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15 Minute Drama

Nigel Slater - Eating for England

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Reflections for young Nigel. Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt star in an inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. Show more

Reception

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Will Brian ignore Danny's warning when a visitor offers them a suspiciously cheap laptop? Stars Adrian Scarborough. From September 2013. Show more

Reception

Episode 2: Men in Love

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Danny has a dilemma. Should he stand in the way of romance and betray a friend for the sake of his career? From September 2013. Show more

Reception

Episode 3: Breaking the Rules

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Brian is impressed by a visiting computer repair expert, but why is Danny not so sure? Stars Adrian Scarborough. From September 2013. Show more

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Episode 4: Nature's Way

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Brian's dreams of retirement are shattered when an attractive young trainee turns Danny's head. Stars Adrian Scarborough. From September 2013. Show more

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Episode 5: Birthday Boy

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Danny and Clarissa have a surprise birthday party planned for Brian - will he survive it? Stars Adrian Scarborough, Amit Shah, Morwenna Banks. From September 2013. Show more

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Episode 6: Just the Job

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Are ad agency Danny's dreams of a new job about to come true? Can he leave Brian and Clarissa behind? Stars Adrian Scarborough. From October 2013. Show more

Psychoville

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Dark comedy thriller series. All of the characters are drawn back to the scene of their crime. Who has summoned them there and for what terrible purpose? Show more

Contributors

David Sowerbutts:
Steve Pemberton
Joy Aston:
Dawn French
Nurse Kenchington:
Eileen Atkins
Michael Fry:
Daniel Kaluuya
Jennifer:
Stacy Liu
Old Crone:
Sheila Reid
Oscar Lomax:
Steve Pemberton
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Justin Davies
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Genres

Psychoville

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Comedy thriller series. The past catches up with five seemingly unconnected characters, including a telekinetic pantomime dwarf, as they go about their darkly comic lives. Show more

Psychoville

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Dark comedy thriller series. Robert uses Debbie's amnesia for his own ends. A battle of wills ensues with more than cross words flying through the air. Show more

Contributors

David Sowerbutts:
Steve Pemberton
Joy Aston:
Dawn French
Nurse Kenchington:
Eileen Atkins
Michael Fry:
Daniel Kaluuya
Kelly-Su Crabtree:
Debbie Chazen
Chelsea Crabtree:
Alison Lintott
Jennifer:
Stacy Liu
Grumbly:
Big Mick
Old Man:
Al T Kossy
Maureen Sowerbutts:
Reece Shearsmith
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Justin Davies
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Genres

Miranda

Specials

Episode 2: The Final Curtain

Duration: 35 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom. Will Miranda finally learn to accept herself and find contentment? And will she find her one true love? Show more

Up the Women

Series 2

Episode 5: Vote

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sitcom. The BICCPRWS are taken hostage when the hall is used as a polling station.

Contributors

Margaret:
Jessica Hynes
Officer Thackeray:
Dominic Coleman
Lawrence:
Pip Torrens
Baby Suffrage:
Harper Bleu-Jowers
Producer:
Emma Strain
Executive Producer:
Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:
Henry Normal
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Hughes

15 Minute Drama

Nigel Slater - Eating for England

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Chocolates, least favourite sweets and funerals occupy Nigel Slater's time. Stars Celia Imrie and Julian Rhind Tutt. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 15

Episode 2: A Severe Case of the Blues

Duration: 13 minutes

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

The novelist and film critic Peter Bradshaw takes an imagined look at Thursday's Oscar nominations and the small matter of a simmering 'scandal' across the English Channel. Show more

Saturday Drama

Hedda Gabler

Duration: 2 hours

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

Ibsen's classic drama of passion and desperation. Directed by Psyche Stott from the Old Vic production, starring Sheridan Smith and Adrian Scarborough. Show more

Contributors

Hedda Gabler:
Sheridan Smith
George Tesman:
Adrian Scarborough
Aunt Juliana:
Anne Reid
Thea Elvsted:
Fenella Woolgar
Producer:
Polly Thomas

Genres

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 2: Men at Arms, part 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Yet to see any war action, Guy helps Apthorpe to conceal his portable latrine - and his ex-wife reappears. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:
Paul Ready
Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Virginia:
Lydia Leonard
Brigadier:
David Seddon
Sgt Major:
Ben Crowe
Brigade Major:
Sean Murray
Director:
Sally Avens
Adaptor:
Jeremy Front

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Julie Walters narrates the extraordinary story of Sue Townsend, a working-class woman who achieved literary stardom through sheer talent and an irrepressible will to write. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Julie Walters
Executive Producer:
Richard Bright
Producer:
Jude Ho
Director:
Jude Ho
Participant:
Stephen Mangan
Participant:
Isy Suttie
Participant:
Adrian Scarborough

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

Genres

Drama

Billy Ruffian

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Lisa Osborne. The ship that captured Napoleon and the unlikely friendship the Corsican struck up with her crew. Show more

Contributors

Bertrand:
Adam James
Madame Bertrand:
Emerald O'Hanrahan
Baker Hawkins:
Sam Dale
Lord Liverpool:
Hugh Ross
Director:
Lisa Osborne
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Brand

Drama

Drama on 4

Fewer Not Less

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Sarah Buckley. John is in Japan for the weekend for the fire festival in Kyoto. It's the last item on his list of 50 Things to Do Before You Die. But then he meets Sachiko. Show more

Contributors

Genres