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William Trevor's final and posthumous collection of short stories. Read by Niamh Cusack, Hattie Morahan and Dermot Crowley. Show more
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Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree. Stars Elsie and Doris Waters. From August 1956. Show more
The Code of the Woosters
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30 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee. Starring Nick Ball. From April 1995. Show more
From Aretha Franklin to Gustav Mahler, conductor Marin Alsop shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From September 2014. Show more
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what we can learn from the case of the most famous of extinct species. From 2009. Show more
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Theatre director Trevor Nunn inherits the Paul Temple radio theme, and passes on 'All You Need Is Love' by the Beatles.
When Gareth is pushed off the harbour wall, he finds himself face to face with a mermaid. Stars Elis James and Emma Sidi. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts searches for his roots, musical migration and Black British identity. From 2015. Show more
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Daljit Nagra selects Adventures in Poetry - Ode to the West Wind as Duncan Wu explores the impact of Shelley's poem. From 1999. Show more
Natalie Haynes, Edith Hall and Matthew Sweet explore the life of the ancient Greek writer, Lucian. From 2017. Show more
The Man in Black reveals how failure sends Thomas towards the edge - of a cliff. Stars Edward de Souza and Gareth Armstrong. Show more
Landing in ancient Europe, Anastasia, Sue and Eddie wish they’d paid more attention in history class. Stars Jackie Woodburne. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces stories dealing with regret, where hindsight is always 20/20. Show more
Singer Natalie Merchant chose 'The Games People Play' by Petula Clark and her own song, 'Wonder'.
Simone is seriously ill, but will a member of her estranged family agree to a bone marrow transplant? Stars Kate Buffery. Show more
From Aretha Franklin to Gustav Mahler, conductor Marin Alsop shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From September 2014. Show more
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what we can learn from the case of the most famous of extinct species. From 2009. Show more
Natalie Haynes, Edith Hall and Matthew Sweet explore the life of the ancient Greek writer, Lucian. From 2017. Show more
Adam explains how audience member Martin began as a software developer but ended up being a legendary explorer. From 2013. Show more
Do the bright lights of television beckon for Mel and Vicki? With Martin Hyder and Jim North. From July 2005. Show more
From Mel Gibson to Jimmy Nail via O‘Toole and Kerensky. John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more
Benjamin Zephaniah joins Peter Curran and Patrick Marber to reveal how he nearly wrote verses for a card company. From 2019. Show more
The Man in Black reveals how failure sends Thomas towards the edge - of a cliff. Stars Edward de Souza and Gareth Armstrong. Show more
Landing in ancient Europe, Anastasia, Sue and Eddie wish they’d paid more attention in history class. Stars Jackie Woodburne. Show more
Botanist Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more
Theatre director Trevor Nunn inherits the Paul Temple radio theme, and passes on 'All You Need Is Love' by the Beatles.
When Gareth is pushed off the harbour wall, he finds himself face to face with a mermaid. Stars Elis James and Emma Sidi. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Sheffield to South Carolina, Johny Pitts searches for his roots, musical migration and Black British identity. From 2015. Show more
Simone is seriously ill, but will a member of her estranged family agree to a bone marrow transplant? Stars Kate Buffery. Show more