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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

Drama on 3

The Deep Blue Sea

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Feb 2009, 20:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 17^th Jul 2016, 21:40 on BBC Radio 3

A new adaptation of Terence Rattigan's celebrated play. It is post-war Britain around 1950 and Hester Collyer has left her husband, an eminent judge, to be with an ex-RAF pilot. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Terence Rattigan
Mrs Elton:: Auriol Smith
Philip Welch:: Joseph Kloska
Ann Welch:: Joannah Tinsey
Hester Collyer:: Carolyn Pickles
Mr Miller:: Hugh Ross
William Collyer:: Anton Lesser
Freddie Page:: Tom Mison
Jackie Jackson:: Adrian Grove
Director:: David Timson

Drama on 4

John Taylor - A Bottle on the Shore

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Dec 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A heart-stopping message found in a bottle on a Sheppey beach persuades Dr Liebreich to turn detective. Stars Stella Gonet. Show more

Contributors

Karen:: Stella Gonet
Jeremy:: Anton Lesser
The Mother:: Caroline Loncq
Sioux:: Lucy Briers
Alison:: Jane Whittenshaw
Marguerite:: Rachel Atkins
Eliot:: Stephen Critchlow
Director:: John Taylor
Writer:: John Taylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Drama on 4

The Guest of St Peter's

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th May 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 10^th May 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Hugh Costello. Thomas Perret should be dead. He resigned as Pope Paul VII two years ago, but with his successor in trouble, a collision between the two pontiffs seems inevitable. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Hugh Costello
Cardinal Luis Sastre:: David Warner
Hannah Cox:: Amaka Okafor
Pope Leo XIV:: Anton Lesser
Cardinal Neal Cooke:: Guy Paul
Cardinal John Ankrah:: Jude Akuwudike
The old Pope Paul VII:: Andrew Sachs
Director:: Eoin O'Callaghan

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Ripper Street

Series 1

Episode 4: The Good of This City

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Crime drama. The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Show more

Contributors

Detective Inspector Edmund Reid:: Matthew Macfadyen
Commissioner James Monro:: Michael McElhatton
Fred Best:: David Dawson
Rose Erskine:: Charlene McKenna
Emily Reid:: Amanda Hale
Stanley Bone:: Paul McGann
Lucy Eames:: Emma Rigby
Dr Karl Crabbe:: Anton Lesser
Writer:: Julie Rutterford

Genres

Brand

Ripper Street

Series

Ripper Street: Series 1

The Stuarts

A World of Fools and Knaves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Jul 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Jul 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Henrietta Maria, Charles I's Catholic queen, watches her husband, the 'second-best-king', fail to keep a hold on the reins of government. Show more

Contributors

King Charles I:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Henrietta Maria:: Vanessa Kirby
Buckingham:: Dominic Mafham
Lucy Carlyle:: Kate Fleetwood
Strafford:: Anton Lesser
John Pym:: Vincent Franklin
Eleanor:: Amaka Okafor
Ensemble:: Ben Crowe
Ensemble:: Michael Bertenshaw
Ensemble:: Paul Stonehouse
Ensemble:: Philippa Stanton
Ensemble:: Matthew Watson
Ensemble:: Sean Murray
Ensemble:: David Seddon
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

The Stuarts

This War Without an Enemy

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Jul 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 20^th Jul 2013, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Mike Walker. Charles I's stammer famously disappeared on the morning of his execution. A story of the English Civil War, with Julian Rhind-Tutt and Anton Lesser. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mike Walker
King Charles I:: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Strafford:: Anton Lesser
John Pym:: Vincent Franklin
Henrietta Maria:: Vanessa Kirby
Cromwell:: Ben Crowe
Prince Rupert:: Iain Batchelor
Hyde:: Michael Bertenshaw
Thomas:: Matthew Watson
Hudson:: Sean Murray
Leven:: David Seddon
Trooper:: Paul Stonehouse
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Jessica Dromgoole
Producer:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

Saturday Drama

Mark Lawson - Suspicion for 10 Voices

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jun 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Apr 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Composer Will Byrd is charged with coding papist messages in the music of the Chapel Royal. Stars Simon Russell Beale. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Lawson
William Byrd:: Simon Russell Beale
Juliana Byrd:: Rebecca Saire
Sir Francis Walsingham:: Anton Lesser
Thomas Philippes:: Gerard Murphy
Thomas Tallis:: Jon Glover
Fr. Rodrigues:: Neil Brand
Richard the boy singer:: Joseph Hancock
Director:: Eoin O'Callaghan

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Drama on 3

Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Oct 2011, 20:30 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th Jan 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

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An adaptation of Shaw's play dramatising the life and trials of Joan of Arc, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: George Bernard Shaw
Joan (The Maid):: Lyndsey Marshal
Robert de Baudricourt/The Chaplain:: Paul Ritter
The Archbishop of Rheims:: Anton Lesser
The Duke of Tremouille/Inquisitor:: Sean Baker
Charles, the Dauphin/Charles VII:: Blake Ritson
Bluebeard/Brother Martin Ladvenu:: Nyasha Hatendi
Captain La Hire/John d'Estivet:: Daniel Rabin
Count of Dunois/de Poulengey:: Trystan Gravelle
The Earl of Warwick:: Jonathan Coy
Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais:: Paul Hilton
Thomas de Courcelles:: Stuart McLoughlin
de Baudrincourt's Steward:: Brian Bowles
Dunois's Page:: Ryan Watson
Adaptor:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

