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Drama on 3

Juno and the Paycock

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Alfred Hitchcock so loved Sean O'Casey's Abbey theatre play he adapted and filmed it. A Dublin tenement family nearing destitution get wind of an inheritance. Show more

Contributors

Juno Boyle:
Sorcha Cusack
Captain Boyle:
Stanley Townsend
Joxer Daly:
John Kavanagh
Mary Boyle:
Beth Cooke
Johnny Boyle:
Rory Fleck Byrne
Charles Bentham:
Ruairi Conaghan
Maisie Maidgan:
Michele Moran
Mrs Tancred:
Marcella Riordan
'Needle' Nugent:
Stephen Hogan
Furniture Man:
David Cann
Neighbour:
Craige Els

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Pursuing her missing sister into some uncharted planets, Ambassador B finds a world of constant war. Stars Fenella Woolgar. Show more

Making the Best of It

Episode 4: Ceredigion or Bust

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

Anouska and Michael crave the simple life - Barry and Gwen try to oblige. And so do the Druids. Stars Clare Corbett. From 2014. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Awakening

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Leonce hopes Edna’s father can stop her unconventional behaviour, but soon notorious Alcee Arobin arrives. Kate Chopin's landmark 1899 novel starring Richard Laing. Show more

Contributors

Edna Pontellier:
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Leonce Pontellier:
Guy Paul
Celestine:
Petra Letang
Alcee Arobin:
Richard Laing
Adele Ratignolle:
Sasha Pick
Colonel:
David Cann
Adaptor:
Janice Okoh

Genres

Tommies

4 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time not only for parcels, a haircut and a drink or two, but also for bad temper. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Pavan Jodha:
Rudi Dharmalingam
Quartermaster:
David Cann
Madame Robin:
Elaine Claxton
Captain Paddon:
Damian Lynch
Lieutenant Perrin:
Matthew Watson
Sergeant Nixon:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

14 October 1914

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Walter Oddy, wounded in action, is among thousands arriving today at the hospitals in Boulogne. Among so many casualties - will there be time to save one life? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Marjorie Blaikeley:
Elaine Claxton
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Captain George:
Clive Hayward
Cyril Walton:
Scott Arthur
Walter Oddy:
Tony Pitts
Sergeant:
David Cann
Producer:
David Hunter

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Bad Education

Series 1

Episode 6: Politics

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

School-based sitcom. It is school election time and Gulliver implies Alfie's class are all 'unelectable'. Pickwell has her sights on Fraser's job after he is suspended. Show more

Contributors

Miss Pickwell:
Michelle Gomez
Miss Gulliver:
Sarah Solemani
Chantelle:
Nikki Runeckles
Rem Dogg:
Jack Binstead
Miss Mollinson:
Leila Hoffman
Grayson:
Jack Bence
Producer:
Ben Cavey
Producer:
Pippa Brown
School Governor:
David Cann
Politician:
Colin McFarlane
David Millbank:
Anthony Lourides
Edward Millbank:
William Beckerleg

Not Going Out

Series 9

Episode 7: Bust Up

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for 5 weeks

Sitcom. Encouraged by Anna, Lucy considers whether a breast augmentation is for her.

Contributors

Dr Rhodes:
David Cann
Laura, Shop Assistant:
Joanna Monro
Director:
Nick Wood
Producer:
Jamie Rix
Writer:
Lee Mack
Production Company:
Avalon Television Ltd

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

Ian is forced to come clean about Lucy's abortion, but is it too late as an unforgiving Jane seeks comfort elsewhere? Masood finds it hard to forgive Zainab for her deception. Show more

Contributors

Masood Ahmed:
Nitin Ganatra
Zainab Masood:
Nina Wadia
Janine Malloy:
Charlie Brooks
Ryan Malloy:
Neil McDermott
Phil Mitchell:
Steve McFadden
Shirley Carter:
Linda Henry
Bianca Butcher:
Patsy Palmer
Alfie Moon:
Shane Richie
Ian Beale:
Adam Woodyatt
Jane Beale:
Laurie Brett
Christian Clarke:
John Partridge
Pat Evans:
Pam St Clement
Glenda Mitchell:
Glynis Barber
Patrick Trueman:
Rudolph Walker
Peter Beale:
Thomas Law
Tamwar Masood:
Himesh Patel
Afia Khan:
Meryl Fernandes
Yusef Khan:
Ace Bhatti
Mr Atherton:
David Cann
Executive Producer:
Bryan Kirkwood

