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Out of Time: 1. Pan-pan

23 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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Following an Arctic storm, the crew of the research vessel Coralith Epsilon find themselves stranded in thick pack ice. Cut off from the outside world and running low on supplies, hope arrives in the form of a mysterious Morse code message. Lees meer

But the ship that comes to the rescue is not what they expected. Trapped together in a frozen limbo, two crews separated by a century must survive starvation, the elements, and paranoia to get home.

A chilling five-part supernatural thriller that blends claustrophobic survivalism, cosmic sci-fi and environmental geopolitics, set in one of the most hostile places on Earth - the Arctic tundra. Written by the writers of the award-winning drama podcast 'Up In Smoke', Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen.

MARIA.....Raffey Cassidy
TIMOTHY.....Sacha Dhawan
FRED.....Tanya Moodie
LAURA.....Tiffany Smith

Writers: Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen
Director: Nadia Molinari
Sound Designer and Technical Producer: Sharon Hughes
Technical Producer: Sam Dickinson
Production Co-ordinator : Pippa Day
Series Script Editor: Lorna Newman
Casting Manager: Alex Curran

Series Scientific Consultant: Prof. James Lea from the University of Liverpool
Weather Consultant: Andy Cutcher
Arctic Historian Consultant: Peter Martin
Army Consultant: Alec Heron
Ship Navigation Consultants: Martha Armitage & James Butters

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Out of Time: Trailer

19 oktober 2026 · 3 min

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When a stranded Arctic research vessel transmits a call for help, the ship that comes to the rescue is not what they expected. Trapped together in a frozen limbo, two crews separated by a century must survive starvation, the elements, and paranoia to get home. Lees meer

A chilling five-part supernatural thriller that blends claustrophobic survivalism, cosmic sci-fi and environmental geopolitics, set in one of the most hostile places on Earth - the Arctic tundra. Written by the writers of the award-winning drama podcast 'Up In Smoke', Cambria Bailey-Jones and Guy Larsen.

Listen to the whole series on BBC Sounds from 23 October, 2026.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Underground: Episode 5

16 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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After the devastating revelation about Edward's wife, Thornfield is burning. But Axel has an offer for Charly. Lees meer

In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones,
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold,
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams,
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Mei ..... India Moon
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Esther ..... Kerry Gooderson
Dmitry ..... Tom Kiteley
Other parts are played by David Holt.

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Underground: Episode 4

9 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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What secret is hidden in Thornfield's forbidden East Wing? And what lengths will Charly go to, to find out? Lees meer

In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Dev ..... Danny Ashok
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
Kal ..... Tom Kiteley
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Mei ..... India Moon
Other parts are played by David Holt

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Underground: Episode 3

2 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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Guests arrive at Thornfield. But what is Edward hiding from Charly? Lees meer

In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

CAST
Charly .... Ava Hinds-Jones
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Dev ..... Danny Ashok
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Mei ..... India Moon
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Zack ..... Waj Ali
Brett ..... Kerry Gooderson
Other parts are played by David Holt

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Underground: Episode 2

25 september 2026 · 29 min

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A voice from the past returns. Can Charly trust what she hears? Lees meer

In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Dev ..... Danny Ashok
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Mei ..... India Moon
Other parts are played by Kerry Gooderson, Debbie Korley and David Holt.

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Underground: Episode 1

18 september 2026 · 28 min

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Tutor Charly arrives in luxury bunker Thornfield. But something's not right with this place. And what happened to her predecessor? Lees meer

In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

CAST
Charly ..... Ava Hinds-Jones
Popo ..... Liz Sutherland-Lim
Huxley ..... Ayrton English
Mei ..... India Moon
Obi ..... Joshua-Alexander Williams
Kal ..... Tom Kiteley
Axel ..... Alexander Arnold
Edward ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Other parts are played by David Holt and Debbie Korley

Written by Chloë Myerson

Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands
Sound Design: Peter Ringrose, Keith Graham, Andy Garratt
Director: Anne Isger

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.

Underground: Trailer

14 september 2026 · 2 min

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In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Lees meer

Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too.

In the real world, the super-rich are already building bunkers ready to provide sanctuary from the apocalypse. In Chloë Myerson claustrophobic thriller, we ask: what happens next?

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 10

11 september 2026 · 34 min

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1968. LBJ is running out of time. Having abandoned his own re-election campaign, the President turns to the one achievement that might redeem his final months in office: peace in Vietnam. But as the US election tightens, the CIA begins to pick up signs that Nixon’s campaign may be using secret back channels to keep South Vietnam away from the negotiating table. For LBJ, it could destroy his final hope of peace. For Richard Helms and Eloise Page, it is a dangerous collision of espionage, democracy and power. Lees meer

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Johnny Flynn and David Duchovny.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Bill Colby..........David Duchovny
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Anna Chennault..........Carin Chea
Peer de Silva..........Ian Porter
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu..........Aaron Teoh
Tho..........Sotty Pong
Richard Nixon..........Roy McCrerey
Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe
Averell Harriman..........Kerry Shale
Elizabeth, Richard Helm's Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 9

