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Drama on 4 Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Out of Season by Anne-Marie O'Connor

    Four Blackpool residents seek refuge from the cold in an empty promenade cafe.

  2. Tomorrow 08:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bad Ark by Matt Hartley

    Four random people on a superyacht try to survive the apocalypse. It's bad.

  3. Tomorrow 13:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bad Ark by Matt Hartley

    Four random people on a superyacht try to survive the apocalypse. It's bad.

  4. Tomorrow 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Gilgamesh

    A dramatisation of Simon Armitage's exhilarating translation of this ancient epic poem.

  5. Tomorrow 19:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bad Ark by Matt Hartley

    Four random people on a superyacht try to survive the apocalypse. It's bad.

  6. Sunday 03:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Bad Ark by Matt Hartley

    Four random people on a superyacht try to survive the apocalypse. It's bad.

  7. Sunday 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    A Son of WarThe Soldier's Return

    2/2 Melvyn Bragg’s story of a Cumbrian family trying to rebuild after the war.

  8. Tuesday 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    4. Mates' RatesA Place Called Home

    4/6 A parent-daughter relationship is tested when their home is repossessed.

  9. Wednesday 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    5. The SlideA Place Called Home

    5/6 A family reunion exposes old cracks and new tensions in Testament's comedy drama.

  10. Next Thursday 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    6. The EmperorA Place Called Home

    6/6 A property developer seeks refuge with an old friend. What is he hiding from?

  11. Next Saturday 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Lud-in-the-Mist

    Beguiling fantasy classic about a country bordered by the Land of Faerie.

  12. Tue 13 Oct 2026 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Part 1: New JerusalemMaydays

    1/3 David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics.

  13. Wed 14 Oct 2026 15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!

    An imaginary encounter between a grown-up Christopher Robin and the man who drew him.

  14. Wed 14 Oct 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!

    An imaginary encounter between a grown-up Christopher Robin and the man who drew him.

  15. Thu 15 Oct 2026 05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!

    An imaginary encounter between a grown-up Christopher Robin and the man who drew him.

  16. Sat 17 Oct 2026 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Save the Hundred Acre Wood

    By Edward Kemp. With Robert Bathurst as Christopher Robin Milne.

  17. Tue 20 Oct 2026 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Part 2: KronstadtMaydays

    2/3 David Edgar’s powerful drama exploring idealism and revolutionary politics.

  18. Thu 22 Oct 2026 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Tyrant

    On the anniversary of his rise to power, President Galkin receives an unexpected visitor.