Classic Serial was a strand on BBC Radio 4, which broadcasts in series of one-hour dramas, "Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status." It is broadcast twice weekly, first from 3:00–4:00 pm on Sunday, then repeated from 9:00–10:00 pm the next Saturday.

Works adapted have included The Aeneid,^{[citation needed]} On the Beach,^[1] and A Dance to the Music of Time, featuring such actors as Joss Ackland, Kenneth Branagh, and Judi Dench.^{[citation needed]}