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Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Radio 4,412 episodes

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The Scrooge Identity
A failed cartoonist turns bomb-maker in a real-life game of cat and mouse.
31 Mar 2026,44 mins
Flight: Part 2
By Adura Onashile. A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel.
29 Mar 2026,57 mins,
Lights Up: Dedication by Nick Dear
1. Trial
Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?
04 Apr 2021,57 mins
Lights Up: Dedication by Nick Dear
2. Aftermath
Shakespeare's trial over his relationship with the Earl of Southampton continues.
05 Apr 2021,57 mins
Flight: Part 1
A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel by Adura Onashile.
22 Mar 2026,57 mins,
Good People
1. The Great Reset
Four young idealists. One radical mentor. A nation on the brink.
12 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
2. The Left Behind
Project Hope gets its biggest break yet. But there's a catch. Will they take the deal?
19 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
3. The Experiment
Project Hope is taking its first steps in Branwich. But has Ayad got the staying power?
26 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
4. The Miracle
The group is making waves, with Abbie's help. But they need funding. And fast.
05 Mar 2026,44 mins
Good People
5. The Landslide
Sonia's been avoiding Branwich. But she can't stay away forever.
12 Mar 2026,44 mins
Good People
6. The Reckoning
Back at Faith's home for the final time, a reckoning awaits.
19 Mar 2026,44 mins
The Prompt
When AI's guard rails fail, even its creators admit that we should be very, very afraid.
18 Mar 2026,44 mins
The Counsellor
Abby Walker's award-winning debut audio drama.
17 Mar 2026,44 mins
My Ántonia
Dramatisation of Willa Cather’s classic novel - a Little House on the Prairie for adults.
15 Mar 2026,57 mins
The Book Club
A Greenham Common veteran finds trouble when she protests against climate change.
10 Mar 2026,44 mins
The Virginian
In Owen Wister’s pioneering work of cowboy fiction, romance blossoms for the Virginian.
08 Mar 2026,57 mins
The Virginian
Owen Wister’s pioneering work of Cowboy fiction begins when a stranger rides into town.
01 Mar 2026,57 mins
The People's Crusade : A Story for Britain
Changing allegiances begin to fracture a community adjusting to a new politics.
25 Feb 2026,44 mins
Gone with the Wind: Episode 3
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
22 Feb 2026,57 mins
Downstream
A return to Nick Warburton's drama set on Platters' boatyard and the river that runs by it
18 Feb 2026,44 mins
Gone with the Wind: Episode 2
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
15 Feb 2026,57 mins
Rays of Darkness
The lives and imaginations of two writers interweave in this lyric drama by Gwyneth Lewis.
11 Feb 2026,44 mins
Gone with the Wind: Episode 1
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
08 Feb 2026,57 mins
Transcendental Wild Oats
Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical short story. Starring Louisa Harland.
07 Feb 2026,57 mins
Walden
Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond
01 Feb 2026,57 mins
Silent Tide
On a Scottish island, a detective lands from Argentina to investigate her brother’s death.
29 Jan 2026,44 mins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving’s classic ghost story featuring the headless horseman.
25 Jan 2026,57 mins
1776
Episode 1 (Story of America)
Star-studded drama for the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
11 Jan 2026,57 mins
1776
Episode 2
Star-studded drama for the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence.
18 Jan 2026,57 mins
Took Nothing Left Nothing
A treasure hunt reunites Sam and Flo, until they unearth a series of mysterious letters.
15 Jan 2026,44 mins