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The Duchess of Malfi
A bold production of Webster's 17th-century masterpiece for BBC Radio 3.
The Oresteia
Agamemnon
Part one of Aeschylus's trilogy. Agamemnon returns home from Troy to a vengeful wife.
The Libation Bearers
The second play in Aeschylus's classic trilogy in a new version by playwright Ed Hime.
The Furies
Having avenged his father's death, Orestes finds he is pursued by the Furies.
Shakespeare on 3
Twelfth Night
Shakespeare's comedy of disguise, madness and love, with David Tennant as Malvolio.
Shakespeare's The Tempest
David Warner is Prospero, with Carl Prekopp as Ariel in Shakespeare's play of magic.
Curated by Mark Ravenhill
The Octoroon
Dion Boucicault's classic melodrama about Abolition and the role of theatre in politics.
Decameron Nights
Five Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio
Terry Jones presents five of Robin Brooks's stories retold from Boccaccio's The Decameron.
Five More Italian Indelicacies Remixed From Boccaccio
Terry Jones presents five of Robin Brooks's stories adapted from Boccaccio's The Decameron
Doctor Faustus
Marlowe's tragedy of a man who gains control over nature but loses control of himself.
This Little Relic
Karla Marie Sweet's new drama with songs for BBC CSL Festival at Coventry City of Culture.
The Saga of Burnt Njal
Iceland’s most famous family saga, a tale of a bloody revenge feud.
The Tempest
Shakespeare's play explores the relationship between humanity and the environment.
The Miser
Toby Jones stars in Barunka O’Shaughnessy’s version of Molière’s play of obsessive greed.
Wunderkind
The Mozarts, Leopold and Wolfgang, get into a spot of bother with a cardinal on the make.
Strings
Linda Marshall Griffiths's thrilling drama set on a space craft navigating cosmic strings.
Hall of Mirrors
Musical drama about economist John Maynard Keynes and the 20th century's great crises.
The A-Z of Things
C is for Campervan
By Hannah Morley. Laurie wakes up in her campervan, crashed in the snow. What happened?
H is for Hair
By Emily Burnett. Jas is 27. Her hair is falling out, and now she's falling apart.
A is for Awards
A young writer discovers she’s about to win an award. Her reaction is totally unexpected.
F is for Furniture
After a break-up, a young woman begins to feel that her furniture has a life of its own.
M is for Mussels
By Lara Barbier. Margo is pregnant and can't stop eating mussels. They speak of the sea.
D is for Dwelling
By Nash Colundalur. 'My name's Bauen. I'm the eyes and consciousness of this house...'
Make Death Love Me: Antony and Cleopatra Re-Imagined
Shakespeare's classic as a dysfunctional love story of a black empress and a white general
Maupassant’s Confessions of a Hedonist
A phantasmagorical journey through the most personal short stories of Guy de Maupassant.
People Everywhere Will Sing
The story of Ralph Vaughan Williams's radical contribution to the late queen's coronation.
Churchill versus Reith
Two titans of the 20th century slug it out over the future of broadcasting.
Venice Preserved
A political thriller about power, revolution, sex, and betrayal.
Benny & Hitch
The extraordinary and explosive relationship between Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock
The Journey of the Magi
A Nativity story re-imagined in words and music based on an original poem by WR Rodgers.
The Seagull
Chekhov's celebrated stage play grapples with art and love. A new version with music.