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Drama on 4

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. A unique coming of age story and a darkly funny tale of religious excess and human obsession. Starring Lesley Sharp. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Winterson:
Lesley Sharp
Little Jeanette:
Eleanor Worthington-Cox
Jeanette:
Katie West
Pastor Spratt:
Vincent Franklin
Miss Jewsbury:
Pauline Lynch
Mrs White:
Susan Jameson
Elsie Norris:
Angela Pleasance
Mrs Arkwright:
Vicky Licorish
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Drama on 4

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Now 16, Jeanette’s future as a budding missionary is called into question when she falls in love with one of her converts, Starring Lesley Sharp. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Winterson:
Lesley Sharp
Jeanette:
Katie West
Pastor Spratt:
Vincent Franklin
Miss Jewsbury:
Pauline Lynch
Mrs White:
Susan Jameson
Elsie Norris:
Angela Pleasance
Mrs Arkwright:
Vicky Licorish
The Demon:
Sam Rix
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama. In a small Welsh village, the royal wedding of Charles and Di gives the community and the Caddock family a chance to forget their problems and unite. Show more

Contributors

Linda Caddock:
Jodie Whittaker
Johnny Caddock:
Darren Boyd
Sherry Garvey:
Sarah Hadland
Alan Garvey:
Alun Raglan
Beverley Rees:
Rebekah Staton
Tammy Caddock:
Gwyneth Keyworth
Robbie:
Aled Pugh
Producer:
Roanna Benn
Writer:
Abi Morgan

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ina has to come to terms with being posted in Mauritius, while Gwladys relishes the snowy challenges of her Newfoundland posting. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ina and Beryl fall out badly until Ina becomes seriously ill, and the salutary story of Gwladys Hughes tending to a desperately ill woman in labour gives them some perspective. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. In the not-so-distant future, the UK has fragmented and Layla and her daughter go on a desperate mission. Stars Juliet Cowan. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Duration: 57 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Dramatisation of Karl Marx’s iconic work imagining what he would make of our 21st century global economy. Stars David Threlfall. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Deacon

Deacon

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

By Edson Burton. Mack's illicit assignment begins to unravel when he runs into Deacon, a fierce and enigmatic old drifter. Starring Don Warrington and Ashley Thomas. Show more

Genres

Brand

Deacon

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 11

Second Sight

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

A blind woman’s sight is restored through an operation, but she soon questions her decision when the visual world presents more problems than the one she has left behind.

Drama on 4

Get Carter: Nights at the Circus

Episode 1

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Angela Carter's fantastical story of aerialist extraordinaire and star of the music hall Sophie Fevvers. Hatched from an egg, Fevvers is part woman, part bird - if you believe her. Show more

Contributors

Sophie Fevvers:
Roisin Conaty
Jack Walser:
Ryan Whittle
Rosencreutz:
Sean Murray
Fevvers' Fan:
Justin Davies
Ma Nelson:
Claire Cage
Madame Schreck:
Sharon Morgan

Genres

Drama on 4

John Gabriel Borkman

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Reunited with his old love, will John Gabriel find happiness or is the need for power still too strong? David Threlfall stars in Ibsen's timeless play. Show more

Contributors

John Gabriel Borkman:
David Threlfall
Miss Ella Rentheim:
Susannah Harker
Mrs Gunhild Borkman:
Gillian Bevan
Vilhelm Foldal:
Philip Jackson
Erhart Borkman:
Luke Newberry
Mrs Fanny Wilton:
Jenny Rainsford
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Drama on 4

John Gabriel Borkman

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Destitute after a fraud scandal, a disgraced banker is surrounded by the living ghosts of his past. Starring David Threlfall. Show more

Contributors

John Gabriel Borkman:
David Threlfall
Miss Ella Rentheim:
Susannah Harker
Mrs Gunhild Borkman:
Gillian Bevan
Vilhelm Foldal:
Philip Jackson
Erhart Borkman:
Luke Newberry
Mrs Fanny Wilton:
Jenny Rainsford
Director:
Helen Perry

Genres

Drama on 4

Sarah Woods - Watch Me

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. When Anja meets Rhys she is reluctant to fall in love, but her brain has other ideas. A love story narrated by a neuroscientist. Stars Sarah Smart and Alun Raglan. Show more

15 Minute Drama

A Speck of Dust

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

When Zoe's husband Ben leaves her for another woman, she is determined that the family will get on just fine without him. Show more

15 Minute Drama

A Speck of Dust

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As the dust settles around the wreckage of her marriage, Zoe is determined to buy Ben out of the house. Only one thing stands in her way - her mother-in-law. Show more

15 Minute Drama

A Speck of Dust

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Zoe begins a new cleaning job, as she tries to raise enough money to keep hold of the house. But the estate agent's valuation brings unwelcome news. Show more

15 Minute Drama

A Speck of Dust

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Zoe's cleaning shifts have dried up, and she and the kids face the prospect of moving out of the family home. Show more

15 Minute Drama

A Speck of Dust

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Zoe is forced to visit a food bank to fill the cupboards. But Marcus's gesture of goodwill lifts her spirits. Show more

Drama on 4

Frank and the Bear

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Emily Steel. Frank is a few hours old and critically ill. As doctors try to save him, Frank's parents tell him stories and hope for a happy ending. Starring Eve Myles. Show more

It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales

2018

Episode 2: Sherlock Jones

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Sherlock Jones: Series of short films. Rhian lives out her Sherlock Holmes fantasies in her small hometown in the Welsh valleys. Show more