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Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.
Radio 4,·436 episodes
1. Riverbourne Rising
A tower block is falling apart and the tenants revolt when the landlords refuse to listen
29 Sep 2026,·44 mins
2. The Grove
For one it's a home of memories but to another it's a route to a deposit for a first house
30 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Episode 1
A Burma veteran struggles to return to civilian life in this Melvyn Bragg drama adaptation
27 Sep 2026,·57 mins
Lucy Kirkwood's landmark play about generational responsibility in the face of disaster.
26 Sep 2026,·87 mins,·
By Philip Catherwood. A drama set in Belfast about street art and second chances.
24 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Fragments of broken ceramics lead art detective Ava Bernardi on a risky mission to Syria.
22 Sep 2026,·44 mins
A Mohegan artist retraces ancestral journeys while studying Shakespeare.
20 Sep 2026,·57 mins
A chatty London cabbie becomes an accidental double agent caught between east and west.
17 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Behind the Iron Curtain, every note the Borodin Quartet plays could cost them everything.
12 Oct 2025,·57 mins
Episode 2
On tour in America, the Borodin Quartet face temptation, betrayal and the lure of freedom.
19 Oct 2025,·57 mins
When Gareth heads out on a jog, he discovers his past has caught up with him.
15 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Vietnam, 1969. The stories of a reluctant soldier and the men he served with.
06 Sep 2026,·57 mins
A platoon digs through the mud of Vietnam for the friend they won't leave behind.
13 Sep 2026,·57 mins
A drama about the ordinary people who landed 5,000 planes on the morning of 9/11.
10 Sep 2026,·44 mins
A whodunnit mystery that can only be solved by... reading whodunnits.
08 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Fantasy and reality merge in this new comedy drama written by Tim Crouch with Toby Jones.
05 Sep 2026,·57 mins
The making of the Bayeux Tapestry, dramatised by Jonathan Myerson.
03 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Episode 3
A return to Nick Warburton's drama set on Platters' boatyard and the river that runs by it
01 Sep 2026,·44 mins
Tasha is losing her child Marie/Max to another world, another class, another gender.
27 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Amanda Dalton's lyrical drama about friendship, loss and renewal.
20 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears in a sketch with the cast of Yes, Minister.
18 Aug 2026,·44 mins
And now it’s time to nip down to the shops - our afternoon drama is on special offer!
13 Aug 2026,·44 mins
A missing woman. A private detective with clairvoyant powers. Jenni Adams is on the case.
11 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager, finds unexpected love in Portmeirion, Wales, in 1966.
06 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Holiday romance on Ibiza - with a twist: Lizzie unexpectedly finds both new and old love.
04 Aug 2026,·44 mins
Alice Childress's seminal 1955 play. As rehearsals continue, Wiletta's unease is building
02 Aug 2026,·57 mins,·
Beltane
By Ben Lewis. Soulful and witty drama about love, nature and the love of nature.
02 May 2024,·44 mins
Samhain
By Ben Lewis. Soulful drama infused with storytelling and song.
30 Oct 2025,·44 mins
Lughnasadh
By Ben Lewis. Soulful and witty drama infused with song.
30 Jul 2026,·44 mins
Alice Childress's seminal 1955 play about simmering tensions in a rehearsal room.
26 Jul 2026,·57 mins,·
