Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi. Show more
Can Straker and Abdul avoid the chasing Karianides, and foil his and the Sand Leopard’s sinister plans? Stars Neil McCallum. Show more
A red-haired visitor asks the detective to probe a millionaire's bizarre job offer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964. Show more
Jane learns a little of Mr Rochester's history - and comes to his aid for the second time. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Show more
With Danny missing, and Pinkertons in menacing mood, Emma’s certain she is facing an organised conspiracy. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if his pig can beat a rower in a feat of speed. From 2015. Show more
Albert's birthday outing turns into a disaster. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From July 1966. Show more
As Fenton pens his maiden speech for Parliament, can manservant August flee Yorkshire? Stars Nick Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more
John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Jamie MacDonald, art critic Jennifer Higgie and artist Francis Hamel. From 2021. Show more
The sports agent tries to prove that people deserve a second chance. Stars Neil Pearson and Paul Reynolds. From February 2007. Show more
Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi. Show more
Can Straker and Abdul avoid the chasing Karianides, and foil his and the Sand Leopard’s sinister plans? Stars Neil McCallum. Show more
A red-haired visitor asks the detective to probe a millionaire's bizarre job offer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964. Show more
Jane learns a little of Mr Rochester's history - and comes to his aid for the second time. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Show more
With Danny missing, and Pinkertons in menacing mood, Emma’s certain she is facing an organised conspiracy. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if his pig can beat a rower in a feat of speed. From 2015. Show more
Albert's birthday outing turns into a disaster. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From July 1966. Show more
As Fenton pens his maiden speech for Parliament, can manservant August flee Yorkshire? Stars Nick Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more
John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Jamie MacDonald, art critic Jennifer Higgie and artist Francis Hamel. From 2021. Show more
The sports agent tries to prove that people deserve a second chance. Stars Neil Pearson and Paul Reynolds. From February 2007. Show more
Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi. Show more
Can Straker and Abdul avoid the chasing Karianides, and foil his and the Sand Leopard’s sinister plans? Stars Neil McCallum. Show more
A red-haired visitor asks the detective to probe a millionaire's bizarre job offer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964. Show more
Jane learns a little of Mr Rochester's history - and comes to his aid for the second time. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Show more
With Danny missing, and Pinkertons in menacing mood, Emma’s certain she is facing an organised conspiracy. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if his pig can beat a rower in a feat of speed. From 2015. Show more
Albert's birthday outing turns into a disaster. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From July 1966. Show more
As Fenton pens his maiden speech for Parliament, can manservant August flee Yorkshire? Stars Nick Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more
John Lloyd and Holly Walsh welcome comedian Jamie MacDonald, art critic Jennifer Higgie and artist Francis Hamel. From 2021. Show more
The sports agent tries to prove that people deserve a second chance. Stars Neil Pearson and Paul Reynolds. From February 2007. Show more
Silent film comedy great, Harold Lloyd, answers the questions in the BBC Home Service's pioneering interview series. From 1962. Show more
Actor Robert Carlyle chooses ‘Watching The Wheels’ by John Lennon and ‘Waiting On A Friend’ by The Rolling Stones.
In 1967, amidst civil rights and war protests in America, Louis Armstrong recorded ‘What A Wonderful World’. From 2008. Show more
"What’s the point of wasps?" Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate the role of wasps in the world. From 2020. Show more
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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Offred responds to a bizarre request from her commander. Chilllng vision of female oppression. Read by Buffy Davis. Show more
Heawood and Kennedy are starting to make progress with the Henry Akeley investigation. Or so they think. Stars Barnaby Kay. Show more
Super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes tackles life and love. In part tribute to her larger-than-life father, and with the help of the audience, she packs herself a fantasy coffin. Show more
Care worker Beauty Olonga struggles with an irascible gentleman and a new elder care scheme. Stars Jocelyn Jee Esien. From May 2011. Show more
Jenna and Dana meet Ruby Thudd, who shares her apartment with an ex-micro pig. With Celeste Dring and Freya Parker. From 2019. Show more
A frustrated artist is given a robot butler by her husband, in Lenny Henry’s darkly comic tale. Stars Tanya Moodie. From 2017. Show more
Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham, South London. With Katie Melua. From April 2011. Show more
A dead woman is found in a Rolls-Royce, but clues don't add up. Futuristic whodunit with Douglas Blackwell and Peter Wickham. Show more
Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories
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15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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An aunt and her nephew attempt to spend the night in a haunted house. Read by Hugh Ross. Show more
Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi. Show more
Can Straker and Abdul avoid the chasing Karianides, and foil his and the Sand Leopard’s sinister plans? Stars Neil McCallum. Show more
A red-haired visitor asks the detective to probe a millionaire's bizarre job offer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964. Show more
Jane learns a little of Mr Rochester's history - and comes to his aid for the second time. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Show more
With Danny missing, and Pinkertons in menacing mood, Emma’s certain she is facing an organised conspiracy. Stars Jasmine Hyde. Show more
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates an age-old bet to see if his pig can beat a rower in a feat of speed. From 2015. Show more
Albert's birthday outing turns into a disaster. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From July 1966. Show more
As Fenton pens his maiden speech for Parliament, can manservant August flee Yorkshire? Stars Nick Le Prevost. From January 1996. Show more