Drama series. Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly. Show more
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Drama series. Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe. Show more
Drama series. It is 1920; the war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The inhabitants debate how best to honour their dead, dividing the community. Show more
Historical drama series. Bert is accused of cheating in the annual village race. It's the word of a farmer's boy against that of a peer of the realm. Show more
10 Days to War
Episode 1: Episodes 1-4
50 minutes
First four episodes of a series of short dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. Show more
10 Days to War
Episode 1: A Simple Private Matter
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
Series of short dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War. Ten days remain until war. Tony Blair is given a grilling on TV by anti-war women. Show more
Nature documentary. The world's most famous 'kangaroo mum' is expanding operations. Brolga, aka Kangaroo Dundee, is opening his doors to a whole new bunch of animal characters. Show more
Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about a privileged young woman's misguided attempts at matchmaking. Show more
Moving family drama, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel, following the story of a teenager who sets out to discover her origins and, along the way, discovers where she belongs. Show more
Drama series. Jason's hasty actions have dire consequences, as he and his friends are forced to compete in the perilous sport of bull leaping. Show more
Drama. It is Freddie's birthday and the effects of Tom's death are still being felt around the newsroom. Two huge news stories are breaking but Freddie has disappeared. Show more
Drama. The war in Suez has the country divided and McCain steps up his pressure on The Hour to toe a pro-government line. Show more
Drama. There are tensions for all as they prepare to defy government instruction and deliver a controversial episode on the crisis in Suez. Freddie learns what happened to Ruth. Show more
Leonora is an orangutan on a pioneering journey back to the wild after spending years in a rescue centre. If she makes it, 600 more orangutans could soon follow her. Show more
Sara struggles to congratulate her sister Lucy on her engagement. That’s because love is just the result of hormones and neurotransmitters - nothing to do with her being dumped. Show more
Sara decides to face up to her sadness about the past and bravely attempts to return her unused but tattered wedding dress to the shop where Craig jilted her 15 years ago.
Sara organises a baby show for Scoopy to prove she doesn't make everything about her, and she is visited by a ghostly reminder of her own pregnancy. Show more
Woman's Hour
Juliet Stevenson, Women's health, Christmas stockings
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lia Williams and Juliet Stevenson talk about their nightly stage roles, decided by the toss of a coin, and RCOG president Professor Lesley Regan discusses women's health. Show more
Poetry Please
Wounds and Scars
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough presents a selection of poetry requests on the theme of wounds and scars. Including poems specially recorded for the programme by Hollie McNish. Show more
The story of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin over the 245 days that brought them to power. As the history unfolds, writers and historians debate the meaning of the Russian Revolution. Show more