4 Extra Debut. Tudor lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake is sent by Cromwell to probe the killing of a King's Commissioner. Stars Jason Watkins. Show more
Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
2 hours, 26 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michelle Terry and Edward Bennett star as Beatrice and Benedick in an acclaimed RSC production, set at the end of WWI, of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy. Show more
New Grub Street
Episode 1
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Christopher Douglas, one of the creators of Radio 4's Ed Reardon, goes back to the source Victorian novel by George Gissing. 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
New Grub Street
Episode 2
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
In a post-modern twist that would irritate Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas plays Victorian novelist George Gissing. Show more
Edith had been so happy. Divorced from the impossible Bruce, and anticipating marriage to Aylmer Ross, the man she adores. But Bruce is back home, and Aylmer still doesn't know. Show more
Farmer Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba, but she turns him down. Then she gets rich and the tables turn. Stars Alex Tregear. Show more
Bathsheba discovers sending William Boldwood a valentine card was a terrible mistake. Stars Alex Tregear and Toby Jones. Show more
One man proves constant in his love for Bathsheba, as she gives up on hopes of happiness. Stars Shaun Dooley and Alex Tregear. Show more
George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Episode 1
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Big Brother is on every poster. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Then he finds love. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more
Bruce's curiosity has found him trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet? Show more
Madame Frabelle is keeping a very close eye on Miss Flummerfelt, neither aware that Bruce is trying to win Edith back. Show more
Feeling abandoned by both Edith and Madame Frabelle, Bruce finds himself at a loose end. But then while travelling through Piccadilly, he spots a face from the past. Show more
The Ottley residence is out of bounds to Aylmer. As a result, he suspects the worst. Meanwhile, Bruce tries to keep his meetings with Miss Flummerfelt a secret from Edith. Show more
Vincy has been allowed to reveal one secret to Edith and feels so much better, but he and Edith now have to decide what's to be done about Bruce. Show more
By Diane Samuels. In 1948 Joan Allen flew her daring solo flight half way across the world. This trip of a lifetime takes Joan back to her old haunts in Singapore. Show more
Joan is about to begin her solo flight half way across the world. First stop is France, but will she get off the ground in time? Show more
After an unscheduled stop in gorgeous Cannes, Joan attempts to make up for lost time as she crosses the sea to Tunisia. Show more
Hoping the technical problems are behind her now, Joan heads for Baghdad. Show more
Will the wish, made in Delhi, come true? Singapore is within sight and her solo flight, halfway across the world, is bringing back both happy and painful memories for Joan. Show more