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Series 2
Jan Ravens
Impressionist Jan Ravens has a boxing lesson, gets her eyebrows threaded and builds a wall
A Norwegian fairy tale about a polar bear. Stars Martin Jarvis and Helen Worth.
Death threatens to separate legendary film duo Laurel and Hardy,...
Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor - demonstrates a line by Oscar Wilde.
Poetry Please: Pot Luck
A 4 Extra listener requests a favourite programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
A revealing interview from 1976 with the “wireless wizard”. Presented by Iain Mann.
As young Titus grows up in Gormenghast, he must face the ruthlessly ambitious Steerpike.
50th Anniversary Re-record of the First Ever Letter in 1946
In 1996, Alistair Cooke re-records his first ever Letter from America from 1946
From 7/11/1986
Can Leslie Thomas, Maureen Lipman and Frank Thornton hoax Tim Brooke-Taylor?
Series 1
Summer Christmas Special
Raucous and roguish sketch comedy. Stars Emma Thompson and Robert Bathurst.
MFC Sound
John Walters fills his day by thinking out loud about MFC Sound (Me, Fish, Cat Radio).
Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors
1. Danger
Miss Marple senses danger at a school for wayward boys.
1. Air Raid
The anonymous English hero is now in a German prison. But there's been an air raid.
Poling Off
Fulton and Margaret get set to rededicate their vows.
Getting the Bird
Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Private Walker gets to work...
Boswell's Life of Freud
Boswell attempts to write a biography of Sigmund Freud, but Freud asks all the questions.
1. Diagnosis
As five-year old William fishes in the castle moat, his brother is not well....
1. Abandoned
Winter 1913 finds Frank Reid, owner of a Moscow printing company, abandoned by his wife.
Series 3
1. Skedaddling Squirrels
Suspicious squirrels, egosurfing, and strategic skedaddling.
500th Letter
Alistair Cooke reflects on the changes he has witnessed in his 500th episode.
Flesh is weak – Tyndale 500: The spirit is willing
With Fr Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Church, Melrose. Reading: Matthew 26:36-41
Series 6
The French Connection
Paul Gambaccini assesses winners of the Best Picture Oscars - The French Connection (1971)
How the military were helped by bohemians to create effective camouflage.
Series 60
Episode 4
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Gyles Brandreth and Tony Hawks.
Episode 2
'Unreliable' historical account of Anne Boleyn's mother's impact on court.
Alan and Jean's Incredible Journey by Ian Kershaw
A couple decide to spend their holiday in their bedroom.
The Riots by Dawn Watson
At a Belfast newspaper office, a sub-editor faces unrest.
Episode 3
Michael Burke gets trapped in the Moral Maze, and a makeover for Any Answers!
Series 4
Shipping, Shopping and Shagg... you know what, never mind
The Naked Week team go shopping, shipping and shagg... you know what, never mind.
Rob Newman's Neuropolis
Love on the Brain
Comedian Rob Newman presents a unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
