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Limelight

by BBC Radio 4
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About the show

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

Latest episodes

  • Underground: Episode 2

    September 25, 2026 · 29 min

    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…

  • Underground: Episode 1

    September 18, 2026 · 28 min

    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…

  • Underground: Trailer

    September 14, 2026 · 2 min

    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…

  • Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 10

    September 11, 2026 · 34 min

    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…

  • Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 9

    September 4, 2026 · 31 min

    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…

  • Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 8

    August 28, 2026 · 30 min

    The war in Vietnam is no longer happening far away. Images of conflict flood American living rooms and the anti-war movement explodes. LBJ is convinced the protests cannot be truly domestic. Someone must be behind them: Moscow, Havana…

  • Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 7

    August 21, 2026 · 35 min

    Rumours are spreading through the Bolivian jungle: Che Guevara is back. For Washington, the possibility is explosive. The world’s most famous revolutionary may be trying to ignite another insurgency in the Americas — and the CIA cannot…

  • Central Intelligence: Series 3: Episode 6

    August 14, 2026 · 31 min

    Richard Helms has finally reached the top of the CIA. Now he has to prove the Agency deserves to be heard. In Vietnam, the Pentagon insists America is winning. The CIA’s own intelligence tells a darker story: the enemy is larger, stronger…