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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

Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill

Duration: 2 hours, 56 minutes

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

Eugene O'Neill's drama focusing on one devastating day in the lives of the Tyrone family. Each member is so absorbed in their own despair that they struggle to confront the truth. Show more

Contributors

James Tyrone:
Robert Glenister
Mary Tyrone:
Anastasia Hille
Jamie Tyrone:
Rupert Evans
Edmund Tyrone:
Gwilym Lee
Cathleen:
Bronagh Waugh
Adaptor:
John Peacock

Genres

Saturday Drama

AL Kennedy - Confessions of a Medium

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. 1870s London: Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life. He meets a medium, but is he really his saviour? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One HD

James Martin hosts the show with top chefs Tom Kerridge and Jun Tanaka, and Hustle star Robert Glenister faces his food heaven or food hell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
James Martin
Presenter:
James Martin
Participant:
Tom Kerridge
Participant:
Tom Kerridge
Participant:
Jun Tanaka
Participant:
Jun Tanaka
Participant:
Robert Glenister
Participant:
Robert Glenister
Series Producer:
James Winter
Series Producer:
James Winter

Last Word

Robert Vaughn, Sir Sigmund Sternberg, Carolyn Hardy OBE, Ewen Whitaker, Claude 'Curly' Putman

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on actor Robert Vaughn, astronomer Ewen Whitaker, gardener Carolyn Hardy, philanthropist Sir Sigmund Sternberg, singer Claude "Curly" Putman. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Robert Glenister
Interviewed Guest:
Angie Errigo
Interviewed Guest:
Charles Wood
Interviewed Guest:
Steve Connor
Interviewed Guest:
Prunella Scarlett
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Buttress
Interviewed Guest:
Marcus Braybrooke
Producer:
Neil George

Friday Drama

Freud: The Case Histories

Episode 1: Dora

Duration: 1 hour

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

A father implores Freud to treat his daughter, after discovering her intention to end her life. Dream analysis is the key to unlocking the causes of Dora's condition. Show more

Friday Drama

Freud: The Case Histories

Episode 2: The Wolf Man

Duration: 1 hour

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

The son of a wealthy Russian landowner is suffering from fears and phobias. Freud's treatment focuses on a dream his patient had as a young child: a dream of white wolves. Show more

Contributors

Sergei Pankejeff (80):
Andrew Sachs
Sergei Pankejeff (23):
Blake Ritson
Sergei Pankejeff (10):
Ted Allpress
Fencing Master:
Alun Raglan
Tailor:
Simon Bubb

Book at Bedtime

The Bone Clocks

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

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

No-longer-so-Young Turk of the literary scene Crispin Hershey spins a brilliant strategy to exact revenge on a literary critic. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Bone Clocks

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Crispin Hershey, once a major star of the literary firmament, is now living with the spectacularly disastrous consequences of his plan to embarrass an unpleasant literary critic. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Bone Clocks

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Crispin Hershey makes amends for past wrongs and dabbles in writing sci-fi, to his agent's despair. Alone in Iceland, he has a disturbing encounter. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Bone Clocks

Episode 11

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Novelist Crispin Hershey is in Iceland for a book festival. He nurses a broken heart while spending time with his friend and fellow writer Holly Sykes. Read by Robert Glenister. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Conrad and Eleanor

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Eleanor's world is turned upside down when Conrad fails to come home from a conference. Daughter Cara decides to go and look for him, while son Paul suspects their mother of murder. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Conrad and Eleanor

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Conrad is alive but not well. Spooked by a mysterious woman, he is on the run, catching a train from Munich to Italy, while Eleanor recalls a time when their future seemed bright. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Conrad and Eleanor

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Both Conrad and Eleanor struggle with painful memories. Their son Paul insists on calling the police, while Eleanor finds threatening emails to Conrad from a woman called Mad. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Conrad and Eleanor

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

There is no progress in the search for Conrad, who is hiding out in a Bologna hotel, oblivious to his family's worry, while his shame and guilt threaten to overwhelm him. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Conrad and Eleanor

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The police become involved in the search for Conrad, while Eleanor breaks up with her lover. Alone in Bologna, Conrad admits to himself that he knew he had to walk out on her. Show more