By Rex Obano. A story about guilt and innocence focusing on two men. One is a prison psychologist and the other is a prisoner convicted under 'joint enterprise'. With Freddie Fox. Show more
Midweek
Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Libby Purves is joined by physicist Helen Czerski, composer Odaline de la Martinez, actor Paapa Essiedu and geologist and gold prospector Jim Richards. Show more
Salley Vickers' poignant story inspired by John Donne's poem about love and immortality. Show more
Drama on 4
Wide Open Spaces
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bittersweet drama by Jane Wainwright about an agoraphobic attempting to travel across London. Starring Paapa Essiedu. Show more
Front Row
Paapa Essiedu, Rebecca Watts and Don Paterson, A J Finn
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Actor Paapa Essiedu on playing Hamlet, poet Rebecca Watts' criticism of the poetry establishment. Show more
Sent by the ghost of his father to avenge his brutal death, Hamlet’s mission to expose the truth is a perilous journey of madness, murder and lost love. Show more
4 Extra Debut. It’s 1945 and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother. Angelou’s evocative and extraordinary memoirs narrated by Adjoa Andoh. Show more
Will Isaac Turner meet his digital doppelgänger? DCI Carey pursues a risky new suspect – will she finally find out who is behind everything?
DCI Carey hunts a suspect and the investigation widens its focus. Isaac Turner’s family life begins to fall apart, but then he stumbles upon a lead. Show more
The net tightens. After DCI Carey is kidnapped, her instincts are proved right, but she is in more danger than ever before, while Isaac Turner pursues his own agenda.
Still processing her trauma, Arabella starts seeing a therapist and connects with fellow writer Zain. Kwame spurs a new friend to step outside his comfort zone. Show more
Arabella attends a support group run by Theo, a high school acquaintance. In a flashback to 2004, a troubled Theo flips the narrative when consensual sex goes sideways. Show more
Arabella reassesses a sexual encounter with Zain and threatens to break the internet when she goes off script at a literary event. Kwame seeks help from the police. Show more
Strapped for cash and still unable to produce a draft of her book, Arabella takes a job working alongside Theo. Terry's birthday party finds Kwame avoiding reminders of his assault. Show more
Demoralized by a recent development in the investigation, Arabella hatches a risky plan to 'spark joy'. Kwame decides to explore the full spectrum of his sexuality. Show more
Painful memories bubble to the surface at Arabella's mum's birthday dinner. Kwame meets Tyrone, a stranger in search of a different kind of connection. Show more
When Arabella’s memory of her assault comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed - once and for all.
Arabella re-engages with her work and continues staking out the scene of her attack. Kwame follows Tyrone into uncharted territory, and Terry has some luck in work and romance.
Drama series set in 17th-century Amsterdam. Nella Oortman marries a rich merchant, but life in her new home is unfulfilled. Show more
Drama series set in 17th-century Amsterdam. Nella faces danger and turmoil. Meanwhile, her relationship with the Miniaturist becomes ever more mysterious. Show more