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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Mar 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Oct 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis. Set in Wales in the mid 1920s starring Richard Fleeshman. Show more

So Awkward

Series 1

Episode 3: A Minus

CBBC

First broadcast: Thu 28^th May 2015, 16:30 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Jul 2023, 14:00 on CBBC Channel

Available for years

Comedy series about three socially awkward friends. Martha is mortified when she gets a lowly A minus for her latest history assignment.

Contributors

Martha Fitzgerald:: Sophia Dall'Aglio
Lily Hampton:: Cleo Demetriou
Jas Salford:: Ameerah Falzon-Ojo
Ollie Coulton:: Archie Lyndhurst
Mrs Griggs:: Susan Earl
Mrs Fitzgerald:: Carla Mendonça
Mrs Malone:: Alex Carter
Mrs Benson:: Fiona Clarke
Writer:: Bede Blake
Producer:: Sally Martin
Director:: Jordan Hogg

Genres

Brand

So Awkward

Series

So Awkward: Series 1

Doctors

Series 9

Episode 86: Labour of Love

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Sep 2007, 14:05 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Mon 17^th Sep 2007, 14:05 on BBC One London

A heavily pregnant lady has an over-sympathetic husband. Julia receives a phone call from Liam. Show more

Contributors

Dr Georgina Woodson:: Stirling Gallacher
Dr Melody Bell:: Elizabeth Bower
Archie Hallam:: Matt Kennard
Becky Turner:: Fiona Clarke
Producer:: Natasha Carlish

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 9

Classic Serial

John Wyndham - The Chrysalids

Episode 1

Classic Serial: John Wyndham - The Chrysalids

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Jul 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Feb 2016, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Young people with telepathic powers are persecuted for their difference. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi classic stars Matthew Beard, Ben Hanley, Isobel Doran and Conrad Nelson. Show more

Contributors

David:: Matthew Beard
Young David:: Ben Hanley
Young Sophie:: Isobel Doran
Joseph:: Conrad Nelson
Gordon:: Conrad Nelson
Axel:: Jeff Hordley
Emily:: Fiona Clarke
Anne:: Fiona Clarke
Rosalind:: Verity-May Henry
Harriet:: Emma Cunniffe
Rachel:: Emma Cunniffe
Michael:: Henry Devas
Alan:: Henry Devas
Inspector:: Robert Pickavance
Petra:: Sydney Wade
Writer:: John Wyndham
Director:: Nadia Molinari

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

The Show What You Wrote

Series 3

Work and Play

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Jan 2020, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Sketches written by the public. Stars Jason Manford, Janice Connolly, Gavin Webster, Fiona Clarke and Darren Kuppan. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Ensemble:: Jason Manford
Ensemble:: Janice Connolly
Ensemble:: Gavin Webster
Ensemble:: Fiona Clarke
Ensemble:: Darren Kuppan
Producer:: Ed Morrish
Producer:: Paul Sheehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

The Show What You Wrote

Series 3

Body & Soul

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Dec 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Jan 2020, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sketches written by the public. Stars John Thomson, Shobna Gulati, Fiona Clarke, Chris Jack and Gavin Webster. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Ensemble:: John Thomson
Ensemble:: Shobna Gulati
Ensemble:: Fiona Clarke
Ensemble:: Chris Jack
Ensemble:: Gavin Webster
Producer:: Paul Sheehan
Producer:: Ed Morrish

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

The Show What You Wrote

Series 3

Crime & Punishment

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 22^nd Dec 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Jan 2020, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sketches written by the public. Stars Fiona Clarke, Shobna Gulati, Chris Jack, John Thomson and Gavin Webster. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Ensemble:: John Thomson
Ensemble:: Shobna Gulati
Ensemble:: Fiona Clarke
Ensemble:: Chris Jack
Ensemble:: Gavin Webster
Producer:: Ed Morrish
Producer:: Paul Sheehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

