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Duration: 30 minutes

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

An old but not forgotten girlfriend of Jim's insists on coming to stay with him and Anna. Stars Tim McInnerny. From May 2014. Show more

The Silent War

Episode 2: The Russians Are Coming!

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary. Cold War submariners talk more openly than ever before to reveal how the underwater arms race took ballistic missiles beneath the Arctic ice. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Haydn Gwynne
Producer:
Graham Cooper
Director:
Graham Cooper
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Participant:
Frank Turban
Participant:
Martin MacPherson
Participant:
Bo Bohannon
Participant:
John Lehman
Participant:
JD Williams
Participant:
Vladimir Chernavin
Participant:
Paul Williamson
Participant:
James Taylor
Participant:
Bruce De Mars
Participant:
Al Konetzni
Participant:
Igor Abrarnov
Participant:
Gavin Lane
Participant:
Igor Kurdin
Participant:
Dorrie Williams
Participant:
Dorrie Williams
Participant:
Maria Kuznetsova

Duration: 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Former neighbours Minnie and Roops take up Anna and Jim's invitation to their new home in the country. Sitcom by Shelagh Stephenson. From May 2014. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Following many failed relationships, Emma inflicts her latest awful man on Anna and Jim. Stars Haydn Gwynne. From October 2014. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Joan and Colin arrive to visit Anna and Jim at impossibly short notice. Stars Haydn Gwynne and Tim McInnerny. From May 2014. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It is early autumn in 1916. Bruce Ottley, having gone to America to escape the Zeppelins and to live with Madame Frabelle, has returned to England, much to the dismay of Aylmer. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Edith's radical proposal - that she should alternate between Aylmer and Bruce on a monthly basis - is about to be implemented, and Bruce is not happy. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Edith had been so happy. Divorced from the impossible Bruce, and anticipating marriage to Aylmer Ross, the man she adores. But Bruce is back home, and Aylmer still doesn't know. Show more

Stories From the South Downs

Episode 1: Ashes to Ashes

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Sara Sarre. Julia can't decide what to do with her father's ashes, and matters are made worse when she becomes convinced that her husband Phil is seeing another woman. Show more

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15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Bruce's curiosity has found him trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet? Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Madame Frabelle is keeping a very close eye on Miss Flummerfelt, neither aware that Bruce is trying to win Edith back. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Feeling abandoned by both Edith and Madame Frabelle, Bruce finds himself at a loose end. But then while travelling through Piccadilly, he spots a face from the past. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The Ottley residence is out of bounds to Aylmer. As a result, he suspects the worst. Meanwhile, Bruce tries to keep his meetings with Miss Flummerfelt a secret from Edith. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Vincy has been allowed to reveal one secret to Edith and feels so much better, but he and Edith now have to decide what's to be done about Bruce. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It is the summer of 1916, and the Little Ottleys, as that tall, fine-looking couple had been known, are a couple no longer. Show more

15 Minute Drama

The Little Ottleys

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Edith has kept Bruce's return a secret from Aylmer, for reasons of diplomacy and in the hope that Bruce might go away again soon. But can she count on Vincy remaining silent too? Show more

Front Row

Royal Court's Dominic Cooke; Rachel Whiteread and Elisabeth Frink

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dominic Cooke on leaving the Royal Court Theatre, new exhibitions by Rachel Whiteread and Elisabeth Frink, and Michael Dobbs and Haydn Gwynne on portraying Margaret Thatcher. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:
Lord Michael Dobbs
Interviewed Guest:
Haydn Gwynne

Drama on 4

The Other Simenon

Episode 3: The Confessional

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Set in the Cote d'Azur, teenager Andre struggles to cope, as he sees his parents' marriage unravel. Show more

Woman's Hour

Haydn Gwynne on her role as Lady Wishfort in a new production of The Way of the World

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Haydn Gwynne on her role as Lady Wishfort in a new production of The Way of the World. Plus Vegan food writer Aine Carlin prepares quinoa and cannellini bean soup. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Haydn Gwynne
Interviewed Guest:
Aine Carlin
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Wendling

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Jessie Buckley, Women in US Politics, Office Housework

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Jessie Buckley on starring in period dramas, Caroline Criado Perez on the statue of Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett and why office housework tends to fall to black women. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Jessie Buckley
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Criado Perez
Interviewed Guest:
Haydn Gwynne
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Palmieri
Interviewed Guest:
Alicia Glen
Interviewed Guest:
Aine Carlin
Interviewed Guest:
Melanie Eusebe
Interviewed Guest:
Bolu Babalola
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Grime