Adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic play. Salesman Willy Loman attempts to make sense of both his life and his family relationships – with tragic results.
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Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
2. Rosalie
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The family fortune is lost and her father is ill. Already facing big disappointment, what should Agnes do? Stars Ellie Kendrick. Show more
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
1. Agnes
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
Can life as a governess ever bring happiness and contentment? Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick stars as the determined Agnes. Show more
It is early autumn in 1916. Bruce Ottley, having gone to America to escape the Zeppelins and to live with Madame Frabelle, has returned to England, much to the dismay of Aylmer. Show more
Edith's radical proposal - that she should alternate between Aylmer and Bruce on a monthly basis - is about to be implemented, and Bruce is not happy. Show more
Edith had been so happy. Divorced from the impossible Bruce, and anticipating marriage to Aylmer Ross, the man she adores. But Bruce is back home, and Aylmer still doesn't know. Show more
Bruce's curiosity has found him trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet? Show more
Madame Frabelle is keeping a very close eye on Miss Flummerfelt, neither aware that Bruce is trying to win Edith back. Show more
Feeling abandoned by both Edith and Madame Frabelle, Bruce finds himself at a loose end. But then while travelling through Piccadilly, he spots a face from the past. Show more
The Ottley residence is out of bounds to Aylmer. As a result, he suspects the worst. Meanwhile, Bruce tries to keep his meetings with Miss Flummerfelt a secret from Edith. Show more
Vincy has been allowed to reveal one secret to Edith and feels so much better, but he and Edith now have to decide what's to be done about Bruce. Show more
It is the summer of 1916, and the Little Ottleys, as that tall, fine-looking couple had been known, are a couple no longer. Show more
Edith has kept Bruce's return a secret from Aylmer, for reasons of diplomacy and in the hope that Bruce might go away again soon. But can she count on Vincy remaining silent too? Show more
Poetry Please
A Bouquet of Flowers
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough celebrates the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show with a bouquet of poems about flowers. With readers Juliet Aubrey, Mark Meadows and Harry Livingstone. Show more
Poetry Please
Words for weddings and other celebrations
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough finds words for weddings and other celebrations in poems requested by listeners. With readers Juliet Aubrey, Mark Meadows and Harry Livingstone. Show more
Dramatic adaptation of Philippa Gregory's novels set during the Wars of the Roses. After years of peace an untimely death once again engulfs Elizabeth in a fight for the throne. Show more
Drama on 4
Susan Swingler - House of Fiction
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. How Australian novelist Elizabeth Jolley created a fiction from real life. Starring Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Aubrey. From June 2014. Show more
By Charlotte Bogard Macleod. Martha can hear voices of unborn babies, including her son Riot. They are all refusing to be born into a cruel world. Only Martha can save the day. Show more
Book of the Week
Romantic Outlaws - The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Episode 1: Escape and Elopement
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Juliet Aubrey and Ellie Kendrick read Charlotte Gordon's biography of pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and her novelist daughter Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein. Show more
Book of the Week
Romantic Outlaws - The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Episode 3: Revolution and Notoriety
15 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Revolutionary France leads Mary Wollstonecraft to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, following Frankenstein's publication, Mary Shelley considers a new start. Show more