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Limelight Episodes

  1. Sunday 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Lady in the WaterSteelHeads

    1/5 Goodbye old world, the Russian doctor, a strange awakening…

  2. Monday 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    1. Lady in the WaterSteelHeads

    1/5 Goodbye old world, the Russian doctor, a strange awakening…

  3. Monday 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 2Cobalt

    2/5 Maita's dad has disappeared, so she takes a plane to Zimbabwe to find him.

  4. Next Friday 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 4Underground

    Claustrophobic near-future thriller set in a billionaire’s haunted bunker

  5. Sun 11 Oct 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. The ConversationSteelHeads

    2/5 Medical chips, the convict, the blind boat captain…

  6. Mon 12 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    2. The ConversationSteelHeads

    2/5 Medical chips, the convict, the blind boat captain…

  7. Mon 12 Oct 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 3Cobalt

    3/5 Maita's in Zimbabawe looking for her dad. She's not ready for what she finds.

  8. Fri 16 Oct 2026 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 5Underground

    As Thornfield burns, Axel has an offer for Charly.

  9. Sun 18 Oct 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shiny Happy PeopleSteelHeads

    3/5 A beautiful day in Seattle, the lab, the girl in the old beer factory…

  10. Mon 19 Oct 2026 00:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    3. Shiny Happy PeopleSteelHeads

    3/5 A beautiful day in Seattle, the lab, the girl in the old beer factory…

  11. Mon 19 Oct 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 4Cobalt

    4/5 News about Dad comes through, and Maita and Julian decide to drive to Nigeria.

  12. Fri 23 Oct 2026 14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 1: Pan-pan

    Trapped in Arctic ice, a lost crew discover help may be their greatest threat.