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(45 programmes available now on BBC iPlayer)

  1. A Shadow of Doubt Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  2. Accrington Stanley Available on BBC iPlayer

    Bernard Cribbins tells the tale of a one-legged wheeler-dealer from Lancashire.

  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. BBC World Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  7. Blaze Available on BBC iPlayer

    William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller

  8. Book at Bedtime Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  9. Book of the Week Available on BBC iPlayer

    Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

  10. Byng Ballads: The Story of Douglas Byng Available on BBC iPlayer

    Julian Clary plays camp cabaret star, drag artiste and finest of panto dames

  11. Classic Serial Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

  12. Colin Dexter Short Stories Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings of short stories by Colin Dexter

  13. CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of the author's epic tales of the English Establishment.

  14. Curious, If True Available on BBC iPlayer

    Atmospheric tale from Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell

  15. David Edgar - Mary Barnes Available on BBC iPlayer

    A woman struggles with her own madness until she meets a pioneering psychiatrist.

  16. Defining Moments Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of stories about life-changing events from five emerging Irish writers

  17. Drama on 3 Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  18. Faust Available on BBC iPlayer

    Martin Jenkin's fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil. Stars Mark Gatiss

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

    Adaptations of Herge's classic cartoon adventures

  20. How To Make Your First Billion Available on BBC iPlayer
  21. Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim Available on BBC iPlayer

    Comic novel of academic life, following the misfortunes of junior lecturer Jim Dixon

  22. Martin Sorrell - The Cuban Heel Available on BBC iPlayer

    A maverick bus driver starts to annoy passengers on an over-heated tourist bus in Spain.

  23. Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate Available on BBC iPlayer

    Fanny emerges into the world of an aristocratic family. Stars Amanda Root.

  24. Petrella Available on BBC iPlayer

    Detective stories by Michael Gilbert

  25. Planet B Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  26. Rebus: Resurrection Men Available on BBC iPlayer

    More adventures with Ian Rankin's Scottish sleuth

  27. Saturday Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    The weekly play on Radio 4

  28. Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow Available on BBC iPlayer

    A set of mystery disappearances present the great detective with a gruesome riddle

  29. Stephen Baxter - Voyage Available on BBC iPlayer

    An alternative history of the US space programme

  30. Stories of Ray Bradbury Available on BBC iPlayer

    Short stories from the celebrated science fiction writer. Read by Sean Barrett

  31. The Archers Available on BBC iPlayer

    Contemporary drama in a rural setting

  32. The Archers Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    The week's events in Ambridge

  33. The Birds Available on BBC iPlayer

    Daphne du Maurier's classic chiller, read by Charlie Barnecut

  34. The Book of the City of Ladies Available on BBC iPlayer

    Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a fortress for women of virtue

  35. The Courts of the Morning Available on BBC iPlayer

    South American republic Olifa is rich in minerals and ripe for revolution.

  36. The Little World of Don Camillo Available on BBC iPlayer

    Drama about the rivalry between a communist mayor and a priest in a postwar Italian town

  37. The Man in Black Available on BBC iPlayer

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

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

    Sci-fi short stories by Arthur C Clarke

  39. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    Farmer Gilbert is drawn to the hall's mysterious new tenantin this Anne Bronte adaptation

  40. This Sceptred Isle Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  41. Torchwood Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

  42. Undone Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  43. Voices from the Old Bailey Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  44. Weird Tales Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of chilling and intimate plays

  45. Woman's Hour Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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