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BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw chooses the pioneering 19th-century actress, Eleonora Duse. With Matthew Parris. From 2019. Show more
Zadie Smith reads from her essay collection offering sharp, often funny, insights on pop culture and social change. From 2018. Show more
Poet Simon Armitage chooses Tonight from West Side Story and Live on a Hot August Night by Crispy Ambulance.
Music is Maya's refuge - she marries music lover and former sailor, but troubled waters lay ahead. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more
Laughs and jigs aplenty from Richard Stilgoe at the Boat Show. With Sheila Steafel and Charles Collingwood. From April 1984. Show more
When the ad agency takes on a campaign for a new high-tech lock – it works too well. Stars Fenella Fielding. From January 1961. Show more
Clare's mother piles pressure onto Clare and Brian's already faltering relationship. Starring Sally Phillips. From January 2008. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Carol Channing to Franz Liszt. Actor and writer Sir Dirk Bogarde shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From 1964. Show more
Sketch show compilation starring John Lloyd, Mary Adams and Griff Rhys Jones. Writers include Douglas Adams. From 1974. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about being stuck in thoughts, places and situations. Show more
Poet Simon Armitage chooses Tonight from West Side Story and Live on a Hot August Night by Crispy Ambulance.
Daljit Nagra chooses Poetry Please: Poets Laureate with a selection of poets including Betjeman and Carol Ann Duffy. From 2014. Show more
Ångström comes closer to finally discovering the identity of the mysterious Ash Lad. Starring Matthew Holness and Nadia Kamil. Show more
A 28-year old war widow works in a publishing house which is teetering on the brink of financial ruin. Read by Maggie Service. Show more
Actor Tom Conti selects the Scarlatti Sonata in G major, and 'Piangero La Sorte Mia' from Handel's Giulio Cesare.
Two village policewomen – one seeks to keep the peace but the other yearns excitement. Stars Jessica Ransom and Susan Wokoma. Show more
Gershwin used car horns in An American in Paris. Rainer Hersch explores other unusual instruments used by composers. From 2008. Show more
4 Extra Debut. As the weather bites deeper, the reduced park-keeper staff are vigilant in their efforts not to help the public. Stars Peter Vaughan. Show more
Daljit Nagra chooses Poetry Please: Poets Laureate with a selection of poets including Betjeman and Carol Ann Duffy. From 2014. Show more
Ångström comes closer to finally discovering the identity of the mysterious Ash Lad. Starring Matthew Holness and Nadia Kamil. Show more
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on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All Saints' Eve - until it arrives. Starring Carolyn Jones and Stephen Critchlow. Show more
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to witches' Sabbath. Concluded by Philip Madoc. Show more
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about being stuck in thoughts, places and situations. Show more
Poet Simon Armitage chooses Tonight from West Side Story and Live on a Hot August Night by Crispy Ambulance.
4 Extra Debut. As the weather bites deeper, the reduced park-keeper staff are vigilant in their efforts not to help the public. Stars Peter Vaughan. Show more
4 Extra Debut. From Carol Channing to Franz Liszt. Actor and writer Sir Dirk Bogarde shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From 1964. Show more
Sketch show compilation starring John Lloyd, Mary Adams and Griff Rhys Jones. Writers include Douglas Adams. From 1974. Show more
Ångström comes closer to finally discovering the identity of the mysterious Ash Lad. Starring Matthew Holness and Nadia Kamil. Show more
From a spoof Melvyn Bragg to a signing chimp. Sketch comedy with Chris Barrie, Nick Maloney and Nick Wilton. From November 1984. Show more
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Harriet Kemsley catches up with Kate Lucas.
DS Nick has a day in court, but the judge seems unimpressed by his testimony. With Anna Crilly. From September 2013. Show more
George and Beverly feign death so he can write a book about their children's reactions. Stars Geoffrey Palmer. From July 2002. Show more
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All Saints' Eve - until it arrives. Starring Carolyn Jones and Stephen Critchlow. Show more
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 ExtraAvailable for years
Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to witches' Sabbath. Concluded by Philip Madoc. Show more
A 28-year old war widow works in a publishing house which is teetering on the brink of financial ruin. Read by Maggie Service. Show more
Two village policewomen – one seeks to keep the peace but the other yearns excitement. Stars Jessica Ransom and Susan Wokoma. Show more
Gershwin used car horns in An American in Paris. Rainer Hersch explores other unusual instruments used by composers. From 2008. Show more
4 Extra Debut. As the weather bites deeper, the reduced park-keeper staff are vigilant in their efforts not to help the public. Stars Peter Vaughan. Show more
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