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Heart of Darkness
An updating of Conrad’s classic novel. Adapted by Anita Sullivan.
Because I’m a Mother
Jessica Hynes plays artist Marcie in a new drama by the poet & playwright Caroline Bird
Breaking Blake
Who sprung George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs? By Barnaby Kay.
Safe from Harm
Powerful drama by Rhiannon Boyle charting the devastating ripple effects of paedophilia.
Domino
Three generations of men play dominos and reveal long-buried secrets. By Archie Maddocks
Voodoo Macbeth
Drama about the landmark 1936 production of Macbeth which launched Orson Welles' career.
Our Truth, Their Lies
There are multiple gateways to a QAnon obsession as Jen finds to her cost.
First Out
David Eldridge's play about estranged identical twins coping with their parents' death.
Marais and The Soul of the Termite
The tragic story of the South African naturalist Eugene Marais. Shaun Evans stars.
Who Cares
Three young carers share the ups and downs of their lives. Verbatim drama by Matt Woodhead
In Search Of The Severn Serpent
Dr Jelena Petrovic investigates recent sightings of a Sea Serpent in the Severn. Drama.
The Bully
A powerful drama based on the true ordeal of a young boy's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Life Class
Sophie Thompson stars in Rachel Joyce's drama about a woman who begins to feel invisible.
The Elder Son (Part 1)
An elaborate hoax goes wrong on a cold Russian night.
The Elder Son (Part 2)
Murmuration
Darkly comic, heart-warming drama starring Christopher Eccleston. By Christine Entwisle.
Writ in Water
A new play to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the poet John Keats in Rome.
Keeping the Wolf Out
The Wolf
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. A former secret policeman is murdered.
The Old Days
Crime drama behind the Iron Curtain. A robbery investigation leads to a brutal murder.
Behind the Wall
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. Enemies come in many forms.
Waiting by the River
Crime drama from behind the Iron Curtain. Leo Bill stars as Special Investigator Lazar.
Heroes
Cold blooded murder or self defence? Crime drama set in communist Hungary.
Gellert Hill
Crime drama set during the Cold War. A body is found on a hill overlooking Budapest.
Spider's Web
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War.
Carnaby Street
Crime drama set during the Cold War. Bertalan investigates the death of a rock musician.
Gypsy Dancers
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. A shop robbery leads Bertalan into danger.
Grandmother's Footsteps
Crime drama set in Hungary during the Cold War. With Leo Bill and Clare Corbett.
Mad Dog
Crime drama set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s Hungary. With Leo Bill and Clare Corbett.
The Light of Dawn
The Great Society
Top of the World
Can a mountain save a marriage? Gloria is a therapist and podcaster who's sure it can.
The Ventriloquist's Dummy
Amanda Dalton's drama documentary on ventriloquism and the uncanny wisdom of the Gut.
Holding Back the Tide
The Woman In Puce
Comedy by Nick Warburton. Philip Jackson stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire
Good Fences
Comedy by Nick Warburton. Philip Jackson stars as the most truculent man in Yorkshire.
Walk On
Scenes from a Zombie Apocalypse
By Katie Hims and Paul Elliott, a modern horror.
The Flowers Are Perfect in the Garden
One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about goodbyes.
Paul Sellar - The Gold Killing
Episode 1
Robert Glenister stars in Paul Sellar's thriller of greed, fear and fraud.
Episode 2
At Sea
Cholera has ravaged a futuristic London as families flee for their lives.
Another Place
By Siân Owen. One mum’s struggle to connect to her severely deaf baby son.
Waking Beauty
Original drama written by Alex Clarke
Tango Diaries
To some people, Tango is an obsession. To many, it is the spirit of life itself.
Lights Up: Braids
Radio 4 partners with Live Theatre, Newcastle to broadcast this funny and moving play.
Afterplay
Martin Jarvis directs Brian Friel’s masterpiece. Starring Alex Jennings and Janie Dee.
Devoted
Ray Connolly's drama about surviving Covid 19 starring Philip Jackson and Alison Steadman
Endless Second
Unflinching drama. One drunken evening changes everything for two students in love.
The Performer - Part 1
Stephen Fry stars in a two-part monologue written by William Humble.
The Performer - Part 2
The Margins
A family is forced to reappraise their sense of charity in Al Smith’s prescient play
Yellow Lips
Katie Redford's debut drama, a daughter's memories of her mum's battle with mental health.
Oak Tree Close
A ballad in seven scenes, tracing the life of a protective oak, with music by Johnny Flynn
Baroness Orczy - The Scarlet Pimpernel
James Purefoy stars as Sir Percy Blakeney in this adaptation of Baroness Orczy's classic.
James Purefoy stars as Sir Percy Blakeney in a new adaptation of Baroness Orczy's classic.
Lights Up: Dedication (Part 1)
Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?
Lights Up: Dedication (Part 2)
Losing Paradise
By Stephanie Dale. The story of Fairbourne and the UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’.
Julius Caesar
Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar's ambition is a threat to the republic.
The plot against Caesar reaches crisis point as the conspirators gather at the Capitol.
Episode 3
Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are forced to leave Rome.