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  1. Steady Eyes

    Sci-fi drama about a mass abduction event and the impact this has on a divided family

  2. The Mighty Corbeau

    What happens when you try to be remembered by a world that has forgotten you?

  3. The Passport

    When a family finds a lost passport, what should they do?

  4. The Snowman

    An Antarctic explorer’s desperate attempts to return to base camp with two colleagues

  5. By God's Mercy

    The second of two winning plays from the 2018 International Playwriting Competition.

  6. A Broken Heart in a Warzone

    In this dark comedy set in a warzone, two thieves have come up with an audacious plan

  7. The Day that Lehman Died

    Award-winning 2009 drama, charting the collapse of one of the world's biggest banks

  8. Playing With Fire

    Set in a rural community engulfed by a fire, the play explores a disintegrating marriage

  9. The Day Dad Stole a Bus by Péricles Silveira

    Why has Nayara’s Dad stolen a bus to get her to her Grandmother’s house?

  10. The Great Charter

    Marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta through the debate on digital rights

  11. The Ravens

    Kira tries to leave her life as a sex worker in Sydney but freedom comes at a price

  12. The Cactus Flowers

    Three Zimbabwean women start a fishing business in this International Playwriting Compe...

  14. The Fisherman

    Another chance to hear a winner of the 2012 International Playwriting Competition

  15. The Fisherman by Janet Morrison

    A sleepy Jamaican fishing village is changed forever when dark forces come in from the sea

  16. Sunflowers Behind A Dirty Fence by Angella Emurwon

    Why the best things can be hidden behind an unwelcome exterior.

  17. The Navigator

    A comedy about love, redemption and the surprising effects of in-car technology.

  18. The Navigator

    A comedy about love, redemption and the surprising effects of in-car technology.

  19. The Wild Neighbour And The Willing Coward

    Why being a good man and a good neighbour is not always the same thing.

  20. The Bid

    Dramatised account by Matthew Solon of England's failed bid to host the Fifa World Cup.

  21. Why Is The Sky So Blue?

    A play written especially for the BBC to mark International Women's Day (March 2011).

  22. Washington 9/11

    Drama about how the White House responded to the 9/11 attacks.

  23. Life After Life

    A drama documentary about the afterlife and what it means around the world.

  24. The Porlock Poisoner

    A comedy whodunit by award-winning playwright Marcy Kahan

  25. On The Edge Of The Earth

    From Mikhail Durnekov, who went to the Arctic last year with the Cape Farewell project

  26. Why Is The Sky So Blue?

    By award-winning playwright Katie Hims, starring Tanya Moodie and Ellen Thomas

  27. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurstons ground-breaking novel, dramatised by Patrica Cumper

  28. The Good Doctor

    Damon Galgut's acclaimed story of a medical gradute, in post-apartheid South Africa

  29. Stages of Independence - A celebration of 50 years of African drama

    BBC World Drama presents an evening of African theatre marking 50 years of independence.

  30. The Ballad of Africa

    A tapestry of words and music exploring issues that have dominated the African mindset.

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