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Over the years, thousands of radio plays (and other programmes) have gone missing. Before the year 2000, most radio plays (well over 90% in each year) were not kept by the BBC. If they still exist it will be in private collections only. Here are lists of missing plays ... please email if you can supply recordings for archiving. Those marked "FOUND" have been located and safety copies made.

When "Afternoon Theatre" was replaced by the Afternoon Play in 1984, the policy of throwing away most recordings after two or three broadcasts continued. Although this list (1961-2011) is now complete, our archive collection of recordings contains more gaps than plays.

So far, I have patchy listings for plays from Radio 3 ... can anyone help?

Click below to access the LOST PLAYS lists.

SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE

1950-1960... 1960-1970 ... 1970-1988 ... 1988-1996


MIDWEEK THEATRE

1961-1976


AFTERNOON THEATRE / AFTERNOON PLAY

1961-1984 1984-2002

...and in a slightly different format....
1997... 1998... 2003... 2004... 2005... 2006... 2007... 2008... 2009... 2010... 2011... 2012...


THIRTY MINUTE THEATRE and other 30-minute plays

1960-1998


SERIALS

1945-1997


MISCELLANY

based on inquiries I have received

I repeat ... can anyone help with lists of

RADIO 3 PLAYS?

I am currently working on a list for 2012 - but it's only title and author and a keyword or two. If you can do better, and have the time, please get in touch.

copyright Roger Bickerton / Nigel Deacon / Diversity website

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