Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Great's amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous scale of his achievements. Using the ancient historians as his guides, Wood follows Alexander's journey as closely as possible, crossing deserts and rivers, from Turkey to war-torn Afghanistan. As the journey progresses, he recreates the drama of Alexander's epic marches and bloody battles.

All along the way he finds proof of the survival of the legends surrounding Alexander, a leader whose life has excited the world's imagination for the 2,000 years.

Top Gear presenter and columnist for the Daily Telegraph, James May brings together another brilliant collection of his most controversial and humorous writing. From tales of motoring adventures through India, Russia and Iceland, to classic articles on essential subjects such as driving songs and haunted car parks, these gems from the number one car connoisseur will take readers on a motoring journey that will amuse and entertain in equal measure.

Martin Jarvis performs two full-length William stories, 'The Lost Tourist' and 'The Leopard Hunter', recorded live on stage at the Cheltenham Festival in 2003. Described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the wizard of the talking book', Martin Jarvis has made the voices of William and his gang of outlaws his own in BBC Radio Collection's series of marvellous readings.

Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in the popular Radio 4 series, Ladies of Letters. Patricia Routledge is Vera Smalls and Prunella Scales is her friend (or maybe enemy), Irene Spencer. The two pass their time in regular correspondance and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters.

Always polite but not always nice, the two ladies' letters are often acerbic, one might even say bitchy yet their subtle put downs create wonderful letters full of humour and insight into the ups and downs of family life.

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge are full of fighting spirit in this eighth series of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 comedy. The caustic correspondence between Irene Spencer and Vera Small is always richly entertaining, and these latest letters are no exception. Catty and competitive as ever, the pensioner pen-pals find themselves in yet more trouble in this latest series.

Fundraising for her ancient local hospital, Irene organises a charity dinner, which Vera attends on the arm of her new beau, local millionaire Alan Trumper. Unfortunately, Vera has a choking incident and is admitted to that very hospital. Visiting her, Irene then has a mishap with a trolley, and ends up stuck in the same ward.

Soon the Ladies are sniping at one another, vying for Alans attention, and complaining about...

Viewers of "Life on Mars" could be forgiven for thinking that the police force of the 1970's lived by the maxim 'The rules are: there are no rules', yet it turns out that this was not the case. A fascinating historical document has now emerged which shows that there were indeed rules and in 1973 they were recorded on paper by none other than DCI Gene Hunt himself. Divided into ten sections, "The Rules of Modern Policing - 1973 Edition" covers everything from interrogating suspects and undercover operations to driving and dress code.

Several of the rules are illustrated with diagrams, and photographs of DCI Hunt himself illustrating the more physical parts of the job: how to hit suspects so you don't leave a mark; how to signal the importance of your arrival by crashing...

Do you think you could be missing out on opportunities that could transform your life? Are you keen to find the chances that could give you fulfilment? Opportunities are everywhere in our lives yet we often let them pass us by. However, seizing opportunities isn't about luck; it's about putting ourselves in the right position to spot and create them, and understanding the routes to turn them into realities. In the book, Douglas Miller guides us step by step from the first stages of being alert to chances through realizing and living with them.

In the opportunity toolkit he sets out twelve practical techniques that we can adopt to suit our circumstances and preferences so we can each maximise our potential and achieve fulfilment.

Miles Mendozas Website of the Day has been a popular and entertaining feature on BBC Radio 2s Steve Wright in the Afternoon show since it began in 1999. In his ongoing quest for brilliant and engaging websites to feature, Miles has become increasingly evangelical about the web and recognises the need to cut through the jargon to make it accessible and entertaining for even the most novice user. In this brilliant new book Miles uses his popular, chatty style to simplify all aspects of the Internet, and to present the best and most popular sites that have been featured on Steve Wright in the Afternoon over the years.

Beginning with the basics, Miles takes the reader on a funny and entertaining journey through the best of the web, including the best sites for family, travel, film and TV...

Daydream Believers, written by and starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, follows the parallel stories of two flatmates, Ray and Colin, and the mighty alien empire of Baron Amstrad and Info, his retro-looking android. Ray (Mitchell) writes popular science fiction stories when he doesnt get writers block. He does, however, get many interruptions thanks to his lodger, Colin (Webb).

Colin starts ante-natal classes in the hope of finding a girlfriend, and Colin and Rays kitchen is suddenly infested with ants. Meanwhile, in the infinite reaches of space, Baron Amstrad is feeling a bit broody, and the galaxy is suddenly invaded by ruthless alien hordes... The Baron gives birth to an idea that might just help.

But Will Colin get lucky with a girl? Does the red alert have to be so loud? And do...

Make debts disappear! Earn Money without Working Money is one of our greatest worries. Whether we are trying to match our expenditure with our desires, keep spending down to fit our income, reduce debt or deal with life's changes and challenges we often struggle to make our money work for us. Here, Paul Lewis shows us how to be smart with our finances and take control.

Starting with the basics, he offers straightforward skills to manage money, deal with debt, simplify saving, and be in balance. To help us achieve our goals and plan for future events in our lives, he unravels confusion around pensions, investments and savings so that we can be proactive in optimising how we use our money throughout our lives. Paul Lewis is the presenter of Money Box Live on Radio 4.

He is also an...