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(54 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)

  1. A Shadow of Doubt Available on BBC iPlayer

    Join us for the mystery of John 'Babbacombe' Lee. Did he murder his Torquay employer?

  2. Afternoon Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    Radio dramas which delight and surprise

  3. Afternoon Reading Available on BBC iPlayer

    Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

  4. Anita and Me Available on BBC iPlayer

    Meera Syal's story about a young girl growing up in the Midlands during the 1970s

  5. Anita and Me Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    Meera Syal's story about a young girl growing up in the Black Country during the 1970s

  6. BBC World Drama Available on BBC iPlayer
  7. Book at Bedtime Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

  8. Book of the Week Available on BBC iPlayer

    Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

  9. Breakfast at Tiffanys Available on BBC iPlayer

    Truman Capote's novel about a New York writer and 1940s girl-about-town Holly Golightly

  10. Brideshead Revisited Available on BBC iPlayer

    Dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's story with Ben Miles

  11. Cadfael Available on BBC iPlayer

    Brother Cadfael is a Benedictine monk, a herbalist and an amateur sleuth

  12. Chain Gang Available on BBC iPlayer

    The story where the listeners decide what happens next

  13. Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist Available on BBC iPlayer

    Charles Dickens' classic tale of social warfare in Victorian Britain. Starring Pam Ferris

  14. Classic Serial Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

  15. Crime Catch Up Available on BBC iPlayer

    Repeat of a crime drama broadcast earlier in the week

  16. Drama on 3 Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of drama performances, ranging from experiment works to the Classics

  17. Drama: Y Cynllwyn Darwinaidd Available on BBC iPlayer

    Drama am theori esblygiad Charles Darwin. A drama about Darwin's theory of evolution.

  18. Earthsearch Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi series charting the journeys of the starship Challenger

  19. EM Forster's Where Angels Fear to Tread Available on BBC iPlayer

    EM Forster's first novel, published in 1905

  20. Ethan Frome Available on BBC iPlayer

    Starkfield's new arrival aims to find out the story of a stooped 'ruin of a man'.

  21. Foul Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    Writers are challenged to solve a murder. Written and chaired by Simon Brett

  22. Fresh Blood Available on BBC iPlayer

    Freakish stories to make your spine tingle

  23. Friday Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    The home of thrillers, mysteries, romance and detective stories

  24. From Fact to Fiction Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news

  25. Goodnight, Mr Tom Available on BBC iPlayer

    Michelle Magorian's wartime tale of a young evacuee sent to stay with an old man

  26. Hothouse Available on BBC iPlayer

    Brian Aldiss' sci-fi fantasy, read by Gareth Thomas

  27. Jamaica Inn Available on BBC iPlayer

    Daphne du Maurier's novel, in which a young woman encounters criminals at a Cornish inn

  28. Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders Available on BBC iPlayer

    Comedy drama series set in a Cambridge college

  29. Medical Detectives Available on BBC iPlayer

    Crime series set in the 1800s featuring Dr John Snow, played by Bill Nighy

  30. Nikki Bedi Available on BBC iPlayer

    Arts, culture and entertainment with Nikki Bedi plus drama Silver Street

  31. Opera on 3 Available on BBC iPlayer

    Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

  32. Original Shorts Available on BBC iPlayer

    Short stories by well-known authors

  33. Petrella Available on BBC iPlayer

    Detective stories by Michael Gilbert

  34. Planet B Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuritic game

  35. Sara Paretsky's Bitter Medicine Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sara Paretsky's thriller with private eye VI Warshawski stars Sharon Gless

  36. Saturday Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    The weekly play on Radio 4

  37. Short Stories by John McGahern Available on BBC iPlayer

    Short stories by the celebrated Irish author

  38. Silver Street Available on BBC iPlayer

    Asian Network's daily radio drama

  39. Silver Street Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    Gritty radio soap set in a vibrant urban community

  40. Space Hacks Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi comedy starring Dan Mersh, Tim Key, Prunella Scales and Dan Tetsell

  41. The Archers Available on BBC iPlayer

    Contemporary drama in a rural setting

  42. The Archers Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    The week's events in Ambridge

  43. The Doppelganger Available on BBC iPlayer

    On his second honeymoon, Adam sees his dead mother and is plunged into a dark world.

  44. The Drowned World by JG Ballard Available on BBC iPlayer

    Robert Glenister reads JG Ballard's science fiction novel

  45. The House on the Borderland Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic tale of supernatural horror by William Hope Hodgson

  46. The Inimitable Jeeves Available on BBC iPlayer

    More escapades from P.G. Wodehouse's most famous creations, Jeeves and Wooster

  47. The Lady Vanishes Available on BBC iPlayer

    Brenda Blethyn reads the story Alfred Hitchcock adapted for his thriller The Lady Vanishes

  48. The Man in Black Available on BBC iPlayer

    A creepy raconteur, played by Mark Gatiss, introduces spooky tales

  49. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series following the exploits of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's first ever female detective

  50. This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties Available on BBC iPlayer

    Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families

  51. Tickets Please Available on BBC iPlayer

    Comedy drama by Mark Maier about the staff and passengers on an intercity rail service

  52. Undone Available on BBC iPlayer

    Writer-performer Ben Moor's comic sci-fi about the bizarre parallel city of Undone

  53. Who Killed Zebedee? Available on BBC iPlayer

    A dying policeman who recalls a murder which changed his life. Written by Wilkie Collins

  54. Woman's Hour Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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