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Drama on 3

Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill

Duration: 2 hours, 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Eugene O'Neill's drama focusing on one devastating day in the lives of the Tyrone family. Each member is so absorbed in their own despair that they struggle to confront the truth. Show more

Contributors

James Tyrone:
Robert Glenister
Mary Tyrone:
Anastasia Hille
Jamie Tyrone:
Rupert Evans
Edmund Tyrone:
Gwilym Lee
Cathleen:
Bronagh Waugh
Adaptor:
John Peacock

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Drama on 4

True West

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Sam Shepard's fiery examination of the relationship and rivalry between two brothers - screenwriter Austin and older, estranged brother Lee. Starring Philip and Robert Glenister. Show more

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Drama on 4

Euston to Whitechapel

Duration: 45 minutes

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

London taxi driver Marshall and paramedic Corinne both make life-and-death journeys across London in this moving real-time drama. Starring Matthew Marsh and Julia Ford. Show more

Contributors

Marshall:
Matthew Marsh
Corinne:
Julia Ford
'The Turtle':
Arthur White
Danny:
Tom Bevan

Genres

Abdication

1. The King's Matter

Duration: 44 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Two men are determined to persuade the King from a marriage they feel isn’t only unsuitable but also wrong. Stars Jim Broadbent. Show more

Contributors

Stanley Baldwin:
Jim Broadbent
Cosmo Lang:
Hugh Ross
Lord Beaverbrook:
Mark Straker
Edward VIII:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Abdication

2. The Crisis of Wallis Simpson

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Wallis Simpson flees to escape the publicity and press intrusion surrounding her impending marriage. Starring Frances Barber. Show more

Contributors

Wallis Simpson:
Frances Barber
Edward VIII:
Anthony Calf
Kitty Rogers:
Jane McKenna
Herman Rogers:
Mark Straker
Lord Brownlow:
Richard Dillane
George Ladbrook:
Ben Crowe
Inspector:
Richard Atlee

Genres

Expenses Only

1. Advertising

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 days

4 Extra Debut. Work experience interns Tim and Miranda tackle advertising. Sketch show starring Rasmus Hardiker and Lucy Beaumont. From 2016. Show more

Expenses Only

2. Graphics

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 2 days

Sketch show centred around two work experience interns, with Tim and Miranda in graphic design. Stars Lucy Beaumont. From 2016. Show more

Drama on 4

Tightrope

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Life is a balancing act. Quite literally so - for Charles Blondin, the first man to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Blondin astounded audiences with his feats. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. As the writer flourishes, the man, now a husband, suffers at the cruel hands of infertility. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The seeds of his passion for poetry and politics begin to grow and religion takes on a greater role in his life as he finds Rastafari. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. No longer content in Birmingham, Zephaniah moves to London, where he finds himself culturally, religiously and politically inspired. Show more

Drama on 4

Frankie Goes to Flensburg

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Based on a true story. In spring 1945, Major Frank Howarth, a lawyer in civilian life, was sent with two other soldiers to Flensburg in Germany to set up a civilian administration. Show more

Contributors

Colonel:
Mark Straker
Brigadier:
Kim Wall
Sergeant Bristow:
James Joyce
Edward Ward:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, which begins with his childhood growing up in Birmingham. A childhood coloured with love and violence and his introduction to poetry. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. Now a teenager, he escapes the family home with his mother, but it is not long before he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Show more

Drama on 4

Mary Toft's Rabbit Tale

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Colin Bytheway. Mary believes there is more to life than raising children and working. Dreaming of fame and fortune, she convinces doctors that she is giving birth to rabbits. Show more

Contributors

Joshua:
Will Young
John Howard:
Rupert Graves
Sir Richard:
Patrick Ryecart
George I:
Ian Masters

Genres

8.51 to Brighton

Episode 3: Housekeeping, by Vanessa Gebbie

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper in this unnerving tale. Read by Lesley Sharp. Show more

Contributors

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Chris Paling - Words and Music

Episode 2: My Old Man

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Brad appears to love his guitar more than his girlfriend, but is it just the music coming between them? Read by Suranne Jones. Show more

Chris Paling - Words and Music

Episode 3: Darkness in Degrees

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Will the war in Syria come between a father and daughter whose relationship has deepened through music? Read by Kayvan Novak. Show more