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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

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Drama on 4

Andy Merriman - A Monstrous Vitality

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Indomitable actress Margaret Rutherford falls in love with Malcolm Troup, a musician 30 years her junior. Stars June Whitfield. Show more

Drama on 4

The Saudi Prince and the Pauper

Duration: 57 minutes

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

"No man, not even a prince, is above the law." How a Saudi prince was brought to justice and convicted at the Old Bailey, co-written by Bafta award-winning dramatist Neil McKay. Show more

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Home Front

5 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 10 days

Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Show more

Home Front

12 September 1914 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

There's a birthday at the Macknades', but not much to celebrate. Show more

Home Front

17 December 1914 - Archie Tulliver

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone. Show more

Home Front

19 December 1914 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 24 days

A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes. Show more

Home Front

29 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 5 weeks

Warwickshire cricket captain Jim Troughton guest stars as England cricketer Colin Blythe on a recruitment drive in Folkestone, and appealing to one young man in particular. Show more

Home Front

2 January 1915 - Ivor Davies

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 1 month

The recruitment drive is finally bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple. Show more

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Home Front

29 June 1918 - Cathy Lawrence

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, an open-air meeting of the Workers Union was held in Okehampton, and elsewhere on Dartmoor, Cathy finds an unexpected comrade at Hexworthy Bridge. Show more

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Cathy Lawrence:
Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence:
Florence Duncalf
Ivan Jackson:
Lloyd Thomas
Jocelyn Ogden:
Christine Kavanagh
Robin Bowder:
Sean Murray
Eli Lawrence:
Michael Shelford
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

9 March 1918 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Businessmen's Week was said to have raised over £100m in war bonds, and in Folkestone, Alice's fortunes take a downturn. Show more

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Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:
Ben Crowe
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Joe Macknade:
Lloyd Thomas
Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 2: The Lady in the Lake

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal, fearing she may be embroiled in a scandal. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

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Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Derace Kingsley:
Sam Dale
Bill Chess:
Nathan Osgood
Adrienne:
Claire Harry
Sheriff Patton:
Sean Baker
Director:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 3: Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Philip Marlowe follows a curious trail to assist a newly-released convict hunting for his old sweetheart. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

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Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Moose Malloy:
Richard Ridings
Mrs Grayle:
Madeleine Potter
Morrison:
Pat Starr
Amthor:
Sean Baker
Jessie Florian:
Joanna Monro
Galbraith:
Lloyd Thomas
Ann Riordan:
Claire Harry
Sonderborg:
Adeel Akhtar
Laird Brunette:
Sam Dale
Second Planting:
Sam Dale
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks
Director:
Mary Peate

Home Front

3 July 1918 - Primrose Holden

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, the allied forces reported the successful bombing of the railway line at Mannheim, and in Staverton Station, Primrose Holden has an unwelcome visitor. Show more

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Primrose Holden:
Jade Matthew
Jocelyn Ogden:
Christine Kavanagh
Moses Wickens:
Ed Gaughan
Ivan Jackson:
Lloyd Thomas
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Eli Lawrence:
Michael Shelford

Home Front

10 July 1918 - Ivan Jackson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Parliament discussed the glut of rabbits plaguing Devon, and on a train near Princetown, conscientious objector Ivan is taken to be an unwelcome pest. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Jackson:
Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:
Jade Matthew
Moses Wickens:
Ed Gaughan
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Robin Bowder:
Sean Murray
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

30 July 1918 - Ivan Jackson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, German prisoners were banned from farming alongside the Women's Land Army, and in Devon, Ivan is working closely with Primrose. Show more

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Ivan Jackson:
Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:
Jade Matthew
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Isaac Cox:
James Lailey
Moses Wickens:
Ed Gaughan
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Drama on 4

Believe Me

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Stephanie Dale. When art teacher Rachel bumps into chef Tyrone on his first day in London, passionate affair begins that will take them into much darker places. Show more

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Drama on 4

Marcy Kahan - Incredibly Guilty: A Comic Moral Fable

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Ed Hanson did not mean to put Penhaligon Rhinehart into a coma, after all he is a National Treasure. Stars Stephen Mangan. Show more

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Ed Hanson:
Stephen Mangan
Penhaligon Rhinehart:
Sean Baker
Marion Spooner:
Joanna Monro
Sanjay Patel:
Adeel Akhtar
Bella McFadden:
Naomi Sheldon
Rhett Rhinehart:
Lloyd Thomas
Ed's Mother:
Christine Kavanagh
Director:
Sally Avens

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Home Front

24 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 29 days

It is Christmas Eve, and one keen young man has an appointment to keep. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 13: 22-26 December 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. The Grahams host a family Christmas, and Folkestone's yuletide festivities do not go entirely to plan. Show more