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True story of a young priest showing faith in action during the 1980s Aids crisis, with choral and contemporary music, by Misia Butler and Harrison Knights. More here.

In the near future, Paul Farley finds that he is the last person on the planet – everyone else has disappeared without any explanation. More here.

Naked’s queer swashbuckling adventure for based on Vergil’s The Aeneid, written by New York Times best seller Maria Davhana Headley, with an epic cast including Will Young & Claudia Kariuki. Listen here.

Coming soon! A darkly comic two hander, exploring how women stand up against male entitlement. Two friends are trying to figure how they are going to dispose of a dead body behind their local pub.

An audacious audio reimagining of Joseph Conrad’s classic spy thriller Under Western Eyes, starring Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey, Brave New World) and Maryam D’Abo (The Living Daylights). More here.

Diversity of opinion, thought-provoking debate, and comedy from voices new to Radio 4. Also featuring #OscarsSoWhite activist April Reign, and Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy talking to comedian Simon Evans. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4. Sound Design by Naked’s Tony Churnside. More here.

A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4. Sound Design by Naked’d Tony Churnside. More here.

Coming soon: Kafka’s Dick was first performed in 1986, at the Royal Court. It is unusually successful at offering great entertainment with depth – Bennett’s brilliant, laugh out loud comedy also grapples with issues of fame and artistic integrity. A laugh out loud comedy with an all star cast threaded through with literary references and … Continued

“Essential listening…” Why the US and UK went to war in Iraq and its legacy. Gordon Corera investigates. Twenty years ago a US-led coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The UK was America’s main partner. For many it remains a war based on a lie. More here.

Drawing on some of the greatest examples from the last century, Michael Symmons Roberts celebrates the collaborative art of radio drama – ‘the National Theatre of the Air’. More here.

Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. Possibly the world’s most devious game of Would You Rather? More here

BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama from award winning writer, Dan Rebellato. A unique ghost story from a leading radio dramatist, harnessing the supernatural to explore human relationships and historical connections, spanning 19th to 21st centuries. On one level, a sequence of simple ghost stories; on another, a poignant and compelling look at death, love and the edges … Continued

DH Lawrence’s scandalous classic set in modern Redcar. A marriage must adapt, when the husband returns from Afghanistan, now disabled and in a wheelchair. A Graeae collaboration More here…

When the Covid-19 vaccine take up in the Black British community began to be speculated about in the media, three writers Tonderai, Maheni and Isaac became curious. and started an urgent conversation. Listening and talking soon opened up a gateway to the varied and deeply powerful forces playing into the lives of Black people in … Continued

Michael Symmons Roberts examines the lasting appeal and resonance of Robert Frost’s masterpiece, a century on from the poem’s creation. More here…

It is 1967 – the year following the England men’s team World Cup victory. Over the pond, there had been the summer of love and, in Britain, the tides of social change are in full force. Set two years prior to the 1969 founding of the Women’s FA, we follow the Manchester Corinthians, a women’s … Continued

Series 2 of Helena Merriman’s series about medical diagnosis. What happens when a diagnosis changes everything? More here…

When Annie Nicholson lost her family in 2011, an ice cream van gave her a way to cope with grief.

An investigation from Alexi Mostrous into one of the most serious British conspiracy theories of all time, Guardian Podcast of the year, 2022 More here…

Rob Newman’s hilarious new comedy addresses the challenges of an international marriage and his disastrous attempt to replace conversation with cue-cards. Co-starring Claire Price. More here…

A very personal essay series from Sophie Stone about communication, performance and life with BSL. All essays are available as videos in BSL translations, and animations with text. More here…

Aimee, young looked-after black British teenager, finds inner strength from discovering her past. By award-winning writer Lorna French. More here…

From Charlotte’s Web to the present day, a look at how children’s literature tackles loss and grief. What can we learn from children themselves?