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Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The kids begin to wonder if Charlie Bates is man at the helm material? Starring Amanda Hale and Andy Nyman. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Little Jack:
Ben Barker
Elizabeth:
Amanda Hale
Charlie Bates:
Andy Nyman
Mr Lomax:
Jason Barnett
Mr Swift:
Tom Forrister
Pub Landlady:
Adie Allen
Director:
Gemma Jenkins

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Stand-up comedy, live music and sketches. In the first of the series, Javone gives his take on modern life in multicultural Britain and welcomes Mica Paris to the show. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Lee Tucker
Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Producer:
Phil Bowker
Director:
Phil Bowker
Studio Director:
Julia Knowles
Associate Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Presenter:
Javone Prince
Various:
Ann Akin
Various:
Chris Leask
Boobyman:
Kerron Darby
Policeman:
Martin Marquez
MC White Girl:
Melanie McLean
Various:
Phoebe Walsh
Various:
Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:
Stephen Harvey
Date Man:
Tom Bell

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Stand-up comedy, live music and sketches. In this episode, Javone is attacked by ninjas, and reveals will.i.am's new role as an HR consultant. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Producer:
Phil Bowker
Director:
Phil Bowker
Studio Director:
Julia Knowles
Associate Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Various:
Ann Akin
Various:
Colin Hoult
Announcer:
Nigel Lambert
Various:
Phoebe Walsh
Various:
Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:
Stephen Harvey

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Stand-up comedy, live music and sketches. Join Javone as he showcases Britain's hottest new street magician F***o and welcomes soul legend Carleen Anderson to the stage. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Producer:
Phil Bowker
Director:
Phil Bowker
Studio Director:
Julia Knowles
Associate Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Pastor:
Ann Akin
Presenter:
Colin Hoult
Policy Committee Member:
David Cann
Katanga Johnson:
Phoebe Walsh
Various:
Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:
Stephen Harvey

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A mix of stand-up comedy, live music and sketches. Javone finds out what Omar really thinks of him, and Real Talk looks at Britain's latest street gang. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Myfanwy Moore
Producer:
Phil Bowker
Director:
Phil Bowker
Studio Director:
Julia Knowles
Associate Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Dinner Party Guest:
Alastair Roberts
Sammie Blazes Jr:
Ann Akin
Presenter:
Colin Hoult
Liberal White Man:
James Holmes
Various:
Phoebe Walsh
Various:
Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:
Stephen Harvey
Dinner Party Guest:
Tom Bell

Duration: 22 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Comedy telling the story of two friends down on their luck and down to their last £40, and who have one last attempt at trying to get out from under their money worries. Show more

Contributors

DC Richard Emmanuel 'Snitchard':
Martin Delaney
Dionne Mackay:
Kirsty J Curtis
Reverend Bankole:
Trevor Laird
Producer:
Jon Macqueen
Director:
Jim Owen
Producer:
Inez Gordon
Production Manager:
Lucy Jacks
Executive Producer:
Stephen McCrum
Executive Producer:
Eirwen Davies
Director of photography:
Duncan Telford
Costume designer:
Jemima Cotter
Make-up Designer:
Susie Munachen
Production Designer:
Charlotte Pearson

Genres

Drama on 4

The Clintons

Heck, Don't Vote For Him

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Three new dramas imagine key moments in the Clintons’ lives together, closely based on the published accounts and opinions of those who’ve witnessed their enduring partnership. Show more

Contributors

Hillary Rodham:
Fenella Woolgar
Bill Clinton:
Corey Johnson
Steve Kroft:
Kerry Shale
Dick Morris:
Kerry Shale
Betsey Wright:
Laurel Lefkow
James Carville:
Jason Barnett
George Stephanopoulos:
Tom Forrister
Secretary:
Clare Perkins

Genres

Drama on 4

The Clintons

The Man Scale

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Three new dramas imagine key moments in the Clintons’ lives together, closely based on the published accounts and opinions of those who’ve witnessed their enduring partnership. Show more

Contributors

Hillary Rodham Clinton:
Sian Thomas
Bill Clinton:
Corey Johnson
Chelsea Clinton:
Janine Harouni
Patti Solis Doyle:
Nancy Crane
Mark Penn:
Trevor White
Huma Abedin:
Lisa Caruccio Came
Air Hostess:
Kirsty Oswald

Genres

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 2: The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mma Ramotswe is technically on holiday from the agency, but that does not stop her from stepping in to rescue an orphaned boy or from taking on an important case. Show more

Home Front

28 September 1916 - Ivy Layton

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1916, an inquest heard a charwoman was killed dusting an unexploded German shell on a mantelpiece, while at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, a small miracle occurs. Show more

Contributors

Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Edna Harris:
Lara West
John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Mrs Burns:
Jane Slavin
Mr Castle:
Jason Barnett

Home Front

24 August 1916 - Hilary Pearce

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Following zeppelin raids on the south east coast, Hilary Pearce is all set to go to war. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Lilian Pemble:
Alex Tregear
Writer:
Katie Hims

Drama on 4

Somewhere in England

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Caryl Phillips dramatises his own novel Crossing the River, a story of love and race set in Yorkshire during the Second World War. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

With her business in big trouble, Meg discovers an intruder in the yard and makes an unexpected ally. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more

Drama on 4

Roald Dahl: Going Solo

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM

Celebrating the centenary year of his birth, a dramatization of Dahl's autobiographical adventures beginning as he sets sail for Africa, aged 22. Narrated by Patrick Malahide. Show more

Contributors

Roald Dahl:
Patrick Malahide
Young Dahl:
John Heffernan
Major Griffiths:
Brian Protheroe
Mrs Griffiths:
Clare Perkins
Miss Trefusis:
Elizabeth Bennett
Parkinson:
Tom Forrister
Mackintosh:
Sam Rix
Snakeman:
Sean Baker
Sergeant:
Jason Barnett
Author:
Roald Dahl
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Drama on 4

Roald Dahl: Going Solo

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM

Celebrating the centenary year of his birth, a dramatization of Dahl's autobiographical adventures. With war underway, pilot Dahl takes to the air in a series of daring deeds. Show more

Contributors

Roald Dahl:
Patrick Malahide
Young Dahl:
John Heffernan
Squadron Leader:
James Lailey
Medical Examiner:
Tom Forrister
Commodore:
Sean Baker
Pat Pattle:
Brian Protheroe
Operator:
Clare Perkins
Author:
Roald Dahl
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Having escaped El Toboso, Monsignor Quixote and Sancho go in search of wine but find themselves in a battle to save the honour of the church. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Annie unearths some terrible, but useful secrets, as increasing violence threatens Meg's business. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more

Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans

Series 1

10. The Offer

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Things come to a head as Meg makes an offer to wealthy Iolo Jones and Annie confronts creepy Madog Prys. Stars Bettrys Jones. Show more

Tsar

Ivan The Terrible: Absolute Power

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian Tsars opens with the story of Ivan IV’s fearsome reign. With David Threlfall. Show more

Contributors

Boris Godunov:
Shaun Dooley
Malyuta Skuratov:
Steven Hartley
Andrei Kurbsky:
Hugo Speer
Anastasia Romanov:
Kirsty Oswald
Prince Belsky:
Sean Baker
Jerome Horsey:
James Lailey
Metropolitan Philip II:
Jason Barnett
Younger Ivan:
Graham Butler
Younger Kurbsky:
Will Howard

Brand

Tsar