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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 55: 23-27 May 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week when President Wilson advocates the formation of an Association of Nations to ensure future peace, relations in Ashburton are very troubled. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:
Felix Auer
Alexander Gidley:
Matthew Beard
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Tobias Holden:
Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:
Mark Carey
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Simeon Dyer:
Josh Darcy
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:
Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Isaac Cox:
James Lailey
Cyrus Colville:
Anton Lesser
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:
Jade Matthew
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Oswald Dyer:
Dean Nolan
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Soldier:
Sam Rix
Mayoress:
Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner:
Lizzie Stables
Molly Dyer:
Stevie Thompson
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Burroughs:
Sargon Yelda

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 49: 11-15 April 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week, in 1916, when reports reached Britain of a million Armenians massacred, the community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:
Felix Auer
Brother Columban:
Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:
Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:
Max Bennett
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Brother Aloysius:
Toby Bryant
Moses Wickens:
Ben Callon
John Rossiter:
Mark Carey
Ambrose Nichols:
Steve Clark
William Fulford:
Ryan Coath
Dom Anscar Vonier:
Kenneth Collard
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Edwin Lloyd:
Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Cyrus Colville:
Anton Lesser
Primrose Rutter:
Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Clarence Ogden:
David Sterne
Bertram Colville:
Nick Underwood
Tobias Holden:
Toby Bryant
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams

Genres

Home Front

21 April 1916 - Tobias Holden

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, a British naval patrol intercepted Sir Roger Casement bringing munitions to Ireland, and Tobias Holden tries to mend bridges. Show more

Contributors

Tobias Holden:
Toby Bryant
Alexander Gidley:
Matthew Beard
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Moses Wickens:
Ben Callon
Primrose Rutter:
Jade Matthew

Home Front

30 July 1918 - Ivan Jackson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, German prisoners were banned from farming alongside the Women's Land Army, and in Devon, Ivan is working closely with Primrose. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Jackson:
Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:
Jade Matthew
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Isaac Cox:
James Lailey
Moses Wickens:
Ed Gaughan
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 11 months

Ruth’s campaign to punish her husband and his mistress advances and she will stop at nothing to get her way. Stars Barnaby Kay. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 29 days

Othello is the greatest general of his age. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own. Show more

Contributors

Montano:
David Ajao
Duke of Venice:
Nadia Albina
Citizen of Venice:
Eva Feiler
Gentleman of Cyprus:
Owen Findlay
Soldier:
Guy Hughes
Gratiano:
Gwilym Lloyd
Citizen of Venice:
Rina Mahoney
Gentleman of Cyprus:
Ken Nwosu
Brabantio:
Brian Protheroe
Gentleman of Cyprus:
Jay Saighal
Lodovico:
Tim Samuels
Director:
Iqbal Khan

From Fact to Fiction

Series 19

Top Trumps

Duration: 13 minutes

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

Hardeep Singh Kohli's fictional response to the week's news imagines a future when a certain presidential candidate is flying into a private airfield in Scotland. Show more

Drama on 4

Graham Greene: The Honorary Consul

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. The son of a missing political prisoner is lured into collusion with a defrocked priest in a kidnap plot. Stars Matthew Marsh. Show more

Drama on 4

Graham Greene: The Honorary Consul

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Plarr's aim to help Charley gets him death threats from the police, as his past closes in on him. Stars Geoffrey Streatfeild. Show more

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

1. On The Run

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:
Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:
Hugo Speer
The Narrator:
Danny Sapani
The Chief of Police:
Brian Protheroe
Luis's mother:
Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:
Sean Baker
Beggar:
Sean Baker
Jose's Wife:
Adie Allen
Grandmother:
Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:
Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:
Nick Underwood
The Mestizo:
Jason Barnett
Brigitta:
Amy Jayne
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Duration: 1 hour

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

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:
Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:
Hugo Speer
The Narrator:
Danny Sapani
The Chief of Police:
Brian Protheroe
Luis's mother:
Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:
Sean Baker
Beggar:
Sean Baker
Jose's Wife:
Adie Allen
Grandmother:
Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:
Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:
Nick Underwood
The Mestizo:
Jason Barnett
Brigitta:
Amy Jayne
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

Drama on 3

A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands? Show more

Contributors

William Shakespeare:
Robert Lindsay
John Fletcher:
Oliver Chris
William Harvey:
Gwilym Lee
Unnamed gentleman:
James Lailey
Susanna Hall:
Nicola Ferguson
John Hall:
Nick Underwood
Hamnet:
Sam Bough

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 50: 18-22 April 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

A British naval patrol intercepts Sir Roger Casement bringing munitions to Ireland, and alliances are broken and made in Ashburton. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:
Felix Auer
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:
Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:
Max Bennett
Tobias Holden:
Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:
Mark Carey
Moses Wickens:
Ben Callon
William Fulford:
Ryan Coath
Amos Rutter:
Richard Cotton
Lewis Cox:
Dylan Edwards
Edwin Lloyd:
Finn den Hertog
Old Woman:
Susan Jameson
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:
Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Reuben Fulford:
Martin Pirongs
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Soldier:
Sam Rix
Joanna Fulford:
Rachael Spence
Effie Taverner:
Lizzie Stables
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams

Genres

Love Soup

Series 1

Episode 1: There Must Be Some Way Out of Here

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama series about apparently perfect soul mates Gil and Alice whose lives parallel each other yet don't intersect. Show more

Contributors

Alice Chenery:
Tamsin Greig
Gil Raymond:
Michael Landes
Cleo Martin:
Sheridan Smith
Milly Russell:
Montserrat Lombard
Presenter:
Verity Lambert

Genres

Love Soup

Series 1

Episode 2: Death and Nurses

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama Series. Alice's godson sends her a rather worrying text message. Meanwhile, Gil finds himself drawn into the dark world of the Witches of Eastwick. Show more

Contributors

Alice Chenery:
Tamsin Greig
Gil Raymond:
Michael Landes
Cleo Martin:
Sheridan Smith
Milly Russell:
Montserrat Lombard

Genres

Love Soup

Series 1

Episode 3: The Reflecting Pool

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama series. Alice battles with her conscience at a sales conference, whilst Gil faces an ethical dilemma at a pool party. Show more

Drama on 4

The Virtues of Oblivion

Duration: 45 minutes

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

James Meek's metaphysical thriller. A university professor embarks on a quest for philosophic treasures. Why is he accompanied by a Russian pole dancer? Show more

Contributors

Vice Chancellor:
Brian Protheroe
Andrew Simmons:
Robert Blythe
Writer:
James Meek

Genres

Home Front

19 June 1918 - Adeline Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, the soft fruit harvest was reported at a quarter the yield of 1917, and in Devon, Adeline Lumley is hoping for a better return. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Arthur Hurst:
Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:
Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:
Shaun Dooley
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 104: 18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations. Show more

Contributors

Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Hector Gidley:
Brian Protheroe
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Jocelyn Ogden:
Christine Kavanagh
Cathy Lawrence:
Debbie Korley
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Arthur Hurst:
Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:
Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:
Shaun Dooley
Hardy Walsh:
Damien Molony
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Clarence Ogden:
David Sterne
Cyrus Colville:
Anton Lesser
Moses Wickens:
Ed Gaughan
Eli Lawrence:
Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke:
Joe Sims
Hetty Cox:
Adie Allen
Gert Batley:
Maggie Steed
Teddy Lawrence:
Florence Duncalf
Robin Bowder:
Sean Murray

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

Pressure mounts on Emma to tell her best friend Kirsty about her affair - news that could ruin both their relationship and Kirsty's business. Show more