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From Fact to Fiction

Series 16

Episode 6: Alligators and Warm Beer

Duration: 13 minutes

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

By Clara Glynn. Ara is desperate to swot up on what it means to be British, to pass the citizenship test, but the library has been closed down and she has no access to a computer. Show more

Behind Closed Doors

Series 3

Section

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Barrister Rebecca Nyman represents Andrew - a client who has spent seven years in a secure mental hospital. Is it safe to release him now? A Tribunal has to decide. Show more

Contributors

Barrister Rebecca Nyman:
Clare Corbett
Andrew Caston:
Joe Sims
Dr Ruckman:
Katherine Igoe
Dr Reynolds:
David Timson
Wendy Caston:
Adie Allen
Charlotte Workman:
Kirsty Oswald
Margosha Day:
Nicola Ferguson
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Drama on 4

The Other Simenon

Episode 2: Three Beds in Manhattan

Duration: 45 minutes

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

It is 1946, and Francois, a well-known French actor, is adrift in New York escaping a scandal, when he meets enigmatic divorcee Kay. Show more

Behind Closed Doors

Series 2

Episode 1: A Bad Night Out

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

The first in a series of three legal dramas following Barrister Rebecca Nyman. Rafid claims he was wrongly arrested after a night out, is he due compensation from the police? Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:
Clare Corbett
Barrister Charlie Haines:
Dan Starkey
PC George Simmers:
Ben Crowe
Dr Polly Andrews:
Jane Slavin
Dorina Balan:
Bettrys Jones
Callum Brown:
Monty d'Inverno
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Friday Drama

Midsummer

Duration: 1 hour

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

By David Greig and Gordon McIntyre. A warm-hearted musical romantic comedy. Two people meet in an Edinburgh bar on a rainy summer's weekend and embark on a heady lost weekend. Show more

44 Scotland Street

Series 4

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Unexpected travel and adventures are in store for Irene, while her husband lets Bertie have a few treats. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

Contributors

Angus Lordie:
Crawford Logan
Glasgow Man:
Crawford Logan
Stewardess:
Anita Vettesse
Glasgow Woman:
Anita Vettesse
Edinburgh Man:
David Jackson Young
Bertie:
Simon Kerr
Secretary:
Richard Conlon
Mr Lawrence:
Richard Conlon
Torquil Maclean:
James Bryce
Hotel Clerk:
James Bryce
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Genres

44 Scotland Street

Series 5

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Bruce is facing a dangerous challenge on Skye, and secrets are uncovered in the Pollok household. It's all kicking off for the residents of 44 Scotland Street. Show more

Drama on 4

Music to See By

Duration: 45 minutes

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

1776 Vienna: Physician Franz Anton Mesmer offers to treat blind musical prodigy Maria Theresia von Paradis with his revolutionary technique. But will her sight be restored. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

The Bargain

Duration: 1 hour

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

By Ian Curteis. In 1988, while on a brief visit to London, Mother Teresa met media tycoon and former MP Robert Maxwell. This fictional drama imagines what they might have discussed. Show more

Contributors

Robert Maxwell:
David Horovitch
Mother Teresa:
Charlotte Cornwell
Sidekick:
David Sibley
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Genres

Drama on 4

CS Forester - The African Queen

Duration: 1 hour

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

To boost the First World War effort, Rose convinces cowardly Charlie to lend his rickety steam-powered boat. With Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Charlie:
Toby Jones
Samuel Sayer:
Stephen Critchlow
German Sailor:
Mark Edel-Hunt
German Sea Captain:
David Acton
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Genres

Drama on 4

Now, Love

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Virginia Gilbert. Denise, recently divorced and middle-aged, falls for an older Polish man. But is he who he says he is, and can her desire to love again have a happy ending? Show more

Drama on 4

The Other Simenon

Episode 3: The Venice Train

Duration: 45 minutes

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

When a man agrees to deliver a briefcase for a stranger he meets on a train, he condemns himself to an existence of lies and fear, with seemingly no way out. Show more

Contributors

Justine Calmar:
Paul Bown
Dominique:
Clare Corbett
Secretary:
Susie Riddell
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Genres

Drama on 4

Pleading

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Rob Drummond. Freya and Michael have been on a gap year. Now, during a stopover in the Far East, they have been arrested. What started out as a holiday has become a nightmare. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

The Other Simenon

Episode 3: The Confessional

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Set in the Cote d'Azur, teenager Andre struggles to cope, as he sees his parents' marriage unravel. Show more

Drama on 4

Marty Ross - Rough Magick

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Fearing further threats after the Gunpowder Plot, King James transports his court to the Scottish Highlands, including neurotic playwright William Shaxberd. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Virginia Gilbert. A journalist is accused of molesting his stepdaughter in this powerful drama starring Ed Stoppard and Lia Williams, and introducing Lucy Cook as Helen. Show more

Drama on 4

The Genesis Rock

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Peter Arnott. Searching for Noah's Ark in the Ararat mountains, Sam's faith is tested when he is injured and has profound differences with his rescuer. Show more

Contributors

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Drama on 4

Ronald Frame - The Dreamer

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. The son of a renowned Nazi hunter attempts to retrieve a stolen Matisse painting. Stars Jane Asher and William Gaminara. Show more

Contributors

Paulette Dubois:
Jane Asher
Howard Levin:
William Gaminara
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Genres

44 Scotland Street

Edinburgh for Pretenders

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Young Bertie dislikes his Mum organising his social life, while Scotland's past preoccupies Angus Lordie. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more