To mark Remembrance Day, Poet Daljit Nagra selects Coming Home, a reflection on life as a soldier. With Andrew Motion. From November 2014. Show more

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With Edith Hall. From 2014. Show more

Budget cuts spark conflict in a Cambridge college and Gilbert's plotting. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer. Show more

Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more

Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles? Stars Martin Clunes. From September 1994. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comic Bridget Christie, historian Andrea Wulf and documentary maker Vikram Jayanti. From 2018. Show more

Shrewd Miss Pugh urges the Lad to get insured. But is Sid's policy such a wise buy? Stars Tony Hancock. From February 1958. Show more

Horace's grandfather's ancient steam engine hits the rails once more. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972. Show more

Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover join Nicholas Parsons to talk for 60 seconds. From June 2011.

Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004. Show more

Beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York and sets her sights on Ralph Marvell. But will he live up to her expectations? 1913 American satire stars Rebecca Night. Show more

Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian master.

If all the world's a stage, then Henry and Sheila's reunion might become a farce. Stars Timothy West and Julia McKenzie. Show more

Shrewd Miss Pugh urges the Lad to get insured. But is Sid's policy such a wise buy? Stars Tony Hancock. From February 1958. Show more

Horace's grandfather's ancient steam engine hits the rails once more. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972. Show more

Budget cuts spark conflict in a Cambridge college and Gilbert's plotting. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer. Show more

Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more

Once raised by his father in the bleak family mansion, Scythrop Glowry vows to change the world. Read by Kenneth Williams. Show more

Beginning his trip through 5,000 years of human understanding of our brain, Dr Geoff Bunn looks at trepanation and why Ancient Egypt believed the brain had no use in the afterlife. Show more

Sumayya Hilmi must decide the future of the family-run hospital. Syrian writers and actors provide a rare glimpse of how life is lived in contemporary Damascus. Show more

Partly inspired by his childhood admiration of the Duke of Edinburgh, Matthew Baylis travels to Vanuatu to explore the cult whose members revere Prince Philip as an island god. Show more

Beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York and sets her sights on Ralph Marvell. But will he live up to her expectations? 1913 American satire stars Rebecca Night. Show more

Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover join Nicholas Parsons to talk for 60 seconds. From June 2011.

Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004. Show more

Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles? Stars Martin Clunes. From September 1994. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comic Bridget Christie, historian Andrea Wulf and documentary maker Vikram Jayanti. From 2018. Show more

Set to be the first men on the moon, Jet Morgan and his crew blast off. 1958 classic series set in 1965. Stars Andrew Faulds. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Andrew Motion and Roger Cook discuss books by Evelyn Waugh, Orhan Pamuk and JA Baker. From March 2007. Show more

Shrewd Miss Pugh urges the Lad to get insured. But is Sid's policy such a wise buy? Stars Tony Hancock. From February 1958. Show more

Horace's grandfather's ancient steam engine hits the rails once more. Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January 1972. Show more

Budget cuts spark conflict in a Cambridge college and Gilbert's plotting. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer. Show more

Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more

Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic disaster. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian master.

If all the world's a stage, then Henry and Sheila's reunion might become a farce. Stars Timothy West and Julia McKenzie. Show more

John Lloyd and Lee Mack welcome comic Bridget Christie, historian Andrea Wulf and documentary maker Vikram Jayanti. From 2018. Show more

Colin impersonates a film producer with dangerous consequences. Stars Charles Gray and Michael Troughton. From February 1996. Show more

The faded 70s idol fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while plugging his book. With Johnny Meres and Ben Miller. From October 1996. Show more

Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Show more

The complication of ordering coffee and finding Captain Oates. Sketch show with Robert Webb and Olivia Colman. From August 2002. Show more

Set to be the first men on the moon, Jet Morgan and his crew blast off. 1958 classic series set in 1965. Stars Andrew Faulds. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor, Andrew Motion and Roger Cook discuss books by Evelyn Waugh, Orhan Pamuk and JA Baker. From March 2007. Show more

Budget cuts spark conflict in a Cambridge college and Gilbert's plotting. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer. Show more

Magician Jolyon Jenkins sets himself the challenge of learning a maths-based trick that can not only fool working mathematicians, but seems genuinely magical. Show more

Once raised by his father in the bleak family mansion, Scythrop Glowry vows to change the world. Read by Kenneth Williams. Show more

Beginning his trip through 5,000 years of human understanding of our brain, Dr Geoff Bunn looks at trepanation and why Ancient Egypt believed the brain had no use in the afterlife. Show more

Sumayya Hilmi must decide the future of the family-run hospital. Syrian writers and actors provide a rare glimpse of how life is lived in contemporary Damascus. Show more

Partly inspired by his childhood admiration of the Duke of Edinburgh, Matthew Baylis travels to Vanuatu to explore the cult whose members revere Prince Philip as an island god. Show more

Beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York and sets her sights on Ralph Marvell. But will he live up to her expectations? 1913 American satire stars Rebecca Night. Show more

Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover join Nicholas Parsons to talk for 60 seconds. From June 2011.

Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004. Show more