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The Company of Wolves
Red is a brave girl but she is warned not to stray from the path to her granny's house.
Football
Peter Schmeichel
Footballer Peter Schmeichel is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
Series 1
Birds of Paradise
Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
The Cultural Frontline - Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
Daljit Nagra searches the riches of the BBC World Service's poetry archive.
Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.
Christina Trevanion
Jewellery expert Christina Trevaniont chooses tracks by John Rutter and Embrace.
Music and Silence (Omnibus)
Episode 1
A young English lutenist who looks like an angel arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
A Ghost in the House
What will the Lyons do when they discover their house might be haunted?
Series 2
The Dead Walk at Midnight!
A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
An angelic adventure for art historian Arthur, who usually lives alone.
Bitter Medicine
1. Friendship
Private eye VI Warshawski is suspicious over a pregnant girl's death in hospital.
Plague
Festival time on the island, but will a mystery illness put an end to Marcia's fun?
The Lead Man Cometh
The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer. Adapted from BBC TV.
Series 3
The Gun
It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?
1. Growing Up
Cornwall 1812, and marriage in all its guises is in the air.
Music and Silence
6. Johnnie Learns the Truth
The angelic Peter Claire finds love in a field of sheep.
Series 31
Episode 6
Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
1. The Good Old Days
Travis Elborough traces origins of the British antiques trade, involving suits of armour.
Ascension Day - Commissioning - The Great Commission
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Angel Morgan.
Les Dawson
Mark Radcliffe reviews the career of the Mancunian wordsmith.
Historian Justin Champion investigates real life duels and the literature they influenced.
Series 4
Episode 4
Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith, David Stafford.
Episode 5
Lucy is up for promotion, but Katie can't decide on naming her baby.
Amateur sleuth Sir Nicholas and his secretary rush to help a peer in peril.
2025
Brian Perkins and Ken Livingstone foresee ego transplants and the USA invading Narnia.
Series 117
Topical quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
South Africa
The comedian discovers that Cape Town has some very posh monkeys.