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The Forbidden

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Duncan MacMillan dramatises Clive Barker's novella, the inspiration for cult 1992 horror film Candyman. A run-down housing estate fizzes with supernatural forces. Show more

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Duration: 28 minutes

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

Actor and comedian Lenny Henry chooses his favourite readings, from Othello to Small Island. With readers Nadine Marshall and Jude Akuwudike. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Still in shock after discovering her boyfriend dead in bed, Stevie waits for the police to arrive. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Following instructions left for her in a letter from her dead boyfriend, Stevie goes to the hospital to give the mysterious package to Reah. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Stevie has learned that her dead boyfriend was developing a controversial treatment for cerebral palsy. Searching his flat for more clues, she makes another shocking discovery. Show more

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The Silence of the Girls

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Waking alone after her first terrifying night as slave to the great Achilles, Briseis is compelled to leave her new quarters and walk on the beach, visible through an open door. Show more

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The Silence of the Girls

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

An old man arrives at the Greek camp. He is a priest of Apollo and also father to Chryseis - the girl taken by Agamemnon as his prize. The Greeks gather to hear his plea. Show more

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The Silence of the Girls

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Chryseis has been set free in order to appease Apollo and end the plague. And so Briseis finds herself allocated as consolation prize to Agamemnon, known for his brutal cruelty. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Stevie's suspicions are confirmed, when she speaks to the wife of an investigative journalist killed just days before she found her boyfriend dead. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As London descends into chaos, Stevie heads for the safety of Iqbal's flat. But he's not answering his telephone, and Stevie fears the worst. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As London burns, Stevie tracks down two of her boyfriend's medical colleagues, convinced that one of them is his killer. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As Londoners fall seriously ill from a highly contagious virus, TV shopping channel presenter Stevie Flint goes in search of her boyfriend, who has stopped returning her calls. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

London is in meltdown, as the deadly virus people are calling 'the Sweats' begins to spread rapidly through the population. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Badly shaken after the attack in the car park, Stevie hopes that a computer hacker will help her to access the secrets held on Simon's laptoped. Show more

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A Lovely Way to Burn

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A deadly virus is decimating London. Amongst the chaos, survivor Stevie Flint continues to investigate her boyfriend's mysterious death. Show more

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The Silence of the Girls

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A brilliant and brutal version of Homer's Iliad from the point of view of captured queen Briseis, given as a prize to Achilles. Pat Barker gives voice to the silenced women. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Silence of the Girls

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Greek soldiers are dying of the plague, which they all believe is sent by Apollo. Achilles demands that King Agamemnon takes action. Show more

Front Row

Michael Craig-Martin's RA Summer Exhibition, Roger Waters and Nick Mason on Pink Floyd's Heritage Plaque

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Michael Craig-Martin on curating the RA Summer Exhibition, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Nick Mason unveil their Heritage plaque, and debbie tucker green discusses Second Coming. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Craig-Martin
Interviewed Guest:
Roger Waters
Interviewed Guest:
Nick Mason
Interviewed Guest:
debbie tucker green
Interviewed Guest:
Nadine Marshall
Interviewed Guest:
Darren Henley

Drama on 4

Rumpole

Rumpole and the Golden Thread

Duration: 44 minutes

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

In Africa for a murder trial, Rumpole is wrongfully arrested and Phillida is sent out to rescue him. A spark of love between them is rekindled - and there's trouble ahead. Show more

Contributors

Horace Rumpole:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Hilda Rumpole:
Jasmine Hyde
Sam Ballard:
Michael Cochrane
Claude Erskine-Brown:
Nigel Anthony
Phillida Erskine-Brown:
Cathy Sara
Sir Worthington Banzana:
Joseph Mydell
Prison Guard:
Joseph Mydell
Arthur Remnant:
Adrian Scarborough
Charles Pinkerton:
Adrian Scarborough
David Mazenze:
Okorie Chukwu
Christopher Cuazango:
Okorie Chukwu
Mabel Mazenze:
Nadine Marshall
Alice Ruingo:
Nadine Marshall
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

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