Program List

BBC World Drama
Summary : To Make the People Smile Again: Drama documentary about George Wheeler who in 1938 travelled from London to Spain to join the Republican Army and fight Fascism.
Details : To Make the People Smile Again: Drama documentary about George Wheeler who in 1938 travelled from London to Spain to join the Republican Army and fight Fascism.

Starts 2007-04-30 23:30:00, Ends 2007-05-01 00:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-30 19:30:00, Ends 2007-04-30 20:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-30 15:30:00, Ends 2007-04-30 16:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-30 11:30:00, Ends 2007-04-30 12:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-23 23:30:00, Ends 2007-04-24 00:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-23 19:30:00, Ends 2007-04-23 20:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-23 15:30:00, Ends 2007-04-23 16:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-23 11:30:00, Ends 2007-04-23 12:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-16 23:30:00, Ends 2007-04-17 00:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-16 19:30:00, Ends 2007-04-16 20:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-16 15:30:00, Ends 2007-04-16 16:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-16 11:30:00, Ends 2007-04-16 12:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-07 22:00:00, Ends 2007-01-07 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-07 02:00:00, Ends 2007-01-07 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-06 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-06 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : A Land to Die For: The story of Josimo, a campaigning Brazilian Priest, who in April 1986, survived a murder attempt, only to be shot and killed in May by a hired gunman.
Details : A Land to Die For: The story of Josimo, a campaigning Brazilian Priest, who in April 1986, survived a murder attempt, only to be shot and killed in May by a hired gunman.

Starts 2008-02-03 18:06:00, Ends 2008-02-03 18:30:00 and is on for 24 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-14 22:00:00, Ends 2007-01-14 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-14 02:00:00, Ends 2007-01-14 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-13 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-13 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Concert: Castro has just unveiled a statue of John Lennon in Havana, but Johnny can recall when The Beatles were not so celebrated in Cuba.
Details : The Concert: Castro has just unveiled a statue of John Lennon in Havana, but Johnny can recall when The Beatles were not so celebrated in Cuba.

Starts 2007-01-21 22:00:00, Ends 2007-01-21 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-21 02:00:00, Ends 2007-01-21 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-20 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-20 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Sagila: As the Incwala ceremony takes place, the murder of a powerful man shocks the Swazi kingdom. The victim's son helps hunt for the killer and surprising suspects are produced.
Details : Sagila: As the Incwala ceremony takes place, the murder of a powerful man shocks the Swazi kingdom. The victim's son helps hunt for the killer and surprising suspects are produced.

Starts 2008-02-10 22:00:00, Ends 2008-02-10 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-02-10 02:00:00, Ends 2008-02-10 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-02-09 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-09 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-28 22:00:00, Ends 2007-01-28 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-28 02:00:00, Ends 2007-01-28 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-01-27 20:00:00, Ends 2007-01-27 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Beautiful Only at Night: A group of eleven young adults from Uganda created the play 'The Other Me' through a series of workshops, which was recorded on location in Nkokonjeru.
Details : Beautiful Only at Night: A group of eleven young adults from Uganda created the play 'The Other Me' through a series of workshops, which was recorded on location in Nkokonjeru.

Starts 2008-02-22 04:00:00, Ends 2008-02-22 04:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-04 22:00:00, Ends 2007-02-04 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-04 02:00:00, Ends 2007-02-04 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-03 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-03 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Feluda: The Golden Fortress: Bollywood stars Rahul Bose and Anupam Kher bring Satyajit Ray's detective play to the air. Recorded in Mumbai, it is part of the India Rising season.
Details : Feluda: The Golden Fortress: Bollywood stars Rahul Bose and Anupam Kher bring Satyajit Ray's detective play to the air. Recorded in Mumbai, it is part of the India Rising season.

Starts 2008-03-08 14:00:00, Ends 2008-03-08 14:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-11 22:00:00, Ends 2007-02-11 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-11 02:00:00, Ends 2007-02-11 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-10 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-10 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : My MS and Me: Jim Sweeney, actor, writer and comedian, delivers a candid, lively account of his experiences of living with multiple sclerosis.
Details : My MS and Me: Jim Sweeney, actor, writer and comedian, delivers a candid, lively account of his experiences of living with multiple sclerosis.

