Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour, but soon notorious Alcee Arobin arrives. Kate Chopin's landmark 1899 novel starring Richard Laing. Show more
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Edna thinks Robert's return will make her happy, but events overtake them both. Kate Chopin's novel, which shook the US in 1899, stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Petra Letang. Show more
Janet agrees to a short period in hospital to recover. But her mother's arrival triggers a reaction that will have calamitous repercussions for years to come. With Anna Skellen. Show more
Franco's Nationalists reject Spain's Republican government. Eric Blair reports the fight against fascism. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more
Caught between the different factions of their own side, Eric and Eileen are forced to escape from Spain. Stars Lyndsey Marshal. Show more
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Okay I Lied
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Chaos-loving Anthony confesses his version of restaurant life isn’t true of all chefs and establishments. Stars Michael Esper. Show more
At the time of his inauguration, JFK was lauded by a famous poet. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more
Sundry correspondences reveal the warmth and wit of John F Kennedy. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more
JFK's early letters, including his correspondence with his brother Joe during the Second World War when both were in combat. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more
During the Cold War years, JFK's exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev was surprisingly informal. Read by Richard Laing. Show more
At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK receives some remarkable advice. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more
Lunacharsky despairs that the revolutionaries' own bombardment has destroyed the Kremlin. Stars Richard Laing. Show more
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World
10. The Conquest of Power
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The Bolsheviks have defeated the counter-revolution, and private ownership of land has been abolished. Stars Richard Laing. Show more
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World
1. The Coming Storm
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Petrograd, Autumn 1917. Dramatised eye-witness accounts of the Russian Revolution. With Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World
2. On the Eve
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Confusion in Petrograd mounts. Reed interviews Trotsky and hears Lenin calling for a Bolshevik insurrection. With Richard Laing. Show more
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World
3. The Winter Palace
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Reed and Bryant are caught up with alarmed government troops defending the Winter Palace. Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more
John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World
4. Plunging Ahead
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The Bolsheviks have taken the Winter Palace and seized control. Stars Richard Laing and Kelly Burke. Show more
Reduction in Force (RiF) day is here. The grads pull out all the stops to secure their jobs and become permanent Pierpoint people. Show more
Chip Lambert arrives at La Guardia airport, New York, to meet his parents, Alfred and Enid, and take them back to his Manhattan apartment for lunch. Show more
Failed academic and aspiring screenwriter Chip Lambert makes an early exit from the planned lunch with his parents. Where did his life start to go so wrong? Show more