East meets West in an epic chess game where politics, pride and chicken nuggets are at stake. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From April 1988. Show more
A return visit to Venue Cymru in Llandudno for Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman, Richard Osman and Rob Brydon with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris imagines what music Charles Dickens would have put on a playlist, with the help of Simon Callow. From December 2010. Show more
Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas. Stars Lynda Bellingham. From December 1992. Show more
A ring on the doorbell interrupts an already unconventional Wrigglesworth family Christmas as Tom battles to get home. From December 2015. Show more
The author and his wife Diana must prepare for a last minute Christmas visitor. Stars Ian Carmichael. From December 1977. Show more
The bumbling civil servants are acting like Scrooge! Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Re-recording from April 1980. Show more
David Cameron finds out what life in Britain would have been like without him as PM in a remake of the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life. Show more
Festive fun from the singing quartet of David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From 1985. Show more
A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity. Stars Simon Cadell and Freddie Jones. Show more
Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas spent in Africa is rudely interrupted. Read by Nicholas Le Prevost.
Hercule Poirot must try to retrieve a priceless stolen ruby at a festive party. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. Show more
The author and his wife Diana must prepare for a last minute Christmas visitor. Stars Ian Carmichael. From December 1977. Show more
The bumbling civil servants are acting like Scrooge! Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Re-recording from April 1980. Show more
Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris imagines what music Charles Dickens would have put on a playlist, with the help of Simon Callow. From December 2010. Show more
Ruth recounts how her grandfather arrived in Ireland and discovers the curious power of salmon fishing. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more
Michael Morpurgo wonders if medieval people recognised a phase of 'childhood', using clues from Britain's first childcare guru.
Eschewing his aristocratic background, William Crimsworth has rejected aid from his mother's family. Stars Paul Venables. Show more
Susanna Hislop on the origins of names of the night sky's constellations: Orion and nearby Taurus. From December 2014. Show more
A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity. Stars Simon Cadell and Freddie Jones. Show more
Jay Rayner’s festive grilling for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Giorgio Locatelli, Charita Jones and Michele Roberts. From 2005. Show more
Nancy’s keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration, but the old rogue has other ideas. Stars Maurice Denham. From 1991. Show more
Faith's children and Bill's ex-wife threaten her dream of a perfect Christmas. Stars Lynda Bellingham. From December 1992. Show more
A ring on the doorbell interrupts an already unconventional Wrigglesworth family Christmas as Tom battles to get home. From December 2015. Show more
Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger
2. The Wedding Bouquet
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Could the tale of a tragic marriage from 1677 have implications for a couple tying the knot today? Stars Alison McKenna. Show more
A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow. Show more
On his 90th birthday, the actor looks back to 1972, telling Derek Jones of his love of bird watching, fishing and conservation. Show more
The author and his wife Diana must prepare for a last minute Christmas visitor. Stars Ian Carmichael. From December 1977. Show more
The bumbling civil servants are acting like Scrooge! Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Re-recording from April 1980. Show more
Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris imagines what music Charles Dickens would have put on a playlist, with the help of Simon Callow. From December 2010. Show more
Sir Timothy Cratchit's selfish Christmas spent in Africa is rudely interrupted. Read by Nicholas Le Prevost.
Hercule Poirot must try to retrieve a priceless stolen ruby at a festive party. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. Show more
A ring on the doorbell interrupts an already unconventional Wrigglesworth family Christmas as Tom battles to get home. From December 2015. Show more
The dotty management consultants check out Britain's biggest supermarket chain. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2005. Show more
Nat Segnit reveals the story behind Laurel Miller's iconic photograph Crazy Bird. With Lucian Msamati. From November 2010. Show more
Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable? Stars John Thomson. From March 1998. Show more
Just how did Pharaoh Khufu build such a feat of engineering while maintaining a hashtag game with his followers? From March 2014. Show more
Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger
2. The Wedding Bouquet
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Could the tale of a tragic marriage from 1677 have implications for a couple tying the knot today? Stars Alison McKenna. Show more
A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow. Show more
On his 90th birthday, the actor looks back to 1972, telling Derek Jones of his love of bird watching, fishing and conservation. Show more
Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Owen Norris imagines what music Charles Dickens would have put on a playlist, with the help of Simon Callow. From December 2010. Show more
Ruth recounts how her grandfather arrived in Ireland and discovers the curious power of salmon fishing. Ailish Symons reads History of the Rain by Niall Williams. Show more
Michael Morpurgo wonders if medieval people recognised a phase of 'childhood', using clues from Britain's first childcare guru.
Eschewing his aristocratic background, William Crimsworth has rejected aid from his mother's family. Stars Paul Venables. Show more
Susanna Hislop on the origins of names of the night sky's constellations: Orion and nearby Taurus. From December 2014. Show more
A drunken night at the pub results in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity. Stars Simon Cadell and Freddie Jones. Show more
Jay Rayner’s festive grilling for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Giorgio Locatelli, Charita Jones and Michele Roberts. From 2005. Show more
Nancy’s keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration, but the old rogue has other ideas. Stars Maurice Denham. From 1991. Show more