Audio drama

The best theatre to stream this month: Emilia Clarke in The Seagull and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes a Big Night of Musicals, You Bury Me and James Earl Jones in King Lear

Chris Wiegand

01, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM

The week in audio: Terri White: Finding Britain’s Ghost Children; From Gay to Ze; Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?

White’s emotional investigation into kids in abusive households is a must-hear. Plus, queer parents debunk gender roles and a hilarious return for Radio 4’s spy drama

Miranda Sawyer

25, Mar, 2023 @5:00 PM

Blaccine: First Dose review – Black voices speak out about the pandemic

Three monologues, told from a Black British perspective, tackle subjects ranging from distrust of the medical system to the gentrification of Brixton

Arifa Akbar

10, Jan, 2023 @1:27 PM

The week in audio: Desert Island Discs; Today guest editors; The Dark Is Rising; Terry Hall

The fleeting return of Kirsty Young, a mixed bag of guest editors, some midwinter magic and fond memories of Terry Hall

31, Dec, 2022 @5:00 PM

The best theatre to stream this month: Billie Holiday’s blues, McKellen’s Lear and Newsies

Our roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a Tony award-winning musical, international dance and a radical dramatisation of the crucifixion story

Chris Wiegand

01, Oct, 2022 @5:01 AM

Gilly Gilly review – Cush Jumbo’s searing play about abuse let down by mundane details

Delivered with rage, as a woman reckoning with her past, this audio drama written and performed by Jumbo takes too long to get to the point, stalling in domesticity

Arifa Akbar

26, Sep, 2022 @12:06 PM

Mrs Wickham review – Austen spinoff sees despairing Lydia ‘banished’ to the north

What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock’n’roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn

Arifa Akbar

26, Sep, 2022 @10:49 AM

Guide to Surviving Masculinist Territory review – walking tour of misogyny

Audio drama follows the grim decline of an incel, drawing lines between everyday aggression and appalling hate crime

Mark Fisher

04, Aug, 2022 @9:41 AM

Radio Ghost review – subversive scenes from a mall

Audacious interactive audio work puts participants in among the ordinary consumers in a shopping centre, but gives them a fuller view of the exploitation behind the facades

Mark Fisher

17, Jul, 2022 @4:43 PM

The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes political plays, an assortment from the Brighton fringe, an epic rehearsal at the RSC and a musical about a guide dog

Chris Wiegand

31, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

The best theatre to stream this month: Red Pitch, Constellations and more

Our roundup of plays to watch at home in May includes The Tempest with Jessie Buckley, Robert Icke’s The Doctor staged in Amsterdam and Amanda Wilkin’s superb solo show Shedding a Skin

Chris Wiegand

01, May, 2022 @8:45 AM