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2 hours, 56 minutes
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Eugene O'Neill's drama focusing on one devastating day in the lives of the Tyrone family. Each member is so absorbed in their own despair that they struggle to confront the truth. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper in this unnerving tale. Read by Lesley Sharp. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Brad appears to love his guitar more than his girlfriend, but is it just the music coming between them? Read by Suranne Jones. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Will the war in Syria come between a father and daughter whose relationship has deepened through music? Read by Kayvan Novak. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A young woman falls in love with her parent's lodger, the charming John George Haigh who is 20 years older. Read by Anna Madeley. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Fifty years on, Gerard O' Shea tries to understand his mother's affair with 'the uncrowned King of Ireland'. Read by Niall Buggy. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
By Sara Sarre. Julia can't decide what to do with her father's ashes, and matters are made worse when she becomes convinced that her husband Phil is seeing another woman. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
By TW Robinson. A granddaughter discovers that there may well be a reason for her grandmother's spiky behaviour and helps her to unravel her past. Read by Celia Imrie. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
By Ruth Figgest. Louise is ten years older than her husband Leon, and one day, walking on the Downs, they realise that perhaps they are not the happy family they thought they were. Show more
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Nick Dear. A married couple confront each other after the husband attempted to have his wife murdered. She wants to forgive him, but he has to admit to his murderous intentions. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A stranger tells a story in a pub while a piano plays, not knowing how important the music is. Read by Philip Jackson. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
John Connolly, best known for his series of novels starring Charlie Parker, writes a dark and gruesome fantasy tale in the last of the series of newly commissioned crime stories. Show more
15 minutes
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4 Extra Debut. Hollywood comes to Rye – plus a figure from Dot Buckle's past - when famous guests visit the Mermaid Inn. Read by Serena Evans. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
A new sculptor has come to town. Can a farmer cope when his wife becomes distracted by the new arrival? Read by Niall Buggy. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
A young girl, badly treated in the past, decides it’s time to make a claim on what is rightfully hers. Read by Teresa Gallagher. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A man travels with a case full of complications and it is on this journey his life starts to unravel. Read by James Fleet. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A particular train has meant more to one family than they will ever know. Read by Deborah Findlay, introduced by Lynne Truss. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Keith Houston traces the use of skin in book manufacture and the bloody legacy of parchment. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
14 minutes
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Keith Houston takes us to the courts of ancient China where paper, as we know it, finds its origins. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Keith Houston explores the history of the illuminated manuscript from Ireland, its re-birthplace. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more
