DS Max Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage to investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence. Show more
Drama on 3
The Outsider, by Albert Camus
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
John Retallack's dramatisation of Albert Camus's existentialist novel L'etranger. Meursault is a young man living in Algiers, who narrates his own story with striking neutrality. Show more
Drama on 3
The Product
1 hour, 45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
By Mike Walker. Stranded in the jungle during the Vietnam War, two men struggle to safety. They discover they campaigned on opposite sides in the US presidential election of 1960. Show more
1 hour
Comedy-drama series. Two strangers arrive in Bristol to torment Mitchell and George. Nina wrestles with troubles of her own, while Annie decides to get a job in the real world. Show more
1 hour
Annie thinks she has met the man of her dreams in Saul, but something terrible in Saul's past is about to begin haunting him. Mitchell is visited by an old friend in trouble. Show more
When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go. With Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Show more
Sean agrees to go for a drink with his old school friend Kellie. Little does he know what he's letting himself in for. With Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Show more
Colin's wife and daughter have been brutally attacked in their home, but no-one seems to have broken in. When the truth finally comes out, even Max is taken aback. Show more
Darkly comic series about an assisted-suicide business. At a country retreat Joey meets his childhood hero, an 80s TV star who asks Joey to help him die. Show more
Drama on 4
The Thickness
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Writer and star of the Bafta-nominated comedy series Timewasters, Daniel Lawrence Taylor writes two original dramas for Radio 4. Show more
1998 Ground Force is at its height and Simon feels a desperate need for a water feature. Elaine Page makes a stunning appearance in Simon's imagination. Show more
The Price of Oil
The Weapon
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Zubin Varla and Joseph Balderrama star in Jonathan Myerson's thriller about the Opec siege. One of a season of dramas exploring the history of oil, and the price we've paid for it. Show more
Detective drama series. With Richard hit by a tropical disease and Camille in Paris, it is left to Dwayne and Fidel to solve the apparently impossible murder of a local diver. Show more
Detective team DCI Matthews and DS Armitage interview Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant. It's Sean's first day back at work since he was seriously injured. Show more
The detectives are getting back into the swim after Sean's return to work. An American movie actor living in London is burgled but the details of the case don't seem to add up. Show more
D.S. Armitage finds himself working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty. But then Sean is put in the uncomfortable position of having to interview her. Show more
Contemporary crime drama by Roy Williams. Max has a hunch about someone who comes in to the police station to make a victim statement. Show more
Detective Inspector Max Matthews and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage subject a woman who has reported her elderly father missing to their unique style of interrogation. Show more
A young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. DI Max Matthews and DS Sean Armitage bring to bear their unique style of interrogation. Show more
DCI Matthews and DS Armitage are at a loss to find anyone with a motive for a brutal attack, but eventually it becomes clear that it's the result of years of pent-up rage. Show more