Starts 2008-03-15 11:00:00, Ends 2008-03-15 11:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-18 22:00:00, Ends 2007-02-18 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-18 02:00:00, Ends 2007-02-18 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-17 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-17 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 1/2. Dead Souls: Dramatisation of Russian playwright Nikolai Gogal's comedy. Starring Michael Palin and Mark Heap.
Details : 1/2. Dead Souls: Dramatisation of Russian playwright Nikolai Gogal's comedy. Starring Michael Palin and Mark Heap.

Starts 2008-03-14 01:20:00, Ends 2008-03-14 01:30:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-25 22:00:00, Ends 2007-02-25 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-25 02:00:00, Ends 2007-02-25 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-02-24 20:00:00, Ends 2007-02-24 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 2/2. Dead Souls: Dramatisation of Russian playwright Nikolai Gogal's comedy. Starring Michael Palin and Mark Heap.
Details : 2/2. Dead Souls: Dramatisation of Russian playwright Nikolai Gogal's comedy. Starring Michael Palin and Mark Heap.

Starts 2008-04-06 22:32:00, Ends 2008-04-06 23:00:00 and is on for 28 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-05 19:30:00, Ends 2008-04-05 20:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-05 01:30:00, Ends 2008-04-05 02:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-04 22:30:00, Ends 2008-04-04 23:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-04 18:30:00, Ends 2008-04-04 19:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-04 14:30:00, Ends 2008-04-04 15:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-04-04 09:30:00, Ends 2008-04-04 10:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-03-30 17:32:00, Ends 2008-03-30 18:00:00 and is on for 28 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-03-30 06:30:00, Ends 2008-03-30 07:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-03-24 02:30:00, Ends 2008-03-24 03:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-03-23 18:32:00, Ends 2008-03-23 19:00:00 and is on for 28 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-03-23 07:30:00, Ends 2008-03-23 08:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-04 22:00:00, Ends 2007-03-04 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-04 02:00:00, Ends 2007-03-04 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-03 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-03 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Free Juice for All: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Ghana's independence, seven African writers each produced a seven-minute play set in their own country.
Details : Free Juice for All: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Ghana's independence, seven African writers each produced a seven-minute play set in their own country.

Starts 2007-03-11 22:00:00, Ends 2007-03-11 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-11 02:00:00, Ends 2007-03-11 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-10 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-10 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Drama about Iraq.
Details : Drama about Iraq.

Starts 2007-03-18 22:00:00, Ends 2007-03-18 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-18 02:00:00, Ends 2007-03-18 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-17 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-17 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : A Gathering of Old Men, by Ernest J Gaines.
Details : A Gathering of Old Men, by Ernest J Gaines.

Starts 2007-03-25 21:00:00, Ends 2007-03-25 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-25 02:00:00, Ends 2007-03-25 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-24 20:00:00, Ends 2007-03-24 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Pledge, by Friedrich Durrenmatt. Inspector Matthai becomes obsessed with a horrific murder case and the dark world he discovers.
Details : The Pledge, by Friedrich Durrenmatt. Inspector Matthai becomes obsessed with a horrific murder case and the dark world he discovers.

Starts 2008-04-14 23:00:00, Ends 2008-04-14 23:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-01 21:00:00, Ends 2007-04-01 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-01 01:00:00, Ends 2007-04-01 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-03-31 19:00:00, Ends 2007-03-31 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Entertainer: John Osborne's classic play, with Bill Nighy as fading entertainer Archie Rice, whose life is falling apart.
Details : The Entertainer: John Osborne's classic play, with Bill Nighy as fading entertainer Archie Rice, whose life is falling apart.

Starts 2008-04-17 10:40:00, Ends 2008-04-17 10:50:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-08 21:00:00, Ends 2007-04-08 22:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-08 01:00:00, Ends 2007-04-08 02:30:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-07 18:30:00, Ends 2007-04-07 20:00:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Worldplay: Six dramas from broadcasters around the world. Obsession: A play by Georgia Fitch.
Details : Worldplay: Six dramas from broadcasters around the world. Obsession: A play by Georgia Fitch.

