Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine go in search of a secretive and confusing creature in the Amazon - the Manatee. From October 1989. Show more
Lynne Reid Banks' classic tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice. Starring Lynne Seymour. Show more
Amidst the fragility of life, a young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring. Read by Gareth Armstrong. Show more
Ed is homeless, but he has a two-book deal and an empty furniture warehouse to caretake. Stars Christopher Douglas. From May 2015. Show more
The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons, Patricia Hayes and Janie Marden. From June 1963. Show more
Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From May 1950. Show more
In 2015, Thomas Page McBee became the first trans man to fight at Madison Square Garden, boxing’s hallowed hall. He was there to find answers to the question of why men fight. Show more
The Listening Project
Reece and Jennifer – Dancing Divisions
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between two 13-year-olds about how it’s their widely differing attitudes to competition that holds the key to their successful dance partnership. Show more
From Beethoven to Paul Simon, the Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices. With Sue Lawley. From May 1999.
Radiolab messes up what it took 300 years to lay out: the Periodic Table of elements. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons, Patricia Hayes and Janie Marden. From June 1963. Show more
Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From May 1950. Show more
Lynne Reid Banks' classic tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice. Starring Lynne Seymour. Show more
Amidst the fragility of life, a young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring. Read by Gareth Armstrong. Show more
West Berlin. 1988. Maurice, a young waiter, wants to be a writer. Read by Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: C major, as used by Haydn, Mendelssohn and John Lennon. With Paul Spicer.
17th-century Italy: composer Alessandro Stradella’s real life is one of scandal, chaos and close calls. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber: Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy on mixtapes. Presented by Paul Farley. From December 2016. Show more
Ed is homeless, but he has a two-book deal and an empty furniture warehouse to caretake. Stars Christopher Douglas. From May 2015. Show more
A Sting in the Tale
4. Sally Go Round the Moon by Natalia Power
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Are job pressures making Sally hear a child's voice that no-one else can hear? Or is she being haunted? Stars Jaimi Barbakoff. Show more
Mark Gatiss introduces Alison Falconer's chilling tale of a young mum inheriting a haunted cottage. Stars Anne-Marie Piazza. Show more
Radiolab messes up what it took 300 years to lay out: the Periodic Table of elements. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
In 2015, Thomas Page McBee became the first trans man to fight at Madison Square Garden, boxing’s hallowed hall. He was there to find answers to the question of why men fight. Show more
The Listening Project
Reece and Jennifer – Dancing Divisions
5 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Fi Glover with a conversation between two 13-year-olds about how it’s their widely differing attitudes to competition that holds the key to their successful dance partnership. Show more
From Beethoven to Paul Simon, the Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices. With Sue Lawley. From May 1999.
Ed is homeless, but he has a two-book deal and an empty furniture warehouse to caretake. Stars Christopher Douglas. From May 2015. Show more
Here comes a Muffin the Mule shock in the spoof boys' adventure paper from yesteryear. With Alistair McGowan. From August 1992. Show more
The week's news stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public. Josh Berry, Ciaran Dowd and Nimisha Odedra join host Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Show more
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Angela Barnes chats again to Canadian comic Glenn Wool.
John Weak discovers nothing is legally binding about a legally binding contract. Stars Alexander Armstrong. From September 2005. Show more
A Sting in the Tale
4. Sally Go Round the Moon by Natalia Power
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Are job pressures making Sally hear a child's voice that no-one else can hear? Or is she being haunted? Stars Jaimi Barbakoff. Show more
Mark Gatiss introduces Alison Falconer's chilling tale of a young mum inheriting a haunted cottage. Stars Anne-Marie Piazza. Show more
Lynne Reid Banks' classic tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice. Starring Lynne Seymour. Show more
Amidst the fragility of life, a young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring. Read by Gareth Armstrong. Show more
West Berlin. 1988. Maurice, a young waiter, wants to be a writer. Read by Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. Today: C major, as used by Haydn, Mendelssohn and John Lennon. With Paul Spicer.
17th-century Italy: composer Alessandro Stradella’s real life is one of scandal, chaos and close calls. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
