Drama of the Week

By BBC Radio 4

What's Drama of the Week about?

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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Drama of the Week episodes:

04.19.2024
Bat Girls
by Kamal Kaan and Mary Cooper Episode 1 - Naila's Story Naila is a bright teenager in Bradford. Her parents want her to go to university to study medicine, and they don't want any distractions. But Naila loves cricket, and gets...
04.12.2024
Master Mason
The master mason is dead; long live the master mason. Lizzy Mansfield's comedy takes us back to the golden age of cathedral building and the moment humble stonemason Bill Mason gets the call. When the Bishop asks, you don't say...
12.01.2023
English Rose Series 2 - 1: Go West Young Girl
By Helen Cross. Rose has made a fresh start in the City of Angels and life feels good. But she can't ignore the past, and now it's starting to bite. Her ex-boss Maya is loving never getting older and has...
11.24.2023
The North Remembers
By Samantha Harvey. Mum drives through the Dark Hedges, crossing a threshold into a different world. Read by Deirdre Mullins. Topical fiction inspired by the story, in this week's news, that some of the beech trees that line the Bregagh...
02.22.2023
Gaslight - Episode 1
Atmospheric drama from BBC Radio 4 with bonus scenes for BBC Sounds, featuring original music by Imelda May. Have you ever wondered where the term 'gaslighting' comes from? Find out in episode 1 of this dark reimagining of the classic...
02.24.2022
Part 10 - Broken Colours
Dan's life is in danger. To what lengths will Jess go to save him? Jess now knows the truth about Ronnie Vaz's relationship to Dan. But she's sucked even deeper into the violent world of his drug gang. Holli Dempsey...
02.24.2022
Part 9 - Broken Colours
Jess now knows the truth about Ronnie Vaz's relationship to Dan. But she's sucked even deeper into the violent world of his drug gang. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of conflicting perception from Matthew Broughton...
02.24.2022
Part 8 - Broken Colours
Jess has returned to Dan, despite her misgivings. In revenge for his secretive behaviour, she snorts a line of DMT. And experiences a terrifying trip. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of conflicting perception from Matthew...
02.24.2022
Part 7 - Broken Colours
Jess has left Dan, the dockside studio and the grimy, violent world of Ronnie Vaz behind. But something is pulling her back. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of conflicting perception from Matthew Broughton (the creator...
02.24.2022
Part 6 - Broken Colours
Jess starts her first paid commission as an artist, painting a work for Dan's employer Ronnie Vaz. But she also discovers the true nature of Vaz's business empire. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of conflicting...
02.24.2022
Part 5 - Broken Colours
Jess discovers more about the shadowy world Dan moves in, but she's also increasingly aware of its benefits. She's moved into the dockside studio owned by Dan's employers - the gangster-run Tactical Security. And though Dan himself remains something of...
02.24.2022
Part 4 - Broken Colours
Dan has reappeared just as mysteriously as when he vanished. Can Jess trust him.? And is he boyfriend or predator? Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of conflicting perception from Matthew Broughton (the creator of Tracks)....
02.24.2022
Part 3 - Broken Colours
When aspiring artist, Jess, is injured during an environmental protest, she’s taken to hospital by a kind stranger. And then the stranger becomes her boyfriend. And then he disappears. Holli Dempsey and Josef Altin star in a new thriller of...
02.24.2022
Part 2 - Broken Colours
Jess is an aspiring artist with synaesthesia, which means that she sees colours and patterns when she hears certain sounds. When Jess collapses and hits her head during an environmental protest, she meets the engimatic Dan. This meeting will change...
02.24.2022
Part 1 - Broken Colours
Jess is an aspiring artist with synaesthesia, which means that she sees colours and patterns when she hears certain sounds. When Jess collapses and hits her head during an environmental protest, she meets Dan and falls in love. This relationship...
07.02.2021
House Rules
Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio.
01.10.2021
Episode 6 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
01.10.2021
Episode 5 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
01.10.2021
Episode 4 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
01.10.2021
Episode 3 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
01.10.2021
Episode 2 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
01.10.2021
Episode 1 - Peking Noir
Presented by Paul French Drama written by Sarah Wooley Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just...
09.28.2018
Home Front: 24-28 September 1918
The first omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Allies launched their final, and decisive campaign on the Western Front. Adam, meanwhile, is on a mission to the harbour.

What's Drama of the Week about?

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Drama of the Week episodes:

Bat Girls

Master Mason

English Rose Series 2 - 1: Go West Young Girl

The North Remembers

Gaslight - Episode 1

Part 10 - Broken Colours

Part 9 - Broken Colours

Part 8 - Broken Colours

Part 7 - Broken Colours

Part 6 - Broken Colours

Part 5 - Broken Colours

Part 4 - Broken Colours

Part 3 - Broken Colours

Part 2 - Broken Colours

Part 1 - Broken Colours

House Rules

Episode 6 - Peking Noir

Episode 5 - Peking Noir

Episode 4 - Peking Noir

Episode 3 - Peking Noir

Episode 2 - Peking Noir

Episode 1 - Peking Noir

Home Front: 24-28 September 1918