Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.
Radio 4,·419 episodes
1970: British volunteers sign up for a covert anti-apartheid mission inside South Africa.
04 Jun 2026,·44 mins
Dramatisation of Penelope Lively’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Starring Geraldine James.
31 May 2026,·57 mins
A Wiltshire-Albanian bromance, by Florence Espeut-Nickless.
28 May 2026,·44 mins
Part 1
The origin story of Milady de Winter, one of the great villains of classic fiction.
03 Sep 2023,·57 mins
Part 2
The origin story of Milady de Winter, one of the great all-time villains.
10 Sep 2023,·57 mins
Part 3
Milady de Winter, one of literature’s greatest villains, is back from the dead.
17 May 2026,·57 mins
Part 4
Milady de Winter, one of literature’s greatest villains, is out for revenge.
24 May 2026,·57 mins
A new musical about the collision of reality and big dreams, directed by Sara Pascoe.
21 May 2026,·44 mins
Episode One: The Wilful Miss Willmott
Drama celebrating the remarkable stories of three great British female horticulturalists.
19 May 2026,·44 mins
Episode Two: The Persistent Miss Potter
20 May 2026,·44 mins
Racheal Ofori’s satire explores a world where algorithms make people disposable.
14 May 2026,·44 mins
The story of MI5 traitor Michael Bettaney's relationship with the IRA. With Daniel Weyman.
13 May 2026,·44 mins
Episode 1
Jason Watkins and Mackenzie Crook star in Cervantes’ classic story dramatised for radio.
03 May 2026,·65 mins
Episode 2
10 May 2026,·65 mins
Smells of Bale
Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.
16 Apr 2026,·44 mins
A Ditty Box
23 Apr 2026,·44 mins
The Prince and the Peloton
30 Apr 2026,·44 mins
Transcription: Part One
Katie Hims adapts Kate Atkinson's spy thriller set in MI5 and the BBC.
19 Apr 2026,·57 mins
Transcription: Part Two
26 Apr 2026,·57 mins
The story behind the making of the 1976 movie classic All the President’s Men.
22 Apr 2026,·44 mins
Atmospheric drama about an encounter between a mysterious old man and two strangers.
14 Apr 2026,·44 mins
As the bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
11 Apr 2026,·57 mins
Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.
09 Apr 2026,·44 mins
Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.
07 Apr 2026,·44 mins
Michael Frayn confides his shame to Radio 4 listeners at misunderstanding so much.
08 Apr 2026,·44 mins
A failed cartoonist turns bomb-maker in a real-life game of cat and mouse.
31 Mar 2026,·44 mins
By Adura Onashile. A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel.
29 Mar 2026,·57 mins,·
A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel by Adura Onashile.
22 Mar 2026,·57 mins,·
1. The Great Reset
Four young idealists. One radical mentor. A nation on the brink.
12 Feb 2026,·44 mins
2. The Left Behind
Project Hope gets its biggest break yet. But there's a catch. Will they take the deal?
19 Feb 2026,·44 mins
