Spoken Word
The BBC is the world's largest producer of quality speech radio programming. BBC Radio International offers the pick of this unique output to audiences around the globe.
Comedy
BBC radio is a legendary forcing ground for comedy talent; cult shows 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy', 'People Like Us' and 'Little Britain' all began life on radio. Sketch shows, panel games and situation comedies can all be found in our archive, from 'The Goons' and 'Round The Horne' through to 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue' and 'Ed Reardon's Week'.
Drama
Crime, Romance, Thrillers, Horror, Science fiction... superb adaptations of everything from Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes' through to Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings', not to mention new works commissioned specially for radio.
Readings
Short stories, classic novels and best sellers: chilling 'Fireside Tales' with Christopher Lee, John Le Carre reading his own 'The Constant Gardener', Derek Jacobi with 'The Day of the Jackal' and F.Murray Abraham reading Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus'.
Features
An astonishing range of subjects, from high art to popular culture - 'Michelangelo's David' to 'Long Live the Dead Parrot', Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to 'Desperately Seeking Mozart' - all treated in a revealing, definitive and entertaining way.
