Factual A to Z
- Music Matters
Radio 3's flagship classical music magazine programme.
- Musical Migrants
Portraits of people who relocated to other lands, influenced by music
- My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
- My London Archive
A series of interviews offering an intimate view of a city people have made their home.
- Naked Scientists
Answering questions from everyday chemistry to quantum physics.
- Natural Genius
Carmen Pryce investigates the inner world of the young child.
- Nature
Natural history programme offering a unique insight into the natural world
- New Conversation
Olivia O'Leary follows historian Theodore Zeldin in the quest to reform conversation.
- News from Nowhere: How the Papers Got Their Stories
Jon Manel uncovers new evidence of methods used by some newspapers to get their stories.
- News Review of the Year
A look back at the stories that hit the headlines in the past year
- Newsmakers
The pick of the big stories from Good Morning Ulster, Talkback and Evening Extra.
- Nia Roberts
Busnesu a sgwrsio, chwerthin a chrio.
- Nick Coffer's Weekend Kitchen
A weekly celebration of food and drink.
- Nick Conrad
Nick Conrad presents the programme which gets the county talking.
- Nigerian Crossroads
Mark Doyle asks if Nigeria will become a full democracy or be torn apart by violence.
- Night Rescue: Saving the Manx Shearwater
Sarah Moore meets bird rescuer Jean Hains, who helps young Manx Shearwaters.
- Night Visions
Poet Paul Farley flies over London in a police helicopter and reflects on the city below.
- Night Waves
Flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring discussions between academics and artists
- Nihal
Discussion and debate on the big issues.
- No Triumph, No Tragedy
Peter White talks to disabled people who have achieved outstanding success in their field
- North and South: Across the Great Divide
Ian Marchant takes a trip along the line dividing the North of England from the South
- Northern Ireland: Who Are We Now?
As Derry-Londonderry becomes the UK City of Culture, William Crawley considers identity.
- Not Just Funny Animal Voices
The life of Johnny Morris, told by his friend and former co-presenter Terry Nutkins.
- Number One Forensic Detective Agency
The story of how Botswana has become Africa's leading exponent of crime investigation.
- O'r Bae
Helynt yr wythnos wleidyddol. A look at the week's political ups and downs
- Obama: Professor President
Kwame Anthony Appiah investigates president-elect Obama's academic career.
- Oceans: What Lies Beneath
Gabrielle Walker explores why we know so little about the planet's oceans
- Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
- On the French Fringe
Kirsty Lang and Lucy Ash present cultural snapshots off the beaten track in France
- On the Money
Declan Curry with lively analysis of the big business stories making the headlines
- On the Ropes
Exploring the lives of successful people who have weathered storms in their careers
- On the Trail of the American Honeybee
How honeybees and their keepers travel vast distances pollinating America's crops.
- On Your Behalf
Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland
- On Your Farm
Getting to the heart of country life with a look at individual farming endeavours
- One in a Million
One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?
- One Man's War
Katie Derham delves into the fascinating world of musical life during the Second World War
- One to One
Interview series. Broadcasters talk to the people whose stories interest them most
- Online Damage: Porn in the 21st Century
Penny Marshall examines the effects of the rapid expansion of online porn on UK society.
- Open Air
Series of audio interventions by artists, to mark the launch of the Open arts initiative
- Open Book
Mariella Frostrup with the best in new fiction and non-fiction.
- Open Country
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain
- Open Sesame: Science in the Desert
David Shukman travels to Jordan to find out if science can bring peace in the Middle East.
- Open Source
Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt.
- Opening the Boxes: A Soprano's Secrets
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
- Oscar and Al Pacino
An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.
- Our Language in Your Hands
Linguist Mark Turin explores the fate of the world's endangered languages
- Out of Doors
Exploring the great Scottish outdoors
- Out of the Ordinary
Jolyon Jenkins presents a documentary series uncovering stories from the left field
- Outdoor Conditions
Scotland's forecast for outdoor sports enthusiasts.
- Outlook
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world with Matthew Bannister.
