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Duration: 1 hour

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

A medium stages a kidnap to draw attention to her psychic powers. Thriller starring Caroline Strong and Robert Glenister. Show more

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Drama on 3

Babbage

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

David Pownall's drama about the life of Charles Babbage, regarded as one of the great scientific brains of the 19th century, who first conceived the computer but died a failure. Show more

Contributors

Charles Babbage:
Sam Kelly
Ada Lovelace:
Monica Dolan
Lord Lovelace:
Michael Maloney
Wellington and Lord Aberdeen:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Lady Byron:
Frances Jeater
Italian Organ Grinder:
Andrew Branch
Composer:
Max Pownall

Drama on 3

Remorse, or, The Sorrows of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By Robin Brooks. Drama about Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ill-fated friendship with William Wordsworth and his infatuation with Sara Hutchinson. With Alex Waldmann and Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Coleridge:
Alex Waldmann
William Wordsworth/Elliston:
Jamie Glover
Dorothy Wordsworth/Mrs Glover:
Christine Entwisle
Sara Hutchinson/Miss Smith:
Clare Corbett
Mr Rae/Hazlitt/Byron:
Carl Prekopp
Albert/Tom Hutchinson/John:
Samuel Valentine
Mrs Coleridge:
Tilly Gaunt

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Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 6: The High Window

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: 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
Abridger:
Robin Brooks
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Talking It Over

Duration: 1 hour

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

Julia Stoneham's dramatisation of Julian Barnes's love triangle tale, which slowly darkens and deepens, drawing the listener compellingly into the quagmires of the heart. Show more

Hamlet

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

The ghost of his father has told Hamlet he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet wants revenge, but is it true? Stars Jamie Parker. Show more

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Hamlet

Hamlet

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Trying to discover if Claudius murdered his father, Hamlet arranges for a play to be performed at court. Stars Jamie Parker. Show more

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Hamlet

Drama on 3

Sunday at Sant' Agata

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Ronald Frame's imagined account of a summer's day at Verdi's country retreat. The composer intends a quiet Sunday, but his plans are disturbed by visitors. Starring Clive Merrison. Show more

Contributors

Giuseppe Verdi:
Clive Merrison
Giuseppina Verdi:
Gillian Barge
Teresa Stolz:
Maggie Steed
Trasatti:
Thomas Arnold
Sir John Falstaff:
Roger Hammond
Musician:
Andy Massey

Genres

Saturday Drama

Mike Walker - The Biggest Secret

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. On June 5 1944, Captain Rob Collins begins a journey through England that will change his life. Stars Juliet Stevenson and Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more

Contributors

Cpl Cunningham:
Claudia Harrison
Jack Harris:
Danny Webb
Gloria Harris:
Kaye Wragge
Ray Harris:
Joseph Tremain
Gen Eisenhower:
Colin Stinton
Flt Lt Paul Parker:
Bertie Carvel
Lancaster Skipper:
Jamie Glover
Lancaster Crew:
Carl Prekopp
Lancaster Crew:
Simon Nehan
Warder:
John Rowe
Sea Captain:
David Leonard
1st Lieutenant RN:
Andrew Mackintosh
Nursing Sister:
Joanna McCallum
Director:
Jeremy Howe

Home Front

20 March 1918 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, the War Office forbade the use of 'maisons tolérées', and in Folkestone, Kitty encounters the sharp end of intolerance. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Dilys Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Mrs Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Mr Snook:
Carl Prekopp
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Peter Lumley:
Beatrice White
Writer:
Katie Hims

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 98: 19-23 March 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

The third omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week in 1918 when the greatest German offensive began. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Elizabeth Chance:
Kika Markham
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Rev Ralph Winwood:
Nicholas Murchie
Rev Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Rev Walter Hamilton:
Joseph Kloska
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Dilys Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Mrs Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Mr Snook:
Carl Prekopp
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Peter Lumley:
Beatrice White
Bill Macknade:
Ben Crowe
Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Charles Summer:
Rufus Wright
Jeanie Jones:
Kerry Gooderson
Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Sophie Beckwith:
Abbie Andrews
Otto Marx:
Paul Chahidi
William McGowan:
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Jack Wilson:
Ashley Kumar
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Writer:
Katie Hims

