Sheila and Tommy tackle their memoirs, but are their memories up to it? Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From May 2001. Show more
Comedians Anuvab Pal and Andy Zaltzman explore the legacy of empire in Kolkatav, through the physical objects that have been left behind in plain sight. Show more
Two self-obsessed writers clash over rival Byron biographies via answerphone. Can they agree? Stars Anna Massey and Bill Nighy. From June 1989. Show more
Lemn Sissay celebrates The Reverend Charles Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps. From 2013. Show more
Making the Best of It
Episode 4: Ceredigion or Bust
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 8 months
Anouska and Michael crave the simple life - Barry and Gwen try to oblige. And so do the Druids. Stars Clare Corbett. From 2014. Show more
Joe and Amanda attend a networking event, while Hardacre teaches Teddy how to be a man. Starring Josie Lawrence. From 2018. Show more
Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business. Adapted from TV with Paul Eddington and Selina Scott. From November 1984. Show more
Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1957. Show more
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and William Harston. From June 1998.
Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub. Stars Patrick Barlow. From June 1993. Show more
Gerald and Rupert are two very different gentlemen, with very different responses to love. Stars Clare Holman and Stella Gonet. Show more
An extended Las Palmas holiday, at someone else's expense, seems ideal. But is there a hidden agenda? Read by Patricia Brake. From July 1994.
1930s Britain: a new film seems doomed – unless a young composer can save the day with a magical score. Stars Maurice Denham. Show more
Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business. Adapted from TV with Paul Eddington and Selina Scott. From November 1984. Show more
Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1957. Show more
Two self-obsessed writers clash over rival Byron biographies via answerphone. Can they agree? Stars Anna Massey and Bill Nighy. From June 1989. Show more
Lemn Sissay celebrates The Reverend Charles Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps. From 2013. Show more
On their wedding day, Jack realises his new wife is unhappy - a sign of things to come perhaps? Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Chris Allen and Saliha Kismet - tour guides at St Paul's Cathedral and Istanbul's Blue Mosque - compare their jobs. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Can Shirley's charity help to alleviate the suffering of the poor in Briarfield? Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
In 1984, when president of the EEC, and despite their political differences, Francois Mitterrand went out of his way to befriend 'Dear Mrs Thatcher'. Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
Gerald and Rupert are two very different gentlemen, with very different responses to love. Stars Clare Holman and Stella Gonet. Show more
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and William Harston. From June 1998.
Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub. Stars Patrick Barlow. From June 1993. Show more
Making the Best of It
Episode 4: Ceredigion or Bust
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 8 months
Anouska and Michael crave the simple life - Barry and Gwen try to oblige. And so do the Druids. Stars Clare Corbett. From 2014. Show more
Joe and Amanda attend a networking event, while Hardacre teaches Teddy how to be a man. Starring Josie Lawrence. From 2018. Show more
Dr Abbotts claims clones are emotionless, while Jefferson and Lucy try to learn Carter 5's true fate. Stars Oliver Hembrough. Show more
Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees chooses 20th-century physicist and campaigner, Joseph Rotblat. With Matthew Parris. From January 2012. Show more
Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business. Adapted from TV with Paul Eddington and Selina Scott. From November 1984. Show more
Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1957. Show more
Two self-obsessed writers clash over rival Byron biographies via answerphone. Can they agree? Stars Anna Massey and Bill Nighy. From June 1989. Show more
Lemn Sissay celebrates The Reverend Charles Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps. From 2013. Show more
An extended Las Palmas holiday, at someone else's expense, seems ideal. But is there a hidden agenda? Read by Patricia Brake. From July 1994.
1930s Britain: a new film seems doomed – unless a young composer can save the day with a magical score. Stars Maurice Denham. Show more
Joe and Amanda attend a networking event, while Hardacre teaches Teddy how to be a man. Starring Josie Lawrence. From 2018. Show more
Made for 4 Extra. Short-form show from the same team behind the long-running Newsjack.
All the World's a Globe
Episode 1: 1. The Creation
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 10 months
The National Theatre of Brent tells the chaotic story of life on Earth. Stars Patrick Barlow and Jim Broadbent. From May 1990. Show more
Using letters to reveal corporate lunacy - the comedian ponders why we still bother with estate agents. From February 2011. Show more
Big Mac is the prime minister. You've never had it so long! Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain. From September 2006. Show more
Dr Abbotts claims clones are emotionless, while Jefferson and Lucy try to learn Carter 5's true fate. Stars Oliver Hembrough. Show more
Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees chooses 20th-century physicist and campaigner, Joseph Rotblat. With Matthew Parris. From January 2012. Show more
Two self-obsessed writers clash over rival Byron biographies via answerphone. Can they agree? Stars Anna Massey and Bill Nighy. From June 1989. Show more
Lemn Sissay celebrates The Reverend Charles Shaw, a botanist who found exotic plants on tips and dumps. From 2013. Show more
On their wedding day, Jack realises his new wife is unhappy - a sign of things to come perhaps? Read by Ciaran Hinds. Show more
Chris Allen and Saliha Kismet - tour guides at St Paul's Cathedral and Istanbul's Blue Mosque - compare their jobs. Show more
1811, Yorkshire. Can Shirley's charity help to alleviate the suffering of the poor in Briarfield? Stars Lesley Sharp. Show more
In 1984, when president of the EEC, and despite their political differences, Francois Mitterrand went out of his way to befriend 'Dear Mrs Thatcher'. Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
Gerald and Rupert are two very different gentlemen, with very different responses to love. Stars Clare Holman and Stella Gonet. Show more
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and William Harston. From June 1998.
Richard and Paul are entering a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off down the pub. Stars Patrick Barlow. From June 1993. Show more