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Be calm...stop stressing...embrace the universe...try yoga...be fulfilled...and that's an order! We're overwhelmed with these sorts of commands, and we often torture ourselves to "try harder," yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stop pushing ourselves to do what we think we're supposed to do, and instead simply allow ourselves to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate - to stop giving a shit, and just be.

The second series of the award-winning sitcom written by and starring Morwenna Banks ( Absolutely) and Rebecca Front ( The Thick of It) set in, yes, a library, but no ordinary library. This is the library overseen and run by the most unlikely pairing since Mills met Boon. Meet Alice (Rebecca Front) - a former child prodigy who won a place at Oxford aged nine, but because Daddy went too she never needed to have any friends.

The man they call 'Britain’s Funniest Milton', Milton Jones, stars in his smash-hit Sony Award-winning comedy show, Another Case Of Milton Jones, costarring Tom Goodman-Hill (The Office, Humans), Ben Willbond (Horrible Histories), Dave Lamb (Come Dine With Me), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who) & Lucy Montgomery (Down the Line).

Arch-Brutalist Sir Lucien founded his architectural practice on a commitment to brutalist concrete in all its forms. But fashion has been a cruel mistress, and four decades later things are not going well for Sir Lucien and his loyal(ish) employees. With no money and no commissions, times are tough – but it’s onwards and upwards (and upwards again) for the staff, as they go all out to win new contracts, deal with nightmare clients and fight to get their ambitious projects past the planners.

February 2012. Somewhere in the North Atlantic. In an increasingly uncertain defence environment, a deadly new arms race has begun. In an attempt to secure her boundaries, Britain has deployed the very latest sub-sea military technology. Beneath and beyond the front line, these are the adventures of the HMS Goliath. A 55,000-tonne M-Class nuclear stealth submarine, prowling 5,000 metres below the surface, manned by idiots.

The man they call 'Britain’s Funniest Milton' and the genius in the mad shirts in Mock the Week stars in the third series of Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! costarring Tom Goodman-Hill (Mr Selfridge, Humans), Josie Lawrence (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Ben Willbond (Horrible Histories, Yonderland) and Dan Tetsell (Mongrels). Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is ‘help!’. And in this show he has decided to set himself up as a man who can help anyone anywhere - whether they need it or not. Because, in his own words, 'No problem too problemy'. So when you’re close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push....

Maddox is an old-school journalist struggling to keep up with new technology. He fears the art of finding stories is being forgotten and is not about to let that happen. His online editor Freddy, however, will happily regurgitate a press release and call it a story. But they have a grudging respect for each other, as Freddy helps Maddox stay afloat in the world of Twitter, Facebook and podcasting and Maddox shows Freddy how to land a real scoop.

Be calm.... Stop stressing.... Embrace the universe.... Try yoga.... Be fulfilled.... We're overwhelmed with these sorts of commands, and we often torture ourselves to 'try harder', yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stop pushing ourselves to do what we think we're supposed to do and instead simply allow ourselves to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate - to give yourself a break, and just be.

Here are all six episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by and starring Ben Willbond and Justin Edwards about two incompetent science teachers who work at a college that specialises in drama, and whose world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new boss.

The best-selling Parisian guide on how to give yourself a break and find true happiness. It's time to stop giving a f--k! Be calm.... Stop stressing.... Embrace the universe.... Try yoga.... Be fulfilled...and that's an order! We hear these commands everywhere, and we often torture ourselves to 'try harder', yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stopped feeling guilty for not being perfect and instead simply allowed ourselves to be angry, tired, silly and passionate.

The man they call 'Britain's Funniest Milton' and the genius in the mad shirts in Mock the Week stars in the fourth series of Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! co-starring Tom Goodman-Hill (Mr Selfridge, Humans), Josie Lawrence (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Ben Willbond (Ghosts, Yonderland), Dan Tetsell (Upstart Crow) and Colin Hoult (Russell Howard's Good News).