Billy Howle stars in a bold new stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy at the Bristol Old Vic. Show more
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Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack star in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2018 production of the Bard's dark psychological thriller. Show more
The last play in Aeschylus's The Oresteia. Having avenged his father's death, Orestes finds he is pursued by the Furies. Can the gods Apollo and Athena stop the cycle of revenge? Show more
Two men (Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt) must come to terms with their past if they are to face the future in a powerful drama exploring the legacy of violence in Northern Ireland.
Loose Ends
Nikki Bedi, Scroobius Pip, Niamh Cusack, Arnold Oceng, Mary Roach, The Divine Comedy, Natty and The Rebel Ship
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Nikki Bedi and Sara Cox are joined by Niamh Cusack, Arnold Oceng, Scroobius Pip and Mary Roach for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more
Saturday Drama
Lucy Gannon - Topaz
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. An unfortunate 19th-century poet walks from Dundee to Balmoral to seek royal patronage from Queen Victoria. Comic drama stars Brian Cox. Show more
Last Word
Brian Friel, General Mario Menendez, Tessa Ransford, John Guillermin, Ben Cauley
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Matthew Bannister talks about playwright Brian Friel, General Mario Menendez, poet Tessa Ransford and director John Guillermin. Show more
In the aftermath of her mother's death, young Tess is beset by grief. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Tess leaves Ireland behind and follows her beloved sister Claire to New York. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Resolute in her decision to raise her son alone, Tess vows never to explain herself to anyone again. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Tess has raised her son Theo alone. Now aged 14, he’s old enough to ask some tough questions. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Carrying the sorrow for her loss deep within her, Tess returns to Ireland after 40 years. Concluded by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Life continues for the Lohans, Oliver returns and Tess goes away to school. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Irish farmer's daughter Tess Lohan, aged seven, is coming to terms with her mother's death. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
The meeting with David has had a profound effect upon the shy and reticent Tess. Niamh Cusack reads Mary Costello's novel. Show more
Flooded with feelings of confusion and shame, Tess is left reeling in the aftermath of her brief affair. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Nearing retirement, Tess enjoys a new-found contentment, but fate intervenes with a terrible loss. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Last Stories by William Trevor
The Piano Teacher's Pupil
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The contentment of a teacher is stirred by the arrival of a new pupil, for whom all will be forgiven. Read by Niamh Cusack. Show more
Front Row
Playing Rosalind, Timbuktu reviewed, Literary Festivals
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Juliet Stevenson, Niamh Cusack and Michelle Terry on playing Rosalind, Timbuktu reviewed by Lindsey Hilsum, the economics of literary festivals and remakes of films from the 1980s. Show more
Drama on 4
Rachel Joyce - The Man with Wings
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 7
4 Extra Debut. 1947: A war-damaged man's wish to fly changes a village boy's life forever. Stars Niamh Cusack and Tom Goodman-Hill. Show more