BBC Radio 4 Programmes A to Z
The 'arse that Jack Built
Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features.
The 'Gay Cake' Affair
William Crawley tells the story of Northern Ireland's so-called 'Gay Cake' row.
10 Days That Toppled Thatcher
James Landale examines why Margaret Thatcher was ousted from power 25 years ago.
The 12 Inch Single
Paul Morley on the 7-inch single's grand relative - the 12-inch - and its peak in the 80s.
15 Minute Drama
Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
1913: The Year Before
Michael Portillo challenges the notion of calm before the storm of the Great War
1914-1918: The Cultural Front
Francine Stock explores how World War I changed art, words and society.
1914: Day by Day
Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.
2010: Space Odyssey to Europa
Astronomer Paul Murdin asks if Jupiter's moon, Europa, might sustain biological life.
2012: The End of Time
As the Mayan prophecy of doom approaches, enjoy this light-hearted guide to the apocalypse
2015 Hashtags of the Year
Series looking at the impact of the hashtags that got millions talking.
21st Century Mythologies
Peter Conrad dissects the popular culture of his era, as Roland Barthes did 60 years ago.
23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life
Inside the digital news outlets that are reinventing journalism for the social media age.
30 Years of the Bradshaws
John Henshaw explores the unrelenting success of one of the longest running comedy series.
360 Arts
Jessica Lack explores public art in the UK through a city's attempt to commission new work
3D Bioprinting
Howard Stableford investigates whether advances in 3D printing can benefit nature.
50 Years of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Brian Sibley tells the story behind Ian Fleming's book, half a century after publication.
78 Revolutions
Jenny Hammerton, a DJ of 78s, explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
A Baby Asbo
Winifred Robinson follows misbehaving children and the work being done to help them.
A Bombay Symphony
Zareer Masani on the new love for, and controversy over, Western classical music in India.
A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations
A Century of Hope
Greg Proops looks back at the life of Bob Hope, whose career spanned the 20th century.
A Child to Sponsor
Emily Buchanan explores the dilemmas of sponsoring children in developing countries.
A Coat, a Hat and a Gun
A reappraisal of Raymond Chandler, the Englishman who invented the PI as we know him.
A Cold War Dance
The Martha Graham Dance Company's US State Department tour of Southeast Asia, 1974.
A Country Practice
Patients and doctors in a Lake District village fight to save their GP surgery.
A Family Business: The Chaplin Legacy
Tim Brooke-Taylor views Chaplin's legacy in the theatre of his grandson James Thierree.
A Family Without a Child
The stories of three women in a touching exploration of what it means to be childless.
A Good Man in Rwanda
A story of remarkable bravery from the Rwandan genocide of twenty years ago.
A Gripping Yarn
Jane Garvey's world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV.
A Guide to Farmland Birds
How to recognise birds of the British countryside from their appearance, calls and songs
A Guide to Garden Wildlife
Brett Westwood and Phil Gates present a guide to some of Britain's common garden wildlife
A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds
Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss offer a guide to Britain's upland birds
A History of Britain in Numbers
Andrew Dilnot investigates the patterns and trends that have transformed Britain
A History of Ideas
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.
A History of the Brain
Dr Geoff Bunn journeys through 5,000 years of human understanding of the brain
BBC Radio 4 Extra
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
The British Museum's Neil MacGregor tells A History of the World in 100 Objects.
A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
A Last Excuse Me Dance
The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner.
A Law Unto Themselves
Helena Kennedy talks to eminent lawyers and judges who stand out from the legal crowd.
A Letter for Daphne
Novelist Julie Myerson pays a very personal tribute to Daphne du Maurier.
A Letter to Alistair, from his producer, 2004
BBC producer Tony Grant recalls the late broadcasting icon Alistair Cooke.
A Love Supreme: 50 Years On
Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.
A Man's a Man for a' That: Frederick Douglass in Scotland
Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass's time in Scotland.
