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Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Drama based on the novel by Alan Warner. Following the suicide of her boyfriend, supermarket worker Morvern Callar passes off his unpublished novel as her own and heads to Spain.

Contributors

Morvern Callar:
Samantha Morton
Director:
Lynne Ramsay
Sheila Tequila:
Carolyn Calder
Guy with Hat's Mate:
Bryan Dick
Cat in the Hat:
Paul Popplewell

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Drama on 4

Sarah Wooley - Moving Music

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Artistic tensions surface as composers Philip Glass and Steve Reich share a day job in 1960s New York. Stars Bryan Dick and Justin Salinger. From November 2013. Show more

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Drama on 3

Bix: Singing the Blues

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Robert Forrest's drama fictionalising the only occasion in which cornet player Bix Beiderbecke and trumpeter Louis Armstrong played together, in a private, after-hours session. Show more

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Warden

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would-be son-in-law questions the large income he receives. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. From January 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:
Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Bishop Grantly:
Andrew Sachs
Eleanor:
Claire Price
John Bold:
Bryan Dick
Archdeacon Grantly:
Malcolm Sinclair
Susan Grantly:
Charlotte Emmerson
Mary Bold:
Georgie Fuller
Abel Handy:
Nick Brimble
Tom Towers:
David Seddon
Director:
Susan Roberts

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15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Summer 1934. Frank's carefree life as a confirmed bachelor is disrupted by Doris' decision to leave the cycling club. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It is winter 1934, and consistent with the country's economic depression, business in the millinery trade continues to be slow. Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A bachelor again, Frank organises the latest Clarencourt Cycle Club competition but can he control temptation and resist Doris's allure? Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Things are in a state of flux. Can Frank recover from his latest blunder with Doris, and will Lily's instructions improve his chances of avoiding a life of miserable bachelorhood? Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

New Year's Eve. Frank and Doris are saying farewell to 1938, facing what looks like, on a global scale, a rather troubling future. Show more

Afternoon Reading

Tales from the Casino

Episode 1: Ten Miles High

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. After a friend converted David to northern soul, he now plans to hitchhike to the casino in Wigan. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Sarah Wooley. How the writing of the music for the film Watership Down allows one woman to live the life she had always wanted. Show more

Contributors

Angela Morley:
Rebecca Root
Christine Parker:
Debra Baker
Marcus Dods:
William Gaminara
Terry Rawlings:
Bryan Dick
Malcolm Williamson:
Chris Pavlo
John Sanders:
David Seddon
Larry Ashmore:
David Seddon
All other parts:
Evie Killip

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Tommies

2 December 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

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

British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp, in this story by Avin Shah. From December 2016. Show more

Contributors

Havildar Zarbab Grewal:
Avin Shah
Havildar Ahmadullah Khan:
Danny Rahim
Serdar Bey:
Philip Arditti
Corporal McCartney:
Bryan Dick
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Private Patterson:
Antonio Aakeel
Producer:
David Hunter
Writer:
Avin Shah

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Tommies

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Struggling Karl accepts a clickbait job that seems too good to be true. Soon his life is changed forever. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Janna conducts an awkward counselling session as the focus shifts to Karl and Genevieve's relationship. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Genevieve makes a shocking decision about her future and Karl worries that she may be getting sick again. Read by Bryan Dick. Show more