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(56 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)

  1. A Game of Golf Available on BBC iPlayer

    The marital problems of two couples unravel on a golf course in Alan Ayckbourn's play.

  2. A Shadow of Doubt Available on BBC iPlayer

    Join us for the mystery of John 'Babbacombe' Lee. Did he murder his Torquay employer?

  3. Afternoon Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    Radio dramas which delight and surprise

  4. Afternoon Reading Available on BBC iPlayer

    Short stories or abridged books, often from new writers

  5. Ambridge Extra Available on BBC iPlayer

    Contemporary drama from the writers of 'The Archers'

  6. Ambridge Extra Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    The week's events in Ambridge Extra

  7. Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey Available on BBC iPlayer

    A young woman dismays her family by choosing to earn her own living as a governess.

  8. BBC World Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

    Unique, challenging and innovative BBC radio drama with an international edge.

  9. Book at Bedtime Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

  10. Book of the Week Available on BBC iPlayer

    Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

  11. Catch Me If You Can Available on BBC iPlayer

    The story of notorious conman Frank Abagnale Jr. Read by William Hope

  12. Classic Serial Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

  13. Curious, If True Available on BBC iPlayer

    Atmospheric tale from Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell

  14. Douglas Hill's The Blade of the Poisoner Available on BBC iPlayer

    Dramatisation of the fantasy novel

  15. Drama on 3 Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of drama performances, ranging from experiment works to the Classics

  16. Fantastic Journeys Available on BBC iPlayer

    Amazing sci-fi tales

  17. Five Stories by Margaret Drabble Available on BBC iPlayer

    ... Margaret Drabble. Stories from the author's collected works.

  18. Great Meadow Available on BBC iPlayer

    Dirk Bogarde reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences

  19. Henry James - The Turn of the Screw Available on BBC iPlayer

    Are two children under an evil influence? Or is it in the imagination of their governess?

  20. Herge's The Adventures of Tintin Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of Herge's classic cartoon adventures

  21. How To Make Your First Billion Available on BBC iPlayer
  22. James Follett's Ice Available on BBC iPlayer

    In Antarctica, geologist Glyn Sherwood makes a discovery about the polar ice caps.

  23. Junior Science Available on BBC iPlayer

    By Mick Jackson. Three strange tales in which children become involved in science

  24. Kathryn Stockett - The Help Available on BBC iPlayer

    A tale of African-American maids working in white households in 1960s Mississippi

  25. Kathryn Stockett - The Help Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    A tale of African-American maids working in white households in 1960s Mississippi

  26. Les Kelly's Britain Available on BBC iPlayer

    Comedy. Les Kelly, host of a magazine show from hell, is a sound bite in human form

  27. Living with Mother Available on BBC iPlayer

    Four individual comedies about mothers and sons living together

  28. Love in the Mist Available on BBC iPlayer

    An unhappily married man takes another woman for a weekend away, in Alan Ayckbourn's play.

  29. Maigret Available on BBC iPlayer

    Georges Simenon's detective, Jules Maigret, uses his unique style to investigate crimes

  30. Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic short story from the famous Irish writer

  31. Planet B Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuristic game

  32. Pulp Fiction Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings of stories from the classic era of crime fiction

  33. Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children Available on BBC iPlayer

    Robert A Heinlein's sci-fi novel about a group of families who can live for many centuries

  34. Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth Available on BBC iPlayer

    Historical adventure following the exploits of young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila

  35. Saturday Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    The weekly play on Radio 4

  36. Spoonface Steinberg Available on BBC iPlayer

    An autistic girl comes to terms with her extraordinary life. Stars Becky Simpson.

  37. The Archers Available on BBC iPlayer

    Contemporary drama in a rural setting

  38. The Archers Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    The week's events in Ambridge

  39. The Blackburn Files Available on BBC iPlayer

    Fine Time Fontayne stars as Stephen J Blackburn, ex-pitman turned private investigator

  40. The Fall of the House of Usher Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic Gothic Horror. What is the power that the House has over the Usher Family?

  41. The Game's Afoot Available on BBC iPlayer

    Nick Utechin presents a selection of the detective's tales including The Red-Headed League

  42. The Hunchback of Notre Dame Available on BBC iPlayer

    Victor Hugo's gothic classic stars David Bower

  43. The Man in Black Available on BBC iPlayer

    A creepy raconteur, played by Mark Gatiss, introduces spooky tales

  44. The Nine Billion Names of God Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi short stories by Arthur C Clarke

  45. The Return of Inspector Steine Available on BBC iPlayer

    Comedy series by Lynne Truss, set in and around a Brighton police station in the 1950s

  46. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Available on BBC iPlayer

    The further adventures of the great detective, from the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  47. The Stanley Baxter Playhouse Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter

  48. The Tales of Max Carrados Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of mystery stories featuring Ernest Bramah's blind detective Max Carrados

  49. The Wire Available on BBC iPlayer

    Showcase for works that push the boundaries of drama and narrative

  50. This Sceptred Isle Available on BBC iPlayer

    Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, from the Roman invasion to the Boer War.

  51. To Serve Them All My Days Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptation of RF Delderfield's classic drama set between the two world wars

  52. Torchwood Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

  53. Undone Available on BBC iPlayer

    Writer-performer Ben Moor's comic sci-fi about the bizarre parallel city of Undone

  54. V I Warshawski Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sara Paretsky's Chicago private eye takes on the fat cats of America's corporations

  55. Voices from the Old Bailey Available on BBC iPlayer

    Amanda Vickery presents dramatised extracts from 18th-century Old Bailey court cases

  56. Woman's Hour Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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