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Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Pursuing her missing sister into some uncharted planets, Ambassador B finds a world of constant war. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Comedy drama that imagines what might have followed after writer Philip K Dick was investigated by the FBI. Stars Kyle Soller. From June 2014. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Maris's fear sets her on a quest to save the life of her seriously ill husband as reality shifts. Stars Alexandra Roach. Show more

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Dangerous Visions

The Illustrated Man

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Iain Glen plays the vagrant who claims his tattoos come to life after dark and predict the future in an adaptation by Brian Sibley of Ray Bradbury's iconic short story collection. Show more

Contributors

The Illustrated Man:
Iain Glen
The Youth:
Jamie Parker
The Tattoo Witch:
Elaine Claxton
The Driver:
Wilf Scolding
Brayling 2:
Patrick Kennedy
Applegate:
John P Arnold
Stimson:
Craige Els
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley

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Duration: 58 minutes

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

A vagrant claims his tattoos come to life after dark and predict the future. Starring Iain Glen and Elaine Claxton. Show more

Contributors

The Illustrated Man:
Iain Glen
The Youth:
Jamie Parker
The Tattoo Witch:
Elaine Claxton
The Driver:
Wilf Scolding
Brayling 2:
Patrick Kennedy
Applegate:
John P Arnold
Stimson:
Craige Els
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley

Home Front

4 August 1914 - Kitty Wilson (Season 1 start)

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

As Britain waits for Germany's response to their ultimatum, Kitty Wilson has a deadline of her own. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 1: 4-8 August 1914 (Season 1 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 3 days

An epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone comes to terms with being at the hub of Britain's war effort. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?

Episode 1: Darcy

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. James, inspired by Austen, plots how to win his girlfriend back. Kobna Holdbrook Smith stars as a modern day Mr Darcy. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?

Episode 3: Lydia

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Danielle Vitalis is a modern-day Lydia in Charlotte Jones's fresh take on Pride and Prejudice. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?

Episode 4: Mrs Bennet

Duration: 15 minutes

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

City boy James takes inspiration from his girlfriend's beloved Austen in plotting how to win her back. Modern take on Pride and Prejudice with Carolyn Pickles. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?

Episode 5: Lizzy

Duration: 15 minutes

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

What would Elizabeth Bennet be like in the modern world? Faye Castelow stars in this modern day Pride and Prejudice. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. The government‘s reeling from the devaluation of the pound in 1968 and rejection by the Common Market. Stars Nicholas Boulton. Show more

Contributors

Fred Price:
Nicholas Boulton
Brenda Mumford:
Felicity Duncan
Marcia Williams:
Felicity Duncan
Joan Southwell:
Catherine Lamb
Harry Tyler:
Geoff McGivern
Valerie White:
Alana Ramsey
Richard Seller:
Wilf Scolding
Rory McCarthy:
Wilf Scolding
Jack O'Hea:
Duncan Wisbey
Harold Wilson:
Duncan Wisbey
Mike Best:
Duncan Wisbey
Director:
Sean Grundy

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The Zone

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Turner is caught in a corrupt world where power lies in blood and body parts. Sci-fi crime thriller from Bafta-winning writer Trevor Preston. Show more

Drama on 4

Burn Baby Burn

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Jon Culshaw stars in this satire inspired by the Young British Artists movement and the Momart warehouse fire. Also stars Ronni Ancona, Ben Crompton, Carl Prekopp. Show more

Contributors

Tracey Emin:
Ronni Ancona
Nigella:
Ronni Ancona
Dinos Chapman:
Wilf Scolding
Vic Hislop:
Wilf Scolding
Damien Hirst:
Ben Crompton
Dante Skirmish:
Ben Crompton
Brian Sewell:
Jon Culshaw
Jake Chapman:
Carl Prekopp
Charles Saatchi:
Carl Prekopp
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Producer:
David Morley

Genres

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Daniel Weyman stars as David Bowie in this comic drama by Sean Grundy. Bowie leaves LA to escape the drug scene but Iggy Pop goes with him to Berlin, to make music and be 'normal'. Show more

Contributors

Roy Martin:
Tom Alexander
Romy Haag:
Scott Capurro
Zowie Bowie:
James Morley
Brian Eno:
Wilf Scolding
Iggy Pop:
Kerry Shale
Tony Visconti:
Martin T Sherman
David Bowie:
Daniel Weyman
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Producer:
David Morley

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Brand

Drama

Drama on 4

The B Towns

All of the Beauty in the World

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Eve Steele. Jenny has returned to her home town after graduating from university. But her hopes of finding a decent job are pretty slim. Set in Essex. Show more

Drama on 4

Golden Years

Episode 1: Friedrichstrasse, Berlin

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. When artist Karin gives an interview about her new exhibition, she reveals the true story behind an iconic photo of herself and a 70s rock star. Show more

Drama on 4

Original British Dramatists

Episode 5: When I Lived in Peru

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Stay-at-home Martin is driven to extremes by his globetrotting girlfriend. Writer Andrew Viner once drove across the Sahara in a Rover 213. Show more

Drama on 4

I Am Anonymous

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Mateusz Dymek. Hacktivist Marco has promised his wife he won't mess around online again. But the arrest of an old comrade-in-arms makes this promise harder and harder to keep. Show more