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19/04/2026
The week's events in Ambridge.
19 Apr 2026,·72 mins
Lilian tries to reassure Alice.
19 Apr 2026,·12 mins
The Final Problem: Part One
Dr Watson's "final" story, in which Sherlock attempts to trap his nemesis, Moriarty.
16 Apr 2026,·33 mins
Episode 10
Marion must decide how to move on with her life.
13 Apr 2026,·14 mins
Edgar’s mother Mildred has intervened in her son’s plans to film at Longferry.
10 Apr 2026,·14 mins
The Best Friend
A specially commissioned story from American author Lionel Shriver.
13 Mar 2026,·14 mins
The Dentist
Episode 5
Between the high body count and the raging gangster, Kerry’s world is in freefall.
27 Mar 2026,·28 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
10. Guilty
Samantha Cookes is guilty.
04 Dec 2025,·11 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
5. The Hearing
A newly commissioned five-part serial by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce.
09 Jan 2026,·14 mins
Diarmuid and Gráinne by Megan Nolan
A contemporary retelling of the legend of the doomed young couple.
20 Mar 2026,·14 mins
To Be Read at Dusk
Five couriers on a mountaintop in Switzerland trade ghost stories into the night.
19 Jan 2026,·43 mins
Chapter 24
Reconciliations, rewards, and just deserts.
04 Dec 2025,·9 mins
10: The End of the Affair
A brilliant new literary whodunnit for Radio 4 from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
14 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Series 4
5. Assoilized
Drama serial exploring crime through a psychological lens.
03 Mar 2026,·44 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal
Atmospheric drama about an encounter between a mysterious old man and two strangers.
14 Apr 2026,·45 mins
Episode 9: An Ancient Evil
Danny Robins returns with a terrifying bonus episode recorded in front of a live audience.
06 Feb 2023,·57 mins
5. What Remained
Julie Hesmondhalgh concludes Jenn Ashworth's eco-gothic story set in the near future.
06 Feb 2026,·14 mins
This Karma Business
After a mysterious encounter by the river, more questions are coming Miss Macdonald’s way.
19 Dec 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Chapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
01 Nov 2019,·25 mins
The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 10
Has the Lovecraft team finally found the Church of Starry Wisdom?
16 Oct 2023,·18 mins
5. The Laundromat
Locked out of their building, Nora and Frankie realise their charity has been scammed.
25 Apr 2022,·20 mins
The redundant design team are going to make the most of the launch party. By Joe Dunthorne
14 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
24 Aug 2019,·30 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
6: 'Do it to Julia!'
Tom Hollander ends a day of readings from Orwell's great dystopian masterpiece.
08 Jun 2024,·57 mins
Episode 9: Doubt and Wonder
Danny takes one last deep dive into the case and puts your questions to Shirley
19 Apr 2021,·57 mins
