Helen Arney, scientist and geek songstress, chooses pioneer physicist, Hertha Ayrton. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
A celebration of life’s dark seasons and fallow times, from illness and insecurity into the light. Read by Melody Grove. Show more
The acclaimed actress chooses 'Que Sera Sera' by Doris Day and 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie.
Denis O’Connor’s charming chronicle of the adventures of one man and his rescued cat. Read by Kevin Whately. Show more
Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims mix music and comedy for a slice of 60s cool. From August 1964. Show more
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV, with Jonathan Cecil. From July 1972. Show more
Recently widowed artist Leo is lured back to society by golfer Margot, who plays a wily game. Stars Mark Bonnar. From 2018. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Blur to Stevie Wonder. Singer and Spice Girl, Melanie C shares her castaway choices with Lauren Laverne. From 2020. Show more
What would life be like if we had two moons? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From May 2019. Show more
Radiolab explores strange stories of brains that lead their owners astray. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects The Essay - The Loves of Elizabeth Bishop and Dear Marianne. With Neel Mukherjee and Ian Sansom. From 2017. Show more
Using letters to reveal corporate lunacy - the comedian is baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement. From 2011. Show more
Fearing that he may have killed Mahmut, a panic-stricken Cem has fled Istanbul for home in Gebze. Read by Paul Hilton. Show more
Novelist Frederick Forsyth chooses 'Ol' Man River' sung by Paul Robeson and 'Fallen Soldier', sung by Melissa Adler.
Adam Bede by George Eliot (Omnibus)
Episode 2
1 hour, 10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Staffordshire, 1799. Will the captain's military career, or someone else, prevent a marriage to Hetty? Stars Katherine Igoe. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Goldblatt discovers how one snowless Yorkshire city turned out Olympic skiers. Why? From 2014. Show more
1942, Warsaw: can the writer and paediatrician Dr Korcak protect his Jewish orphanage from the Nazis? Stars Alexander Morton. Show more
Daljit Nagra selects The Essay - The Loves of Elizabeth Bishop and Dear Marianne. With Neel Mukherjee and Ian Sansom. From 2017. Show more
Using letters to reveal corporate lunacy - the comedian is baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement. From 2011. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A conspiracy theory podcaster goes in search of the legendary East Anglian beast, Black Shuck. Stars Nicola Walker. Show more
So often, the boat is never where the owner wants it. This is Fillbrick’s job. But what about the wind? Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more
Radiolab explores strange stories of brains that lead their owners astray. With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Show more
1942, Warsaw: can the writer and paediatrician Dr Korcak protect his Jewish orphanage from the Nazis? Stars Alexander Morton. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Blur to Stevie Wonder. Singer and Spice Girl, Melanie C shares her castaway choices with Lauren Laverne. From 2020. Show more
What would life be like if we had two moons? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From May 2019. Show more
Using letters to reveal corporate lunacy - the comedian is baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement. From 2011. Show more
Aspirations abound as Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine launch themselves into the glittering world of showbiz. From May 2003. Show more
The retail park is host to a VIP and a new work of art. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Sarah Lancashire. From August 2007. Show more
The improvised family saga starts in 1760. With Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin and Jim Sweeney. From April 1993. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A conspiracy theory podcaster goes in search of the legendary East Anglian beast, Black Shuck. Stars Nicola Walker. Show more
So often, the boat is never where the owner wants it. This is Fillbrick’s job. But what about the wind? Read by Tim McInnerny. Show more
Fearing that he may have killed Mahmut, a panic-stricken Cem has fled Istanbul for home in Gebze. Read by Paul Hilton. Show more
Novelist Frederick Forsyth chooses 'Ol' Man River' sung by Paul Robeson and 'Fallen Soldier', sung by Melissa Adler.
Adam Bede by George Eliot (Omnibus)
Episode 2
1 hour, 10 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Staffordshire, 1799. Will the captain's military career, or someone else, prevent a marriage to Hetty? Stars Katherine Igoe. Show more
4 Extra Debut. David Goldblatt discovers how one snowless Yorkshire city turned out Olympic skiers. Why? From 2014. Show more
1942, Warsaw: can the writer and paediatrician Dr Korcak protect his Jewish orphanage from the Nazis? Stars Alexander Morton. Show more