4 september 2026 · 31 min

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America is losing faith in Vietnam. After a major communist offensive shocks the public and exposes the fragility of the war effort, LBJ faces pressure from every side. The generals want more troops. The country wants answers. And inside Washington, the search begins for a strategy that can deliver results without admitting defeat. Into that vacuum steps Bill Colby, played by David Duchovny — the CIA’s Far East chief and one of the Agency’s most important Vietnam specialists. His influence inside the Agency is only beginning. His answer is the Phoenix Program: a plan to identify and dismantle the
Viet Cong’s hidden political network across South Vietnam. Colby believes the program can bring order, discipline and better intelligence to a failing war. Lees meer

But in Vietnam, even precision has a cost. What begins as an attempt to understand the enemy will become one of the most controversial operations in the CIA’s history. For LBJ, Phoenix offers the hope of progress. For Colby, it is the making of a career. For the Agency, it is another step into the shadows of Vietnam.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Johnny Flynn and David Duchovny.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Bill Colby..........David Duchovny
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Cynthia McKelvie..........Rachael Stirling
Bob McNamara..........Rob Benedict
Robert Komer..........Ian Porter
Tom Karamessines..........Akie Kotabe
Phan Pang..........Aaron Teoh
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Dean Rusk..........Joseph Balderrama
Elizabeth, Richard Helm's Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow
McCoy..........Tyreke Leslie

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark &…

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 8

28 augustus 2026 · 30 min

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The war in Vietnam is no longer happening far away. Images of conflict flood American living rooms and the anti-war movement explodes. LBJ is convinced the protests cannot be truly domestic. Someone must be behind them: Moscow, Havana, perhaps both. He orders Richard Helms and the CIA to find the foreign influence driving unrest at home. But as the Agency moves closer to spying on American citizens, Eloise Page begins to see a different force at work. Not a secret network. Not a Soviet plot. Something much more powerful, sitting in plain sight: television. Lees meer

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Cynthia McKelvie..........Rachael Stirling
Bob McNamara.......... Rob Benedict
Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe
Richard Ober..........Richard Southgate
Dean Rusk..........Joseph Balderrama
Geri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 7

21 augustus 2026 · 35 min

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Rumours are spreading through the Bolivian jungle: Che Guevara is back. For Washington, the possibility is explosive. The world’s most famous revolutionary may be trying to ignite another insurgency in the Americas — and the CIA cannot afford to let his legend grow. But before they can act, they need proof. Is it really Che? Or another fighter hiding behind the myth? As the Agency trains Bolivian forces for a covert hunt through brutal terrain, Eloise Page and Richard Helms face a delicate mission: find the revolutionary, prove his identity, and stop a symbol from becoming a movement. Lees meer

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Cynthia McKelvie..........Rachael Stirling
Bob McNamara..........Rob Benedict
President Barrientos..........Joseph Balderrama
Ramon..........Ben Cura
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
Régis Debray..........Walles Hamonde
John Tilton..........Christopher Ragland
Ambassador Patrick Dean..........Phillipe Bosher
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 6

14 augustus 2026 · 31 min

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Richard Helms has finally reached the top of the CIA. Now he has to prove the Agency
deserves to be heard. In Vietnam, the Pentagon insists America is winning. The CIA’s own intelligence tells a darker story: the enemy is larger, stronger and more resilient than Washington wants to believe. LBJ demands evidence, and Helms must stand behind an estimate that challenges
everything the military is telling him. But Vietnam is not the only crisis. In the Middle East, tensions between Israel, Syria, Egypt and Jordan are moving towards a confrontation that could pull in the superpowers. As Helms begins his tenure as CIA Director, he faces the hardest task in Washington: telling a President the truth before events outrun him. Lees meer

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Bob McNamara..........Rob Benedict
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
John McCone..........Tim Ahern
Helen Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Dean Rusk..........Joseph Balderrama
Tom Karamessines..........Akie Kotabe
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering
Elizabeth, Richard Helm's Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow
Sailor..........Clay Zackery

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 5

7 augustus 2026 · 34 min

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Soviet nuclear power is growing, and LBJ wants answers. Inside the CIA, Eloise Page and Richard Helms are trying to bring the Agency into a new age of intelligence: satellites, signals, analysis and serious tradecraft. But Admiral Raborn needs a triumph of his own — something bold enough to impress the President and prove he belongs in the job. His solution is one of the strangest operations in CIA history: a plan to turn a cat into a listening device. As the CIA reaches for the future with satellites and signals intelligence, Raborn searches for a quick success much closer to the ground — with unpredictable results. Lees meer

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Cynthia McKelvie..........Rachael Stirling
Bob McNamara..........Rob Benedict
Julia Helms..........Julee Cerda
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage MacKay
Dean Rusk..........Joseph Balderrama
Admiral William ‘Red’ Raborn..........Roy McCrerey
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Semichastny..........Philipe Bosher
Elizabeth, Richard Helm's Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 4

