Drama of the Week

Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1 - Peking Noir
True crime docudrama about the secrets of a Russian refugee who ran the Peking underworld
10 Jan 2021,22 mins
Episode 2 - Peking Noir
Shura comes of age against the pounding beat of revolution in a Siberia in chaos.
10 Jan 2021,19 mins
Episode 3 - Peking Noir
Now a refugee in China, Shura seeks new opportunities and finds love in a dangerous place.
10 Jan 2021,22 mins
Episode 4 - Peking Noir
The Jazz Age has reached Peking and Shura is determined to get a big slice of the action.
10 Jan 2021,25 mins
Episode 5 - Peking Noir
Shura now lives in an occupied city and, as ever, must work out a way to survive.
10 Jan 2021,20 mins
Episode 6 - Peking Noir
Having survived the war, Shura returns to Peking in an attempt to rebuild an empire.
10 Jan 2021,26 mins
Shed
In Paolo Chianta's comedy, father and daughter reconnect while building a garden shed.
06 Jun 2025,44 mins
Knock Knock by Kirsty Logan
In Kirsty Logan’s new short work, Wilbur prepares to meet his dad for the very first time
13 Jun 2025,13 mins