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15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 5: The Filling of White Hours

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Little by little, Delia Grinstead's new life in the sleepy town of Bay Borough begins to feel less solitary. Show more

Home Front

13 March 1915 - Davy Wardle

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 8 months

The men at Marshalls are spoiling for a fight. Show more

Contributors

Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Lewis Tully:
Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Paddy Blackshields:
Chris Garner
Paul(ine) Caffrey:
Daniel Weyman
Sergeant Ryker:
Simon Harrison

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 2: The Dish of Yesterday

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mma Ramotswe decides to put her new intern on the case, while Mma Makutsi's distinctive approach to the restaurant business raises eyebrows. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mma Potokwani:
Janice Acquah
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike
Alice Bombwe:
Amaka Okafor
Mr Sengupta:
Kulvinder Ghir
Violet:
Anna Bengo

Genres

Last Word

Sir Terry Pratchett, Florence Arthaud, Patrick Whitefield, Lord Molyneaux, Sam Simon

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister remembers author Sir Terry Pratchett, sailor Florence Arthaud, ecologist Patrick Whitefield, Unionist leader Lord Molyneaux and Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Fiona Couper
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Florence
Interviewed Guest:
James Boyd
Interviewed Guest:
Halvard Mabire
Interviewed Guest:
Cathy Whitefield
Interviewed Guest:
Sarah Pugh
Interviewed Guest:
Denis Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Nesbitt

The Archers

13/03/2015

Duration: 13 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Fallon is thinking outside the box, and Shula has a difficult call to make. Show more

Contributors

Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Helen Archer:
Louiza Patikas
Brian Aldridge:
Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge:
Angela Piper
Phoebe Aldridge:
Lucy Morris
Christine Barford:
Lesley Saweard
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Susan Carter:
Charlotte Martin
Bert Fry:
Eric Allan
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Grundy:
Heather Bell
Ed Grundy:
Barry Farrimond
Shula Hebden Lloyd:
Judy Bennett
Jim Lloyd:
John Rowe
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kate Madikane:
Perdita Avery
Elizabeth Pargetter:
Alison Dowling
Fallon Rogers:
Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell:
Carole Boyd
Peggy Woolley:
June Spencer
Charlie Thomas:
Felix Scott

Front Row

Raised by Wolves, The Staves, Compton Verney, 1990 Boston art heist

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Caitlin Moran's TV series Raised by Wolves reviewed, plus The Staves on their new album If I Was, country mansion Compton Verney reopens, and the 1990 Boston art heist revisited. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Natalie Haynes
Interviewed Guest:
Jessica Staveley-Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Staveley-Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Camilla Staveley-Taylor
Interviewed Guest:
Stephen Kurkjian
Interviewed Guest:
Anthony Amore

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 5: The Filling of White Hours

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Little by little, Delia Grinstead's new life in the sleepy town of Bay Borough begins to feel less solitary. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 21: 9-13 March 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 11 months

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle draws to a close while the men at Marshalls spoil for a fight. Show more

Contributors

Paddy Blackshields:
Chris Garner
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Gladys Lowther:
Elaine Claxton
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Adeline Marshall:
Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:
Bessy Walmsley
Violet O'Leary:
Jacqueline Phillips
Arnold Reynolds:
Neil Grainger
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Dr Stratham:
Sam Dale
Lewis Tully:
Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Clara Wedger:
Amaka Okafor
Andrew Williams:
Neil Grainger
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield
Telegram:
Shaun Mason
Landlord:
Neil Grainger

Book of the Week

Cédric Villani - Birth of a Theorem

The Fields Medal

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Rock-star mathematician Cédric Villani's quest to tame a new theorem continues. Villani learns he's been awarded the most coveted prize in mathematics, the Fields Medal. Show more

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