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Episode Five
Bat’s question finally receives an answer.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 1
Ivor Cutler and friends present poems and songs, including 'I Am a Yellow Fly'.
02 Jun 1997,·15 mins
Closing Credits
A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary sci-fi author.
18 Aug 2026,·3 mins
Episode 5
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 10
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
Chapter Ten
E Nesbit’s heart-warming story of three siblings hoping to be reunited with their father.
01 Nov 2019,·23 mins
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
08 Jul 2021,·24 mins
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
5. A Home
Braithwaite thinks he's found Roddy a family, but will the boss agree?
13 Jun 2008,·15 mins
The Forgetting
Part 6
Amy admits her real identity but sets a high price if she’s to cooperate with the police.
01 Nov 2025,·28 mins
Episode 4
Mr Pooter climbs the career ladder, but is his son's engagement going in the opposite way?
29 Apr 2012,·23 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
Ep 10 - Shifting Landscapes
Kate's dreams are in jeopardy when Annabelle makes her agenda clear.
23 Jan 2023,·15 mins
Stephen sloughs off the ties of his life in Ireland to pursue the life of an artist.
02 Mar 2018,·15 mins
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 8
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
22 Aug 2019,·20 mins
Chapter 1
Charles Dickens' timeless classic about a bitter old man who has a Christmas epiphany.
17 Dec 2019,·49 mins
Part Three
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
01 Nov 2019,·51 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 mins
A twist in the tale at the end of this heartwarming whodunnit.
05 Sep 2022,·15 mins
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
24 Aug 2019,·30 mins
Episode 10: 2021
Adam Usden's 10th episode, set in 2021, closes Peter Flannery's Our Friends in the North.
09 Jun 2022,·44 mins
10: For there she was
The final part of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
04 Feb 2022,·14 mins
Friday October 12th 1984: You Are Invited to a Retrospective
A violent blast in the middle of the night reminds Jack of everything he's been through.
10 Jul 2026,·14 mins
Chapter Four
Lewis Carroll’s curiouser and curiouser tale of a girl discovering a strange new world.
01 Nov 2019,·17 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 23
Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
24 Aug 2019,·15 mins
Episode 10 - Adult Dinners and Ugly Crying
Maggie finds some peace at last and the perfect spot to ugly cry.
16 Jan 2023,·15 mins
5. Hostile Intent Bias
Marnie closes in on the identity of Adam McTavish’s killer. By Nick Walker.
06 Jun 2025,·14 mins
The 2025 Young Writers' Award Shortlist revealed!
Listen to the showcase of five shortlisted stories for the 2025 BBC Young Writers' Award.
14 Sep 2025,·48 mins
