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Drama of the Week

Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.

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44:29

Faith, Hope and Glory

Drama of the Week ·

2026/03/27

Set in 2016, Joy, a 70-year-old grandmother, is plunged into crisis when the state declares it has no record of her existence. As the Hostile Environment tightens its grip, her daughter Glory seeks help from Serena Hope, a lawyer whose return reopens old tensions. At the same time, Joy’s half sister Jean uncovers buried evidence that could decide Joy’s fate.Faith, Hope and Glory is an ambitious Radio 4 drama series telling intimate domestic stories that together illuminate the emergence of modern

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57:30

Secrets and Lies: Candour

Drama of the Week ·

2026/03/20

When a system falters, who finds the courage to speak the truth?Maya, a young first-time mother, Jo, an overwhelmed trainee GP on rotation, and Kate, a fiercely principled hospital chaplain find their lives unexpectedly intertwined following a birth that doesn't go to plan.Part of the Secrets and Lies season, Al Smith's drama pulls back the curtain on a labour ward under intense pressure, exploring what happens when real lives fall between the cracks of an overstretched healthcare system. It

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57:13

Secrets and Lies: Road to Suez

Drama of the Week ·

2026/03/13

The true story of how in 1956 Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, lied to Parliament and took Britain to war under false pretences, told through the eyes of a young civil servant, Donald Logan.Within days of his appointment as assistant to the Foreign Secretary, Logan is sent on a secret mission to Paris and soon finds himself at the centre of a major tripartite conspiracy. Together with representatives of France and Israel, a plan is hatched to attack Egypt following their nationalising of the Suez

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57:19

Secrets and Lies: Like A Brother

Drama of the Week ·

2026/03/06

Paul lives a quiet, tightly controlled life, dividing his time between the gym and his local pub. A former boxer, he keeps his distance from the world. Then he meets Duncan. Charismatic, reckless and impossible to ignore, Duncan draws Paul into an unlikely friendship that begins to change everything.As their bond deepens, Paul finds himself pulled towards excitement, risk and a sense of belonging he thought he’d lost. But beneath the humour and warmth of their connection lies a growing unease, as

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28:12

The Dentist - Episode 1

Drama of the Week ·

2026/02/27

Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson.Kerry’s living a life of quiet desperation.Her identical twin appears to be affluent and successful. When Kerry turns to her sister for help, the consequences are worse than she could possibly have imagined, for both of them…Cast: Leanne and Kerry … Gabriel Quigley Bob … Grant O’Rourke Kasia … Leah Bryne Stewart … Jonathan Watson The Minister … Gavin MitchellStudio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie Production Coordinator: Ellie MarshOriginal music and

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44:22

Downstream

Drama of the Week ·

2026/02/20

Nick Warburton's comedy drama returns. It takes us to the Fens and the Platters' boatyard nestled on the river.The Platter community is an eccentric one and at its heart is the chaotic pairing of Pat and his sister Libby. Libby, after a long absence, appears to be back to stay and so does Ravi, the newcomer, who Libby took under her wing. Can they all muddle along together in harmony? Possibly but there are hidden Platter secrets still waiting to be uncovered.Libby ..... Monica DolanPat ....

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44:37

Good People

Drama of the Week ·

2026/02/13

Four young idealists - Sonia, Kieran, Indigo and Ayad - fall under the spell of charismatic thinker Faith Abbott at university and channel her ideas into a bold political experiment: Project Hope.In 2020 they start to reinvent politics from the ground up. But nearly a decade on Britain stands divided, and the group has splintered. When Sonia discovers Faith has denounced Project Hope from beyond the grave, she is forced to revisit the group's remarkable beginnings. Was their experiment always doomed

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44:32

This Thing of Darkness: Series 4

Drama of the Week ·

2026/02/06

by Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne.Part One – AdmissionDr Alex Bridges is an expert forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, assessing and treating perpetrators of serious crime.In this new 5 part series, she takes us into the world of secure units, explores the relationship between mothers and daughters and the impact of fatal violence on the lives it shatters.DR ALEX BRIDGES ….. Lolita ChakrabartiKATHLEEN ….. Maureen Beattie LINDSAY ….. Helen Mackay ABI ….. Anna

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14:41

A Whole Giant's Daughter Quest Thing

Drama of the Week ·

2026/01/23

Read by Alexander Vlahos.Culhwch can love only the giant's daughter Olwen. To win her hand he must first complete a list of 39 impossible tasks. Arthur's champions take up the challenge, but time slips steadily away from them in Jo Lloyd's poignant contemporary take on the oldest Arthurian romance.Production Co-ordinator: Eleri McAuliffeSound: Rhys MorrisProducer: John NortonA BBC Audio Wales Production

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44:52

Took Nothing Left Nothing

Drama of the Week ·

2026/01/16

When Sam takes his ex-stepdaughter Flo on a treasure hunt in the woods, he hopes to rebuild their lost bond. But the discovery of a bizarre series of love letters throws disturbing light on Flo's current romantic relationship.Is this just normal teenage angst, or is there something darker at play? And does Sam have the right to become the parent he never was and step in?Written by Katie BonnaSam …. Shane ZazaFlo …. Rowan Robinson Ava …. Mia Haynes-French Petra …. Katie Bonna Original music by Maz

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57:36

Sense and Sensibility

Drama of the Week ·

2025/12/26

Marianne and Elinor Dashwood are left near penniless after the death of their father. When they move to Devonshire, a new world of romantic possibility beckons. Starring Tamsin Greig, Madeleine Mantock and Rose Basista.Sense and Sensibility is a tale of two sisters with wildly different hearts: one ruled by reason, the other by passion. But when love, loss, and scandal strike, Elinor and Marianne will learn that heartbreak is best faced together.Radio 4 celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen with

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57:32

Pride and Prejudice

Drama of the Week ·

2025/12/19

Radio 4 celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen with fresh, funny, and female-focused adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Expect heartbreak, love, hilarity, and the enduring power of sisterhood.Pride and Prejudice the iconic love story between Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, and a delightful portrayal of a family. It perfectly conjures up the period, and the pressure on women to find husbands. A tapestry of unforgettable characters and wonderfully

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44:45

Trust - Series 6

Drama of the Week ·

2025/12/12

Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about a Salford secondary school starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.Yvette is convinced that, wherever possible, kids should stay in school. But transfer pupil Logan is testing those limits. Exclusion is not an easy decision, and Logan's keyboard-warrior father complicates the process. As tensions rise, a late-night confrontation uncovers a pivotal truth.YVETTE.....Julie HesmondhalghCAROL / QUEENIE.....Susan Twist TIM.....Ashley Margolis SIR KEN.....Jonathan

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44:31

Made in Taiwan

Drama of the Week ·

2025/12/05

A bright but hopelessly out-of-his-depth Brit arrives in Beijing for a dream job and stumbles straight into a chaotic mix of surveillance, blackmail and very bad decisions. Packed off to Taiwan to keep him out of trouble, he must muddle through shady allies, confused loyalties and rising global tension, all while trying to pretend he knows what he is doing.George Tucker ….. Sam StaffordGabby ….. Saffron CoomberLily Wu ….. Crystal YuCharles Tucker ….. Clive HaywardDan ….. Windson LiongBradley Wagner

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57:26

Secrets and Lies: Scammer

Drama of the Week ·

2025/11/28

Satinder Kaur Chohan's moving drama 'Scammer' about the ruthless world of scam call centres is part of BBC Radio 4 drama collection, Secrets and Lies.Moving between a bustling scam call centre in Delhi, India and a house under the Heathrow flight path in British Asian suburbia, Scammer centres on the relationship between two women: Anju, an Indian scam call centre worker and Deesho, a lonely Indian elderly woman, unknowingly suffering the early stages of dementia. When Deesho mistakes Anju for her

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57:35

The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale

Drama of the Week ·

2025/11/21

A new re-imagining of The Wind in the Willows told from the margins. Set in a timeless, Kenneth Grahame-inspired England, the drama looks up from weasel-height at class, home and who gets to belong when the Wild Wood is being carved up by developers. Narrated by Penelope Wilton, it blends the familiar riverbank world with the pressures of eviction, empty grand houses and power concentrated in a few determined hands.Kit, a young weasel, is watching her family slide into precarity as the scrubland

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28:50

Murder on the Mars

Drama of the Week ·

2025/11/21

Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death.When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed.But murder's not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have

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43:57

Tipping Point

Drama of the Week ·

2025/11/14

Written by Hannah KhalilIn 2040, a Middle Eastern nation is struggling to survive rising temperatures and rolling power cuts. Architect Noura Halim has devoted her life to designing a new kind of city, one that could protect people from the worsening climate and keep her country alive. But as construction begins, the project drains the nation’s fragile resources, workers are pushed to breaking point, and her teenage daughter Amal begins to question everything her mother believes in.As tensions rise

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44:35

The Dagenham Porkchop

Drama of the Week ·

2025/11/07

Ronny Moffat aka The Dagenham Porkchop, a once superstar wrestler is living on crumbs, working the holiday camp circuit. When his past body-slams back into his life, Ronny has to wrestle with more than just a 20 stone athlete in a leotard.CASTRonny 'The Dagenham Porkchop' Moffat - Robert GlenisterTerry 'The Pharaoh' - Ron CookVirginia 'Vampire' Dawson - Lisa PalfreyLorraine - Holli DempseyRay 'Elvis' Evans - Dean RehmanTom - Dean CoulsonDickie Davies, Kent Walton, The Holidaymaker - Dick

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44:39

Samhain

Drama of the Week ·

2025/10/31

By Ben Lewis.Soulful drama infused with storytelling and song, inspired by the myths and rituals surrounding the Pagan festival of Samhain.Claire and her husband David are staying in a isolated old house on the remote Scottish island of Jura.It’s the end of October. Of all the nights of the year, this is the one when the veil between this world and the next is said to be at its thinnest. Claire’s past is about to reach out into her present...Cast in Order of Appearance :Chloe Pirrie Emun

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