Programme Index

The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Feb 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Apr 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B

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

Contributors

Ambassador B:: Fenella Woolgar
Cook:: Ewan Bailey
Soldier 1:: Georgie Fuller
Soldier 2:: Carys Eleri
Topper:: David Cann
Sergeant:: Wilf Scolding
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Ed Harris

Genres

Series

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Drama on 4

Dog Days

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 10^th Jun 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Jun 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Set in the world of independent greyhound racing (or 'flapping'), Justin Hopper's poignant drama tells of three generations of men all connected with the sport. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 1: 4-8 August 1914 (Season 1 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Nov 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

An epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone comes to terms with being at the hub of Britain's war effort. Show more

Contributors

Sam:: Alexander Aze
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Lilian:: Lisa Brookes
Dr McFee:: David Cann
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Hilary:: Craige Els
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Freddie:: Freddie Fox
Archie Tulliver:: Arthur Hughes
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Waitress:: Cassie Layton
Jimmy:: Alfie Lowles
Victor:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Albert:: Harry Myers
Cynic:: Wilf Scolding
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Dieter:: Joe Sims
Miss Penn-Caskell:: Emily Spooner
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

15 Minute Drama

The Awakening

Episode 4

15 Minute Drama: The Awakening

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Aug 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Dec 2018, 02:30 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
Mlle Reisz:: Lucy Newman-Williams
Colonel:: David Cann
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Janice Okoh
Author:: Kate Chopin

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

The Stuarts

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

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Aug 2014, 21:00 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
James:: Will Howard
Kenelm Digby:: Paul Hilton
Hyde:: Michael Bertenshaw
Young Charles:: Adam Thomas Wright
Brodie:: Clive Hayward
General Monck:: Alun Raglan
Secretary:: Matthew Watson
Colonel:: David Cann
Director:: Marc Beeby
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

The Stuarts

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

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Aug 2014, 21:00 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
James:: James Fleet
Ashley-Cooper:: Ken Bones
Halifax:: Clive Hayward
Monmouth:: Alex Waldmann
Louise:: Olivia Ross
Barbara:: Stephanie Racine
Titus Oates:: Matthew Watson
Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Speaker:: David Cann
Doctor:: Damian Lynch
Priest:: Michael Bertenshaw
Huntsman:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

The Stuarts

James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2014, 21:00 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
Talbot:: Michael Bertenshaw
Churchill:: Michael Shelford
Sarah Churchill:: Jaimi Barbakoff
Monmouth:: Alex Waldmann
Maria:: Jane Slavin
Van Weede:: Nicholas Murchie
Colonel:: David Cann
Foreman:: Damian Lynch
Sergeant:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Priest:: Matthew Watson
Director:: Marc Beeby
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

The Javone Prince Show

Episode 3

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Aug 2015, 21:45 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Dec 2015, 23:55 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
Writer:: Phil Bowker
Writer:: Javone Prince
Writer:: Jon Macqueen
Writer:: Akemnji Ndifornyan
Writer:: Samson Kayo
Writer:: Brian Birigwa
Various:: Javone Prince
Various:: Akemnji Ndifornyan
Alastair:: Alastair Roberts
Pastor:: Ann Akin
Presenter:: Colin Hoult
Policy Committee Member:: David Cann
Maria:: Debra Baker
Various:: Jason Barnett
Guy 1:: Kerron Darby
Katanga Johnson:: Phoebe Walsh
Various:: Samson Kayo
Studio Announcer:: Stephen Harvey

Genres

Entertainment

Series

The Javone Prince Show

The Zone

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Jun 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Feb 2023, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 20 days

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

Contributors

Turner:: Ben Crowe
Dr Costello:: Sinead Keenan
Hill:: Clare Perkins
Dwoskin:: Clive Hayward
Cage:: Stephen Greif
Cliff:: Harry Myers
AV:: Elaine Claxton
McClelland:: David Cann
Baaker:: Michael Bertenshaw
Actor:: Matthew Watson
Actor:: Wilf Scolding
Actor:: Jaimi Barbakoff
Writer:: Trevor Preston
Director:: Toby Swift