31 juli 2026 · 33 min

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1965. Richard Helms is the obvious choice to lead the CIA. Experienced, respected and trusted inside the Agency, he appears to be next in line. LBJ has other ideas and instead appoints Admiral William “Red” Raborn — a fellow Texan with almost no intelligence experience. Lees meer

On his first day, a coup erupts in the Dominican Republic, and Raborn is thrown into a crisis he barely understands. As LBJ demands answers and Washington rushes towards military intervention, Eloise Page watches the Agency struggle under a director out of his depth.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Admiral William ‘Red’ Raborn..........Roy McCrerey
Tracy Barnes..........Richard Southgate
Tap Bennett..........Tyreke Leslie
Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe
Dean Rusk..........Joseph Balderrama
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
Julia Helms..........Julee Cerda
Helen Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
John McCone..........Tim Ahern
Spanish Guard ..........Walles Hamonde
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 3

24 juli 2026 · 33 min

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1964. At the Pentagon, America’s future in Vietnam is played out in two rooms. The war game is meant to test whether bombing North Vietnam can force a communist retreat. But the simulation points to a devastating conclusion - whatever America does, the North will keep fighting, the Viet Cong will keep being supplied, and the war cannot be won on Washington’s terms. Lees meer

The CIA sees the warning clearly. John McCone tries to make LBJ listen. But the hawks in the administration dismiss the game as theory — and when the Gulf of Tonkin gives them the trigger they need, America steps towards a war the Agency already knows is doomed.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer and Johnny Flynn.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Robert ‘Bob’ McNamara..........Rob Benedict
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
John McCone..........Tim Ahern
Peer de Silva..........Ian Porter
Barbara Robbins..........Lily Lefkow
Admiral Grant Sharp..........David Menkin
Tom Karamessines..........Akie Kotabe
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by the cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Margarita Sound Engineer: James Moore
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 2

17 juli 2026 · 33 min

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1964. As British Guiana edges towards independence, Washington fears another communist foothold in the Americas. But the President’s attention is soon caught by a more immediate irritation: Harold Wilson’s new Labour government is pressing ahead with a lucrative export deal to Castro’s Cuba. To London, it is just business. To LBJ, it looks like betrayal. Lees meer

And as the CIA tries to keep one eye on British Guiana, the White House becomes consumed by a row over buses, allies, trade, and what loyalty means in the Cold War.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Johnny Flynn and Jason Watkins.

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
David Ormsby-Gore..........Jason Watkins
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Robert ‘Bob’ McNamara..........Rob Benedict
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
John McCone..........Tim Ahern
Virginia Hall..........Jennifer Armour
Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe
Elizabeth, Richard Helm’s Secretary..........Laurel Lefkow
Leroy Gomes..........Tyreke Leslie
Cheddi Jagan..........Vivek Madan
Tracy Barnes..........Richard Southgate
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering

All other parts played by cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Margarita Sound Engineer: James Moore
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 1

10 juli 2026 · 30 min

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1964. Chile is preparing to vote — and Washington is watching nervously. With the memory of Cuba still raw, LBJ fears another communist foothold in the Americas. Inside Langley, the CIA is told to help deliver the right result before the ballot box produces the wrong one. For Eloise Page, Richard Helms and John McCone, that means money, media, pressure, persuasion — and the fine art of interference without fingerprints. Lees meer

The Agency faces its first major test under President LBJ: how far do you go to protect democracy from itself?

Eloise Page..........Kim Cattrall
Lyndon Baines Johnson..........Kelsey Grammer
Richard Helms..........Johnny Flynn
Young Eloise Page..........Elena Delia
Desmond Fitzgerald..........Donald Sage Mackay
John McCone..........Tim Ahern
Helene Boatner..........Carlyss Peer
Virginia Hall..........Jennifer Armour
Henry Hecksher..........David Menkin
Charlie Michaels..........Christopher Ragland
Augustin ‘Gus’ Edwards..........Joseph Balderrama
Tom Karamessines ..........Akie Kotabe
Gerri Whittington..........Nettie Chickering
Judge Sarah T Hughes..........Laurel Lefkow
Security Guard..........Tyreke Leslie

All other parts played by cast

Original music by Sacha Puttnam

Production:

Written by Greg Haddrick, who created the series with Jeremy Fox

Sound Design and Editing by Adam Woodhams, Andreina Gomez Casanova and John Scott Dryden
Assistant Director: Flynn Hallman
Sonica Studio Sound Engineers: Mat Clark & Paul Clark
Sonica Runner: Lily Lefkow

Director: John Scott Dryden
Producer & Casting Director: Emma Hearn
Executive Producers: Howard Stringer, Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick and John Scott Dryden.

