Festive anxiety is rampant as a falling-out and bitter disappointment make for a goodwill bypass. Stars Julie Graham. From May 2014. Show more
Milton Jones is the man who can help anyone anywhere - whether they need it or not. So when a groom-to-be mysteriously vanishes, Milton leaps in. Show more
Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather. Stars Dinsdale Landen and Frances Jeater. Show more
Rock musicians and bird watchers Guy Garvey, Martin Noble and Marc Riley go to Shetland in search of the quail. From September 2009.
There's mutiny in the air as Tommy and Sheila set off on their cruise. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From November 1999. Show more
Funny and moving stories as Sarah tries to be more positive and the family’s pet hamster gets a trip to the vets. From 2018. Show more
A shock for the crew over news that HMS Troutbridge is to be mothballed in Plymouth. Stars Jon Pertwee. From September 1963. Show more
Kenneth Horne flicks through his diary, and Hornerama probes love and marriage. With Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Carmen Callil and Victoria Glendinning. From July 1998. Show more
A hapless vicar discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is not what he expected. Stars James Grout. From February 1991. Show more
Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris. Stars Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber. Show more
Jennifer Egan - Emerald City and Other Stories
Episode 1: Puerto Vallarta
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
When a girl who loves her father discovers his deception, it is time to grow up and make a choice. Read by Sasha Pick. Show more
The young Madame la Marquise is away on holiday, alone and bored. But then she meets the local photographer. Stars Sian Thomas. Show more
A shock for the crew over news that HMS Troutbridge is to be mothballed in Plymouth. Stars Jon Pertwee. From September 1963. Show more
Kenneth Horne flicks through his diary, and Hornerama probes love and marriage. With Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather. Stars Dinsdale Landen and Frances Jeater. Show more
Rock musicians and bird watchers Guy Garvey, Martin Noble and Marc Riley go to Shetland in search of the quail. From September 2009.
Sarah notices that the presence of the militia makes James uncomfortable. What secrets is he keeping? Pride & Prejudice from the servants' perspective, read by Sophie Thompson.
In courts and great houses, the troubadours wrote secular songs of love, jealousy and betrayal. History with James Naughtie. Show more
The life of female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot: posing for Manet and a new rival. Stars Sarah-Jane Holm. Show more
Book of the Week
Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed
Episode 3
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A real-life murder mystery from 1833 reveals the fear surrounding arsenic poisoning in Victorian Britain, and the hunt for a test to prove it. Show more
Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris. Stars Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber. Show more
Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Carmen Callil and Victoria Glendinning. From July 1998. Show more
A hapless vicar discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is not what he expected. Stars James Grout. From February 1991. Show more
There's mutiny in the air as Tommy and Sheila set off on their cruise. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From November 1999. Show more
Funny and moving stories as Sarah tries to be more positive and the family’s pet hamster gets a trip to the vets. From 2018. Show more
Collette wants Alison to write a book, but her childhood memories are disturbing. Starring Alison Steadman and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Scholar Andrew MacLeod is taken to North Africa, where he is horrified to hear a voice from his past. Read by Robert Paterson. Show more
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up? From April 1999. Show more
A shock for the crew over news that HMS Troutbridge is to be mothballed in Plymouth. Stars Jon Pertwee. From September 1963. Show more
Kenneth Horne flicks through his diary, and Hornerama probes love and marriage. With Kenneth Williams. From August 1958. Show more
Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather. Stars Dinsdale Landen and Frances Jeater. Show more
Rock musicians and bird watchers Guy Garvey, Martin Noble and Marc Riley go to Shetland in search of the quail. From September 2009.
Jennifer Egan - Emerald City and Other Stories
Episode 1: Puerto Vallarta
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraWhen a girl who loves her father discovers his deception, it is time to grow up and make a choice. Read by Sasha Pick. Show more
The young Madame la Marquise is away on holiday, alone and bored. But then she meets the local photographer. Stars Sian Thomas. Show more
Funny and moving stories as Sarah tries to be more positive and the family’s pet hamster gets a trip to the vets. From 2018. Show more
Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle a mother behaving like a teenager and a butcher who can't find a girl. From February 2010. Show more
The life of young Billy at his Victorian boarding school. Improvised historical family saga with Paul Merton. From July 1995. Show more
Martin has a sporting challenge, but can Charles save a disgraced minister? Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From January 2002. Show more
Collette wants Alison to write a book, but her childhood memories are disturbing. Starring Alison Steadman and Rosie Cavaliero. Show more
Scholar Andrew MacLeod is taken to North Africa, where he is horrified to hear a voice from his past. Read by Robert Paterson. Show more
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up? From April 1999. Show more
Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather. Stars Dinsdale Landen and Frances Jeater. Show more
Rock musicians and bird watchers Guy Garvey, Martin Noble and Marc Riley go to Shetland in search of the quail. From September 2009.
Sarah notices that the presence of the militia makes James uncomfortable. What secrets is he keeping? Pride & Prejudice from the servants' perspective, read by Sophie Thompson.
In courts and great houses, the troubadours wrote secular songs of love, jealousy and betrayal. History with James Naughtie. Show more
The life of female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot: posing for Manet and a new rival. Stars Sarah-Jane Holm. Show more
Book of the Week
Sandra Hempel - The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed
Episode 3
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraA real-life murder mystery from 1833 reveals the fear surrounding arsenic poisoning in Victorian Britain, and the hunt for a test to prove it. Show more
Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris. Stars Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber. Show more
Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Carmen Callil and Victoria Glendinning. From July 1998. Show more
A hapless vicar discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is not what he expected. Stars James Grout. From February 1991. Show more
