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The Adventure of the Empty House: Part One
With Sherlock Holmes missing, presumed dead, Dr Watson tries to solve a case on his own…
02 Jul 2026,·29 mins
Cinderella and the Duke by Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell rewrites Cinderella to Jazz Age New York. Read by Helena Bonham Carter.
03 Jul 2026,·14 mins
1. 1940s Broadcasting House
Wartime at the BBC with myriad hopes and fears in the course of newsgathering.
07 Sep 1992,·15 mins
Series 9
1. Happy Go Lucky
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with his blend of wit & wisdom
23 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Episode 5
Explorer Charlie Walker sets out to walk 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers.
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
10. A Trip to Greece
A new girl starts work at ‘Savages’. Adrian goes on a writing holiday to Greece.
16 Nov 2018,·14 mins
Episode 10
A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.
26 Jun 2026,·14 mins
1. April Revival - 1984
Tina Brown recalls her time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine, 1984 to 1992.
20 Nov 2017,·15 mins
Jensen and Gustav discover the identity of “Sausage Else”?
12 Jun 2026,·14 mins
1939 and 2026: The Furies of War
The story of the residents of Weimar during the rise and reign of Hitler
22 May 2026,·14 mins
Episode 10: 2022
A new, final tenth episode set in 2021, to close the classic serial.
09 Jun 2022,·44 mins
Friday October 12th 1984: You Are Invited to a Retrospective
A violent blast in the middle of the night reminds Jack of everything he's been through.
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
The Best Friend
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
The End of the Long Hot Summer
A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
19 Jun 2026,·14 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Lea Korsgaard searches for all of Denmark’s butterfly species in a single year.
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 8
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
22 Aug 2019,·20 mins
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
The Forgetting
Part 6
Amy admits her real identity but sets a high price if she’s to cooperate with the police.
01 Nov 2025,·28 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 mins
