Drama: - All Programmes
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Henry V from Shakespeare’s Globe
Shakespeare’s masterpiece about the turbulence of war and the arts of peace.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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Hamlet at Elsinore
1964 production of Shakespeare's famous play. Filmed in Elsinore, Denmark.
91Èȱ¬ One
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Hamlet from Bristol Old Vic
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale
Stories following the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Belfast
Belfast, 1969. Young Buddy’s happy home life is rocked by the eruption of the Troubles.
91Èȱ¬ 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
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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A Christmas Carol By Candlelight
Nicholas Parsons narrates a musical version of the Charles Dickens classic.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Returning from France to rule Scotland, Mary Stuart gets a grudging welcome.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Under Milk Woods
For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Egoist by George Meredith
The story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Lady Chatterley
Adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic novel starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson.
91Èȱ¬ One
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Babelsberg Babylon
Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio.
91Èȱ¬ 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?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Campion
Peter Davison stars as the gentleman sleuth, as seen in Margery Allingham's novels.
91Èȱ¬ 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?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Sister Boniface Mysteries
The police's secret weapon in fighting crime – new force of habit, Sister Boniface.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Wolf Hall
Acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantel's tales from the dark heart of Tudor history.
91Èȱ¬ One
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Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden
A young orphan moves to a Yorkshire country estate - where she uncovers secrets.
91Èȱ¬ 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.
91Èȱ¬ Four
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The New Catacomb by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An archaeologist is overly-keen to share his discovery.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Seaborne by Nuala O'Connor
Nuala O'Connor's novel is a rollicking portrayal of the life of Irish pirate Anne Bonny.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
1805. Chasing an enemy ship, Jack Aubrey demands much of his crew – perhaps too much.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Gladiator
Maximus Decimus Meridius, favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed and enslaved.
91Èȱ¬ Two
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
91Èȱ¬ Sounds
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Charles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Omnibus)
By Charles Dickens, adapted by Mike Walker. With Pippa Nixon as Kate Dickens.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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After Moscow by Arnold Yarrow
1917. The old lives of Chekhov's ‘Three Sisters’ has vanished. What now?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A cheeky alias throws the plans of two young lovers into doubt.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Bright Day by JB Priestley
JB Priestley vividly evokes the town and country of his youth before the First World War.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Sense and Sensibility
Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are thrown into sudden hardship on the death of their father.
91Èȱ¬ Two England
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Towards Zero
Murder strikes at a coastal estate, where a volatile mix of guests have gathered.
91Èȱ¬ One
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The Lifted Veil by George Eliot
Latimer can see into the future. But can he benefit from his clairvoyant powers?
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Il Conde by Joseph Conrad
An elderly gent is repulsed by a horrific encounter in Naples.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra
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Maurice by E. M. Forster
EM Forster's groundbreaking novel - completed in 1914, but not published until 1971.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (Omnibus)
The story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.
91Èȱ¬ Radio 4 Extra