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Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Hailed as the first novel of the Trump era, Steve Erickson conjures the reappearance of the Twin Towers in South Dakota. Teenagers journey across a divided America to investigate. Show more

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The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The lives of three women spill across time. A story inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stars Rosamund Pike. Show more

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The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Virginia, Laura and Clarissa all experience conflict. A story inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stars Rosamund Pike. Show more

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Care Inc

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

She can only afford basic health insurance, and it does not cover the drug she needs to stay alive. With Flor De Liz Perez, Patrice Flemings, Kelley Rae O'Donnell. Show more

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Game Over

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Chelsea's new video game is about a doomed village in Alaska. The problem is her investor says it must be fun. A behind-the-scenes world written by an award-winning game designer. Show more

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Drone Pilots

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Robert Myers. A veteran pilot and a video gamer, who operate a drone from a trailer in America, receive orders to stake out a family in South Waziristan. Show more

Contributors

Major McCraken:
David Rasche
Airman Andras:
Sarah Elmaleh
Captain Holmes:
Nora Cole
Sergeant Najjar:
Amir Darvish
Radio Announcer:
Sydney Beveridge
Villager:
Naheed Bahram

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Black and Blue

Hands Up

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Six young black male playwrights give personal responses to policing and profiling in the US and the legacy of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Show more

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Forever Mankind

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A twist on 1973: A US astronaut mission to retrieve the bodies of the first men on the moon goes awry. Stars Amy Warren. By Jonathan Mitchell and Judith Kampfner. Show more

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Warrior Class

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A Chinese Ivy League law graduate and ardent Christian looks set to be the darling of the Republican party. A tale of backstage life in American politics, written by Kenneth Lin. Show more

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Lewis Nowra - Echo Point

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Set in an old spa, a pianist struggles to express herself and her husband unleashes voices during renovations. Stars Lucy Bell. Show more

Contributors

Gavin Morris:
Brandon Burke
Esther Morris:
Lucy Bell
Mr Harrison:
John Gaden
Dr Merrill:
Ron Haddrick

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Amah in the Bathtub

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

It's 1967, and the female members of a swimming club in colonial Singapore take social events seriously - but leave home and children to servants. By Judith Kampfner. Show more

Contributors

Flora Hampton:
Alexandra Williamson
Donna Simon:
Amy Warren
Connie Conport:
Ruth Moore
Rupert Conport:
Tom Phelps
Brian Conport:
Bryn Spender
Priscilla Hampton:
Suzanne Bertish
Sun Yun Wing:
Hansel Tan
Ah Sui:
Jane Wu

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String Music

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Black teen Tonio finds solace on the basketball court, but he soon becomes threatened by a gang. A white beat cop tries to help him stay safe in a crime-riddled DC neighbourhood. Show more

Contributors

Tonio Harris:
Nick Pelecanos
Uncle Gaylen:
Thaddeus Street
James Wallace:
Anwan Glover
Dimitrius Johnson:
Camari Brown
Peter Hawk:
Eric Lockley
Sergeant Peters:
Richard Pelzman
Officer Roberts:
Peter S Cooper
Dispatcher:
Sydney Beveridge
Boyfriend:
Cole Taylor
Mrs Lang:
Joy Jones

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Miss Mary's Room

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Two boys fail at school and get hired by a drug dealer. One has a caring mum but the other has no help navigating the American legal system. By The Wire writer George Pelecanos. Show more

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In the Shadows

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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At 15, Elena discovers what it means to be a citizen in an America that no longer welcomes her parents. They are undocumented Mexican immigrants and hide in the shadows of society. Show more

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Michael Butt - Albert Speer's Walk Around the World

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Known as Prisoner Number Five in Spandau prison, Albert Speer invented global journeys to keep sane. Stars Patrick Malahide, Daniel Weyman and Basher Savage. Show more

Contributors

Albert Speer:
Patrick Malahide
Narrator:
Daniel Weyman
Margaret Hess:
Mia Soteriou
American Tourist:
Patrick Brennan

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