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Series 2
Racists
Hal Cruttenden inadvertently becomes an internet sensation.
Series 3
Barber's Adagio for Strings
Leonard Slatkin on the impact of the adagio that became America's 'national funeral music'
Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's 19th century book organisation system.
8. The Final Encounter
Can Rennie and Joanna escape his past to find peace and happiness?
6. Virtual Truth
Kim is now a captive on the verge of death. Medusa has been activated.
Series 1
Sisters Of Mercy
Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters.
Series 4
A Box in Town
Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours.
Series 12
Tring
Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.
A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
5. Compound
Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound.
Roy Hattersley
Former Labour Party deputy leader Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about himself.
Ice
Wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady spark problems.
What can Philippa do, when Dewey Decimal is the only language her mum understands?
The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri
Pulitzer Prize-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's tale of a teenage girl in a remote village.
Road to Rocio
Four mismatched companions travel to a Spanish festival to create a radio drama.
The Incurables Part 1
Britain, 1941: Scientists work on a new bomb to be powered by prunes. With Spike Milligan.
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Geoffrey remembers a very strange childhood - thanks to two eccentric parents.
Joe Orton’s unfinished Beatles screenplay. Three men decide to overthrow the matriarchy.
The Debatable Lands by Julia Darling
Rona needs space to think but then an encounter with a neighbour inspires action.
A former Vietnam triage nurse struggles with flashback phantoms....
1. Aftermath
A radioactive cloud slowly moves towards Australia - the after-effects of a nuclear war.
July and August
School's out for Barack Obama, Frank McCourt and Emma Thompson.
1. 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the TV remote'
Sarah solves problems, including a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends.
Multiculturalism
Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
Episode 3
Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.