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Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

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Schism (Part 2)
Coming-of-age thriller set on a Scottish island that’s anything but a rural idyll.
20 Mar 2025,44 mins
Schism (Part 1)
Atmospheric thriller set on a Scottish island that’s anything but a rural idyll.
19 Mar 2025,44 mins
Waiting for Waiting for Godot
A play by Adrian Edmondson. 17 March 2020, and theatres are closing their doors.
18 Mar 2025,44 mins
Still Here?
Conjoined twins Dahlia and Viola mysteriously vanish from the Freaky movie set in 1933.
13 Mar 2025,44 mins
Rivers
By Jeremy Hylton Davies. Carmel remembers love and protest in Cardiff in the summer of 78.
12 Mar 2025,44 mins
Shandyland
Life, love, death and drink told through the story of a small, northern family-run pub.
05 Mar 2025,44 mins
Spring Awakening
Part 1
A fresh take on Wedekind’s controversial play about teenagers discovering sex and identity
23 Feb 2025,57 mins,
Spring Awakening
Part 2
Wendla & Melchior’s game has tragic consequences. A fresh take on Wedekind's classic play
02 Mar 2025,57 mins
Moorgate - Part Two: Inside
In 1975, a tube train crashed at Moorgate. It was London’s worst disaster since the war.
27 Feb 2025,44 mins
Moorgate - Part One: Outside
In 1975, a tube train crashed at Moorgate. It was London’s worst disaster since the war.
26 Feb 2025,44 mins
Undercover - The Fury. Episode 3
Final part of Rachel Smith's series about an undercover agent in a football hooligan firm.
20 Feb 2025,44 mins
Undercover - The Fury. Episode 2
Second part of Rachel Smith's series about an undercover agent in a football hooligan firm
19 Feb 2025,44 mins
Undercover - The Fury. Episode 1
Rachel Smith's three part series about an undercover operation in a football hooligan firm
18 Feb 2025,44 mins
When Maggie Met Larry
Margaret Thatcher asks Laurence Olivier for advice on playing the role of Prime Minister.
15 Feb 2025,57 mins
Only One Word for Love
A romance with some rowing thrown in as we approach Valentine's Day.
13 Feb 2025,44 mins
When Alan Met Ray
Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield star in a new drama set in 1948 in a Surrey sanatorium.
12 Feb 2025,44 mins
Chicken Burger N Chips
Corey's world is changing, but he can always count on his favourite snack...
06 Feb 2025,44 mins
Margaret White and the Alcoran of Mahomet
The little-known story of the first publication of the Qu’ran in English.
05 Feb 2025,44 mins
The History of Mr Polly
Beginnings and the Bazaar
An unhappy shop-keeper discovers that it's never too late to change life for the better.
26 Jan 2025,57 mins
The History of Mr Polly
Making an End to Things
An unhappy shop-keeper discovers that it's never too late to change life for the better.
02 Feb 2025,57 mins
Transparency
The offer of complete disclosure by the PM presents a journalist with a major dilemma.
30 Jan 2025,44 mins
A Tale of Two Trumpets
Playful drama about a trailblazing trumpeter in the court of Henry VIII.
29 Jan 2025,44 mins
Safe Space
Paula longs for laughs, love and adventure. Can she find them without leaving the house?
23 Jan 2025,44 mins
The Concierge (Part 3)
Joe realises how wrong he’s been, as his relationship to the Demidovs turns dangerous.
09 Jan 2025,44 mins
The Concierge (Part 2)
Joe's out of his depth, as he's sucked into the world of his rich Russian employer.
08 Jan 2025,44 mins
The Concierge (Part 1)
Right-hand man Joe realises just how little he knows about his rich Russian employer.
07 Jan 2025,44 mins
The Bolt
Climbing drama by Tim Price, with Sion Eifion and Norah Lopez-Holden
02 Jan 2025,44 mins
Skip
Lizzie sorts out her childhood home with so much zeal that the neighbours start to worry.
31 Dec 2024,44 mins
Waiting in the Wings
A vibrant, poignant, often witty play about the lives of a group of retired actresses.
25 Dec 2024,87 mins
Christmas Past
Peter Mullan stars in Christine Entwisle’s tender and witty festive drama.
18 Dec 2024,44 mins