Unable to overcome her middle-class guilt, one woman is forced to take drastic action. A twisted modern fable by Sam Burns. Show more
Drama on 4
My Son the Doctor
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Based on the testimony of Fatima Khan, the real-life story of one mother's heroic journey to find and save her son, Dr Abbas Khan, from imprisonment in Damascus. Show more
New mother Mma Makutsi expands her business portfolio in an unexpected direction. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe meets a client with a problematic house guest. Show more
Drama on 4
My Name Is...
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Sudha Bhuchar's play about a mixed-race family breakdown, inspired by 2006 reports that a young Scottish girl had been abducted by her father and taken to Pakistan. Show more
Documentary tracing the source of the Ganges, providing a glimpse into the natural and spiritual worlds that swirl around India's most sacred river. Show more
Following the River Ganges as it journeys across Northern India, this film explores the colourful natural history of the Gangetic Plains. Show more
Exploring India's most sacred river. As the Ganges nears the sea, it divides into the many channels of the delta, home to the most densely packed human population on Earth. Show more
Great Lives
Sudha Bhuchar chooses the life of Zohra Sehgal
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Actress and playwright Sudha Bhuchar chooses one of Bollywood’s first great international stars, Zohra Sehgal. From 2016. Show more
Test Case
Bournewood
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Drama by Sasha Hails telling the true story of H, and his life at Bournewood Hospital. H did not object to his residential care. Or did he? Show more
First ever dramatization of Doris Lessing's 1985 satire of incompetent revolutionaries in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall and Joe Armstrong, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Show more
Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about inept revolutionaries, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Alice continues her mission to make the squat habitable. Olivia Vinall and Joe Armstrong star. Show more
Aarathi Prasad delves into the complex world of Indian medicine, starting with the seven official types. Show more
Writer Aarathi Prasad visits the hospital in the Dharavi slum where the shrine holds sway. Show more
In Hyderabad, writer Aarathi Prasad meets the family of Hakims (doctors) who reset bones. It all began with a rabbit, so the bonesetter's story goes. Show more
Writer Aarathi Prasad tracks down the fish doctors in Secunderabad, who claim to treat asthma by the most unlikely of methods. Show more
Writer Aarathi Prasad learns of the extraordinary success of Project Prakash, which has brought vision to thousands of blind Indian children. The reader is Sudha Bhuchar. Show more
Front Row
Orla Kiely, British Asian theatre, Belinda Bauer
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Designer Orla Kiely on her new exhibition, crime novelist Belinda Bauer discusses her new novel Snap, Sudha Bhuchar and Prav MJ consider British South Asian theatre. Show more
Woman's Hour
Kirsty Wark on misogyny; Nazneen Rahman; Mindfulness
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Jane Garvey discusses whether misogyny is on the rise with Kirsty Wark and talks to game-changer Nazneen Rahman about her pioneering work in clinical genetics. Show more
Tommies
4 November 1915
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
One real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. Signallers Ahmadullah and Zarbab have a perilous mission to deliver a wireless set to beleaguered British forces in Mesopotamia. Show more
Woman's Hour
Weekend Woman's Hour: Kirsty Wark on misogyny; Mindfulness
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Kirsty Wark on misogyny, blurred lines and confused messages for teenage boys. Plus the politics of childcare, mindfulness, The Testament of Mary and recorder quartet I Flautisti. Show more