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4

Central Intelligence: Series 3: Trailer

6 juli 2026 · 3 min

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JFK is dead. LBJ is in the White House. And the CIA is about to be dragged into the defining battles of the 1960s. Lees meer

From Chile and British Guiana to Vietnam, the Dominican Republic, the Middle East and the Bolivian jungle, the Agency is fighting communism on every front. But as America turns against the war, the enemy begins to look closer to home. Presidents demand answers. Directors come and go. Richard Helms rises. Bill Colby emerges.

Eloise Page watches the CIA embrace satellites, surveillance, covert war — and, in one extraordinary case, the services of a cat.

A thrilling new season of the award-winning drama about America’s Central Intelligence Agency, told from the inside out.

Starring Kim Cattrall, Kelsey Grammer, Johnny Flynn, Jason Watkins and David Duchovny.

The Courier: Episode 5

3 juli 2026 · 28 min

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Series finale . When his worst fears become reality, Mo has 24 hours to gather all the evidence he can before gives himself up. Lees meer

Series creators: Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.

Episode 5 by Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell

CAST
Mo - Mohamed Elsandel
Elli - Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Omar - Ali Goolyad
Martin - Matthew Gravelle
Mama - Alaa Taha
Amna - Fatima Seedahmed
Mr Willis - Daniel Cerqueira
D S Williams - Geraint Morgan
Lawyer - Ben Crowe
The Guard/ Courier - Halim Diwani

Original Music by Tom Tripp
Oud Music by Nabra
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris
Production Coordinators: Maggie Olgiati and Eleri McAuliffe
Script consultant: Majid Hassan
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

The Courier: Episode 4

26 juni 2026 · 28 min

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Mo is recovering in hospital after a hit and run. Now he's going to have to tell Omar what's going on. It's only a matter of time before the killer finds him again, or the police have enough evidence to arrest him for a murder he didn't commit. Lees meer

Series creators: Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell.

Episode 4 by Darragh Mortell

CAST
Mo - Mohamed Elsandel
Elli - Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Omar - Ali Goolyad
Mama - Alaa Taha
Amna - Fatima Seedahmed
DI Johnson - Kyle Lima
Driver - Ben Crowe
Rosa - Laura dos Santos

Original Music by Tom Tripp
Oud Music by Nabra
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris
Production Coordinators: Maggie Olgiati and Eleri McAuliffe
Script consultant: Majid Hassan
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

The Courier: Episode 3

19 juni 2026 · 28 min

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After an argument, Elli has invited Mo around for food to apologise. He wouldn't have turned up but his mum is mad at him, and the Home Office and the police are out checking papers. He's already inside the house when he finds out the the police have reopened Rosa's case - the duty pathologist was dismissed for negligence and now they are re-examining everything and going through CCTV of the night in question. Mo is bound to be in it. Lees meer

Series creators: Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell

Episode 3 by Darragh Mortell

Mo - Mohamed Elsandel
Elli - Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Omar - Ali Goolyad
Martin - Matthew Gravelle
Mama - Alaa Taha
Mr Willis - Daniel Cerqueira
Henry Parnell - Rick Yale
Ryan Parnell - Callum Lloyd
Head Tutor - Laura dos Santos
Radio Presenter - Ben Crowe

Original Music by Tom Tripp
Oud Music by Nabra
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris
Production Coordinators: Maggie Olgiati and Eleri McAuliffe
Script consultant: Majid Hassan
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

The Courier: Episode 2

12 juni 2026 · 29 min

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Tormented by his conscience, Mo drifted into the dead woman's funeral and now her stepdaughter Elli, who is convinced that it wasn't suicide, has persuaded him to help her solve the mystery of what really happened to Rosa. Elli's pretty certain the death had something to do with the notorious Parnell family. How long can Mo keep lying to her, to his best friend Omar, and his mother? Will he get out of this tangled web before something else goes wrong? Lees meer

Series creators: Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell

Episode 2 by Eno Mfon

CAST
Mo - Mohamed Elsandel
Elli - Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Omar - Ali Goolyad
Mama - Alaa Taha
Amna - Fatima Seedahmed
Henry Parnell - Rick Yale
Mrs Parnell - Zoe Davies
Ryan Parnell - Callum Lloyd
Rosa - Laura dos Santos
Newsreader - Ben Crowe

Original Music by Tom Tripp
Oud Music by Nabra
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris
Production Coordinators: Maggie Olgiati and Eleri McAuliffe
Script consultant: Majid Hassan
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

The Courier: Episode 1

5 juni 2026 · 28 min

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When Mo, a Sudanese delivery rider working in Cardiff enters a house to drop off two pizzas, he finds a dead body. Convinced that if he alerts the authorities he will either be suspected of murder or arrested for working illegally and deported, Mo flees the crime scene. When the murder is reported as a suicide, Mo can't stop thinking about the dead woman. He knows what he saw. Lees meer

Series creators Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell

Episode 1 by Eno Mfon

CAST
Mo - Mohamed Elsandel
Elli - Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Omar - Ali Goolyad
Mama - Alaa Taha
Amna - Fatima Seedahmed
The Priest - Geraint Morgan
Alexa - Laura dos Santos
Woman - Lisa Greenwood
Football commentator - Ben Crowe

Original Music by Tom Tripp
Oud Music by Nabra.
Sound: Catherine Robinson and Rhys Morris
Production Coordinators: Maggie Olgiati and Eleri McAuliffe
Script consultant: Majid Hassan
Director: John Norton
A BBC Audio Drama Wales Production

The Courier: Trailer

1 juni 2026 · 2 min

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A pizza delivery rider enters a house and finds something he never should have seen.

