Children’s TV’s Timmy Mallett nominates Richard the Lionheart. With historian Helen Castor and Matthew Parris. From 2016. Show more
A story that follows a grieving boy and his dad on an American road trip. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more
Musician Brian Eno with ‘Jerusalem’ from Rex Lawson on pianola and ‘Peace Be Still' by Rev James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir.
Anthony Bourdain’s exposé of the restaurant trade recalling his first encounter with cold soup and oysters. Stars Michael Esper.
The family are suffering in a summer heatwave. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison and Kenneth Connor. From September 1957. Show more
Leslie is employed as his ex-wife’s chauffeur, but pretends he is still a high-flyer. Starring Leslie Phillips. From 1982. Show more
A new commission gets the writer's literary juices flowing - unlike his finances. Stars Christopher Douglas. From December 2006.
4 Extra Debut. From Alan Price to Jean Sibelius. Writer Margaret Drabble makes her castaway choices. With Sue Lawley. From 2001. Show more
Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows in communication, when he met an aboriginal tribe in New Guinea. From 2009. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Meg Bowles introduces stories of fear, from daily anxieties to moments of life-or-death terror. Show more
Musician Brian Eno with ‘Jerusalem’ from Rex Lawson on pianola and ‘Peace Be Still' by Rev James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir.
Daljit Nagra selects Mother Tongue reflecting on memory and history. Presented by Helen Mort. From 2017. Show more
Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by spending a day at the cricket with Andy Zaltzman. From 2016. Show more
Katherine Wilson tells how she travelled to Naples in 1966, discovering love, food and family in a uniquely Neapolitan way. Show more
Musician and presenter Jools Holland chooses Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Love Made Them Do It by Ruby Turner.
Family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell comforts the mother of a boy who has just been injured in a hit and run. Stars Meera Syal. Show more
4 Extra Debut. New York 2002: David Bowie talks candidly about songwriting, creativity, fatherhood, spirituality and death with John Wilson. Show more
1888: Fear grips London after multiple murders, as the mysterious Mr Sleuth takes lodgings with the Buntings. Stars Jon Glover. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects Mother Tongue reflecting on memory and history. Presented by Helen Mort. From 2017. Show more
Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by spending a day at the cricket with Andy Zaltzman. From 2016. Show more
Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead
2. Four Sons
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 6 months
It's 1914 and Clara, a baker's wife and mother to four sons, knows the war won't be over by Christmas. Starring Michelle Terry. Show more
A ship's carpenter attempts to break his pact with the Devil. Adrian Scarborough reads Chips Bargains with the Devil by Charles Dickens. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Meg Bowles introduces stories of fear, from daily anxieties to moments of life-or-death terror. Show more
Musician Brian Eno with ‘Jerusalem’ from Rex Lawson on pianola and ‘Peace Be Still' by Rev James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir.
1888: Fear grips London after multiple murders, as the mysterious Mr Sleuth takes lodgings with the Buntings. Stars Jon Glover. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Alan Price to Jean Sibelius. Writer Margaret Drabble makes her castaway choices. With Sue Lawley. From 2001. Show more
Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows in communication, when he met an aboriginal tribe in New Guinea. From 2009. Show more
Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by spending a day at the cricket with Andy Zaltzman. From 2016. Show more
The cricketer bids to run the 2003 World Cup opening ceremony - on the cheap, of course. Stars Christopher Douglas. From June 2002. Show more
Newsjack is back! Join our host Kiri Pritchard-McLean as she and the cast make sense of the week's news as written by you, the Great British public. Show more
90-something good-time girl Dora Dale dishes the dirt on her celeb chums to Martin Kelner. With Jake Yapp. From August 2006. Show more
Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead
2. Four Sons
45 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 6 months
It's 1914 and Clara, a baker's wife and mother to four sons, knows the war won't be over by Christmas. Starring Michelle Terry. Show more
A ship's carpenter attempts to break his pact with the Devil. Adrian Scarborough reads Chips Bargains with the Devil by Charles Dickens. Show more
Katherine Wilson tells how she travelled to Naples in 1966, discovering love, food and family in a uniquely Neapolitan way. Show more
Musician and presenter Jools Holland chooses Up Above My Head by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Love Made Them Do It by Ruby Turner.
Family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell comforts the mother of a boy who has just been injured in a hit and run. Stars Meera Syal. Show more
4 Extra Debut. New York 2002: David Bowie talks candidly about songwriting, creativity, fatherhood, spirituality and death with John Wilson. Show more
1888: Fear grips London after multiple murders, as the mysterious Mr Sleuth takes lodgings with the Buntings. Stars Jon Glover. Show more