Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Radio 4,422 episodes

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King's Pawn
The Prince and the Peloton
Comedy drama series set in a Cardiff pawn shop. With Lisa Palfrey and Julian Lewis Jones.
30 Apr 2026,44 mins
Transcription
Transcription: Part One
Katie Hims adapts Kate Atkinson's spy thriller set in MI5 and the BBC.
19 Apr 2026,57 mins
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Transcription: Part Two
Katie Hims adapts Kate Atkinson's spy thriller set in MI5 and the BBC.
26 Apr 2026,57 mins
Follow the Money
The story behind the making of the 1976 movie classic All the President’s Men.
22 Apr 2026,44 mins
A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal
Atmospheric drama about an encounter between a mysterious old man and two strangers.
14 Apr 2026,44 mins
A Broken Order
As the bishop moves to close their convent, the nuns decide to take control.
11 Apr 2026,57 mins
Hope Bourne
Eileen Atkins and Alex Jennings in Hope Bourne, a portrait of the writer/artist’s life.
09 Apr 2026,44 mins
Celia's Secret
Episode 1
Mystery drama by Michael Frayn and David Burke. Theatrical happenings. A true story.
07 Apr 2026,44 mins
Celia's Secret
Episode 2
Michael Frayn confides his shame to Radio 4 listeners at misunderstanding so much.
08 Apr 2026,44 mins
The Scrooge Identity
A failed cartoonist turns bomb-maker in a real-life game of cat and mouse.
31 Mar 2026,44 mins
Flight: Part 2
By Adura Onashile. A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel.
29 Mar 2026,57 mins,
Flight: Part 1
A music-fuelled adaptation of Walter White’s novel by Adura Onashile.
22 Mar 2026,57 mins,
Good People
1. The Great Reset
Four young idealists. One radical mentor. A nation on the brink.
12 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
2. The Left Behind
Project Hope gets its biggest break yet. But there's a catch. Will they take the deal?
19 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
3. The Experiment
Project Hope is taking its first steps in Branwich. But has Ayad got the staying power?
26 Feb 2026,44 mins
Good People
4. The Miracle
The group is making waves, with Abbie's help. But they need funding. And fast.
05 Mar 2026,44 mins
Good People
5. The Landslide
Sonia's been avoiding Branwich. But she can't stay away forever.
12 Mar 2026,44 mins
Good People
6. The Reckoning
Back at Faith's home for the final time, a reckoning awaits.
19 Mar 2026,44 mins
The Book Club
A Greenham Common veteran finds trouble when she protests against climate change.
10 Mar 2026,44 mins
The Virginian
In Owen Wister’s pioneering work of cowboy fiction, romance blossoms for the Virginian.
08 Mar 2026,57 mins
The Virginian
Owen Wister’s pioneering work of Cowboy fiction begins when a stranger rides into town.
01 Mar 2026,57 mins
The People's Crusade : A Story for Britain
Changing allegiances begin to fracture a community adjusting to a new politics.
25 Feb 2026,44 mins
Gone With the Wind
Episode 1
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
08 Feb 2026,57 mins
Gone With the Wind
Episode 2
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
15 Feb 2026,57 mins
Gone With the Wind
Episode 3
The American Civil War novel, a stunning tale of love and loss, dramatised by Rachel Joyce
22 Feb 2026,57 mins
Downstream
A return to Nick Warburton's drama set on Platters' boatyard and the river that runs by it
18 Feb 2026,44 mins
Rays of Darkness
The lives and imaginations of two writers interweave in this lyric drama by Gwyneth Lewis.
11 Feb 2026,44 mins
Transcendental Wild Oats
Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical short story. Starring Louisa Harland.
07 Feb 2026,57 mins
Walden
Henry David Thoreau's account of a year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond
01 Feb 2026,57 mins
Silent Tide
On a Scottish island, a detective lands from Argentina to investigate her brother’s death.
29 Jan 2026,44 mins