A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Agatha Christie mystery, starring Lyndsey Marshal, Geoffrey Whitehead and John Rowe.Ten guests travel to an island at the invitation of someone...

The year is 1920, and an ambitious doctor meets a nun apparently traumatised by what she witnessed in the Great War. An attempt to restore the woman's sanity results in the uncovering of something...

Having lost her husband and only child to the war in Afghanistan, a young woman turns to an Irish couple for hope in the form of a miracle. But dark forces are at work, and the price to pay for...

When Leonard Vole finds himself accused of murder, his predicament is made even worse when he discovers his wife to be the chief witness against him. The trial proceeds with a number of unexpected...

All twelve BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Agatha Christie’s bestselling 'Miss Marple' mysteries, starring June Whitfield.‘June Whitfield’s glorious spinster detective’ - The...

A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the dead body of her husband. It looked like a straightforward case of murder. Or was it? As the...

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation from the Queen of Crime.Father Gorman is called to a dingy rooming house to see a woman who, before she dies, confesses a bizarre tale to him. Leaving the...

Octavia's triumphant new dress designs are the only thing on her mind - but is it safe to ignore the ominous dressmaker's doll which appears in her workshop? Today's cut-throat fashion industry...

A man witnesses a murderous attack on a young woman in a mirror - yet when he turns round there is nothing there. Can he prevent a premonition coming true? Basic human loyalty and jealousy are at...

When the Cowley sisters employ a carer to look after the ailing Carmela, Morag appears to suit their needs perfectly. But after a spectacular jewel theft on the night of the Hunt Ball, it appears...

War-wounded sailor Dickie Carpenter is haunted by strange visitations from a ghostly woman. When his friend Robert tries to solve the mystery, though, he ultimately has to fight his own terrifying...

A group of adventurers set out from Damascus to visit the legendary Gate of Baghdad, also known as the Gate of Death. When one of the party is found dead, the others look to the seemingly...

A middle-aged man in search of adventure, Bobby Roberts answers an advert in The Times and is dispatched to Milan, to collect a harmless package from a scientist. However, he very soon gets caught...

Two recently-rediscovered Hercule Poirot short stories by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet.In 2004, a remarkable archive was unearthed at Agatha Christie’s family home, Greenway – 73 of...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Agatha Christie mystery.‘There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance.’Published in 1945, Sparkling Cyanide is all about remembrance. It...

Bewitching actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She implores Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Laughing, she tells Poirot...

Tommy and Tuppence adopt the methods and manners of every major literary detective from Hercule Poirot to Sherlock Holmes as they piece together an increasingly complex series of delightfully...

Hercule Poirot's relaxing holiday on the Cornish coast takes an unexpected turn when he meets young and beautiful Nick Buckley. Though Nick tries to shrug off the bullet that barely missed her as...

Two BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations from the Queen of Crime.‘The Unexpected Guest’ A foggy night... a lonely country house... and a woman with a gun in her hand quietly surveying the...

Theo is determined to seek happiness with her husband's business rival, Vincent. Having fled London for Paris, however, she soon learns of Richard's financial collapse - and discovers that rather...

Harry Enfield and Billy Boyd star in a brand new full-cast dramatisation of Douglas Adams's first 'Dirk Gently' book, directed by the award-winning Dirk Maggs.Dirk Gently has an unshakeable...

Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur and Ford are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet. Zaphod, meanwhile, finds his visit to the offices of the...

The BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization! Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for...

From the unique mind of Douglas Adams, the legendary ‘lost’ Doctor Who story completed at last by Gareth Roberts and read by Lalla Ward.The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord...

Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent in ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, presents a look back at the life and work of a writer who has captivated the imagination of millions.When...

This really is the ultimate answer to Life, the Universe and Everything - all five radio series of ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’ collected together for the first time, in a handsome...

Panic! It’s the last ever instalment of 'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy', with a brand new full-cast dramatization of 'Mostly Harmless', the final book in Douglas Adams’...

Don’t panic! The Hitchhiker's saga returns once again with a brand new full-cast dramatisation of 'So Long and Thanks for All the Fish', the fourth book in Douglas Adams's famous 'trilogy in...

