Drama: - All Programmes
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Hamlet from Bristol Old Vic
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Four
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Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale
Stories following the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale (Omnibus)
Stories following the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Casanova
Peter O'Toole and David Tennant star as the 18th century master of seduction.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Four
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Belfast
Belfast, 1969. Young Buddy’s happy home life is rocked by the eruption of the Troubles.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Two
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Omnibus)
John Moffatt reads the classic tale of a butler's devoted service at a stately home
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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A Christmas Carol By Candlelight
Nicholas Parsons narrates a musical version of the Charles Dickens classic.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Big Sleep
Philip Marlowe is hired to deal with a series of debts incurred by a general's daughter.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Two
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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Returning from France to rule Scotland, Mary Stuart gets a grudging welcome.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Two
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Under Milk Woods
For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
A classic tale of love, daring and a painted pirate ship in a hidden Cornish creek.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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The Egoist by George Meredith
The story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Lady Chatterley
Adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic novel starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson.
´óÏó´«Ã½ One
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Babelsberg Babylon
Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Robert Tressell - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Edwardian England: Robert asks will workers ever realise their toil is profit for others?
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Campion
Peter Davison stars as the gentleman sleuth, as seen in Margery Allingham's novels.
´óÏó´«Ã½ One
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Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring (Omnibus)
A poor 16-year-old becomes a servant in Vermeer’s household. What does the future hold?
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Orwell vs Kafka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
Perhaps it was indeed an act of God that had brought disaster to the SS Patna.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Go-Between by LP Hartley
James Wilby reads LP Hartley's classic novel of loss of innocence.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Sister Boniface Mysteries
The police's secret weapon in fighting crime – new force of habit, Sister Boniface.
´óÏó´«Ã½ One
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Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater (Omnibus)
The sleepy Scottish village of Crossriggs is not the place for an unconventional woman.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Mr Malcolm's List
Julia Thistlewaite is outraged to discover she does not live up to Mr Malcolm's standards.
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Wolf Hall
Acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantel's tales from the dark heart of Tudor history.
´óÏó´«Ã½ One
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Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden
A young orphan moves to a Yorkshire country estate - where she uncovers secrets.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
A man tries to atone for his past, in the Thomas Hardy classic, adapted by Dennis Potter.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Four
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The New Catacomb by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An archaeologist is overly-keen to share his discovery.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra