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Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Oct 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Sep 2013, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dramatist Peter Tinniswood's final play observes the brevity of life and the frailty of love. Stars Roy Hudd and Emma Fielding. Show more

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Call It a Canary

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Feb 2012, 06:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2013, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The end of the '60s - Carter's wife has left him, but can he stand the pace of his new life of freedom? Part of Tinniswood's 'Brandon Family' series. Stars Philip Jackson.

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On the Train to Chemnitz

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Jan 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Fri 8^th Dec 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Vivid storytellers Aubrey and Dorinda inhabit a claustrophobic world fuelled by guilt. Stars Paul Scofield and Fiona Shaw. From January 2001. Show more

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Peter Tinniswood

Age Gap

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Jan 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 14^th Feb 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy about growing older. Stars Phyllida Law and Imelda Staunton.

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I Always Take Long Walks

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Dec 2014, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th Dec 2014, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dame Judi Dench, playing the wife of a man addicted to cricket, shares her private thoughts. By Peter Tinniswood. From July 1991. Show more

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Stoker Leishman's Diaries

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 28^th Sep 2019, 06:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Jan 2022, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Explorer Frederick Leishman made a dash for the South Pole with fatal consequences. What of his diaries? Stars Robin Bailey. Show more

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Peter Tinniswood

Pen Pals

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Dec 2016, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Sep 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Transatlantic pen pals since 11, Bristol-based Fay is terrified when Beth announces she coming to visit. Stars Jane Lapotaire. Show more

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On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Jan 2017, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 18^th Jan 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Maurice Denham is ex-MP Sir Plympton Makepeace, reflecting on 60 glorious years in The House. Monologue by Peter Tinniswood.

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The Packer

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Aug 2018, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Aug 2018, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Gladwyn Jebb is obsessed with his job, but cannot tell the truth. Monologue written for Michael Williams by Peter Tinniswood. Show more

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Dorothy, a Manager's Wife

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2009, 11:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Mon 26^th Jun 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A resentful soccer spouse rants about the game and her football manager husband. Stars Pauline Collins and Timothy West.

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Crossing the Frontier

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Jun 2015, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Feb 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Jean is 38, attractive and married. On a cruise without her husband, she finds her values being challenged. Stars Shirley Dixon. Show more

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Anton in Eastbourne

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Jan 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Wed 26^th Jun 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Set in a hotel, Peter Tinniswood's last play was created for Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield. With Emma Fielding and Stephen Thorne. Show more

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Mr Reliable

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Aug 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 29^th May 2018, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

It is Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people, except when he visits Mrs Flenswick. Peter Tinniswood tale starring Peter Sallis and Edna Dore. Show more

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The Duvet Lady

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Jan 2008, 10:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 5^th Jul 2016, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Wrapped in a duvet, Edna recalls her younger days. Will she ever emerge for an evening engagement? Stars Billie Whitelaw.

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The Sitter

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Jul 2013, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Mar 2020, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bulldog is 82 when a new visitor inspires memories of his death-defying flights and exotic love affairs. Stars Maurice Denham. Show more

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The Last Obit

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th Feb 2011, 11:15 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th Oct 2015, 03:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Billie Whitelaw stars as an obituarist living in her own very particular world, in a monologue written especially for her. Show more

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Tales From the Brigadier

Episode 1: Stumped!

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 30^th Sep 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Oct 2017, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

All the way from Witney Scrotum, reminiscences of the glory days of English cricket. Read by Richard Wilson. From December 1992. Show more

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Tales From the Brigadier

Episode 2: Carry On Goering

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th Oct 2017, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Oct 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Commodore's gardener is arousing suspicion. Can the Brigadier uncover his murky past? Read by Richard Wilson. From December 1992. Show more

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Episode 3: The Holy Father

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Oct 2017, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Oct 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Can the Brigadier manage expectations when the Pope opens the new cricket pavilion? Read by Richard Wilson. From December 1992. Show more

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Episode 4: 'Looknow' Hobson

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Oct 2017, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Oct 2017, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A cricketing story by Peter Tinniswood. 'Looknow' Hobson was a fine cricketer, that is until his mother arrived in the village. Read by Richard Wilson. From December 1992. Show more

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