Starts 2008-04-30 11:00:00, Ends 2008-04-30 11:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-22 21:00:00, Ends 2007-04-22 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-22 01:00:00, Ends 2007-04-22 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-21 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-21 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Straight Man: A comedy about family in the age of divorce. Tom's life is unsettled when his wife's ex-husband comes to stay. By Ken Duncum.
Details : Straight Man: A comedy about family in the age of divorce. Tom's life is unsettled when his wife's ex-husband comes to stay. By Ken Duncum.

Starts 2008-05-08 00:30:00, Ends 2008-05-08 01:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-05-07 19:30:00, Ends 2008-05-07 20:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-05-07 15:30:00, Ends 2008-05-07 16:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-05-07 09:30:00, Ends 2008-05-07 10:00:00 and is on for 30 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-29 21:00:00, Ends 2007-04-29 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-29 01:00:00, Ends 2007-04-29 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-28 19:00:00, Ends 2007-04-28 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Fragments of Hong Kong: One of six dramas from broadcasters around the world, this week's play is by Katherine Thomson.
Details : Fragments of Hong Kong: One of six dramas from broadcasters around the world, this week's play is by Katherine Thomson.

Starts 2007-05-06 01:00:00, Ends 2007-05-06 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-05 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-05 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-05-07 18:20:00, Ends 2008-05-07 18:30:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-04-29 21:00:00, Ends 2007-04-29 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Woman in the Window: John MacKenna's new play looks at the theme of obsession.
Details : The Woman in the Window: John MacKenna's new play looks at the theme of obsession.

Starts 2008-05-13 22:06:00, Ends 2008-05-13 22:30:00 and is on for 24 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-13 21:05:00, Ends 2007-05-13 22:00:00 and is on for 55 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-13 21:00:00, Ends 2007-05-13 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-13 01:05:00, Ends 2007-05-13 02:00:00 and is on for 55 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-13 01:00:00, Ends 2007-05-13 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-12 19:05:00, Ends 2007-05-12 20:00:00 and is on for 55 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-12 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-12 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Early Newfoundland Errors: Worldplay - six dramas from broadcasters around the world. This week's play is by Edward Riche.
Details : Early Newfoundland Errors: Worldplay - six dramas from broadcasters around the world. This week's play is by Edward Riche.

Starts 2008-05-20 08:20:00, Ends 2008-05-20 08:30:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-20 21:00:00, Ends 2007-05-20 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-20 01:00:00, Ends 2007-05-20 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-19 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-19 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Watts Towers Project: Italian immigrant Simon Rodia spent 33 years building the Watts Towers only to abandon them. By Roger Guenveur Smith.
Details : The Watts Towers Project: Italian immigrant Simon Rodia spent 33 years building the Watts Towers only to abandon them. By Roger Guenveur Smith.

Starts 2007-05-20 21:00:00, Ends 2007-05-20 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-20 01:00:00, Ends 2007-05-20 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-19 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-19 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-27 21:00:00, Ends 2007-05-27 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-27 01:00:00, Ends 2007-05-27 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-05-26 19:00:00, Ends 2007-05-26 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Arab/Israeli Cookbook: Robin Soans' play uses verbatim accounts of Arab and Israeli lives to tell the story of daily Middle East life through cooking.
Details : The Arab/Israeli Cookbook: Robin Soans' play uses verbatim accounts of Arab and Israeli lives to tell the story of daily Middle East life through cooking.

Starts 2007-06-03 21:00:00, Ends 2007-06-03 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-03 01:00:00, Ends 2007-06-03 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-02 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-02 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Twenty Cigarettes: As smoking is increasingly banned, our hero Oscar looks back at the 20 most significant cigarettes of his life. By Marcy Kahan.
Details : Twenty Cigarettes: As smoking is increasingly banned, our hero Oscar looks back at the 20 most significant cigarettes of his life. By Marcy Kahan.

