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Classic Serial

Songs and Lamentations

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Left to starve by the king, the jailed Jeremiah is kept alive by the young servant girl, who brings him food, ostensibly because she wants to help him, but she has another motive. Show more

Classic Serial

John Wyndham - The Chrysalids

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Will David be forced to flee to the Fringes, the lawless territory inhabited by mutants, or risk discovery? Stars Matthew Beard, Ben Hanley, Isobel Doran and Conrad Nelson. Show more

Classic Serial

Songs and Lamentations

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Michael Symmons Roberts' interweaving of the sensual Biblical love poetry of the Song of Songs with the violence and vengeance of the Book of Lamentations. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Fourteen-year-old Holly can't believe her luck when she is asked out by 20-year-old Jay, but her friend Leah is unhappy. Drama about child sexual exploitation. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

When 14-year-old Holly goes missing, her desperate parents call the police. Holly is facing danger. With Dolly Rose Campbell. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

With mum Jo desperately worried, Jay's hold on 14-year-old Holly gets stronger. Can anyone help her? With Christine Bottomley. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Children in Need: Holding On to You

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As the pressure on Holly escalates, she tries to stand up to Jay, but when he won't take no for an answer, will Holly seek help? Show more

Stone

Series 4

Episode 3: Heart of Darkness

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

By Gurpreet Bhatti. The body of a 16-year-old British Asian schoolgirl is found in a park. Much to Stone's annoyance, his superiors ask that the case be dealt with sensitively. Show more

Contributors

DCI Stone:
Hugo Speer
DS Sue Kelly:
Deborah McAndrew
Mr Akhtar:
Bhasker Patel
Mr Fleming:
Henry Devas

Classic Serial

John Wyndham - The Chrysalids

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Young people with telepathic powers are persecuted for their difference. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi classic stars Matthew Beard, Ben Hanley, Isobel Doran and Conrad Nelson. Show more

Drama on 4

The Archivist

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Psychological thriller by Kellie Smith. Things spiral out of control when Ben starts to secretly film his family for his personal archive. Show more

Drama on 4

Sally Griffiths - Haunted

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A dark, psychological thriller in which a TV illusionist and a medium both have their belief systems tested when a voice from the past refuses to keep silent. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

Love, War and Trains

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Funny and poignant verse drama based on the story of how poet Ian McMillan's parents got married during the Second World War. Starring Billy Boyd (Pippin in Lord of the Rings). Show more

Drama on 4

Legacy

Episode 1: Eden

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Cath Staincliffe's heir hunters series returns. Dan and Rachel's search for an heir to an unclaimed estate leads them to 1950s Kenya and the Mau Mau rebellion. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

The lives of 17 year old Cassandra Mortmain’s eccentric family in a crumbling castle in 1930's Suffolk. Stars Holliday Grainger. Show more

Drama on 4

Dodie Smith - I Capture the Castle

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

With Rose whisked away by Simon, Cassandra is in turmoil left pining Simon trying to cope with Father. Stars Holliday Grainger. Show more

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

The arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington, especially with Lily Dale, who lives at the Small House due to the benevolence of her rich uncle. Show more

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Adolphus Crosbie is determined to enjoy all the pleasures of high society, including the attentions of Lady Alexandrina, during his stay at Courcy Castle. Show more

Drama on 4

Porcelain: The Trial for the Killing of Sophie Lancaster

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Sophie Lancaster was attacked in a park in 2007, suffering fatal injuries. This drama documentary contains interviews with her mother Sylvia and dramatised scenes by Ian Kershaw. Show more

Contributors

Odette Freeman:
Melanie Hill
Brendan Harris:
Robert Haythorne
Prosecutor:
Conrad Nelson
Policeman:
Henry Devas
Witness:
Henry Devas
Policeman:
Samantha Power
Witness:
Reece Noi
Producer:
Susan Roberts

Genres

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 1: The Big Sleep

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Raymond Chandler's trouble-seeking private eye gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Vivien Sternwood:
Kelly Burke
Agnes Lozelle:
Barbara Barnes
Carmen Sternwood:
Leah Brotherhead
Joe Brody:
Sam Dale
General Sternwood:
Sean Baker
Lash Canino:
Iain Batchelor
Eddie Mars:
Henry Devas
Cronjager:
Jude Akuwudike
Director:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Saturday Drama

Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer and none will leave the island alive. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. Show more

Contributors

Vera Claythorne:
Lyndsey Marshal
Captain Lombard:
Alex Wyndham
Emily Brent:
Joanna Monro
Dr Armstrong:
Sean Baker
Mr Justice Wargrave:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Anthony Marston:
Lloyd Thomas
Mr Blore:
Sam Dale
Narracott:
Adeel Akhtar
General MacArthur:
John Rowe
Mr Rogers:
Wayne Foskett
Mrs Rogers:
Sally Orrock
Gramophone Voice:
Jude Akuwudike
Director:
Mary Peate

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