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15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Series of short story poems, illustrated with sound and music. Spoken word artists Inua Ellams and Ross Sutherland take us into two very different worlds. Show more
As Geneva hosts the Syrian peace talks, Steve Waters' play is set in a lakeside city, where breakfast is a series of delicate negotiations for a young delegate who is running late. Show more
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Comic play by award-winning writer Ed Harris about sight, insight and magic, starring Indira Varma as a tattooist who finds herself in a fairytale - with real fairies. Show more
When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more
Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more
Protesters surround the US Embassy. Meanwhile, there’s a power clash in the race to become Iran’s new prime minister. #FalloftheShah Show more
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Mike Walker. A chilling cautionary tale about two con men who set out to conquer a remote region of what is now Afghanistan. Show more
The Shah is forced to quit Iran to make way for the new prime minister. Sharpour Bakhtiar is a liberal – and a former prisoner of the Shah. #FalloftheShah Show more
Millions gather in Iran’s streets to welcome the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini. But can the new prime minister maintain order? #FalloftheShah Show more
Enemies are put on trial as Ayatollah Khomeini consolidates his power. But is this justice, or a desire for revenge? #FalloftheShah Show more
Drama series about a group of con artists. The team face a race against time to locate a missing Picasso and rescue Mickey, who has been kidnapped by a notorious gangster. Show more
Post-honeymoon, life as a kept man wears thin for Marlowe who cannot resist when he is given a case to solve. Stars Toby Stephens. 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
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
Sitcom. Tom starts digging deeper into the life of his grandfather, who he suspects might have competed in the 1948 London 'Austerity Games'. Show more
13 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Spoken word artists Salena Godden and Scroobius Pip take listeners into two very different worlds. Show more
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In the first of a new series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Laura Dockrill and Polar Bear take us into two very different worlds. Show more
Raja Shehadeh, the award-winning Palestinian writer and lawyer, reflects on a friendship forged over 40 years across the Israel-Palestine border. Read by Peter Polycarpou. Show more
Raja Shehadeh, the award-winning Palestinian writer and lawyer, visits Jaffa, the city from which his father was exiled. Read by Peter Polycarpou. Show more
Raja Shehadeh, award-winning Palestinian writer and lawyer, recollects a humiliating search on his way home to Ramallah. Reader: Peter Polycarpou. Show more
Raja Shehadeh, award-winning Palestinian writer and lawyer, finds that tense times lie ahead for him and Henry as the new millennium dawns. Read by Peter Polycarpou. Show more
