Programmes A to Z - A

The 'arse that Jack Built

Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features.

BBC Radio 4

A Baby Asbo

Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.

BBC Radio 4

A Brief History of Mathematics

Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations

BBC Radio 4

A Child to Sponsor

Emily Buchanan explores the dilemmas of sponsoring children in developing countries.

BBC Radio 4

A City Crowned with Green

How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)

A Family Business: The Chaplin Legacy

Tim Brooke-Taylor views Chaplin's legacy in the theatre of his grandson James Thierree.

BBC Radio 4

A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols

The Traditional Service of Readings and Carols from King's College Cambridge

BBC World Service

A Good Read

Harriett Gilbert talks to two guests about their favourite books.

BBC Radio 4

A Guide to Farmland Birds

How to recognise birds of the British countryside from their appearance, calls and songs

BBC Radio 4

A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds

Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds

BBC Radio 4

A History of Scotland

Documentary charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.

BBC One

A History of the Brain

Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain

BBC Radio 4

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects

BBC Radio 4

A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus

The British Museum's Neil MacGregor tells A History of the World in 100 Objects.

BBC Radio 4

A History of the World Special

The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.

BBC Radio 4

A House in Bayswater

An early film by Ken Russell about the tenants of a house in Bayswater. (1960)

A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake

Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.

BBC Radio 4

A Kist o Wurds

A Kist o Wurds is Radio Ulster's weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.

BBC Radio Ulster

A Last Excuse Me Dance

The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner.

BBC Radio 4

A Letter to Alistair, from his producer, 2004

BBC producer Tony Grant recalls the late broadcasting icon Alistair Cooke.

BBC Radio 4

A Life With ...

Series about scientific specialists

BBC Radio 4

A Menace to Society

Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.

BBC Radio 4

A Natural History of Me!

If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.

BBC Radio 4

A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue

BBC Radio 4

A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio

Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?

BBC Radio 4

A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land

Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?

BBC Radio 4

A Shadow of Doubt

Join us for the mystery of John 'Babbacombe' Lee. Did he murder his Torquay employer?

BBC Radio Devon

A Straight Question

Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.

BBC Radio 4

A String of Pearls

Music from the golden years of entertainment - from the arrival of radio to the late 50s

BBC Radio Wales

A Student Voice

John Waite follows those student protesters most likely to be affected by funding changes.

BBC Radio 4

A Tale of Two Villages

How the iconic Yorkshire pit village of Grimethorpe has adjusted to life after coal.

BBC Radio 4

The A to Z of TV Gardening

Carol Kirkwood takes an alphabetical journey through the world of television gardening.

BBC Two

A Touch of Soul

Devon spins Latin America soul with special guest, world music dj maestro Martin Morales.

BBC Radio Derby

A Trip Around Mars with Kevin Fong

The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars

BBC Radio 4

A View Through a Lens

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison on human experience and the beauty of nature

BBC Radio 4

A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake

The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.

BBC Radio 4

A' Mire ri Mòir

Traditional Gaelic music and song.

BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

Abadas

Pop-up book adventures with the Abadas, Hari the hippo, Ela the fox and Seren the bat.

CBeebies

Abadas

Pop-up book adventures with the curious Abadas

BBC ALBA

Abby and Brittany: Joined for Life

Reality TV series following conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel.

BBC Three

Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom

Dick and Dom learn about the geniuses who have shaped our world.

CBBC

Absolutely Delish

Four dining-related comedies

BBC Radio 4

Across the Line

Rigsy brings you great new music from Northern Ireland.

BBC Radio Ulster

The Actor's Gang

Tim Robbins, star of The Shawshank Redemption, leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.

BBC Radio Scotland

Adam Green and Vicki Archer

Adam and Vicki with entertainment, music and all the day's news.

BBC Radio Shropshire

Adam Tomlinson

Adam brings you the essential news, travel, weather and sport to start the day.

BBC Radio York

Adam Walton

Adam has the latest news and music from new bands on the Welsh scene.

BBC Radio Wales

Adar Drycin: Waldo Williams

Portread o Waldo Williams. A portrait of Waldo Williams.

BBC Cymru

Adele Roberts

Fresh music, gossip and entertainment.

BBC Radio 1Xtra

ADHD and Me

Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.

BBC Radio 4

Adrian Goldberg

Have your say on the West Midlands biggest phone-in.

BBC WM

The Advance of the Giant Crabs

David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.

BBC Radio 4

Advantage Home

Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.

BBC Radio 4

Adventure

Long-running travel programme

BBC

The Adventures of Abney and Teal

Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city.

CBeebies

Africalab

Hugh Levinson asks whether science and technology can end under-development in Africa

BBC Radio 4

After Henry

Sitcom about three generations of women in one family, starring Prunella Scales

BBC Radio 4 Extra

After I Was Gorgeous

Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.

BBC Radio 4

After Saddam

Hugh Sykes finds out how life in Iraq has changed over the past decade

BBC Radio 4

After the Battle

Noted war correspondents return to the WWII battlefields from where they had reported.

After the Flood

The writer Kevin Crossley-Holland meets fellow East Anglians affected by coastal erosion.

BBC Radio 4

Afternoon Drama

Radio dramas which delight and surprise

BBC Radio 4

Afternoon on 3

Afternoon broadcast, featuring music programmes and concerts

BBC Radio 3

Afternoon with Allison Ferns

Allison Ferns ... weekdays from 1300 on BBC Sussex ... be part of it!

BBC Sussex

The Age Of Reason

How has the world has changed for women? Six inspiring octogenarians look back.

BBC World Service

The Age of the Genome

Richard Dawkins decodes the discoveries and mysteries of the human genome sequence

BBC Radio 4

An Aghaidh an t-Sruth

The life and work of the Rev Thomas Murchison. With Professor Donald Meek

BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

Aileag

Pop music and chat for children.

BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

Air Chall 's Air Lorg/Lost and Found

A simple tale about a boy and a penguin and their growing friendship.

BBC ALBA

Aithris an Fheasgair

Local, national and international news in Gaelic.

BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

Aithris Na Maidne

Local, national and international news.

BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal

Ajmal Hussain

Music and celebrities with a South Asian flavour - with Ajmal Hussain.

BBC Radio Stoke

Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad

Spies in decline - what did the agent say to the actress? Burgess meets Coral Browne.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alan Clifford

Alan Clifford's look at life. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always good and never bad.

BBC Radio Nottingham

Alan Garner - Elidor

Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson in a derelict church.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth

The urban warrior's comedy/music mix

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alan Simpson

Alan Simpson hosts the afternoon show packed with top music, entertainment and lively chat

BBC Radio Ulster

Aled Jones

The Anglesey-born presenter in musical conversation with a special guest, Sundays at 2 PM.

BBC Radio Wales

Alex Dyke

Join Alex Dyke on BBC Solent.

BBC Radio Solent

Alex Lester

Weekday morning music and entertainment with Alex Lester

BBC Radio 2

Alfie and Charlie at Breakfast

Join Alfie Joey and Charlie Charlton for the brightest start to your day.

BBC Newcastle

Ali Brownlee

Ali presents BBC Tees Breakfast every weekday morning between 6am and 9am.

BBC Tees

Ali Jones

Join Ali Jones on BBC Oxford.

BBC Oxford

The Alias Men

Andrew Collins tells the story of Alan Smithee, prolific film director who never existed.

BBC Radio 4

Alice Godden

Join Alice Godden on BBC Radio Jersey.

BBC Radio Jersey

Alice's Restaurant

Ian McMillan discovers how Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant became a Thanksgiving anthem.

BBC Radio 4