Starts 2008-06-04 09:00:00, Ends 2008-06-04 09:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-10 21:00:00, Ends 2007-06-10 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-10 01:00:00, Ends 2007-06-10 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-09 18:30:00, Ends 2007-06-09 20:00:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 1/2. The Wind in the Willows: An adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved book.
Details : 1/2. The Wind in the Willows: An adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved book.

Starts 2008-06-11 11:30:00, Ends 2008-06-11 11:40:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-17 21:00:00, Ends 2007-06-17 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-17 01:00:00, Ends 2007-06-17 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-16 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-16 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 2/2. The Wind in the Willows: An adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved book.
Details : 2/2. The Wind in the Willows: An adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved book.

Starts 2008-06-12 10:00:00, Ends 2008-06-12 10:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-23 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-23 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-06-11 03:06:00, Ends 2008-06-11 04:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-24 21:00:00, Ends 2007-06-24 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-24 01:00:00, Ends 2007-06-24 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-23 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-23 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Albert's Bridge: David Hitchinson directs Tom Stoppard's play to coincide with the writer's 70th birthday.
Details : Albert's Bridge: David Hitchinson directs Tom Stoppard's play to coincide with the writer's 70th birthday.

Starts 2007-07-01 21:06:00, Ends 2007-07-01 22:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-01 01:00:00, Ends 2007-07-01 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-06-30 19:00:00, Ends 2007-06-30 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Lysistrata: Aristophanes' comedy. A group of Greek women decide to withhold sex from their husbands in a bid to end the Sparta-Athens war.
Details : Lysistrata: Aristophanes' comedy. A group of Greek women decide to withhold sex from their husbands in a bid to end the Sparta-Athens war.

Starts 2007-07-08 21:00:00, Ends 2007-07-08 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-08 01:00:00, Ends 2007-07-08 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Talking to Strangers: A lonely man decides to spend a week talking to strangers on the beach. By Charlotte Jones.
Details : Talking to Strangers: A lonely man decides to spend a week talking to strangers on the beach. By Charlotte Jones.

Starts 2008-07-10 08:06:00, Ends 2008-07-10 08:20:00 and is on for 14 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-15 21:00:00, Ends 2007-07-15 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-15 01:00:00, Ends 2007-07-15 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-14 19:00:00, Ends 2007-07-14 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : John Walker's Blues: In embracing Islam, Belfast lad Sean finds a refuge but also antagonises his contemporaries and pushes his parents into revealing a well-kept family secret.
Details : John Walker's Blues: In embracing Islam, Belfast lad Sean finds a refuge but also antagonises his contemporaries and pushes his parents into revealing a well-kept family secret.

Starts 2007-07-22 21:00:00, Ends 2007-07-22 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-22 01:00:00, Ends 2007-07-22 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-21 19:00:00, Ends 2007-07-21 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Zero: Adapted by Olivia Hetreed from a novel by Susan Schwartz Senstad.
Details : Zero: Adapted by Olivia Hetreed from a novel by Susan Schwartz Senstad.

Starts 2008-07-17 01:20:00, Ends 2008-07-17 01:30:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-29 21:00:00, Ends 2007-07-29 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-29 01:00:00, Ends 2007-07-29 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-07-28 19:00:00, Ends 2007-07-28 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Just Like Ronaldinho: Lucy is training to make the team for the Homeless Street Soccer World Cup, but meets and falls in love with another player.
Details : Just Like Ronaldinho: Lucy is training to make the team for the Homeless Street Soccer World Cup, but meets and falls in love with another player.

Starts 2008-07-23 06:00:00, Ends 2008-07-23 06:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-05 21:06:00, Ends 2007-08-05 22:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-05 01:06:00, Ends 2007-08-05 02:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-04 19:06:00, Ends 2007-08-04 20:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 1/2. Midnight's Children: An adaptation of Salman Rushdie's classic novel, which won the Booker of Bookers award in 1993.
Details : 1/2. Midnight's Children: An adaptation of Salman Rushdie's classic novel, which won the Booker of Bookers award in 1993.

