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Limelight

The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.

Podcast · By BBC Radio 4 · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
14
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 25, 2026

    Underground: Episode 2 (opens the original)

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    A voice from the past returns. Can Charly trust what she hears? In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in thi

  2. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    Underground: Episode 1 (opens the original)

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    Tutor Charly arrives in luxury bunker Thornfield. But something's not right with this place. And what happened to her predecessor? In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when stra

  3. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Underground: Trailer (opens the original)

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    In a near-future world on the brink of societal collapse, the wealthiest 0.01% have retreated into luxury bunkers. These high-tech fortresses boast swimming pools, cinemas, and hydroponic farms, but their inhabitants live in a bubble of paranoia and control. Charly takes a job tutoring the children of reclusive billionaire Edward in his doomsday bunker. But when strange things start happening, it seems dark secrets are buried in this vast bunker too. In the real world, the super-rich are already

  4. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 10 (opens the original)

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    1968. LBJ is running out of time. Having abandoned his own re-election campaign, the President turns to the one achievement that might redeem his final months in office: peace in Vietnam. But as the US election tightens, the CIA begins to pick up signs that Nixon’s campaign may be using secret back channels to keep South Vietnam away from the negotiating table. For LBJ, it could destroy his final hope of peace. For Richard Helms and Eloise Page, it is a dangerous collision of espionage, democrac

  5. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 9 (opens the original)

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    America is losing faith in Vietnam. After a major communist offensive shocks the public and exposes the fragility of the war effort, LBJ faces pressure from every side. The generals want more troops. The country wants answers. And inside Washington, the search begins for a strategy that can deliver results without admitting defeat. Into that vacuum steps Bill Colby, played by David Duchovny — the CIA’s Far East chief and one of the Agency’s most important Vietnam specialists. His influence insid

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