Douglas Adams's third Hitchhiker's book, Life, the Universe and Everything, has now been transformed into an amazing full-cast BBC Radio dramatization. With astonishing sound effects, wonderful...

A dynamic remastering of the second BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - 'Fit the Seventh' to 'Fit the Twelfth' - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend.The second original series of 'The...

A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - 'Fit the First' to 'Fit the Sixth' - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend.Voted the nation's favourite audiobook in...

Harry Enfield stars once again in a brand new full-cast dramatisation of Douglas Adams's second 'Dirk Gently' novel, directed by the award-winning Dirk Maggs.Harry Enfield exuberantly returns...

Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor in this TV soundtrack adventure by Douglas Adams, with linking narration by John Leeson. The TARDIS materializes on a planet where the age of prosperity comes...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the fifth collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

One of the last cases...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Who is the young Percy...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

In this story, young Hall...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Whose is the face at the...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Three years after Holmes...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the third collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Sherlock Holmes did not...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

In this story, a quiet...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

In this story, 'Tadpole'...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the fifth collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

A return to the...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the fifth collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

In this story, Holmes faces...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the fifth collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Only three men with the...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the fifth collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

Mrs Merrilow has the...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

In this story Silver...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

A dead Colonel, a small...

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this story, part of the second collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon.

An epic intellectual...

Four hundred years after its first performance, Shakespeare's play The Tempest still captivates its audiences with a story of usurping brothers, monsters, magic and romance. Prospero, the exiled...

The noble Titus returns victorious to Rome bringing Tamora, Queen of the Goths as his captive. When one of Tamora's sons is condemned to die, she vows revenge and, aided by the villainous Aaron,...

The Yorkists have emerged victorious from the civil wars and Edward IV wears the English crown. But Edward's misshapen brother Richard harbours kingly ambitions and will stop at nothing to achieve...

King Henry is married to Katherine of Aragon, but he has been smitten by the charms of the Queen's Maid of Honour, Anne Bullen, and is tempted to divorce his dignified and noble wife. Meanwhile,...

The Yorkists have been temporarily victorious and the Duke of York has assumed the throne, but the Lancastrians, led by Queen Margaret, counter-attack. As the fortunes of war shift, both the...

The all-conquering King Henry V is dead and the throne is occupied by his infant son, Henry VI. The good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester has been appointed Protector, but a struggle for power soon...

In the early 15th century, civil war is rife in England. King Henry’s health is failing — and Falstaff and his ribald companions waste the nights in revelry, anticipating the moment when...

While England is threatened by rebellion, the king’s scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, accompanied by the dissolute Falstaff and his band of rogues. The Earl of Northumberland and...

The young and virtuous physician's daughter Helena desperately loves Count Bertram, but he regards her as beneath his notice. When Helena cures the King of France of a mortal illness, he rewards...

Telling his followers he is leaving the city on affairs of state, the Duke of Vienna appoints the puritanical Angelo to govern in his absence. Will Angelo prove as virtuous as he seems once power...

Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and their loyal fool Touchstone,...

King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria and the Papacy. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision? As alliances are made, broken and...

The young King of Navarre and three of his courtiers have vowed to lock themselves away for three years of study and fasting, and to foreswear the company of women for this period. No sooner is...

Julius Caesar has become the most powerful man in the Rome. Does his power now threaten the very existence of the Republic itself? A conspiracy is hatched, one that will have fatal consequences...

An anthology of 39 British and American poets, from Shakespeare and Dunne to Whitman and Yeats.

When Oberon, King of the fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? A band of well-meaning but bungling local...

The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one...

Palamon and Arcite, cousins and bosom friends, are taken prisoner by Duke Theseus of Athens. While in captivity, they spy the beautiful Emilia. Both fall instantly in love with her, and their...

BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and...

Helena Bonham Carter stars as Rosalind, with David Morrissey as Orlando and Natasha Little as Celia in Shakespeare’s comedy about the enchanted world of the Forest of Arden.BBC Radio has a...