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Zone

Drama on 4

The Chemistry Between Them

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Aug 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th Aug 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

It is 1983, and Margaret Thatcher is awaiting her former college tutor, Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin, however the visit will put their friendship to the test. By Adam Ganz. Show more

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher:: Catherine Skinner
Dorothy Hodgkin:: Jane Slavin
Alf Roberts:: Stephen Critchlow
Thomas Hodgkin:: Damian Lynch
JD Bernal:: David Cann
Pat:: Georgie Fuller
Writer:: Adam Ganz
Director:: Nandita Ghose

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

The Surprising Effect of Miss Scarlett Rosebud

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Apr 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 31^st Aug 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A David Nobbs comedy. Two retired women teachers share a house but little else. Then a former student, now a rock-star, bursts into their lives. The effect is devastating... Show more

Contributors

Stephanie:: Linda Marlowe
Marian:: Christine Absalom
Scarlett:: Deeivya Meir
Cuthbert:: Ashley Kumar
Melanie:: Elaine Claxton
Chairman:: David Cann
Director:: Peter Kavanagh
Writer:: David Nobbs

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Slipping

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Sep 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Feb 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Andrew Scott and Charlotte Riley play two expert liars meeting in an ocular prosthetics clinic. Sean is painting a false eye for the intriguing Elena. By Claudine Toutoungi. Show more

Contributors

Elena:: Charlotte Riley
Sean:: Andrew Scott
Actor:: Jane Slavin
Actor:: David Cann
Director:: Liz Webb
Writer:: Claudine Toutoungi

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

The Electrical Venus

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Oct 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Sep 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Julie Mayhew. May 1749. Grainger's travelling fair develops an astonishing new act, care of Sebastian Fox and his 'electrickery'. Show more

Contributors

Mim:: Hannah John-Kamen
Alex:: Arthur Hughes
Fox:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Grainger:: Michael Bertenshaw
Lizzie:: Jane Slavin
Abel:: Peter Burroughs
Old Joe:: David Cann
Count:: David Cann
Director:: Emma Harding
Writer:: Julie Mayhew

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

The Great British Bridge Scandal

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Apr 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Apr 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Deborah Davis's story mirrors a bridge game: four players split into pairs pitted against each other, the stakes could not be higher but this is no game but a battle for truth. Show more

Contributors

Terence Reese:: Nick Waring
Boris Schapiro:: Stephen Critchlow
Dorothy Hayden:: Laurel Lefkow
Ralph Swimer:: Clive Hayward
Leonard Caplan:: David Cann
Sir John Foster:: Michael Bertenshaw
Simon Goldblatt:: Joe Davies
Writer:: Deborah Davis
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

18 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th May 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Oct 2015, 21:15 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
Nikolai:: Michael Bertenshaw
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Michael Chaplin

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Clare in the Community

Series 10

Things That Go Bump in the Day

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 31^st Jul 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Dec 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Clare in the Community: Series 10

The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a little problem in the office. Stars Sally Phillips. From July 2015. Show more

Contributors

Clare:: Sally Phillips
Brian:: Alex Lowe
Nali:: Nina Conti
Megan:: Nina Conti
Ray:: Richard Lumsden
Helen:: Pippa Haywood
Libby:: Sarah Kendall
Joan:: Sarah Thom
Enna:: Sarah Thom
Mr Mortimer:: David Cann
Buzzcock:: David Cann
Jolyon Meryk:: Kieran Hodgson
Greg:: Kieran Hodgson
Writer:: Harry Venning
Writer:: David Ramsden
Producer:: Alexandra Smith

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Clare in the Community

Series

Stephanie Jacob - A Night Visitor

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Jun 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Apr 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Forced to downsize to an isolated cottage, Hilary and Tom have a scary visitor one stormy night. A tale of jealousy, butchery and sausages starring Stella Gonet. Show more

Contributors

Hilary:: Stella Gonet
Tom:: David Cann
Martin:: Carl Prekopp
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Stephanie Jacob

Genres

Drama