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Series 9
Episode 1
The voice of science-fiction giant HG Wells, and Seamus Heaney's tweed shoes.
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.
Absent Friends 2025
Jane Goodall
Dr Jane Goodall is castaway by Sue Lawley.
Series 1
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.
Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress
Hercule Poirot takes to the courtroom for the trial of Elinor Carlisle
A Charles Paris Mystery - The Cinderella Killer
1. Oh Yes It Is...
Bill Nighy stars as the actor-cum-amateur sleuth never far from a murder. Oh yes he is!
Ouch!
Julia is due home for hospital, but will she be in time to save Roger from her mother?
Series 2
Don't Forget the Diver
The platoon don crazy camouflage in a drill to attack Captain Square's HQ.
Questioning Loyalties
Collaboration loyalty cards ruin Uljabaan's plans and Richard's chances in the pub quiz.
Wrecking Ball Swing by Trezza Azzopardi
The lost landscapes of our past, explored through a childhood in Cardiff.
1. A Lovely Day
Meeting at a wedding, Irene and Vera begin a loving, if testy, correspondence.
Series 32
1. Pigeons, Smoking, Football and Night
Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
The Duke of Wellington's Boots
David Cannadine explores how the Duke of Wellington's boots came to define his leadership.
Light in the Darkness - Light in darkness
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Gemma Simmonds.
Michael Bentine
The comic actor explains why certain tracks have the power to send tingles down his spine.
Probing Pipes and Politics from Northern Ireland to Galicia via Scotland and Northumbria.
Series 59
Episode 7
Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble and Liza Tarbuck.
Series 4
Rosie's company runs a poetry competition. Stars Prunella Scales.
1. Tailor's Tacks
Mattie loves spending time in a place where the adults often forget she is there.
1. Writing to Veronica
Modern Shakespearean Juliet at least has the internet and an agony aunt.
Episode 5
A near-death experience turns out mundane in this sketch comedy about getting on a bit.
Boxing Day Special
Comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his very own Focus Group for a one-off Boxing Day special.
Episode 4
A week of radio that never happened. With Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes.
