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The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 7

The Flying Scotsman

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Whodunit? Detectives combine forces with a recalcitrant guard to solve a murder on the famous train. With David Mara. From 2015. Show more

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 8

The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus

Duration: 28 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man find themselves connected as each tells his story. From 2016. Show more

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 4

Episode 2: The German Pilot

Duration: 30 minutes

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

By Rona Munro. Friedrich and Beth met as wartime enemies and found love on a Scottish cattle farm. With Stanley Baxter and Sam Peter Jackson. Show more

Rumpole

Rumpole and the Sleeping Partners

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Rumpole leaves his wife Hilda, sleeps in chambers and defends a case of attempted murder. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jasmine Hyde and Nigel Anthony. Show more

Contributors

Erskine-Brown:
Nigel Anthony
Judge Gwent-Evans:
Nigel Anthony
Phillida Trant:
Cathy Sara
Hugo Lutterworth:
Stephen Critchlow
Captain Gleason:
Stephen Critchlow
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Brand

Rumpole

Life of Riley

Series 1

Episode 4: Beating the Bully

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Sitcom. Maddy's stepdaughter Katy becomes a vegetarian but her animal rights stance only leads to animal wrongs. Meanwhile, Danny lands an unconventional job.

Contributors

Maddy Riley:
Caroline Quentin
Jim Riley:
Neil Dudgeon
Katy Riley:
Lucinda Dryzek
Danny Riley:
Taylor Fawcett
Ted Jackson:
Patrick Nolan
Rosie Riley:
Ava Lamb
Rosie Riley:
Neve Lamb
Director:
Martin Dennis

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 5

Episode 3: The Spider

Duration: 30 minutes

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

By Rona Munro. At last! The truth of Robert the Bruce's spider encounter, on the eve of battle with the English. With Hugh Ross. From January 2013. Show more

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 7

Two Desperate Men

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Two daft, 1930s' con men kidnap a lad who confounds them with tricks learned from Wild West movies. With Joe Caffrey. From 2015. Show more

Saturday Drama

South Downs

Duration: 1 hour

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

By David Hare. Drama set in the '60s in Lancing College, Sussex. A pin-sharp pupil is cut off from his fellow boys by virtue of his own intellect, background and questioning spirit. Show more

Contributors

Rev Eric Dewley:
Nicholas Farrell
John Blakemore:
Alex Lawther
Jeremy Duffield:
Jonathan Bailey
Basil Spear:
Andrew Woodall
Colin Jenkins:
Bradley Hall
Tommy Gunter:
Jack Elliott
Roger Sprule:
Liam Morton
Belinda Duffield:
Anna Chancellor
The voice of Sheila Blakemore:
Stella Gonet
Writer:
David Hare
Director:
Jeremy Herrin

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

When something happens to Nettie, it becomes clear that no-one knew very much about her. Starring Tyger Drew-Honey. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

15-year-old Nettie is on life support and her mum resorts to looking at her laptop for answers. Starring Tyger Drew-Honey. Show more

Drama on 4

Samuel Beckett - All That Fall

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. A journey of words and sounds, inspired by memories of the writer's native Foxrock in Ireland. Stars Bríd Brennan. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Rooney:
Brid Brennan
Miss Fitt:
Tara Flynn
Christie:
Frank Laverty
Mr Rooney:
Gary Lilburn
Mr Slocumb:
Ciaran McIntyre

Genres

Life of Riley

Series 1

Episode 1: In the Family Way

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Sitcom. When Maddy finds a pregnancy test, she is convinced it belongs to one of her stepchildren. But the identity of its true owner comes as a big surprise.

Contributors

Maddy Riley:
Caroline Quentin
Jim Riley:
Neil Dudgeon
Katie Riley:
Lucinda Dryzek
Danny Riley:
Taylor Fawcett
Ted Jackson:
Patrick Nolan
Rosie Riley:
Ava Lamb
Rosie Riley:
Neve Lamb
Alison Weaver:
Heather Craney
Maddy's Mum:
Marcia Warren
Petshop Keeper:
Henry Miller
Vet Receptionist:
Isabelle Joss
Director:
Martin Dennis

Drama on 3

The Government Inspector

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

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

Adapted by Adrian Mitchell, Gogol's satire on corruption and sleaze in which a penniless clerk is mistaken for an important official. Starring Lenny Henry and Roger Allam. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Jeremy Herrin
Khlestakov:
Lenny Henry
The Governor:
Roger Allam
Anna, his wife:
Monica Dolan
Marya, his daughter:
Erin Doherty
Charity Commissioner:
Peter Wight
Dr Gibner:
Paul Jesson
Bobchinsky:
James Fleet
Postmaster:
Ivanno Jeremiah
Schools Superintendent:
Stephen Critchlow
Locksmith's Wife:
Jessica Gunning

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

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

Thriller. A man released from a psychiatric hospital revisits his childhood and recalls unsettling events involving his father, mother and the woman who replaced her. Show more

Contributors

Dennis 'Spider' Cleg:
Ralph Fiennes
Yvonne/Mrs Cleg:
Miranda Richardson
Bill Cleg:
Gabriel Byrne
Young Dennis Cleg:
Bradley Hall
Mrs Wilkinson:
Lynn Redgrave
Terrence:
John Neville
Producer:
Samuel Hadida

Formats

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 4

Episode 3: In the Name of the Wee Man

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The short yet memorable career of the remarkable, much-loved Scots comedian Tommy Lorne. With John Sessions. From October 2010. Show more

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 6

The Showman

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Edinburgh, 1561: Murdo and his Merry May Dancers try to please the Queen and keep in with John Knox. With Hugh Ross. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Murdo Fletcher:
Stanley Baxter
Mary Queen of Scots:
Tracy Wiles
Margaret:
Tracy Wiles
Chronicler:
Hugh Ross
Lord Melville:
Hugh Ross
Writer:
Rona Munro
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The real story of Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter - from the viewpoint of a horse and a barmaid. With Maureen Beattie. From 2014. Show more

Friday Drama

The Song Thief

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Romantic drama by Michael Chaplin. Two entwined love stories tell a tale about music - its capacity to redeem and corrupt - and the vexing question of who owns it. Show more

Contributors

Abel Humble:
Ron Cook
Stephen Haggard:
Nicholas Boulton
Dodd Armstrong:
Christopher Connel
Willie Sparke:
Donald McBride
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Drama on 4

Two Pipe Problems

Episode 2: The Case of the Missing Meerschaum

Duration: 45 minutes

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

William and Sandy use Holmesian precepts to tackle the theft of a rather famous pipe at a Sherlock Homes Convention. Starring Stanley Baxter and Richard Briers. Show more

Contributors

Sandy Boyle:
Stanley Baxter
William Parnes:
Richard Briers
Mortimer Tregennis:
Geoffrey Palmer
Roger Butterworth:
James Fleet
Beryl Butterworth:
Joanna David
Underground Worker:
Matt Simandl
Hotel Receptionist:
Matt Simandl
Autograph Hunter:
James McGregor
Souvenir Stallholder:
James McGregor
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Genres