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The Adventure of the Gloria Scott: Part Two
A note from beyond the grave answers several outstanding questions, but raises others.
22 Jan 2026,·19 mins
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Episode 10
The disappearances on the island take on a new dimension.
30 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Episode Five
As the thaw begins, Miquel searches the roads for his mother.
02 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
8. A Hundred Golden Guineas to a Sixpence
Faithful castle retainer Old Thady recalls when Sir Condy agreed a wager too far...
26 Apr 1989,·15 mins
5. Good Stress and Getting Over Yourself
Claudia Hammond concludes her look into the 21st-century phenomenon of overwhelm.
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
Episode 1
Faithful old Thady’s memories of serving under the Rackrents family.
18 Jan 2026,·40 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 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
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Prince Ferrix and the Princess Crystal
Trurl presents a story that reveals the surprising history of his advanced universe.
16 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
Secret Paths
Chloe Dalton’s memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare.
03 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Bat’s question finally receives an answer.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
24 Aug 2019,·30 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
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
2. Harmony
When mankind was bent on destruction, shepherd Elzéard Bouffier continued to hope.
09 Oct 1992,·15 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Orsola’s shop in Venice is thriving but echoes of her sprawling past are ever present.
28 Feb 2025,·14 mins
5. Old Age
Beatrix faces old age, world war and a legacy.
29 Dec 2006,·15 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·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 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
5. The Cold Christmas Walk in the Country
Derek Jacobi concludes this evocative portrait of England in the last century.
22 Dec 2017,·15 mins
