An encounter with a refuse collector leads Ed into the world of local politics. Starring Christopher Douglas. From 2017. Show more
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1969. At their strait-laced girls' school friends Abbie and Lydia find their lives touched by tragedy. The resulting wave of unusual behaviour seeps into Lydia's home life.
Halfway Here: Omnibus
Episode 1
1 hour, 10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A family bumble along in a normally dysfunctional way until an accident causes them each to unravel. Starring Tyger Drew-Honey.
Lena and Lila are now young women. Lila married at 16 and has a young son. Lena has escaped Naples, earned her college degree and published a successful novel. Show more
Lena and Lila are now young women. Lila married at 16 and has a young son. Lena has escaped Naples, earned her college degree and published a successful novel. Show more
Lena and Lila are now young women. Lila married at 16 and has a young son. Lena has escaped Naples, earned her college degree and published a successful novel. Show more
Saturday Drama
Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Set in Alderley Edge, Alan Garner's story is based on a local legend of sleeping knights ready to awake to save the world. Stars Robert Powell and Hugo Docking. Show more
Comedy sequel to Twenty Twelve. A national paper reveals Ian Fletcher's salary and that he took his PA at the Olympic Deliverance Commission on holiday to Italy. Show more
Comedy. After an item on BBC Breakfast about plans to close the BBC Big Swing Band, the damage limitation team under Ian Fletcher is under huge pressure to limit damage. Show more
Drama
Whistling Wally's Son
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Ten-year-old Jamie Dickinson stars in this play by Wally K Daly, who recalls events in his home town of Middlesbrough which later shaped his career as a writer. Show more
Drama
God of Carnage
1 hour, 2 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Starring Lenny Henry. A playtime altercation between 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. Contains very strong language. Show more
Drama
Oh You Pretty Things
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Jon Canter. When Ellie's ex gets in touch after 25 years, husband Dave can't resist doing the same thing and calls his ex too. Is it ever wise to get back in touch with your ex? Show more
Drama on 3
Jenny Lomas
1 hour, 14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
David Eldridge's thriller examining the corrosive nature of paranoia, with Amanda Hale playing a solicitor involved in a case where none of the evidence adds up. Show more
Drama on 3
The Government Inspector
1 hour, 59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Adapted by Adrian Mitchell, Gogol's satire on corruption and sleaze in which a penniless clerk is mistaken for an important official. Starring Lenny Henry and Roger Allam. Show more
Caryl Churchill's play, directed by Mark Ravenhill, focusing on the radical movements that erupted during the English Civil War in the 1640s. Show more
David Pownall's drama about the life of Charles Babbage, regarded as one of the great scientific brains of the 19th century, who first conceived the computer but died a failure. Show more
Drama on 3
Britten 100: Billy Budd - These Buttons We Wear
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
For Radio 3's Britten centenary celebration, Keith Dewhurst's retelling of the story of Billy Budd, interwoven with the story of the author who came to write it: Herman Melville. Show more
Loose Ends
Timothy Spall, Phill Jupitus, Monica Dolan, Philip Norman, Graham Fellows, Iron & Wine, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson
54 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Timothy Spall, Phill Jupitus, Monica Dolan and Philip Norman for conversation and comedy. With music from Iron & Wine and Graham Fellows. Show more
Having endured an awful spring, Monica hopes a visit from her nephew, the artist Geoffrey Rawlins, will bring some reprieve. Yet memories of the past are never far from her mind. Show more
Drama
Nicholas Wright - Vincent In Brixton
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A young Dutchman rents a room with an English widow. Charting the genesis of van Gogh’s artistic genius. Stars Finn den Hertog. Show more