From his very first Series "So Graham Norton" in 1998, this pint sized Irish comedian has been making a big noise in the comedy world not just on Channel 4 but now on the BBC with his new series the Graham Norton Effect and also in the US where he is a big star. This series made by Indie Unique was recorded over six hours in front of a live New York audience just before September 11th, hence it was never broadcast on Radio 4 as intended. The themes are Love and Sex, Money, Consumerism, Religion and On The Town.

The format is a live recording in front of a lively "Here" theatre audience made up of native New Yorkers, Brits and his Irish fans. The comedy is cutting edge and develops the style of his own TV shows with a mix of stand up, live interviews and audience interaction. Full of...

With more than 25 series under its belt "Have I Got News For You" is Britain's most successful satirical TV show and, with six million viewers, it's also the BBC's highest rated comedy quiz show. Now you can relive the highs and the lots of the previous year from a uniquely "Have I Got News For You" perspective. In this comic tour round the "Have I Got News For You" universe, you'll meet the politicians who suffered at the merciless tongue of Ian Hislop, or the hapless celebrities bewildered by Paul Merton's surreal ramblings.

Plus you can play along with a selection of Odd Ones Out, Caption competitions and Guess the Headlines, and savour the scathing satire of the guest presenters. For the first time ever discover the secret lyrics to the theme tune, try your...

Ferret Come Home/ Getting on Sydney's Wire/ Flower Power Cut/ Who Made a Bit of a Splash in Wales Then? Only a man with a ferret down his trousers could love Nora Batty. So lock up your ferrets (and Nora Batty!), here come Yorkshire's hilarious adventurers - three pensioners in four classic capers from the BBC television series which still has the nation laughing after more than twenty-five years. Nora goes on the rampage when one of Compo's ferrets escapes into her house, Sid decides to install a new bell in the caf, Clegg communicates with plants, and Foggy's interest with a Welsh widow makes the lads too curious to stay put.

They may be as wrinkled as Nora's stockings, but their humour is as fresh as the Yorkshire air.

Six delightfully diversionary tales from an English master of comedy. Mr Mulliner, with all the known veracity of a fisherman, holds forth with some of the most diverting of P.G Wodehouse's stories. These six dramatisations star Richard Griffiths as Mr Mulliner, with a multitude of performances by Matilda Ziegler, David Timson, Martin Hyder, Peter Acre, Tom George and Carl Prekopp.

Mr Mulliner's arrival at the bar of the Angler's Rest public house invariably sets off a sly story - of a potion which turns a mild curate into a tiger of a man, of a cottage haunted by the syrupy spirit of a romantic novelist, or of a suitor rejected in love who becomes an idol of the silent screen. Partly recorded on location at one of London's most celebrated - and hidden - public houses...

A compilation of great gags and sketches from the incomparable Eric and Ernie, one of the best-loved and most successful comedy duos of all time. Dip into the fun barrel for such magic moments as Ernie the male model, Eric and his fast-growing moustache seeds, and the day little Ern (he of the short, fat, hairy legs) was asked to be Bob Hope's head waiter (sorry, head writer). Furthermore, Ernie's genius as a mathematician is revealed - he can even do calculations blindfolded - and hear how Eric tries to help Ernie get over the flu.

(You can tell he's ill, he hasn't written a play for twenty minutes but, don't worry, he'll write six more the next day.) There's the first meeting in a London teashop between Lord Byron and Keats, as well as Eric's name...

David Thorpe, Celia Imrie, Nigel Anthony and Rachel Atkins read a selection of the most treasured celebratory poems. From the big events such as getting married and giving birth to the smaller but still significant pleasures of the sight of a rainbow or a the feel of a pair of warm socks, there are many moments of happiness to be cherished in our lives.Touching on such diverse topics as love, friendship, the pleasures of the senses, nature and the changing seasons, poets both classic and modern find cause for celebration in this selection of popular poems. Sylvia Plath marvels at the miracle of her child in You're, Elaine Feinstein is surprised by the pleasure and gratitude she feels in Getting Older, Shakespeare, John Donne and many others celebrate the power of love, while Walt...

Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie star in four episodes specially recorded for BBC Radio 2. Alive and Buried: Made redundant at sixty, Victor Meldrew has plenty of time on his hands - except now he has to contend with Age Concern workers and unreliable mechanics. Timeless Time: It's night-time.

Victor can't sleep, which means that Margaret won't be able to either. In Luton Airport No-one Can Hear You Scream: Victor and Margaret return from holiday to find their home has been demolished. The Beast in the Cage: Victor encounters road rage when he's stuck in a bank holiday traffic jam.

Crabby, crusty and curmudgeonly he may be, but Victor Meldrew - played brilliantly by Richard Wilson - voices the exasperation of the once silent majority. Accompanied by his...

The Long Legs of the Law/ The Yellow Peril/ A Losing Streak/ No Greater Love Del Boy and Rodney have become part of the nation's consciousness as record-breaking audiences have followed their hilarious wheeling and dealing over the years. Here, four classic episodes from one of the funniest comedy programmes of all time have been brought together - so don't be a plonker, have a listen!

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling novel. The news of rising young surgeon Stephen Maxie's sudden engagement comes as a bombshell to his family gathered at their Elizabethan manor house. But worse is to come.

That night, Sally Jupp, unmarried mother and the household's recently recruited parlourmaid, is strangled in her bed. Detective Chief Inspector Dalgliesh, played by Robin Ellis, soon discovers there is no shortage of motives. 'Qualifies effortlessly for the top rank of latter-day fiction' - Sunday Times

In this documentary portrait of Kenneth Williams, who died in 1988, the much-loved comedy actor's diaries are drawn upon to illustrate his life and career. David Benson, who won acclaim for his one-man show in which he portrayed Kenneth Williams, reads extracts from the diaries, whilst archive clips from such programmes as Round the Horne and Beyond Out Ken show the madcap versatility of Williams the performer. This Radio Collection version features material additional to the original Radio 4 broadcast.

'What makes this worth listening to...is David Benson's readings from Williams's diaries.' Radio Times