Politics and the shock of party loyalty. Barry Pilton's mercurial musings read by Leonard Rossiter. From September 1981. Show more

Choreographer Akram Khan chooses the intellectually daring Indian mathematician, Ramanujan. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more

Newly widowed Cora and her young son leave London for Colchester and stories of the Essex Serpent. Read by Ruth Gemmell. Show more

Film director and actor Roberto Benigni inherits 'Casta Diva' sung by Maria Callas and passes on 'Azzurro' by Adriano Celentino.

Someone is seeking a thorn free zone, meanwhile Irene Pollok's creativity reaps rewards. Stars Crawford Logan and Emma Currie. Show more

When an old boyfriend calls, Anne suddenly feels taken for granted. David tries to help. Stars George Cole. From December 1958. Show more

Old money and a sit-down protest in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons and Leslie Noyes. From July 1963. Show more

Robert is in a seedy sex farce, and Sue's prudish parents want to see him. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1989. Show more

From Stevie Wonder to Schubert. Actress Dame Penelope Wilton shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2008. Show more

How a chance encounter in a virtual pub, completely changed the lives of two strangers. Presented and produced by Becca Bryers. Show more

Rivalry, friendship and shoes. How the Battle of the Brands reaches new heights in the 1980s. From 2021. Show more

Daljit Nagra selects The Poet Librettists about the collaboration of music and poetry. Presented by Michael Symmons Roberts. Show more

Evan and Fiona are in therapy, Cathy wants Barney to go and David’s distracting a therapist. With Sanjeev Bhaskar. From 2016. Show more

Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard's struggle to write honestly about his childhood and his father. Read by David Threlfall. Show more

Singer and broadcaster Suzi Quatro chooses God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday and Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding.

Pliny, his mother Marcella, and his slave Venta, indulge in the pleasures of Rome - shopping and bathing. Stars Kieran Hodgson. Show more

Kate Williams explores the history of the modern winning smile - from a sign of madness to a political weapon. From 2012. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Can a visitor from New York help Caroline discover who murdered her mother? Stars Claire Price and Lorelei King. Show more

Daljit Nagra selects The Poet Librettists about the collaboration of music and poetry. Presented by Michael Symmons Roberts. Show more

Evan and Fiona are in therapy, Cathy wants Barney to go and David’s distracting a therapist. With Sanjeev Bhaskar. From 2016. Show more

The 17th Century: Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter. Starring Rachel Atkins. Show more

A tense English rubber planter in Bengal fears a lethal snake is in his bed and nestling on his stomach. Stars Charles Dance. Show more

Rivalry, friendship and shoes. How the Battle of the Brands reaches new heights in the 1980s. From 2021. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Can a visitor from New York help Caroline discover who murdered her mother? Stars Claire Price and Lorelei King. Show more

From Stevie Wonder to Schubert. Actress Dame Penelope Wilton shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2008. Show more

How a chance encounter in a virtual pub, completely changed the lives of two strangers. Presented and produced by Becca Bryers. Show more

Evan and Fiona are in therapy, Cathy wants Barney to go and David’s distracting a therapist. With Sanjeev Bhaskar. From 2016. Show more

Cinema trips, Jane Austen and a new posh British blockbuster. Sketches with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. From October 2002. Show more

Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his Imaginary Sandwich Bar. From 2016. Show more

Is the London Asian radio station about to lose its star presenter? Stars Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar. From September 1996. Show more

The 17th Century: Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter. Starring Rachel Atkins. Show more

A tense English rubber planter in Bengal fears a lethal snake is in his bed and nestling on his stomach. Stars Charles Dance. Show more

Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard's struggle to write honestly about his childhood and his father. Read by David Threlfall. Show more

Singer and broadcaster Suzi Quatro chooses God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday and Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding.

Pliny, his mother Marcella, and his slave Venta, indulge in the pleasures of Rome - shopping and bathing. Stars Kieran Hodgson. Show more

Kate Williams explores the history of the modern winning smile - from a sign of madness to a political weapon. From 2012. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Can a visitor from New York help Caroline discover who murdered her mother? Stars Claire Price and Lorelei King. Show more