Bertie Wooster was indignant – and with reason. The neighbours had dared to make a fuss about the assiduous practising of his beloved banjolele. But a further blow was to come. ‘If,’ said...

Bill (Lord) Rowcester was well and truly in the gumbo. With the benefit of hindsight, he could see that setting himself up as a Silver Ring bookie might not have been his smartest move ever,...

The sitcom set in hell returns with a two part special. Six years ago London won the right to host the biggest sporting event in the world and with typical modesty the Brits have barely mentioned...

Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these four programmes, as heard on BBC Radio 4.'The Trial of Qwerty' The 'Qwerty' keyboard faces charges of conspiracy...

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Susan Calman and Francesca Martinez. Produced by Lyndsay Fenner.

Stephen Fry meets the brains behind the mobile phone.In this fourth episode, he traces the evolution of the mobile phone, from hefty executive bricks that required a separate briefcase to carry...

Televised as 'The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff' on the BBC.The epic Victorian comedy is back with more of the remarkable adventures of Pip Bin as he battles his evil ex-guardian Mr Gently Benevolent...

‘The Christmas Truce’ / ‘Only Just in Time’ / ‘The Midnight Adventure of Miss Montague’ / ‘William and the Musician’ / ‘Williams Leads a Better Life’ / ‘William and the...

Episode 1 'Come Stay With Me' - The outspoken care worker takes on her toughest job since coming to Britain when her mum comes to stay. Mrs Olonga is impressed by the UK's charity shops and her...

Stephen Fry first travelled to Peru to investigate Paddington Bear’s origins in the BBC documentary ‘Paddington Bear: The Early Years’. However, the star of the show turned out to be a real...

Everyone – even Augustus the cat – has cause to be obliged to Jeeves when he manages to retrieve the infamous Book, the book which lays bare the private lives of three-quarters of the upper...

Things on board the RMS Atlantic are terribly, terribly complicated...

Monty Bodkin loves Gertrude, who thinks he likes Lotus Blossom, a starlet who definitely adores Ambrose, who...

A hilarious comedy by Daniel Thurman, first broadcast in the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play slot. 'Cleaner...only dirtier' is a slogan unlikely to be used by your average domestic cleaner. But Rita...

Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language – as heard on BBC Radio 4.'Current Puns' Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And...

The sitcom set in hell returns with a two part special. Six years ago London won the right to host the biggest sporting event in the world and with typical modesty the Brits have barely mentioned...