- 138
- Episodes
- 72
- Transcribed
- 545
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Drama of the Week
Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Sept 2018
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
72 of 138 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Storm Yma, Episode 1
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gulliver's Travels
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Out Of Time: Episode 1 Pan-pan
Inside a recent episode
Storm Yma, Episode 1
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It drags chemicals off the road. Oil, diesel, petrol residues from cars that get flooded, brake fluid, antifreeze. Anything that's been sitting on the tarmac for years gets mobilised at once. Carries rubbish. Plastic, bin waste, broken household stuff. Anything light enough to float or get churned up. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Drama of the Week
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Toby Jones
- Sofia Oxenham
- Indira Varma
- Clare Corbett
- Sam Dale
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 463 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 82 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 49
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
Contact Drama of the Week
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Does Drama of the Week take guests?
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