4 Extra Debut. A tense snooker match plays out on the TV and the bond between a father and son is revisited. Read by David Schofield. Show more
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Beyond Endurance
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Dominic West stars as Ernest Shackleton in Meredith Hooper's play, charting the explorer's 1914 expedition across the Antarctic and told in the words of the team themselves. Show more
Harry, Becky and Leon are fleeing London with a suitcase full of cash, leaving behind jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs and irate drug dealers. Show more
Introducing Pete, one of London's overqualified twentysomethings living on dead-end jobs, but wanting more. Show more
Harry and Leon feel edgy about a big drug deal. Meanwhile, Becky is still trying to make it as a dancer but knows that Pete will not be happy about how she will have to fund it. Show more
Harry and Leon are on their way to a big drug deal, hoping it will be one of their last. But their usual contact is in jail, and things do not feel quite right. Show more
There are revelations and recriminations at Pete's surprise party as Harry, Pete and Becky, not to mention her uncles Ron and Rags, turn up to celebrate. Show more
Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: early tell-tale signs emerge. From 2014. Show more
Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: the family ignores worrying signs. From February 2014. Show more
Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: death and the struggle to grieve. From February 2014. Show more
Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: some consolation in forgetting. From February 2014. Show more
Sally Magnusson reads the moving account of her mother's struggle with dementia: a peaceful end amongst family. From February 2014. Show more
Jaws by Peter Benchley
9. 'The fish is too much for us.'
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 3 months
Against his shipmates' advice, Hooper decides to descend in the diving cage in search of the shark. Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
Jaws by Peter Benchley
10. 'If it's a fight he wants.'
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 3 months
Hooper has been killed, but Quint refuses to give up the hunt. Will it ever be safe to go in the water? Read by Henry Goodman. Show more
Drama on 4
Kathleen and Con
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. The unlikely romance of heroic Captain Scott and sculptor Kathleen Bruce told through their letters. Stars Samuel West and Emilia Fox. From February 2013. Show more
In the week of the Eurovision Song Contest, a week in which tensions again simmer over Britain's role in Europe, Sandi Toksvig imagines a fight for independence in one UK family. Show more
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Episode 1: War Begins
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
David Horovitch reads the first-hand account by ancient Greek historian Thucydides of the 30-year war between Athens and Sparta that reshaped the face of ancient Greece. Show more
State of the Nation
Episode 3: A Glass of Cold Water
15 minutes
In Cynan Jones's short story set in rural Wales, a young labourer tries to find solace and escape in work. Show more
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Episode 2: From Funerals to Plague
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Ancient Greek historian Thucydides' masterful first-hand account of the 5th-century BC wars between Athens and Sparta, which reshaped the face of ancient Greece. Show more
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Episode 3: Spartan Surrender at Pylos
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Ancient Greek historian Thucydides' account of the devastating wars between Athens and Sparta. In this episode, the shocking defeat of the Spartans on the island of Pylos. Show more