4 Extra Debut. Charles Dickens's iconic story of love, revolution and redemption, updated and set in contemporary Aleppo and London. Show more
Series of one-off dramas. Playful black comedy in which a maverick doctor gets involved with a man in a coma. Show more
Lina is reporting from Aleppo when Taghreed confronts her. Back in London, a dark family secret is revealed. Stars Lara Sawalha. Show more
Lina embarks on a desperate mission, while, Taghreed's obsessive need for revenge pushes her over the edge. Stars Fatima Adoum. Show more
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
Episode 1
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 26 days
A writer must cheat the censor to publish his love story. Contemporary drama from Iran. Stars Isabella Nefar and Amir El-Masry. Show more
Drama on 3
Byzantium
2 hours, 4 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Byzantium by Robin Brooks, the true story of the Empress Zoe and her desperate struggle to stay on the throne of the Byzantine Empire in a vortex of sexual and political intrigue. Show more
Censoring an Iranian Love Story
Episode 2
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 25 days
Dara now faces an unsuspected rival and a dangerous neighbour. Starring Philip Arditti and Isabella Nefar. Show more
Events spiral out of control for Duncan as he attracts the attention of the Egyptian authorities. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more
Drama on 3
Andromache
1 hour, 44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
A translation by Edward Kemp of Jean Racine's play Andromache, updated to the present day. With Tanya Moodie, Joel MacCormack, Alex Lanipekun and Susannah Fielding. Show more
Tumanbay, heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion and a mysterious force devouring the empire from within. Show more
Slave merchant Ibn awaits for his family to arrive in Tumanbay. In the palace, Sarah the slave-girl is recruited by Gregor, to spy on the chief wife Shajar. Show more
Adrift at sea in a small boat, daughter of slave merchant Ibn, depends on her slave captor for her survival, while Madu swaps palace life for the army. Show more
General Qulan arrives in the provinces to gather the armies to fight rebel "queen" Maya. In Tumanbay, Gregor is under pressure to find the spies. Show more
With Tumanbay in chaos after the murder of a highly placed individual, Heaven and her slave companion find themselves prisoners in the desert. Show more
While the sultan dreams of victory against provincial leader Maya, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs. Show more
Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, the sultan begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. Show more
Convinced of victory by the words of the prophet child, the sultan is now ready to march out with his armies and destroy rebellious provincial leader Maya. Show more
The final chapter in this epic saga of revenge, betrayal and deception. The people of Tumanbay await news of the sultan’s great victory. Show more
Comedy in which a feisty young woman (Shelley Conn), having run away years previously to avoid an arranged marriage, returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's restaurant. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by a shared past. An unexpected visitor sets the Kanzanci household in a spin. Show more