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Series 2
Episode 1
A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant.
Lady Hester Stanhope
Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
Reflections from a group of teenagers who give up their smartphones for the school week.
2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon
6. A Chain of Circumstance
With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
The Friendly
Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players.
Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
The comedy team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
Series 3
London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
4. Shrinking the Handset
How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
Ladies of Letters Go Green
4. Incommunicado
Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
Death in Intensive Care
Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
Series 8
More News Than Is Fit to Print
Jobless Stumpy applies for a post as a journalist with the Vindicator.
Innocent Victim
A victim of threatening phone-calls seeks the help of a private investigator.
3. Joanna Appears
John Rennie must use every lead to track down the kidnappers of the British secret agent
1. Killed?
Kim Drake's fiance kills himself on the day of their wedding.
Series 1
6. Swami Mammy
Mammy thinks Isobel’s romantic life could use a little bit of magical intervention.
Series 4
The Lodger
Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
Series 12
Nottingham
Mark Steel visits the city of Nottingham.
5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
Meet the pioneers who designed small silicon chips, a perfect size for pocket-sized phones
5. Aftermath
Vera wrecks havoc at Irene's son's wedding.
Tessa Coates: Resting Witch Face
Tessa Coates explores the rise in modern witchcraft in young women.
Forensics
Dominic Arkwright talks to Professor Peter French about the science of forensic acoustics.
Sing my soul - The power of music
A celebration of the power of choral music with the Diocese of Manchester Choral Scholars.
Wichita Lineman
People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
Brighstone 428
A sound portrait in which artist Graeme Miller captures the poetry of the landline.
6. Everybody Loves Velociraptor
Sharp carpets versus a keg with a difference. Panel game about online reviews.
Half-Term Blues
The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
Close Call by Sarah Weatherall
A comedy drama about the changes a family experiences with their first telephone in 1969.
Up Dog Down Dog by Vicki Jarrett
A cleaner labours in a large townhouse while her client strives for inner peace.
Eddie Kadi and Friends
Travis Jay, Kyrah Gray, Diesel and Junior Booker
Highlights from 1Xtra's Comedy Gala showcasing some of the UK's best black comedians.
Royal Fever
A genealogist probes the lineage of Jeremy Hardy.
The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
Budding starlette Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
Teenagers
Eldest daughter Lily's first forays into love lead to predictably chaotic results.
