Jo Caulfield fails to shut up about relationships, love and Tony Benn.
Helmut Kopetzky tells the story of East German actor Wolf Kaiser.
Writer, comedian and rock drummer Andrew McGibbon explores the history of the cymba...
Allan Urry investigates the effects of the police force's current funding problems.
Susan calls in the experts.
David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Gard...
Sandi Toksvig chairs. With Jeremy Hardy, Danielle Ward, David Mitchell and Francis...
Matt gets a tough ultimatum.
The week's events in Ambridge.
By James Graham. The personal grief that haunted Albert Einstein in his final years...
Including Yesterday in Parliament; Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Tied to father and daughter's boat on the Thames, a lifeless shape bobs in the wate...
How old John Harmon made his money out of rubbish, and the will he left to spite hi...
Susan's loyalties are put to the test.
Michael Buerk talks to Miranda Ponsonby about her decision to change sex.
Dramatisation of Remarque's story about a group of First World War German soldiers.
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Helmut Kopetzky tells the story of East German actor Wolf Kaiser.
Hundreds of thousands of East Germans arrive in West Berlin amid scenes of shock and joy.
East Berlin's party chief declares that all citizens can leave immediately.
The Politburo resigns in East Germany - could the Berlin Wall fall next?
The authorities in the GDR are buckling under the pounding they are taking in the streets.
A backlash against East German refugees begins in West Germany.
Former Chancellor Nigel Lawson makes things even more difficult for Margaret Thatcher.
Margaret Thatcher is judged the least popular prime minister since polling began.
Protests in East Germany force the resignation of the Mayor of Leipzig.
Peggy Reynolds examines the enduring appeal of Edward Thomas' evocative poem.
By James Graham. The personal grief that haunted Albert Einstein in his final years.
By Carine Adler. A mother and her daughters gather at home after the death of the father.
By Michael McLean. The story of 60s footballer Tony Kay, who was convicted of match fixing
Comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls tell the story of the Gunpowder Plot.
By Hattie Naylor. The true story of a boy adopted by a pack of wild dogs in Moscow.
By Georges Hausemer. A story about a childhood lived alongside the Luxembourgeois railway.
By Gregory Norminton. The solidarity of two old friends is tested by one's new girlfriend.
By Paul Dodgson. He used to be able to fly, but he has forgotten about that now.
It is 1915 and Edie is based at Casualty Clearing Station Number 3 near Ypres.
Claudia Hammond hears about surprising side effects of drugs used to treat schizophrenia.
Guest host David Willis is joined by satirist, comedian and commentator Harry Shearer.
Frances Cairncross explores the UK's options in the face of a growing deficit.
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
Professor Steve Jones challenges the controversial science of evolutionary psychology.
John Barrowman tells the story of the morale-boosting US army show that toured the world.
Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social observation and nonsense.
Beauty looks after the elderly Mr Easterby, who is behaving like a lovestruck teenager.
Can the spirits of Harvest Festival past, present and future show Pip a way to redemption?