DramaSpiritual

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

Drama on 3

Miss Potter

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Aug 2008, 20:00 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Jul 2017, 12:30 on BBC Two England

Drama based on the life of author Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter resists her parents' wishes for her to marry and pursues her dream of writing. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Chris Noonan
Beatrix Potter:: Renee Zellweger
Norman Warne:: Ewan McGregor
Millie Warne:: Emily Watson
Rupert Potter:: Bill Paterson
Helen Potter:: Barbara Flynn
Miss Wiggin:: Matyelok Gibbs
William Heelis:: Lloyd Owen
Harold Warne:: Anton Lesser
Fruing Warne:: David Bamber
Mrs Warne:: Phyllida Law
Fiona:: Patricia Kerrigan
Sir Nigel:: John Woodvine
Mr Copperthwaite:: Geoffrey Beevers

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Drama on 4

David Morley - A Cold Supper Behind Harrods

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Sep 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jul 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. When three former wartime special agents are reunited, their reminiscences reveal tales of deceit and murder. Stars David Jason. Show more

Contributors

John Harrison:: David Jason
Vera Atkins:: Stephanie Cole
Leo Marks:: Anton Lesser
Chloe Wolf:: Sophie Roberts
Writer:: David Morley
Director:: Philip Franks
Producer:: Richard Clemmow

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

15 Minute Drama

Le Donne

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Oct 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 29^th Nov 2016, 01:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Contemporary Naples. Caterina Riccardi's husband is arrested and accused of being in the Camorra. Stars Indira Varma. Show more

Contributors

Caterina:: Indira Varma
Salvatore:: Anton Lesser
Franco:: Christopher Fairbank
Marisa Pirenisi:: Haydn Gwynne
Emilio Dante:: Ewan Bailey
Nino:: Tom Hughes
Antonella:: Rebecca Callard
TV Presenter:: Mike Cooper
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savage
Writer:: Chris Fallon
Producer:: Rosalynd Ward

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Le Donne

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd Oct 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 30^th Nov 2016, 01:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Contemporary Naples. Caterina learns more about her husband's secret life and starts to doubt his innocence. Stars Haydn Gwynne. Show more

Contributors

Caterina:: Indira Varma
Salvatore:: Anton Lesser
Franco:: Christopher Fairbank
Marisa Pirenisi:: Haydn Gwynne
Emilio Dante:: Ewan Bailey
Nino:: Tom Hughes
Antonella:: Rebecca Callard
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savage
Writer:: Chris Fallon
Producer:: Rosalynd Ward

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Le Donne

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Oct 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Dec 2016, 01:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Caterina's son goes off the rails and she discovers a horrid truth about her husband in prison. Stars Christopher Fairbank. Show more

Contributors

Caterina:: Indira Varma
Salvatore:: Anton Lesser
Franco:: Christopher Fairbank
Marisa Pirenisi:: Haydn Gwynne
Emilio Dante:: Ewan Bailey
Nino:: Tom Hughes
TV Presenter:: Mike Cooper
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savage
Writer:: Chris Fallon
Producer:: Rosalynd Ward

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Le Donne

Episode 4: Episode Four

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Oct 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 01:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Nino goes missing and Caterina has to act decisively to prevent a war between rival factions of the Camorra. Stars Tom Hughes. Show more

Contributors

Caterina:: Indira Varma
Salvatore:: Anton Lesser
Franco:: Christopher Fairbank
Emilio Dante:: Ewan Bailey
Nino:: Tom Hughes
Antonella:: Rebecca Callard
Amedeo:: Oscar Richardson
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savage
Writer:: Chris Fallon
Producer:: Rosalynd Ward
Giovanni Baldassari:: Sean Baker
Rita Florio:: Tracy Wiles
TV Newsreader:: Vaughan Savidge

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Le Donne

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Oct 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Dec 2016, 01:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Caterina finally knows the truth about Franco, but can she commit murder for the honour of her family? Stars Indira Varma. Show more

Contributors

Caterina:: Indira Varma
Salvatore:: Anton Lesser
Franco:: Christopher Fairbank
Marisa Pirenisi:: Haydn Gwynne
TV Presenter:: Mike Cooper
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savage
Amedeo:: Oscar Richardson
Emilio Dante:: Ewan Bailey
Nino:: Tom Hughes
Antonella:: Rebecca Callard
Writer:: Chris Fallon
Producer:: Rosalynd Ward

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Eroica

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Nov 2011, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Nov 2011, 00:15 on BBC Four

Collaboration between the BBC's classical music and drama departments, a factual drama set in Vienna in 1804 about the genesis of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, the Eroica. Show more

Contributors

Beethoven:: Ian Hart
Prince Lobkowitz:: Jack Davenport
Count Dietrichstein:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Haydn:: Frank Finlay
Reis:: Leo Bill
Princess Marie Lobkowitz:: Fenella Woolgar
Otto Fisher:: Trevor Cooper
Paul Dorfmueller:: Jonathan Aris
Gerhardt:: Robert Glenister
Sukowaty:: Anton Lesser
Josephine:: Claire Skinner

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Formats

Performances & Events

Drama on 4

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