The Hull women do some publicity for their play. Trouble is, Rita still has not told Billy. Stars Deborah McAndrew. From December 2000. Show more
Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth and Angela Barnes join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Show more
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Exploring the controversy around Maggi Hambling's Scallop sculpture, her Benjamin Britten tribute on Aldeburgh beach. From 2013. Show more
Will Bill and Faith get to go on a proper holiday together? Stars Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam and Belinda Lang. From May 1991. Show more
It’s Simon's big day, but whatever happens, his friends will be there to pick up the pieces, won’t they? Stars John Hannah. From 2019. Show more
The writer and his wife grapple with their domestic appliances. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From May 1981. Show more
Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction. Can caretaker Ramsay save the day? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From July 1983. Show more
Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp.
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A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. From June 1995. Show more
Lily's past returns to haunt her, Grace has a difficult letter to write, Johnny makes a new friend and Mr Toogood begins to live up to his name. Show more
BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates the very best in storytelling with Ben Moor and his tall tale Coelacanth. Show more
The writer and his wife grapple with their domestic appliances. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From May 1981. Show more
Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction. Can caretaker Ramsay save the day? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From July 1983. Show more
A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant. Show more
Exploring the controversy around Maggi Hambling's Scallop sculpture, her Benjamin Britten tribute on Aldeburgh beach. From 2013. Show more
Jacob creates his own version of the Book of the Dead while Mum Claire is refusing to leave Issy’s bunk. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more
From 'office wife' to sexual harassment – changes in attitudes to sex. Lucy Kellaway's origins of corporate culture. From July 2013. Show more
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7. The Visitor
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Reconciled Jane and Toby are making Christmas plans, when an unexpected visitor arrives. Stars Lynne Seymour and John McAndrew. Show more
Kidnapped and far from home, Solomon Northup is sent to be sold as a slave Virginia. Show more
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John Lloyd and his curator Jimmy Carr welcome objects from Sara Pascoe, Marc Abrahams and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. From May 2012. Show more
Charles learns of Izzy's torrid past, when her friends join them for a holiday. Stars Imelda Staunton. From November 1988. Show more
Will Bill and Faith get to go on a proper holiday together? Stars Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam and Belinda Lang. From May 1991. Show more
It’s Simon's big day, but whatever happens, his friends will be there to pick up the pieces, won’t they? Stars John Hannah. From 2019. Show more
Probing a nasty fascist cult in 1920s New York, dandy spy hero Lucifer Box is accused of murder. Read by the author Mark Gatiss. Show more
Professor Jeffrey Richards tracks down the history and varied portrayals of the Robin Hood of crime Simon Templar, aka the Saint. Show more
The writer and his wife grapple with their domestic appliances. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From May 1981. Show more
Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction. Can caretaker Ramsay save the day? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From July 1983. Show more
A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant. Show more
Exploring the controversy around Maggi Hambling's Scallop sculpture, her Benjamin Britten tribute on Aldeburgh beach. From 2013. Show more
BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates the very best in storytelling with Ben Moor and his tall tale Coelacanth. Show more
It’s Simon's big day, but whatever happens, his friends will be there to pick up the pieces, won’t they? Stars John Hannah. From 2019. Show more
Dr Johnson's famed biographer James Boswell meets Maria Callas and her dog - and stars in an opera. Stars Miles Jupp. From 2015. Show more
The best in contemporary comedy. Bounder & Cad sing about a lady called Theresa.
Unusual pets and shock elections in the bizarre world of Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf. From May 2007. Show more
A Buddhist pest control expert is hampered by his unwillingness to actually kill pests. With Sanjeev Bhaskar. From July 1997. Show more
Probing a nasty fascist cult in 1920s New York, dandy spy hero Lucifer Box is accused of murder. Read by the author Mark Gatiss. Show more
Professor Jeffrey Richards tracks down the history and varied portrayals of the Robin Hood of crime Simon Templar, aka the Saint. Show more
A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant. Show more
Exploring the controversy around Maggi Hambling's Scallop sculpture, her Benjamin Britten tribute on Aldeburgh beach. From 2013. Show more
Jacob creates his own version of the Book of the Dead while Mum Claire is refusing to leave Issy’s bunk. Read by Emma Fielding. Show more
From 'office wife' to sexual harassment – changes in attitudes to sex. Lucy Kellaway's origins of corporate culture. From July 2013. Show more
Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room
7. The Visitor
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Reconciled Jane and Toby are making Christmas plans, when an unexpected visitor arrives. Stars Lynne Seymour and John McAndrew. Show more
Kidnapped and far from home, Solomon Northup is sent to be sold as a slave Virginia. Show more
Lily's past returns to haunt her, Grace has a difficult letter to write, Johnny makes a new friend and Mr Toogood begins to live up to his name. Show more
John Lloyd and his curator Jimmy Carr welcome objects from Sara Pascoe, Marc Abrahams and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. From May 2012. Show more
Charles learns of Izzy's torrid past, when her friends join them for a holiday. Stars Imelda Staunton. From November 1988. Show more
