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Series 5
Eddie Izzard interviews Alastair Campbell
The stand-up comic interviews the political spin doctor in the tag-team talk show.
Echoes from the Abbey
Sheila Hodgson provides MR James with a ghostly encounter at Christmas.
Episode 1
Toby Hadoke pays tribute to the sci-fi, fantasy and horror artists whom we lost in 2025.
Stephen Thorne and Elizabeth Proud star in a fairy tale for-our-time.
A mother adjusts to increased deafness whilst harbouring a secret.
1953: Britain prepares for a new Queen - but has Everest been conquered?
Series 1
Friends
Welcome to Tom's world. He has tales to tell in his local pub.
Series 2
The shady lawyer needs patients as he pretends to be a doctor.
Series 3
Episode 14
All is finally revealed in 'The Kenneth Horne Story'!
3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
Absent Friends 2025
Jane Goodall
Dr Jane Goodall is castaway by Sue Lawley.
Monstrous Flowers
Musings on the world's largest blooms found deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra.
Adventures In Poetry - Matilda
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
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Miranda Hart
Comedian Miranda Hart chooses tracks by INXS and Alanis Morissette.
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat (Omnibus)
Vera and Irene send each other Christmas survival tips and endure family drama.
From 28/10/1960
Will Ted be able to wheedle his way into a work trip to Paris?
From 30/12/1954
It is New Year's Eve, and Eth wants to celebrate with the Glums.
The legendary 1963 lost TV play. Adapted by Toby Hadoke.
Episode 2
Toby Hadoke remembers more of the sci-fi, fantasy and horror artists whom we lost in 2025.
Doolah's Choice
Bossy Clare sticks her oar in Helen's wedding and Megan's home birth.
Jen Brister: Waves
Critically-acclaimed comic and swimmer Jen Brister explores life in and out of the water.
Technology
Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley entertains with a book of verse.
Series 9
The voice of science-fiction giant HG Wells, and Seamus Heaney's tweed shoes.
