Highlights
One in A MillionBy Peter Kesterton. A maths lecturer is arrested for attempted assault on a young w...
2. The Mapplethorpe Affai...Chris Ledgard examines the work of iconic photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Wed, 09 Dec 2009Peggy keeps up appearances for Jack.
Episode 4Jack Dee chairs. With Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and David Mitch...
Episode 4Unwelcoming neighbour Annabelle quizzes an unsuspecting soul over his windchimes.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,...
George Smiley, called out of retirement, tries to piece together the events of the...
2 episodes Series Catch-up -
Tue, 08 Dec 2009
Vicky and Joe get into the festive spirit.
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Episode 2
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical review of the week's news.
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Tue, 06 Feb 2007
Award winning impressions with Jon Culshaw, Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens and Kevin Con...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,...
George Smiley is called out of retirement to seek out a mole at the heart of the Ci...
2 episodes Series Catch-up -
Wed, 09 Dec 2009
Michael Buerk chairs. With Michael Portillo, Kenan Malik, Claire Fox and Clifford L...
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1. Joan of Arc
The myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and the other Frenchwoman who did more to save...
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Mon, 07 Dec 2009
Emotions run high at Ambridge Hall.
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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Tue, 08 Dec 2009
Scientists say testing our 'working memory' instead of IQ would be more accurate.
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Wed, 09 Dec 2009
Labour's last roll of the dice - will the Pre Budget Report win over voters?
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1989: Day by Day
66. 9th December 1989Mikhail Gorbachev warns that the Communist Party faces the threat of extinction.
1989: Day by Day
65. 8th December 1989East Germany elects a new leader amid fears the country is sliding into lawlessness.
1989: Day by Day
61. 4th December 1989The Soviet government joins in condemnation of its own invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
1989: Day by Day
60. 3rd December 1989George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev declare that the Cold War is over.
1989: Day by Day Omnibus
9. Week ending 5th December 1989Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush meet in Malta and declare the Cold War over.
Adventures in Poetry - Series 10
5. My Last DuchessPeggy Reynolds teases out the many layers of Robert Browning's chilling poem.
Afternoon Play
One in A MillionBy Peter Kesterton. A maths lecturer is arrested for attempted assault on a young woman.
Afternoon Play
Winter StormBy Bernard MacLaverty. Poet Andrew steps from his office and is engulfed by a blizzard.
Afternoon Play
Zero Degrees of SeparationThree community writing groups perform their own short plays.
Afternoon Play
HeadlinerBy Neil Brand. An up-and-coming stand-up comedienne is befriended by a US comedy legend.
Afternoon Play - Number 10
4. A Failed StateThe PM becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother.
Afternoon Reading - Sputnik
3. Drinking Vodka in the AfternoonBy Tania Hershman. In an Irish village, Mary receives lessons from a mysterious Russian.
Afternoon Reading - Defining Moments
2. The Westlink UpgradeBy Colin Carberry. A young couple begin to realise their relationship has changed.
Afternoon Reading - Defining Moments
1. The Lost WeekendBy Hugo Kelly. A single woman seizes an opportunity to get away for a weekend.
All Bar Luke - Series 3
4. The Hen NightLuke is trapped in the hen party from hell when he is appointed chief bridesmaid.
All in the Mind
Tue, 08 Dec 2009Scientists say testing our 'working memory' instead of IQ would be more accurate.
Americana
Sun, 06 Dec 2009Matt talks to former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart and columnist Neil Steinberg.
Archive on 4
The Turner Prize TurnaroundCritic Waldemar Januszczak on the public's U-turn on the Turner Prize and modern art.
Ballylenon - Series 7
Episode 3Vera, who runs the manual exchange, 'overhears' a worrying telephone conversation.
Series Catch-up Trial
Ballylenon - Series 7
Episode 2Customers to Miss Maconchy's shop have increased significantly since her vision at Lourdes
Series Catch-up Trial
Ballylenon - Series 7
Episode 1When Muriel sees a 'miraculous apparition', Phonsie is quick to seize on its potential.
Series Catch-up Trial
BBC National Short Story Award: The Shortlist
Episode 5The last of five shortlisted stories for the annual prize. Read by Julia McKenzie.
BBC National Short Story Award: The Shortlist
Episode 4The fourth of five shortlisted stories for the annual prize. Read by Jason Isaacs.
Bleak Expectations - Series 3
6. Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and RedeemedMiss Sweetly Delightful must melt Mr Benevolent's cruel heart.
Bob Marley: The Chrysler Year
Sat, 05 Dec 2009The year Bob Marley spent driving a forklift truck in the Chrysler car factory in Delaware
Book at Bedtime - Riceyman Steps
Episode 8Henry's bluff is called when he takes a turn for the worse and the doctor is summoned.
Book at Bedtime - Riceyman Steps
Episode 7Both Elsie and Violet are increasingly anxious about Henry's weakened state.
Book at Bedtime - Riceyman Steps
Episode 6The corrosive desire for thrift begins to dominate married life at Earlforward's bookshop.
Book at Bedtime - Riceyman Steps
Episode 5Mr Earlforward's drive for economy is revealed as a corrosive desire.
Book at Bedtime - Riceyman Steps
Episode 4Romance is in the air, but Henry Earlforward believes practicalities must take precedence.
Book of the Week - The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Episode 3Grimaldi's performance in the new pantomime, Mother Goose, makes him a fully-fledged star.
Book of the Week - The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Episode 2The young Grimaldi begins to make his mark as a comic performer in London.
Book of the Week - The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Episode 1The two-year-old Joe is propelled onto the stage at Sadler's Wells by his ruthless father.
Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises
Episode 5A ship that repaired itself, and how the earliest telephones worked without bells.
Book of the Week - The Hair of the Dog and Other Scientific Surprises
Episode 4Who really invented the wheel; and why one particular flower exudes the smell of nicotine.
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