Wraith: 4. Execute

29 mei 2026 · 29 min

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A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. Lees meer

In Episode 4, Iain and Mel are forced to run for their lives as military personnel receive deepfaked orders. The AI gains control of internal government communications, and Nisha clashes with cabinet ministers over the right course of action. The London Internet Exchange is compromised, and Iain, Mel and Nisha are forced to consider what price is worth paying for human freedom.

Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker

Created by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah
Written by James Dobbyn
Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden

A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4

Wraith: 3. Control

22 mei 2026 · 29 min

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A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. Lees meer

In Episode 3, the streets of London are in chaos, with traffic and public transport at a standstill and emergency services communications down. Reeling from the killings carried out by the AI, Iain and Mel fall out and decide to go it alone. Nisha realises the AI is trying to hack the London Internet Exchange and spread to the rest of the UK. Despite the patchy communications and ongoing deepfakes, the government manages to send an SAS team to the UT building as Nisha tries to cope with the spiralling situation in Whitehall.

Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker

Created by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah
Written by James Dobbyn
Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden

A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4

Wraith: 2. Exploit

15 mei 2026 · 29 min

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A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. Lees meer

In Episode 2, chaos breaks out across London as the AI resorts to more extreme measures. Iain, Mel, Roland and Zaina, trapped in the building, struggle to outwit the AI and figure out a way to help the rest of the city. Meanwhile Deputy Director of the National Cyber Security Centre Nisha Khan tries to convince ministers in Whitehall that their best chance is to escalate immediately before it's too late. When the operations team sent to the UT building fails to report back, Nisha sends her close colleague Sam to investigate.

Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker

Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah
Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden

A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4

Wraith: 1. Breach

8 mei 2026 · 29 min

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A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. Lees meer

During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.

Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.

This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.

Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.

Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.

Cast:
Iain - Edward Bluemel
Mel - Corinna Brown
Zaina - Fatima Adoum
Roland - Philip Bretherton
Jess - Alix Wilton Regan
Nisha - Seyan Sarvan
Sam - Kenneth Omole
Andrea - Beth Chalmers
Oliver - Sean Rigby
Marcus - Wilf Scolding
John - Joseph Mydell
Susan - Karen Bryson
Lyssa - Catriona Stirling
Supporting roles - Sean Baker and members of the cast

Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton
Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: John Wakefield
Story Producer: Sarah Olley
Producer: Chris Grezo
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden

A Strange Boy production for BBC Radio 4

Wraith: Trailer

4 mei 2026 · 3 min

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A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. Lees meer

During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event.

Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back.

This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon.

Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown.

Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang.
Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton.

Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.

The Dentist: Episode 5

27 maart 2026 · 28 min

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Kerry’s efforts to assume her sister’s identity and pose as a dentist have been disastrous. Lees meer

Between the high body count and a gangster pursuing her for a quarter of a million pounds, the life of quiet desperation she was previously living seems very attractive right now…

D.C. Jackson’s darkly comical crime thriller concludes.

Cast:
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson
Jaconelli and The Minister… Gavin Mitchell
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Sapphire … Sylvia Jackson

Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh

Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham

Commissioning Editors: Alison Hindell and Rhian Roberts.

A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 4

20 maart 2026 · 28 min

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When Kerry made the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she didn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist. Lees meer

So far those consequences have been pretty fatal.

And now, as she digs deeper and deeper into her deception, she finds herself butting up against the criminal underworld.

Cast:
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Bob … Grant O’Rourke

Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh

Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham

A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 3

13 maart 2026 · 29 min

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Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. Lees meer

When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist.

And those consequences turn out to be pretty fatal...

Cast:
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
Kasia … Leah Byrne
Bob and Toby… Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell

Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh

Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham

A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 2

6 maart 2026 · 28 min

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Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. Lees meer

When Kerry makes the snap decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist. Turns out they’re pretty catastrophic…

Cast:
Leanne … Gabriel Quigley
DI Hickman … David Ireland
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell
Kasia … Leah Byrne

Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh

Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham

A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Episode 1

27 februari 2026 · 28 min

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Darkly comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson. Lees meer

Kerry’s living a life of quiet desperation.
Her identical twin appears to be affluent and successful.
When Kerry turns to her sister for help, the consequences are worse than she could possibly have imagined, for both of them…

Cast:
Leanne and Kerry … Gabriel Quigley
Bob … Grant O’Rourke
Kasia … Leah Bryne
Stewart … Jonathan Watson
The Minister … Gavin Mitchell

Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie
Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh

Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson
Additional keyboards: Tony Graham

A BBC Audio Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams

The Dentist: Trailer

23 februari 2026 · 3 min

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Things aren’t going well for Kerry. But it turns out that faking being a dentist might actually be worse than a life of quiet desperation.

