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Brief Lives

Series 7

Episode 2

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Paralegal series set in Manchester Show more

Classic Serial

Rebus: The Black Book

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

As Rebus investigates an unsolved murder, someone kidnaps and suspends his brother over the Forth Bridge. Show more

Contributors

DI John Rebus:
Ron Donachie
Cafferty:
Gary Lewis
DC Siobhan Clarke:
Gayanne Potter
Mickey Rebus:
Steven McNicoll
DS Brian Holmes:
Sean Biggerstaff
CS Watson:
Douglas Russell
Eck Robertson:
Tony Cownie
Angus Gibson:
Richard Conlon
Heather:
Wendy Seager
Torrance:
Paul Young
Director:
Bruce Young
Producer:
Bruce Young

Shorts

Series 13

Episode 1: Paint Fumes

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Kirstin Innes. 4 Extra Debut. A young footballer from an oppressive home seeks escape through Argentina's urban art scene. Read by Simon Donaldson. From February 2014. Show more

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Short Works

Series 1

Swim

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A man revisits the location of a traumatic incident from his childhood. Short story by Emma Flint, author of acclaimed debut novel Little Deaths. Read by Simon Donaldson. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By David Almond. A teacher encourages his pupils to take imaginative flight in a story inspired by RL Stevenson's poem. Read by Simon Donaldson. Show more

Drama

Killing Kate

Duration: 44 minutes

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

A black comedy by Tessa Gibbs about parenting, about consequences, about love – and about the possibility of doing the wrong thing, the worst thing, for all the right reasons. Show more

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Brand

Drama

44 Scotland Street

Edinburgh for Pretenders

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Young Bertie dislikes his Mum organising his social life, while Scotland's past preoccupies Angus Lordie. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

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Edinburgh for Pretenders

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Bertie's mother has vanished but is his classmate Olive the right person to give him advice and support? Stars Sophie Lawrence. Show more

44 Scotland Street

Edinburgh for Pretenders

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Will Irene receive a warm welcome in Edinburgh? And what of Big Lou and her political boyfriend? Starring Emma Currie. Show more

44 Scotland Street

Edinburgh for Pretenders

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Bertie has an encounter with a Glasgow gangster but who is more afraid, Bertie or his dad? Stars Crawford Logan and Simon Kerr. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 19

09/01/2016

Duration: 13 minutes

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

Adrift in the waters between England and Scotland, surviving on mince pies and mulled wine, supermarket worker Ricky is caught up in the floods. Written by Chris Dolan. Show more

From Fact to Fiction

Series 15

Episode 5: God's Bidding

Duration: 13 minutes

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

When the Pope's motorbike is auctioned in Paris to raise funds for a homeless charity, a Scottish mother and daughter see it as their mission to go and buy it. Show more

Classic Serial

Rebus: The Black Book

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Ian Rankin's maverick detective, Inspector Rebus, investigates an unsolved murder, with the help of a notebook full of coded clues. Dramatised in two parts by Chris Dolan. Show more

Contributors

DI John Rebus:
Ron Donachie
DC Siobhan Clarke:
Gayanne Potter
Mickey Rebus:
Steven McNicoll
DS Brian Holmes:
Sean Biggerstaff
CS Watson:
Douglas Russell
Torrance:
Paul Young
Vanderhyde:
Paul Young
Angus Gibson:
Richard Conlon
Auntie Ena:
Anne Downie
Director:
Bruce Young
Producer:
Bruce Young

Drama on 4

A Sudden Surge

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Jack Dickson. A belligerent bus driver discovers the unexpected benefits of a sudden surge of hormones as he begins to 'feel', for the first time in his unreconstructed life. Show more

Drama on 4

Caterpillars

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Disinherited by her stepmother, Amber Buchanan decides to enter the family trade, crime. Stars Clair Knight and Laurie Brown. Show more

Paul Temple

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair

Episode 3: The Madrid

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub. 1946 remake starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson. Show more

Paul Temple

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair

Episode 4: Mr Davos Has an Alibi

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Another death, and this time the killer comes very close to home. 1946 remake starring Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson. Show more

Paul Temple

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair

Episode 5: Virginia van Cleeve

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

A sinister shop in the East End may hold a vital clue for Paul and Steve, as they continue on the trail of the murderous Mr Gregory. Stars Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson. Show more

Contributors

Paul Temple:
Crawford Logan
Sir Graham:
Gareth Thomas
Inspector Vosper:
Michael Mackenzie
Sir Donald:
Simon Donaldson
Peter Davos:
Richard Greenwood
Kay Wiseman:
Meg Fraser
Virginia van Cleeve:
Francesca Dymond
Miss Marcia:
Eliza Langland
Lanny Knight:
Nick Underwood

Paul Temple

Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair

Episode 8: News of Mr Gregory

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

On the trail of the mysterious and murderous Mr Gregory, Steve goes in search of a trumpeter. Starring Gerda Stevenson. Show more