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I Don't Believe You by Robert Forrest
Robert Forrest's play is set just outside Bob Dylan's infamous 1966 concert in Manchester.
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Tue 19 May 202615:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Life and Time - Series 2
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Fascinating drama by James Fritz, exploring the issues that exist in the UK prison service
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Clash - Part 2
In the aftermath of the General Strike, Joan must make a choice.
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Tuesday15:00
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Life and Time - Series 1
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Fascinating drama by James Fritz, exploring the issues that exist in the UK prison service
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Clash: 1. Chances
Set at the time of the General Strike, Joan Craig meets Bloomsbury socialist Tony Dacre.
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Tomorrow15:00
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The Stone Tape in 3D Sound
Enhanced audio mix, directed by Peter Strickland. Best experienced using headphones.
Ring in 3D Sound
The enhanced mix of Koji Suzuki's psychological horror. Best experienced with headphones.
Nanny
A new musical about the collision of reality and big dreams, directed by Sara Pascoe.
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Thu 21 May 202614:15
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Trimerous
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Drama celebrating the remarkable stories of three great British female horticulturalists.
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17/05/2026
Milady de Winter, one of literature’s greatest villains, is back from the dead.
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Sun 17 May 202615:00
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Flip!
Racheal Ofori’s satire explores a world where algorithms make people disposable.
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Thu 14 May 202614:15
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Bettaney
The story of MI5 traitor Michael Bettaney's relationship with the IRA. With Daniel Weyman.
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Wed 13 May 202614:15
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Don Quixote
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Jason Watkins and Mackenzie Crook star in Cervantes' classic story dramatised for radio.
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The Madness of George III
Elliot Levey and Reece Shearsmith star in Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy.
Follow the Money
The story behind the making of the 1976 movie classic All the President’s Men.
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King's Pawn
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Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.
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A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal
Atmospheric drama about an encounter between a mysterious old man and two strangers.
A Broken Order
As the bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
Hope Bourne
Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.
Celia's Secret
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New drama for BBC Radio 4
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The Scrooge Identity
A failed cartoonist turns bomb-maker in a real-life game of cat and mouse.
Flight: Part 2
By Adura Onashile. A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel.
Flight: Part 1
A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel by Adura Onashile.
The Prompt
When AI's guard rails fail, even its creators admit that we should be very, very afraid.
The Counsellor
Abby Walker's award-winning debut audio drama.
My Ántonia
Dramatisation of Willa Cather’s classic novel - a Little House on the Prairie for adults.
The Book Club
A Greenham Common veteran finds trouble when she protests against climate change.
The Virginian
In Owen Wister’s pioneering work of cowboy fiction, romance blossoms for the Virginian.
The Virginian
Owen Wister’s pioneering work of Cowboy fiction begins when a stranger rides into town.