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  1. Today15:00
    BBC Radio 4
    On air

    Episode 1Lights Up: Dedication by Nick Dear

    1/2Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?

  2. Tomorrow15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    Washington Irving’s classic ghost story featuring the headless horseman.

  3. Monday15:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Running with Lions by Sian Davila

    A British-Caribbean family rediscovers love and joy after death, grief, and lost faith.

  4. Monday21:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Running with Lions by Sian Davila

    A British-Caribbean family rediscovers love and joy after death, grief, and lost faith.

  5. Tuesday05:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Running with Lions by Sian Davila

    A British-Caribbean family rediscovers love and joy after death, grief, and lost faith.

  6. Tuesday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Episode 2

    Shakespeare is on trial. Just what was his relationship with the Earl of Southampton?

  7. Tuesday15:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: NSA by Charles Entsie

    A clandestine encounter for two Black men sparks unexpected outcomes.

  8. Tuesday21:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: NSA by Charles Entsie

    A clandestine encounter for two Black men sparks unexpected outcomes.

  9. Wednesday05:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: NSA by Charles Entsie

    A clandestine encounter for two Black men sparks unexpected outcomes.

  10. Wednesday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    7 Ghosts

    A modern ghost story about historic injustice, love and how to haunt a house.

  11. Wednesday15:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Precious Little Thing by Roberta Livingston

    A humorous, heartfelt exploration of womanhood and the heart-breaking choices women face.

  12. Wednesday21:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Precious Little Thing by Roberta Livingston

    A humorous, heartfelt exploration of womanhood and the heart-breaking choices women face.

  13. Thursday05:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Talawa Stories: Precious Little Thing by Roberta Livingston

    A humorous, heartfelt exploration of womanhood and the heart-breaking choices women face.

  14. Thursday14:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Silent Tide

    On a Scottish island, a detective lands from Argentina to investigate her brother’s death.

  15. Next Friday15:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tango Diaries by Ron Hutchinson

    To some people, Tango is an obsession. To many, it is the spirit of life itself.

  16. Next Friday21:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tango Diaries by Ron Hutchinson

    To some people, Tango is an obsession. To many, it is the spirit of life itself.

  17. Next Saturday05:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Tango Diaries by Ron Hutchinson

    To some people, Tango is an obsession. To many, it is the spirit of life itself.

  18. Next Saturday08:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Daughter by Testament

    A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.

  19. Next Saturday13:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Daughter by Testament

    A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.

  20. Next Saturday19:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Daughter by Testament

    A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.

  21. Next Sunday03:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    Daughter by Testament

    A wannabe musician is wondering if he can handle fatherhood.

  22. Next Sunday15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Walden

    Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond

  23. Thu 5 Feb 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Wild Woman of the North

    A family tries to get back to a simpler way of life.

  24. Sat 7 Feb 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Transcendental Wild Oats

    Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical short story. Starring Louisa Harland.

  25. Sun 8 Feb 202615:00
    BBC Radio 4

    08/02/2026

    The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce

  26. Wed 11 Feb 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    11/02/2026

    The lives and imaginations of two writers interweave in this lyric drama by Gwyneth Lewis.

  27. Thu 12 Feb 202614:15
    BBC Radio 4

    1. The Great Reset

    Four young idealists. One radical mentor. A nation on the brink.