The novelist Amit Chaudhuri conjures up the Calcutta of his imagination, a city he's loved all his life. From 2014. Show more

A group of over-cultivated characters attempt to behave in a civilised manner as they swap partners. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

A man remembers the moment in 1960 when his home town in Ayrshire first felt connected to the world. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more

Uljabaan prepares for his superior, Gryvook’s invasion assessment. Stars Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From March 2013. Show more

Headmaster Jim fights against industrialising the school playing fields. Stars Professor Jimmy Edwards. From April 1962. Show more

Harry is determined to grab a sale bargain by spending the night outside a department store. With Miriam Margoyles. From November 1976. Show more

Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed, insightful and considered account about a cast of young women from Tunisia, Germany, the UK and the Middle East who joined ISIS. Nadia Albina reads. Show more

Fi Glover introduces a first for the Project, a conversation about the forthcoming birth between the prospective parents, recorded only hours before their baby arrived. Show more

From Nina Simone to Mahler. Singer and punk icon Debbie Harry shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From May 2011. Show more

4 Debut Extra. Catherine Burns introduces tales of people taken by surprise by discoveries and events. True stories told live in the USA.

David Attenborough talks about Cicadas, strumming insects that fill the evening air across the world with sound. From 2011. Show more

Headmaster Jim fights against industrialising the school playing fields. Stars Professor Jimmy Edwards. From April 1962. Show more

Harry is determined to grab a sale bargain by spending the night outside a department store. With Miriam Margoyles. From November 1976. Show more

A group of over-cultivated characters attempt to behave in a civilised manner as they swap partners. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

A man remembers the moment in 1960 when his home town in Ayrshire first felt connected to the world. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more

Both Bassam and Rami tell the stories of their loss and how they chose to move forward. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Brett Westwood seeks out local species in the Forest of Dean, finding nuthatches and treecreepers. With Stephen Moss. From 2008. Show more

The 1857 trial of Madeleine Smith, accused of murdering her lover Emile L'Angelier. Stars Clare Grogan and Stella Quilley. Show more

Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Four Seasons – Spring - an anthology of old and new poems read by actors and poets. From 2017. Show more

Uljabaan prepares for his superior, Gryvook’s invasion assessment. Stars Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From March 2013. Show more

At the time of the Salem Witch Trials, a man wanders into the woods near his home and has a devilish encounter. Stars Jay Bowen. Show more

A parting of the ways for the Morel and Gren, but the search for a home goes on. Sci-fi fantasy read by Gareth Thomas. Show more

4 Debut Extra. Catherine Burns introduces tales of people taken by surprise by discoveries and events. True stories told live in the USA.

David Attenborough talks about Cicadas, strumming insects that fill the evening air across the world with sound. From 2011. Show more

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut Dan Mersh and Helen Keen begin a five hour Hitchhiker’s spectacular with the opening episode of the first series. Show more

The poet Daljit Nagra discusses Vogon Poetry. Should it be lauded as the third worse poetry in the universe?

Lucy Porter along with Brian Cox and Robin Ince from The Infinite Monkey Cage share their affection for Douglas Adams’ sci fi comedy. Show more

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hitchhiker’s spectacular continues with the second episode of the first series. Show more

The QI Elves and fact hunters, Dan Schreiber and Andrew Hunter Murray, investigate some of Douglas Adams’ predictions and inventions. Show more

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hitchhiker’s spectacular continues with the third episode of the first series. Show more

The original Ford Prefect, Geoffrey McGivern, talks to Dan Mersh and Helen Keen. Show more

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hitchhiker’s spectacular continues with the fourth episode of the first series. Show more

The standup mathematician Matt Parker, from Festival of the Spoken Nerd, delves into the rich significance of the number 42.

Dan Mersh and Helen Keen talk about the late Douglas Adams ahead of a special edition of Bookclub featuring The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator.

Angela Barnes and BBC Radio 4 Extra's Neil Sleat share their affection for Douglas Adams’ sci fi comedy.

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hitchhiker’s spectacular continues with the fifth episode of the first series. Show more

On the 42nd anniversary of its radio debut BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hitchhiker’s spectacular comes to a close with the sixth episode of the first series. Show more

At the time of the Salem Witch Trials, a man wanders into the woods near his home and has a devilish encounter. Stars Jay Bowen. Show more

A parting of the ways for the Morel and Gren, but the search for a home goes on. Sci-fi fantasy read by Gareth Thomas. Show more

Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen Thorne. Show more

A man remembers the moment in 1960 when his home town in Ayrshire first felt connected to the world. Read by Finn Den Hertog. Show more

Both Bassam and Rami tell the stories of their loss and how they chose to move forward. Read by Stanley Townsend. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Brett Westwood seeks out local species in the Forest of Dean, finding nuthatches and treecreepers. With Stephen Moss. From 2008. Show more

The 1857 trial of Madeleine Smith, accused of murdering her lover Emile L'Angelier. Stars Clare Grogan and Stella Quilley. Show more