All available Drama programmes on BBC Radio 4 2009-07-04T12:11:02Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/bbc_radio_four/drama/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9sp0 2009-07-03T22:27:12Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9sp0/Book_at_Bedtime_The_Spy_Game_Episode_10/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9sp0_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: The Spy Game: Episode 10" /> </a> </p> <p> Will Anna find the answers to the questions that have haunted her throughout her life? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lb30s 2009-07-03T19:23:59Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lb30s/Womans_Hour_Drama_Sacred_Hearts_Carnival/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lb30s_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Sacred Hearts: Carnival" /> </a> </p> <p> The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9r7l 2009-07-03T18:48:32Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9r7l/The_Archers_03_07_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9r7l_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 03/07/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Ambridge gets a new resident. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lg4vz 2009-07-03T14:29:44Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lg4vz/Afternoon_Play_Torchwood_The_Dead_Line/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lg4vz_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Play: Torchwood: The Dead Line" /> </a> </p> <p> By Phil Ford. Torchwood investigate when people start falling into coma -like trances. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf4cw 2009-07-03T09:27:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4cw/Book_of_the_Week_The_Last_Champion_The_Life_of_Fred_Perry_The_Founding_of_A_Clothing_Empire/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4cw_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry: The Founding of A Clothing Empire" /> </a> </p> <p> Perry faces life after tennis and finds success as a businessman. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9sny 2009-07-02T22:26:07Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9sny/Book_at_Bedtime_The_Spy_Game_Episode_9/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9sny_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: The Spy Game: Episode 9" /> </a> </p> <p> Anna decides to visit her mother's birthplace, Kaliningrad, to seek answers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lb30q 2009-07-02T20:15:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lb30q/Womans_Hour_Drama_Sacred_Hearts_Fever/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lb30q_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Sacred Hearts: Fever" /> </a> </p> <p> While the convent is hit by fever, Serafina begins to make her plans for escape. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9r7j 2009-07-02T18:51:15Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9r7j/The_Archers_02_07_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9r7j_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 02/07/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Brenda's diplomacy is put to the test. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbq2l 2009-07-02T15:10:21Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbq2l/Afternoon_Reading_One_More_Year_The_Repatriates/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbq2l_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Reading: One More Year: The Repatriates" /> </a> </p> <p> After years of living in America, Grisha and Lera Arsenyev return to Moscow. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lg4nq 2009-07-02T15:39:05Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lg4nq/Afternoon_Play_Torchwood_Golden_Age/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lg4nq_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Play: Torchwood: Golden Age" /> </a> </p> <p> By James Goss. The Torchwood team go to Delhi on the trail of a dangerous energy field. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf4ct 2009-07-02T10:55:33Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4ct/Book_of_the_Week_The_Last_Champion_The_Life_of_Fred_Perry_Hollywood_Glamour/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4ct_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry: Hollywood Glamour" /> </a> </p> <p> Perry's off-court encounters attract attention, as he associates with the stars of the day </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9snw 2009-07-01T22:24:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9snw/Book_at_Bedtime_The_Spy_Game_Episode_8/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9snw_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: The Spy Game: Episode 8" /> </a> </p> <p> Peter's actions place him in danger, and Anna is put in a difficult position. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lb30n 2009-07-01T19:36:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lb30n/Womans_Hour_Drama_Sacred_Hearts_Ecstasy/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lb30n_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Sacred Hearts: Ecstasy" /> </a> </p> <p> Serafina sings for the first time and is rewarded by an unexpected voice from the audience </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9r7g 2009-07-01T18:54:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9r7g/The_Archers_01_07_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9r7g_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 01/07/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Brookfield prepares for a Royal old time. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbq2j 2009-07-01T15:10:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbq2j/Afternoon_Reading_One_More_Year_Companion/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbq2j_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Reading: One More Year: Companion" /> </a> </p> <p> Ilona Siegal looks for love after arriving in America and finds common ground with Thomasz </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lg4c7 2009-07-02T15:39:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lg4c7/Afternoon_Play_Torchwood_Asylum/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lg4c7_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Play: Torchwood: Asylum" /> </a> </p> <p> By Anita Sullivan. The Torchwood team investigate after a strange teenage girl is arrested </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf4cr 2009-07-02T10:55:40Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4cr/Book_of_the_Week_The_Last_Champion_The_Life_of_Fred_Perry_Wimbledon_Glory/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4cr_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry: Wimbledon Glory" /> </a> </p> <p> Perry dominates the game in the 1930s, winning Wimbledon three times in succession. