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A Slow Air

Duration: 1 hour

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

By David Harrower. Siblings Morna and Athol have not spoken to each other for 14 years. As they recount their troubled history, they tell the story of modern Scotland. Show more

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Duration: 14 minutes

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

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4 Extra Debut. Willa Drake is 11 and must face a domestic crisis. Anne Tyler’s novel about family and self-discovery. Read by Barbara Barnes. Show more

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Duration: 15 minutes

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

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It’s 1977. Willa and her boyfriend hit conflict with her parents. Willa makes an impulsive decision. Read by Barbara Barnes. Show more

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Caterpillars

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Disinherited by her stepmother, Amber Buchanan decides to enter the family trade, crime. Stars Clair Knight and Laurie Brown. Show more

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The Ferryman's Apprentice

Duration: 44 minutes

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

A darkly comic drama about who you might meet on the journey to hell. Charon is the Ferryman on the River Acheron. His son, Thomas, is determined to pursue a different career. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Harold Pinter's acclaimed drama about a love affair and the intricate nature of deceit which is told in reverse time from its poignant ending to its thrilling first kiss. Show more

Duration: 44 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A comedy about neighbours, architecture, tradition versus modernism and James Bond. Architect Erno Goldfinger struggles to build his modernist dream home. From 2014. Show more

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Erno Goldfinger:
Justin Salinger
Ursula Blackwell:
Melody Grove
Charles:
Karl Johnson
Roland Penrose:
Simon Harrison
Henry Brooke:
David Seddon
Evelyn Fleming:
Elaine Claxton
Ian Fleming:
Monty d'Inverno

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Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Ben Tagoe. When Yomi travels from his native Scotland to Nigeria to try out for the national scrabble team, he has a lot more to learn than strategic two-letter words. Show more

Drama on 3

King Lear

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

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

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When better than now to make a drama about 'the division of the kingdom'? Shakespeare's great tragedy headed by Ian McDiarmid as Lear and Bill Paterson as Gloucester. Show more

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Drama on 4

The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The Fat Cattle Club

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi help a Canadian lady to face the truth about the past and save Mr Polopetsi from involvement in some dangerous dealings. Show more

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The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Precious and Grace

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi save Mr Polopetsi from involvement in some dangerous dealings and try to resolve the problem of Fanwell's dog. Show more

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Mma Ramotswe:
Janice Acquah
Mma Makutsi:
Nadine Marshall
Mr JLB Matekoni:
Ben Onwukwe
Mr Polopetsi:
Steve Toussaint
Mma Potokwani:
Sarah Niles
Violet Sephotho:
Sarah Niles
Susan Peters:
Barbara Barnes
Mma Rosie:
Eleanor Crooks
Neighbour:
Eleanor Crooks
Superintendant Bogosi:
Jude Akuwudike
The Baker:
Jude Akuwudike

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Drama on 4

4/4

Finale Con Porca

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Sarah Wooley. Comedy drama series about the exploits, musical and otherwise, of a string quartet. Fergus has invited Kelly, a young Australian woman, to travel with them. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

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

Father Karras is increasingly convinced a 12-year old girl is being possessed and needs an exorcist. Stars Robert Glenister, Alexandra Mathie and Lydia Wilson. Show more

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Fanny and Alexander

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's autobiographical film. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family. Show more

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Fanny and Alexander

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film. After Fanny and Alexander's father dies, their mother Emilie marries the bishop and they all move to live together at the palace. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

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Denise has returned home, but will Willa decide to stay? Anne Tyler’s tale of family and self-discovery read by Barbara Barnes. Show more

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