(61 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)
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2025
Sci-fi drama starring Mona Hammond
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A Shadow of Doubt
Join us for the mystery of John 'Babbacombe' Lee. Did he murder his Torquay employer?
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A Sting in the Tale
Series of tales with a twist
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Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death
PD James's tale stars Richard Derrington as the cerebral sleuth
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Afternoon Play
Radio dramas which delight and surprise
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Afternoon Reading
Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers
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Agent Zigzag
Damian Lewis reads Ben Macintyre's story about a British wartime double agent
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Anne of Green Gables
Dramatisation of the LM Montgomery novel about an impetuous red-headed girl
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BBC Cymru Wales Drama
Short dramas set in Wales, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4
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BBC Cymru Wales Readings
Short stories or excerpts about Wales or by Welsh writers
- BBC World Drama
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Blood Lines
The writing series with dark horror stories
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Book at Bedtime
Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature
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Book of the Week
Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres
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Circus Bears
Ian Holm reads Mick Jackson's mythical tale about the day the Circus Bears rebelled.
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Classic Serial
Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status
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Crime Catch-Up
Repeat of a crime drama broadcast earlier in the week
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Dashiell Hammett's Nightmare Town
Steve Threefall encounters dark mystery in a small desert town
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Daunt and Dervish
Former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish set up a detective agency
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Doctor Who
Time-travelling adventure series
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Douglas Hill's The Blade of the Poisoner
Dramatisation of the fantasy novel
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Drama on 3
Series of drama performances, ranging from experiment works to the Classics
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Fascination
Short stories written by William Boyd
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Foul Play
Writers are challenged to solve a murder. Written and chaired by Simon Brett
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Friday Play
The home of thrillers, mysteries, romance and detective stories
- How To Make Your First Billion
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Inspector Morse - Last Seen Wearing
Colin Dexter's grumpy detective must take on a dead colleague's missing person case.
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Is the Priest at Home?
A play by Joseph Tomelty depicting a priest's daily life.
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Jennings Goes to School
Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous Jennings and his sidekick Darbishire
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Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
Dramatised and narrated by Alan Bennett. With Richard Briers and Derek Waring
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King Street Junior
Comedy drama series set in a small junior school
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Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf
Toby Hadoke's charts his journey as a Doctor Who obsessive
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Neges Mewn Potel
Drama newydd gan Paul Barrett gyda Gillian Elisa. Play by Paul Barrett with Gillian Elisa.
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Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch
The author reads his autobiographical account of an obsession with Arsenal FC
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Opera on 3
Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances
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Other People's Children
Joanna Trollope's novel about living with a step-family, read by Penelope Wilton
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Our Brave Boys
Comedy drama about a civil servant posted to the MoD as boss to four military officers
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Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
The suave sleuth, played by Peter Coke, investigates another murder
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Planet B
Sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuristic game
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Red Dwarf
Radio version of the popular TV sci-fi sitcom, written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
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Robin's Readings
Robin's Readings are humorous 19th century tales about the adventures of Paddy McQuillan
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Ruth Rendell's The Fever Tree
Murderous crime thrillers, dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
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Saturday Night Theatre
Powerful and moving radio dramas.
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Saturday Play
The weekly play on Radio 4
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The Archers
Contemporary drama in a rural setting
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The Archers Omnibus
The week's events in Ambridge
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The Barchester Chronicles
Adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Barchester novels
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The Body on the Beach
Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope
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The Darker Side of the Border
Three Scottish 19th Century tales of terror and mystery, dramatised by Marty Ross
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The Fall of the House of Usher
Classic Gothic Horror. What is the power that the House has over the Usher Family?
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The Handmaid's Tale
Serialisation of Margaret Atwood's novel set in a world of women under oppression
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The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's classic children's story about an eccentric boffin
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The Man in Black
A creepy raconteur, played by Mark Gatiss, introduces spooky tales
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The McCooeys
The story of a Belfast family written by Joseph Tomelty.
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The Norman Conquests
Trilogy of plays by Alan Ayckbourn
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The Psychedelic Spy
Andrew Rissik's thriller, starring James Aubry and Gerald Harper
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The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter
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The Tenderness of Wolves
1860s Canada - Mrs Ross fears her errant son faces blame for murdering a trapper
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Turf Wars
Comedy drama
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Undone
Writer-performer Ben Moor's comic sci-fi about the bizarre parallel city of Undone
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Woman's Hour Drama
Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations