An all-star Manhattan edition of the US radio snow titled A Prairie Home Companion in the States, featuring gentle satire, sketches and music from soprano Renee Fleming, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and singer/songwriter Randy Newman
Stories, poems and songs
Adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens - omnibus edition (1-5/25)
Miss King Short story by Margaret Bonham, read by Emma Fielding
Six years in the history of radio, starting with 1936, when the BBC found out how to operate away from the studios (1/6)
Miriam Margolyes celebrates Charles Dickens 's life and characters
Victor Canning drama starring Richard Griffiths (2/6)
as 5pm
1957 comedy
1975 comedy starring James Bolam (7/13)
Songs and stones
1979 radio nostalgia series hosted by Dickie Henderson, looking at the hit radio shows Band Waggon and ITMA (3/11)
The Tower Mark Gatiss
introduces a chilling tale about two people who stumble into a world where time has stopped
Nick McCarty's adaptation of Oscar 1891story about a tormented ghost finally laid to rest by a display of selfless love, starring Edward Petherbridge,
Angus McKinnus and Gwyneth Guthrie (1/3)
1957 comedy
1975 comedy starring James Bolam (7/13)
Miriam Margolyes celebrates Charles Dickens's life and characters.
Victor Canning drama starring Richard Griffiths (2/6)
Steve Punt and Hugh
Dennis carve juicy great slices of satire from the turkey that is the week's news. Boxing Day edition
2005 comedy with Sally Phillips and Nina Conti (5/6)
Showcase of new comedy characters, sketches and songs (2/4)
2007 comedy with Greg
Davies Steve Hall and Marek Larwood (1/4)
as 6pm
6.30pm