Romantic ensemble piece about a lonely young gay man who finds love with an unexpected partner after joining a self-help group to improve his social life. Show more
The Thick of It
Special: Spinners and Losers
1 hour
Political comedy. The Prime Minister resigns six months too early and all hell breaks loose at Number 10. Malcolm Tucker's political career hangs in the balance. Show more
Sitcom revolving around the Sunshine Centre Community Halls, otherwise known as the Sunny. A big part of life in a small area of north Glasgow. Show more
Drama series. Determined to live out their lives on a Barbados beach, four ex-cons await their friend Mandy, who is set to fly in from Manchester with their passports. Show more
Drama series. With their three million pounds destroyed by the fire, the women are broke and resort to stealing Sadie's money. Also, Shoo threatens to leave the gang forever. Show more
Sadie is taken prisoner in her own bedroom on the day of Ann Marie and Gil's wedding. Events take a terrifying turn for the worse when hitman Marius arrives in Hope Springs. Show more
Ann Marie plans to sell the hotel to a couple of city boys, but the women have other ideas.
The women's criminal past catches up with them when they get a surprise visit from Roy. As things go from bad to worse, will they ever live out their Barbados dream?
Drama on 3
King Lear
2 hours, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
When better than now to make a drama about 'the division of the kingdom'? Shakespeare's great tragedy headed by Ian McDiarmid as Lear and Bill Paterson as Gloucester. Show more
Drama on 3
The Recruiting Officer
1 hour, 50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
George Farquhar's most popular Restoration comedy, set in Shrewsbury during the War of the Spanish Succession, where wives are recruited while soldiers are wooed. Show more
Drama series. When Steve Arnott is transferred to an anti-corruption unit, he finds his target is the city's top detective, Tony Gates. Can Gates really be as good as he appears? Show more
Police drama series about a straight-laced Canadian mountie in Chicago. A gang of crooks dressed as Santa Claus rob a bank. Show more
John Wyndham's science fiction novel adapted by Val McDermid. Performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a terrifying modern retelling of alien invasion and global flooding. Show more
Lone alien attacks are replaced by global flooding. Mike and Phyllis fight to survive as much of the world is submerged and most of the global population dead or displaced. Show more
Award-winning atmospheric drama. Monitoring CCTV coverage in Glasgow allows Jackie to safely observe life's quirks - until she glimpses a man from her past. Show more
Drama set in Edinburgh. Architects Purves and Pekkala are offered the chance to redesign a Georgian church, but the head of Scottish Heritage mysteriously falls from its tower. Show more
Contemporary comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. Show more
The Thick of It
Special: The Rise of the Nutters
1 hour
Political comedy. It's the end of the Christmas recess, and peace and goodwill should reign in Westminster. But something goes terribly wrong on Newsnight. Show more
Sitcom. A shocking car accident and a case of mistaken identity catapults lowly council employees Sam and Phil into the middle of a deadly criminal conspiracy. Show more
Detective drama. Jackson helps a teenage boy who has grown up in the shadow of his murdered mother to understand how she really died. Show more