Programme Index

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Sep 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Sep 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Adam Fould adapts his poem about a white family caught up in the Mau Mau time in 1950s Kenya. Tom comes home for his last holiday before university and acquires a taste for blood. Show more

The Stuarts

It Came In with a Lass

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Jun 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Jun 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Queen Mary arrives in Scotland enshrouded in mist and must quickly distinguish friends from enemies, as they try to understand and control her. With Brian Cox. Show more

Contributors

Mary:: Jeany Spark
John Knox:: Brian Cox
Darnley:: Tom Mison
Moray:: John MacKay
Bothwell:: Michael Bertenshaw
Randolph:: Bruce Alexander
Flamina:: Wunmi Mosaku
Rizzio:: David Seddon
Ruthven:: Sean Murray
Soldier:: Ben Crowe
Sergeant:: Paul Stonehouse
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

Saturday Drama

The Martin Beck Killings

Episode 1: Roseanna

Saturday Drama: The Martin Beck Killings

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Oct 2012, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Aug 2014, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Inspector Beck and his colleagues are faced with the body of an unknown girl. Jennifer Howarth adapts the first book of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Swedish detective series. Show more

Contributors

Martin Beck:: Steven Mackintosh
Lennart Kollberg:: Neil Pearson
Ahlberg:: Jonathan Tafler
Kafka:: Garrick Hagon
Bengtsson:: John MacKay
Inga Beck:: Lucy Black
Sonja Hansson:: Susie Riddell
Police Doctor:: Patrick Brennan
Mulvaney:: Harry Livingstone
Miss Peterson:: Amaka Okafor
Siv Lindberg:: Amaka Okafor
Colonel:: Robert Blythe
Miss Gota:: Jenny Harrold
Doctor:: Christine Absalom
Adaptor:: Jennifer Howarth
Director:: Sara Davies
Author:: Maj Sjowall
Author:: Per Wahloo

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Saturday Drama

Series

Holby City

Series 16

Episode 48: Hoops

BBC One

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Sep 2014, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Sep 2014, 03:20 on BBC Two HD

Hospital drama. Arthur struggles to adjust to the pressures of leading a team. Adele is keen to prove that she has ambition, but not everyone believes she has what it takes. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Digby:: Rob Ostlere
Sacha Levy:: Bob Barrett
Mo Effanga:: Chizzy Akudolu
Adele Effanga:: Petra Letang
Jonny Maconie:: Michael Thomson
Dominic Copeland:: David Ames
Zosia March:: Camilla Arfwedson
Colette Sheward:: Louise Delamere
Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher:: Alex Walkinshaw
Harry Tressler:: Jules Knight
Jac Naylor:: Rosie Marcel
Ric Griffin:: Hugh Quarshie
Raffaello Di Lucca:: Joe McFadden
Guy Self:: John Michie
Dave Robson:: Michael Starke
Kate McBride:: Madeleine Bowyer
Abi McBride:: Madeline Holliday
Laini Stevenson:: Sarah Kenny
Norman Marsh:: Andrew Dennis
Adam McBride:: John MacKay
Writer:: Fiona Peek
Director:: Richard Platt
Producer:: Darren Guthrie

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Holby City

Series

Holby City: Series 16

Doctors

Series 19

Episode 107: Free Lunch

BBC One

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Nov 2017, 13:45 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Nov 2017, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Jimmi meets a young Buddhist monk collecting money on the street and quickly realises that all is not what it seems. Sid psyches himself up for a live podcast. Show more

Contributors

Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Genyen:: Ewan Mitchell
Jinba:: John MacKay
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Dr Daniel Granger:: Matthew Chambers
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
DI Tom Stanton:: Dominic Power
Natalie Zafira:: Chetna Pandya
Hazel Everdell:: Natalie Edward-Yesufu
Joe Granger Carmichael:: Oliver Falconer
Writer:: Mark Clompus
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson
Director:: Nimer Rashed
Producer:: Peter Leslie Wild

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 19

The Honourable Woman

Episode 3: The Killing Call

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Jul 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two England

Drama series. Nessa's security advisor follows a lead as he hunts down the missing boy. Meanwhile, her brother Ephra makes a startling discovery. Show more

Contributors

Nessa Stein:: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Saleh Al-Zahid:: Philip Arditti
Atika Halabi:: Lubna Azabal
Ephra Stein:: Andrew Buchan
Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle:: Lindsay Duncan
Dame Julia Walsh:: Janet McTeer
Nathaniel Bloom:: Tobias Menzies
Shlomo Zahary:: Igal Naor
Frances Pirsig:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Rachel Stein:: Katherine Parkinson
Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle:: Stephen Rea
Car Salesman:: Ben Adams
Jenny:: Celia Adams
Nurse:: Rebecca Clay
Gail Gatz:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Commander Garrett:: Rupert Frazer
Muhammad Ibn Saeed:: Aymen Hamdouchi
Nurse Marlene Dalloway:: Suzann McLean
Caleb Schwako:: John MacKay
Writer:: Hugo Blick
Producer:: Abi Bach
Producer:: Hugo Blick
Executive Producer:: Greg Brenman
Director:: Hugo Blick

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Honourable Woman

Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

1. The Question of Why

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Mar 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Nov 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Five dramas exploring ancient ideas about malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Siobhan Redmond
Actor:: Russell Boulter
Actor:: Richard Bremmer
Actor:: David Collins
Actor:: Jasmine Hyde
Actor:: John MacKay
Producer:: Tim Dee
Writer:: Lavinia Greenlaw

