BBC Radio 4 Archives

One year later, the BBC just aired an adaptation of David Mamet's latest play, The Christopher Boy's Communion on BBC Radio 4 The play debuted in Los Angeles at the Odyssey Theatre a year ago, but was closed down with lockdown Now David Mamet has restaged the play for the radio, with the cast Rebecca[...]

To mark the fifth anniversary of David Bowie’s death, the BBC released Low, a fictionalized story of the making of his legendary 1977 album.

Hurrah and Huzzah! Gwendoline Christie in Neil Gaiman's "The Sleeper and the Spindle", BBC Radio 4 The Sleeper and the Spindle is a new tale drawing on traditional folk stories, interweaving Snow White and Sleeping Beauty in an enchanting drama that puts the women firmly centre stage. In her mountain kingdom, a soldier-Queen prepares for her wedding day[...]

Deacon is a new trilogy of stories on BBC Radio 4 featuring veteran actor Don Warrington as a mysterious drifter who shows up when least expected to save a lost soul Created and written by Edson Burton, a historian, poet, playwright, and performer, the series features an almost all-black cast and features myths and the[...]

There's a new and quite wonderful supernatural drama series on BBC Radio 4 The Deacon Trilogy features veteran actor Don Warrington as a mysterious drifter who shows up when least expected to save a lost soul Created and written by Edson Burton, a historian, poet, playwright, and performer, the series features an almost all-black cast and[...]

Luci Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom is a 5-part BBC Radio 4 series about the making of the classic sitcom I Love Lucy that dropped today In a surprising casting coup, Anne Heche plays Lucille Ball and Wilmer Valeramma plays Desi Arnaz Other cast members include Jared Harris,[...]

And, with the felling of an ancient yew tree, the roots and meaning of the old custom spring malevolently to life, as the Winter Queen is finally released from her prison, and bent on revenge. Told over the two days of the winter solstice – Pilgrim walks again between the worlds of magick and of men." Previous[...]

BBC Radio 4's new drama Game Over tells the story of a female game developer's attempts to get her new project produced despite some petty industry sexism The game dev, Chelsea, is pitching a new game to the sexist game auteur Harrison Reed about climate change eroding an Alaskan village Her game is called Glacier and is[...]