Drama charting the reunion of a couple a decade after their disastrous wedding day when they parted company at the altar. Show more
The team discover a trail of intrigue when they reinvestigate the murder of Home Office adviser Katherine Reed, a radical academic who swapped sides to join the establishment.
The team's hunt for the murderer leads them further up the political ladder, and pressure is applied from above as Boyd closes on his quarry despite the government’s secrecy.
Sitcom. Worried about what people might say about her life, Miranda decides to try and do some good - so she signs up a for a charity parachute jump. Show more
Sitcom. Miranda doesn't know how to cope when, thanks to her new-found confidence, several men suddenly turn their affections towards her. Show more
Sitcom. Miranda and Penny are forced into therapy for an assessment. How will they cope in a half-hour session with an unnervingly silent therapist? Show more
Sitcom. Miranda and Stevie become highly competitive when a handsome man leaves his wallet in the shop. Meanwhile, Tilly invites Miranda to Henley Regatta. Show more
Sitcom. There is a new girl on the scene, and Miranda and Stevie find it tough going to keep up with her youthful energy and frenetic lifestyle. Show more
Sitcom. Miranda has been at home eating biscuits and watching TV since Gary left. But when Stevie persuades her to move on, Miranda tries to reinvent herself entirely. Show more
Guests Are Like Fish
Episode 2
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Joan and Colin arrive to visit Anna and Jim at impossibly short notice. Stars Haydn Gwynne and Tim McInnerny. From May 2014. Show more
Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
Episode 3
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
From an unusual memorial to household repairs – an all-star cast share a hilarious view of us all. With Roger Allam. From 2015. Show more
30 minutes
Julian Fellowes presides as Stewart Lee, Patricia Hodge, David Nobbs and Paul Sinha compete in a panel game dedicated to eradicating poor punctuation.
The One Show
16/09/2019
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD
Matt Baker and Angela Scanlon are joined by actors Patricia Hodge, Claire Skinner and Storme Toolis, who star in the new production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Show more
Drama series about a team of con artists. The grifters' favourite barman, Eddie, is in trouble, with the owner of his father's nursing home holding him to ransom. Show more
Drama
Muriel Spark - Memento Mori
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. An anonymous caller disturbs some elderly people with the message: 'Remember you must die'. Stars Patricia Hodge and Jim Norton. Show more
Saturday Drama
Frances Iles - Before the Fact
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Lina agrees to marry a charming stranger, but is he all that he seems? Dramatisation of the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion was based. From April 2013. Show more
Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
Episode 2
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
From mobile phones to getting names right – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Stephen Fry. From 2015. Show more
With Great Pleasure
Simon Callow
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Actor Simon Callow presents his favourite readings, with the help of reader Patricia Hodge. His life in books ranges through Tynan and Isherwood to Dickens, Nashe and Shakespeare. Show more
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Episode 2
55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel. Ruth, in the guise of Rita Rooney, persuades the elderly Mrs Fisher to visit her daughter Mary, Bobbo's mistress. Show more
Brief Sparks
Episode 1: The Snobs
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The narrator, a novelist like Muriel Spark, helps a family escape a social-climbing British couple. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more