Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia, a country she longs to return to. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

1919. Vera finds herself back in the country she loves, Serbia, when Evalina invites her to help with the establishment of an orphanage for the children of the Serbian war dead. Show more

Contributors

Vera 'Jack' Holme:: Irene MacDougall
Eve Haverfield:: Carol Ann Crawford
Spook:: Kim Gerard
Curly:: Kim Gerard
Dorothy 'Dodo' Johnstone:: Rosalind Sydney
Natalia:: Lesley Hart
Margaret K:: Lesley Hart
Col Popovitch:: Matthew Zajac
Gen Balguy:: Matthew Zajac
Cheddo:: Finn den Hertog
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville
Writer:: Louise Ironside

Genres

DramaBiographical

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Series

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

1920. Vera faces her biggest challenge as Eve becomes desperately ill. Show more

Contributors

Vera 'Jack' Holme:: Irene MacDougall
Eve Haverfield:: Carol Ann Crawford
Spook:: Kim Gerard
Curly:: Kim Gerard
Dorothy 'Dodo' Johnstone:: Rosalind Sydney
Natalia:: Lesley Hart
Margaret K:: Lesley Hart
Col Popovitch:: Matthew Zajac
Gen Balguy:: Matthew Zajac
Cheddo:: Finn den Hertog
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville
Writer:: Louise Ironside

Genres

DramaBiographical

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Series

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

1920. Vera takes on more responsibilities at the orphanage. Show more

Contributors

Vera 'Jack' Holme:: Irene MacDougall
Eve Haverfield:: Carol Ann Crawford
Spook:: Kim Gerard
Curly:: Kim Gerard
Dorothy 'Dodo' Johnstone:: Rosalind Sydney
Natalia:: Lesley Hart
Margaret K:: Lesley Hart
Col Popovitch:: Matthew Zajac
Gen Balguy:: Matthew Zajac
Cheddo:: Finn den Hertog
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville
Writer:: Louise Ironside

Genres

DramaBiographical

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Series

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

1921. As her time in Serbia draws to a close, Vera is faced with shaping a new life for herself. Show more

Contributors

Vera 'Jack' Holme:: Irene MacDougall
Eve Haverfield:: Carol Ann Crawford
Spook:: Kim Gerard
Curly:: Kim Gerard
Dorothy 'Dodo' Johnstone:: Rosalind Sydney
Natalia:: Lesley Hart
Margaret K:: Lesley Hart
Col Popovitch:: Matthew Zajac
Gen Balguy:: Matthew Zajac
Cheddo:: Finn den Hertog
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville
Writer:: Louise Ironside

Genres

DramaBiographical

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 55: 23-27 May 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week when President Wilson advocates the formation of an Association of Nations to ensure future peace, relations in Ashburton are very troubled. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Simeon Dyer:: Josh Darcy
Henry V:: John Heffernan
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Oswald Dyer:: Dean Nolan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Mayoress:: Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Molly Dyer:: Stevie Thompson
Winters:: Stephen Tomlin
Spry:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Burroughs:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 49: 11-15 April 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week, in 1916, when reports reached Britain of a million Armenians massacred, the community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Brother Columban:: Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Donald Fox:: Jayson Benovichi-Dicken
Usher:: Ciaran Bermingham
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Brother Aloysius:: Toby Bryant
Moses Wickens:: Ben Callon
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Ambrose Nichols:: Steve Clark
William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Dom Anscar Vonier:: Kenneth Collard
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Woman:: Sarah Hannah
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Clarence Ogden:: David Sterne
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Burnistoun

Series 1

Episode 1

BBC Scotland

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Mar 2010, 22:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Oct 2023, 23:00 on BBC Scotland

Available for years

Sketch show set in a fictional Scottish location that's oddly familiar. Featuring an impassioned battle with a voice-activated lift and the career trajectory of a single-issue MP. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Iain Connell
Actor:: Robert Florence
Actor:: Kirsty Strain
Actor:: Richard Rankin
Actor:: Allan Miller
Actor:: Louise Stewart
Actor:: Finn den Hertog
Actor:: Andrew John Tait
Actor:: Kimberly Neill
Actor:: David Allen
Actor:: Sean Purden-Brown
Writer:: Iain Connell
Writer:: Robert Florence
Executive Producer:: Rab Christie
Director:: Iain Davidson
Producer:: Iain Davidson

