Martha Kearney is joined on the weekly cultural discussion show by columnist Christina Patterson, author Louise Welsh, critic Sarfraz Manzoor and actress Helen Baxendale. Show more
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Comedy series in which Sue Townsend's angst-ridden diarist returns. Now aged 31, Adrian remains a frustrated intellectual, while Pandora Braithwaite is a New Labour candidate. Show more
A Good Read
Helen Baxendale and Helen Cross
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Actress Helen Baxendale and writer Helen Cross join Harriett Gilbert to recommend favourite books by George Monbiot, Kirsten Thorup and Julia Blackburn. Show more
After Dirk and Macduff are charged with protecting a valuable humanoid robot, things go wrong when the robot is stolen and they find themselves the prime suspects in a murder case. Show more
30 minutes
Hard-hitting hospital drama series. Inexperienced doctor Andrew Collin is thrown in at the deep end on his first day on a hospital ward. Show more
Hospital drama series. Andrew pays the price for being nice to nurses, Raj's prank closes a ward, and Claire plans revenge on Dr Mortimer. Show more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcome the British and Australian veterans at the Invictus Games in Sydney after the dramatic expedition across Western Australia. Show more
Two-part observational documentary following a team of injured British and Australian veterans as they embark on an extraordinary expedition through Western Australia. Show more
Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy trilogy follows charming, compulsive philanderer Norman and five other characters over one weekend at a country house in England. Show more
Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy trilogy follows charming, compulsive philanderer Norman and five other characters over one weekend at a country house in England. Show more
Drama. Holistic detective Dirk Gently's investigation into a missing cat links to an encounter with an old friend, an exploding warehouse, a missing billionaire and some biscuits. Show more
With Great Pleasure
Helen Baxendale
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Actress Helen Baxendale presents her favourite pieces of writing, including poems by WB Yeats, Seamus Heaney and Edward Lear. The readers are Greg Davies and Esther Wilson. Show more
1 hour, 30 minutes
Detective drama set in 1968. When the adopted child of a middle-class couple is kidnapped, suspicion falls upon the baby's birth mother. Show more
Detective drama series. A university reunion party that DI Richard Poole is attending is brought to an abrupt halt when one of the group is murdered with an ice pick. Show more
Comic thriller about an audacious Dublin crook who continually eludes the police. His most daring crime yet, the ultimate art theft, will make or break his career. Show more
Drama
Credit Card Baby
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Annie Caulfield. Helen Baxendale and Ciaran McMenamin star as a couple who found each other just a little late. They want a baby, but first they need an egg. Show more
The Secrets
Episode 3: The Visitor
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD
Series of stand-alone dramas. Dean lives an uneventful life until he is followed home from work by a girl. Show more
A broken agreement leaves Kamal in hospital and forces Callum back underground. Sephy must choose between her old family ties and her new ones. Show more
Alan Ayckbourn's classic comedy trilogy follows charming, compulsive philanderer Norman and five other characters over one weekend at a country house in England. Show more
Comedy series about a cuckoo in the family nest. Ken defends Steve for medical malpractice. Ben wants to set Dale up with one of Rachel's friends. Show more