Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Heart of Darkness
An updating of Conrad’s classic novel. Adapted by Anita Sullivan.
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Lives in Transit
Based on a true story of a Somali woman's flight from Al-Shabaab and her quest for asylum.
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Sparks
Powerful musical drama by Jessica Butcher and Anoushka Lucas about love, loss and grief.
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Release
By Matt Hartley. Aimee's dad has been in prison for 9 years. She's 17. He's been released.
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You & Me
Contemporary two hander about male/female relationships, with a twist
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That Dinner of '67
Kenneth Branagh stars in Tracy-Ann Oberman’s new play about the making of a classic movie.
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Wasteland
By Ed Harris. Comedy set in the world of refuse collection from the writer of Dot.
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Neil Gaiman's The Sleeper and the Spindle
Neil Gaiman’s fairytale comes to Radio 4 starring Penelope Wilton and Gwendoline Christie.
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Star Child by Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent stars in Patrick Barlow’s unique and loving take on the Christmas story.
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Christmas by the Lake by Rachel Joyce
Walter is 68. Mary is 64. He’s madcap. She resists change. But they both hate Christmas
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From Shore to Shore
This powerful drama is inspired by stories from Chinese communities living in the UK.
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Dot and the Russian Dossier
Leaving her desk at the War Rooms behind, Dot embarks on a most perilous mission.
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iPromise
A quantum cryptocurrency audio heist movie exploring the illusory nature of money itself.
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Fare
Liverpool taxi driver picks up a dodgy fare
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Blame
A High Court judge, leading a public inquiry, finds it doesn’t do to inquire too deeply.
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Lanny
Modern life and myth combine in a drama about what happens when a boy disappears.
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Blue Thunder
Facing up to home truths in this gripping family drama by Padraic Walsh
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Cornerstone
Debbie Rush stars in Kieran Knowles’ drama about one woman’s epiphany.
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Dead Weather
A woman verges on madness when her husband abandons her for his childhood sweetheart.
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Clash. Part 2
Ellen Wilkinson's political romance, set in the General Strike, dramatised by Sharon Oakes
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Connections
Three writers explore unexpected connections emerging from different kinds of isolation.
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Clash. Part 1
Ellen Wilkinson's political romance, set in the General Strike, dramatised by Sharon Oakes
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Bartholomew Abominations
A radical reworking of Ben Jonson’s classic satire, set in a dystopian future.
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Meltdown
Comedy about a famous actress reaching the end of her tether.
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Sunrise
A drama about decisions which changed the Indian nuclear programme forever.
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Talk to Me: Ayn Rand
Philosopher & darling of the Alt-Right has secrets. With Diana Quick and Tracy-Ann Oberman
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Franklin
The story behind the creation of one of the world's most famous comic strip characters.
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Also Sprach Zarathustra
Witty biopic exploring the ideas and misuse of Nietzsche's world-changing ideas.