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By Stephen Wyatt. Starring the late Tim Pigott-Smith, a drama blending the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. Show more
Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal, fearing she may be embroiled in a scandal. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
Marlowe is hired to tail a woman without knowing why, but it seems he is not the only one on the trail. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more
Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more
Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then shows up late one night asking for a favour. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more
A glorious conclusion to Dante's journey as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise. Epic poem dramatisation. Stars John Hurt. Show more
Father Quixote makes a friend of an Italian bishop, with unexpected consequences. Show more
Imprisoned in his own house, Father Quixote is at the mercy of his bishop - unless his friend Sancho can pull off a daring rescue. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. After Oscar Wilde's conviction, London is a dangerous place for the man who inspired his novel, Dorian Gray. Stars Blake Ritson. Show more
1944: Raymond Chandler spends 4 months locked in an office with Billy Wilder adapting Double Indemnity. Stars Patrick Stewart. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. Dramatisation of the famous collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Alfred Hitchcock on Strangers on a Train. With Patrick Stewart and Clive Swift. Show more
One man's incredible journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Starring John Hurt. Show more
Dante and Virgil climb Mount Purgatory. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Stars John Hurt, Blake Ritson and David Warner. Show more
Bernard Cribbins is Father Quixote in Graham Greene's comic reworking of Cervantes' classic novel. Father Quixote receives some unwelcome news from his bishop. Show more
Newly appointed a monsignor, Father Quixote and his friend Sancho set off on their quest for purple socks - and their troubles begin. Show more
Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped and taken back to El Toboso. Show more
Father Quixote and his friend Sancho arrive in Madrid to buy purple socks - and attract the unwelcome attention of the Guardia Civil. Show more
Father Quixote and his friend Sancho arrive in Madrid to buy purple socks - and attract the unwelcome attention of the Guardia Civil. Show more
Monsignor Quixote and Sancho help a robber - and pay an unexpected price. Show more
Having escaped El Toboso, Monsignor Quixote and Sancho go in search of wine but find themselves in a battle to save the honour of the church. Show more