The Show What You Wrote

Series 3

The End

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Dec 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jan 2020, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sketches written by the public. Stars Jason Manford, Janice Connolly, Gavin Webster, Fiona Clarke and Darren Kuppan. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Ensemble:: Jason Manford
Ensemble:: Janice Connolly
Ensemble:: Gavin Webster
Ensemble:: Fiona Clarke
Ensemble:: Darren Kuppan
Producer:: Ed Morrish
Producer:: Paul Sheehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

Drama on 4

Trial by Laughter by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Feb 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Feb 2020, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The 1817 blasphemy and libel trial of the forgotten hero of free speech, William Hone. Comedy drama starring Robert Wilfort. Show more

Contributors

Hone:: Robert Wilfort
Prince Regent:: Arthur Bostrom
Cruikshank:: Conrad Nelson
Ellenborough:: Jonathan Keeble
Shepherd:: David Benson
Abbott:: Malcolm Raeburn
Lady Hertford:: Melissa Sinden
Sarah:: Fiona Clarke
Reporter:: Graeme Hawley
Clerk:: Graeme Hawley
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Ian Hislop
Writer:: Nick Newman

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Power in Crimpsea

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th Oct 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 12^th Oct 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Vicky Meer. Mayor of Crimpsea Goderick Derrick is hatching a plan to put his bracing seaside town on the tourist map - and save his struggling plumbing business. Can he do it? Show more

Contributors

Goderick:: Mark Benton
Anna:: Fiona Clarke
Barnie:: Jonathan Keeble
Captain Hills:: Jonathan Keeble
Julie:: Melissa Jane Sinden
Energy Minister:: Melissa Jane Sinden
Reporter:: Dominic Woodward
Producer:: Sharon Sephton
Director:: Pauline Harris
Writer:: Vicky Meer

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Gilda and her Daughters in Looking for Goldie

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Jul 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Comedy drama by award-winning film maker Carine Adler about an eccentric Romanian mother and her three bickering daughters. Show more

Contributors

Gilda:: Sian Thomas
Amy:: Pippa Haywood
Natalie:: Fiona Clarke
Vip:: Amerjit Deu
Dad:: Amerjit Deu
Harry:: Toby Hadoke
Cosmo:: Declan Wilson
Director:: Charlotte Riches
Producer:: Charlotte Riches

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Wide Open Spaces

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Bittersweet drama by Jane Wainwright about an agoraphobic attempting to travel across London. Starring Paapa Essiedu. Show more

Contributors

Samuel:: Paapa Essiedu
May:: Sarah McDonald Hughes
Aoife:: Fiona Clarke
Dad:: Lloyd Peters
Writer:: Jane Wainwright
Director:: Charlotte Riches

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Hatch, Match and Dispatch

Losing My Penny by Leah Chillery

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jul 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Listen now

Leo is in love with Penny and plans to marry her – possessive father permitting. But Leo is harbouring secrets. Stars Don Gilet. Show more

Contributors

Leo:: Don Gilet
Penny:: Verity-May Henry
Rita:: Kathryn Hunt
Henry:: Conrad Nelson
Duchess:: Tupele Dorgu
Bartholomew:: Fiona Clarke
Dad:: David Cann
Writer:: Leah Chillery
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Hatch, Match and Dispatch

Series

Brief Lives

Series 7

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Aug 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Nov 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 3 months

Listen now

Paralegal series set in Manchester Show more

Contributors

Frank:: David Schofield
Sarah:: Kathryn Hunt
Ronnie:: Rachel Austin
Cheryl:: Mandi Symonds
Matilda:: Lucy Dixon
Shirley:: Fiona Clarke
PC Anderson:: Everal A Walsh
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Tom Fry
Writer:: Sharon Kelly

Genres

DramaLegal & Courtroom

Brand

Brief Lives

Series

Brief Lives: Series 7

Drama on 4

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