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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part Eight
Sherlock sets a trap for the murderer of Sir Charles Baskerville.
18 Jun 2026,·35 mins
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
2. An Appointment and a Poem
Adrian has his first appointment with a psychotherapist.
06 Nov 2018,·14 mins
Episode 10
A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.
26 Jun 2026,·14 mins
Episode 10: 2022
A new, final tenth episode set in 2021, to close the classic serial.
09 Jun 2022,·44 mins
Chapter Four
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
01 Nov 2019,·25 mins
Episode 5
Jensen and Gustav discover the identity of “Sausage Else”?
12 Jun 2026,·14 mins
The End of the Long Hot Summer
A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
19 Jun 2026,·14 mins
Episode 10 - a deich
Douglas Stuart's epic novel about belonging.
05 Jun 2026,·14 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
In the Norwegian Arctic life is all about the border.
29 May 2026,·14 mins
The Best Friend
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
Lea Korsgaard searches for all of Denmark’s butterfly species in a single year.
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
5. Violence
Violence erupts on the London streets of Notting Hill.
17 Jan 2014,·15 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
5. Endings
Shanti Uncle is ailing, leaving the author to decipher some remaining details of his life.
21 Oct 2005,·15 mins
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
The Forgetting
Part 6
Amy admits her real identity but sets a high price if she’s to cooperate with the police.
01 Nov 2025,·28 mins
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
08 Jul 2021,·24 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 mins
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
4. Ancient Magic
Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to a witches' Sabbath.
06 Sep 2005,·30 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
A twist in the tale at the end of this heartwarming whodunnit.
05 Sep 2022,·15 mins
