4 Extra Debut. Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
The playwright recalls his theatrical aspirations being boosted by a resemblance to Rex Harrison. Read by Peter Egan. Show more
Broadcaster Katie Derham chooses 'Bachianas Brasileiras No 5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos and 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor.
Reed visits the revolutionary frontline with the Bolshevik commander-in-chief, who is less than organised. Stars Richard Laing. Show more
Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1969. Show more
Jennifer’s mission to save plants from the old house goes awry. Stars Wendy Craig and Francis Matthews. From December 1970. Show more
The kids begin to wonder if Charlie Bates is man at the helm material? Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
From Nina Simone to Talking Heads. Radiohead's front man, Thom Yorke shares his choices with Lauren Laverne. From 2019. Show more
One family's autumn migration with their horses and cattle over the remote mountains where Russia borders Mongolia. From 2012. Show more
Radiolab explores the incredible stories of two seemingly simple scientific discoveries. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Broadcaster Katie Derham chooses 'Bachianas Brasileiras No 5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos and 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor.
Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Please featuring Orkney writer George Mackay Brown, 100 years since his birth. Reader John Mackay. Show more
What happens when someone with cerebral palsy leaves home to move into his best friend's flat? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2017. Show more
Father was 'smiling' and mother 'buoyant'. American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts. Show more
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop chooses 'A Swingin' Safari' played by Bert Kaempfert and Danny Kaye's 'Life Could Not Better Be'. Show more
Empress Teishi will not allow Shonagon to get the help her Empress needs. 10th-century Japanese mystery starring Ruth Gemmell. Show more
Cerys Matthews continues her drive on the A470, through Wales in search of 'Welshness', arriving in Cardiff Bay. From 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Veteran Arthur Hobbs looks back at his life as far as the 1914-18 war. But a secret still troubles him... Stars Arthur English. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Please featuring Orkney writer George Mackay Brown, 100 years since his birth. Reader John Mackay. Show more
What happens when someone with cerebral palsy leaves home to move into his best friend's flat? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2017. Show more
In a Britain where music is banned, Mel discovers some uncomfortable truths about herself and her past. Stars Clare Corbett. Show more
The Darker Side of the Border
2. Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 3 months
A convalescing Scottish soldier finds love in a sinister Spanish house during the Peninsular War. Stars Paul Blair. Show more
Radiolab explores the incredible stories of two seemingly simple scientific discoveries. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Broadcaster Katie Derham chooses 'Bachianas Brasileiras No 5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos and 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor.
4 Extra Debut. Veteran Arthur Hobbs looks back at his life as far as the 1914-18 war. But a secret still troubles him... Stars Arthur English. Show more
From Nina Simone to Talking Heads. Radiohead's front man, Thom Yorke shares his choices with Lauren Laverne. From 2019. Show more
One family's autumn migration with their horses and cattle over the remote mountains where Russia borders Mongolia. From 2012. Show more
What happens when someone with cerebral palsy leaves home to move into his best friend's flat? Stars Lee Ridley. From 2017. Show more
Stand-up comedy from the Myfanwy Theatre in Merthyr Tydfil as Mark celebrates the town and its people. From April 2009. Show more
An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. Show more
Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Steve Coogan 'look back' at the decade that was yet to happen. Recorded in July 1993. Show more
In a Britain where music is banned, Mel discovers some uncomfortable truths about herself and her past. Stars Clare Corbett. Show more
The Darker Side of the Border
2. Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for 3 months
A convalescing Scottish soldier finds love in a sinister Spanish house during the Peninsular War. Stars Paul Blair. Show more
Father was 'smiling' and mother 'buoyant'. American author Richard Ford remembers his parents in separate poignant accounts. Show more
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop chooses 'A Swingin' Safari' played by Bert Kaempfert and Danny Kaye's 'Life Could Not Better Be'. Show more
Empress Teishi will not allow Shonagon to get the help her Empress needs. 10th-century Japanese mystery starring Ruth Gemmell. Show more
Cerys Matthews continues her drive on the A470, through Wales in search of 'Welshness', arriving in Cardiff Bay. From 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Veteran Arthur Hobbs looks back at his life as far as the 1914-18 war. But a secret still troubles him... Stars Arthur English. Show more