- Over the Boundary
Cricket was almost wiped out in Ireland. Kevin Connolly tells the story of its revival.
- Over To You
Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
- Paddling with Peter Duck
John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
- Page to Performance
Tracing the histories of some of the most passionate pieces of music ever written
- Parting Shots
Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch from British ambassadors
- Peer Review in the Dock
Mark Whitaker investigates the tarnished image of a flawed scientific process.
- Pension Off the Old Lady!
Kamal Ahmed asks how far the Bank of England will need to change under its new governor.
- Pentrefi Coll
Taith nôl mewn hanes i glywed unwaith eto am rai o bentrefi coll Cymru.
- Percy Edwards Showdown
David Attenborough hosts a celebration of bird impersonator Percy Edwards.
- Peston and the Money Men
Robert Peston talks to four key individuals about the global financial meltdown
- Pete Wilson
Sunday afternoon listening featuring the towns, villages and local characters.
- Phelophepa
Laverne Antrobus tells the story of the Phelophepa Health Train in rural South Africa.
- Physics Rocks
Brian Cox meets some celebrity physics enthusiasts, including Alan Alda and Eddie Izzard.
- Pick of the Week
A selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
- Picking Round Apples
Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire.
- Picture Power: Portraits of Five Leading Press Photographers
Miles Warde presents an insight into the work of professional photographers
- Picturing Britain
Adil Ray looks at life through the lens of contemporary photographers
- Pienaar's Politics
John Pienaar with news and interviews from key political figures in Westminster.
- Placebo
Ben Goldacre investigates the latest research on the placebo effect
- Planet Earth Under Threat
Gabrielle Walker finds out how global warming is changing the natural world
- Pleistocene Park
Adam Fowler investigates an extraordinary scientific experiment in Siberia.
- Poetry Please
Selections of poetry on various themes chosen by listeners and presented by Roger McGough.
- Poor Reporting
Nick Fraser asks what it takes to get the rich world interested in the poor world.
- Poorer Than Their Parents
Financial guru Alvin Hall helps young people plan ahead for an uncertain future
- Pop-Up Economics
Tim Harford tells an audience stories about fascinating people and ideas in economics
- Post Hackgate: Journalism at the Crossroads
John Lloyd of the FT on the future of journalism after the phone hacking scandal.
- Post Mortem
Professor Lucas performs a 'consented' post mortem, defending its contribution to medicine
- Power Failure? The Story of the Battery
Mark Miodownik explores the prospect of a new generation of highly poweful batteries.
- Power to Persuade: The Story of NLP
The 'science of success'? William Little explores the history and techniques of NLP.
- Prisoners' Women
Women talk about how they cope with life on the outside when men go to prison.
- Profile
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
- Punt PI
Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that amuse and beguile
- Putin, the Patriarch and Pussy Riot
After Pussy Riot, Lucy Ash explores the power of the Orthodox Church in Putin's Russia.
- Putting the Black Country on the Map
Adrian Goldberg tries to work out what the Black Country is - and where it is.
- Quarter Life Crisis
Katharine Whitehorn, 84, tackles the twentysomethings facing tough life choices.
- Quest for a Cure
Peter Day visits Washington DC to see whether the regulators will licence an HIV-Aids drug
- Question Time Extra Time
Stephen Nolan and John Pienaar introduce coverage of Question Time
- Questions, Questions
Problem-solving programme addressing listeners' questions
- Radio 4 Appeal
Highlighting a charity and appealing for donations. Presenters give their time freely.
- Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
The St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal. Give on 0800 082 82 84 or Radio 4 website.
- Radio Wales Arts Show
Reviews, reports and analysis in a weekly round-up of Wales's thriving arts scene
- Ramblings
Programme joining notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside
- Random Edition
History series investigating stories taken from archive newspapers
- Reader's Digest: Trouble in Pleasantville
John Waite asks why one of the world's most successful publishers has hit hard times.
- Reading between the Lines
Michael Morpurgo on the changing experience of learning to read over the last 70 years
- Rebels
Spies investigated, through records and conversations with those knew and worked with them
