Drama. In 1956, two BBC reporters, Bel Rowley and Freddie Lyon, apply to join an ambitious new current affairs programme. A chance meeting involves Freddie in a dark conspiracy. Show more
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George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Episode 1
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Big Brother is on every poster. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Then he finds love. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Episode 2
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Winston and Julia want to join the Brotherhood to help crush the Party, but enemies face Room 101. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more
Drama on 3
King Charles III
2 hours, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
An adaptation of Mike Bartlett's award-winning play imagining a future in which Prince Charles has become king. With Tim Pigott-Smith, Margot Leicester and Oliver Chris. Show more
Drama on 3
Finlandia
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
By Stephen Wyatt. Starring the late Tim Pigott-Smith, a drama blending the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. Show more
Will the archdeacon's new vicar of St Ewold's be a challenge to the slippery chaplain, Obidiah Slope? From February 2014. Show more
Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more
4 Extra Debut. The archdeacon wants to be the bishop, but will the current prime minister who favours him remain in power? From February 2014. Show more
The Great Train Robbery
Episode 2: A Copper's Tale
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales
Drama based on the true story of the investigation into the train robbery, spearheaded by the Flying Squad's DCS Tommy Butler and conducted under intense scrutiny. Show more
Johnny's travel abroad solves Mr Crawley’s dilemma and brings him a new friend, but will it have repercussions? Stars Adam Kotz. Show more
Drama. As The Hour struggles with poor ratings, Bel pins her hopes on an interview with an Egyptian diplomat over the Suez crisis. Meanwhile Freddie discovers a mysterious code. Show more
Drama. The war in Suez has the country divided and McCain steps up his pressure on The Hour to toe a pro-government line. Show more
Drama. There are tensions for all as they prepare to defy government instruction and deliver a controversial episode on the crisis in Suez. Freddie learns what happened to Ruth. Show more
Fantasy based on the classic tale. Alice, now 19 years old, is transported to Wonderland, where she must triumph over the Red Queen and the Jabberwock. Johnny Depp stars. Show more
Drama set just before the start of the First World War. The Foreign Office receives news of an assassination, which the kaiser wants to exploit for his own gain. Show more
Adaptation of the Tony-nominated stage play. When the new King Charles refuses to sign a bill into law, a constitutional crisis is detonated, threatening the monarchy's future. Show more
Dark thriller depicting a sinister future Britain where the only man who stands up against the country's despotic leader is a masked avenger known as 'V'. Show more
Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses under the Freedom of Information Act, resulting in one of the political scandals of the decade. Show more
1 hour, 22 minutes
Drama telling the story of how quintessential English author PG Wodehouse faced a charge of treason during World War II, becoming exiled and never setting foot on home soil again. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Guy Crouchback is searching for a purpose to live. Evelyn Waugh's satirical masterpiece, on the futility of war, stars Paul Ready. Show more