Great Lives
Roger Saul chooses Gertrude Jekyll
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Fashion designer Roger Saul chooses early 20th century garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
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Fashion designer Roger Saul chooses early 20th century garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. With Matthew Parris. From 2015. Show more
Award winning comic Robert Webb reads his funny and moving memoir which shares wise words on masculinity’s pitfalls. From 2017. Show more
The Paddington Bear creator chooses ‘The Laughing Policeman’ by Charles Penrose and ‘All Or Nothing At All’ by Frank Sinatra.
1543: As the victims mount up, Shardlake and Barak are constantly wrong-footed. Is there an informant? Stars Justin Salinger. Show more
Confusion reigns as Noote does his aunt a favour behind the Bishop's back. Adapted from TV. With Derek Nimmo. From March 1971. Show more
Felicity decides to completely throw herself into the local church panto. Stars Moira Lister and Terence Alexander. From 1971. Show more
Robin's dream comes true as two crimes are committed on his doorstep. Stars Simon Greenall and Kay Stonham. From January 2002. Show more
From Bach to Schubert. Digital entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From May 2010. Show more
The naturalist muses on the messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds. From 2009. Show more
Radiolab makes three, possibly foolhardy, attempts to put a price on the priceless. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects Mother Tongue ep 2/6 in which Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world. From 2017. Show more
Paul regales us with stories that lie behind our football fascination, starting at the popular World Cup Final. From 2014. Show more
Angus Deayton's celebration features Radio Active, Hordes of the Things, Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful, Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts and The 27 Year Itch. Show more
Ernest is a fairground stallholder living in his Uncle Leo's baleful shadow, but Ernest has a special dream. Stars Paul Copley. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects Mother Tongue ep 2/6 in which Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world. From 2017. Show more
Paul regales us with stories that lie behind our football fascination, starting at the popular World Cup Final. From 2014. Show more
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Washington Irving's classic tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman, set in 17th-century America. Read by Martin Jarvis. Show more
What power does the family's ancestral home hold over Roderick and Madeline Usher? 1839 gothic horror read by Sean Barrett. Show more
Radiolab makes three, possibly foolhardy, attempts to put a price on the priceless. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Ernest is a fairground stallholder living in his Uncle Leo's baleful shadow, but Ernest has a special dream. Stars Paul Copley. Show more
From Bach to Schubert. Digital entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From May 2010. Show more
The naturalist muses on the messages conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases of singing birds. From 2009. Show more
Paul regales us with stories that lie behind our football fascination, starting at the popular World Cup Final. From 2014. Show more
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From Egypt to origami, the National Theatre of Brent presents the definitive history of Earth. Stars Patrick Barlow. From May 1990. Show more
Songs and poems from the Luton Laureate including tales of the Tate, a jumble sale and an armadillo. From September 1998. Show more
Each of the women get to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks. Each must face their fears. From 2016. Show more
Presumed dead after a 20-year trek, two explorers reveal their findings. Stars Greg Davies and Steve Hall. From April 2007. Show more
30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Washington Irving's classic tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman, set in 17th-century America. Read by Martin Jarvis. Show more
What power does the family's ancestral home hold over Roderick and Madeline Usher? 1839 gothic horror read by Sean Barrett. Show more
Angus Deayton's celebration features Radio Active, Hordes of the Things, Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful, Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts and The 27 Year Itch. Show more
Ernest is a fairground stallholder living in his Uncle Leo's baleful shadow, but Ernest has a special dream. Stars Paul Copley. Show more