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Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Steve Boggan joins the 21st century gold rush at a town named Happy Camp. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. From 2015. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Steve Boggan’s 21st century gold rush quest continues with some ‘extreme’ prospecting. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Steve Boggan finds himself in deep water as his 21st century gold rush quest continues. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Steve Boggan heads off along the North Yuba River to try his hand at prospecting alone. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The darker side of ‘gold fever’ as Steve Boggan tracks down a guy he’s heard a lot about. Read by Paul Ritter and Sara Markland. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. Miss Elizabeth Mapp reigns supreme over the inhabitants of Tilling until the arrival of the accomplished Mrs Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Hotel Clerk:
Sophie Stone
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Town Crier:
Peter Mould
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne

The Price of Oil

Blood from Stone

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Alun Armstrong and Paul Ritter star in Tamsin Oglesby's future oil comedy, set in 2045. One of a season of dramas exploring the history of oil - and the price we've paid for it. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. The arrival in Tilling of an Italian contessa gives Mapp a chance to expose Lucia as a fraud. Show more

Contributors

Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Major Benjy Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione:
Frances Barber
Station Master:
Richard Cant
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne
adapting EF Benson:
Mark Gatiss
adapting EF Benson:
Steve Pemberton

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. The Tilling Summer Exhibition provides Lucia with a new battlefield to conquer. Mapp takes an opportunity to start a new trend. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Hermione 'Hermy' Pillson:
Katy Brand
Ursula 'Ursy' Pillson:
Joanna Scanlan
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne
adapting EF Benson:
Mark Gatiss
adapting EF Benson:
Steve Pemberton

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Stephen's life hangs in the balance as his sentence is decided. Christine's lie about Lucky Gordon haunts her as she faces trial for perjury. Show more

Contributors

Christine Keeler:
Sophie Cookson
Stephen Ward:
James Norton
Mandy Rice-Davies:
Ellie Bamber
John Profumo:
Ben Miles
Valerie Profumo:
Emilia Fox
Hutchinson:
Paul Ritter
James Burge:
Peter Davison
Writer:
Amanda Coe
Director:
Leanne Welham
Production Company:
Ecosse Films
Production Company:
Great Meadow Productions

Drama on 3

Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for years

An adaptation of Shaw's play dramatising the life and trials of Joan of Arc, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Show more

Contributors

Joan (The Maid):
Lyndsey Marshal
Robert de Baudricourt/The Chaplain:
Paul Ritter
The Archbishop of Rheims:
Anton Lesser
The Duke of Tremouille/Inquisitor:
Sean Baker
Charles, the Dauphin/Charles VII:
Blake Ritson
Bluebeard/Brother Martin Ladvenu:
Nyasha Hatendi
Captain La Hire/John d'Estivet:
Daniel Rabin
Count of Dunois/de Poulengey:
Trystan Gravelle
The Earl of Warwick:
Jonathan Coy
Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais:
Paul Hilton
Thomas de Courcelles:
Stuart McLoughlin
de Baudrincourt's Steward:
Brian Bowles
Dunois's Page:
Ryan Watson

Top Coppers

Episode 1: The Chill of the Cockney Freezer

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Three HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

The comic adventures of Justice City's hero cops Mahogany and Rust. Notorious cockney crime boss Harry McCrane takes over an ice cream factory. Show more

Contributors

John Mahogany:
Steen Raskopoulos
Mitch Rust:
John Kearns
McGockey:
Phil Wang
Mayor Grady:
Rich Fulcher
Harry McCrane:
Paul Ritter
Sandra:
Di Botcher
Frank (voice only):
Alan Dale
Varley:
Joe Varley
Production Company:
Roughcut TV
Producer:
Bertie Peek

Drama on 4

A Place of Greater Safety

Episode 1: Liberty

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution sees events through the eyes of three very different men. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more

Drama on 4

A Place of Greater Safety

Equality

Duration: 1 hour

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

Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution: Will the revolutionaries depose the king? Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more

Drama on 4

A Place of Greater Safety

Fraternity

Duration: 1 hour

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

Hilary Mantel's account of the French Revolution. Leaders Robespierre and Danton are increasingly at odds. Stars Carl Prekopp. Show more

Contributors

Camille:
Carl Prekopp
Robespierre:
Sam Troughton
Monsieur Leclerc:
Paul Ritter
Gabrielle:
Sarah Thom
Claude:
Sam Dale
The Executioner:
David Hounslow
Producer:
Marc Beeby
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 7: The Wager

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

When a man makes a bet on his wife's chastity and his friend sets out to prove him wrong, neither man imagines the matter will change their lives forever. Introduced by Terry Jones. Show more

Drama on 3

Fear and Loathing in Russia Today

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Radio 3 puts a spotlight on the best of Russian contemporary playwriting by producing three specially commissioned short plays written by young playwrights working in Russia today. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

After a series of violent murders, well-meaning Inspector Kildare is tasked with finding the killer and follows the trail through the seediest and most intriguing parts of Victorian London. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Kildare:
Bill Nighy
Lizzie Cree:
Olivia Cooke
Dan Leno:
Douglas Booth
Constable Flood:
Daniel Mays
Aveline Ortega:
Maria Valderde
John Cree:
Sam Reid
Karl Marx:
Henry Goodman
George Gissing:
Morgan Watkins
Augstus Rowley:
Paul Ritter
Mr Greatorex:
David Bamber
Inspector Roberts:
Peter Sullivan

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Everyone has a novel locked inside of them and painter-decorator Jim discovers the key. Starring Paul Ritter. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Jim has been struck by lightning. Literarily, or so he thinks. Comedy drama starring Paul Ritter and Sophie Thompson. Show more