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1 hour, 20 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
A radio production of Tom Stoppard's comic tragedy about the meaning and purpose of life and art, starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McDiarmid. Show more
Comedy about two con men (Michael Caine and Steve Martin) competing for the same patch on the French Riviera. The first to fleece a glamorous heiress wins the right to stay. Show more
1 hour, 15 minutes
Adaptation of Simon Garfield's best-selling book. On May 8, 1945, the day peace is declared in Europe, four ordinary people are confronting the uncertainties that lie ahead. Show more
Returning home to Hawaii, Keawe discovers that the enchanted bottle has begun to work its sinister magic. Read by Ian McDiarmid. Show more
Discovering Kokua's sacrifice, Keawe resolves to save his beloved, no matter what the cost. Conclusion of RL Stevenson's magical tale set in 1880s Hawaii. Read by Ian McDiarmid. Show more
Free of the bottle's malign influence and newly engaged to be married, Keawe's happiness is unbound... until fate intervenes. Read by Ian McDiarmid. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A young sailor buys an enchanted bottle that grants its owner's every wish, but soon regrets it. Read by Ian McDiarmid. Show more
Keawe and Kokua's marriage is overshadowed by the bottle's malign presence. Read by Ian McDiarmid. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Paul McCartney on creating a song for the video game Destiny, the National Gallery finds a suitable frame for Titian's An Allegory of Prudence, and Ian McDiarmid takes on Shylock. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Sting disusses his new album, David Bowie's curator on the musician's art collection, Mark Haddon reads The Pilgrim's Progress, and Ian McDiarmid talks about playing Enoch Powell. Show more
King James's quest for the union of England and Scotland is not easily resolved. Show more
The impact of the Gunpowder Plot of late 1605 has implications not only for the monarchy and aristocracy but also for the work of contemporary playwrights, including Shakespeare. Show more
An outbreak of the plague threatens the livelihood of William Shakespeare when the theatres are closed. It also looms close to his home in London. Show more
The ferment in the country and King James's insistence on an oath of allegiance brings religious tensions to the fore in 1606. Show more
In 1606, Shakespeare was writing for a royal family hungry for new entertainment while the threats of plague, insurrection and rebellion threatened English society. Show more
The true story of Colonel Percy Fawcett, who led several expeditions in the Amazon rainforest to discover what he called the Lost City of Z. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 7
4 Extra Debut. 1947: A war-damaged man's wish to fly changes a village boy's life forever. Stars Niamh Cusack and Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Ian McDiarmid stars in this atmospheric drama based on the true story of a man who built a two-mile road by hand on the Scottish island of Raasay, off the east coast of Skye. Show more
William Goldman's cult thriller about a student, a Nazi dentist and a network of spies. Dramatised by Stephen Keyworth. Show more
Alma Cullen's First World War drama about the mysterious disappearance of the Sandringham Company at Gallipoli in 1915, a loss which struck at the heart of the establishment.
