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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

Contributors

Brand

Tsar

The First Team

Series 1

Upheaval

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Petey plots to bring an end to Chris Booth’s run of success. Meanwhile, Jack gets a girlfriend and plans a romantic surprise. Benji has had enough of his social media manager. Show more

Contributors

Mattie Sullivan:
Jake Short
Jack Turner:
Jack McMullen
Chris Booth:
Chris Geere
Petey Brooks:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Mark Crane:
Will Arnett
Olivia Talbot:
Tamla Kari
Producer:
Sam Pinnell
Director:
Damon Beesley
Director:
Iain Morris
Production Company:
Fudge Park Productions Ltd
Production Company:
Bideford Productions Limited
Brian:
Phil Wang
Daniel:
Guy Rhys
Paul Williamson:
Joe Sims
Himself:
Andy Jacobs
Darren Turner:
Neil Fitzmaurice
Herself:
Sally Nugent
David Li:
Jon Chew
Jack’s Landlord:
Leo Atkin
Bookmaker Terry:
David Prosho
England Rep:
Charles Armstrong

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 4: Betrayal

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Betrayal close to home brings Muriel's mother's secret out into the open. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 1: Innocence

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It is 1911, and five-year-old Muriel begins to question her mother's night-time absences. Show more

Tsar

2. Alexander I: Into the Woods

Duration: 1 hour

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

Alexander I, the man who never wanted to be Tsar, but who ended up taking on Napoleon Bonaparte. Starring Joel MacCormack. Show more

Contributors

Brand

Tsar

Duration: 1 hour

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

The last surviving top gunfighter in a vanishing American West rides into El Paso and is told by a doctor that he has a terminal illness. Starring Brian Cox and Michelle Fairley. Show more

Contributors

John Bernard Books:
Brian Cox
Bond Rodgers:
Michelle Fairley
Gillom Rodgers:
Joe Jameson
Marshal Thibido:
Craige Els
Charles Hostetler:
Michael Bertenshaw
Shoup:
Joe Sims
Mrs Woodling:
Heather Craney
Bartender:
Clive Hayward
Adaptor:
Nick Perry

Genres

Behind Closed Doors

Series 3

Section

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Barrister Rebecca Nyman represents Andrew - a client who has spent seven years in a secure mental hospital. Is it safe to release him now? A Tribunal has to decide. Show more

Contributors

Barrister Rebecca Nyman:
Clare Corbett
Andrew Caston:
Joe Sims
Dr Ruckman:
Katherine Igoe
Dr Reynolds:
David Timson
Wendy Caston:
Adie Allen
Charlotte Workman:
Kirsty Oswald
Margosha Day:
Nicola Ferguson
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

Home Front

4 August 1914 - Kitty Wilson (Season 1 start)

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

As Britain waits for Germany's response to their ultimatum, Kitty Wilson has a deadline of her own. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 1: 4-8 August 1914 (Season 1 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 3 days

An epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone comes to terms with being at the hub of Britain's war effort. Show more

Home Front

22 December 1915 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day, David Lloyd George made an official visit to munitions factories in Newcastle, and it is Dorothea's first day at the Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Bob Capeling:
Joe Sims
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Max Davenport:
Trevor White
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Dr Streatfield:
Chris Pavlo
Soldier:
Leo Wan

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. Show more

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

Episode 2: Dracula, pt 2

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

Lucy Westenra is dead, but Van Helsing is determined to find out the true cause of her death, track it down, fight it and defeat it forever. Nicky Henson stars as Count Dracula. Show more

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

Episode 1: Dracula, pt 1

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

4 Extra Debut. Bram Stoker's original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain. Stars Nicky Henson. Show more

Classic Serial

Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd

Episode 1: A Farmer Just Beginning

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Farmer Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba, but she turns him down. Then she gets rich and the tables turn. Stars Alex Tregear. Show more

Classic Serial

Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd

Cuts and Points

Duration: 1 hour

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

Bathsheba discovers sending William Boldwood a valentine card was a terrible mistake. Stars Alex Tregear and Toby Jones. Show more

Classic Serial

Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd

A Successful Rival

Duration: 1 hour

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

One man proves constant in his love for Bathsheba, as she gives up on hopes of happiness. Stars Shaun Dooley and Alex Tregear. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Big Brother is on every poster. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Then he finds love. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 1: Girl Meets Plane

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Diane Samuels. In 1948 Joan Allen flew her daring solo flight half way across the world. This trip of a lifetime takes Joan back to her old haunts in Singapore. Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 2: Vive La France

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Joan is about to begin her solo flight half way across the world. First stop is France, but will she get off the ground in time? Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir