Drama of the Week

44:48

A Place Called Home: Mates' Rates

Drama of the Week ·

2026/10/09

Set inside Britain's housing crisis, six stand-alone but interconnected dramas follow ambition, resilience and the search for belonging.After mum Suze and teenage daughter Livvy’s home is repossessed, their relationship is tested by secrets, schoolyard gossip and the strings attached to a 'mates' rates' accommodation offer.New drama by Chrissy Jamieson Jones as part of A Place Called Home, a series of standalone but interlinked dramas taking inspiration from the housing crisis.Suze ..... Katherine

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44:39

A Place Called Home: Riverbourne Rising

Drama of the Week ·

2026/10/02

Set inside Britain's housing crisis, six stand-alone but interconnected dramas follow ambition, resilience and the search for belonging.Tanika Gupta's drama tells the story of the tenants in the crumbling Riverbourne tower block in west London, where damp walls, broken lifts, mould, unsafe wiring and heating failures have been ignored for years while rents continue to climb. The Housing Association claims its mission is to provide homes for “vulnerable tenants” - those unable to sustain a tenancy

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44:30

End Terrace

Drama of the Week ·

2026/09/25

By Philip Catherwood.After twenty years living in the same end terrace house in North Belfast, Maggie is now being pressured into having a divisive mural painted on her gable wall. Rather than give in to intimidation, she enlists the help of teenage street artist Kyle – a Dubliner trying to find his feet in the city – to create a different kind of mural. However, not everyone in the community is ready to embrace change.Starring Abigail McGibbon and Daniel Mick Ryan.Author Philip Catherwood is a

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28:34

Underground - Episode 1

Drama of the Week ·

2026/09/18

Tutor Charly arrives in luxury bunker Thornfield. But something's not right with this place. And what happened to her predecessor?In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange

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57:17

Range Anxiety

Drama of the Week ·

2026/09/11

Drive, Clive, drive!Clive Coombs attempts to prove his credentials as a father by driving his daughter through the night to a plane that will take her to the other side of the world.As he drives, the weight of all his worries start to hijack the airwaves of his radio - his faltering marriage, his disintegrating sense of self and whether the small battery in his electric car will ever get his daughter to the plane on time. A heart-achingly funny new comedy drama brought to life with a host of

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57:22

Fork in the Road: The Night of the Lunar Eclipse

Drama of the Week ·

2026/08/28

2008. Students Oliver, Hannah and Lizzy set off on holiday to a mountain cabin. Their lives will never be the same again.2026. When Oliver unexpectedly reappears at Hannah’s door after eighteen years, they are forced to relive the night that bound them together forever. A tragic trip to a remote mountain under a lunar eclipse that ended in Lizzy's death. As memories collide, guilt and betrayal resurface. When the truth finally emerges, it may not be the version either of them remembers.Part of 'Fork

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44:39

The Observer's Book

Drama of the Week ·

2026/08/21

After the sudden death of her friend Joe, artist Misha persuades her lifelong friend Grace to accompany her to his remote country cottage to sort his belongings. As Misha becomes increasingly absorbed in the traces of Joe’s life and the landscape he inhabited, her fascination, particularly with the birds he loved, deepens into something more consuming. Grace, unsettled by Misha’s growing obsession, begins to question both Joe’s past and her friend’s state of mind. As tensions rise and their

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57:35

Fork in the Road: August in Manchester

Drama of the Week ·

2026/08/14

2026. A chance encounter on a London tube train reunites Leigh with Rick: the man she has never stopped wondering about. And he’s never stopped wondering about her either.Over the course of the journey, Leigh and Rick unpack the decisions, and the three days in August, that led them here. Is now the time they choose each other?In 1996, Rick meets Leigh outside a house party one hot August night. Leigh feels a spark with him – the boy always on the brink of laughter – but later that night, she

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44:23

Yeartides: Lughnasadh

Drama of the Week ·

2026/07/30

By Ben Lewis.Witty, warm and soulful drama infused with storytelling and song.Part of the Yeartides series inspired by the myths and rituals surrounding Pagan Celtic festivals.Claire and her husband David are visiting David’s family farm to celebrate his mum’s 75th birthday.It’s harvest time. And the impact of seeds sown decades before is about to be felt.Cast: Claire … Neve McIntosh David … Emun Elliot Lynn … Georgie Glen Andy … Jack GreenleesMusic performed by Anna Massie Sound Design by Kris

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56:43

They Shoot Horses Don’t They?

