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15 Minute Drama

Mike Bartlett - A Steal

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

One little bit of wealth redistribution has given Hanna a taste for helping her friends out. A comic look at how the financial crisis feels on the street. Stars Laura Dos Santos. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Mike Bartlett - A Steal

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Hanna's campaign is going wrong. No-one is listening and she's on her own. Stars Laura Dos Santos and Shaun Mason. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

When TV researcher Mia goes in search of a long-lost fabled horror film, she puts herself in danger. Starring Chloe Pirrie. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 9: I'm Calling About Susie

Duration: 15 minutes

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

After more than a year away, Delia finds herself feeling drawn back to the fractured family in Baltimore. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 10: The Wedding Day Hitch

Duration: 15 minutes

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

After more than a year away, Delia Grinstead is drawn back into the remnants of her fractured family. She is badly needed. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Actor and comedian Lenny Henry chooses his favourite readings, from Othello to Small Island. With readers Nadine Marshall and Jude Akuwudike. Show more

15 Minute Drama

30 Eggs

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A wrong turn takes Modeste and Innocent off the beaten track and into wild terrain of the Akagera National Park. Show more

Contributors

Father Boniface:
Nyasha Hatendi

Genres

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 4: How to Get It off Your Chest

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Terry Jones introduces a retelling of a story from Boccaccio's The Decameron. When Zeppa discovers his wife with his best friend, he plans a proportionate response. Show more

Saturday Drama

The Havana Quartet by Leonardo Padura

Havana Red

Duration: 1 hour

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

Conde is firmly out of his comfort zone when a man is found strangled in Havana Woods wearing a red dress. Starring Zubin Varla as the world-weary but romantic detective. Show more

Drama on 4

Tetherdown

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Fast-paced drama by Scott Cherry and Gregory Evans which casts a 21st-century eye over the 1896 'Muswell Hill Murder', a crime that captured the appalled attention of the world. Show more

Drama on 4

Holy Father

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Mark Lawson. In the year 2020, 120 cardinals have gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. And for the first time since 1159 he might just be English. Show more

Contributors

Cardinal Faber:
Nick Dunning
Cardinal Simouri:
Jude Akuwudike
Rachel Grealish:
Lise Ann McLaughlin
Martha Keen:
Scarlett Brookes
Cardinal O'Callaghan:
Pat Laffan
Padro Antenucci:
Faolan Morgan

Genres

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 1: The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe

Duration: 45 minutes

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

New mother Mma Makutsi expands her business portfolio in an unexpected direction. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe meets a client with a problematic house guest. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mma Potokwani/Mrs:
Janice Acquah
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike
Mr Sengupta:
Kulvinder Ghir
Miss Rose:
Sudha Bhuchar

Genres

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 2: The Dish of Yesterday

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mma Ramotswe decides to put her new intern on the case, while Mma Makutsi's distinctive approach to the restaurant business raises eyebrows. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mma Potokwani:
Janice Acquah
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike
Alice Bombwe:
Amaka Okafor
Mr Sengupta:
Kulvinder Ghir
Violet:
Anna Bengo

Genres

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The Modern Husband Course

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mr Matekoni is on a quest for self-improvement while Mma Makutsi is hiding a secret from her best friend. Stars Claire Benedict. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Mma Sheba:
Adjoa Andoh
Aunt Radiphuti:
Adjoa Andoh
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike
Mma Soleti:
Eleanor Crooks
Mma Keitumetse:
Anna Bengo
Mma Molapo:
Janice Acquah

Genres

Drama on 4

Hello Mum

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jerome was only bad for 25 minutes in his life. In Bernardine Evaristo's witty and compelling story, he shows his Mum how very different that life looks through his eyes. Show more

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 2: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding

Duration: 45 minutes

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

The ladies solve the case of the murdered cattle. Mma Makutsi is feeling anxious about her upcoming wedding to Phuti Radiphuti and an old friend comes to the rescue. Show more

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 1: A Man from a Far Place

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi receive a visit from an extremely important person - a hero of Botswana's only lady detectives. Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Fanwell:
Beru Tessema
Mma Potokwani:
Janice Acquah
Clovis Andersen:
Sam Dale
Mma Soleti:
Eleanor Crooks
Phuti Radiphuti:
Jude Akuwudike

Genres

Drama on 4

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Episode 2: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection

Duration: 45 minutes

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

A visiting detective helps the ladies uncover the truth at the Orphan Farm, and Mr JLB Matekoni seeks to clear Fanwell's name. Show more

Contributors

Mma Ramotswe:
Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Mma Potokwani:
Janice Acquah
Fanwell:
Beru Tessema
Clovis Andersen:
Sam Dale
Mr Ditso Ditso:
Obi Abili
Secretary:
Adjoa Andoh
Magistrate:
Jude Akuwudike

Genres

Home Front

1 July 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

In Folkestone, the Dominion Day celebrations are infectious. Show more

Contributors

Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:
Reece Buttery
Roy Lavoie:
Tim Beckmann
Maggie Macknade:
Hollie Thoupos
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Thornton Tulliver:
Nigel Harman
Muriel Grainger:
Hannah Tointon
Canadian Soldier 1:
Nathan Nolan
Canadian Soldier 2:
Owen Clark
Canadian Soldier 3:
Stephen Critchlow
Canadian Soldier 4:
David Hounslow

Home Front

2 June 1915 - Thornton Tulliver

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 6 months

A day at the flapping, and Thornton has his eye on another prize in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Thornton Tulliver:
Nigel Harman
Cyril Lauter:
Jude Akuwudike
Ivy Layton:
Leah Brotherhead
Mickey Macknade:
Reece Buttery