Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Jun 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th May 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Malcolm needs some help. Sue has a spot of time on her hands. Winchester beckons. Starring Julia McKenzie and Gus Brown. From 2017. Show more

Drama on 4

Rumpole

Rumpole on Trial

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Mar 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Feb 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

An aching tooth and the tedious evidence of a boring defendant provoke Rumpole to insult a judge and disobey his instructions. So Rumpole goes on trial. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

Contributors

Horace Rumpole:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Hilda Rumpole:: Jasmine Hyde
Phillida Erskine-Brown:: Cathy Sara
Marigold:: Cathy Sara
Claude Erskine-Brown:: Nigel Anthony
Mr Justice Gwent-Evans:: Nigel Anthony
Reginald Tring:: Gus Brown
Sam Ballard:: Michael Cochrane
Mr Justice Graves:: Stephen Critchlow
Mr Leering:: Stephen Critchlow
Author:: John Mortimer
Adaptor:: Richard Stoneman
Director:: Marilyn Imrie
Producer:: Catherine Bailey

Genres

DramaLegal & Courtroom

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 4: Rumpole

That Mitchell and Webb Look

Series 2

Episode 1

That Mitchell and Webb Look

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Feb 2008, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Aug 2011, 22:30 on BBC HD

Comedy sketch show with David Mitchell and Robert Webb. There's a chance to learn the ancient art of padlock folding or Padlockigami. A man gets too excited about football. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: David Mitchell
Actor:: Robert Webb
Actor:: James Bachman
Actor:: Olivia Colman
Actor:: Gus Brown
Actor:: Adrian Chiles
Actor:: Toby Davies
Actor:: Mark Evans
Actor:: Sarah Hadland
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Series 2

Shush!

Series 1

Episode 1: Top Shelf

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th Sep 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Nov 2023, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 10 months

Alice and Snoo resort to unconventional means to get people in the library. With Morwenna Banks and Rebecca Front. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Rebecca Front
Snoo:: Morwenna Banks
Simon Neilson:: Ben Willbond
Dr Cadogan:: Michael Fenton Stevens
Dean:: Simon Greenall
Deaf Action Man:: Gus Brown
Wifi Customer:: Philip Pope
Vikram Seth Customer:: Georgie Fuller
Writer:: Morwenna Banks
Writer:: Rebecca Front
Writer:: Arthur Mathews
Producer:: David Tyler

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Shush!

Series

Shush!: Series 1

That Mitchell and Webb Look

Series 2

Episode 2

That Mitchell and Webb Look

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Feb 2008, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Aug 2011, 23:10 on BBC HD

With David Mitchell and Robert Webb. A historian tries to control his arms and a super-villain is ensnared by health and safety. Plus the world's least politically correct panto. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: David Mitchell
Actor:: Robert Webb
Actor:: Gus Brown
Actor:: Olivia Colman
Actor:: Mark Evans
Actor:: Paterson Joseph
Actor:: Abigail Burdess

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Series 2

My First Planet

Series 1

Episode 2: Hairdresser from Space

My First Planet: Series 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Apr 2012, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2017, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Day seven on the colony. Mason faces an ethical nightmare, while Archer faces repairs. With Nicholas Lyndhurst. From April 2012. Show more

Contributors

Brian:: Nicholas Lyndhurst
Lillian:: Vicki Pepperdine
Mason:: Tom Goodman-Hill
Archer:: Phil Whelans
Carol:: Cariad Lloyd
Richard:: John Dorney
Scalding:: Gus Brown
Writer:: Phil Whelans
Director:: David Tyler
Producer:: David Tyler

Genres

Brand

My First Planet

Series

Classic Serial

Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson

Episode 2

Classic Serial: Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Jun 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Obstacles hit Harriette's latest romance with Lord Ponsonby, and she is persuaded to reveal all in her memoirs. Stars Nancy Carroll. Show more

Contributors

Harriette:: Nancy Carroll
Ponsonby:: Charles Edwards
Wellington:: Barnaby Kay
Argyle:: Blake Ritson
Fanny:: Anna Francolini
Amy:: Abigail Burdess
Matthew Lee:: Jonathan Dryden Taylor
Poodle Byng/Doctor/Beaufort:: Gus Brown
Porter/Brougham:: Jonathan Coote
Leinster:: Andrew Mudie
Producer:: Ellen Dryden

Genres

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Watson & Oliver

Series 2

Episode 2

Watson & Oliver: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two England

Sketch show starring Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver. Featuring a forgetful spy, two very competitive old ladies and a surprising guest appearance from Claire Balding. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Lorna Watson
Actor:: Ingrid Oliver
Participant:: Clare Balding
Actor:: Daisy Aitkens
Actor:: Jenny Bede
Actor:: Gus Brown
Actor:: Keir Charles
Actor:: Lu Corfield
Actor:: James Doherty
Actor:: Richard Glover
Actor:: Bob Golding
Actor:: Vicki Hopps
Actor:: Daniel Ings
Actor:: Kent Olesen
Actor:: Tom Palmer
Actor:: Tom Price
Actor:: Laura Shaw
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Director:: Simon Gibney
Executive Producer:: Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:: Robert Popper
Writer:: Lorna Watson
Writer:: Ingrid Oliver

