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(49 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. At the Mountains of Madness Available on BBC iPlayer

    HP Lovecraft's tale of terror read by Richard Coyle, set high in the Antarctic

  7. BBC World Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  8. Blaze Available on BBC iPlayer

    William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller

  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. Charlotte Bronte - The Professor Available on BBC iPlayer

    Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's novel about a professor at an all-girl's school

  12. Classic Serial Available on BBC iPlayer

    Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status

  13. Colin Dexter Short Stories Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings of short stories by Colin Dexter

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

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

  15. Curious, If True Available on BBC iPlayer

    Atmospheric tale from Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell

  16. David Edgar - Mary Barnes Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  17. Defining Moments Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  18. Doctor Who Available on BBC iPlayer

    Time-travelling adventure series

  19. Drama on 3 Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  20. Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth Available on BBC iPlayer

    A pretty orphan is apprenticed to a dressmaker

  21. Faust Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  22. Faust Omnibus Available on BBC iPlayer

    The evil supremo meets Dr Faustus. Martin Jenkins' adaptation of a man selling his soul.

  23. Hercule Poirot - Five Little Pigs Available on BBC iPlayer

    Tackling a murder mystery after 16 years, the Belgian sleuth has five suspects.

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

    Adaptations of Herge's classic cartoon adventures

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

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

  27. 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.

  28. Petrella Available on BBC iPlayer

    Detective stories by Michael Gilbert

  29. Planet B Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  30. Rebus: Resurrection Men Available on BBC iPlayer

    More adventures with Ian Rankin's Scottish sleuth

  31. Saturday Play Available on BBC iPlayer

    The weekly play on Radio 4

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

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

  33. Short Stories by John Mortimer Available on BBC iPlayer

    Readings of stories by the English barrister and author

  34. Stephen Baxter - Voyage Available on BBC iPlayer

    An alternative history of the US space programme

  35. Stories from Earth Music Bristol Available on BBC iPlayer

    Stories inspired by the themes of the Earth Music Bristol

  36. Stories of Ray Bradbury Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  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 Birds Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  40. The Bugatti Queen Available on BBC iPlayer

    Miranda Seymour's biography of Helene Delangle, who became a racing driver in 1930s France

  41. 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

  42. The Man in Black Available on BBC iPlayer

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

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

    Sci-fi short stories by Arthur C Clarke

  44. This Sceptred Isle Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  45. Torchwood Available on BBC iPlayer

    Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

  46. Undone Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  47. Voices from the Old Bailey Available on BBC iPlayer

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

  48. Weird Tales Available on BBC iPlayer

    Series of chilling and intimate plays

  49. Woman's Hour Drama Available on BBC iPlayer

    Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations

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