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Series 1
Standing Tall
Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to standing tall.
Diane Morgan on Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding
Comedian and actor Diane Morgan chooses the life of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding
3. Troubles
Bettany Hughes ventures to the troubled borders of this massive empire.
Series 3
4. A Case of Happy Endings
Setting out to track down a missing person, private eye Blackburn finds something more.
When an eccentric photographer recognises a client, he starts to have some fun.
Series 2
Episode 3
A seven foot squirrel drives ad man Ken Handley nuts, but can some face cream help?
Genghis Khan reincarnated, and an incompetent zoo keeper.
4. New Boss
Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss
4. Rocky Years
Sheila Hancock's diaries reveal the verdict on John Thaw's cancer.
4. The Link
Marjorie discovers a link to her Cornish past, but feels matters are not yet resolved.
Sue Perkins with Tom Wrigglesworth, Lucy Beaumont, Anne McElvoy and Joel Morris.
Out of Tune
Miss Black offers dinner to Radio 3's Sean Rafferty, and cleaner Sally is on hand
Old soldier Hector thinks back to a former love and the Battle of the Somme.
Two life-long friends' friendship is tested when one of them has a family crisis.
A Thoroughly Modern Woman by Bita Taghavi
A moving and funny portrayal of a woman getting to grips with change.
How the Victorian seamstress-turned-murderess mesmerised the nation.
May the Farce Be With You
Robert's in a West End stage romp, but the farce occurs before the curtain rises
Series 5
Episode 17
Kenneth Horne voyages into mythology and Hornerama gets a close up on showbiz
Episode 6
Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
5. Clarity
In the past, John quits alcohol for good. In the present, Sheila grieves at his death.
5. Help
In order to come to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie gets help from some youngsters.
Dead Giveaway
Episode 1
Bill Nighy returns as the actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris.
Hung Up
Alan Dein concludes his series of random telephone calls to complete strangers.
Remembrance: Remembering for the Future
A service for the week of Remembrance from the Collegiate Church, Crediton.
Series 9
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
An exploration of the impact of the concerto written in 1844.
Gary Younge tells the story of Ebony, the magazine that redefined African-American life.
Episode 5
Miles Jupp tests Francis Wheen, Kirsty Wark and Andrew Maxwell.
The Prosser Prize
Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a literary award.
Inspector Alleyn - When in Rome
Trailing a vast 1970s drugs syndicate, Inspector Alleyn heads incognito to Italy.
Randy Feltface's Human Handbook
2. The Pleistocene
Randy Feltface in his brand-new series about humans - from the perspective of a non-human.
It's the Asian station phone-in show's first wedding, but is love blind or stupid?
Cutting Edge
Sean and Hamish board Boris's Disco Ship to convert offshore ravers into fresh listeners
April Fool
A slew of April Fool pranks in the Hardy household generates chaos.
