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Short Works

BBC National Short Story Award 2017

Dear Mister Burke

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

By Tea Obreht. Mrs Mary Winters determines to get to the bottom of the mystery concerning Colonel McCabe. Does he lie at Elk Point after all? Read by Sara Kestelman. Show more

The Reservoir Tapes

Series 1

Episode 13: Ginny's Story

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The story of a missing girl. Following Becky's disappearance, the memories of an elderly woman seem to be playing tricks on her. Sara Kestelman continues Jon McGregor's series. Show more

Drama on 4

Red and Blue

Episode 2: Hazard

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Wargame exercise writer Bradley Shoreham is hired to stress test the emergency services. His divide and rule tactics soon provoke hostility. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Shoreham:
Tim Woodward
Alessandra Pacetti:
Sara Kestelman
Harry Douglas:
David Hounslow
Katie Wilson:
Jane Slavin
Alan Myerson:
Stephen Critchlow
Claire Patterson:
Christine Kavanagh
Actor:
Sam Dale
Director:
Gemma Jenkins

Genres

Drama on 4

Mandrake

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Irene threatens her neighbour when he suggests cutting down a tree. Her social worker Ruth is intrigued. Stars Sara Kestelman. Show more

Drama on 4

Love (sic)

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Isy Suttie, Jemima Rooper and John Heffernan star in Jessica Swale's dark comedy. Ruth tries to win back Tom's love via an unorthodox method involving her best friend and science. Show more

Inside No. 9

Series 5

Thinking Out Loud

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Seven disparate characters share their stories with a camera, their fates inevitably, inextricably and unknowingly set for a head-on collision. Show more

Book of the Week

But You Did Not Come Back

Episode 1: Auschwitz-Birkenau

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Deported with her father to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Marceline Loridan-Ivens survived, but he did not. She recalls the horror and the loss that shaped her life. Sara Kestelman reads. Show more

Book of the Week

But You Did Not Come Back

Episode 3: The Final Days

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Marceline Loridan-Ivens recalls her final and terrible days of the concentration camps. Show more

Book of the Week

But You Did Not Come Back

Episode 4: Living with the Past

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Marceline Loridan-Ivens reflects on life after the death camps and how the horror has haunted her adult life. Show more

Book of the Week

But You Did Not Come Back

Episode 2: The Return

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Marceline recalls the return home from the concentration camps without her beloved father and tells how memories of the horror have haunted her. Show more

Drama on 4

Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A distinguished theatre director decides to retire to a remote house by the sea, only to find his past catches up with him. Starring Jeremy Irons. Show more

Contributors

Charles Arrowby:
Jeremy Irons
Lizzie Scherer:
Joanna David
Gilbert Opian:
Anthony Calf
Peregrine Arbelow:
Tim McInnerny
Rosina Vamburgh:
Sara Kestelman
Hartley Fitch:
Maggie Steed
Ben Fitch:
David Horovitch
James Arrowby:
Simon Williams
Arkwright:
Nick Underwood
Young Charles:
Fred Fergus
Young Hartley:
Eleanor Crosswell
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Genres

Drama on 4

Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Charles pursues his adolescent love to redeem past misdemeanours but a young man on his own mission appears. Stars Jeremy Irons. Show more

Contributors

Charles Arrowby:
Jeremy Irons
Gilbert Opian:
Anthony Calf
Titus Fitch:
Matthew Tennyson
Hartley Fitch:
Maggie Steed
Rosina Vamburgh:
Sara Kestelman
Ben Fitch:
David Horovitch
James Arrowby:
Simon Williams
Peregrine Arbelow:
Tim McInnerny
Lizzie Scherer:
Joanna David
Arkwright:
Nick Underwood
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

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

Jonathan Myerson's play traces the first ten days of the 1973 October War, when surprise conflict in the Middle East coincided at the White House with tensions over Watergate. Show more

