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Stella Street

Series 1

Xmas on Stella Street

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Satirical shorts in which Hollywood comes to Surbiton. John Sessions and Phil Cornwell play retired movie stars, trading gossip and favours across the privet hedges as they tackle life in suburbia. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Feature-length comedy inspired by the BBC TV series, a parody of the petty foibles and feuds of celebrity existence. The stars' peace is shattered by criminal boss Vince Crush. Show more

Contributors

Hoffman/Pacino/Pesci/Richard:
John Sessions
Nicholson/Bowie/Jagger/Caine:
Phil Cornwell
Madonna/Cruz/Posh Spice:
Ronni Ancona

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. From Dirk Bogarde to Maureen O’Hara via Matthau and Pudsey, John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

From Mel Gibson to Jimmy Nail via O‘Toole and Kerensky. John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

From Joan Collins to the Royals via Caine and Napoleon. John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jack is excited about the success of his book and wants to celebrate. Karen is furious that he wants to sell the house and force her and the girls to move. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Just when Jack thinks he is getting somewhere with Karen, her father's health scare stops them in their tracks. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jack's risk-taking in his sexual encounters leave him feeling scared and contrite. Karen's best friend Miranda helps her to see there is a future with or without Jack. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Karen knows her husband of 19 years is gay. She can just about tolerate his boyfriend under the deal they have struck. But now he wants to tell the kids. Is there a best way? Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It is starting to unravel. Naomi disappears to school at the crack of dawn, Ella has decamped to a friend's house, Jack is throwing himself into work and Karen has taken up running. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Things are looking up for Karen. She is getting ready for a date. Jack is beside himself with a feeling he has not experienced for a long time in relation to his wife - jealousy. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Karen is enjoying the attentions of her new lover and decides to invest in her career - with money from Jack, whether he likes it or not. Show more

15 Minute Drama

How to Have a Perfect Marriage

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Suddenly the family are a tribe again, united in adversity. Dealing with events at the girls' school has brought them together. Allegiances shift, in surprising ways. Show more

James Bond

From Russia with Love

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

The Russians want 007 dead. Will romancing a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement? Starring Toby Stephens and John Sessions. Show more

Contributors

General/Rene:
John Sessions
Kronsteen:
Mark Gatiss
Major/KGB director/Barman:
Jon Glover
Rosa Klebb:
Eileen Atkins
James Bond:
Toby Stephens
Moneypenny:
Janie Dee
Manager/Conductor:
Matthew Wolf
Tatiana:
Olga Fedori
Announcer:
Micky Stratford
Ian Fleming:
Martin Jarvis
Director:
Martin Jarvis

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

John Sessions shares personal stories – linked to and from him - from My Night with Reg to Oliver Reed via Pacino and Gandhi. Show more

Oliver Twist

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver escapes to a seductive world in London. Show more

Contributors

Oliver Twist:
William Miller
The Artful Dodger:
Adam Arnold
Bill Sikes:
Tom Hardy
Mr Sowerbury:
John Sessions
Mr Brownlow:
Edward Fox
Director:
Coky Giedroyc
Producer:
Sarah Brown

Drama on 4

All Mouth and Trousers

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. All Gas and Gaiters writers Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps reveal their struggle to launch the TV sitcom. Stars John Sessions. From April 2016. Show more

Contributors

Young Pauline:
Lily-Fleur Bradbury
Young Edwin:
James Joyce
Frank Muir:
John Sessions
Stuart Allen:
Nicholas Boulton
William Mervyn:
Gareth Williams
Robertson Hare:
Trevor Littledale
Derek Nimmo:
Zeb Soanes
John Barron:
David Collings
Director:
David Blount

Genres

Drama on 4

Enid Bagnold - National Velvet

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Young Velvet wins a horse for a shilling, but could she ride him in the Grand National? Stars John Sessions and Alison Steadman. Show more

Drama on 4

Enid Bagnold - National Velvet

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

The entry fee is 20 gold sovereigns, so how will Velvet ever ride her horse at Aintree? Stars John Sessions and Alison Steadman. Show more

Believe It!

Series 1

Episode 2: Rivals

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Richard Wilson unveils his radiography - revealing, intimate, surprising and largely untrue. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more