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Burnistoun

Series

Burnistoun: Series 1

Shetland

Series 2

Episode 3: Dead Water - Part 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Crime drama. When an old acquaintance of DI Perez dies in a suspicious car accident, he wonders whether his journalist friend had uncovered a deadly story. Show more

Contributors

DI Jimmy Perez:: Douglas Henshall
Joe Dalhousie:: David Hayman
Willow Reeves:: Nina Sosanya
TDC Sandy Wilson:: Steven Robertson
DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh:: Alison O'Donnell
Rhona Kelly:: Julie Graham
Cameron Watt:: Alex Norton
Evie Watt:: Kari Corbett
Jenny Belshaw:: Marnie Baxter
Jenny Markham:: Iain Robertson
Sgt Billy McBride:: Stewart Porter
Cora McLean:: Anne Kidd
Adam Markham:: Clive Russell
Maria Markham:: Gerda Stevenson
Andy Belshaw:: Neil McKinven
Reg Gilbert:: Forbes Masson
Iain Redford:: Henry Pettigrew
Cassie Perez:: Erin Armstrong
Duncan Hunter:: Mark Bonnar
John Henderson:: Steven Cree
Drew:: Finn den Hertog
Producer:: Peter Gallagher
Director:: David Moore
Writer:: David Kane
Author:: Ann Cleeves

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Shetland

Series

Shetland: Series 2

Home Front

22 April 1916 - William Fulford

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1916, Emmeline Pankhurst condemned her daughter Sylvia's involvement in an anti-conscription rally, and in Ashburton, William Fulford is at odds with his parents. Show more

Contributors

William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Joanna Fulford:: Rachael Spence
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Reuben Fulford:: Martin Pirongs
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 50: 18-22 April 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A British naval patrol intercepts Sir Roger Casement bringing munitions to Ireland, and alliances are broken and made in Ashburton. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Moses Wickens:: Ben Callon
Mother:: Helen Clapp
William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Lewis Cox:: Dylan Edwards
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Old Woman:: Susan Jameson
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Reuben Fulford:: Martin Pirongs
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Joanna Fulford:: Rachael Spence
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Carslake:: Stephen Tomlin
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Drama on 3

King Lear

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 8^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jun 2018, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

When better than now to make a drama about 'the division of the kingdom'? Shakespeare's great tragedy headed by Ian McDiarmid as Lear and Bill Paterson as Gloucester. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: William Shakespeare
King Lear:: Ian McDiarmid
Goneril:: Madeleine Worrall
Regan:: Frances Grey
Cordelia:: Joanna Vanderham
Kent:: Michael Nardone
Gloucester:: Bill Paterson
Edgar:: Finn den Hertog
Edmund:: Paul Higgins
The Fool:: Brian Vernel
Albany:: Steven Robertson
Cornwall:: Steven Cree
Oswald:: Owen Whitelaw
Burgundy/Doctor:: Sean Murray
King of France:: Simon Harrison
Old Man/Gentleman:: Ewan Bailey
Producer:: Gaynor Macfarlane
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Shetland

Series 2

Episode 2: Raven Black - Part 2

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Crime drama series. DI Perez believes he and his team are finally closing in on the killer as they discover what Catherine Ross was hiding before her death. Show more

Contributors

DI Jimmy Perez:: Douglas Henshall
Magnus Bain:: Brian Cox
DC Sandy Wilson:: Steven Robertson
Duncan Hunter:: Mark Bonnar
DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh:: Alison O'Donnell
Rhona Kelly:: Julie Graham
Sally Henry:: Rebecca Benson
Cora McLean:: Anne Kidd
Sgt Billy McBride:: Stewart Porter
Margaret Henry:: Cara Kelly
Alex Henry:: Matthew Zajac
Alan Isbister:: Chris Reilly
Euan Ross:: Anthony Flanagan
Jess Collins:: Frances Grey
Kitty Collins:: Freya Monk
Gret Bruce:: Jana Reinermann
Brian Bruce:: Jordan Young
Drew:: Finn den Hertog
Hugo Scott:: Tunji Kasim
Solicitor:: Gowan Calder
Catherine Ross:: Sophia Carr-Gomm
Cassie Perez:: Erin Armstrong
Producer:: Peter Gallagher
Director:: John McKay
Writer:: Gaby Chiappe
Author:: Ann Cleeves

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Shetland

Series

Shetland: Series 2

Shetland

Series 2

Episode 1: Raven Black - Part 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Mar 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for 8 months