A BBC Radio 4 ‘Book at Bedtime’ recording of Samuel West reading from the novella ‘The Aspern Papers’ by Henry James, set against the decaying grandeur of Venice. Originally broadcast 26...

Richard Burton's voice has been digitally remastered and seamlessly mixed with an all-Welsh cast to create a magical, fresh visit to the unique but universally recognisable world of Llareggub....

Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 5th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and...

Marcia Warren and Stella Gonet star in J. B. Priestley's classic family drama about the nature of time.Time and the Conways follows the fortunes of one family over a period of years, and offers...

John Fletcher’s BBC Radio 3 full-cast play explores the dramatic clash between three key historical figures: a warlord, a historian and a poet. Originally broadcast in Radio 3’s ‘Drama on...

A sparkling BBC Radio 4 adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s comic play, starring Alan Bennett, Brenda Blethyn, Gwen Taylor, Alun Armstrong, Michael Jayston and Nicola Pagett.Three eminently...

A wild, dark modern fairytale, set in Damascus. The second in a series of contemporary plays inspired by stories from the Arabian Nights. It is time for Shahrazad to tell another tale to save her...

A BBC Radio 4 production of Wynyard Browne's classic play about a 1950s family homecoming at Christmas.It is Christmas Eve and the family are gathering at Reverend Martin Gregory's Norfolk...

Hardy’s powerful tale set in mid-19th century Dorset tells the tragic story of Michael Henchard, a man who cannot escape his past.Drunk on rum at a country fair, Henchard sells his wife to a...

Considered too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley’s bawdy comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner - a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that...

Celebrating the genius of Dylan Thomas, these two productions shine very different lights on the renowned author. ‘Badgers in my Vest’ is a darkly funny play by John Fletcher, based on a true...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama written by Stephen Wakelam portraying the tempestuous marriage between Leo and Sofya Tolstoy. Originally broadcast in the ‘Woman’s Hour Drama’ slot from 9...

Simon Cadell stars as Henry Higgins with Imelda Staunton as Eliza Doolittle in this BBC Radio 4 production of Shaw’s famous play.When phonetics tutor and linguist Henry Higgins meets Cockney...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama about two single parents who meet on an internet chat site and strike up a friendship. Originally broadcast in the ‘Woman’s Hour Drama’ slots from 2 November...

Schoolboy Emil Sinclair boasts of a theft and finds himself blackmailed by a bully. He turns to Max Demian in whom he finds a friend and mentor. Under this strangely self-possessed figure’s...

The writer David Eldridge introduces his BBC Radio 3 full-cast drama, ‘The Picture Man’ starring Martin Freeman, about a man who despairs of the behaviour he sees around him and decides to...

John Moffatt and Rosemary Leach star in this BBC Radio 4 production of Noël Coward’s patriotic play about the ups and downs of a working-class family between 1919 and 1939.'This Happy Breed'...

The American Senator By Anthony Trollope. Dramatised by Martyn Wade. Part Two Lord Rufford has kissed Arabella twice but she realises that much more needs to be done to win him and his estate. It...