Genres

Series

Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

3. What the Doctor Saw

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Mar 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 3^rd Nov 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: bad air and bad water. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Siobhan Redmond
Actor:: Russell Boulter
Actor:: Richard Bremmer
Actor:: David Collins
Actor:: Jasmine Hyde
Actor:: John MacKay
Producer:: Tim Dee
Writer:: Lavinia Greenlaw

Genres

Series

Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

4. Little White Crosses

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Mar 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 4^th Nov 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: the canal and mosquito. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Siobhan Redmond
Actor:: Russell Boulter
Actor:: Richard Bremmer
Actor:: David Collins
Actor:: Jasmine Hyde
Actor:: John MacKay
Producer:: Tim Dee
Writer:: Lavinia Greenlaw

Genres

Series

Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

5. Emergency Prescriptions Kept Up One's Sleeve

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Mar 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Nov 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: the best old ideas. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Siobhan Redmond
Actor:: Russell Boulter
Actor:: Richard Bremmer
Actor:: David Collins
Actor:: Jasmine Hyde
Actor:: John MacKay
Producer:: Tim Dee
Writer:: Lavinia Greenlaw

Genres

Series

Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales

2. The Wrongly Named Tree

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Mar 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Nov 2022, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Five dramas about Malaria, and scientific attempts to defeat the deadly disease: a countess and quinine. Stars Siobhan Redmond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Siobhan Redmond
Actor:: Russell Boulter
Actor:: Richard Bremmer
Actor:: David Collins
Actor:: Jasmine Hyde
Actor:: John MacKay
Producer:: Tim Dee
Writer:: Lavinia Greenlaw

Genres

Series

Salmond & Darling: The STV Debate

BBC Parliament

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Aug 2014, 19:00 on BBC Parliament

First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together leader Alistair Darling go head-to-head in an independence referendum debate. Presented by Bernard Ponsonby and John MacKay. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Bernard Ponsonby
Presenter:: John MacKay

Genres

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Charles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge

A City in Flames

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Jun 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2022, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Charles Dickens: Barnaby Rudge

Gordon lost control of the mob that is now freeing prisoners. Can the prison gates be unlocked? Stars Ron Cook and Bryan Dick. Show more

Contributors

Charles Dickens:: Iain Glen
Barnaby Rudge:: Daniel Laurie
Grip:: Joanna Horton
Miggs:: Joanna Horton
Mary Rudge:: Heather Craney
Simon Tappertit:: Bryan Dick
Gabriel Varden:: Ron Cook
Dolly Varden:: Amaka Okafor
Geoffrey Haredale:: David Cann
Emma Haredale:: Jaimi Barbakoff
John Chester:: John MacKay
William Rudge:: Tony Bell
Gashford:: Tony Bell
John Willet:: David Schofield
Joe Willet:: Matthew Watson
Hugh:: Ashley Kumar
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Adaptor:: Mike Walker
Author:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Charles Dickens

Series

Charles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge

Captain Midnight

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th May 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2022, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Charles Dickens: Barnaby Rudge

In the 1780s, a murderer disappears, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves. Starring Iain Glen and Ron Cook. Show more

Contributors

Charles Dickens:: Iain Glen
Barnaby Rudge:: Daniel Laurie
Grip:: Joanna Horton
Miggs:: Joanna Horton
Mary Rudge:: Heather Craney
Captain Midnight:: Tony Bell
Simon Tappertit:: Bryan Dick
Gabriel Varden:: Ron Cook
Dolly Varden:: Amaka Okafor
Geoffrey Haredale:: David Cann
Solomon Daisy:: David Cann
Emma Haredale:: Jaimi Barbakoff
John Chester:: John MacKay
Ned Chester:: Hubert Burton
John Willet:: David Schofield
Joe Willet:: Matthew Watson
Hugh:: Ashley Kumar
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Adaptor:: Mike Walker
Author:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Charles Dickens

Series

Charles Dickens

Barnaby Rudge

The Maypole Falls

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jun 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jun 2022, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Charles Dickens: Barnaby Rudge

Barnaby joins the ranks of the Protestant Association and a prominent catholic finds his life in danger. Starring Daniel Laurie. Show more

Contributors

Charles Dickens:: Iain Glen
Barnaby Rudge:: Daniel Laurie
Grip:: Joanna Horton
Miggs:: Joanna Horton
Mary Rudge:: Heather Craney
Simon Tappertit:: Bryan Dick
Gabriel Varden:: Ron Cook
Dolly Varden:: Amaka Okafor
Geoffrey Haredale:: David Cann
Solomon Daisy:: David Cann
Emma Haredale:: Jaimi Barbakoff
John Chester:: John MacKay
Gashford:: Tony Bell
Lord Gordon:: Clive Hayward
John Willet:: David Schofield
Hugh:: Ashley Kumar
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Adaptor:: Mike Walker
Author:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Charles Dickens

Series

The Computer Speaks

Tom

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 31^st Jul 2015, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Jul 2019, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Our relationship with computers is intimate, but what would they say if they could speak? Read by Neve McIntosh and John MacKay. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Neve McIntosh
Reader:: John MacKay
Writer:: AL Kennedy
Producer:: Mair Bosworth

Genres

Drama

Series

The Computer Speaks

Poetry Please

A Burns Supper

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Jan 2015, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Jan 2015, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roger McGough celebrates the poet Robert Burns by hosting a Poetry Please Burns Supper, with readings by John MacKay. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roger McGough
Reader:: John MacKay
Producer:: Sally Heaven

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Poetry Please

Poetry Please

George Mackay Brown

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Mar 2016, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Mar 2016, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roger McGough presents a programme dedicated to the Orkney poet and prose writer George Mackay Brown, who died in 1996. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roger McGough
Reader:: John MacKay
Producer:: Sally Heaven

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Poetry Please

Drama on 4

Freezing to Death (and How to Avoid It)