This Thing of Darkness
BBC Radio 4
Drama and fiction · Ongoing · ~44 min
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalcrimeunsavouryheavyintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeAn intimate, heavy audio drama: stirring and unsavoury. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Award-winning drama exploring the psychological impact of murder. Inspired by a real forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist and her work in secure prisons.
Description: from the show's own feed
Characteristics
Where this podcast sits on each taste spectrum
Genres and themes
Where to listen
Details
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 44 minutes
- Latest episode
- 3 March 2026
- Categories
- Fiction, Drama
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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