Wolf Valley: Episode 5

20 februari 2026 · 28 min

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The tragic impact of a crime still echoes through Wolf Valley. But it’s not what Lena expects. Lees meer

Wolf Valley is in the grip of a major storm as Lena leads a desperate search for the missing child. As the community rallies, unsettling discoveries hint at old wounds and long-buried resentments that are beginning to surface. With the past and present colliding in a murderous conspiracy, a last vital revelation sets Lena off on a race against time to prevent the killer from claiming his next victim…

The powerful conclusion to Wolf Valley, a noir thriller set within a Nordic fjord valley fractured by devastating secrets and long-ago tragedy.

LENA - Amrita Acharia
AKSEL - David Menkin
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
SUSANNA - Ingrid Werner
OSKAR - Raife Sutherland
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland

All other parts played by the cast

Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff

An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Wolf Valley: Episode 4

13 februari 2026 · 28 min

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Asgaard’s founder Tor Martinsen’s death sends shockwaves through Wolf Valley but Lena is not convinced it was suicide. As she unravels Asgaard’s tangled finances and covert deals with Russian backers, the dark legacy of Valborg Academy overshadows it all. Lees meer

Rose’s recovered GoPro deepens the mystery, revealing a final dive, a motor, and a violent impact. And when ten-year-old Oscar Vikstad vanishes into the forest on the eve of a storm, the investigation becomes a race against time.

The penultimate episode in a Nordic noir, where shocking crimes and long-simmering feuds threaten a remote mountain valley.

LENA - Amrita Acharia
AKSEL - David Menkin
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
PAUL - Raj Ghatak
INGRID - Eva Eklöf
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
ROSE - Stephanie MacGaraidh
SUSANNA - Ingrid Werner
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
VIDAR’S MUM - Eva Eklöf
SARA - Ronja Haugholt
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland

All other parts played by the cast

Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff

An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Wolf Valley: Episode 3

6 februari 2026 · 29 min

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Rose was witness to a dark Norse ritual the night before she died. What does the main suspect know? Lees meer

Lena Ekström’s investigation widens as Lars’ story starts to unravel, revealing rituals, runes and the unsettling culture behind Valborg Academy. Clues begin to point toward Asgaard’s founders, and a call from Echo Terra deepens the corporate and political stakes around Rose’s death.

Meanwhile, a return to her childhood haunts, and a resurfacing trauma, threatens Lena’s composure just as the case takes a sharp turn. When she and Aksel track a lead to a secluded cabin, they make a shocking discovery that rips the investigation open. Wolf Valley’s shadows are lengthening, and Lena is being pulled further in than ever before.

The third episode of a propulsive Nordic noir ecothriller in which ancient beliefs and modern conspiracies converge within an isolated Nordic valley.

LENA - Amrita Acharia
AKSEL - David Menkin
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
HEADMASTER - Christopher Dane
VINNY - Alex Farrell
PAUL - Raj Ghatak
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
LARS - Laurits Bjerrum
SUSANNA - Ingrid Werner
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
WAITRESS - Ronja Haugholt
OSKAR - Raife Sutherland
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland

All other parts played by the cast

Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff

An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Wolf Valley: Episode 2

30 januari 2026 · 28 min

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The body of a young woman, Rose Smith, lies in the icy waters of the fjord. Who put her there? Lees meer

Forensics suggest a brutal killing. When it emerges the victim is a British citizen, Lena is teamed up with hotheaded Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate Rose’s death. Clues from Rose’s online life reveal she was onto something, and a startling new video suggests a connection with Lars Vikstad - son of powerful landowner Henrik Vikstad. Lena must confront troubled relationships new and old as the secrets of Wolf Valley begin to stir, revealing just how dark its shadows truly are.

The second episode of a compulsive Nordic noir in which old legacies and dark purposes are drawn together in an isolated valley town.

LENA - Amrita Acharia
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
INGRID - Eva Eklöf
AKSEL - David Menkin
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
EVA - Ingvild Lakou
DINESH - Raj Ghatak
PIA - Charlotte Melén
VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre
SARA - Ronja Haugholt
ROSE - Stephanie MacGaraidh
BENGT - Christopher Dane
JAMES ADDINGTON - Peter F Gardiner
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland

All other parts played by the cast

Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff

An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Wolf Valley: Episode 1

23 januari 2026 · 29 min

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In an isolated fjord town, a young activist investigating environmental crimes goes missing. And nobody has seen anything. Lees meer

Haunted by her past, criminal investigator Lena Ekström returns to remote Norwegian fjord town, Wolf Valley, where she is plunged into a desperate search for a missing young activist, whose tent lies abandoned on the land of a powerful local land owner.

Against the dramatic backdrop of the fjord, Lena must follow the trail through a tightknit, distrustful community to uncover long-buried secrets.

