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Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. A young woman in 11th century Iceland forges a path through a world of beauty yet uncompromising harshness. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Married off to a much older man, Gudrun is isolated in a remote part of the country. Will she fly or fight? Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Love is rekindled when old friends visit. Modern re-telling of classic 11th century Icelander saga starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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Twice-widowed Gudrun is under threat when her uncles eye her large estate. A husband would ward them off. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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Gudrun’s blissful life is interrupted when her childhood sweetheart returns from abroad with his new wife. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Drama on 4

Get Carter: Nights at the Circus

Episode 1

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Angela Carter's fantastical story of aerialist extraordinaire and star of the music hall Sophie Fevvers. Hatched from an egg, Fevvers is part woman, part bird - if you believe her. Show more

Contributors

Sophie Fevvers:
Roisin Conaty
Jack Walser:
Ryan Whittle
Rosencreutz:
Sean Murray
Fevvers' Fan:
Justin Davies
Ma Nelson:
Claire Cage
Madame Schreck:
Sharon Morgan

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Gudrun

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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Although convent life offers solace, Gudrun prepares to do whatever it takes to win back her daughter. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Left reeling from the part she played in her lover's death Gudrun plans to win back her husband. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Although convent life offers solace, Gudrun prepares to do whatever it takes to win back her daughter. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

The efforts of the Norwegian Priest, Refkel, to save Gudrun's soul intensify. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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The fate of the community hangs in the balance, and Gudrun discovers a betrayal closer to home. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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With her way of life threatened, Gudrun risks everything when she confronts the enemy. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Olaf Tryggvason:
Samuel James
Norwegian Jarl:
Simon Ludders
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Producer:
Gemma Jenkins

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

First of three new plays charting British feminism through three generations of women. Birmingham, 1975. Susan tries to forge a new life for herself in a commune. By Lucy Catherine Show more

Home Front

19 April 1916 - Rose Fairweather

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, the Western Times announced that two British officers had escaped from POW camp, and Rose Fairweather feels trapped on Blackfold farm. Show more

Contributors

Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
John Rossiter:
Mark Carey
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker

Home Front

20 April 1916 - Elspeth Taverner

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, a cabinet crisis was narrowly averted when the prime minister agreed to extend conscription, but the rift widens between Halecot and Blackfold farms. Show more

Contributors

Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Dieter Lippke:
Felix Auer
Effie Taverner:
Lizzie Stables
Lewis Cox:
Dylan Edwards
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth

Home Front

25 April 1916 - Adam Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, German cruisers bombarded Lowestoft, damaging 200 homes, and an unexpected visitor shatters the peace at Halecot Farm. Show more

Contributors

Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Dieter Lippke:
Felix Auer
Effie Taverner:
Lizzie Stables
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth

Home Front

20 June 1918 - Hardy Walsh

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, a registry office for boy farmworkers opened in London, and in Devon, Hardy Walsh finds his work more of a challenge than he expected. Show more

Contributors

Hardy Walsh:
Damien Molony
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams

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

Contributors

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

22 June 1918 - Cathy Lawrence

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Totnes announced that the town had raised £24,000 in War Weapons Week, but not everyone in Devon is so supportive. Show more

Contributors

Cathy Lawrence:
Debbie Korley
Eli Lawrence:
Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke:
Joe Sims
Hetty Cox:
Adie Allen
Gert Batley:
Maggie Steed
Teddy Lawrence:
Florence Duncalf
Robin Bowder:
Sean Murray
Jocelyn Ogden:
Christine Kavanagh

Home Front

9 April 1918 - Edie Chadwick

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 German's launched Operation Georgette as part of their Spring Offensive, and on the edge of Folkestone, Edie wakes up to an unwelcome intrusion. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Dilys Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Rose Allatini:
Phoebe Fildes
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Hugh Cavendish:
Pip Carter
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole