The Woman's Hour Drama is a BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

 Arts and Drama production. It consists of 15 minute episodes, broadcast every weekday 10.45-11.00am (i.e. at the end of Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...

proper), repeated 7.45-8.00pm. These tend to be plays which extend over a week, or multiple of 5 episodes. Occasionally, each day's slot for a week or more will be filled by single drama, linked to the others of the week by a theme.

The subjects covered are many and varied, and not just for women. According to Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

, they aim to provide a mixture of classic and contemporary drama, adaptations of books and original writing.