A chilling Nordic noir eco-thriller about the wild darkness within us all.

LENA - Amrita Acharia
MAGNUS - Eirik Knutsvik
ANNETTE - Sarah Whitehouse
HENRIK - Øystein Lode
JASPER - Raj Ghatak
SARA - Ronja Haugholt
VIDAR - Sigurd Myhre
SHOPKEEPER - Christopher Dane
LENA’S MUM - Ingvild Lakou
YOUNG LENA - Mackensie Sutherland

All other parts played by the cast

Written by Charlotte Melén
Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg
Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange
Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond
Director - Charlotte Melén
Producer - Eleanor Mein
Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur
Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen
Development Producer - Saskia Black
Executive Producers - Charlotte Melén, Celia de Wolff

An Almost Tangible production for BBC Radio 4

Wolf Valley: Trailer

19 januari 2026 · 2 min

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Haunted by her past, criminal investigator Lena Ekström returns to isolated fjord town Wolf Valley, where she is plunged into the tangled mystery of a missing young activist. Lees meer

Against the dramatic backdrop of the fjord, Lena must follow the trail through a tightknit, distrustful community. As tensions rise, long-buried secrets resurface, and the weather closes in, Lena faces her own fears and forges unexpected new connections to uncover the sinister truth.

A chilling Nordic Noir eco-thriller about the wild darkness within us all.

An Almost Tangible Production for BBC Radio 4 Limelight

Written by CHARLOTTE MELÉN. Original music MARCUS HJELMBORG. Sound Design LOUIS BLATHERWICK and STEVE BOND. Director CHARLOTTE MELÉN. Producer ELEANOR MEIN.

Spores: Series 2: 5. Dark Healer

16 januari 2026 · 29 min

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It’s been 12 years since social worker Cassie discovered a mysterious mould in her home, invisible to almost everyone except her. Now the fungus has spread - its glowing spores a major global health threat, infecting the brains of those who inhale them. But many refuse to take seriously a menace they cannot see. Lees meer

When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by a mycelium-sighted Inspector?

For Bryn there is only one explanation: not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But who is this rogue Inspector and why would they lie? In his search for answers, Bryn’s fraught relationship with Cassie will be tested to the limit as they battle to stop the fungus before the looming pandemic can take hold.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was condemned to speak the truth yet never be believed. A story of trust and what happens when we lose it. And of a hidden threat destroying the very thing that makes us powerful.

Written and created by Marietta Kirkbride

Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn
Bryn ….. Ben Skym
Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot
Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams
Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow
Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules
Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe
Layla Wolf ..... Laila Alj
Thugs ..... Théo Marceau and Félix Marceau
Bonobo handler ..... George Williams

Other voices are played by the cast

Production Manager: Eleanor Mein
Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski

Executive Producer: Sara Davies

Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed
Track laying: Andreina Gómez
Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Spores: Series 2: 4. Devil’s Agent

9 januari 2026 · 30 min

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It’s been 12 years since social worker Cassie discovered a mysterious mould in her home, invisible to almost everyone except her. Now the fungus has spread - its glowing spores a major global health threat, infecting the brains of those who inhale them. But many refuse to take seriously a menace they cannot see. Lees meer

When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by a mycelium-sighted Inspector?

For Bryn there is only one explanation - not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But who is this rogue Inspector and why would they lie? In his search for answers, Bryn’s fraught relationship with Cassie will be tested to the limit as they battle to stop the fungus before the looming pandemic can take hold.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was condemned to speak the truth yet never be believed. A story of trust and what happens when we lose it. And of a hidden threat destroying the very thing that makes us powerful.

Written and created by Marietta Kirkbride

Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn
Bryn ….. Ben Skym
Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot
Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams
Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow
Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules
Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe
Layla Wolf ..... Laila Alj

Other voices played by the cast

Production Manager: Eleanor Mein
Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski

Executive Producer: Sara Davies

Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed
Track laying: Andreina Gómez
Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Spores: Series 2: 3. Fool's Sickener

2 januari 2026 · 30 min

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It’s been 12 years since social worker Cassie discovered a mysterious mould in her home, invisible to almost everyone except her. Now the fungus has spread - its glowing spores a major global health threat, infecting the brains of those who inhale them. But many refuse to take seriously a menace they cannot see. Lees meer

When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by a mycelium-sighted Inspector?

For Bryn there is only one explanation - not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But who is this rogue Inspector and why would they lie? In his search for answers, Bryn’s fraught relationship with Cassie will be tested to the limit as they battle to stop the fungus before the looming pandemic can take hold.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was condemned to speak the truth yet never be believed. A story of trust and what happens when we lose it. And of a hidden threat destroying the very thing that makes us powerful.

