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The Adventure of the Three Students: Part One
At one of the nation’s top universities, Holmes is called upon to solve a tricky problem.
19 Mar 2026,·25 mins
3. Taxidermy
Félicité has a new friend called Lou Lou.
21 Nov 1997,·15 mins
The Best Friend
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Diarmuid and Gráinne by Megan Nolan
A contemporary retelling of the legend of the doomed young couple.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
5. Strangers
A love story based on the lives of the author's great-grandparents, who married in 1878.
27 Feb 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
Episode 5
1856 Mary Ann Patten becomes the first woman to captain a merchant clipper ship.
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Episode 2
During the Great Depression, Betty and her sisters have to find cheap ways to have fun.
08 Mar 2026,·70 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·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
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 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
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 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
Episode 10
A twist in the tale in this final instalment.
15 Dec 2021,·17 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Chapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
01 Nov 2019,·25 mins
The Trainee
Leading forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her work with survivors of trauma.
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
Episode Five
In 1923, Virginia hears some devastating news.
21 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5: Healing
Elizabeth McGovern reads Darcey Steinke’s new book about the body and pain.
06 Mar 2026,·14 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Bat’s question finally receives an answer.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Manuel Puig's classic stage play, translated by Allan Baker.
10 Dec 2023,·87 mins
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
