Programme Index

Drama on 3: Lorca's Rural Trilogy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 28^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 26^th Nov 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Christopher Douglas, one of the creators of Radio 4's Ed Reardon, goes back to the source Victorian novel by George Gissing. Show more

Drama on 3

Lorca's Rural Trilogy

Episode 1: The House of Bernarda Alba

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Mar 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 18^th Sep 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

By Federico Garcia Lorca. Tragic drama about the familial passions and tensions that arise after a tyrannical matriarch imposes a long period of mourning on her daughters. Show more

Contributors

Bernarda Alba:: Sian Thomas
La Poncia:: Brigit Forsyth
Maria Josefa:: Pauline Jefferson
Angustias:: Kate Coogan
Magdalena:: Victoria Brazier
Martirio:: Christine Bottomley
Adela:: Elaine Cassidy
Prudencia:: Christine Cox
Girl:: Daisy Jones
Singer:: Les Pratt
Singer:: Martin Medina
Singer:: Nathan Jenkins
Singer:: Andrew Johnston
Singer:: David Cane
Singer:: Peter Edge
Singer:: George Leeming
Composer:: Conrad Nelson
Adaptor:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Director:: Pauline Harris

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Drama on 3

Series

New Grub Street

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Sep 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Nov 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

In a post-modern twist that would irritate Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas plays Victorian novelist George Gissing. Show more

Contributors

George Gissing:: Christopher Douglas
Jasper Milvain:: Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Edwin Reardon:: Sam Alexander
Marian Yule:: Olivia Hallinan
Alfred Yule:: Jonathan Keeble
Quarmby:: Jonathan Keeble
Amy:: Emily Pithon
Edith:: Emily Pithon
Dora Milvain:: Victoria Brazier
Maid:: Victoria Brazier
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Author:: George Gissing
Adaptor:: Christopher Douglas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

New Grub Street

Classic Serial

JB Priestley - Angel Pavement

Episode 2

Classic Serial: JB Priestley - Angel Pavement

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th May 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

James Golspie has transformed life at Twigg and Dersingham. Everyone has had a raise and Turgis is in love. With Marcus Brigstocke. Show more

Contributors

Our Guide:: Marcus Brigstocke
James Golspie:: Henry Goodman
Herbert Smeeth:: Jeff Rawle
Harold Turgis:: Joseph Kloska
Miss Matfield:: Victoria Brazier
Mr Dersingham:: Carl Prekopp
Lena Golspie:: Faye Castelow
Poppy Sellers:: Millie Binks
Edie Smeeth:: Jane Purcell
Fred Mitty:: Stephen Critchlow
Benenden:: Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Mitty:: Angela Curran
Benenden's Niece:: Angela Curran
George:: Oswald Scott
Cashier:: Lucia Cox
Writer:: Martin Jameson
Director:: Chris Wallis
Producer:: Chris Wallis
Author:: JB Priestley
Adaptor:: Martin Jameson

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Heading Out

Episode 4

BBC Two

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Mar 2013, 22:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Mar 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two England

Sitcom. Sara is forced to get help from an unlikely source when a veterinary inspector calls at the surgery. Daniel spends some quality time with the ladies. Show more

Contributors

Sara:: Sue Perkins
Daniel:: Steve Oram
Jamie:: Dominic Coleman
Justine:: Nicola Walker
Toria:: Joanna Scanlan
Eve:: Shelley Conn
Jonathan Walters:: Steve Pemberton
Ivanka:: Mel Giedroyc
Vixen:: Victoria Brazier
Producer:: Jim Poyser
Director:: Natalie Bailey
Writer:: Sue Perkins

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

Heading Out

Classic Serial

JB Priestley - Angel Pavement

Episode 1

Classic Serial: JB Priestley - Angel Pavement

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th May 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. James Golspie proposes to save the City firm of Twigg and Dersingham, but he may not be all he seems. Stars Henry Goodman. Show more

Contributors

Our Guide:: Marcus Brigstocke
James Golspie:: Henry Goodman
Herbert Smeeth:: Jeff Rawle
Harold Turgis:: Joseph Kloska
Goath:: Shaun Prendergast
Miss Matfield:: Victoria Brazier
Mr Dersingham:: Carl Prekopp
Mr Pearson:: Stephen Critchlow
Benenden:: Stephen Critchlow
Poppy Sellers:: Millie Binks
Mary Dersingham:: Colleen Prendergast
Mrs Pearson:: Jane Purcell
Edie:: Jane Purcell
Agnes:: Lucia Cox
Lena Golspie:: Faye Castelow
Writer:: Martin Jameson
Director:: Chris Wallis

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Home Front

25 September 1915 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 25^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

It is a day of ceremonies for the vicar of St Jude's. Show more

Contributors

Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Boy:: Alexander Aze
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Peggy:: Victoria Brazier
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Albert:: Harry Myers
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Mayor:: John Woodvine
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Aug 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Oct 2022, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility

The prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote for the sisters without fortune nor connections. Stars Amanda Hale. Show more

Contributors

Elinor:: Amanda Hale
Marianne:: Olivia Hallinan
Mrs Dashwood:: Deborah McAndrew
Colonel Brandon:: Blake Ritson
Willoughby:: Ben Lamb
Edward:: Henry Devas
Sir John:: Conrad Nelson
Lady Middleton:: Rosina Carbone
Mrs Jennings:: Brigit Forsyth
Nancy:: Victoria Brazier
Lucy:: Caitlin Thorburn
Musician:: Emily Hooker
Director:: Nadia Molinari
Producer:: Nadia Molinari
Adaptor:: Helen Edmundson
Author:: Jane Austen

