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15 Minute Drama

Patricia Highsmith - Carol

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese are now lovers but their pasts are catching up with them. Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Patricia Highsmith - Carol

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

USA, late 1940s. Carol and Therese's relationship seems to be over. But will love find a way? Stars Miranda Richardson. Show more

Drama on 4

Top Kill

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. Demands for increased production from an oil well result in a calamitous loss of life and an environmental disaster. Show more

Contributors

Bat Masterson:
Colin Stinton
Karen Louis:
Lorelei King
Charlene:
Laurel Lefkow
Harrison Purcell:
Stuart Milligan
Mike Dos Passos:
John Guerrasio

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

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

A young American prepares to blow up a vital bridge as part of an offensive during the Spanish Civil War. Stars Patrick Kennedy. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Robert Jordan fears the enemy are aware of the offensive, but is it too late? Starring Patrick Kennedy and Ralph Ineson. Show more

Saturday Drama

Jonathan Myerson - Reykjavik

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Rollercoaster drama mapping the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in 1986, a meeting that did not go to plan. Stars Kerry Shale and Zubin Varla. From October 2014. Show more

Contributors

Ronald Reagan:
Kerry Shale
Mikhail Gorbachev:
Zubin Varla
George Shultz:
Colin Stinton
Eduard Shevardnadze:
Michael Bertenshaw
John Poindexter:
Matthew Marsh
Georgy Arbatov:
Matthew Marsh
Paul Nitze:
Nathan Osgood
Roz Ridgway:
Elaine Claxton
Sergei Akhromeyev:
David Acton

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. When a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician dies, his daughter is worried that she too will suffer from a mental disorder. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Claire:
Hope Davis
Director:
John Madden
Professor Barrow:
Gary Houston
Friend at Party:
Anne Wittman
Friend at Party:
Leigh Zimmerman
Theoretical Physicist:
Colin Stinton
Band Vocalist:
Leland Burnett
University Friend:
John Keefe
University Friend:
Chipo Chung
University Friend:
C Gerod Harris
Professor Bhandari:
Roshan Seth
Producer:
Robert Kessel
Producer:
Alison Owen
Producer:
Jeffrey Sharp
Director of photography:
Alwin Kuchler

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The story of the remarkable events, power relationships and secret deals done half a century ago to secure Britain's very first submarine-launched nuclear missiles. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Jo Roe
Producer:
Colin Murray
Director:
Colin Murray
Harold MacMillan:
Simon Williams
Dwight D Eisenhower:
Colin Stinton
Dickie Mountbatten:
Timothy Wallers
Arleigh Burke:
Paul Birchard
John F Kennedy:
Matt Rippy

Drama on 3

Ninety Minutes with Stanislavski

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

Cressida has 90 minutes before her next run-through of The Seagull. She's in trouble. Help arrives from five legendary acting teachers. Can they rescue her in time? Show more

Contributors

Bobby Lewis:
Colin Stinton
Cressida Yorke:
Norah Lopez Holden
Stella Adler:
Maggie Steed
Harold Clurman:
Matthew Marsh
Lee Strasberg:
Nicholas Woodeson
Stanislavski:
Bruce Alexander

Genres

Drama on 4

Louis B Mayer and the Bolshevik Beast

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Toby Jones stars as movie mogul Louis B Mayer determined to stop Upton Sinclair becoming the next Governor of California and taxing the movie studios. Comedy by Stephen Sheridan. Show more

Contributors

Louis B Mayer:
Toby Jones
Upton Sinclair:
Colin Stinton
Thalberg:
Chris Pavlo
Frank Merriam:
Sam Dale
Craig Sinclair:
Jessica Turner
Franklin D Roosevelt:
David Hounslow
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

At the time of his inauguration, JFK was lauded by a famous poet. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Sundry correspondences reveal the warmth and wit of John F Kennedy. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more

Book of the Week

A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

An early loss for the passionate poet-turned-musician. Liel Leibovitz's biography read by Julian Barrett and Colin Stinton. Show more

Book of the Week

A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Despite success as a poet, Cohen feels the need to escape to the Greek island of Hydra. Biography read by Julian Barrett. Show more

Book of the Week

A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Disaster threatens Leonard Cohen's first European tour, but in Buddhism he finds spiritual solace. Read by Julian Barrett. Show more

Book of the Week

A Broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen's Secret Chord

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Now hugely successful, Cohen retreats to Mount Baldy to spend time with his guru. Concluded by Julian Barrett and Colin Stinton. Show more

Book of the Week

Reaching down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Neurologist Dr Ropper behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School, includes the case of an epileptic. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more

Book of the Week

Reaching down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Neurologist Dr Ropper looks at transient global amnesia, behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more

Book of the Week

Reaching down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School with Dr Ropper emphasising the importance of neurology. Concluded by Colin Stinton. Show more

Book of the Week

Reaching down the Rabbit Hole

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School, neurologist Dr Ropper includes a case of Wernicke’s aphasia. Read by Colin Stinton. Show more