It's back! the Radio Four panel game that's not about sport, music, television, advertising, books, hats or gardening. Just funny rounds with funny ideas. The line up for this show is Nick Frost, Armando Iannucci, Ben Moor and Simon Pegg and was broadcast on 2nd August 2001.

Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramas After a lifetime spent in public relations, the drinking and smoking one-woman dynamo that is Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet Cotswold village. Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin, Miss Marple with attitude, in three full-cast dramas based on the bests...

In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo...

The addictive, darkly compelling new psychological thriller from the best-selling author of In a Cottage in a Wood. A perfect childhood. You were the golden girl. The apple of your parents' eyes. My beautiful, clever wife. A perfect marriage. I would do anything for you. But some things about me must stay hidden. A perfect liar. One summer afternoo...

Growing up in a Yorkshire village, Roxanne Cartwright couldn't wait to escape. Now, thiry years later, when Roxanne finds her glamorous career as a fashion editor under thereat, she feels herself pulled back to the quiet village. As Roxanne reacquaints herself with life on Rosemary Lane, she discovers that the people who live in Burley Bridge are,...

Helps kids learn French: First they hear a sound, then the word in the target language!

Once upon a time, Michael Katakis lived in a place of big dreams, bright colours and sleight of hand. That place was America. One night, travelling where those who live within illusions should never go, he stared into the darkness and glimpsed a faded flag where shadows gathered, revealing another America. It was a broken place, bred from fear and...

When Elektra is discovered by an acting agent, she imagines Oscar glory can't be far away, but instead lurches from one cringe-worthy moment to the next! Just how many times can you be rejected for the part of 'Dead Girl Number Three' without losing hope? And who knew that actors were actually supposed to be multi-lingual, play seven instruments an...

A three way encounter between a Monk, a neuroscientist and Ruby Wax sounds like the set up for a joke. Instead it's produced one of the most fascinating, intriguing and informative books about minds and bodies and brains and mindfulness I've ever encountered. A triangulation on what it means to be human. Utterly readable and surprisingly wise. Neil...

Ed Reardon, 'the curmudgeon's curmudgeon', leads us through the ups and downs of his week in this ninth series of the award-winning radio sitcom, written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds. In these six episodes, Ed writes a personal statement and applies for a proper job; finds himself becoming the oldest intern in town (and sharing an off...

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth...

Continuing what began in the Man Booker Prize-winning WOLF HALL, we return to the court of Henry VIII, to witness the irresistible rise of Thomas Cromwell as he contrives the destruction of Anne Boleyn. By 1535 Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn. But the split from the Catholic Church has left E...

More than thirty years ago, Star Wars burst onto the big screen and became a cultural phenomenon. Now the next adventures in this blockbuster saga are poised to captivate old and new fans alike-beginning with the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And alongside the cinematic debut comes the thrilling novel adaptation by New York Times...

Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can't find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies who want to run him out of town. Mistake. They're picking on the wrong guy. Jack Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape. No job, no...

Arthur Lowe, Kenneth Connor and Ian Lavender star in four episodes of the radio comedy series set in a sleepy railway station. Featuring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender from Dads Army, and Kenneth Connor (from the Carry On films), these recordings are among the few remaining episodes available. Goodbye Parsley Sidings (Series 1, Episode 10): Horace He...

Series 3 of the Sony Radio Academy Gold Award-winning BBC Radio 2 series from acclaimed Irish comedian Jason Byrne. Six more fast-paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch shows, packed with brilliant banter and quickfire improvisation. In this series, Jason Byrne shares his experiences across the areas of marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology...

Nicholas Parsons chairs this complete series of the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Featuring in these 8 episodes are panellists Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.

Ten short BBC Radio 4 plays from an eclectic mix of writers, including Josie Long, Nick Warburton and Tim Key, exploring one of the most important human emotions. 'Ten Lessons in Love' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 25 April 2011. This accumulation of mini-plays encompasses romance, heartbreak and some adult themes; each play o...

Maimed and disfigured whilst fighting in the Second World War, Francis Cassavant must hide both his face and identity when he returns home to Frenchtown, USA, for his past holds a bitter secret.

A second volume of two specially compiled, extended-length shows from Jon Naismith's production archive, featuring out-takes, ad libs and audience interaction from the Clue team. Taken from the early 1990s, these shows (edition dates t.b.c.) feature the classic Clue line up of Humphrey Lyttelton, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jerem...

Meera Syal reads this exclusive audio story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. The ice-planet Vinsk, in the year 2112. The all-new anti-viral hand wash, Gemini, has been laced with Meme-Spawn: a sentient micro-organism which makes the user fluent in every language in the universe. However, manufacturer Zalnex made one crucial mistake. They...