Programme Index

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

Episode 1: Dracula, pt 1

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Oct 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Oct 2012, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

4 Extra Debut. Bram Stoker's original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain. Stars Nicky Henson. Show more

Contributors

Count Dracula:: Nicky Henson
Dr Seward:: Charles Edwards
Renfield:: Don Gilet
Jonathan Harker:: Michael Shelford
Mina Murray:: Ellie Kendrick
Lucy Westenra:: Scarlett Brookes
Dr Van Helsing:: John Dougall
Arthur:: Joe Sims
Landlord's Wife:: Christine Absalom
Driver:: Robert Blythe
Simmons:: Patrick Brennan
Vampiress:: Sarah Thom
Vampiress:: Ellie Crook
Vampiress:: Stephanie Racine
Child:: Harper Bone
Singer:: Adriana Festeu
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Writer:: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Author:: Bram Stoker

Genres

Series

Bram Stoker - Dracula

1. No One

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Oct 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd May 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Bram Stoker's original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain. Stars Nicky Henson. Show more

Contributors

Count Dracula:: Nicky Henson
Dr Seward:: Charles Edwards
Renfield:: Don Gilet
Jonathan Harker:: Michael Shelford
Mina Murray:: Ellie Kendrick
Lucy Westenra:: Scarlett Brookes
Dr Van Helsing:: John Dougall
Arthur:: Joe Sims
Landlord's Wife:: Christine Absalom
Driver:: Robert Blythe
Simmons:: Patrick Brennan
Vampiress:: Sarah Thom
Vampiress:: Ellie Crook
Vampiress:: Stephanie Racine
Child:: Harper Bone
Singer:: Adriana Festeu
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Writer:: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Author:: Bram Stoker

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Series

Bram Stoker - Dracula

Bram Stoker - Dracula

2. The Warmth of Strangers

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Oct 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th May 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Lucy Westenra is dead, but Professor Van Helsing is determined to find out how she died. Nicky Henson stars as Count Dracula. Show more

Contributors

Count Dracula:: Nicky Henson
Dr Seward:: Charles Edwards
Renfield:: Don Gilet
Jonathan Harker:: Michael Shelford
Mina Harker:: Ellie Kendrick
Lucy Westenra:: Scarlett Brookes
Dr Van Helsing:: John Dougall
Arthur:: Joe Sims
Maid:: Christine Absalom
Policeman:: Robert Blythe
Simmons:: Patrick Brennan
Vampiress:: Sarah Thom
Vampiress:: Ellie Crook
Vampiress:: Stephanie Racine
Child:: Harper Bone
Singer:: Adriana Festeu
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Writer:: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Author:: Bram Stoker

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Series

Bram Stoker - Dracula

The Stuarts

James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Aug 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

James II:: James Fleet
Sunderland:: Clive Hayward
Talbot:: Michael Bertenshaw
Churchill:: Michael Shelford
Sarah Churchill:: Jaimi Barbakoff
Monmouth:: Alex Waldmann
Maria:: Jane Slavin
Van Weede:: Nicholas Murchie
Colonel:: David Cann
Foreman:: Damian Lynch
Sergeant:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Priest:: Matthew Watson
Director:: Marc Beeby
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

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The Stuarts

Saturday Drama

Hombre

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 23^rd Mar 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Sep 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Elmore Leonard's classic western about John Russell, a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. Show more

Contributors

Carl Allen:: Trevor White
John Russell:: Elliot Cowan
Mr Mendez:: Javier Marzan
Miss McLaren:: Kelly Burke
Dr Favor:: Nicholas Murchie
Frank Braden:: Steven Hartley
Audra Favor:: Laurel Lefkow
Lamar Dean:: Ben Crowe
Early:: Will Howard
Ex-Soldier:: Rick Warden
Sheriff Lyons:: Michael Shelford
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Robert Ferguson

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Saturday Drama

Great Escape: The Justice

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Apr 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Jan 2018, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

True story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape, by Robert Radcliffe and Robin Brooks. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From April 2013. Show more

Contributors

Sqn Ldr McKenna:: Stephen Tompkinson
Nixon:: Gunnar Cauthery
Schulmann:: Ewan Bailey
Max Wielen:: Nicholas Murchie
Emil Schulz:: Rick Warden
Oberst von Lindeiner:: Robert Blythe
Roger Bushell:: Ben Crowe
Paul Brickhill:: Michael Shelford
Nils Fuglesang:: Will Howard
Marie:: Amaka Okafor
Gluck:: Paul Stonehouse
Angela Schulz:: Hannah Wood
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Robin Brooks
Writer:: Robert Radcliffe

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Hamlet

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Mar 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 2^nd Apr 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The king of Denmark has died, and the throne has been claimed by his brother Claudius. Stars Jamie Parker and Paul Hilton. Show more

