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43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Adam Fould adapts his poem about a white family caught up in the Mau Mau time in 1950s Kenya. Tom comes home for his last holiday before university and acquires a taste for blood. Show more
The grieving of the Trueman/Fox family takes an unexpected turn, Phil makes a significant decision regarding Louise, and Darren follows the path of true love. Show more
Dame Laura is delighted to find her old circus friends, the Carollis, are living in Nuremberg. Starring Diana Quick. Show more
Dame Laura decides to bring her canvas into the tiny press box and paint the trial, in situ. Starring Diana Quick. Show more
In January 1946, artist Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials. Show more
Dame Laura decides to bring her canvas into the tiny press box and paint the trial, in situ. Starring Diana Quick. Show more
In January 1946, artist Laura Knight takes a life-changing commission as war artist to the Nuremberg Trials. Show more
In a break from painting the Trial, Dame Laura explores the city of Nuremberg in the aftermath of war. Stars Diana Quick. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A man down on his luck tries to rebuild his life with the help of jogging and classical music. Comic tale read by Mark Meadows. From September 2013. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough marks 300 years since the birth of poet Thomas Gray, author of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, with a visit to the graveyard itself, in Stoke Poges. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough celebrates the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show with a bouquet of poems about flowers. With readers Juliet Aubrey, Mark Meadows and Harry Livingstone. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough presents poems to make you glad to be awake, alive and not in prison, by South Korean poet Kim Kwang-kyu, Polish poet Piotr Kniecicki and Turkish poet Nazim Hikment. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough finds words for weddings and other celebrations in poems requested by listeners. With readers Juliet Aubrey, Mark Meadows and Harry Livingstone. Show more
Mark Meadows reads scientist Carlo Rovelli's provocative exploration of how constantly developing scientific knowledge has changed our understanding of the world around us. Show more
In 1905, Albert Einstein published three papers that constructed the pillars of our modern understanding of the world and formulated the most famous equation of modern science. Show more
20th-century discoveries in the fields of quantum science provide the basis for our contemporary understanding of the world - but also pose questions about the fabric of reality. Show more
Carlo Rovelli on how scientists are exploring theories of quantum gravity in order to find answers to some of the great mysteries about the structure of the physical world. Show more
What happened before the Big Bang? Carlo Rovelli's account of scientific discovery takes us to the very frontiers of what we know about the creation of our universe. Show more
New drama by trainee analyst Conor McCormack and hip-hop artist Matt Haynes. When Louis stops taking his meds, his world becomes infused with wonder. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A biker suffers amnesia after a road accident. Who is the stranger who rescues him? Psychological thriller with Adrian Bower, Mark Meadows, Nisha Nayar. Show more
