Michael Bentine recalls the start of The Goon Show, and characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers. From November 1994. Show more
Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire. Stars Claire Goose and Brigit Forsyth. Show more
The Great Stromberg is a great piano teacher, but his student begins to suspect that he may be a fraud. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Simon Kane. From 2014. Show more
Susan bets her schoolboy brother five shillings that he can't tell the truth for 24 hours. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From May 1960. Show more
Jim claims Dick is overweight, and the Glums are off to the Ideal Home Exhibition. Starring Jimmy Edwards. From March 1956. Show more
A philosophical meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott’s parents. Read by Stephen Mangan. Show more
The Listening Project
Pete and Steve - Guitar Guys
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Fi Glover introduces a conversation between two men who have been changed by the guitar-making experience, and who now want to spend all their time building them. Show more
From The Rolling Stones to Monty Python. Designer Cath Kidston shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2011. Show more
Meg Bowles introduces stories about how we deal with rejection, failure and embarrassment. True stories told live in the USA. Show more
Sir David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature’s most inaccessible places, high up in the jungle canopy. From 2011. Show more
Susan bets her schoolboy brother five shillings that he can't tell the truth for 24 hours. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From May 1960. Show more
Jim claims Dick is overweight, and the Glums are off to the Ideal Home Exhibition. Starring Jimmy Edwards. From March 1956. Show more
Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire. Stars Claire Goose and Brigit Forsyth. Show more
The Great Stromberg is a great piano teacher, but his student begins to suspect that he may be a fraud. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
It's back to 1980s, as Adrian Mole goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery. Read by Harry McEntire. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces Jack Houlahan's cautionary drama 'The Genius of Pleasure', and writer Howard Jacobson recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more
An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around but finds incompetent staff resistant to change. Stars Simon Callow. From 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'Lemn Sissay: Landmark Poetics', meditating on the public role of poetry in the outdoors. From March 2015. Show more
John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Simon Kane. From 2014. Show more
An English girl, fresh to Salem in Massachusetts, faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs. Show more
Mystery during a family's hotel stay, when only the son can see a mysterious figure when using the lift. Read by Robert Lang. Show more
Meg Bowles introduces stories about how we deal with rejection, failure and embarrassment. True stories told live in the USA. Show more
Sir David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature’s most inaccessible places, high up in the jungle canopy. From 2011. Show more
The Pleasure Principle
Future Proofing: No End of Pleasure / Better Than Sex
1 hour on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces an exploration of pleasure in 'Future Proofing: No End of Pleasure', and writer Adam Thorpe recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more
The Great Stromberg is a great piano teacher, but his student begins to suspect that he may be a fraud. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
From The Rolling Stones to Monty Python. Designer Cath Kidston shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2011. Show more
John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Simon Kane. From 2014. Show more
Missing for six years, Brian has stories to tell. He relives his adventures in Gravinia. Stars Neil Pearson. From July 2012. Show more
The Comedy Club Interviews
Yuriko Kotani. 2/2
5 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Yuriko Kotani.
Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's tour of the miserable world of relationships. Stars Dawn French. From November 2005. Show more
The world telephone premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The satirist pokes fun, with Harry Enfield and Rory Bremner. From March 2004. Show more
Alex is obsessed with snails, but can women ever replace them in his affections? Stars Gerard Foster. From July 2001. Show more
An English girl, fresh to Salem in Massachusetts, faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs. Show more
Mystery during a family's hotel stay, when only the son can see a mysterious figure when using the lift. Read by Robert Lang. Show more
Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire. Stars Claire Goose and Brigit Forsyth. Show more
The Great Stromberg is a great piano teacher, but his student begins to suspect that he may be a fraud. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Show more
It's back to 1980s, as Adrian Mole goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery. Read by Harry McEntire. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dane Baptiste introduces Jack Houlahan's cautionary drama 'The Genius of Pleasure', and writer Howard Jacobson recalls a sensual pleasure in 'Better Than Sex'. Show more
An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around but finds incompetent staff resistant to change. Stars Simon Callow. From 2014. Show more