Broadcaster Iain Lee chooses performance artist, wrestler and star of TV’s Taxi, Andy Kaufman. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
Playwright John Osborne recalls early years in Fulham, his mother's make-up regime and his Uncle's letters. Read by Peter Egan. From 1993. Show more
Actress-singer Maria Friedman chooses 'Peter and the Wolf' by Prokofiev and 'Bess, You is My Woman Now' by George Gershwin.
John Reed's classic eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution in October 1917. Starring Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more
Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
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Elizabeth falls for a local handyman because he looks like Frank Sinatra. Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Etta James to Ralph Vaughan Williams. Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie shares her choices with Kirsty Young. From 2017. Show more
David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist with a passion for wildlife. From June 2011. Show more
Radiolab explores another time of pandemic and social unrest. When nothing works, how do you make change? With Tracie Hunte. Show more
Actress-singer Maria Friedman chooses 'Peter and the Wolf' by Prokofiev and 'Bess, You is My Woman Now' by George Gershwin.
Daljit Nagra selects In Emily Dickinson's Bedroom. With Cheryl Strayed, Ocean Vuong and Sharon Olds. From 2018. Show more
The cockney comedian completes his life story during the 2000s - settling down and building up his career. From June 2010. Show more
The Music Shop reopens. However Frank's music lesson causes Ilse to reveal a painful secret. Written and read by Rachel Joyce. Show more
The 'Peter Pan of Pop' chooses 'Chewing A Piece of Straw' by Jack Payne and His Orchestra and his own 'We Don't Talk Any More'.
Held at knifepoint - but will the truth set Anna free? Tense phone-based thriller starring Rosie Cavaliero and Johann Myers. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews drives the A470, through the heart of Wales, in search of 'Welshness'. From 2014. Show more
The celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant adored companion, her little dog Moonbeam. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects In Emily Dickinson's Bedroom. With Cheryl Strayed, Ocean Vuong and Sharon Olds. From 2018. Show more
The cockney comedian completes his life story during the 2000s - settling down and building up his career. From June 2010. Show more
With music banned by the government of a totalitarian Britain, a battle ensues between good and evil. Stars Clare Corbett. Show more
The Darker Side of the Border
Episode 1: 1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 3 months
Strange apparitions loom for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice. Is it the captain's lost love? Stars Alec Heggie. Show more
Radiolab explores another time of pandemic and social unrest. When nothing works, how do you make change? With Tracie Hunte. Show more
Actress-singer Maria Friedman chooses 'Peter and the Wolf' by Prokofiev and 'Bess, You is My Woman Now' by George Gershwin.
The celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant adored companion, her little dog Moonbeam. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Etta James to Ralph Vaughan Williams. Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie shares her choices with Kirsty Young. From 2017. Show more
David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist with a passion for wildlife. From June 2011. Show more
The cockney comedian completes his life story during the 2000s - settling down and building up his career. From June 2010. Show more
Mark celebrates the town's West Midlands accent, the hippo and why it has nothing to do with Birmingham. From April 2009. Show more
Ireland hits the headlines as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. Show more
Kate Robbins, Brian Perkins and Hugh Dennis take a satirical look back at the decade that had yet to happen. Recorded in 1993. Show more
With music banned by the government of a totalitarian Britain, a battle ensues between good and evil. Stars Clare Corbett. Show more
The Darker Side of the Border
Episode 1: 1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 3 months
Strange apparitions loom for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice. Is it the captain's lost love? Stars Alec Heggie. Show more
The Music Shop reopens. However Frank's music lesson causes Ilse to reveal a painful secret. Written and read by Rachel Joyce. Show more
The 'Peter Pan of Pop' chooses 'Chewing A Piece of Straw' by Jack Payne and His Orchestra and his own 'We Don't Talk Any More'.
Held at knifepoint - but will the truth set Anna free? Tense phone-based thriller starring Rosie Cavaliero and Johann Myers. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews drives the A470, through the heart of Wales, in search of 'Welshness'. From 2014. Show more
The celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant adored companion, her little dog Moonbeam. Stars Imelda Staunton. Show more
