Sent by the ghost of his father to avenge his brutal death, Hamlet’s mission to expose the truth is a perilous journey of madness, murder and lost love. Show more
Animal stories. Hen borrows a needle from her friend to sew herself a coat, but the needle gets lost. From then on, Hen pecks the ground looking for it. Show more
Stories telling a modern, young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. Vulture's crown of beautiful feathers gets burnt by the sun. Show more
Stories telling how animals got their distinctive parts. Caterpillar is never in a hurry, even when all the other animals are racing around. Show more
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive characteristics. Following Flea's advice, Lion goes to the great cave of Tinga Tinga to get his roar back. Show more
Stories telling a young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. Snake had hundreds of legs, until he swapped them all for Millipede's eyes. Show more
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Zebra tries on a black coat to hide better in the savannah, but it is too tight. Show more
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Owl becomes a night guard when mangoes start disappearing. Show more
Drama
De Wife of Bristol
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Lorna Gayle and Susan Wokoma star in Edson Burton's comedy, a scurrilous contemporary riff on Chaucer's Wife of Bath. Show more
The Essay
Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio
Episode 3: How Elena Blew Hot and Cold
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Widowed Elena sleeps around, though she likes to keep up appearances. But when she snubs one man for the amusement of another, she picks the wrong victim. Introduced by Terry Jones. Show more
Terry Jones introduces John Finnemore, Ingrid Oliver, Carrie Quinlan, Lydia Leonard, Samuel Barnett and Colin McFarlane star in stories adaptions of The Decameron by Robin Brooks. Show more
Valerie gets support from her colleagues, but all is not as it seems. Rob faces further pressure at work when trying to solve a series of robberies. Show more
A man with persistent, terrifying hallucinations stumps Daniel for a diagnosis because his background doesn't match up with his symptoms, but is he telling the truth? Show more
Crime series. The cold case squad find a dead neo-Nazi hidden in an air conditioner duct of an empty car park, but soon uncover some far-reaching links in the case. Show more
Crime series. Boyd and the team have to uncover the awful truth behind the murder of a neo-Nazi in order to save a young boy's life. Show more
Detective drama series. The death of a scientist on the side of a live volcano proves a difficult case to crack for Humphrey and his team. Show more
Comedy series about a mother-daughter relationship on a bucket list road trip. Fran calls an end to the trip. Is time running out for Mim to tell Fran the biggest secret of all? Show more
Film version of the RSC's 2012 production of Shakespeare's fast-moving thriller. The action is set in a modern African state in which the tyrant Caesar is about to seize power. Show more
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Woodpecker didn't peck. All the birds made a sound, but not Woodpecker. Show more
Stories telling how animals got their unique qualities. Hare was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga and no-one would race him, until Tortoise arrived. Show more