Drama, entirely in verse, following three men who sleep on the streets of Manchester in their vehicles, having lost all their economic and social power. Show more

The story of 300 Jewish orphans who, having been captured by the Nazis, defied the odds against their survival and lived to tell the tale in Windermere. Show more

Washed up by a storm, and life, the Shedists clamber onto a pier. In the middle of the sea. Lights flashing, wheels spinning. Connected to nothing. Show more

Esther Wilson's drama in response to Shakespeare's Sonnet No 73. At night in Manchester a girl plans to end her life, though an old lady has other ideas. Reader: Maxine Peake. Show more

By Caryl Churchill. A drama about love, loss and revenge, adapted for radio and introduced by the playwright. Maxine Peake plays the doom-wreaking Skriker. Show more

Miss Fozzard has a new chiropodist, Mr. Dunderdale, though technically he’s retired. Their weekly appointments soon raise the tricky question of who is treating whom.

British psychological thriller that sees a cold and calculating career woman's life unravel after she is passed over for a promotion. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Not burdened by common sense or what has gone before, our Shedists spot a structure in the distance. Starring Stephen Mangan. From April 2014. Show more

Actress Maxine Peake, star of Silk and Dinnerladies, presents favourite readings to the audience at the Radio Theatre. Readers Diane Morgan (TV's Philomena Cunk) and John Shrapnel. Show more

Shirley Henderson on Never Steady, Never Still and Maxine Peake on Funny Cow. Presented by Antonia Quirke. Show more

Marking 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare, a selection of experts demonstrate how to rap, act, sound like, dress like and direct Shakespeare. Show more

Sitcom about six strangers who volunteer to be incarcerated in a high tech clinic and injected with experimental drugs.

4 Extra Debut. Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson. With Matthew Parris. From 2017. Show more

By Jonathan Buckley. A family seek the help of a clairvoyant to shed light on the fate of their missing daughter. Read by Maxine Peake. Show more

Tony and Bren are happy, but everyone else is in a bad mood. To lift the mood, a tea party is organised for everybody's parents.

A single mum looks for love in the lonely hearts pages. Unbeknown to her, someone has decided to play Cupid - her eight-year-old son. His methods, however, are somewhat unorthodox. Show more

John Wilson presents live from the BBC6Music Festival in Manchester, talking to Damon Albarn about going solo, Maxine Peake about Silk and Hamlet, and Suranne Jones about Orlando. Show more

Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom on their approach to A Streetcar Named Desire, Mike Bullen on reviving Cold Feet, neon art at the Grundy Art Gallery, Star Trek at 50. Show more

Maxine Peake on her new play Queens of the Coal Age. Elaine Paige, Cameron Mackintosh and Arlene Phillips discuss Gillian Lynne's work and legacy, plus Whitney film documentaries. Show more

By Michael Symmons Roberts. Following three men through one night in Manchester in the week before England's first World Cup fixture. Starring Maxine Peake. Show more