Following a lengthy mission into space, a newly returned astronaut readjusts to daily life and his wife struggles to negotiate his changed and shifting rhythms. The BBC National Short Story Award 2011 is managed in partnership with Booktrust.

A full-cast dramatisation starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Inspector Maigret In 'Maigret: Inspector Cadaver', Maigret has to deal with an old enemy - an ex-police officer nicknamed 'Inspector Cadaver' - who seems to be doing everything in his power to obstruct him.

Series 2 of the Sony Radio Academy Gold Award-winning BBC Radio 2 series from acclaimed Irish stand-up comedian Jason Byrne. In these six fast-paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch shows, packed with brilliant banter and quickfire improvisation, Jason Byrne shares his experiences across the areas of food, travel, parents, money, ageing and anima...

Series 2 of the fast-paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. Episode 1 is all about 'Ageing'. Why do married men live longer than single men? Why do old people take a long time to leave the house, and what i...

Series 2 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. In this second episode, 'Food', questions are asked such as: How do rice crispies and caramel illustrate the different relationship that men and w...

Series 2 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. Episode 3 is all about 'Parents', and considers why they're obsessed with heading out early to 'beat the traffic'. It also asks what happens when...

Series 2 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. In this fourth episode, Jason looks at money and remembers the job where he was paid with second-hand swimming caps. He also asks if it's ok to pa...

Series 2 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. In this Episode 5, Jason goes on holiday. He tells us what didn't go wrong with his recent family holiday in Florida; discusses the quality of ser...

Series 2 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including food, travel, parents, money, ageing and animals. In Episode 6, Jason looks at animals. Find out why Emperor Penguins put the human male to shame when it comes to commitment in a relationship; how...

Series 3 of the Sony Radio Academy Gold Award-winning BBC Radio 2 series from acclaimed Irish comedian Jason Byrne. Six more fast-paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch shows, packed with brilliant banter and quickfire improvisation. In this series, Jason Byrne shares his experiences across the areas of marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In Episode 5, Jason looks at the subject of technology and gets nostalgic as he remembers the novelty of 24 hour photos, whil...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In Episode 1, he looks at the juicy subject of marriage. Would you describe your marriage as a Halley's Comet of a partnershi...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In Episode 2, Jason looks at the subject of fashion and beauty, and probes the minefield of hair removal; why women buy cloth...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In Episode 3, Jason looks at the subject of fears and phobias. He talks to members of the audience whose eccentric range of p...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In Episode 4, Jason looks at the subject of 'work'. He reveals how he drove a former employer to distraction, and discovers a...

Series 3 of the fast paced, lively stand-up comedy and sketch show, hosted by the energetic Irish comic Jason Byrne, in which he tackles themes including marriage, fashion, fears, work, technology and attitudes to happiness. In this final episode, Jason looks at the fertile territory of 'misery and happiness'. He compares international attitudes to...

Adaptation of Keats' sensual narrative poem about the ill-starred love affair of the serpent Lamia and the innocent mortal Lycius. Starring Paterson Joseph, Charlotte Emmerson, Tom Ferguson, and Jonathan Keeble. With original music by John Harle. Sung by Sarah Leonard.

BBC Radio 4 science fiction adventure by Mike Walker, originally broadcast on 19 March 2011. When five lost souls, recruited by a company to travel to an abandoned planet, all they know is that they are there to retrieve the only known sample of an ore left over from an old mining operation. However, their task becomes considerably more complicat...

Nicholas Le Prevost stars as the French detective in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation. In 'Madame Maigret's Own Case', when Madame Maigret makes a friend outside her dentist's office, she stumbles upon the resolution of one of her husband's most stubborn investigations.

A full-cast dramatisation starring Maurice Denham as Inspector Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon Georges Simenon and his masterful inspector, Jules Maigret, look back together over one of their favourite cases in this full-cast dramatisation that has been specially adapted for radio from the original novel. In 'Maigret and Mo...

A full-cast dramatisation starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Inspector Maigret In 'Maigret and the Burglar's Wife', "Sad Freddie" is committing a burglary when he discovers the body of a dead woman, holding a telephone in her hand. Can Maigret believe the burglar's wife in the face of other evidence?