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Jan Morris: Writing a Life
Horatio Clare explores the life, legacy and mythmaking of Jan Morris.
Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face
2. Investigation
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
7. An Invitation For Mr Elliott
A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery.
Series 3
Wedding Bells
Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
Series 4
The Winter Holiday
Tony, Andree and Bill head to Brighton for a seaside holiday... in November.
2. Let It Go
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a couple still passionate about life and each other.
Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter by Diana Athill
The Decision
Diana Athill tells how she relinquished her independence and moved into a care home.
8. An Act of Kindness
Tristram recalls a typical act of kindness by Toby and the time his uncle fell in love.
Series 6
Jane Austen
James Walton’s quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and Joanne Harris.
The Blue Lamp
PC George Dixon begins mentoring a young recruit.
3. Fresh Leads
With a growing list of murder suspects, the inspector uncovers fresh leads.
8. Jonathan
The sleuth throws a drinks party to finger the gang leader to conclude the thriller.
Series 2
Stake Capital
After tackling the developers, should Julian keep his cards closer to his chest?
Not the Burkiss Way
Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits.
Cleaning Wrasse
Dead popstar Nathan Blakely is reincarnated - as a cleaning wrasse!
Dead Right
Approaching her 98th birthday, Diana Athill shares her thoughts and feelings about death.
9. Uncle Toby Falls in Love
Widow Wadman bustles her way into Uncle Toby's sentry box and then into his heart.
Omid Djalili: Namaste
4. Still Human
Omid Djalili asks what might save us from all this noise.
Series 1
Dodo
Ben Garrod reveals how the dodo might be brought back from extinction.
Music and the Organ: Liverpool Cathedral
A week of services reflecting on choral music and the organ.
Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone
Advertising guru Rory Sutherland on the founder of the New York punk band, the Ramones.
Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright.
3. Diving through the Decades
The cross-generational general knowledge quiz with Stuart Maconie.
Eccentric Francis wants to fight corruption in his community by setting up a newspaper.
4. The Dark Side
Lemn examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he has tried to make amends
Gemma and Robert Ross 3/3
Jake Yapp chats again to comedy historians Gemma and Robert Ross.
Episode 6
The Luton laureate muses on dogs and school puddings.
03/06/1997
Music, prosaic idiosyncrasy and whimsy from the unique Ivor Cutler.
The pathologists help a celebrated Dutch anatomist in the first ever 'live' radio autopsy.
