Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Natalia Power - The Man Who Built Tunnels
The Duke of Portland receives a visitation from a former opera singer.
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A Coup
Annie Caulfield's play is based on a memoir by Bruce Chatwin, caught up in a revolution.
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God Blind Me
Sarah Daniels's story of the relationship between a teacher and an imprisoned child abuser
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Suing Mr Spargo
By Christopher William Hill. A student's parents attempt to sue her school.
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In Search of Oldton
Tim Wright's search for a town that disappeared off the map.
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Jimmy's Letters
Andrew Sherlock's play is based on the true story of his parents' courtship.
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Alf Said I Was Great
By Colin Shindler. Former pro footballer Len is unimpressed with his modern counterpart.
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Dreaming in English
By John Godber and Jane Thornton. Magda's brother from Poland is coming to stay.
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Rachel Joyce - Feather
Believing in magic, six-year-old Fern has a very big and important wish to make.
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31/12/2003
By Lynne Truss. The staff at a call centre experience something totally unexpected.
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Lee Pressman - Harpo Goes to Leningrad
Lee Pressman's play is based on the true story of Harpo Marx's 1933 tour of Russia.
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On the Field
By Annie Caulfield. Despite joining the army, Craig still can't get away from football.
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Drowning
By Mike Walker. Richard Parker's aunt has died, but nothing is as it should be.
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Radio
By Al Smith. While his quixotic father chases the American dream, Charles dreams.
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Elevenses with Twiggy
By Simon Farquhar. The 1960s are ending and Jackie is desperate to get to Swinging London.
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The Architects
By Chris Dunkley. Howard meets Pat, who has decided that things have to change.
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Pips
Gentle melancholic comedy by Stevie Davies, set in a dentist's waiting room.
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Looking for Angels: Quintessence
By Rachel Joyce. Faith decides to drive down to Devon to scatter her boyfriend's ashes.
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The Making of the English Landscape
Jonathan Davidson's play imagines how the land feels through centuries of exploitation.
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Waiting for Di
By Colin Bytheway. Two unlikely strangers meet on the eve of Princess Diana's funeral.
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Stephen Phelps - Once a Friend
Can John and Leo rekindle their friendship after 30 years?
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Abigail Adams
By Mark Shand. Abigail contemplates her life as she falls off the top of her tower block.
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Lloyd Peters - Four Steps to Heaven
Can actor Chris Batty convert to Judaism and win the approval of his girlfriend's parents?
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Dude, Who Stole My Title?
Olly Smith stars in his own play about his quest to reclaim an ancient ancestor's title.
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Red Elvis
The story of Elvis Presley's involvement in the Cold War.
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Cut to the Heart
Nicola Wilson's play explores the aftermath of an affair.
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August Birthdays
By Frances Byrnes. On a woman's 39th birthday, she recalls an earlier, more eventful one.