Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Death of a Pirate
The final broadcast of a pirate radio operator with outspoken views.
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Laura
Edwardian country house comedy, dramatised by Sue Eckstein from a short story by Saki.
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Churchill Confidential: Return to Power
Penny Leicester's dramatisation of Churchill's cabinet meetings between 1951 and 1955.
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Soul Motel
By Peter Jukes. After parting from his girlfriend, Luke explores a new networking website.
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Life: An Audio Tour
Comedy drama by Jules Horne. Jenny is trying to win Joe back after her disastrous affair.
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Offshore
Taut thriller by Simon Passmore. Chris and Sam's idyllic weekend turns into a nightmare.
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How to Be a More Interesting Person
By Gary Ogin. Donald needs to be shown how to be less boring. But is this a good idea?
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The Nearside
By Jeff Young. On an apparently normal day in Tenby, the domestic and the universal meet.
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In a Bamboo Grove
Judith Adams's dramatisation of a short story by Japanese author Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
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The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
Robin Glendinning's drama explores a remarkable post-war friendship.
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Unexpected Vonnegut: Who Am I This Time?
Philip Goulding's adaptation of a short story by Kurt Vonnegut.
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The Minute When Your Life Stops
By Jude Hughes. A woman and her 3 children try to come to terms with her husband's suicide
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The Word Man
Chris Harrald's witty and erudite comic romance about lexicographer Henry Fowler.
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The Making of Ivan the Terrible
Black comedy focusing on events in 1944 involving film director Sergei Eisenstein.
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Me and Joe
By David Spicer. Should Matt attempt to relive the faded glories of his past?
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Mike and Muriel Are Getting Married
By Nicholas Meiklejohn. Andy and Rebecca decide that their best friends are not suited.
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Juba FM
John Tuckey's dramatisation of the events leading up to the Sudan peace treaty in 2005.
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Juliet Ace - Chocolate Frigates
A naval chef plans a grand farewell dinner, just as his son is sent to the Iraq war.
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Jimmy Murphy Makes Amends
Black comedy by Andrew Doyle. A man sets out to make amends for all his wrongdoings.
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Snow in July
By Alice Nutter. When Maurice falls ill, Eileen wants to know more and visits the library.
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Slightly Larger than West Virginia
By Hugh Costello. Redeployed in Ireland, a former CIA agent has had to alter his views.
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Tortoise
Comedy by Jack Rosenthal. Roy's pet tortoise Merlin is ailing, as is his marriage.
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A Warning to the Furious
By Robin Brooks. A feminist film-maker is making a documentary about writer MR James.
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Puddle
Romantic comedy by Peter Souter. Sam's efforts to win his girlfriend back land him in jail
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A Night in the Ukraine
Special adaptation of the Marx Brothers' award-winning musical, written by Dick Vosburgh.
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84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff's tale of the friendship between an American writer and an English gentleman.
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Aesop's Fables
Michael Morpurgo's imaginative and humorous retelling of some of the best-known stories.