Genres

Brand

Watson & Oliver

Series

Watson & Oliver

Series 2

Episode 3

Watson & Oliver: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two England

Sketch show starring Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver. Prime Minister Frances invents a war, Susan has a problem with a wasp and a rodent control operative shows her sensitive side. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Lorna Watson
Actor:: Ingrid Oliver
Participant:: Adrian Scarborough
Actor:: Daisy Aitkens
Actor:: Kylie Babbington
Actor:: Anabel Barnston
Actor:: Gus Brown
Actor:: Keir Charles
Actor:: Maurice Cole
Actor:: James Doherty
Actor:: James Foster
Actor:: Bob Golding
Actor:: Hannah Steele
Actor:: Daniel Taylor
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Director:: Simon Gibney
Executive Producer:: Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:: Robert Popper
Writer:: Lorna Watson
Writer:: Ingrid Oliver

Genres

Brand

Watson & Oliver

Series

Watson & Oliver

Series 2

Episode 6

Watson & Oliver: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2013, 22:00 on BBC Two Scotland

Sketch show starring Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver. This time, an actress learns how to cry on cue and somewhere in Spain a matador and a bull are falling in love. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ingrid Oliver
Actor:: Lorna Watson
Actor:: Adrian Scarborough
Actor:: Daisy Aitkens
Actor:: Anabel Barnston
Actor:: Jenny Bede
Actor:: Gus Brown
Actor:: Keir Charles
Actor:: Maurice Cole
Actor:: James Doherty
Actor:: Matthew Earley
Actor:: James Foster
Actor:: Marcus Garvey
Actor:: Richard Glover
Actor:: Vicki Hopps
Actor:: Felicity Montagu
Actor:: Daniel Taylor
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Director:: Simon Gibney
Executive Producer:: Mark Freeland
Executive Producer:: Robert Popper
Writer:: Ingrid Oliver
Writer:: Lorna Watson

Genres

Brand

Watson & Oliver

Series

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

Christmas Episode

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 19^th Dec 2011, 20:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Jan 2013, 22:00 on BBC HD

Comedy adventure in the style of Charles Dickens. Jedrington Secret-Past has a successful business until a lawyer tells him he owes a massive debt. Show more

Contributors

Skulkingworm:: Stephen Fry
Jedrington Secret-Past:: Robert Webb
Conceptiva:: Katherine Parkinson
Miss Christmasham:: Celia Imrie
Jolliforth:: David Mitchell
Artful Codger:: Johnny Vegas
Victor:: Finlay Christie
Victoria:: Ambra Lily Keegan
Maggotty:: Pauline McLynn
Fearshiver:: Joshua McGuire
Fruitcake/Mr Christmasham:: Terrence Hardiman
Uncle Writes Prompt Thank:: Richard Johnson
Aunt Good Spelling:: Una Stubbs
Aunt Chastity:: Judy Parfitt
Aunt Sobriety:: Phyllida Law
Guard 2:: Calum MacPherson
Scruffy Urchin/Nudger:: Sidney Johnston
Small News Boy:: Hector McCormick
Harumble/Former Customer:: Colin Hoult
Vicar of St Weddings:: Mark Evans
Skulkingworm's Mum:: Abigail Burdess
Policeman:: Dominic Coleman
Ghost of Christmas Past:: Dave Lamb
Well To Do Man:: Gus Brown
Young Miss Christmasham:: Aimee Parkes
Director:: Ben Gosling Fuller
Director:: Ben Gosling Fuller
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Writer:: Mark Evans
Writer:: Mark Evans

Genres

Comedy

Brand

The Fair Intellectual Club

An Encounter with Mr Handel

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Nov 2016, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd May 2024, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 3 months

The Fair Intellectual Club

The scholarly secret society inspires Mr Handel's latest saucy smash hit on Edinburgh's Calton Hill. Stars Gus Brown. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Friedrich Handel:: Gus Brown
Marjory:: Samara MacLaren
Ishbel:: Caroline Deyga
Alison:: Jessica Hardwick
Actor:: Simon Donaldson
Actor:: Gordon Kennedy
Director:: Marilyn Imrie
Producer:: Gordon Kennedy
Writer:: Lucy Porter

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Fair Intellectual Club

An Engagement with Mr Hogarth

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Dec 2016, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2024, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 3 months

The Fair Intellectual Club

Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when artist Mr Hogarth arrives to paint Isabel. Stars Gus Brown. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

William Hogarth:: Gus Brown
Ishbel:: Caroline Deyga
Alison:: Jessica Hardwick
Robert:: Simon Donaldson
Marjory:: Samara MacLaren
Kennedy:: Gordon Kennedy
Director:: Marilyn Imrie
Producer:: Gordon Kennedy
Writer:: Lucy Porter

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

Cradle to Grave

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2015, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Mar 2017, 23:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Sitcom based on a book by Danny Baker. Whilst Spud wonders how to make his daughter's wedding dreams come true, Danny's loyalty to the school football team is tested. Show more

Contributors

Fred:: Peter Kay
Bet:: Lucy Speed
Danny:: Laurie Kynaston
Sharon:: Alice Sykes
Mr Glover:: John Henshaw
Teddy Arseholes:: Gareth Hale
Headmaster:: Justin Edwards
Starkers:: Rob Jarvis
Cartwright:: Samuel Cummings
Mr Parslow:: Oliver Wilson
Miss Blondel:: Julie Dray
Phillip:: Frankie Fox
Lenny:: Jack O'Connor
Tommy:: Brian Fletcher
Alfie:: Simon Sherlock
Ernie:: Jay Simpson
Soapy:: Martin Hancock
Terry:: Ronnie Fox
Yvonne:: Alexa Davies
Bank Manager:: Gus Brown
Writer:: Danny Baker
Writer:: Jeff Pope
Producer:: Kate Crowther
Director:: Sandy Johnson

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

Cradle to Grave