what's the best name for a go-betweening dog? Bittersweet shared parenting comedy stars Mark Bonnar. From October 2013. Show more
John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall
1. The Black Trunk
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Can Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister save Marie Herman from the gallows? 1894 true story. Stars Tom Baker. Show more
Ian Marchant travels to Britain's least-used stations, on semi-secret trains that don't appear on timetables. From 2010. Show more
The town's media make-over excites the islanders, so can Irene really leave now? Stars Lynn Ferguson. From November 2002. Show more
David Mitchell gets John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Graeme Garden to lie with some truths. From April 2018. Show more
The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity. Stars Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams and Sid James. From October 1955. Show more
Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From May 1991. Show more
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock and Ian MacMillan trying to speak without hesitation, deviation or repetition. From November 2010. Show more
With summer holidays imminent, it's time for a museum trip. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Karl Howman. From January 1997. Show more
John Buchan - The 39 Steps
1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1 hour on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 12 months
After a murder in his flat, Richard Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies. Stars David Robb and Tom Baker. Show more
By Ruth Jones. Inspired by Welsh writer Dylan Thomas, a celebration of a colourful life of love. Recorded at Laugharne. Show more
Galbraith and the King of Diamonds
1. Enter a Frightened Lady
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Now he is retiring from a long police career, Bill wants a quiet life. His old pal Tommy has other ideas. Stars Bernard Hepton. Show more
The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity. Stars Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams and Sid James. From October 1955. Show more
Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From May 1991. Show more
John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall
1. The Black Trunk
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Can Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister save Marie Herman from the gallows? 1894 true story. Stars Tom Baker. Show more
Ian Marchant travels to Britain's least-used stations, on semi-secret trains that don't appear on timetables. From 2010. Show more
Five American college students murder one of their friends, but will they get away with it? Thriller read by William Hope.
Shakespeare's Restless World
11. Treason and Plots
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Neil MacGregor’s Shakespearean tabloid history of contemporary accounts of plots to murder Elizabeth I and James I. From 2012. Show more
4 Extra Debut. An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the sunny Italian Riviera. Narrated by Jenny Funnell. Show more
Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started in 1932 by grandparents Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson.
John Buchan - The 39 Steps
1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1 hour on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 12 months
After a murder in his flat, Richard Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies. Stars David Robb and Tom Baker. Show more
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock and Ian MacMillan trying to speak without hesitation, deviation or repetition. From November 2010. Show more
With summer holidays imminent, it's time for a museum trip. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Karl Howman. From January 1997. Show more
The town's media make-over excites the islanders, so can Irene really leave now? Stars Lynn Ferguson. From November 2002. Show more
David Mitchell gets John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Graeme Garden to lie with some truths. From April 2018. Show more
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
11. The Pursuit of the President
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
After the sunset confrontation between motor cars, the detectives return to London to accost Sunday. Read by Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Fiona Bruce and best-selling author Gervase Phinn talk about their favourite paperbacks by Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Pym and Christopher Nolan. From January 2006. Show more
The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity. Stars Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams and Sid James. From October 1955. Show more
Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From May 1991. Show more
John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall
1. The Black Trunk
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Can Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister save Marie Herman from the gallows? 1894 true story. Stars Tom Baker. Show more
Ian Marchant travels to Britain's least-used stations, on semi-secret trains that don't appear on timetables. From 2010. Show more
By Ruth Jones. Inspired by Welsh writer Dylan Thomas, a celebration of a colourful life of love. Recorded at Laugharne. Show more
Galbraith and the King of Diamonds
1. Enter a Frightened Lady
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Now he is retiring from a long police career, Bill wants a quiet life. His old pal Tommy has other ideas. Stars Bernard Hepton. Show more
David Mitchell gets John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders and Graeme Garden to lie with some truths. From April 2018. Show more
After four years of solitude in prehistoric Islington, Arthur Dent is reunited with Ford Prefect. Starring Simon Jones. From 2004. Show more
From 10.00 to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to the star of Celebrity Bedlam and The Royal Wedding Crashers, Lee Kern.
Made for 4 Extra. Miles Jupp is joined by Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell for a satirical look at the week's news. Extended edition of Friday's programme. Show more
The unacknowledged geniuses in the comic but factually accurate history of space exploration. With Helen Keen. From April 2014 Show more
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
11. The Pursuit of the President
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
After the sunset confrontation between motor cars, the detectives return to London to accost Sunday. Read by Geoffrey Palmer. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Fiona Bruce and best-selling author Gervase Phinn talk about their favourite paperbacks by Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Pym and Christopher Nolan. From January 2006. Show more
John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall
1. The Black Trunk
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Can Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister save Marie Herman from the gallows? 1894 true story. Stars Tom Baker. Show more
Ian Marchant travels to Britain's least-used stations, on semi-secret trains that don't appear on timetables. From 2010. Show more
Five American college students murder one of their friends, but will they get away with it? Thriller read by William Hope.
Shakespeare's Restless World
11. Treason and Plots
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Neil MacGregor’s Shakespearean tabloid history of contemporary accounts of plots to murder Elizabeth I and James I. From 2012. Show more
4 Extra Debut. An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the sunny Italian Riviera. Narrated by Jenny Funnell. Show more
Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started in 1932 by grandparents Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson.
John Buchan - The 39 Steps
1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1 hour on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 12 months
After a murder in his flat, Richard Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies. Stars David Robb and Tom Baker. Show more
Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game, with Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock and Ian MacMillan trying to speak without hesitation, deviation or repetition. From November 2010. Show more
With summer holidays imminent, it's time for a museum trip. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Karl Howman. From January 1997. Show more