Contributors

Henry Kissinger:
Henry Goodman
Richard Nixon:
Peter Marinker
Golda Meir:
Sara Kestelman
Simcha Dinitz:
Kerry Shale
Al Haig:
Kerry Shale
Anatoly Dobrynin:
Ewan Bailey
James Schelsinger:
Sam Dale
Jacob Javits:
Sean Baker

Genres

In The Flesh

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 2 months

Zombie drama series. Kieren's relationship with Simon takes an unexpected turn, provoked by PDS sufferer Freddie trying to win back his childhood sweetheart. Show more

Contributors

Kieren Walker:
Luke Newberry
Steve Walker:
Steve Cooper
Jem Walker:
Harriet Cains
Sue Walker:
Marie Critchley
Simon Monroe:
Emmett J Scanlan
Dr Tom Russo:
Paul Warriner
Freddie Preston:
Bryan Parry
Gary Kendal:
Kevin Sutton
Sandra Furness:
Fiona Wass
Maxine Martin:
Wunmi Mosaku
Philip Wilson:
Stephen Thompson
Amy Dyer:
Emily Bevan
Dean Halton:
Gerard Thompson
Frankie Kirby:
Eve Gordon
Henry Lonsdale:
Charlie Kenyon
Mrs Sylvia Lonsdale:
Kate Wood
Connie Furness:
Sara Kestelman
Producer:
John Rushton
Director:
Jim O'Hanlon

Drama on 4

Red and Blue

Episode 3: Alive

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Ex-military wargamer Bradley Shoreham is challenging a flood defence team's methods. The unexpected forces him to rewrite his game plan. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Shoreham:
Tim Woodward
Alessandra Pacetti:
Sara Kestelman
Billy Tait:
Neil Grainger
Director:
Gemma Jenkins

Genres

This Is Going To Hurt

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 46 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One West MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Adam and Shruti struggle to help vulnerable patients, a politician visiting the ward makes everyone’s lives harder, and Adam makes some big steps in his personal life.

Drama on 4

Red and Blue

Episode 1: The Futurist

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Wargame exercise writer Bradley Shoreham is hired to help 'turn the world into a better place'. Philip Palmer's drama series finds Shoreham facing his biggest challenge yet. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Shoreham:
Tim Woodward
Alessandra Pacetti:
Sara Kestelman
Mark Longham:
Jonathan Bailey
Director:
Toby Swift

Genres

Bergerac

Series 1

Episode 5: See You in Moscow

Duration: 48 minutes

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

Police drama series set in Jersey. A civil servant exposed as a spy tries to flee to Moscow via Jersey.

Contributors

Jim Bergerac:
John Nettles
Francine Leland:
Cecile Paoli
Barney Crozier:
Sean Arnold
Charlotte:
Annette Badland
Diamante Lil:
Mela White
Charlie Hungerford:
Terence Alexander
Mrs Semple:
Helen Shingler
Margaret Semple:
Sara Kestelman
Khomyakov:
Colin Rix
Director:
Don Leaver

Holby City

Series 13

Episode 42: Old Habits

Duration: 56 minutes

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

Chrissie gets increasingly frustrated with Dan organising her life, while Greg does his best to avoid contact when an old school friend appears on the ward. Show more

Contributors

Greg Douglas:
Edward MacLiam
Dan Hamilton:
Adam Astill
Sahira Shah:
Laila Rouass
Chrissie Williams:
Tina Hobley
Chantelle Lane:
Lauren Drummond
Antoine Malick:
Jimmy Akingbola
Eddi McKee:
Sarah-Jane Potts
Sacha Levy:
Bob Barrett
Michael Spence:
Hari Dhillon
Jac Naylor:
Rosie Marcel
Lulu Hutchison:
Fiona Hampton
Andy Bryan:
Glen Wallace
Clarice Parker:
Sara Kestelman
Sam Tucker:
James Rastall
Clive Beadle:
Stephen Moore
Producer:
Peter Bullock
Producer:
Peter Bullock
Director:
Rob Evans
Director:
Rob Evans
Writer:
Fiona Peek
Writer:
Fiona Peek