Between 1942 and 1945 captured high-ranking German officers were imprisoned in Trent Park, a large mansion with extensive grounds in North London. This was no Colditz. The captives were treated...

John Wyndham’s classic novel of man’s struggle in a besieged world is dramatised by Giles Cooper in this classic 1968 recording.Bill Masen wakes in his hospital bed, eyes bandaged. Something...

Comedian Mark Thomas compiles audience policy ideas from The Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. Tonight's manifesto includes demands that farmers stop spraypainting sheep, that we abandon the...

Melvyn Bragg examines some of the many different varieties of English spoken around the world today, taking in Spanglish from the USA, Indian English, Caribbean English, Australian English, South...

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with 'Voices of the Powerless', the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and...

In this second episode from his fantastically funny BBC Radio 4 series that investigates the myriad examples of corporate lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain, comedian Tom...

All ten shortlisted titles for the BBC International Short Story Award 2012: Escape Routes by Lucy Caldwell, The Goose Father by Krys Lee, Sanctuary by Henrietta Rose-Innes, Even Pretty Eyes...

John, a compulsive traveller, is in Japan for the weekend to see a famous fire festival in Kyoto. It's the last item on his list of "50 Things To Do Before You Die" but he hasn't counted on...

Two rediscovered episodes of the classic radio series, plus a duo of bonus programmes from the BBC archive: 'The Blackboard Jungle', 'The New Secretary' (original version), 'In Conversation...

A sackful of fun and laughter from the multi award-winning BBC Radio 4 series.The show that grits a red rose in its teeth, sweeps the listener into a lurid table-top flamenco and then gets out...

Milton stars in his own sitcom set in a houseshare with his sister Susan (Olivia Colman-'Peep Show'), her slightly useless husband Ian and his daffy Aunt Dilys (Rosemary Leach) whilst in the...

Dr. Geoff Bunn presents a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe: the brain, in this major ten-part BBC Radio 4 series.Episode 6 'The...

Episode 25 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Cardinal Wolsey destroys a marriage and King Henry VIII falls for...

Welcome back Giles Wemmbley Hogg 2ms, 2gs Marcus Brigstockes classic character. Budleigh Salterton's most famous citizen has been grounded by both the Home Office and his father, so he's set up...

A fascinating chance to hear Terry Pratchett talk about his life and career, in a selection of interviews taken from the BBC radio and TV archive. Sir Terry Pratchett is a writer famous for his...