Drama A to Z

  1. 15 Minute Drama

    Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

  2. Afternoon Drama

    Radio dramas which delight and surprise

  3. Alan Garner - Elidor

    Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson in a derelict church.

  4. Ambridge Extra

    Contemporary drama from the writers of 'The Archers'

  5. Arthur C Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama

    When a mysterious object appears in the solar system, SV Endeavour's crew investigate.

  6. Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective

    Baroness Orczy's sleuth takes on another case while sitting at his table in a tea shop

  7. Bill Naughton - Derby Day

    A day in the life of a village with all its problems, hopes and dreams

  8. Book at Bedtime

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

  9. Book of the Week

    Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

  10. Bradbury 13

    Adaptations of the classic short stories by Ray Bradbury

  11. Charles Dickens - Mrs Lirriper

    Charles Dickens' oft overlooked tale of a huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers

  12. Classic Serial

    Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

  13. Daphne du Maurier - My Cousin Rachel

    Ambrose is a hero to his young ward Philip, but that changes when he meets Philip's cousin

  14. David Pownall at 75

    Dramas and a documentary to celebrate the birthday of the British playwright and author

  15. Dixon of Dock Green

    Dramatisations of the classic 1950s TV series featuring London policeman George Dixon

  16. Drama on 3

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

  17. Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher

    Classic Gothic horror. What is the power that the House has over the Usher Family?

  18. Elizabeth Morgan - Dear Countess

    A turbulent tale of John Ruskin's marriage to Effie. Love and tension in equal measure.

  19. EM Forster Short Stories

    Adaptations of the author's less well-known tales

  20. Fear on Four

    Series of horror and suspense tales, hosted by the Man in Black

  21. Frances McNeil - With a Little Help From My Friends

    The story of Brian Epstein during his hectic, turbulent years of managing The Beatles.

  22. Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary

    John Hurt narrates Flaubert's infamous novel

  23. How Does That Make You Feel?

    Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination

  24. Jim Crace - Quarantine

    Award-winning nvoel set in the Judean desert, 2000 years ago. Read by Sara Kestelman

  25. John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids

    John Wyndham's classic science-fiction tale

  26. Kathryn Stockett - The Help

    Kathryn Stockett's tale of African-American maids in white households in 1960s Mississippi

  27. Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar

    Working-class 19-year-old William Fisher spends his time indulging in fantasies

  28. Les Kelly's Britain

    Comedy. Les Kelly, host of a magazine show from hell, is a sound bite in human form

  29. Margaret Bonham - The Casino

    Five tales from the prolific short story author

  30. Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen

    Series of plays by Nick Warburton, set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens

  31. Planet B

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

  32. Poirot - Sad Cypress

    Another case for Agatha Christie's immortal detective, Hercule Poirot

  33. Ray Connolly - Lost Fortnight

    Based on film producer John Houseman's memoirs of The Blue Dahlia and Raymond Chandler.

  34. Saturday Drama

    Radio 4 drama

  35. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black

    A solicitor attends a client's funeral and comes across a mysterious figure

  36. The Man in Black

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

  37. The Pickerskill Reports

    By Andrew McGibbon. English master Dr Henry Pickerskill looks back on his favourite pupils

  38. Undone

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

  39. Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee?

    A dying policeman recalls how a gruesome murder many years before changed his life forever