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Whatever Happened To JB Priestley
Stuart Maconie asks why JB Priestley has all but disappeared from our cultural life.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy
2. Retirement
A year has passed since George Smiley was sent into premature retirement.
3. The Hi-Jackers
Searching for Second World War gold, why have two crew members seized the Peregrine?
Series 3
Guilty Secrets
Sarah tidies up husband Henry's study four years after his death.
Series 2
The Red Planet
Tony takes up astronomy, and finds something terrible among the stars.
Series 4
4. Every Little Thing
Roger is in a bad mood, but why?
3. Stability and Hope
A story of opportunity and good intentions.
3. Rivalry
Berthe poses for a portrait by Manet, but his admiration for a rival painter is growing.
From 20/12/1994
Will Tim Brooke-Taylor be fooled by Ray Cooney, Peter Jones or Dennis Norden?
The Wedding March
Woodpecker Tapping’s wedding day is ruined when his horse destroys a lady’s hat.
Damned, Damned, Damned
The invitation to the reunion is unsettling for Mick, a former bouncer cum roadie.
3. Russian
Is a Russian double agent operating inside the 'Circus'?
4. The Rendezvous
Having seized the Peregrine, will Sergei and Perry reveal their plans?
Political Capital
Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
The Last Burkiss Way
General Custer tackles his last stand with a battle of one-liners.
1. New Man
The madcap schemes of three kids to find their mum a new man.
4. A Disappearance
4. Agonising
Paris is overrun with militia preparing for the forthcoming war with Prussia.
Series 1
2. The Walk
The team head to Wales for Clive’s Alzheimers memory walk.
4. Air
Exploring how the air can improve mental wellbeing
Community - Glory to God
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Bishop David Walker.
Hans Christian Andersen
Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'
Brian Kernohan explores the hidden world of wigs. Can it solve his own loss of hair?
5. Defining the Decades
The multi-generational general knowledge quiz, hosted by Stuart Maconie.
The Feminine Thrust
Marlborough Road's Clare is giving a lecture, with cleaner Sally smoothing the way.
This is the Modern World
Ex-punk anarchist Muttley embarks on an unlikely pilgrimage to Camberley.
Cultural Heroes
Determining the ultimate heroes of Wales.
Episode 8
A visit to the barbers, a dog's life and death and a song about a bargain break.
20,000 Leaks Under the Sea
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore unravel a case of wartime spying skulduggery.
Dishonesty
Stephen K Amos and his comedian friends build an idiot's guide to dishonesty.
