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Tsar

3. Alexander II: The People's Will

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Twenty years after the serf liberation, Alexander II's benign autocracy fails to quell revolutionary zeal. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more

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Brand

Tsar

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Rebecca misses her Dad. What if she could have him back as he was? Magical family comedy about dementia. Stars Raquel Cassidy. Show more

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Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The war has ended, and Rupert finally returns home but finds much has changed for the Cazalet family. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Polly finds an admirer in a new client, while Clary's relationship with her boss reaches a difficult conclusion. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Polly and Christopher are faced with decisions about their future, and Rupert comes to the wrong conclusion about Clary's pregnancy. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Without Archie, Clary finds it impossible to stay alone in the cottage to write her novel, and Rupert and Zoe finally admit their wartime secrets to one another. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Sybil feels so much better, so why does Miss Milliment find Polly crying in the schoolroom? Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Polly, Louise and Hugo find that telling people about your love does not always produce the results you would like. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Archie has devastating news for Zoe, but neither of them knows who is returning to surprise them. The joys and sorrows of war have never seemed more acute than now. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As Rupert leaves for the navy, an old friend of his provides some consolation for Clary and Polly. Show more

The Romantics

Episode 3: Eternity

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. Byron, Keats and Shelley lived short lives but the radical way they lived them would change the world. Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 2

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Following his election as mayor of Grenoble, Front National politician Vincent Ferre struggles to keep control in the face of escalating and increasingly violent social protest. Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Charismatic National Front candidate Vincent Ferre stirs up dangerous social unrest as he campaigns to become the next mayor of Grenoble. Can the city survive if he is elected? Show more

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

As violent protest increases, the new National Front mayor of Grenoble resists calls to step down. But a plan has been set in motion that threatens to put an end to his ambitions. Show more

The Real George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Franco's Nationalists reject Spain's Republican government. Eric Blair reports the fight against fascism. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more

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Eric Blair:
Joseph Millson
Eileen Blair:
Lyndsey Marshal
Georges Kopp:
Ewan Bailey
Spanish volunteer:
Javier Marzan
Henry Miller:
Richard Laing
John McNair:
John McAndrew
Benjamin:
Jon Lolis
Tom Gallagher:
Gareth Pierce
Fascist soldier:
Asier Newman
Director:
Kate McAll

The Real George Orwell

Homage to Catalonia

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Caught between the different factions of their own side, Eric and Eileen are forced to escape from Spain. Stars Lyndsey Marshal. Show more

Contributors

Eric Blair:
Joseph Millson
Eileen Blair:
Lyndsey Marshal
Georges Kopp:
Ewan Bailey
Spanish volunteer:
Javier Marzan
Henry Miller:
Richard Laing
John McNair:
John McAndrew
Benjamin:
Jon Lolis
Tom Gallagher:
Gareth Pierce
Fascist militiaman:
Asier Newman
Director:
Kate McAll

The Real George Orwell

Biographical Dramas

Burma

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. In October 1922, Eric Blair travels to Burma to join the Imperial Police. His experiences in the country will affect him profoundly. With Joseph Millson. Show more

The Real George Orwell

Biographical Dramas

Loving

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Jonathan Holloway. Eric Blair's relationship with the opposite sex could be a distraught one. This drama explores his nine year relationship with his wife, Eileen. Show more

The Real George Orwell

Biographical Dramas

Dreaming

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. In September 1938 Eric and Eileen travel to Morocco for his health. In Marrakech Eric imagines a meeting with Georges Kopp. With Joseph Millson and Lyndsey Marshal Show more

Classic Serial

Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

It's 1848 and the revolution comes to Lubeck. The story of a German merchant family. Stars Michael Maloney and Barbara Flynn. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Pip Carter
Jean Buddenbrook:
Michael Maloney
Elizabet Buddenbrook:
Barbara Flynn
Thomas Buddenbrook:
Joseph Millson
Toni Buddenbrook:
Clare Corbett
Christian Buddenbrook:
Carl Prekopp
Clara Buddenbrook:
Rosa Calcraft
Clara Buddenbrook:
Millie Binks
Gerda Buddenbrook:
Colleen Prendergast
Gotthold Buddenbrook:
Shaun Prendergast
Herr Grunlich:
Ben Crowe
Herr Kesselmeyer:
Stephen Critchlow
Pilot Schwarzkopf:
Peter Marinker
Herr Gosch:
Gerard McDermott
Ida Jungmann:
Alison Pettit
Producer:
Chris Wallis