American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food. Stars Michael Brandon. From January 2009. Show more
Stand-Up Specials
Athena Kugblenu: Magnifying Class
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Athena has a conservatory (it came with the man). But what does that tell us about her identity? Show more
4 Extra Debut. As the Japanese bombed airfields in 1942, people made a risky journey on foot. Gripping true life drama stars Michael Kitchen. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comedian Simon Evans chooses the author of On Liberty, Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell. From April 2008. Show more
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Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions through the BBC sound archives. From the home of the great garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. Show more
Liz and George feel unloved when a party invitation fails to arrive. Stars Lucille Ball and Richard Denning. From October 1949. Show more
Bob's fiancee Thelma is appalled by the return of Terry. Adapted from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From August 1975. Show more
Archive on 4
Lynne Truss - Did I Really Ask That?
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Writer Lynne Truss shares her personal vault of interviews with famous writers and muses what she learnt from them. From 2009. Show more
Poet and comic, Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line. With Mark Watson and Joe Dunthorne. From 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ex-Fleet Street hack Ros Moss gets a job on a tourist website and heads off on a scary assignment. Stars Jenny Eclair. From 2013. Show more
Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha examines our most important legal document including some of its 63 Latin clauses. From 2015. Show more
Alex and his band explore the theme of children, with music and the help from comedian Doc Brown. From March 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. As the Japanese bombed airfields in 1942, people made a risky journey on foot. Gripping true life drama stars Michael Kitchen. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Comedian Simon Evans chooses the author of On Liberty, Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill. With Matthew Parris. From 2018. Show more
A writer of books about unusual phenomena, turns his attention to Cornwall’s Celtic past. Stars James Aubrey and Maggie Tarver. Show more
Behind a bricked-up entrance lurks a suspenseful tale of horror below stairs. Stars John Pullen and Rosalind Ayres. Show more
Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions through the BBC sound archives. From the home of the great garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. Show more
Alex and his band explore the theme of the Four Seasons with Matt Lucas and jazz singer, Liane Carroll. From March 2013. Show more
Current affairs parody where the very young and the very old come under the idiot microscope. With Carrie Quinlan. From 2018. Show more
Jake Yapp and Isy Suttie chat to Sara Barron at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Plus poetry from Rob Auton. Show more
James Acaster reveals the results of his research into 'Wheels'. With sidekicks Nathaniel Metcalfe and Bryony Hannah. From 2014. Show more
A stand-up comic’s inspired journey to put the beautiful, beguiling and downright bizarre Anglesey on the map. From 2018. Show more
A writer of books about unusual phenomena, turns his attention to Cornwall’s Celtic past. Stars James Aubrey and Maggie Tarver. Show more
Behind a bricked-up entrance lurks a suspenseful tale of horror below stairs. Stars John Pullen and Rosalind Ayres. Show more
Archive on 4
Lynne Truss - Did I Really Ask That?
1 hour
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Writer Lynne Truss shares her personal vault of interviews with famous writers and muses what she learnt from them. From 2009. Show more
Poet and comic, Tim Key sleuths out what makes a great literary opening line. With Mark Watson and Joe Dunthorne. From 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Ex-Fleet Street hack Ros Moss gets a job on a tourist website and heads off on a scary assignment. Stars Jenny Eclair. From 2013. Show more
Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha examines our most important legal document including some of its 63 Latin clauses. From 2015. Show more
Alex and his band explore the theme of children, with music and the help from comedian Doc Brown. From March 2013. Show more
4 Extra Debut. As the Japanese bombed airfields in 1942, people made a risky journey on foot. Gripping true life drama stars Michael Kitchen. Show more