Contributors

Hamlet:: Jamie Parker
Horatio:: David Seddon
Claudius:: Paul Hilton
Gertrude:: Anastasia Hille
Polonius:: James Laurenson
Laertes:: Tom Mison
Ophelia:: Lizzy Watts
The Ghost:: Robert Blythe
Marcellus:: Ben Crowe
Barnardo:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: Will Howard
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: William Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

Series

Hamlet

Hamlet

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Mar 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Apr 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

After Hamlet's accidental murder of Polonius, Laertes returns to Elsinore bent on revenge. Stars Jamie Parker and Tom Mison. Show more

Contributors

Hamlet:: Jamie Parker
Horatio:: David Seddon
Claudius:: Paul Hilton
Gertrude:: Anastasia Hille
Laertes:: Tom Mison
Ophelia:: Lizzy Watts
Guildenstern:: Carl Prekopp
Rosencrantz:: Harry Myers
Fortinbras:: Rik Warden
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Robert Blythe
Actor:: Will Howard
Actor:: Ben Crowe
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: William Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

Series

Hamlet

Hamlet

Episode 5

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Mar 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Apr 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Hamlet returns unexpectedly to Elsinore, where Claudius and Laertes have laid plans to murder him. Stars Jamie Parker. Show more

Contributors

Hamlet:: Jamie Parker
Horatio:: David Seddon
Claudius:: Paul Hilton
Gertrude:: Anastasia Hille
Laertes:: Tom Mison
The Gravedigger:: Ben Crowe
2nd Gravedigger:: Will Howard
Osric:: Carl Prekopp
Fortinbras:: Rik Warden
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: William Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

Series

Hamlet

Drama on 4

Justin Hopper - The Weighing Room

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Apr 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Feb 2015, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. National Hunt jump jockey Noel is anxious to get back in the saddle after a career-threatening fall. Stars Lloyd Hutchinson. Show more

Contributors

Noel:: Lloyd Hutchinson
Sean:: Michael Legge
Wrighty:: James Weaver
Wozzer:: Paul Rider
Seddon:: David Seddon
Fiona Markham:: Alison Pettitt
Consultant:: Nigel Hastings
Steward:: Joanna Monro
Owner:: Bruce Alexander
Brian:: Michael Shelford
Mandy:: Keely Beresford
Writer:: Justin Hopper
Director:: Toby Swift

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

The Fox

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th May 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th May 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Based on the true story of Michael Forwell, a gentle Englishman who became a multi-millionaire drug smuggler. Written by Robin Brooks. Show more

Contributors

Michael:: William Beck
May:: Liz Sutherland
Sammy:: Michael Shelford
Daniels:: Paul Stonehouse
Jack:: Robert Blythe
Rod:: Will Howard
Writer:: Robin Brooks
Director:: Selina Ream
Producer:: Selina Ream

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Adam Ganz - Nuclear Reactions

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Jun 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Jul 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. After the Second World War, Germany's top nuclear physicists were brought to England to see what they knew. Stars Nick Dunning. Show more

Contributors

Major Rittner:: Nick Dunning
Anton:: Michael Shelford
Fee:: Alison Pettitt
Werner Heisenberg:: Chris McHallem
Otto Hahn:: Nickolas Grace
Max Von Laue:: Richard Howard
Kurt Diebner:: Sam Dale
Friedrich Von Weizsacker:: Michael Shelford
Professor Blackett:: Ian McElhinney
Reader:: Ian McElhinney
Pianist:: Mark McGrath
Writer:: Adam Ganz
Director:: Eoin O'Callaghan
Producer:: Eoin O'Callaghan

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

Brand

Drama on 4

A Chaos of Wealth and Want

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Jul 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Oct 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Penny Gold. Henry Mayhew, chronicler of London's poor and dispossessed, learns the hard truth about charity when he takes in a homeless young man. Show more

Contributors

Henry Mayhew:: David Haig
Jane Mayhew:: Alison Pettit
Jack:: Steven Webb
Mouse:: Sam Alexander
Sal:: Joanna Monroe
Arthur:: Sam Dale
Actor:: Keely Beresford
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: Vineeta Rishi
Writer:: Penny Gold
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer

Genres

Brand

Drama on 4

Herald of Disaster

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Using transcripts from the inquest, this docu-drama explains how a cross-channel ferry could capsize minutes after leaving harbour. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ewan Bailey
Actor:: John Bowler
Actor:: Ben Crowe
Actor:: John Dougall
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Actor:: Georgie Glen
Actor:: Sanchia McCormack
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Sarah Ridgeway
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: David Sterne
Actor:: David Sturzaker
Actor:: Joseph Tremain
Actor:: George Watkins
Actor:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Stephen Phelps

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

The Spare Room

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Feb 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Feb 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Oliver Emanuel. Michael didn't mean to come to England, and he didn't mean to end up living secretly in Stephanie's spare room. But most of all, he didn't mean to be found. Show more

Contributors

Michael:: Babou Ceesay
Police:: Hannah Wood
Police:: Michael Shelford
Director:: Lu Kemp
Producer:: Lu Kemp

Genres

Drama

Brand