Drama celebrating the volatile relationship between poets Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth, played out against the background of the French Revolution. Show more
Political sitcom. Jim sees how he can use the health minister's desire to abolish smoking through taxation to stop Treasury opposition to his plans for tax cuts. Show more
Disturbing drama based on the true story of two teenage girls, Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) and Juliet (Kate Winslet), whose obsessive relationship leads them to commit murder. Show more
The true story of Frankenstein's monster and the woman who created him, Mary Shelley, using her own words and dramatic reconstructions of events in her life and from the novel. Show more
Ronald Frame's imagined account of a summer's day at Verdi's country retreat. The composer intends a quiet Sunday, but his plans are disturbed by visitors. Starring Clive Merrison. Show more
Sweeping romantic epic set at the end of the Second World War. A badly burned and unidentified pilot recounts a doomed love affair to the nurse tending him. Show more
Drama on 4
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery
Episode 1: The Marlbourne Point Mystery
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Mystery by Bert Coules, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A disused lighthouse on a remote stretch of the Kent coast is the scene of a bizarre double death. Show more
Drama on 4
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery
Episode 2: The Marlbourne Point Mystery
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Bert Coules, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The shocking truth behind the mystery of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant is revealed. Show more
Thrown together weeks before the final of the 1948 Olympics, this is the story of how Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell defied all the odds and achieved gold in the double sculls. Show more
Disturbing drama about a young man struggling to piece together his life after years of abuse in a children's home. He learns, however, that he can never really escape his past. Show more
Film adaptation of Alan Bennett's acclaimed stage play, starring Richard Griffiths. Eight history pupils apply to Oxbridge, but they are caught in a clash of education styles. Show more
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
2. The Old Order
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Charles Darnay is on trial for treason, and the dissolute Sydney Carlton is defending him. Stars Robert Lindsay and Andrew Scott. Show more
The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who 'temporarily' parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett's London driveway for 15 years. Show more
Drama on 3
One Winter's Afternoon
1 hour, 20 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Guy Meredith's drama about the great operatic rivalry between Verdi and Wagner, marking the bicentenary of their births. With Kenneth Cranham as Wagner and Paul Rhys as Verdi. Show more
Crime drama series. Lynley and Havers investigate the murder of a doorkeeper at the House of Lords, which leads to a conspiracy involving stolen documents.