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ON NOW : Afternoon Drama
Edward, Edward

Afternoon Drama By Abigail Docherty. The story Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey, seen through children's eyes.

ON NEXT : 15:00 Counterpoint

Afternoon Drama Episode guide

  1. Cordite for Breakfast

    A family hit crisis point during a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo. By Ben Ockrent.

    First broadcast: 10 Jul 2012

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  2. Caterpillars

    By Laura Bridgeman and Charles Lambert. Comedy heist drama set in Edinburgh.

    First broadcast: 09 Jul 2012

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  3. The Last Breath

    An artist plans to capture someone's last breath in a jar. But who is the donor?

    First broadcast: 06 Jul 2012

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  4. Alone in the Garden with You

    By Louise Monaghan. Alex's dying wish is to be buried in the family garden.

    First broadcast: 05 Jul 2012

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  5. The Beautiful Ugly

    By Lavinia Murray. Drama imagining a day in the life of Hans Christian Andersen as a child

    First broadcast: 03 Jul 2012

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  6. The Man Who Sold the World

    Natalie Mitchell's play stars Lee Ross as ticket tout Billy attempting to start a new life

    First broadcast: 29 Jun 2012

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  7. Road to the Borders

    The Reivers Festival in Hawick is the setting for a love story.

    First broadcast: 28 Jun 2012

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  8. Lord Behold Us

    A headmaster boldly stands by an inspirational member of staff, against the odds.

    First broadcast: 27 Jun 2012

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  9. Love Love Love Like the Beatles

    By AL Kennedy. Romantic comedy drama about a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

    First broadcast: 26 Jun 2012

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  10. Hackney Baths

    By Arinze Kene. Three friends break into a London swimming pool in the middle of the night

    First broadcast: 25 Jun 2012

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  11. Amours de Voyage

    Mike Walker updates Arthur Hugh Clough's Victorian poems of missed opportunities.

    First broadcast: 22 Jun 2012

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  12. Katie-Ann's Blog

    Katie-Ann is 11 and dying of leukaemia, but she is the bravest of souls.

    First broadcast: 21 Jun 2012

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  13. Talking to Zeus

    By Don Shaw. Jane starts work as an intern in a world-renowned Greek environmental garden.

    First broadcast: 20 Jun 2012

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  14. Flying Backwards

    Returning to Cape Town to record his new play, a writer is confronted by his first lover.

    First broadcast: 19 Jun 2012

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  15. Tiny

    By Ben Lewis. A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon

    First broadcast: 18 Jun 2012

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  16. Digging for Victory

    Moya O'Shea's quirky contemporary tale of a family taking destiny into their own hands.

    First broadcast: 13 Jun 2012

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  17. Kicking the Air

    A young Iranian student must try to prove he is gay to claim asylum in the UK.

    First broadcast: 12 Jun 2012

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  18. Page of Wands

    Who is the mysterious Page of Wands and will Peggy's life change forever? Comedy drama.

    First broadcast: 11 Jun 2012

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  19. People Don't Do Such Things

    By Ruth Rendell. Dark tale of passion, simmering jealousy and revenge in the suburbs.

    First broadcast: 08 Jun 2012

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  20. Belarus

    A London priest defies his bishop to speak out on behalf of a Belarusian dissident.

    First broadcast: 07 Jun 2012

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  21. Take a (Virtual) Girl Like You

    A radio psychiatrist embarks on a relationship with a virtual woman. By Nicholas Pierpan.

    First broadcast: 06 Jun 2012

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  22. Operation Black Buck

    Drama recreating the world's longest bombing raid, on Port Stanley runway in the Falklands

    First broadcast: 05 Jun 2012

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  23. One Hot Summer

    By Juliet Gilkes-Romero. Drama based on the Liverpool race riots of 1919.

    First broadcast: 30 May 2012

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  24. Homeowners

    Dark thriller by Kellie Smith. Kate and Mark get a shock when moving into their new home.

    First broadcast: 29 May 2012

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  25. Cry for Me: The Battle of Goose Green

    By Adrian Bean. The Argentinian perspective on the crucial battle of the Falklands War.

    First broadcast: 28 May 2012

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  26. The Grudge

    By James Graham. The murder of a prime minister in 1812 creates political chaos in 1997.

    First broadcast: 24 May 2012

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  27. The Eggy Doylers

    Jane Purcell's riotous comedy follows a hapless school field trip in the un-PC 1970s.

    First broadcast: 22 May 2012

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  28. The Sensitive - The Protector

    Alastair Jessiman's psychic detective discovers a shocking secret about his own past.

    First broadcast: 18 May 2012

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  29. Dream Repair

    Emma uses a powerful, illegal device to try to control her disturbing nightmares.

    First broadcast: 17 May 2012

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  30. Mrs Lowry and Son

    Martyn Hesford's drama about L S Lowry's obsessive relationship with his bed-ridden mother

    First broadcast: 11 May 2012

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