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 11^th Aug 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2022, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility

Marianne has a surprising encounter with Willoughby and complications arise for Elinor and Edward. Starring Olivia Hallinan. Show more

Contributors

Elinor:: Amanda Hale
Marianne:: Olivia Hallinan
Mrs Dashwood:: Deborah McAndrew
Colonel Brandon:: Blake Ritson
Willoughby:: Ben Lamb
Edward:: Henry Devas
Sir John:: Conrad Nelson
Lady Middleton:: Rosina Carbone
Mrs Jennings:: Brigit Forsyth
Nancy:: Victoria Brazier
Lucy:: Caitlin Thorburn
John Dashwood:: Andonis James Anthony
Fanny:: Lisa Brookes
Mrs Ferrars:: Alexandra Mathie
Musician:: Emily Hooker
Director:: Nadia Molinari
Producer:: Nadia Molinari
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Helen Edmundson

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky

Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Feb 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Gladys, jailed for murdering a younger man, delves into the past as an 18 year old woman. Stars Frances Barber. Show more

Contributors

Gladys:: Frances Barber
Younger Gladys:: Keziah Joseph
Nemirovsky:: Anna Francolini
Teresa:: Victoria Brazier
Claude:: Conrad Nelson
Richard Eysenach:: Conrad Nelson
Marie-Therese:: Natasha Cowley
Director:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Author:: Irene Nemirovsky
Translation:: Sandra Smith
Adaptor:: Ellen Dryden

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

All at Sea

Series 1

Episode 9: Rabbit

CBBC

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Nov 2013, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Jan 2022, 14:50 on CBBC HD

Available for 8 months

Children's series. Charlie, Alison and Ben try to make enough money for a trip to the cinema. When they see a rabbit, Charlie thinks he has found the perfect solution. Show more

Contributors

Charlie:: Ryan Wilkinson
Dad:: Steve Edge
Mum:: Nicola Stephenson
Hannah:: Milly Zero
Louie:: Adam Greaves-Neal
Ben:: Sam Hattersley
Alison:: Olivia Cosgrove
Butcher:: Bill Rodgers
Eddie Stiles:: Mark Sheals
Duane Stiles:: Peter Toon
Older Boy:: Brandon Vaughan
Girl:: Alisha Barlow
Terry Swift:: Victoria Brazier
Director:: Paul Murphy
Producer:: Juliet Charlesworth
Writer:: Brian Lynch

Genres

Brand

All at Sea

Series

All at Sea: Series 1

Drama on 4

The Thrill of Love

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Nov 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 13^th Jan 2020, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The last woman to be hanged in Britain, Ruth Ellis - and the role of women close to her in her final months. Stars Maxine Peake. Show more

Contributors

Ruth Ellis:: Maxine Peake
Sylvia:: Siobhan Finneran
Jack Gale:: Joe Armstrong
Vickie Martin:: Phoebe Dynevor
Doris Judd:: Victoria Brazier
Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd George:: Alan Williams
Writer:: Amanda Whittington
Director:: Kate Chapman
Producer:: Justine Potter

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Drama on 4

Bell in the Ball

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Jun 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jun 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comedy drama by Lloyd Peters. A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by reluctantly joining a blind cricket team. Show more

Contributors

Danny:: Jason Done
Beth:: Victoria Brazier
Floyd:: Marlon G Day
Lucy:: Julia Rounthwaite
Brian:: Robert Hudson
Derek:: David Acton
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Lloyd Peters

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Land Girls

Series 3

Episode 1: Home to Roost

BBC One

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Nov 2011, 14:10 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Sep 2020, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Period drama series. As Hoxley Manor is transformed into a military hospital, Ellen is confronted by a blast from the past. Connie and Henry plan an engagement party. Show more

Contributors

Dr Richard Channing:: Dominic Mafham
Rose Bailey:: Victoria Brazier
Lady Ellen Hoxley:: Sophie Ward
Esther Reeves:: Susan Cookson
Joyce Fisher:: Becci Gemmell
Iris Dawson:: Lou Broadbent
Connie Carter:: Selin Hizli
Martin Reeves:: Mykola Allen
Frederick Finch:: Mark Benton
Danny Sparks:: Joe Armstrong
Mrs Gulliver:: Carolyn Pickles
Frank Tucker:: Paul Ritter
Walter Storey:: Samuel Edward-Cook
Rev. Henry Jameson:: Gwilym Lee
Vernon Storey:: David Schofield
John Fisher:: Nicholas Shaw
Producer:: Ella Kelly
Director:: Ian Barber
Writer:: Dominique Moloney

Genres

Brand

Land Girls

Series

Land Girls: Series 3

HG Wells

Ann Veronica

1. A Fresh Start

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Feb 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Sep 2023, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A spirited, intelligent woman runs away from home to make a fresh start in Edwardian London. Stars Bill Nighy and Amy Hoggart. Show more

Contributors

HG Wells - The Narrator:: Bill Nighy
Ann Veronica Stanley:: Amy Hoggart
Mr Stanley:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Aunt Molly:: Ruth Alexander Rubin
Ramage:: Jonathan Keeble
Manning:: Henry Devas
Teddy:: Ashley Margolis
Constance:: Emily Pithon
Miss Miniver:: Victoria Brazier
Director:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Author:: HG Wells
Adaptor:: Ellen Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

HG Wells

Series

HG Wells: Ann Veronica

DCI Alma Blair

Deadheading

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Jun 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Oct 2018, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 8 months