Literary discussions with Ernest Hemingway, battling with post-war tension and a lack of focus. Gertrude has clear advice for the young writer. Show more
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Debonair Uncle Fred loves his role of 'imposter', especially that of an ageing cupid. Stars Alfred Molina and Patricia Hodge. Show more
An invitation for Gertrude to give a lecture at Cambridge University arrives from Edith Sitwell. Can she be persuaded to make the journey from Paris? Show more
Gertrude is mourning artist Juan Gris and Alice is preparing a lunch to amuse Pablo Picasso amid discussion about art and the imminent arrival of a puppy. Show more
Gertrude and Alice set off to explore Europe in their new car and find their dream house to rent. The only obstacle is that it already has a tenant. Show more
Gertrude is frustrated and angry about repeated rejections from publishers and Alice is deciding which dish to cook for a young photographer called Man Ray. Show more
Uncle Fred is still at Blandings Castle masquerading as a 'brain doctor', while a prize-pig is purloined. Stars Alfred Molina. Show more
Electric Decade
Electric Decade: The Good Soldier
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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A new adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford’s classic novel. John Dowell is the original unreliable narrator in a twisted tale of sex, money and murder. Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Show more
A stellar cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy. Edward Bennett as Psmith (the P is silent!) with Susannah Fielding, George Blagden, Patricia Hodge Lisa Dillon, Martin Jarvis. Show more
A stellar cast. Edward Bennett as Psmith (the P is silent!) with Susannah Fielding, George Blagden, Patricia Hodge, Lisa Dillon and Martin Jarvis. Who will steal Connie’s necklace? Show more
Electric Decade
Antic Hay
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Mike Harris's hilarious adaptation of Aldous Huxley's comic novel set in the glittering hedonism of the 1920s. Show more
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A Room of One's Own
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 11 months
Virginia Woolf's blazing work on female creativity dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths, starring Indira Varma. Show more
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Break of Day
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Colette flees a second, messy divorce for a restorative summer in Provence. There she unexpectedly 'meets' her long-deceased mother. They have unfinished business with each other. Show more
USA is an epic saga by John Dos Passos, following the interwoven storylines of a fascinating group of disparate characters at the beginning of the 20th century. Show more
USA is an epic saga by John Dos Passos, following the interwoven storylines of a fascinating group of disparate characters at the beginning of the 20th century. Show more
USA is an epic saga by John Dos Passos, following the interwoven storylines of a fascinating group of disparate characters at the beginning of the 20th century. Show more
Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. The writer Jonas Beck has a run in with a detective investigating the case. But is he really a detective? And what does Jonas have to hide? Show more
In the final episode, we end up back where we started with Jonas Beck holding the Babelsberg Studio boss Otto Lenz at gunpoint. What's tipped him over the edge? Show more
Suspenseful drama set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin and its film studio. The wiriter Jonas Beck returns to Babelsberg to learn more about Krista Wolff's disappearance. Show more
Babelsberg Film Studios, 1929. Jonas Beck comes face to face with Peter X, an obsessive movie fan with horrific injuries from the First World War. Show more