Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers and broadcasters recall the jubilation of VE Day and the years that followed. Show more
Best-selling novelist Jilly Cooper pits her bargain-hunting skills against EastEnders' mechanic Garry, played by Ricky Groves. Show more
A writers edition, with Charlie Higson and Sally Gardner, Fern Britton and Jilly Cooper, Peter James and Martina Cole, and Hanif Kureishi and Grace Dent. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Jilly Cooper
8 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Roy Plomley's castaway is writer and journalist Jilly Cooper. Show more
Reader, I Married Him
Happily Ever After
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Daisy Goodwin presents a series about the romantic novel. This edition asks why this most derided of literary genres remains so enduringly popular. Show more
Last Word
Felix Dennis, Norman Willis, Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Gerry Conlon, Eli Wallach
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister on publisher Felix Dennis, TUC leader Norman Willis, 'pony club' writer Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon, and actor Eli Wallach. Show more
A look at the people who live the rural life. The editorial team of Country Life magazine searches for Gentleman of the Year and Britain's Naughtiest Dog. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Jilly Cooper
37 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
4 Extra Debut. From Bob Marley to Schubert. Writer Jilly Cooper makes her castaway choices. With Kirsty Young. From 2016. Show more
If it has Britain talking then it will be talked about on the One Show. Jason Manford and Alex Jones are joined by Merlin actors Colin Morgan and Bradley James. Show more