Poetry Extra
Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Daljit Nagra selects Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol. From 1963. Show more
Pensions lost - Sam balks at Peter's outrageous survival plan. Stars Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas le Prevost. From February 2012. Show more
Lord Peter Wimsey's murder trail leads him to make a shocking seaside discovery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Gretta Gouriet. Show more
Charles battles find the source of damaging headlines about Number 10 and Buckingham Palace. Stars Julian Glover. Show more
When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them. Stars Nina Conti. From January 2010. Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Lou Sanders, Ria Lina, Milton Jones and Chris McCausland talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
I'll Never Forget Whatshername
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry. Adapted from TV. With James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From August 1975. Show more
Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha? Stars Llewella Gideon. From June 1998. Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from Stockport, Crewe and Leeds. From 2011. Show more
A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production? Stars Jane Whittenshaw. From January 1999. Show more
Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Mark Bazeley. Show more
Manoush Zomorodi explores how stress, fear, love and sadness can weigh upon our hearts. Can we mend our broken hearts? Show more
Novelist Donna Leon chooses Handel’s ‘O Thou That Tellest’ from ‘Messiah’ and ‘As With Rosy Steps The Morn’ from ‘Theodora’.
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
I'll Never Forget Whatshername
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry. Adapted from TV. With James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From August 1975. Show more
Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha? Stars Llewella Gideon. From June 1998. Show more
Lord Peter Wimsey's murder trail leads him to make a shocking seaside discovery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Gretta Gouriet. Show more
Charles battles find the source of damaging headlines about Number 10 and Buckingham Palace. Stars Julian Glover. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Willa Drake is 11 and must face a domestic crisis. Anne Tyler’s novel about family and self-discovery. Read by Barbara Barnes. Show more
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
11. The Inheritance
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Amelia must come to terms with some grim news, while Miss Crawley is pondering who will inherit her money. With Stephen Fry. Show more
A premature wake? Laurie Lee takes Christopher Somerville on a tour of the village of Slad, where he grew up. From 1985. Show more
Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Mark Bazeley. Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from Stockport, Crewe and Leeds. From 2011. Show more
A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production? Stars Jane Whittenshaw. From January 1999. Show more
When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them. Stars Nina Conti. From January 2010. Show more
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Lou Sanders, Ria Lina, Milton Jones and Chris McCausland talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of civilisation - hangs in the balance. Stars Stephen Moore. Show more
A Good Read
Lorraine Kelly and Romesh Gunesekera
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Lorraine Kelly, Romesh Gunesekera and Harriett Gilbert discuss Jack Kerouac, George Mackay Brown and Molly Keane. From 2014. Show more
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
I'll Never Forget Whatshername
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry. Adapted from TV. With James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From August 1975. Show more
Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha? Stars Llewella Gideon. From June 1998. Show more
Lord Peter Wimsey's murder trail leads him to make a shocking seaside discovery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Gretta Gouriet. Show more
Charles battles find the source of damaging headlines about Number 10 and Buckingham Palace. Stars Julian Glover. Show more
Manoush Zomorodi explores how stress, fear, love and sadness can weigh upon our hearts. Can we mend our broken hearts? Show more
Novelist Donna Leon chooses Handel’s ‘O Thou That Tellest’ from ‘Messiah’ and ‘As With Rosy Steps The Morn’ from ‘Theodora’.
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Lou Sanders, Ria Lina, Milton Jones and Chris McCausland talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects. Show more
A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything without much success. Stars Justin Moorhouse. From June 2011. Show more
Andy Zaltzman throws some headlines at Mark Steel, Amy Gledhill, Angela Barnes and Michael Deacon. Show more
Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "Sibling Rivalry" and "I'm a mother in need of quiet". From May 2011. Show more
The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of civilisation - hangs in the balance. Stars Stephen Moore. Show more
A Good Read
Lorraine Kelly and Romesh Gunesekera
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
4 Extra Debut. Lorraine Kelly, Romesh Gunesekera and Harriett Gilbert discuss Jack Kerouac, George Mackay Brown and Molly Keane. From 2014. Show more
Lord Peter Wimsey's murder trail leads him to make a shocking seaside discovery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Gretta Gouriet. Show more
Charles battles find the source of damaging headlines about Number 10 and Buckingham Palace. Stars Julian Glover. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Willa Drake is 11 and must face a domestic crisis. Anne Tyler’s novel about family and self-discovery. Read by Barbara Barnes. Show more
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
11. The Inheritance
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Amelia must come to terms with some grim news, while Miss Crawley is pondering who will inherit her money. With Stephen Fry. Show more
A premature wake? Laurie Lee takes Christopher Somerville on a tour of the village of Slad, where he grew up. From 1985. Show more
Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Mark Bazeley. Show more
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz with contestants from Stockport, Crewe and Leeds. From 2011. Show more
A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production? Stars Jane Whittenshaw. From January 1999. Show more
