By Raymond Chandler, dramatised by Robin Brooks. Philip Marlowe tracks down the thief of a rare gold coin, but...

Seven Scenes, by Nicola Baldwin. Seven linked monologues exploring the consequences of a six-year-old girl's...

New series. Surreal comedy sketches, performed by Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson. The first episode also...

Michael Crick explores the history of Private Eye as it approaches its 50th birthday, tracing its ups and downs...

Theologian Francesca Stavrakopoulou, mathematician Alex Bellos and comedian Jimmy Carr donate exhibits to an...

In the first of five programmes in which contributors explore their battles with sleeplessness, author Margaret...

New series. The actress profiles American comediennes, beginning with Lucille Ball, who rose from bit parts in...

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centre welcomes distinguished guests to its regular recitals and today's...

New series. A couple fall out over an apparently trivial incident, launching into an argument where they try to...

Featuring a performance by Tony Bennett at the London Palladium to mark his 85th birthday. The singer also talks...

In front of an audience at the Radio Theatre, Peter White marks the 50th anniversary of In Touch, a programme...

By Francis Turnly. When the body of a farmer is found buried in a peat bog close to the border between the...

Tom Robinson kicks of Pink Floyd Night on 6 Music, with listeners helping to build a Pink Floyd playlist. Part...

Anne McElvoy discusses the work on display at the Tate Modern in the first major retrospective of Gerhard...

In an extended version of the original Radio 2 broadcast, Richard Allinson and Steve Levine explore how Pink...

Peter Day marks 100 years since the birth of Flann O'Brien by exploring his life and work. Born Brian O'Nolan,...

John Waite follows 30 teenagers from a variety of social and educational backgrounds who protested against...

Felicity Kendall and Gerard Murphy read poetry and prose on the theme of Breakfast, ranging from the Victoriana...

In the first of a two-part documentary, Hardeep Singh Kohli meets British Indians who have emigrated to India,...

Brian May recalls a 1975 Christmas performance by Queen at the Hammersmith Odeon, and there are performances by...

Deborah Bull, former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, explores society's obsession with beauty and what...

Steve Carver experiences life as a seasonal apple picker at Tillington Fruit Farm near Ledbury in Herefordshire....

Icelandic singer and actress Bjork chats to Matt Everitt about her career, including the formation of the...

Sue MacGregor brings together some of the key figures involved in the collapse of Barings Bank, which closed in...

Matthew Parris presents the biographical series. Restaurateur Antonio Carluccio nominates the Scottish artist...

A good personal statement is crucial to get into university. But what should it say? Imogen Stubbs asks two...

Cecil Balmond examines the shapes that define three of the world's most famous structures - Stonehenge, the Taj...

Chris Ledgard hears how museums are waging war against the insect pests threatening their collections.

Sandi Toksvig continues her exploration the ancient and modern city of Istanbul, which straddles the border...