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Drama on 3

The Idylls of the King

Duration: 2 hours

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

An adaptation by Michael Symmons of Tennyson's The Idylls of the King, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith, with John Keeble (Arthur), Simon Harrison (Lancelot), Kathryn Hunt (Guinevere). Show more

Contributors

Narrator/Tennyson:
Tim Pigott Smith
Guinevere:
Kathryn Hunt
Lord Astolat/Bedivere:
Malcolm Raeburn
Leeodogran/Churl:
Terence Mann
Lavaine/Tristram:
Tom Ferguson
Elaine:
Elen Rhys
Director:
Susan Roberts

Genres

Duration: 44 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A comedy about neighbours, architecture, tradition versus modernism and James Bond. Architect Erno Goldfinger struggles to build his modernist dream home. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Erno Goldfinger:
Justin Salinger
Ursula Blackwell:
Melody Grove
Charles:
Karl Johnson
Roland Penrose:
Simon Harrison
Henry Brooke:
David Seddon
Evelyn Fleming:
Elaine Claxton
Ian Fleming:
Monty d'Inverno

Genres

Duration: 58 minutes

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

A young actress enters the Riviera circle of a golden couple, not grasping the secrets that connect them. Stars Melody Grove. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Nicole has a breakdown and flees Paris with Dick and past events are starting to affect their marriage. Stars Simon Harrison. Show more

Drama on 4

Everybody's Got Conditions

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Sarah Wooley. Tennessee Williams finds himself fighting for his reputation and his sanity when Bette Davis is cast in his play, The Night of the Iguana. Show more

Contributors

Tennessee Williams:
Justin Salinger
Bette Davis:
Amelia Bullmore
Chuck Bowden:
Simon Harrison
Paula Laurence:
Teresa Gallagher
Frank Merlo:
David Sturzaker
Stage Manager:
David Sturzaker
Patrick O Neal:
Simon Ludders
Hot Dog Man:
Simon Ludders
Margaret Leighton:
Georgie Glen
Operator:
Georgie Glen

Genres

Home Front

5 February 1915 - Cressida Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

It is six weeks since the birth of her third baby, and Cressida is ready to get back in the saddle. Show more

Contributors

Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Amy Robinson:
Jane Slavin
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Sgt Ryker:
Simon Harrison
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius

Home Front

19 February 1915 - Luke Lyle

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Luke has low expectations of an assignment, until he meets Esther O'Leary. Show more

Contributors

Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Joyce O'Leary:
Tracy Whitwell
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Mhairi Marchant:
Jane Slavin
Sgt Ryker:
Simon Harrison
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Journeys

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A beguiling story of two English women living in India more than 50 years apart. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ronny Jhutti. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

The Husbands' Wedding Day

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Harry visits the Rivers to try to break free of the Nawab while the narrator visits the Baba Firdaus shrine. Stars David Seddon. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Olivia

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Olivia and Douglas hope for a baby. Story of two English women living in India over 50 years apart. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Pieces of Red String

Duration: 15 minutes

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

50 years apart, both women visit the Baba Firdaus shrine and make a wish. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Abby Ford. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Staying On

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Finding themselves in the same situation 50 years apart, both women must make life-changing decisions. Stars Abby Ford. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 23: 23-27 March 1915

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 8 months

Amid appeals for more women to join the workforce, Marshalls loses two of its best employees. Show more

Contributors

Josseff al-Assadi:
Paul Chahidi
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Sylvia Graham:
Barbara Flynn
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Adeline Marshall:
Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Violet O'Leary:
Jacqueline Phillips
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Ray Wardle:
Scarlet Bell
Stella Wardle:
Ava Bell
Clara Wedger:
Amaka Okafor
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Ticket Collector:
Shaun Mason

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 16: 2-6 February 1915 (Season 3 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

For Season 3, the focus shifts to industrial Tynemouth, which is experiencing a quite different war to that felt in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Edgar Bates:
Sam Dale
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Daniel Chadwick:
Mark Cameron
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Malachi Dart:
Daniel Weyman
Travers Fielding:
David Acton
Sylvia Graham:
Barbara Flynn
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Amy Robinson:
Jane Slavin
Sgt Ryker:
Simon Harrison
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Mrs Thorne:
Elaine Claxton
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Albert Wilson:
Harry Myers
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Ticket Inspector:
Leon Scott

Home Front

27 March 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Marshalls loses two of its best female employees. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Ray Wardle:
Scarlet Bell
Stella Wardle:
Ava Bell
Ticket Collector:
Shaun Mason

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Action drama about the kidnapping of an American widow (Candice Bergen) and her children in Tangier in 1904, switching between her predicament and the ensuing political crisis. Show more

Contributors

Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli:
Sean Connery
Eden Pedecaris:
Candice Bergen
Theodore Roosevelt:
Brian Keith
John Hay:
John Huston
Samuel Gunmere:
Geoffrey Lewis
Captain Jerome:
Steve Kanaly
The Bashaw:
Vladek Sheybal
Sherif of Wazan:
Nadim Sawalha
Admiral French Ensor Chadwick:
Roy Jenson
Alice Roosevelt:
Deborah Baxter
Quentin Roosevelt:
Jack Cooley
Kermit Roosevelt:
Chris Aller
William Pedecaris:
Simon Harrison
Director:
John Milius

Genres

Formats

The Wire

Educator

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Hayley Squires. When 16-year-old Lydia meets the wife of her English teacher, the two women push each other to dangerous limits and their lives begin to fall apart. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 3

King Lear

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

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

Available for years

When better than now to make a drama about 'the division of the kingdom'? Shakespeare's great tragedy headed by Ian McDiarmid as Lear and Bill Paterson as Gloucester. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Home Front

13 March 1915 - Davy Wardle

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

The men at Marshalls are spoiling for a fight. Show more

Contributors

Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Lewis Tully:
Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Paddy Blackshields:
Chris Garner
Paul(ine) Caffrey:
Daniel Weyman
Sergeant Ryker:
Simon Harrison

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 18: 16-20 February 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

The country may be at war and the factories at peak production, but there is time for romance in industrial Tynemouth. Show more

Contributors

Paddy Blackshields:
Chris Garner
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley
Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Mhairi Marchant:
Jane Slavin
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Joyce O'Leary:
Tracy Whitwell
Sgt Ryker:
Simon Harrison
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Arnold Reynolds:
Neil Grainger
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Woman Worker:
Hannah Genesius