A Meaty Problem
Henry Dimbleby unravels the deep-seated attachment of the British to eating meat.
A Menace to Society
Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.
A Mix-Tape for Gus
Composer Emily Levy on a poignant legacy - the mix-tapes made by her late brother Gus.
A Modern Magna Carta
Baroness Helena Kennedy designs a Magna Carta for the 21st century.
A Mortal Work of Art
Mary Anne Hobbs explores the fusion of fine art and tattoos.
A Natural History of Me!
If only one in ten cells in the body is human, then what are we? Paul Evans investigates.
A Needle Pulling Thread
A tapestry of stories about the place of the sewing needle in our lives.
A New Life in Europe
A family of Syrian migrants risks everything in a remarkable journey to Germany.
A Portrait of... Andrew Motion
Programme following portrait artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints poet Andrew Motion.
A Right Royal Rescue
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh recalls his role in a daring rescue during WWII.
A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio
Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?
A Royal Recovery
How the monarchy recovered after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
A Scottish Hotel in the Holy Land
Why is the Church of Scotland funding a luxury boutique hotel in the Holy Land?
A Short Gentleman
Comedy. Robert Purcell QC applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life
A Short History of Ukrainians in Britain
The stories of British Ukrainians, whose family histories mirror that of their homeland.
A Shower of Sparks
Stuart Maconie looks at the career of the durable maverick pop duo Sparks.
A Straight Question
Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.
A Student Voice
John Waite follows those student protesters most likely to be affected by funding changes.
A Tale of Two Villages
How the iconic Yorkshire pit village of Grimethorpe has adjusted to life after coal.
A Theatre for Everyman
As Liverpool's Everyman Theatre prepares to reopen, hear from those who worked there.
A Trip Around Mars with Kevin Fong
The alien mountains, canyons and craters, inspiring scientists and writers to explore Mars
A Very Powerful Politician? (The First Year of the Bristol Mayor)
Giles Dilnot finds out if new Bristol mayor George Ferguson is making a difference.
A View Through a Lens
Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison on human experience and the beauty of nature
A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake
The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.
A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot
Alexandra Harris takes four walks that inspired Woolf and that tell her story
A Wing and a Prayer
Battle of Britain fighter pilots recall the summer of 1940. Presented by Misha Glenny.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
A World beyond Alice
David Almond argues that more European children's books should be translated into English.
AA: America's Gift to the World
On the 80th birthday of Alcoholics Anonymous, AL Kennedy tells its story and how it works.
Absinthe Makes the Art Grow Fonder
Michele Roberts on the drink that fuelled bohemia, absinthe, and its influence on art.
The Abuse Trial
David Nolan tells a very personal story of a historical sex abuse investigation.
The Achalasia Diaries
Femi Martin finds fulfilment as a writer and performer as a result of a chronic illness.
Across the Board
Dominic Lawson conducts a series of interviews over a game of chess.
The Actor's Gang
Tim Robbins, star of The Shawshank Redemption, leads acting classes in LA's Norco Prison.
Acts of Union and Disunion
Linda Colley examines the forces that have united and divided Britain over many centuries
ADHD and Me
Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.
The Advance of the Giant Crabs
David Lomax reports on the story of the Kamchatka crabs brought to the Arctic by Stalin.
Advantage Home
Matthew Syed explores the puzzling but powerful phenomenon of home advantage in sport.
The Affordable Housing Crisis
Lesley Curwen investigates the ways councils negotiate affordable housing with developers.
Afghan Women: Speaking Out, Losing Lives
Lyse Doucet visits Kabul to hear about the lives of Afghan women as the troops depart.
Afghanistan: The Lessons of War
A former British commander in Afghanistan examines what has been achieved by the campaign.
Africalab
Hugh Levinson asks whether science and technology can end under-development in Africa
African Students Abroad
Bola Masuro follows four African students as they begin courses at British universities.
After Ebola
Dr John Wright, one of the first NHS volunteers in Sierra Leone, returns to the country.
