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Plays for Radio
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The Dales
Daily serial for which Stoppard wrote five fifteen-minute episodes. They were aired on BBC Radio 4 from January 27 - February 3, 1964.
Unpublished
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The Dissolution of Dominic Boot
Fifteen-minute radio play. Broadcast by the BBC on February 20, 1964 on the "Just Before Midnight" series. Expanded and adapted for television as The Engagement, 1970.
- The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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"M" is for Moon Among Other Things
Fifteen-minute radio play. Broadcast by the BBC on April 6, 1964 on the "Just Before Midnight" series. Also performed on stage; see "M" is for Moon Among Other Things.
- The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
Half-hour radio play. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on February 8, 1966, starring Timothy West and Patsy Rowlands. Also performed as a stage play; see If You're Glad I'll Be Frank.
- Albert's Bridge and If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
- If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
- Faber and Faber [pb], 1976 [ISBN: 0571111025] 31pp
- Samuel French [pb], 1977 [ISBN: 0573121125] 28pp
- Albert's Bridge and Other Plays
- Four Plays for Radio
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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A Student's Diary: An Arab in London
Weekly radio serial for which Stoppard wrote seventy episodes, which were subsequently translated into Arabic. First episode was broadcast on BBC World Service on April 3, 1966. Half of the series' episodes were written by Peter Hoar with alternating blocks of five episodes. Stoppard's last episode (#138) was recorded on May 30, 1967.
Unpublished
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Albert's Bridge
One hour radio play. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three on July 13, 1967, directed by Charles Lefeaux, starring John Hurt. Another production, directed by David Easton, starring Paul Copley, aired in 1988. Also performed as a stage play; see Albert's Bridge.
- Albert's Bridge and If You're Glad I'll Be Frank
- Albert's Bridge
- Samuel French [pb], 1969 [ISBN: 0573023204] 38pp
- Faber and Faber [pb], 1970 [ISBN: 0571094716] 39pp
- Faber and Faber, 1974
- Albert's Bridge and Other Plays
- Four Plays for Radio
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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Where Are They Now?
35-minute radio play. Broadcast on BBC Schools Radio on January 28, 1970; directed by John Tydeman, starring Timothy West, John Wood, and Carleton Hobbs.
- Two Plays for Radio (with Artist Descending a Staircase)
- Faber and Faber, 1973 [ISBN: 0571103936] 79pp
- Faber and Faber [pb], 1973 [ISBN: 0571103944] 79pp
- Albert's Bridge and Other Plays
- Four Plays for Radio
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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Artist Descending a Staircase
Broadcast on BBC Radio Three on November 14, 1972; directed by John Tydeman, starring Stephen Murray, Rolf Lefebvre, and Carleton Hobbs. Also performed as a stage play; see Artist Descending a Staircase.
- Two Plays for Radio (with Where Are They Now?)
- Faber and Faber, 1973 [ISBN: 0571103936] 79pp
- Faber and Faber [pb], 1973 [ISBN: 0571103944] 79pp
- Albert's Bridge and Other Plays
- Four Plays for Radio
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Radio adaptation of his 1966 stage play. First broadcast on BBC Radio Three on December 24, 1978; directed by John Tydeman, starring Edward Hardwicke, Edward Petherbridge, and Freddie Jones.
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The Real Inspector Hound
Radio adaptation of his 1968 stage play. First broadcast on December 26, 1979, starring Nigel Anthony and Roger Hammond.
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Professional Foul
Radio adaptation of his 1977 television play. First broadcast on the BBC Radio Four on June 17, 1979; directed by Gordon House, starring Peter Barkworth and John Shrapnel.
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Doctor Masopust, I Presume
Episode One of a radio serial "Tales of Doctor Masopust", by Gordon M. Williams and Tom Stoppard. This may not have been produced or broadcast.
Unpublished
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The Dog It Was That Died
65-minute radio play. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three on December 9, 1982; directed by John Tydeman, starring Dinsdale Landen and Charles Gray. Adapted for television in 1988.
- Best Radio Plays of 1982
- Methuen/BBC Publications, 1983
- The Dog It Was That Died and Other Plays
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1983
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Tom Stoppard: Plays 2
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Night and Day
Radio adaptation of his 1978 stage play. First broadcast on BBC World Service in 1990; later broadcast on BBC Radio Three.
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In the Native State
Broadcast by the BBC Radio Three on April 20, 1991; directed by John Tydeman, starring Felicity Kendal and Peggy Ashcroft. Adapted for the stage as Indian Ink, 1995.
- In the Native State
- Faber and Faber, 1992 [ISBN: 0571164749] 85pp *
- Faber and Faber [pb], 1992 [ISBN: 0571164641] 85pp *
- The Plays for Radio 1964-1991
- Plays: 2
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Undiscovered Country
Radio adaptation of his 1979 stage play. First broadcast in 1991.
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The Real Thing
Radio adaptation of his 1982 stage play. First broadcast in 1992.
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Arcadia
Radio adaptation of his 1993 stage play, starring the same cast as the National Theatre production. First broadcast in late 1993.
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Three Men in a Boat
Radio adaptation of his 1975 television play, based on the novel by Jerome K. Jerome. First broadcast in 1994, starring Alex Jennings.
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The Invention of Love
Radio adaptation of his 1997 stage play. First broadcast in April 18, 1999, starring John Wood and Ben Porter, directed by John Tydeman.
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