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Drama on 3

Finlandia

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

By Stephen Wyatt. Starring the late Tim Pigott-Smith, a drama blending the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and the Finnish national epic The Kalevala. Show more

Contributors

Jean Sibelius:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Female Voice:
Alex Tregear
Male Voice:
Chris Pavlo
Director:
Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama on 4

Stephen Wyatt - The Shadow of Dorian Gray

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. After Oscar Wilde's conviction, London is a dangerous place for the man who inspired his novel, Dorian Gray. Stars Blake Ritson. Show more

Contributors

John Gray:
Blake Ritson
Lord Henry:
Nicholas Farrell
Andre Raffalovich:
Joshua McGuire
The Voice of the Novel:
Mark Edel-Hunt

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Father Quixote makes a friend of an Italian bishop, with unexpected consequences. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Imprisoned in his own house, Father Quixote is at the mercy of his bishop - unless his friend Sancho can pull off a daring rescue. Show more

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

3. Paradiso

Duration: 1 hour

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

A glorious conclusion to Dante's journey as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise. Epic poem dramatisation. Stars John Hurt. Show more

Contributors

Dante the Poet:
Blake Ritson
Older Dante:
John Hurt
Cacciaguida:
Sam Dale
St Peter:
Sam Dale
Emperor Justinian:
Michael Bertenshaw
St Benedict:
Michael Bertenshaw
Spirit 1:
Clive Hayward
St John:
David Cann
Director:
Emma Harding
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

1. Inferno

Duration: 1 hour

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

One man's incredible journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Starring John Hurt. Show more

Contributors

Dante the Poet:
Blake Ritson
Older Dante:
John Hurt
Ulysses:
Sam Dale
Giant:
Sam Dale
Pope Nicholas III:
Michael Bertenshaw
Francesca da Rimini:
Priyanga Burford
Count Ugolino:
David Cann
Vanni Fucci:
Steve Toussaint
Director:
Emma Harding
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

2. Purgatorio

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dante and Virgil climb Mount Purgatory. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Stars John Hurt, Blake Ritson and David Warner. Show more

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 2: The Lady in the Lake

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal, fearing she may be embroiled in a scandal. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Derace Kingsley:
Sam Dale
Bill Chess:
Nathan Osgood
Adrienne:
Claire Harry
Sheriff Patton:
Sean Baker
Director:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 4: Classic Chandler - Playback

Duration: 1 hour

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

Marlowe is hired to tail a woman without knowing why, but it seems he is not the only one on the trail. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Betty Mayfield:
Sarah Goldberg
Larry Mitchell:
Iain Batchelor
Clyde Umney:
Sean Baker
Clark Brandon:
John Guerrasio
Goble:
Sam Dale
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 7: The Little Sister

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Father Quixote and his friend Sancho arrive in Madrid to buy purple socks - and attract the unwelcome attention of the Guardia Civil. Show more

Contributors

Father Quixote:
Bernard Cribbins
Shop Assistant:
James Lailey
Guardia 1:
Sam Rix
Guardia 2:
Sean Baker
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Father Quixote and his friend Sancho arrive in Madrid to buy purple socks - and attract the unwelcome attention of the Guardia Civil. Show more

Contributors

Father Quixote:
Bernard Cribbins
Shop Assistant:
James Lailey
Guardia 1:
Sam Rix
Guardia 2:
Sean Baker
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Monsignor Quixote and Sancho help a robber - and pay an unexpected price. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Having escaped El Toboso, Monsignor Quixote and Sancho go in search of wine but find themselves in a battle to save the honour of the church. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Monsignor Quixote and Sancho are taken in by the monks at the monastery of Oseira, and their journey comes to an end. Show more

Drama on 4

Stephen Wyatt - The Organist's Daughter

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Can the great German composer Buxtehude find a marriage for his daughter, so that he can retire? Stars Simon Russell Beale, Emma Fielding and Naomi Frederick. Show more

Contributors

Dieterich Buxtehude:
Simon Russell Beale
Anna Margreta:
Emma Fielding
Anna Sophia:
Naomi Frederick
Johann Christian Schieferdecker:
Matthew Watson
Georg Friedrich Handel:
Joseph Kloska
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Karl Davies

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Bernard Cribbins is Father Quixote in Graham Greene's comic reworking of Cervantes' classic novel. Father Quixote receives some unwelcome news from his bishop. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Newly appointed a monsignor, Father Quixote and his friend Sancho set off on their quest for purple socks - and their troubles begin. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Graham Greene - Monsignor Quixote

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Monsignor Quixote wakes from a drugged sleep to discover that he has been kidnapped and taken back to El Toboso. Show more