Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2017, 13:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Feb 2018, 01:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her. Is she prepared to confront them? Stars Kate Harper. From July 2017.

Down Your Way

Sheila Hancock in Workington

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 9^th Jul 2017, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Actress Sheila Hancock returns to Workington, Cumbria, to see how the town has coped with social and economic change. From November 1988. Show more

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Brand

Down Your Way

Doctor Who: The Making of The Song of Megaptera

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2017, 18:50 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2019, 00:50 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The cast, writer and director describe how a story originally called ‘The Song of the Space Whale’ finally came to be recorded. Show more

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Formats

Documentaries

Here's the Thing

Lena Dunham/Elaine Stritch

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Mar 2020, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Mar 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alec Baldwin explores the lives of the young TV writer and star, Lena Dunham and star of stage and screen, Elaine Stritch. Show more

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Brand

Here's the Thing

DH Lawrence - The Rainbow

Episode 4

DH Lawrence - The Rainbow

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Mar 2020, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2020, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

After an idyllic courtship and wedding, the early days of their marriage are a shock for Anna and Will. Read by David Bradley. Show more

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

DH Lawrence - The Rainbow

Episode 5

DH Lawrence - The Rainbow

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2020, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Mar 2020, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ursula grows up, ever closer to her young father. Will loses his naivety which draws him closer to Anna. Read by David Bradley. Show more

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

The History of Pop

2. Pop for the Masses

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Dec 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Dec 2019, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

John Peel unravels the rise of fizzy drinks and how a Welsh Methodist pitched pop against the demon drink. From 1999. Show more

Genres

FactualConsumer

Series

The History of Pop

The History of Pop

1. Life Pre-Pop

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Dec 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Dec 2019, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. John Peel presents a definitive history of carbonated water - drinks that have made millions and conquered the world. From 1999. Show more

Genres

FactualConsumer

Series

The History of Pop

Writing Yorkshire

2: From Haworth to Leeds

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Feb 2020, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Feb 2020, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ian McMillan goes on a literary tour of Yorkshire, from The Brontës to Ted Hughes. Show more

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Series

Writing Yorkshire

Nightfall

Series 3

Lazarus Rising by John Douglas

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Feb 2020, 18:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Feb 2020, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A reporter becomes entangled in a web of revenge when he investigates stories of a man who rose from the dead. Stars Neil Munro. Show more

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Brand

Nightfall

Series

Nightfall: Series 3

Here's the Thing

Julie Andrews

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th May 2018, 08:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Mar 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alec Baldwin delves into the life of Oscar-winning actress Julie Andrews, from her theatre days to the legacy of 'the nannies'. Show more

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Brand

Here's the Thing

Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

Obstacles to Truth

Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Mar 2018, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 9^th Mar 2018, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can reason and belief exist in the same answer? Read by Joss Ackland. From February 1993.

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Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

Combining Faith with Reason

Leo Tolstoy - A Confession

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Mar 2018, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Mar 2018, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Leo Tolstoy's passionate search for the meaning of life. Can simplifying faith give us an answer? Read by Joss Ackland. From February 1993.

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Brand

Foiled - Everything's Kings

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Mar 2018, 07:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Mar 2018, 05:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Hairdresser Sabrina is keen to win Clipadvisor 'Salon of the Year'. Then a king knocks on the door. From July 2017. Show more

Genres

ComedySitcoms

All in a Chord

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 10^th Jan 2017, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMFirst on BBC Radio 4 Extra: Tue 31^st Mar 2020, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Apr 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Ivan Hewett examines Wagner's Tristan Chord to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. From 2017. Show more

Genres

Series

All in a Chord

Mahler: Symphony No. 10

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Jan 2017, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMFirst on BBC Radio 4 Extra: Wed 1^st Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Apr 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Ivan Hewett tests the idea harmony is a reflection of history using Mahler's 10th Symphony. With David Matthews. From 2017. Show more

Genres

Series

All in a Chord

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Jan 2017, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMFirst on BBC Radio 4 Extra: Thu 2^nd Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Apr 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. With Gerard McBurney. From 2017. Show more

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Series

All in a Chord

Terry Riley: In C

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Jan 2017, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMFirst on BBC Radio 4 Extra: Fri 3^rd Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Apr 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Terry Riley's In C. With pianist Joanna MacGregor. From 2017. Show more

Genres

Series

Elizabeth Bowen - The House in Paris

Episode 1: 1. 1934

Elizabeth Bowen - The House in Paris

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Jan 2017, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 8^th Oct 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

From her deathbed, sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold - and harbours secrets. Stars Sara Kestelman. Show more

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Sketchtopia

Series 1

Episode 4

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Apr 2018, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMFirst on BBC Radio 4 Extra: Wed 2^nd May 2018, 07:30 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 3^rd May 2018, 05:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Multicultural sketch show written by white, black, Asian and minority ethnic stand-ups and writers from across the UK. Hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli in his home town of Glasgow. Show more

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Sketchtopia

Series

Sketchtopia: Series 1