Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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The Invention of Dr Cake
Dr Tabor goes to visit Dr Cake to talk about ways of alleviating diseases of poverty.
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My Brother's Keeper
Based on the true story of the relationship between a journalist and a condemned man.
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The Hands of Cheryl Boyd
By Maurice Leitch. An overzealous pastor lays plans for a young woman's salvation.
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Murder in the Afternoon: Mixed Messages
A compromising message left on the wrong answerphone stirs up ghosts from the past.
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Accolades
A man claims to know the identity of Shakespeare's Dark Lady.
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Time Breathes
A play about how insomnia can affect anyone, inter-cut with advice from a sleep expert.
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The Girl Who Touched the Stars
By Mahesh Dattani. Bhavna's childhood dream of becoming an astronaut has come true.
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What is Missing from Your Life - The Men
Drama-documentary based on letters from Birmingham women.
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Venus to Go
By Fiona Mackie. Redundancies loom for three machinists in Portsmouth's corset industry.
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How to Remember the Dead
How to Remember the Dead, by Jemma Kennedy.
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And the Rain My Drink
And the Rain My Drink, by Han Suyin.
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First Bite of the Air
First Bite of the Air, by Stephanie Dale. Drama-documentary about a colliery in Coventry.
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Heifers and Bulls
An actress sets up a matchmaking agency for lonely Welsh farmers.
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The Gunshot Wedding
By Katie Hims. Leila's mother has fallen for a cowboy who is really a telephone engineer.
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The Influence
The village of Kelstone has been hit by H5N1, which has mutated in to a human viral strain
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Tiaan
Two sisters travel to India to reunite with their mother for the festival of Tiaan.
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Lessons for the Loveless
Four teenagers and their drama teacher attempt to mount an improvised play.
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Annamaria Murphy - Rosie's Beauty
A woman running a village beauty parlour becomes privy to the community's secrets.
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The Places In Between
Dramatisation of Rory Stewart's epic walk across Afghanistan in 2002.
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DEIA
Strange events unfold for two holidaying couples. Are ghosts real? By Martin Jameson.
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The Night Manager
By Dermot Bolger. A hotel manager confronts his past when a special guest checks in.
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Hell and High Water
Will self-exploration and soul searching help two friends ring changes in their lives?
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Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
By Peter Kesterton. Nigel meets Kat, who spins coins to decide what to do with her life.
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What We Did on our Holidays
To make the annual holiday more fun, Ed takes his family to some unexpected destinations.
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Imagining Them
Three New Yorkers imagine people whom they would have liked to know better.
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05/07/2005
A poet and a painter are caught up in the struggle to reform treatment of the mentally ill
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02/02/2007
Two bird watchers see something rare outside and are joined by a visitor, by Paul Farley.
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29/03/2005
In a remote Scottish community, a London boy meets a feisty young girl. By Simon Farquhar.