By Marietta Kirkbride

Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn
Bryn ….. Ben Skym
Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot
Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams
Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow
Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules
Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe
Aditi Saklani ..... Amrita Acharia
Conference attendees ..... Laila Alj, Liis Mikk

Bonobo recordings courtesy of Professor Zanna Clay of Durham University

Production Manager: Eleanor Mein
Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski

Executive Producer: Sara Davies

Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed
Track laying: Andreina Gómez
Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Spores: Series 2: 2. Cruel Deceiver

26 december 2025 · 30 min

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It’s been 12 years since social worker Cassie discovered a mysterious mould in her home, invisible to almost everyone except her. Now the fungus has spread - its glowing spores a major global health threat, infecting the brains of those who inhale them. But many refuse to take seriously a menace they cannot see. Lees meer

When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by a mycelium-sighted Inspector?

For Bryn there is only one explanation - not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But who is this rogue Inspector and why would they lie? In his search for answers, Bryn’s fraught relationship with Cassie will be tested to the limit as they battle to stop the fungus before the looming pandemic can take hold.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was condemned to speak the truth yet never be believed. A story of trust and what happens when we lose it. And of a hidden threat destroying the very thing that makes us powerful.

Written and created by Marietta Kirkbride

Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn
Bryn ….. Ben Skym
Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot
Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow
Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules
Kirsten ..... Cristina Wolfe
Gareth ..... George Williams
Demonstrators ..... Théo Marceau and Félix Marceau
Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams

Other voices played by the cast

Production Manager: Eleanor Mein
Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski

Executive Producer: Sara Davies

Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed
Track laying: Andreina Gómez
Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Spores: Series 2: 1. False Hunter

19 december 2025 · 28 min

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The supernatural horror returns. Lees meer

It’s been 12 years since social worker Cassie discovered a mysterious mould in her home, invisible to almost everyone except her. Now the fungus has spread - its glowing spores a major global health threat, infecting the brains of those who inhale them. But many refuse to take seriously a menace they cannot see.

When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by a mycelium-sighted Inspector?

For Bryn there is only one explanation: not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But who is this rogue Inspector and why would they lie? In his search for answers, Bryn’s fraught relationship with Cassie will be tested to the limit as they battle to stop the fungus before the looming pandemic can take hold.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was condemned to speak the truth yet never be believed. A story of trust and what happens when we lose it. And of a hidden threat destroying the very thing that makes us powerful.

Written and created by Marietta Kirkbride

Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn
Bryn ….. Ben Skym
Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow
Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules
Gwenni ….. Kezrena James
Gareth ..... George Williams

Other voices are played by the cast

Production Manager: Eleanor Mein
Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski
Executive Producer: Sara Davies

Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed
Score: Ioana Selaru
Track laying: Andreina Gómez
Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

Spores: Series 2: Trailer: Spores Series 2

12 december 2025 · 2 min

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A psychological horror story set amid the mysterious world of mycelium.

Murder on Mars: Episode 5

12 december 2025 · 29 min

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Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death. Lees meer

When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed.

But murder's not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have triggered a dangerous storm. Paranoia grows as the power fails. Lights, gravity, oxygen: everything is at risk.

Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a killer who’s not finished yet.

Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.

With the hub evacuated, Rita and Jaz are alone. Can they find the murderer in time?

Written by Tim Foley

CAST
RITA SIDDIQUI ..... NISHA NAYAR
JAZ HICKSON ..... LUKE NEWBERRY
WARD ..... STEFFAN RHODRI
NILS ..... DAVID MENKIN
GRACE ….. ELIZABETH AYODELE
MAX ..... SIDHANT ANAND

Sound: Sharon Hughes, Keith Graham and Neva Missirian
Production Co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor
Director: Anne Isger
Casting Manager: Alex Curran

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

Murder on Mars: Episode 4

5 december 2025 · 28 min

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Mars, 2048. The first settlers, a mix of international workers and the super-rich. And the first unexplained death. Lees meer

When a body turns up in the corridor between a scrappy warehouse and a half-built luxury hotel, no-nonsense Harbourmaster Rita Siddiqui finds herself in charge. With Earth temporarily out of contact and no official law enforcement on Mars, she ropes in Vice Captain Jaz Hickson, a wide-eyed young pilot who’s only just landed.

But murder’s not their only problem. Atmospheric tests have triggered a dangerous storm. Paranoia grows as the power fails. Lights, gravity, oxygen: everything is at risk.

Rita and Jaz must navigate a growing list of suspects, a dwindling supply of patience, and a killer who’s not finished yet.

Because even 140 million miles from Earth, people still have secrets. And someone’s willing to kill to keep them.

Jaz finds a surprise resident on Mars. And Rita and Jaz venture onto the surface.

Written by Tim Foley

CAST
RITA SIDDIQUI ..... NISHA NAYAR
JAZ HICKSON ..... LUKE NEWBERRY
DAN ..... JOANA BORJA
DR LI ..... CRYSTAL YU
GRACE ….. ELIZABETH AYODELE
DAMIEN ZERO ….. PAUL HILTON
MAX ..... SIDHANT ANAND

Sound: Sharon Hughes, Keith Graham and Neva Missirian
Production Co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor
Director: Anne Isger
Casting Manager: Alex Curran

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4