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Drama on 4

The Twenty Year Stretch

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Witty and intense drama by Colin Bytheway combining a quirk of Dutch law with a searing examination of lost youth. Starring James D'Arcy, Tara Fitzgerald and Nicholas Farrell. Show more

Contributors

Erik De Jong:
James D'Arcy
Sophie Visser:
Tara Fitzgerald
Hector Van Doran:
Nicholas Farrell
Auctioneer:
David Reakes

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Drama on 4

Nick Dear - The Dark Earth and the Light Sky

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. An exploration of the poet Edward Thomas’s relationships with Robert Frost, Eleanor Farjeon and wife Helen. Stars James D’Arcy. Show more

Contributors

Edward Thomas:
James D'Arcy
Robert Frost:
Robert Evans
Helen Thomas:
Charlotte Emmerson
Eleanor Farjeon:
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip Thomas:
Alan Davis
Major Lushington:
Nicholas Boulton
Writer:
Nick Dear

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars. Show more

Contributors

Oscar Wilde:
Stephen Fry
Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas:
Jude Law
Lady Speranza Wilde:
Vanessa Redgrave
Constance Lloyd Wilde:
Jennifer Ehle
Marquess of Queensberry:
Tom Wilkinson
Lady Queensberry:
Gemma Jones
Lady Mount-Temple:
Judy Parfitt
Robbie Ross:
Michael Sheen
Ada Leverson:
Zoe Wanamaker
John Gray:
Ioan Gruffudd
Charles Gill:
Peter Barkworth
Vyvyan Wilde:
Laurence Owen
Alfred Wood:
Benedict Sandiford
Rent Boy:
Orlando Bloom
George Alexander:
Robin Kermode
Doorkeeper:
Arthur Whybrow
Director:
Brian Gilbert
Director of photography:
Martin Fuhrer

Duration: 1 hour

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

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JG Ballard's story of a scientific mission surveying drowned cities. This is a future where the Earth's atmosphere, and human consciousness, has eroded. Adapted by Graham White. Show more

Contributors

Strangman:
Tim McInnerny
Colonel Riggs:
Robert Blythe
Dr Alan Bryant:
Paul Stonehouse
Lieutenant Hardman:
Ben Crowe
Caesar:
Don Gilet
Writer:
JG Ballard
Adaptor:
Graham White