After Laura's parents discover that she is not biologically theirs, the 12-year-old meets the detective investigating how this could have happened. Stars Natasha Watson. Show more
Laura turns detective and tracks down the medic in charge on the day she was born and swapped. Stars Natasha Watson and Finlay Welsh. Show more
Out There
Episode 3: Grown on This Beach
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A touching and poetic story about a woman talking through her past relationships with her new-found love. Written by Kerry Hudson and read by Meg Fraser. Show more
Laura finds the woman she believes is her biological mother and discovers what her life could have been like. Stars Natasha Watson, Meg Fraser, Frances Grey. Show more
Award-winning playwright DC Jackson's searing drama about twitter storms and trolls. Show more
Original British Dramatists 2015
doyouwishtocontinue
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
By Christine Entwisle. A prize-winning deliciously comic drama about a fortysomething woman at the end of her tether who finds resolution in an unlikely place. Show more
Out There
Episode 1: Outing
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
A man reflects on his life behind closed doors, in Allan Radcliffe's moving story. Read by Liam Brennan. Show more
Out There
Episode 2: The Constant Heart
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Tat Usher. A quirky tale about a downtrodden baker living on a Scottish island. Read by Jimmy Chisholm. Show more
Yeats: The Man and the Echo
Episode 2: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Lynda Radley. An Irish airline pilot with a gambling problem reflects on his life. Poignant story inspired by the WB Yeats sonnet about a World War I fighter pilot. Show more
Yeats: The Man and the Echo
Episode 3: What Then?
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Dermot Bolger's reflective story, inspired by a Yeats poem about the endless doubts writers face. A young man embarking on a life as a writer meets an old man with a story to tell. Show more
Saturday Drama
Lanark
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Adaptation of Alasdair Gray's cult novel, which tells the stories of art student Duncan Thaw and Lanark, a man who finds himself in a strange yet familiar place, Unthank. Show more
The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America. Starring BBC Audio Drama Award winner Michelle Fairley. Show more
Searching for work in 1930s California, the Joads learn thousands like them have also migrated west. Stars Michelle Fairley. Show more
Tom's old friend Casy is leading a strike. In a vigilante mob attack, Casy goes down and Tom hits back. Stars Robert Sheehan. Show more
Oliver Emanuel's entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy's poem about life after death. Show more
Salley Vickers' poignant story inspired by John Donne's poem about love and immortality. Show more
The Poet and the Echo
Hope Is the Thing with Feathers
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Kathryn Simmonds' poignant story inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem about hope stirring, even in the darkest of times. Show more
The Poet and the Echo
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
PK Lynch's enchanting story inspired by WB Yeats' poem about how we express love. Show more
Classic Serial
John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
In 1930s California, two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed. Stars David Tennant. Show more
Drama on 4
Oliver Emanuel - A History of Paper
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. A man goes through a cardboard box. Each piece of paper conjures up a memory. Love story with Mark Bonnar and Lucy Gaskell. Show more