
Here, we pick out six of the best BBC dramas to listen to now (and all of them are available for over a year). Each one is under an hour long and will provoke your thoughts, warm your heart and make you see today’s world in a different light.īut, despite the huge range on offer on BBC Sounds, not all programmes are available to listen to all of the time, so you need to have your wits about you with regard to what is. With their big-name actors and top-notch writers, the BBC’s original dramas are a pleasure to listen to. The app’s brilliant archive reminds us that high-quality drama is not the preserve of the stage alone.

And it’s going to support a whole new generation of talent.’
It allows us all to experiment – to explore new music, stories and ideas – to play with form and content. The BBC gave us a beautiful gift when, in 2018, they created the app, BBC Sounds, which brings together the corporation’s radio, music and podcasts.Īt its launch, the BBC director general said: ‘BBC Sounds is a standalone, and standout, destination bringing the best of everything we do in audio into one place. 29 minutes More episodes See all episodes from From Our Own Correspondent Podcast Podcast From Our Own Correspondent Podcast BBC correspondents take a closer look at the stories behind the.
