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BBC Radio Plays -- updated 20 Aug 2014

BBC Radio is a great source for those interested in dramatized productions of literature; especially the classics. They can be found on Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Below, you'll find productions that are currently available beginning with episode one. Episodes vary in length, but generally run an hour; with some running only 15 minutes. I've listed the number of episodes for each production, followed by the earliest expiration date; which isn't always episode one. Sometimes it's a later episode, requiring you to play catch up fast.

BBC Radio Series

• 15 Minute Drama -- classic & contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
• Afternoon Drama -- radio dramas which delight and surprise
• Afternoon Reading -- short stories or abridged books, often from new writers
• Book at Bedtime -- readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers, world lit
• Book of the Week -- serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres
• Classic Serial -- adaptations of works which have achieved classic status
• Drama on 3 -- series of drama performances, ranging from experiment works to the classics
• Saturday Drama -- thrillers, mysteries, love stories, detective fiction, special series

BBC Radio 3 -- arts, classical, drama, jazz, world

• TBA

BBC Radio 4 -- arts & culture, comedy, drama, history, politics, science & nature

• Tom Jones -- Henry Fielding --> 3 ep / exp 20 Aug
• By a Young Officer: Churchill -- Michael Eaton --> 1 ep / exp 25 Aug
  
• The Betrayal -- Helen Dunmore --> 10 ep / exp one year

BBC Radio 4 Extra -- comedy, drama, entertainment, factual

• Towards Zero -- Agatha Christie --> 4 ep / exp 26 Aug
  
• To the Lighthouse -- Virginia Woolf --> 1 ep / exp 23 Aug
  
• Persuasion -- Jane Austen --> 3 ep / exp 24 Aug

BBC Podcasts -- children, comedy, drama, factual, learn, music, news, religion, sports

• TBA