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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 49: 11-15 April 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week, in 1916, when reports reached Britain of a million Armenians massacred, the community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Brother Columban:: Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Donald Fox:: Jayson Benovichi-Dicken
Usher:: Ciaran Bermingham
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Brother Aloysius:: Toby Bryant
Moses Wickens:: Ben Callon
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Ambrose Nichols:: Steve Clark
William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Dom Anscar Vonier:: Kenneth Collard
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Woman:: Sarah Hannah
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Clarence Ogden:: David Sterne
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

From Fact to Fiction

Series 19

Top Trumps

From Fact to Fiction: Series 19

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 23^rd Jan 2016, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Jan 2016, 17:40 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hardeep Singh Kohli's fictional response to the week's news imagines a future when a certain presidential candidate is flying into a private airfield in Scotland. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Hardeep Singh Kohli
Shahida:: Amiera Darwish
Mrs Washington:: Nancy Crane
Dougie:: Nick Underwood
Pilot:: Brian Protheroe
Air Traffic Controller:: Nicola Ferguson
Director:: Gemma Jenkins

Genres

Drama

Brand

From Fact to Fiction

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

1. On The Run

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Tommies

23 June 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jun 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Sep 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

On a morale-boosting tour in the Somme valley, a celebrity poet and priest arrives to perform his verse. But are inspirational speeches what the Kenny and his pals really need? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Canon Robertson:: James Lailey
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Joseph Gascoigne:: Neil Grainger
Francis Woodrington:: Nick Underwood
Juma Gubanda:: John Macmillan
Ivor Gurney:: Joe Sims
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Nick Warburton

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 3

A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th Feb 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands? Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Nick Warburton
William Shakespeare:: Robert Lindsay
John Fletcher:: Oliver Chris
William Harvey:: Gwilym Lee
Unnamed gentleman:: James Lailey
Ann:: Susan Jameson
Susanna Hall:: Nicola Ferguson
John Hall:: Nick Underwood
Hamnet:: Sam Bough
Voice:: Brian Protheroe
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow
Director:: Marion Nancarrow

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2016, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Mar 2024, 03:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

All Those Women: Series 2

Everyone seems to have something new on the horizon, except Maggie that is. Stars Lesley Manville and Marcia Warren. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Hetty:: Marcia Warren
Maggie:: Lesley Manville
Jen:: Sinead Matthews
Emily:: Lucy Hutchinson
David:: Denis Lill
Stuart:: Nick Underwood
Heather:: Katherine Jakeways
Judith:: Alison Belbin
Elderly Woman:: Clare Perkins
Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Producer:: Alexandra Smith

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

All Those Women

Series

Behind Closed Doors

Series 1

Episode 2: Tilting the Odds

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Jun 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Mar 2018, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Behind Closed Doors: Series 1

Can barrister Rebecca Nyman help an equine vet facing a case of serious professional misconduct? Stars Claire Rushbrook. From June 2013. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:: Claire Rushbrook
Chris Eyres:: Nick Underwood
Falco Hermans:: Gunnar Cauthery
Jennifer Macall:: Jane Whittenshaw
George Witherington:: Mark Straker
Mike Mcniesh:: Matthew Watson
Emma Knightly:: Hannah Woods
Writer:: Clara Glynn
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

Genres

Brand

Behind Closed Doors

Series

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jan 2017, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Mar 2024, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

All Those Women: Series 2

It’s baby Barclay’s christening. Maggie’s thrilled to be godmother and Jen’s 'completely fine'. Stars Marcia Warren. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Hetty:: Marcia Warren
Maggie:: Lesley Manville
Jen:: Sinead Matthews
Emily:: Lucy Hutchinson
Stuart:: Nick Underwood
Layla:: Katie Redford
Kenneth:: Sam Dale
Rosie:: Catriona McFarlane
Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Producer:: Alexandra Smith

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

All Those Women

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

A comedy drama about sex, work and family. When lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man she finds that she has inadvertently betrayed the trust of the people she holds most dear. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
James:: James Lailey
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Martin:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Mar 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Comedy drama by Melissa Murray. Lesbian Emma tells her friend Kirsty about her affair with a man - a revelation that now threatens Kirsty's business. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
James:: James Lailey
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Lesbian Emma has been sacked by her best friend Kirsty. Now Emma's new boyfriend attempts to save her job, but Kirsty is determined to do the right thing. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
James:: James Lailey
Mary:: Adie Allen
Secretary:: Nicola Ferguson
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Emma's best friend's business is in ruins, her new boyfriend has disappeared and her former lover, Mary, is working in Croatia. Emma needs allies to get her life back on track. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
James:: James Lailey
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Mary:: Adie Allen
Gwen:: Debra Baker
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Home Front

25 August 1916 - Kitty Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years