Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Endless Second
Unflinching drama. One drunken evening changes everything for two students in love.
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Devoted
Ray Connolly's drama about surviving Covid-19 starring Philip Jackson and Alison Steadman.
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Afterplay
Martin Jarvis directs Brian Friel’s masterpiece. Starring Alex Jennings and Janie Dee.
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Lights Up: Braids
Radio 4 partners with Live Theatre, Newcastle to broadcast this funny and moving play.
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Tango Diaires
To some people, tango is an obsession. To many, it is the spirit of life itself.
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Waking Beauty
Original drama written by Alex Clarke
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Another Place
By Siân Owen. One mum’s struggle to connect to her severely deaf baby son.
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Lights Up: Stripe by Stripe and Other Stories
Rakie Ayola reads short stories by Leonora Brito. A National Theatre Wales production.
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At Sea
Cholera has ravaged a futuristic London as families flee for their lives.
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The Flowers Are Perfect in the Garden
One in a trilogy of plays by Lucy Caldwell about goodbyes.
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Scenes from a Zombie Apocalypse
When the world goes off track, sometimes children understand it best.
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The Christopher Boy’s Communion
Martin Jarvis directs David Mamet’s compelling thriller.
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The Ventriloquist's Dummy
Amanda Dalton's drama documentary on ventriloquism and the uncanny wisdom of the Gut.
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Top of the World
Can a mountain save a marriage? Gloria is a therapist and podcaster who's sure it can.
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Writ in Water
A new play to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the poet John Keats in Rome.
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Murmuration
Darkly comic, heart-warming drama starring Christopher Eccleston. By Christine Entwisle.
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The Elder Son (Part 2)
An elaborate hoax goes wrong on a cold Russian night.
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The Elder Son (Part 1)
An elaborate hoax goes wrong on a cold Russian night.
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Life Class
Sophie Thompson stars in Rachel Joyce's drama about a woman who begins to feel invisible.
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The Bully
A powerful drama based on the true ordeal of a young boy's obsessive compulsive disorder.
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In Search Of The Severn Serpent
Dr Jelena Petrovic investigates recent sightings of a Sea Serpent in the Severn. Drama.
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Who Cares
Three young carers share the ups and downs of their lives. Verbatim drama by Matt Woodhead
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Marais and The Soul of the Termite by Mike Walker
The tragic tale of South African naturalist Eugene Marais. Stars Shaun Evans.
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First Out
David Eldridge's play about estranged identical twins coping with their parents' death.
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Voodoo Macbeth
Drama about the landmark 1936 production of Macbeth which launched Orson Welles' career.
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Islander
A radio version of the award-winning a capella musical, with voiced sound effects.
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Domino
Three generations of men play dominos and reveal long-buried secrets. By Archie Maddocks.
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Safe from Harm
Powerful drama by Rhiannon Boyle charting the devastating ripple effects of paedophilia.
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Breaking Blake
Who sprung George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs? By Barnaby Kay.
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Because I’m a Mother
Jessica Hynes plays artist Marcie in a new drama by poet and playwright Caroline Bird.