A group of young idealists try to set up their own political party. Stars Tom Basden, Tim Key and Anna Crilly. From March 2010. Show more
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Episode 1
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Opium addict and choirmaster John Jasper's obsessive desire for his nephew's fiancée Rosa drives him to destruction. Show more
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Episode 2
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales
Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Jasper is torn apart by Edwin's disappearance but pursues Rosa with an intensity that pushes him to the edge of sanity. Show more
Period drama. Defying his father, William finds a job with Captain Brown working on the railway making its way into the heart of Cranford. Meanwhile, Harry disappears from school. Show more
Period drama. Miss Matty becomes concerned about an isolated youngster as Mr Buxton returns to town, and the shadow of the railway looms over Cranford. Show more
Drama on 3
Fathers and Sons by Brian Friel
2 hours, 12 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct Fathers and Sons by Brian Friel, a dynamic dramatisation of Turgenev's novel. Show more
Anna is haunted by lifelong secrets. Judith's presence in the house causes her fears and guilt to surface. Stars Julia McKenzie. Show more
Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
Episode 3
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
From an unusual memorial to household repairs – an all-star cast share a hilarious view of us all. With Roger Allam. From 2015. Show more
The Penny Dreadfuls
The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The Penny Dreadfuls comic gaze falls upon one of England's forgotten heroes, Hereward The Wake. Stars Thom Tuck. From 2012. Show more
The Casual Vacancy
Episode 2
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD
Drama. The parish council election approaches and Pagford is on tenterhooks awaiting the next post from 'the Ghost of Barry Fairbrother'. Who is the Ghost, and what will they say? Show more
The Casual Vacancy
Episode 3
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD
Drama. With the parish council election imminent, tensions rise in Pagford. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Show more
Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
Episode 4
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
From street demos to speaking gibberish – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Martin Jarvis. From 2015. Show more
Drama
Ben Lewis - Tiny
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes an internet star because of his nightly good-news webcasts. With Joshua Jenkins, Julia McKenzie, Mark Heap. Show more
The Penny Dreadfuls
The Odyssey
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The trio tackle Homer's tale of Odysseus's epic and eventful journey home from the Trojan Wars. With Robert Webb. From 2015. Show more
The Penny Dreadfuls
The Curse of the Beagle
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
4 Extra Debut. It's 1831 and Charles Darwin sets off aboard the HMS Beagle. Seafaring family romp starring the comedy trio. From July 2016. Show more
The Stories
The Easter Lilies
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Julia McKenzie reads Jane Gardam's classic story in which a spinster dreams of adorning her suburban church with the wild lilies of her time in Malta, with unexpected results... Show more
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Feature Length
1 hour, 58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Opium addict and choirmaster John Jasper's obsessive desire for his nephew's fiancee Rosa drives him to destruction. Show more
The Penny Dreadfuls
Don Quixote
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 7 months
4 Extra Debut. The comedy trio’s take on the classic tome, the quest of peasant Sancho and a would-be knight. Stars Sylvester McCoy. From 2018. Show more
The Penny Dreadfuls
Le Carré on Spying
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 7 months
A John le Carré-style romp through 1960s Berlin, trying to uncover a mole in the Secret Service. With Mark Heap. From 2017. Show more
Drama. The village of Pagford is left in shock when a local resident dies. Pagford is seemingly an English idyll, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a community at war. Show more