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Pianist Kirill Gerstein chooses the conductor, teacher and composer Ferruccio Busoni, who died in 1924. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more
Tranquillum House Health Resort is rocked when its guests discover something unnerving about their stay. Read by Kerry Fox. Show more
Actor and musician Hugh Laurie chooses 'Tumbling Dice' by the Rolling Stones and 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock.
Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's first staging of Puccini's La Bohème in over 40 years. From 2017. Show more
Can the dear ladies save the day at the community centre? Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From March 1977. Show more
Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards get into audience research, then take part in a court drama. With Joy Nichols. From January 1949. Show more
Terry and Sandra face the threat of the community centre being closed. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000. Show more
From Paul McCartney to Wham! Comedian Sarah Millican shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2014. Show more
The Kiwi is New Zealand’s last remaining flightless bird. Sir David explains exactly why it's so peculiar. From 2011. Show more
Radiolab explores the pursuit of knowledge which leads to answers, failure and invariably to more questions. With Jad Abumrad. Show more
Actor and musician Hugh Laurie chooses 'Tumbling Dice' by the Rolling Stones and 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock.
Daljit Nagra chooses Necessary to My Happiness about Byron's abandoned daughter. With Michael Symmons Roberts. From 2015. Show more
Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but a rival theatre trying to ruin his theatrical dreams. From 2020. Show more
Richard Morris's wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire. Read by Philip Jackson and Becky Wright. Show more
Comedian and actress Jennifer Saunders selects Spike Milligan's Q5 theme and Kate & Anna McGarrigle's Talk to Me of Mendocino.
1 hour, 15 minutes
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Salutary lessons for Frederica as her Cambridge lifestyle comes to an end and marriage to Nigel crumbles. Stars Indira Varma. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Petroc Trelawny investigates what has happened to a notable feature of Cornwall's identity, its Methodist chapels. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The fate of an ancient beech tree arouses strong passions in a Cotswold village. Starring Frances Jeater and Andrew Hilton. Show more
Daljit Nagra chooses Necessary to My Happiness about Byron's abandoned daughter. With Michael Symmons Roberts. From 2015. Show more
Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but a rival theatre trying to ruin his theatrical dreams. From 2020. Show more
When a young mother dies, she is replaced by a Mark V 110-volt AC/DC Electrical Grandmother. What else? Stars Joanna Tope. Show more
Dragons threaten the Inner Isles, a much greater threat than first thought. Wizards and dragons fantasy with Nina Wadia. Show more
Radiolab explores the pursuit of knowledge which leads to answers, failure and invariably to more questions. With Jad Abumrad. Show more
Actor and musician Hugh Laurie chooses 'Tumbling Dice' by the Rolling Stones and 'Cantaloupe Island' by Herbie Hancock.
4 Extra Debut. The fate of an ancient beech tree arouses strong passions in a Cotswold village. Starring Frances Jeater and Andrew Hilton. Show more
From Paul McCartney to Wham! Comedian Sarah Millican shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2014. Show more
The Kiwi is New Zealand’s last remaining flightless bird. Sir David explains exactly why it's so peculiar. From 2011. Show more
Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but a rival theatre trying to ruin his theatrical dreams. From 2020. Show more
Disapproving of his career and girlfriend, can Nathan's family be persuaded to accept either? With Curtis Walker. From March 2012. Show more
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of holidaying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005. Show more
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on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for over a year
Tonight, Arthur Smith is joined from the Edinburgh Fringe by Afrikaans comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout. Show more
The improvised historical family saga's two-part romp about a Victorian travelling circus. Stars Paul Merton. From July 1995. Show more
Lady Bagshot claims on the insurance, and the model railway club hits the buffers. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From August 2006. Show more
When a young mother dies, she is replaced by a Mark V 110-volt AC/DC Electrical Grandmother. What else? Stars Joanna Tope. Show more
Dragons threaten the Inner Isles, a much greater threat than first thought. Wizards and dragons fantasy with Nina Wadia. Show more
Richard Morris's wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire. Read by Philip Jackson and Becky Wright. Show more
Comedian and actress Jennifer Saunders selects Spike Milligan's Q5 theme and Kate & Anna McGarrigle's Talk to Me of Mendocino.
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Salutary lessons for Frederica as her Cambridge lifestyle comes to an end and marriage to Nigel crumbles. Stars Indira Varma. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Petroc Trelawny investigates what has happened to a notable feature of Cornwall's identity, its Methodist chapels. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The fate of an ancient beech tree arouses strong passions in a Cotswold village. Starring Frances Jeater and Andrew Hilton. Show more
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