By George Bernard Shaw. Romantic comedy exploring the ideals and realities of war, hypocrisy and nationalism. With Rory Kinnear, Lydia Leonard and Tom Mison. Show more
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Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
An adaptation of Shaw's play dramatising the life and trials of Joan of Arc, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Show more
George Bernard Shaw - Major Barbara
1. The Mission
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A tale of rich privilege and a battle of wills as Barbara vows to save East End souls in a shelter. Stars Eleanor Tomlinson. Show more
George Bernard Shaw - Major Barbara
2. A Battle of Wills
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Can Undershaft be trusted when he tells Dolly what the shelter needs and his intentions for Barbara? Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more
The story of 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc, who led an army to drive the English occupying forces out of France. Based on George Bernard Shaw's play. Show more
George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
1. The Experiment Begins
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A cockney flower girl is trained by a professor of phonetics to pass as a duchess. Stars Alistair McGowan and Morgana Robinson. Show more
George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
Episode 2. Eliza's Triumph
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
It's Eliza‘s day of reckoning. Can she pass as a lady at the ambassador's ball? Stars Al Murray, Morgana Robinson and Sian Phillips. Show more