Starts 2008-07-30 07:50:00, Ends 2008-07-30 08:00:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-12 21:00:00, Ends 2007-08-12 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-12 01:00:00, Ends 2007-08-12 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-11 19:00:00, Ends 2007-08-11 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : 2/2. Midnight's Children: An adaptation of Salman Rushdie's classic novel, which won the Booker of Bookers award in 1993.
Details : 2/2. Midnight's Children: An adaptation of Salman Rushdie's classic novel, which won the Booker of Bookers award in 1993.

Starts 2008-07-31 04:06:00, Ends 2008-07-31 04:20:00 and is on for 14 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-18 18:30:00, Ends 2007-08-18 20:00:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-07-31 21:06:00, Ends 2008-07-31 21:20:00 and is on for 14 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-19 21:00:00, Ends 2007-08-19 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-19 01:00:00, Ends 2007-08-19 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-18 18:30:00, Ends 2007-08-18 20:00:00 and is on for 90 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Sad Girl: Samantha Spiro and Henry Goodman star in a detective story and bittersweet drama about what it means to be Jewish now.
Details : Sad Girl: Samantha Spiro and Henry Goodman star in a detective story and bittersweet drama about what it means to be Jewish now.

Starts 2008-08-13 04:30:00, Ends 2008-08-13 04:40:00 and is on for 10 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-26 21:00:00, Ends 2007-08-26 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-26 01:00:00, Ends 2007-08-26 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-08-25 19:00:00, Ends 2007-08-25 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Confetti for My Grandmother: John Hegley met his French grandmother only once. He travels to France to throw confetti in her memory at the Nice Carnival.
Details : Confetti for My Grandmother: John Hegley met his French grandmother only once. He travels to France to throw confetti in her memory at the Nice Carnival.

Starts 2007-09-02 21:00:00, Ends 2007-09-02 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-02 01:00:00, Ends 2007-09-02 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-01 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-01 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : A Little Something Wrong about the Mouth: Written for the BBC by David Edgar, a love story told at the border between memory and fiction, trust and betrayal, East and West.
Details : A Little Something Wrong about the Mouth: Written for the BBC by David Edgar, a love story told at the border between memory and fiction, trust and betrayal, East and West.

Starts 2008-08-18 01:06:00, Ends 2008-08-18 01:20:00 and is on for 14 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-09 21:00:00, Ends 2007-09-09 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-09 01:00:00, Ends 2007-09-09 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-08 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-08 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Solaris: 1/2. Hattie Naylor's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's science fiction classic.
Details : Solaris: 1/2. Hattie Naylor's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's science fiction classic.

Starts 2008-08-17 07:00:00, Ends 2008-08-17 07:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-16 21:00:00, Ends 2007-09-16 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-16 01:00:00, Ends 2007-09-16 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-15 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-15 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Solaris: 2/2. Hattie Naylor's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's science fiction classic.
Details : Solaris: 2/2. Hattie Naylor's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's science fiction classic.

Starts 2008-08-27 02:06:00, Ends 2008-08-27 02:30:00 and is on for 24 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-23 21:00:00, Ends 2007-09-23 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-23 01:00:00, Ends 2007-09-23 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-22 19:00:00, Ends 2007-09-22 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Birds: Melissa Murray's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's psychological thriller.
Details : The Birds: Melissa Murray's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's psychological thriller.

Starts 2008-09-10 09:00:00, Ends 2008-09-10 09:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-30 21:00:00, Ends 2007-09-30 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-30 01:00:00, Ends 2007-09-30 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-09-29 19:01:00, Ends 2007-09-29 20:00:00 and is on for 59 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Aliens From Cyberspace: Gary Ogin's delightfully absurd comedy of intergalactic proportions in which a captivating alien shows Hollywood what quite matters.
Details : Aliens From Cyberspace: Gary Ogin's delightfully absurd comedy of intergalactic proportions in which a captivating alien shows Hollywood what quite matters.

Starts 2007-10-07 21:00:00, Ends 2007-10-07 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-07 01:00:00, Ends 2007-10-07 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-06 19:01:00, Ends 2007-10-06 20:00:00 and is on for 59 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Story of the Stone: A Chinese saga charting the changing fortunes of the Jia family in eighteenth century China. By Cao Xueqin and Katie Hims.
Details : The Story of the Stone: A Chinese saga charting the changing fortunes of the Jia family in eighteenth century China. By Cao Xueqin and Katie Hims.

