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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Richard Monks' drama looks at the kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan. Lucy waits for her mother's release from captivity, with ambiguous feelings about her return. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 55: 23-27 May 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week when President Wilson advocates the formation of an Association of Nations to ensure future peace, relations in Ashburton are very troubled. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Simeon Dyer:: Josh Darcy
Henry V:: John Heffernan
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Oswald Dyer:: Dean Nolan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Mayoress:: Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Molly Dyer:: Stevie Thompson
Winters:: Stephen Tomlin
Spry:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Burroughs:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

15 Minute Drama

Kidnap

Episode 1: Abduction

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 3^rd Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

The kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan is told from five different viewpoints. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Harrap:: Barbara Flynn
News Reporter:: Ben Crowe
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Kidnap

Episode 2: Captivity

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Jun 2013, 10:40 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 4^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A young boy, Samir, is left to guard the hostage Elizabeth, and a bond forms between them when she hears his story. Show more

Contributors

Samir:: Hamza Jeetooa
News Reporter:: Ben Crowe
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Kidnap

Episode 3: Negotiation

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A hostage negotiator finds his personal life harder to confront than a kidnapping thousands of miles from home. Show more

Contributors

Neil:: Neil Dudgeon
News Reporter:: Ben Crowe
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Kidnap

Episode 4: Rescue

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Jun 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 6^th Jun 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

As an attempt is made to rescue the hostage, one soldier is distracted by events back home. Show more

Contributors

Paul:: James McArdle
News Reporter:: Ben Crowe
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 40: 21-25 December 1915 (Season 6 start)