Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Oct 2011, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Sep 2016, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:: Toby Stephens
Mrs Murdoch:: Judy Parfitt
Merle Davis:: Jessica Raine
Leslie Murdoch:: Patrick Kennedy
Detective Breeze:: Joe Montana
Alex Nash:: Stuart Milligan
Linda Conquest:: Susie Riddell
Elisha Morningstar:: Peter Polycarpou
Apartment Manager:: Gerard McDermott
Lou Vannier:: Carl Prekopp
Lois Nash:: Alex Tregear
George Philips:: James Lailey
Mr Shaw:: Sean Baker
Delmar Hench:: Alun Raglan
John:: Simon Bubb
Author:: Raymond Chandler
Abridger:: Robin Brooks
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Claire Grove

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 55: 23-27 May 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week when President Wilson advocates the formation of an Association of Nations to ensure future peace, relations in Ashburton are very troubled. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Simeon Dyer:: Josh Darcy
Henry V:: John Heffernan
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Oswald Dyer:: Dean Nolan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Mayoress:: Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Molly Dyer:: Stevie Thompson
Winters:: Stephen Tomlin
Spry:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Burroughs:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

30 July 1918 - Ivan Jackson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1918, German prisoners were banned from farming alongside the Women's Land Army, and in Devon, Ivan is working closely with Primrose. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Jackson:: Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:: Jade Matthew
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Drama on 4

The People's Passion

Episode 3: Last Supper

Drama on 4: The People's Passion

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Apr 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Tue 30^th Jul 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

When the cathedral's Vice Dean Clive invites his girlfriend to tea, and verger Graham is bullied into feeding a troublesome visitor, neither man knows quite what he is in store for. Show more

Contributors

The Old Man:: David Bradley
Jo:: Tracy Wiles
Clive:: Don Gilet
Paul:: Jim Norton
Graham:: Kim Wall
Hannah:: Emerald O'Hanrahan
Actor:: Adjoa Andoh
Actor:: James Lailey
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Nick Warburton

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 1: The New Bishop

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The archdeacon wants to be the bishop, but will the current prime minister who favours him remain in power? From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Bertie:: Joel MacCormack
1st Clergyman:: Joel MacCormack
Mrs Quiverful:: Carolyn Pickles
Dr Stanhope:: John Norton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

Episode 1: The Way Things Are

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 31^st May 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Feb 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. In the sleepy village of Silverbridge, Henry Grantly has fallen in love again, and Mr Crawley finds that a butcher with a vengeance is someone to be reckoned with. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Crawley:: Adam Kotz
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Archdeacon Grantly:: Nigel Anthony
Henry Grantly:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Grace Crawley:: Rhiannon Neads
Mrs Crawley:: Jane Slavin
Lily Dale:: Scarlett Alice Johnson
George Walker:: David Acton
Mr Thumble:: Stephen Critchlow
Teacher:: Ayesha Antoine
Guard:: Sam Dale
Author:: Anthony Trollope
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

Dogged

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Jun 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Feb 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Johnny tries to save Mr Crawley, who has a revelation, and the Archdeacon is struggling with his temper. Stars Samuel Barnett. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Lily Dale:: Scarlett Alice Johnson
Johnny Eames:: Samuel Barnett
Mr Crawley:: Adam Kotz
Grace Crawley:: Rhiannon Neads
Henry Grantly:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Archdeacon Grantly:: Nigel Anthony
Lady Lufton:: Kate Buffery
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Dr Tempest:: Sam Dale
Mr Thumble:: Stephen Critchlow
Emily:: Ayesha Antoine
Clubman:: David Acton
Author:: Anthony Trollope
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 2: Things Unsaid

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Will the archdeacon's new vicar of St Ewold's be a challenge to the slippery chaplain, Obidiah Slope? From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Mr Arabin:: Steve Toussaint
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Quiverful:: Carolyn Pickles
Mr Quiverful:: John Norton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 3: Games at Ullathorne

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Miss Thorne:: Una Stubbs
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Mr Arabin:: Steve Toussaint
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bertie Stanhope:: Joel MacCormack
Guest:: John Norton
Servant:: John Norton
Lady deCourcy:: Carolyn Pickles
Maid:: Georgie Fuller
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

1. On The Run

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Tommies

23 June 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jun 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Sep 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

On a morale-boosting tour in the Somme valley, a celebrity poet and priest arrives to perform his verse. But are inspirational speeches what the Kenny and his pals really need? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Canon Robertson:: James Lailey
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Joseph Gascoigne:: Neil Grainger
Francis Woodrington:: Nick Underwood
Juma Gubanda:: John Macmillan
Ivor Gurney:: Joe Sims
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Nick Warburton

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 3

A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th Feb 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands? Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Nick Warburton
William Shakespeare:: Robert Lindsay
John Fletcher:: Oliver Chris
William Harvey:: Gwilym Lee
Unnamed gentleman:: James Lailey
Ann:: Susan Jameson
Susanna Hall:: Nicola Ferguson
John Hall:: Nick Underwood
Hamnet:: Sam Bough
Voice:: Brian Protheroe
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow
Director:: Marion Nancarrow

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

A comedy drama about sex, work and family. When lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man she finds that she has inadvertently betrayed the trust of the people she holds most dear. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
James:: James Lailey
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Martin:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Mar 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Comedy drama by Melissa Murray. Lesbian Emma tells her friend Kirsty about her affair with a man - a revelation that now threatens Kirsty's business. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
James:: James Lailey
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Lesbian Emma has been sacked by her best friend Kirsty. Now Emma's new boyfriend attempts to save her job, but Kirsty is determined to do the right thing. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
James:: James Lailey
Mary:: Adie Allen
Secretary:: Nicola Ferguson
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Emma's best friend's business is in ruins, her new boyfriend has disappeared and her former lover, Mary, is working in Croatia. Emma needs allies to get her life back on track. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
James:: James Lailey
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Mary:: Adie Allen
Gwen:: Debra Baker
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 59: 29 August - 2 September 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when the Battle of Verdun finally came to a close, emotions are volatile in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Briggs:: Adie Allen
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Roland Pemble:: Jack Holden
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
William Hall:: James Lailey
Elizabeth Chance:: Kika Markham
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Bentley Graham:: Matthew Needham
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Frank Smith:: Paul Rider
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Producer:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 72: 17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Apr 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years