Starts 2007-10-14 21:00:00, Ends 2007-10-14 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-14 01:00:00, Ends 2007-10-14 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-13 19:01:00, Ends 2007-10-13 20:00:00 and is on for 59 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : SOS: Award winning radio writer Katie Hims brings her dry wit to this watery story of four generations of a seafaring family.
Details : SOS: Award winning radio writer Katie Hims brings her dry wit to this watery story of four generations of a seafaring family.

Starts 2007-10-21 21:00:00, Ends 2007-10-21 22:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-21 01:00:00, Ends 2007-10-21 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-20 19:01:00, Ends 2007-10-20 20:00:00 and is on for 59 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Generation Next - Scene and Heard: In November 2006, BBC World Drama worked with children's theatre company Scene and Heard to create five short plays - all written by children.
Details : Generation Next - Scene and Heard: In November 2006, BBC World Drama worked with children's theatre company Scene and Heard to create five short plays - all written by children.

Starts 2008-10-04 12:06:00, Ends 2008-10-04 13:00:00 and is on for 54 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-28 22:00:00, Ends 2007-10-28 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-28 01:00:00, Ends 2007-10-28 02:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-10-27 19:00:00, Ends 2007-10-27 20:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Seeing in the Dark: Award-winning playwright Gordon Pengilly's work tells the story of a man returning to his family after being released from prison.
Details : Seeing in the Dark: Award-winning playwright Gordon Pengilly's work tells the story of a man returning to his family after being released from prison.

Starts 2007-11-04 22:00:00, Ends 2007-11-04 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-04 02:00:00, Ends 2007-11-04 03:06:00 and is on for 66 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-03 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-03 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Nature Calls: Ngozi and Ibrahim meet and fall in love. When their affair becomes public, their parents predictably say Nay. By Bolaji Odofin.
Details : Nature Calls: Ngozi and Ibrahim meet and fall in love. When their affair becomes public, their parents predictably say Nay. By Bolaji Odofin.

Starts 2007-11-11 22:00:00, Ends 2007-11-11 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-11 02:00:00, Ends 2007-11-11 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-10 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-10 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Anansi Boys: Life starts to get interesting for Fat Charlie, with the arrival of a brother he never knew and the knowledge his dad was Anansi, the spider-god. Starring Lenny Henry.
Details : Anansi Boys: Life starts to get interesting for Fat Charlie, with the arrival of a brother he never knew and the knowledge his dad was Anansi, the spider-god. Starring Lenny Henry.

Starts 2008-10-27 07:00:00, Ends 2008-10-27 07:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-18 22:00:00, Ends 2007-11-18 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-18 02:00:00, Ends 2007-11-18 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-17 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-17 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Internet Wants a Chat: A tragi-comic play about what would happen if the internet became conscious and made some radical changes. By Thomas Crowe.
Details : The Internet Wants a Chat: A tragi-comic play about what would happen if the internet became conscious and made some radical changes. By Thomas Crowe.

Starts 2007-11-25 22:00:00, Ends 2007-11-25 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-25 02:00:00, Ends 2007-11-25 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-11-24 20:00:00, Ends 2007-11-24 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Rocking Horse: A story of lost hope and rekindled joy, based around a wooden rocking horse that sits in a window for years. By Arnold Wesker.
Details : The Rocking Horse: A story of lost hope and rekindled joy, based around a wooden rocking horse that sits in a window for years. By Arnold Wesker.

Starts 2007-12-02 22:00:00, Ends 2007-12-02 23:21:00 and is on for 81 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-02 01:30:00, Ends 2007-12-02 02:50:00 and is on for 80 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-01 19:30:00, Ends 2007-12-01 20:50:00 and is on for 80 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : A play by four writers including Marcy Kahan and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.
Details : A play by four writers including Marcy Kahan and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.

