Drama became an intrinsic part of the schedule. But in the 21st century, drama has been slowly eroded. Radio 4 has nibbled away at its offering for some time and now Radio 3 is axing drama completely.

If you would like to get involved in the action look out for tweets about the drama from the Radio 4 Twitter account and use the hashtag #HashtagLove.

Her radio drama CV includes playing an Indian grandmother, a white woman from 19th century Louisiana and The Great Gatsby’s Daisy Buchanan, all on BBC Radio 4. “I wouldn’t be able to play ...

Writers and actors urge BBC to scrap ‘catastrophic’ plan to axe Radio 3 drama - BBC’s decision to scrap drama Radio 3 called ‘short sighted’ by writers ...

Brick Lane by Monica Ali, adapted by Tanika Gupta, producer Anne Isger, BBC Audio Drama London, BBC Radio 4 COMMENDATION: Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin, adapted by Simon Scardifield ...

The spokesperson said that the BBC broadcasts more than 200 hours of drama on Radio 4 each year, reaching almost 5 million listeners each week. “We carefully considered our overall audience ...

more than 200 hours of drama would still air on Radio 4 each year. Campaigners, however, argue that Radio 4 does not offer the same creative freedom as Radio 3 due to its shorter time slots and ...