Doctors

Series 13

Episode 34: Fruity

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Mrs Tembe's hopes of a quiet day on the allotment are dashed when she gets involved with the other allotment owners' affairs. Meanwhile, Imogen fears the truth will come out. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Tembe:
Lorna Laidlaw
Sally Morton:
Lizzy McInnerny
Johnny Morton:
David Cann
Marcus Perrin:
Daon Broni
Dr Elaine Cassidy:
Janet Dibley
Dr Freya Wilson:
Lu Corfield
Dr Kevin Tyler:
Simon Rivers
Julia Parsons:
Diane Keen
Rob Hollins:
Chris Walker
Jack Hollins:
Nicolas Woodman
Imogen Hollins:
Charlie Clemmow
Spencer Hawkins:
Jalaal Hartley
Series Producer:
Mike Hobson
Series Producer:
Peter Eryl Lloyd
Producer:
Carol Harding

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

Series 8

Episode 5: D.I.V.O.R.C.E.

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 12 days

Donna and Gaz have decided to get divorced and it takes them on a path down memory lane, looking back at their relationship in a series of fantasies and flashbacks. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

An intimidated Tamwar is grilled by Afia's father, but is there more to Yusef's story than Tamwar knows? Bianca is stunned to find Carol under an unexpected influence. Show more

Contributors

Phil Mitchell:
Steve McFadden
Shirley Carter:
Linda Henry
Carol Jackson:
Lindsey Coulson
Connor Stanley:
Arinze Kene
Bianca Butcher:
Patsy Palmer
Ryan Malloy:
Neil McDermott
Janine Malloy:
Charlie Brooks
Alfie Moon:
Shane Richie
Ian Beale:
Adam Woodyatt
Jane Beale:
Laurie Brett
Christian Clarke:
John Partridge
Masood Ahmed:
Nitin Ganatra
Glenda Mitchell:
Glynis Barber
Zainab Masood:
Nina Wadia
Tamwar Masood:
Himesh Patel
Jay Brown:
Jamie Borthwick
Bushra Abbasi:
Pooja Ghai
Mr Atherton:
David Cann
Billy Mitchell:
Perry Fenwick
Whitney Dean:
Shona McGarty
Peter Beale:
Thomas Law
Afia Khan:
Meryl Fernandes
Yusef Khan:
Ace Bhatti
Executive Producer:
Bryan Kirkwood

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

The Zone

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Turner is caught in a corrupt world where power lies in blood and body parts. Sci-fi crime thriller from Bafta-winning writer Trevor Preston. Show more

Tommies

18 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

On the eastern front, the Russian army are retreating, but the renegade Prince Balashov is determined to wrench some kind of victory from defeat. By Michael Chaplin. Show more

Contributors

Celestine De Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Marjorie Blaikeley:
Elaine Claxton
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Prince Balashov:
Parth Thakerar
Capt Maxim Frunze:
Matthew Watson
Kolya Stepniak:
David Cann
Mamasha:
Jane Slavin
Reissner:
Damian Lynch
Producer:
David Hunter

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The Stuarts

Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune

Duration: 58 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more

Contributors

Charles:
Jamie Parker
Kenelm Digby:
Paul Hilton
Young Charles:
Adam Thomas Wright
General Monck:
Alun Raglan
Secretary:
Matthew Watson
Colonel:
David Cann
Director:
Marc Beeby

The Stuarts

Charles II, Part Two: The Long Lease of Pleasant Days

Duration: 58 minutes

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

By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother. Show more

Contributors

Charles II:
Pip Torrens
Ashley-Cooper:
Ken Bones
Monmouth:
Alex Waldmann
Titus Oates:
Matthew Watson
Catherine:
Elaine Claxton
Speaker:
David Cann
Director:
Marc Beeby

The Stuarts

James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World

Duration: 1 hour

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

By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

James II:
James Fleet
Sunderland:
Clive Hayward
Sarah Churchill:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Monmouth:
Alex Waldmann
Colonel:
David Cann
Foreman:
Damian Lynch
Director:
Marc Beeby

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

3. Paradiso

Duration: 1 hour

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

A glorious conclusion to Dante's journey as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise. Epic poem dramatisation. Stars John Hurt. Show more

Contributors

Dante the Poet:
Blake Ritson
Older Dante:
John Hurt
Cacciaguida:
Sam Dale
St Peter:
Sam Dale
Emperor Justinian:
Michael Bertenshaw
St Benedict:
Michael Bertenshaw
Spirit 1:
Clive Hayward
St John:
David Cann
Director:
Emma Harding
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Landing on an unknown rock, Ambassador B is welcomed with dinner and a movie, but the armrests have handcuffs. With Ewan Bailey. Show more