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Drama on 4

Cocktail Sticks

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Adaptation of Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre production of Alan Bennett's short autobiographical play. Alan is played by Alex Jennings and Alan Bennett. With strong language. Show more

Contributors

Alan Bennett:
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett:
Alex Jennings
Nevill Coghill:
Jeff Rawle
Abridger:
Gordon House
Producer:
Gordon House

Genres

Duration: 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

The words from the opening of John's Gospel are read by Alex Jennings, and the Exultate Singers perform a new setting of Christina Rossetti's poem Love Came Down at Christmas. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
Alex Jennings
Conductor:
David Ogden
Producer:
Garry Boon
Executive Producer:
Dave Stanford

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

Saturday Drama

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Toby Stephens, playing the role of 007, sparkles as impersonator, skier, charmer and pursuer of Ernst Blofeld. But is there tragedy ahead? Show more

Contributors

James Bond:
Toby Stephens
Irma Bunt:
Joanna Lumley
Moneypenny:
Janie Dee
Franklin:
Lloyd Owen
Griffon Or:
Nigel Anthony
Sable Basilisk:
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Hotel Manager:
Jon Glover
Fire Captain:
Matthew Wolf
Patrolman:
Matthew Wolf
Voice of Ian Fleming:
Martin Jarvis
Composer:
Mark Holden
Composer:
Michael Lopez
Director:
Martin Jarvis

Genres

10 Days to War

Episode 7: Failure is Not an Option

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Series of dramas marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. It is the day of the Commons vote. Two MPs are being pressured by a whip to vote for war. Show more

Contributors

Paul Stinchcombe:
Adrian Rawlins
Anne Campbell:
Harriet Walter
Producer:
Colin Barr

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

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Thriller based on the novel The Wheel Spins. A beautiful young socialite faces danger while trying to solve the disappearance of a travelling companion. Show more

Contributors

Max Hare:
Tom Hughes
Miss Froy:
Selina Cadell
Laura Parmiter:
Keeley Hawes
Mr Todhunter:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Evelyn Floodporter:
Stephanie Cole
Rose Floodporter:
Gemma Jones
Mrs Barnes:
Sandy McDade
Reverend Kenneth Barnes:
Pip Torrens
The Professor:
Alex Jennings
The Baroness:
Benedikte Hansen
Border Guard:
Paolo Antonio
Blonde Woman:
Marta Bolfan Uglien
Ticket Master:
Vilmos Csevernak
Frau Kummer:
Zsuzsa David
Station Porter:
Galko Balazs
Father in Carriage:
Istvan Gyurity
Mother in Carriage:
Zsuzsa Kalmar
Ticket Officer:
Gabor Krausz
Girl in Carriage:
Lili Lakos
Male Nurse:
Andras Lukacs
Customs Officer:
Balazs Mozes
Concierge:
Csaba Zold
Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One East Midlands

Romantic period drama about a couple who cannot afford to marry. When they encounter a rich young American girl who is suffering from a terminal illness, they concoct a scheme. Show more

Drama on 4

Mark Burgess - A King's Speech

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Newly crowned George VI battles to overcome his stammer ahead of his broadcast to the Nation and Empire. Stars Alex Jennings. Show more

Contributors

King George VI:
Alex Jennings
Queen Elizabeth:
Joan Walker
Lionel Logue:
Trevor Littledale
Myrtle Logue:
Moya O'Shea
Sir John Reith:
Crawford Logan
Robert Wood:
Chris Stanton
Patrick:
John Evitts
Queen Mary:
Jean Trend
Princess Elizabeth:
Emma Yeomans
Princess Margaret:
Agnes Fouch
Director:
David Blount
Producer:
David Blount

Drama on 4

Stage Left

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

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

An unexpected guest attends the press night for Saul's West End directorial debut. Show more

Drama on 4

Stage Left

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Stage Left Theatre Company has changed in the ten years since it was founded, and not to everyone's taste. Tensions are rising between the founder members. Show more

Drama on 4

James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. Who is ‘ABC’? What is Tiffany’s secret? Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

James Bond:
Toby Stephens
Supt Harris:
Nigel Havers
Rufus B Saye:
Alan Shearman
Tiffany Case:
Lisa Dillon
'Shady' Tree:
Alex Jennings
Felix Leiter:
Josh Stamberg
Ernie Cureo:
Stacy Keach
Mr Spang:
Jared Harris
The Sergeant:
Darren Richardson
Tingaling:
Matthew Wolf
Dentist:
Matthew Wolf
Voice of Ian Fleming:
Martin Jarvis
Composer:
Mark Holden
Composer:
Michael Lopez
Director:
Martin Jarvis

Genres

Drama on 4

Peter Souter - What Love Sounds Like

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A blind man and a deaf woman meet in a faith healer's waiting room, but all is not quite as it seems. Stars Alex Jennings, Juliet Stevenson and Don Gilet. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

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

From an unusual memorial to household repairs – an all-star cast share a hilarious view of us all. With Roger Allam. From 2015. Show more

Book of the Week

White Sands

Episode 1: Pilgrimage

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Writer Geoff Dyer is in Los Angeles and makes a pilgrimage to the house of an intellectual hero. Show more

Book of the Week

White Sands

Episode 2: Space in Time and Time in Space

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Geoff Dyer vividly recreates his experiences of visiting two iconic land art installations in America, Spiral Jetty in Utah and The Lightning Field in New Mexico. Show more

Book of the Week

White Sands

Episode 3: Northern Dark

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Geoff Dyer and his wife make a pilgrimage to see the Northern Lights in Norway and find the experience to be not quite as enlightening as they had hoped. Show more

Book of the Week

White Sands

Episode 4: The Hitchhiker

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Geoff Dyer describes how he stops to pick up a hitchhiker on the road to El Paso. All goes well, and the hitchhiker proves to be good company, until they pass a large road sign. Show more