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Breaking the Rules

A collection of nine dramas about upsetting the status quo.

Radio 4,9 episodes

Episodes

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The Markov File
The story of the dissident assassinated with a poison tip umbrella in London, 1978.
16 Nov 2024,57 mins
O is for Orson
How Orson Welles turned convention on its head to become a titan of American cinema.
09 Nov 2024,57 mins
Snares
Clare Bayley's psychological drama set in a remote Exmoor valley.
26 Oct 2024,57 mins
Guilt Trip
Can Saul manage to break all ten commandments in one weekend? Comedy from Jeremy Front.
19 Oct 2024,57 mins
The English Are Coming
Ghosts of the past awaken as a family is torn apart by the housing crisis in Cornwall.
12 Oct 2024,57 mins
A House Called Insanity
True story of one woman’s remarkable fight against malpractices in the building industry.
27 Jul 2024,57 mins
Cry If You Want To
Crackling two-hander from award-winning writer EV Crowe.
20 Jul 2024,57 mins
This Week Is Family Week
A Uyghur family in Xinjiang are assigned a live-in Chinese 'relative' by the authorities.
13 Jul 2024,57 mins
The Great Cricket Con
The story of the Indian villagers who staged a fake cricket cup to scam Russian gamblers.
06 Jul 2024,57 mins