Made for 4 Extra. Daljit Nagra selects Down off the Pedestals featuring the new poet laureate, Simon Armitage. From 2011. Show more
Aliens and déjà vu. Alex Horne and his band explore miscellaneous mysterious things via music and comedy. From June 2014. Show more
Leaving a glittering London party, Milkie finds arson and bloodshed in the Welsh mountains. Thriller starring Dennis Waterman. Show more
Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector. How is it changing our national heritage? From 2010. Show more
Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child. Stars Lindsey Coulson. From February 2000. 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 much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's 'greatest living writer' - Ernie. With Marion Montgomery. From February 1976. Show more
When Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must track down a coffin! Adapted from TV with John Laurie. From June 1974. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Will Storr, physicist Lieven Scheire and presenter Sandi Toksvig. From 2014. Show more
Smallbone gets a job in customer service at a supermarket, but ends up leading a protest. Stars Ardal O'Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
Mrs Henry Wood - East Lynne
3. A Chance Encounter in Boulogne
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Rescued from a life of misery, poorly Lady Isabel is prescribed sea air, but Mr Carlyle is busy elsewhere. Stars Rosemary Leach. Show more
Guy Raz explores how our brains make sense of sensation, and how our minds manufacture 'reality’. Show more
Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love' and Dolly Parton's '9 to 5'.
The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's 'greatest living writer' - Ernie. With Marion Montgomery. From February 1976. Show more
When Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must track down a coffin! Adapted from TV with John Laurie. From June 1974. Show more
Leaving a glittering London party, Milkie finds arson and bloodshed in the Welsh mountains. Thriller starring Dennis Waterman. Show more
Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector. How is it changing our national heritage? From 2010. Show more
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Episode 1: 1. Sole Survivor
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Eleanor's simple, completely fine life is set to change. Tale of loneliness, loss and possibility of change. Read by Tracy Wiles. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
Taming the Exotic
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Kathy Willis examines the Victorian race to flower the Amazonian waterlily in Britain’s giant greenhouses in the 1840s. From 2014. Show more
A Glasgow lawyer representing three drunken women discovers they share the BRCA2 cancer gene. Stars Tamara Kennedy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Reading from his colourful memoir, comedian and actor Omid Djalili recalls when he provoked laughter for all the wrong reasons. Show more
Mrs Henry Wood - East Lynne
3. A Chance Encounter in Boulogne
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Rescued from a life of misery, poorly Lady Isabel is prescribed sea air, but Mr Carlyle is busy elsewhere. Stars Rosemary Leach. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Will Storr, physicist Lieven Scheire and presenter Sandi Toksvig. From 2014. Show more
Smallbone gets a job in customer service at a supermarket, but ends up leading a protest. Stars Ardal O'Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
Living in a run-down community, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child. Stars Lindsey Coulson. From February 2000. 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
6. Strategic Withdrawal
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Bill and Josella are offered hope, but yet another obstacle is put in their way. Stars Gary Watson and Barbara Shelley. Show more
A Good Read
Alistair Beaton and Valerie Grove
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Beaton, Valerie Grove and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Isabella Bird, Penelope Mortimer and Nikolai Gogol. From 2008. Show more
The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's 'greatest living writer' - Ernie. With Marion Montgomery. From February 1976. Show more
When Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must track down a coffin! Adapted from TV with John Laurie. From June 1974. Show more
Leaving a glittering London party, Milkie finds arson and bloodshed in the Welsh mountains. Thriller starring Dennis Waterman. Show more
Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector. How is it changing our national heritage? From 2010. Show more
Guy Raz explores how our brains make sense of sensation, and how our minds manufacture 'reality’. Show more
Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love' and Dolly Parton's '9 to 5'.
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
Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From March 1994. Show more
The National Treasures announce their newest members, and there's a sneak preview of Jeremy Corbyn's cardio workout video. Show more
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Colin Hoult.
Under threat from the authorities, the station targets community relations. Stars Angus Deayton. From August 1984. Show more
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids
6. Strategic Withdrawal
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Bill and Josella are offered hope, but yet another obstacle is put in their way. Stars Gary Watson and Barbara Shelley. Show more
A Good Read
Alistair Beaton and Valerie Grove
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Alistair Beaton, Valerie Grove and Sue MacGregor discuss books by Isabella Bird, Penelope Mortimer and Nikolai Gogol. From 2008. Show more
Leaving a glittering London party, Milkie finds arson and bloodshed in the Welsh mountains. Thriller starring Dennis Waterman. Show more
Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector. How is it changing our national heritage? From 2010. Show more
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Episode 1: 1. Sole Survivor
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Eleanor's simple, completely fine life is set to change. Tale of loneliness, loss and possibility of change. Read by Tracy Wiles. Show more
Plants: From Roots to Riches
Taming the Exotic
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Kathy Willis examines the Victorian race to flower the Amazonian waterlily in Britain’s giant greenhouses in the 1840s. From 2014. Show more
A Glasgow lawyer representing three drunken women discovers they share the BRCA2 cancer gene. Stars Tamara Kennedy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Reading from his colourful memoir, comedian and actor Omid Djalili recalls when he provoked laughter for all the wrong reasons. Show more
Mrs Henry Wood - East Lynne
3. A Chance Encounter in Boulogne
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Rescued from a life of misery, poorly Lady Isabel is prescribed sea air, but Mr Carlyle is busy elsewhere. Stars Rosemary Leach. Show more
John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus are joined by author Will Storr, physicist Lieven Scheire and presenter Sandi Toksvig. From 2014. Show more
Smallbone gets a job in customer service at a supermarket, but ends up leading a protest. Stars Ardal O'Hanlon. From 2015. Show more
