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Generally each play is 45 minutes in duration and approximately new plays are broadcast each year. More or less three-quarters are self-contained dramas. The remainder are short series of 2 to 6 episodes. As well as original drama series, the Afternoon Play has included a number of adaptations of popular works such as The No. In one form or another, the Afternoon Play has been a feature of afternoons on Radio 4 since its launch in , although the strict 45 minute format was not enforced until the reorganisation of Radio 4 by James Boyle in , whereby the play directly follows the 2. Several Afternoon Plays were amongst programmes held in 20 underground radio stations of the BBC's Wartime Broadcasting Service , to provide public information and morale-boosting broadcasts for days after a nuclear attack. In May it was announced that the listening figures for the Afternoon Play fluctuated between , and 1. Monday's Afternoon Play is usually the most popular play of the week, and Thursday's is usually the least popular. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

Sappho in Fragments By Hattie Naylor.

Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best. Based on a true story, an account of Peter the Great's adventures in 17th Century London. By Helen Cross. Rose has made a fresh start in LA. But now the past is starting to bite. By Samantha Harvey.

A classic tale of love, daring and a painted pirate ship in a hidden Cornish creek. Drama inspired by the true story of Chinese seamen, forcibly repatriated from Liverpool. An eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business. Stars Meera Syal. Brian explores his options.

Drama radio 4

To celebrate years of audio drama, the BBC, an early pioneer of the form, and today the biggest broadcaster of audio drama globally, will broadcast a series of new dramas across September, with more to be announced later this year. The programmes will pay homage to the rich heritage of audio drama on the BBC, as well as looking towards the future. The Poet Laurate Simon Armitage will be paying tribute to the BBC Radio Ballads — ground-breaking documentaries recorded in the s, which weaved the voices of rarely-heard communities with songs written about their experiences, providing a unique record of life in post-war Britain — in his new drama The Ballad of Eldon Street. Armitage tells the story of a street in Barnsley through the voices of its residents, alongside specially-composed music from his band, LYR. You Must Listen is a new adaptation of a lost radio drama by science-fiction legend Nigel Kneale, starring Reece Shearsmith, in which a solicitor's office has a new phone line connected, but the staff keep hearing a woman's voice on the phone. When an engineer is called to fix the problem, the disturbing truth starts to emerge. The dramas will also look towards the future of audio drama with two plays from innovative contemporary writers.

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As well as original drama series, the Afternoon Play has included a number of adaptations of popular works such as The No. Eleanor of Aquitaine, a thrilling tale of one of Europe's most extraordinary women. Superstar Sappho has brother-trouble. They re-open a derelict pub, and deal with the strange ways in which myths emerge from the local landscape. John Lightbody Poppy Moonraker: The Radio Play. Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. A gripping drama exploring the psychological impact of murder on a victim's family and on the killer. A groundbreaking documentary investigating the backlash against women who feel threatened by penis-having individuals. Goldfinger: The Radio Play. People Who Knew Me

Generally each play is 45 minutes in duration and approximately new plays are broadcast each year. More or less three-quarters are self-contained dramas. The remainder are short series of 2 to 6 episodes.

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