AUDIO
Last of the Mohicans
BBC Radio 4 / 28th December 2025 + 4th January 2026, 15:00
produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 4
James Fenimore Cooper’s ground-breaking American novel opens BBC Radio 4’s season marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writer Shahid Iqbal Khan
Plum in Prison
BBC Radio 4 / 23rd December 2025, 14:15
produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 4
When author PG Wodehouse was interned by the Nazis, he outraged Britain by making a series of comedic radio broadcasts about being a prisoner of war. Can or should comedy play a role in times of political extremes and cruelty? A play about responsibility, judgment and choices in bad times, offering a defence of laughter, comedy and joy even in our darkest hours … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writer Dan Rebellato
Odd’s On
BBC Radio 4 / 11th December 2025, 14:15
directed by Jelena Budimir, produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 4
Dark three-hander comedy about how to talk about death. It’s Maddie’s funeral. She got hit by the 453, trying to cross Old Kent Road in a traffic cone, like Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story II — for a daft bet with her bezzies, Josie and George … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writer Liv Fowler
Musicians on the Couch
BBC Radio 3 / 3rd – 7th February 2025, 22:45
produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 3
Five essays exploring musicians and mental health … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writer Amanda Dalton
Read All About It
Spotify / now open.spotify.com
directed by Nickie MIles Wildin, produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project
New audio drama by new generation audio makers, inspired by Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. When a dead body is found floating in the swimming pool next to a Manchester library, who is the culprit?
Writers Elizabeth Logan, Nathan Lea and Oceana Cage
Our Mutual Friend
BBC Radio 4 / 3rd, 10th + 17th November 2024, 15:00
produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 4
Dickens’ final and greatest social novel in a dynamic new version … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writer Dan Rebellato
Song from Far Away
BBC Radio 4 / 18th May 2024, 14:45
directed for audio by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 4
assistant producer Louis Blatherwick / production manager Darren Spruce / executive producer Eloise Whitmore / sound design Jon Nicholls

Starring Will Young, written by Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel
More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Based on the original stage production directed by Kirk Jameson, from Thomas Hopkins, Guy Chapman and HOME … full stage credits >
Looking at Leeds
BBC Radio 3 / 11th – 15th December 2023, 22:45
produced by Polly Thomas — a Thomas Carter Project for BBC Radio 3
Five essays … More info at pollythomas.org.uk/radio/
Writers Malika Booker, Ian Duhig, Michelle Scally Clarke, Khadijah Ibrahiim
A co-commission between BBC Radio 3 and The Space with funding from Arts Council England