First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Scottish-born poet Katrina Porteous explores the Northumbrian landscape, where she now lives, in her poem and personal essay about the Borderlands. From Feb 2014. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Edge is a journey through space in poetry by Katrina Porteous and music by Peter Zinovieff, recorded live at the Centre for Life in Newcastle during the British Science Festival. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
By Claire Dywer-Hogg. A normally calm and sophisticated coffee shop owner spectacularly lets down her guard. Read by Hattie Morahan. From March 2014. Show more
Actor Stockard Channing on her new stage role, the objects that inspired Matisse, composer Thomas Ades on his Queer Icon and two 360 degree representations of war are reviewed. Show more
Why do we think of Jane Austen as cosy? We discuss her fascination with war, money and risky romance. And Dame Caroline Spelman MP talks about her friend Theresa May. Show more