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Duration: 15 minutes

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

Anna is making a body. It's going to be huge, so where will she find enough cloth in war time? Read by Hannah Gordon. From July 1997. Show more

Contributors

Daguero:
Rufus Wright
Pantalone:
Tim McInnerny
Harlequin:
Louise Brealey
Columbina:
Hermione Norris
Alice Price:
Nicola Walker
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Drama on 4

Julian Simpson - Kokomo

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Can Alice Price find out who is holding the world's online information hostage before it is too late. With Nicola Walker, Hermione Norris, Louise Brealey. From June 2013. Show more

Contributors

Daguero:
Rufus Wright
Pantalone:
Tim McInnerny
Harlequin:
Louise Brealey
Columbina:
Hermione Norris
Alice Price:
Nicola Walker
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Drama on 4

The Christmas of Inspector Steine

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. It is Christmas 1957, the year of the Queen's first Christmas broadcast, but only Twitten has the festive spirit. Stars Michael Fenton Stevens. From December 2013. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Steine:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Mrs Groynes:
Samantha Spiro
Captain Hoagland:
Robert Bathurst
Constable Twitten:
Matt Green
Sergeant Brunswick:
John Ramm
Gloria's mother:
Janet Ellis
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Mythos

1. Mythos

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A conspiracy theory podcaster goes in search of the legendary East Anglian beast, Black Shuck. Stars Nicola Walker. Show more

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Series

Mythos

Classic Serial

Janet Frame - An Angel at My Table

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

The extraordinary story of New Zealand's best known but least public author. Janet's life unravels as the repercussions from her attempted suicide play out. With Lorraine Ashbourne. Show more

Contributors

Janet as narrator:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Young Janet:
Bella Goode
Janet as a teenager:
Anna Skellen
Father:
Denis Lill
Miss Botting:
Federay Holmes
John Forrest:
Mike Sengelow
High School Girl:
Brianna Cox
High School Girl:
Georgia Rippon
Young Isabel:
Molly Doyle
Older Isabel:
Celeste Wong
Young Bruddie:
Peter McKenzie
Older Bruddie:
William Alexander
Director:
Karen Rose
Producer:
Karen Rose

Classic Serial

Janet Frame - An Angel at My Table

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Janet agrees to a short period in hospital to recover. But her mother's arrival triggers a reaction that will have calamitous repercussions for years to come. With Anna Skellen. Show more

Contributors

Janet Frame, the narrator:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Janet Frame 22-38:
Anna Skellen
Father:
Denis Lill
Miss Botting:
Federay Holmes
John Forrest:
Mike Sengelow
Patrick Riley:
Ruairi Conaghan
Doctor Cawley:
Richard Laing
Catalina:
Celia Meiras
Doctor Cump:
William Alexander
Director:
Karen Rose
Producer:
Karen Rose

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Brendan Kings’s biography of the self-proclaimed non-fiction novelist and her early years. Read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
James Fleet
Beryl Bainbridge:
Samantha Bond
Abridger:
Pete Nichols
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Beryl’s swept up by the stage. Brendan King worked for the novelist for 23 years. Biography read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
James Fleet
Beryl Bainbridge:
Samantha Bond
Abridger:
Pete Nichols
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Beryl’s life with Austin. Brendan King’s biography of the novelist is read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
James Fleet
Beryl Bainbridge:
Samantha Bond
Abridger:
Pete Nichols
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

When Beryl met Alan. Brendan King’s biography of novelist Beryl Bainbridge is read by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
James Fleet
Beryl Bainbridge:
Samantha Bond
Abridger:
Pete Nichols
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means

5. Accidental Meeting Sparks Success

Duration: 15 minutes

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

An accidental meeting sets Beryl on the path to success. Brendan King’s biography concluded by James Fleet and Samantha Bond. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
James Fleet
Beryl Bainbridge:
Samantha Bond
Abridger:
Pete Nichols
Producer:
Karen Rose

Genres

Book at Bedtime

Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Alec discovers Roger's incredible life story through interviews transcribed by Wiggy. But what's more unbelievable is that Roger himself is the interviewee. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In Roger's story, the cats embark upon a grand tour ending abruptly at the Parthenon. But where is Jo? Read by Mike Grady. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Winterton finally turns up and Alec demands some answers. But can Winterton deliver? Read by Mike Grady. Show more