Made for 4 Extra. Daljit Nagra selects More than a Desert with Kate Tempest plus Three Score and Ten – Thom Gunn. Show more
A battle and Manilow's Copacabana. Alex and his band explore the Tudors versus the Vikings via music and comedy. From June 2014. Show more
As civil war rages in Shrewsbury, the detective monk takes action. Ellis Peters' medieval thriller stars Philip Madoc. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Tenor Ian Bostridge in the rehearsal room of Britten's remarkable musical work for greater insight into the piece. From 2013. Show more
Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags for good, but faces one final crisis. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From August 1982. Show more
Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees Tim Brooke-Taylor and Tony Hawks pitched against Pippa Evans and Richard Osman with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
The regular butt of the comedy duo's jokes, singer Des O'Connor, brings along his angry mum. From December 1977. Show more
With the platoon marooned at the end of Walmington pier, Jones gets a shock. Adapted from TV. Stars Clive Dunn. From May 1974. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Richard Osman, professor Kevin Dutton and curator Sandra Knapp. From 2014. Show more
Will Smallbone find true love or, perhaps inevitably, make a complete hash of it? Starring Ardal O’Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
A photo evokes vivid memories for Anne of an intense lost love story across the English Channel. Stars Susan Jameson. Show more
Guy Raz explores how food is more than nourishment. It's a source of pleasure and guilt and an agent of change. Show more
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James selects This is The Sea by The Waterboys and Apply Some Pressure by Maximo Park.
The regular butt of the comedy duo's jokes, singer Des O'Connor, brings along his angry mum. From December 1977. Show more
With the platoon marooned at the end of Walmington pier, Jones gets a shock. Adapted from TV. Stars Clive Dunn. From May 1974. Show more
As civil war rages in Shrewsbury, the detective monk takes action. Ellis Peters' medieval thriller stars Philip Madoc. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Tenor Ian Bostridge in the rehearsal room of Britten's remarkable musical work for greater insight into the piece. From 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Having found literary success, our lady receives a royalty cheque and heads to a conference in Brussels. Read by Claire Skinner. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
A Rose by Any Other Name
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Professor Kathy Willis’s history starts with botanist Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants. From 2014. Show more
With her father dead, Laura must ask her aunt for help and discovers some disturbing news. Stars Gerda Stevenson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Adam Thorpe explores the base of this familiar Wiltshire turf, not exposed to sunlight for 4,300 years. Read by Philip Franks. Show more
A photo evokes vivid memories for Anne of an intense lost love story across the English Channel. Stars Susan Jameson. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Richard Osman, professor Kevin Dutton and curator Sandra Knapp. From 2014. Show more
Will Smallbone find true love or, perhaps inevitably, make a complete hash of it? Starring Ardal O’Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags for good, but faces one final crisis. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From August 1982. Show more
Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees Tim Brooke-Taylor and Tony Hawks pitched against Pippa Evans and Richard Osman with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids
1. The End Begins
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Brilliant flashes and a cloud of seeds. Bill Masen reveals how the world plunged into a plant nightmare. Stars Gary Watson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dillie Keane, Richard Fortey and Sue MacGregor discuss books by George Orwell, Nadine Gordimer and Graham Swift. From 2008. Show more
The regular butt of the comedy duo's jokes, singer Des O'Connor, brings along his angry mum. From December 1977. Show more
With the platoon marooned at the end of Walmington pier, Jones gets a shock. Adapted from TV. Stars Clive Dunn. From May 1974. Show more
As civil war rages in Shrewsbury, the detective monk takes action. Ellis Peters' medieval thriller stars Philip Madoc. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Tenor Ian Bostridge in the rehearsal room of Britten's remarkable musical work for greater insight into the piece. From 2013. Show more
Guy Raz explores how food is more than nourishment. It's a source of pleasure and guilt and an agent of change. Show more
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James selects This is The Sea by The Waterboys and Apply Some Pressure by Maximo Park.
Radio 4's antidote to panel games sees Tim Brooke-Taylor and Tony Hawks pitched against Pippa Evans and Richard Osman with Jack Dee in the chair. Show more
Handy hints on body language, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From February 1994. Show more
In times of crisis, the British have always sought solace and comfort in the mocking and ridiculing their leaders and institutions. Show more
The breakfast show team excitedly embark on their first ever television simulcast. Stars Angus Deayton. From July 1984. Show more
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids
1. The End Begins
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Brilliant flashes and a cloud of seeds. Bill Masen reveals how the world plunged into a plant nightmare. Stars Gary Watson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Dillie Keane, Richard Fortey and Sue MacGregor discuss books by George Orwell, Nadine Gordimer and Graham Swift. From 2008. Show more
As civil war rages in Shrewsbury, the detective monk takes action. Ellis Peters' medieval thriller stars Philip Madoc. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Tenor Ian Bostridge in the rehearsal room of Britten's remarkable musical work for greater insight into the piece. From 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Having found literary success, our lady receives a royalty cheque and heads to a conference in Brussels. Read by Claire Skinner. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
A Rose by Any Other Name
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Professor Kathy Willis’s history starts with botanist Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants. From 2014. Show more
With her father dead, Laura must ask her aunt for help and discovers some disturbing news. Stars Gerda Stevenson. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Adam Thorpe explores the base of this familiar Wiltshire turf, not exposed to sunlight for 4,300 years. Read by Philip Franks. Show more
A photo evokes vivid memories for Anne of an intense lost love story across the English Channel. Stars Susan Jameson. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Richard Osman, professor Kevin Dutton and curator Sandra Knapp. From 2014. Show more
Will Smallbone find true love or, perhaps inevitably, make a complete hash of it? Starring Ardal O’Hanlon. From 2015. Show more