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9snt 2009-06-30T22:27:38Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9snt/Book_at_Bedtime_The_Spy_Game_Episode_7/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9snt_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: The Spy Game: Episode 7" /> </a> </p> <p> Anna glimpses something that is truly shocking. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lb30l 2009-06-30T19:26:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lb30l/Womans_Hour_Drama_Sacred_Hearts_Songbird/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lb30l_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Sacred Hearts: Songbird" /> </a> </p> <p> By night, Serafina's heart exults to the sound of a man singing outside the convent. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9r7d 2009-06-30T18:50:09Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9r7d/The_Archers_30_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9r7d_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 30/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> There is trouble in paradise for Alan and Usha. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbt3t 2009-06-30T14:31:03Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbt3t/Afternoon_Play_Dignity/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbt3t_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Play: Dignity" /> </a> </p> <p> Semi-autobiographical drama by Laura McDaid about a partner's assisted suicide. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lf4cn 2009-07-02T10:55:37Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lf4cn/Book_of_the_Week_The_Last_Champion_The_Life_of_Fred_Perry_First_Signs_of_Greatness/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lf4cn_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry: First Signs of Greatness" /> </a> </p> <p> Perry adapts some of the shots that made him a table tennis champion for the tennis court. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9snr 2009-06-29T22:32:17Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9snr/Book_at_Bedtime_The_Spy_Game_Episode_6/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9snr_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: The Spy Game: Episode 6" /> </a> </p> <p> Peter and Anna continue their investigations into the life and death of their mother. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9s42 2009-06-29T20:30:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9s42/Womans_Hour_Drama_Sacred_Hearts_Novice/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9s42_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Sacred Hearts: Novice" /> </a> </p> <p> Sixteen-year-old Serafina is locked in the convent of Santa Caterina. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9r83 2009-06-29T18:48:37Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9r83/The_Archers_29_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9r83_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 29/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Changes are afoot at Willow Cottage. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00lbn9t 2009-06-29T15:39:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lbn9t/Afternoon_Play_Accomplices/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00lbn9t_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Play: Accomplices" /> </a> </p> <p> Former City lawyer Alice is running out of time to stop her life going downhill. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l9bvk 2009-07-02T10:55:38Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l9bvk/Book_of_the_Week_The_Last_Champion_The_Life_of_Fred_Perry_From_Small_Beginnings/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l9bvk_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry: From Small Beginnings" /> </a> </p> <p> Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b0082b44 2009-06-28T19:24:41Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0082b44/Afternoon_Reading_The_Closed_Door_Summer_Holiday/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b0082b44_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Reading: The Closed Door: Summer Holiday" /> </a> </p> <p> A child's innocent remark has devastating consequences for a favourite nursemaid. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l99mw 2009-06-28T18:42:01Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l99mw/The_Archers_28_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l99mw_150_84.jpg" alt="The Archers: 28/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> Clarrie's detective skills come to the fore. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l987f 2009-06-30T12:24:43Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l987f/Classic_Serial_Confessions_of_an_English_OpiumEater/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l987f_150_84.jpg" alt="Classic Serial: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" /> </a> </p> <p> Dramatisation of Thomas De Quincey's 1821 account of his addiction to laudanum. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l97zf 2009-06-28T10:47:57Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l97zf/Archers_Omnibus_28_06_2009/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l97zf_150_84.jpg" alt="Archers Omnibus: 28/06/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> The week's events in Ambridge. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b0085c0h 2009-06-28T00:09:11Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0085c0h/Afternoon_Reading_Ones_to_Watch_(Volume_2)_Youre_Dead/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b0085c0h_150_84.jpg" alt="Afternoon Reading: Ones to Watch (Volume 2): You're Dead" /> </a> </p> <p> A summer afternoon is revealed as less than idyllic. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00l93z1 2009-06-27T15:13:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00l93z1/Saturday_Play_Journey_into_Space_The_Host/?src=a_syn30"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00l93z1_150_84.jpg" alt="Saturday Play: Journey into Space - The Host" /> </a> </p> <p> Julian Simpson's adaptation of the 1950s science fiction series created by Charles Chilton </p>