By Sarah Dunnakey. A wife discovers that her husband appears to be turning into marzipan. A charming fable about letting go, read by Melanie Kilburn. Show more
Muriel becomes an unwitting decoy in her mother's drama. Show more
Boarding school offers an escape from Muriel's mother's 'wild moods and secrets'. Show more
Betrayal close to home brings Muriel's mother's secret out into the open. Show more
It is 1911, and five-year-old Muriel begins to question her mother's night-time absences. Show more
Tao Lin's curious tale about an elderly prisoner in 2042 who depicts a society addicted to sleep. Read by Peter Marinker. From June 2014. Show more
A man in a zoo cage wonders what it means to be human, as he describes the events that led to humankind's supremacy coming to an end. Read by Barnaby Kay. Show more
As Geneva hosts the Syrian peace talks, Steve Waters' play is set in a lakeside city, where breakfast is a series of delicate negotiations for a young delegate who is running late. Show more
Man at the Helm
Episode 1
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The madcap schemes of three 1970s Leicestershire kids trying to find their divorced mum a new man. Stars Eloise Webb. From 2016. Show more
Man at the Helm
Episode 2
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Elizabeth falls for a local handyman because he looks like Frank Sinatra. Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
Man at the Helm
Episode 3
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The kids begin to wonder if Charlie Bates is man at the helm material? Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
Man at the Helm
Episode 4
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Elizabeth has to get a job and she is soon having run-ins with her new boss. Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more
L's game plan is revealed as the outcome of an obsessive female friendship is revealed. Stars Tara Fitzgerald and Janie Dee. Show more
Drama
Sally Griffiths - Haunted
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A dark, psychological thriller in which a TV illusionist and a medium both have their belief systems tested when a voice from the past refuses to keep silent. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Left to burn by her husband, separated from her child, cut adrift from her homeland, Gudrun longs to die. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Although convent life offers solace, Gudrun prepares to do whatever it takes to win back her daughter. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Jessica Raine stars as Fleur in the concluding episode of Galsworthy's epic. Ignoring her own heartache, Dinny pours all her energy into protecting her sister. Show more
It is 1930, and Dinny Cherrell is wondering if she is ever going to experience true love. Jessica Raine and Ben Lambert return as Fleur and Michael Mont in Galsworthy's epic. Show more
Jessica Raine stars as Fleur in the concluding episodes of Galsworthy's epic. Poet Wilfrid Desert, who has returned from the Middle East with a secret, gives Dinny a poem to read. Show more
Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in Galsworthy's epic. When the truth threatens to come out about Wilfrid's experiences in the Middle East, Dinny vows to stand by him. Show more