Renowned economist Nicholas Stern chooses 'the Greatest' - boxer Muhammad Ali. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more
500 years after the Reformation, historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores its impact on our lives now. Show more
Singer-songwriter Lily Allen chooses I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall, performed by Merle Haggard, and Fix You by Coldplay.
Emma prepares to leave Charles, but her complicated and unfulfilled love-life is beginning to fall apart. Stars John Hurt. Show more
An old flame of David’s has womaniser Phil in her sights. David and Zoe come to the rescue. Stars George Cole. From March 1959. Show more
Will Ben's family give him the Father’s Day treatment he deserves? Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons. From January 1954. Show more
Cookery writer Damien Trench finds himself reluctantly writing for a supermarket. Stars Miles Jupp. From November 2011. Show more
From Charlie Parker to Stravinsky. The castaway choices of The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. With Sue Lawley. From 2001. Show more
Does infinity exist? And are some infinities bigger than others? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2018. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of heritage, being lost and challenging last moments. Show more
Singer-songwriter Lily Allen chooses I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall, performed by Merle Haggard, and Fix You by Coldplay.
Daljit Nagra selects A Vision on Peckham Rye. Levi Roots finds out more about his favourite poet, William Blake. From 2016. Show more
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world and one of the greatest thinkers of all time, Plato. From 2016. Show more
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)
Episode 1: La Belle Sauvage
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Oxford, The Trout Inn: The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and a girl hidden in a convent. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Show more
Singer Paul Young chooses 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' by Mitch Miller and 'These Arms of Mine' by Otis Redding.
Witty real-time drama set around the weekly kitchen table meetings of a struggling 21st-century family. Stars Cleo Demetriou. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Russell Davies looks back on the life of the Lancashire entertainer George Formby, with fellow admirer, George Harrison. From May 2004. Show more
June 1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues. Stars Benjamin Whitrow. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects A Vision on Peckham Rye. Levi Roots finds out more about his favourite poet, William Blake. From 2016. Show more
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world and one of the greatest thinkers of all time, Plato. From 2016. Show more
A Short History of Gothic
3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
An unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Vampire tale with a twist. Read by Indira Varma. Show more
In the city of the Citadel, Brutha stands up to the devious Deacon Vorbus. Stars Anton Lesser and Patrick Barlow. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of heritage, being lost and challenging last moments. Show more
Singer-songwriter Lily Allen chooses I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall, performed by Merle Haggard, and Fix You by Coldplay.
June 1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues. Stars Benjamin Whitrow. Show more
From Charlie Parker to Stravinsky. The castaway choices of The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. With Sue Lawley. From 2001. Show more
Does infinity exist? And are some infinities bigger than others? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2018. Show more
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world and one of the greatest thinkers of all time, Plato. From 2016. Show more
Worried about obscure questions, Paul rewrites the UK Citizenship Test to reflect his ideas about Britishness. From August 2013. Show more
A bizarre world featuring the likes of forgotten silver screen star Anna Mann, presented by the sinister ringmaster. From 2015. Show more
Stephen K Amos, plus Suzi Ruffell, Tom Rhodes and Andy Zaltzman present a guide to penny pinching and austerity. From 2014. Show more
A Short History of Gothic
3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
An unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Vampire tale with a twist. Read by Indira Varma. Show more
In the city of the Citadel, Brutha stands up to the devious Deacon Vorbus. Stars Anton Lesser and Patrick Barlow. Show more
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)
Episode 1: La Belle Sauvage
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraOxford, The Trout Inn: The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and a girl hidden in a convent. Read by Simon Russell Beale. Show more
Singer Paul Young chooses 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' by Mitch Miller and 'These Arms of Mine' by Otis Redding.
Witty real-time drama set around the weekly kitchen table meetings of a struggling 21st-century family. Stars Cleo Demetriou. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Russell Davies looks back on the life of the Lancashire entertainer George Formby, with fellow admirer, George Harrison. From May 2004. Show more
June 1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues. Stars Benjamin Whitrow. Show more
