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Duration: 30 minutes

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

Comedy-drama that follows the fortunes of Bridget, the principal of Leg Breakers School of Performing Arts, a struggling stage school for kids. With Jessica Hynes. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Max's relationship with Bradley is in jeopardy when his ex-wife Rachel arrives on the Square. Pauline struggles to accept Sonia's involvement in Rebecca's life.

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Stacey tells Bradley that she's pregnant, but are they ready to become parents? Peggy plans a surprise wedding for Billy and Honey and Sean oversteps the mark with Tanya.

Dangerous Visions

Darkness at Noon

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Rubashov finds the tables turned on him when he is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the totalitarian regime to which he has dedicated his life. With Matthew Marsh. Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 2

Duration: 44 minutes

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

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Following his election as mayor of Grenoble, Front National politician Vincent Ferre struggles to keep control in the face of escalating and increasingly violent social protest. Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Charismatic National Front candidate Vincent Ferre stirs up dangerous social unrest as he campaigns to become the next mayor of Grenoble. Can the city survive if he is elected? Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

As violent protest increases, the new National Front mayor of Grenoble resists calls to step down. But a plan has been set in motion that threatens to put an end to his ambitions. Show more

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

As Stacey and Bradley's wedding day approaches, Max makes a last ditch attempt to win Stacey's love. The Mitchell women take desperate measures to keep Peggy's creditors at bay. Show more

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Home Front

19 May 1917 - Noah Hamilton

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, a roundup of Jewish tailors in East London resulted in several men being charged as absentees, and in Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear. Show more

Contributors

Noah Hamilton:
Finn Monteath
Dicky Manchester:
Roy Hudd
Mildred Manchester:
Annette Badland
Cynthia Hamilton:
Fenella Woolgar
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Alfred Vane:
Charlie Clements
Maggie Macknade:
Hollie Thoupos
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Drama

Singles Going Steady

Duration: 44 minutes

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

1961, Liverpool. Paul Farley's play about a love affair conducted between a couple who never meet but send each other singles made in an automatic record-your-own-voice booth. Show more

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Drama

Drama on 4

The Man with the Hammer

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Phil Porter. A widowed father and teenage daughter find some common ground on two wheels and a professional cyclist charts a story about adrenaline, endurance and cheating. Show more

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Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One London

Max is determined to split up Stacey and Bradley. Phil's doubts about marrying Stella surface until Ben's return cements all their futures. Show more

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Max Branning:
Jake Wood
Stacey Slater:
Lacey Turner
Bradley Branning:
Charlie Clements
Phil Mitchell:
Steve McFadden
Stella Crawford:
Sophie Thompson
Ben Mitchell:
Charlie Jones
Producer:
Jo Johnson

Tommies

14 June 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Drama tracing one real day in the Great War. After the victory at Messines, are the Allies ready for the challenge of Ypres? From September 2017. Show more

Contributors

2nd Lieutenant Isambard Mortimer:
Samuel James
2nd Lieutenant Marc Mortimer:
Tom Forrister
Commentator:
Indira Varma
2nd Lieutenant Pirimi Pohe:
Tyler Read
MG Officer:
David Sturzaker
William Crean:
Harry McEntire
Timothy Spindlow:
Charlie Clements
Sergeant Reginald Bettsworth:
Simon Ludders
Captain MacNaughton:
Emilio Doorgasingh
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

Home Front

18 August 1917 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, Sylvia Pankhurst's peace meeting in Hyde Park was broken up by the police, while in Folkestone, Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Eric Morton:
Paul Rainbow
Anna White:
Ellie Piercy
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Harry Pankhurst:
Sean Murray
Major Love:
Simon Ludders
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Edna Harris:
Lara West
Barman:
Philip Fox
Writer:
Katie Hims

Home Front

22 August 1917 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, eleven were killed in a daylight air raid on Dover, where Isabel is due to attend a funeral. Show more

Contributors

Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Juliet Cavendish:
Lizzie Bourne
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

28 December 1917 - Marion Wardle

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the German forces allegedly dropped toys over France which exploded in children's hands, while in North Shields, Marion is grateful for Kitty's generosity. Show more

Contributors

Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Dilys Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Writer:
Katie Hims

Home Front

11 August 1917 - Dennis Monk

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Labour leader resigned from the Cabinet under pressure from the press, and in Folkestone, Jessie directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk. Show more

Contributors

Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Mr Williams:
Charlie Clements
Horace Woods:
Luke Newberry
Mr O'Hare:
Tom Forrister
Writer:
Katie Hims
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

25 May 1917 - 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 1917, Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid, and Tontine Street in Folkestone is packed with shoppers preparing for Whitsun weekend. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Ernie Moore:
Sean Connolly
Hilda Moore:
Bella Hamblin
Ralph Winwood:
Nicholas Murchie
Alfred Vane:
Charlie Clements
May Arnold:
Lois Chimimba
Claude Crombie:
Luke Newberry
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Switchboard:
Chetna Pandya