Our Country's Good and the Recruiting Officer

This BBC Radio double bill features two compelling dramas set in different historical periods: Timberlake Wertenbaker’s "Our Country’s Good," which tells the true story of 18th-century Australian convicts and their pioneering theater productions, and "The Recruiting Officer," a Restoration comedy about soldiers, sailors, and matchmaking in wartime Shrewsbury. Both plays showcase a talented cast and explore themes of language, power, and redemption, offering engaging narratives without revealing too much of the plot.