Starts 2008-11-20 04:00:00, Ends 2008-11-20 04:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-09 22:00:00, Ends 2007-12-09 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-09 02:00:00, Ends 2007-12-09 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-08 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-08 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The first and second prize winners in the 2007 African Performance Playwriting competition. Featuring A Bull Man's Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and The Game Plan by Crystal Ading.
Details : The first and second prize winners in the 2007 African Performance Playwriting competition. Featuring A Bull Man's Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and The Game Plan by Crystal Ading.

Starts 2008-11-21 14:00:00, Ends 2008-11-21 14:06:00 and is on for 6 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-16 22:00:00, Ends 2007-12-16 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-16 02:00:00, Ends 2007-12-16 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-15 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-15 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch plays a stage hypnotist who has lost his powers since he knocked down and killed a small girl in his car.
Details : An Oak Tree: Tim Crouch plays a stage hypnotist who has lost his powers since he knocked down and killed a small girl in his car.

Starts 2007-12-23 22:00:00, Ends 2007-12-23 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-23 02:00:00, Ends 2007-12-23 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-22 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-22 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Dracula. 1/2: David Suchet stars as the legendary vampire in a new version of Bram Stoker's chilling novel, adapted by Liz Lochhead.
Details : Dracula. 1/2: David Suchet stars as the legendary vampire in a new version of Bram Stoker's chilling novel, adapted by Liz Lochhead.

Starts 2007-12-30 22:00:00, Ends 2007-12-30 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-30 02:00:00, Ends 2007-12-30 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2007-12-29 20:00:00, Ends 2007-12-29 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Dracula: 2/2. David Suchet stars as the legendary vampire in a new production of Bram Stoker's chilling novel, adapted by Liz Lochhead.
Details : Dracula: 2/2. David Suchet stars as the legendary vampire in a new production of Bram Stoker's chilling novel, adapted by Liz Lochhead.2/2. David Suchet stars as the legendary vampire in the first of a new two-part production of Bram Stoker's chilling novel, adapted by Liz Lochhead.

Starts 2008-01-06 22:00:00, Ends 2008-01-06 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-06 02:00:00, Ends 2008-01-06 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-05 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-05 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Bare Branches: Simon Wu and Dino Mahoney's comedy about the crisis in gender balance in China, where 40 million men may not be able to find wives.
Details : Bare Branches: Simon Wu and Dino Mahoney's comedy about the crisis in gender balance in China, where 40 million men may not be able to find wives.

Starts 2008-01-13 22:00:00, Ends 2008-01-13 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-13 02:00:00, Ends 2008-01-13 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-12 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-12 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Golden Fortress: Rahul Bose and Anupam Kher star in a play featuring the much-loved Bengali detective hero, Feluda. Written by Satyajit Ray and Ray Grewal.
Details : The Golden Fortress: Rahul Bose and Anupam Kher star in a play featuring the much-loved Bengali detective hero, Feluda. Written by Satyajit Ray and Ray Grewal.

Starts 2008-01-20 22:00:00, Ends 2008-01-20 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-20 02:00:00, Ends 2008-01-20 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-19 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-19 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : The Elephant God: Acclaimed film-maker Satyajit Ray's famous Bengali sleuth, Feluda, returns in this drama recorded in Mumbai, India.
Details : The Elephant God: Acclaimed film-maker Satyajit Ray's famous Bengali sleuth, Feluda, returns in this drama recorded in Mumbai, India.

Starts 2008-01-27 22:00:00, Ends 2008-01-27 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-27 02:00:00, Ends 2008-01-27 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-01-26 20:00:00, Ends 2008-01-26 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

BBC World Drama
Summary : Kim's Game: Interactive collaboration with magazine programme Outlook, which asks listeners to create a play. Created by Jonathan Myerson.
Details : Kim's Game: Interactive collaboration with magazine programme Outlook, which asks listeners to create a play. Created by Jonathan Myerson.

Starts 2008-02-17 22:00:00, Ends 2008-02-17 23:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-02-17 02:00:00, Ends 2008-02-17 03:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

Starts 2008-02-16 20:00:00, Ends 2008-02-16 21:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC World Service

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