Drama of the Week ·

2026/07/24

Los Angeles, 1935. With nowhere to go and nothing to lose, Robert and Gloria enter a marathon dance on the Santa Monica pier, one of hundreds of couples competing to stay on their feet for weeks at a time for a prize of a thousand dollars. As the days blur into nights and the competition grows merciless, their unlikely bond deepens into something neither of them can name, and a reckoning neither can avoid.George MacKay (1917, Rose of Nevada) stars as Robert alongside Leah Brotherhead (Hullraisers,

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44:45

Life and Time: Release

Drama of the Week ·

2026/06/19

James Fritz's award-winning drama about the UK prison system returns with two contrasting stories of release, told from the perspective of prisoners and staff alike.In this first episode, a prisoner (who listeners met in Series 1) leaves with his paperwork signed and a discharge grant in his pocket, convinced his prayers have been answered. What he doesn't know is that a single clerical error, buried for years in a box of court paperwork, means he should never have been let out at all. As an

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44:54

Life and Time: Three Days

Drama of the Week ·

2026/06/19

James Fritz's award-winning drama about the UK prison system returns with two contrasting stories of release, told from the perspective of prisoners and staff alike.In this first episode, a prisoner (who listeners met in Series 1) leaves with his paperwork signed and a discharge grant in his pocket, convinced his prayers have been answered. What he doesn't know is that a single clerical error, buried for years in a box of court paperwork, means he should never have been let out at all. As an

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56:57

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

Drama of the Week ·

2026/06/12

Returning to Swansea after the blitz, Dylan Thomas is overwhelmed by memories of his childhood and adolescence.From summers at Fern Hill, to failed camping trips on the beach; from plagiarised poetry to drunken first love, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is a story of what it is to grow up.Comic, nostalgic, with a host of vivid characters, Dylan Thomas’s masterpiece is adapted by Joe Dunthorne (Submarine, Children of Radium) and stars Gerran Howell (The Pitt) as Dylan Thomas.Based on the short

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28:34

The Courier Episode 1

Drama of the Week ·

2026/06/05

When Mo, a Sudanese delivery rider working in Cardiff enters a house to drop off two pizzas, he finds a dead body. Convinced that if he alerts the authorities he will either be suspected of murder or arrested for working illegally and deported, Mo flees the crime scene. When the murder is reported as a suicide, Mo can't stop thinking about the dead woman. He knows what he saw.Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh MortellEpisode 1 by Eno MfonCASTMo - Mohamed ElsandelElli - Maeve Courtier-LilleyOmar -

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44:23

Artan and Jordan

Drama of the Week ·

2026/05/29

A West-Country bromance starring Tobie Donovan and Olsen Elezi.Jordan, a Wilshire lad, and Artan, an Albanian guy, bond over cars and music. Soon they’re best friends. Brothers even.But when Jordan’s looking for a job and Artan offers to help out, they both find themselves drawn into something so much bigger than they ever realised.Story by Florence Espeut-Nickless and Tadgh Espeut-NicklessWritten by Florence Espeut-NicklessArtan ..… Olsen EleziJordan ..… Tobie DonovanVinnie ..… Nikolaos

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56:59

Milady

Drama of the Week ·

2026/05/22

Milady de Winter is believed dead. But that’s never stopped her before.Alexandre Dumas’ iconic femme fatale returns in Lucy Catherine’s wicked retelling of the story of the Three Musketeers’ deadliest adversary.Rescued from the executioner’s blade by her shadowy benefactor Cardinal Richelieu, Milady yearns for a fresh start and the chance to reunite with her long-lost love.But the Cardinal isn’t done with her yet. He has a new mission for her – one that will propel her into the company of the most

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44:16

Life Lines - Series 9

Drama of the Week ·

2026/05/08

Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young man who has fallen whilst attempting to put up a flag, to a mother dealing with the death of her only son. Carrie is gifted with the knack of calmly helping people through their most vulnerable moments. Each episode is a collage of heart-stopping stories, where Carrie’s indiscriminate acts of kindness can mean the difference between life and

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14:25

Now That Summer's Coming by Deirdre Anna Rose Kelly

Drama of the Week ·

2026/05/01

An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to mark Bealtaine, the Gaelic festival heralding the beginning of summer traditionally held on the first day of May. Written and read by Deirdre Anna Rose Kelly. The Author. Deirdre Anna Rose Kelly is a writer from Donegal, who lives in Belfast. She is a member of the Duncairn Arts Centre's Creative Collective. She has read her work on stage and on BBC Radio Ulster. Writer: Deirdre Anna Rose Kelly Reader: Deirdre Anna Rose Kelly

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44:00

King's Pawn: Smells of Bale

Drama of the Week ·

2026/04/24

Comedy drama series created by Alan Harris and Katherine Chandler. Meet the King clan: Laura and her grandchildren Sonny and Little Laura. They run Cardiff's oldest pawnbrokers. Now gramps is gone and Laura might retire. So who'll take over the shop?EPSIODE 1 - SMELLS OF BALE by Alan HarrisCASTLaura - Lisa PalfreyJim - Julian Lewis JonesLittle Laura - Lauren MoraisSonny - Curtis KemloMalik - Kyle LimaBryony - Nia GandhiEmily - Mabli GwynneHarvey - Harvey MarshallThe Punter - Sam SwannProduction

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45:06

A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal

Drama of the Week ·

2026/04/14

Atmospheric drama by Robert Forrest.It’s a snowy evening on the outskirts of Glasgow when Dot and Cal take shelter in a disused factory. Warming themselves next to a makeshift fire, an intriguing man walks through the door….He’s an old man captivated by stories whose mysterious presence brings out stories in those he sits with.Cast:Cal … Simon DonaldsonDot … Chloe-Ann Tylor Ossian … Finlay WelshStudio recording: Gav Murchie Production co-ordinators: Ellie Marsh and Minnie HarropSound Design by

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