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Afternoon Play

Radio dramas which delight and surprise

Programmes:
on BBC iPlayer (6)
coming up (11)
Previous programmes:
by series (38)
by year (674)

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    Dark thriller by Tajinder Singh Hayer about Asian identity in modern Britain.

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    1. McLevy - Series 6 Jack O' Diamonds

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      Available since Monday with 5 days left.

      3/4. Jean Brash plans revenge on a sadistic client but Caleb Grant is not to be crossed lightly

    2. Big in Samoa

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      Available since Friday with 3 days left.

      By Marcy Kahan. Dog walker Caleb's life is about to change.

    3. Lamia

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      Available since Friday with 2 days left.

      Adaptation of Keats' sensual narrative poem. Narrated by Paterson Joseph.

    4. Fireworks at the Villa Lucia

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      Available since Thursday with 1 day left.

      Comedy drama by Paul Mendelson. A struggling writer tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay

See all 6 programmes available now.

Coming up

Tomorrow, 14:15 on Radio 4 FM

By Robin Brooks. The true story of the British-built fighter jet that never was.

See all 11 programmes coming up in the next 7 days (including repeats).

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