Genres

Drama on 4

Tightrope

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Life is a balancing act. Quite literally so - for Charles Blondin, the first man to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Blondin astounded audiences with his feats. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Brugg, 1230. Duke Rudolf of Habsburg is determined to become Holy Roman Emperor and to found a dynasty. But then a stranger arrives at the Castle of the Hawk as tutor to his son. Show more

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Castle of the Hawk

Hawk Hunting

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Rudolf of Habsburg is enthroned as Holy Roman Emperor and wants his son Albert to succeed him, but first they must defeat their enemy Ottokar. Show more

Contributors

Albert:
Kai Owen
Wenceslas:
Matthew McNulty
Norbert:
Keiron Self
Ottokar:
John Telfer
Frederick:
Matthew Aubrey
Archbishop of Mainz:
Stephen Hogan
Elector of Saxony:
Joseph Ayre
Agitator:
Ryan Early

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Hard Sun

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 56 minutes

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

Available for years

Pre-apocalyptic crime drama. An internet killer is targeting people who believe they wish to die, and Mooney thinks he knows how to trap him. Show more

Contributors

DCI Charlie Hicks:
Jim Sturgess
DI Elaine Renko:
Agyness Deyn
Grace Morrigan:
Nikki Amuka-Bird
DS Keith Greener:
Owain Arthur
Mari Butler:
Aisling Bea
Simone Hicks:
Lorraine Burroughs
Daniel Renko:
Jojo Macari
DS George Mooney:
Adrian Rawlins
DCS Roland Bell:
Derek Riddell
DS Mishal Ali:
Varada Sethu
DS Herbie Sarafian:
Joplin Sibtain
DCI Alex Butler:
Daniel Coonan
Ben Morrigan:
Patrick Regis
Hughie Kinnear:
Carl Prekopp
Moira Gallagher:
Caroline Lawrie
Hailey Hicks:
Tamara Smart
Naomi Morrigan:
Liani Samuel
Claire Morrigan:
Langa Somhedlwana
Owen Butler:
Cameron King
Angie Jones:
Kae Alexander
Writer:
Neil Cross
Executive Producer:
Neil Cross
Executive Producer:
Kate Harwood
Producer:
Hugh Warren
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga

The Forsytes Returns

Episode 7

Duration: 1 hour

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

Soames fears history will repeat itself, as Fleur rushes headlong towards Jon. Starring Joseph Millson and Jonathan Bailey. Show more

Castle of the Hawk

Hawk Wounded

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Albert the One-Eyed of Habsburg is now Holy Roman Emperor, but Wenceslas plots revenge. Disappointed by his philosophical son, Albert takes John of Swabia into his inner circle. Show more

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Doctors

Series 17

Episode 120: Hitting the Wall

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Drama series. Daniel plays devil's advocate. Mrs Tembe has a happy plan. Jimmi's alerted to a shift in tastes.

Contributors

Dr Jimmi Clay:
Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Daniel Granger:
Matthew Chambers
Dr Emma Reid:
Dido Miles
Dr Al Haskey:
Ian Midlane
Dr Niamh Donoghue:
Jessica Regan
Howard Bellamy:
Ian Kelsey
Karen Hollins:
Jan Pearson
Mrs Tembe:
Lorna Laidlaw
Dr Sid Vere:
Ashley Rice
Jordie Whittacker:
Carl Prekopp
Flo Whittacker:
Marnie Baxter
Liam Russell:
Tom Jude
Joe Granger-Carmichael:
Roman Law
Producer:
Peter Wild
Executive Producer:
Mike Hobson

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 8: Poodle Springs

Duration: 1 hour

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

Post-honeymoon, life as a kept man wears thin for Marlowe who cannot resist when he is given a case to solve. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Linda Marlowe:
Lorelei King
Muffy Valentine:
Laurel Lefkow
Manny Lipshultz:
Peter Polycarpou
Angel Victor:
Sasha Pick
Bernie Ohls:
Gerard McDermott
Film Director:
James Lailey
Eddie Garcia:
Alun Raglan
Clayton Blackstone:
Sean Baker
Leonard:
Carl Prekopp
Turn Key:
Simon Bubb
Producer:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Saturday Drama

The Wind in the Willows

Duration: 1 hour

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

Kenneth Grahame's classic combines a special cast with full orchestral score by the BBCSO to tell the story of Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad. Script and music by Neil Brand. Show more