Afternoon Drama Episode guide
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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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Caterpillars
By Laura Bridgeman and Charles Lambert. Comedy heist drama set in Edinburgh.
First broadcast: 09 Jul 2012
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Amours de Voyage
Mike Walker updates Arthur Hugh Clough's Victorian poems of missed opportunities.
First broadcast: 22 Jun 2012
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dream Repair
Emma uses a powerful, illegal device to try to control her disturbing nightmares.
First broadcast: 17 May 2012
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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
By Abigail Docherty. The story Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey, seen through children's eyes.