Plays of over an hour
If you have plenty of time to enjoy some quality audio drama, choose from our great selection of comedy, drama and horror audio dramas, all over 60 minutes long.
A Christmas Carol - Abridged AudioBook
Dec 22, 2017 • 02:57:18
A Christmas Carol audiobook. An adaptation of Charles Dickens' most famous novella, A Christmas Carol, read by Jenny Runacre. The ultimate Christmas classic, free to stream or download from Wireless Theatre.
Country Life
Apr 25, 2020 • 01:18:44
In the serene garden of a Devonshire cottage, next door neighbours Kenneth and Barbara while away their twilight years amid cups of tea, bonfires and a nice slice of Madeira cake. Following the funeral of their friend Judith, things are disrupted by the arrival of fellow mourner Jim who opens…
Devon Girl
Apr 25, 2020 • 01:12:27
Devon Girl is a light hearted look at farming with a fair sprinkling of colourful locals. Audio comedy written by Zalie Burrow and directed by multi-award winning BBC producer Cherry Cookson.
Diary of a Madman
Apr 25, 2020 • 01:07:51
The Diary of a Madman. Set in St Petersburg at the time of the Czar, Gogol’s black comedy sees the clerk Poprishchin sharpening endless quills for his boss while fantasising wildly about the boss’s daughter. In the insane bureaucratic hierarchy of 19th century Russia, rung after rung stretches above and minion after minion…
Emails Abroad
Apr 25, 2020 • 01:08:35
A radio play based on travels abroad relayed by e-mails between the ingenuous first-time traveller and her disillusioned home-bound sister. Culminating in their role-reversal, and the possibility of closure, a tragic end, or a new beginning. Starring Maggie Turner and Robin Miller
Enter Queen Lear
Apr 25, 2020 • 01:19:04
An ageing, glamorous film star falls in love with a younger man. Now, past her cast-by- date, she agrees to play Lear as a woman simply so she can act once again. Throughout rehearsals, she is confronted by the men in her life – two ex-husbands, two sons and her…
Mince Pie Murder - A Christmas Audio Comedy
Apr 26, 2020 • 01:20:41
Christmas themed comedy. The Grobbenthwaites aren't bothered when wealthy aunt Myrtle gets bymped off with a poisoned mince pie. Things soon get out of hand when Aunt Myrtle returns as a ghost to solve her own murder case.
Night of the Orchid
Apr 16, 2020 • 01:49:19
A contemporary Gothic drama of desire and death, and of love and vengeance beyond the grave, set in the isolation of snowbound Scottish countryside. written by acclaimed playwright Marty Ross, starring Rebecca Hamilton, Lesley Stone, Valerie Gogan, Peter Hannah and Kevin Devine. Strong language and adult themes.
Peace and War
Apr 27, 2020 • 01:28:20
Peace and War explores the extraordinary life of Evelyn, who at the start of WW1 went to France to nurse injured soldiers at the Front. Based on the diaries of the author's mother-in-law, Peace and War gives unique insight into the life of a WW1 Nurse.
Skin
May 19, 2021 • 01:04:40
Nominated for best Actress in a Radio Drama at the 2020 One Voice Conference. A few months ago, London-based Vivian Shorewood decided to take a stand, albeit a small one, against world injustice, and began her attempt to redress the balance. She selected one particularly offensive and repugnant individual, and…