A celebration of the life and work of one of Britain's favourite entertainers, Sir Ken Dodd, as told in his own words and with testimony from friends and family. Show more
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Roy Hudd joins the BBC Concert Orchestra for the first TV recording of the radio favourite. With Janis Kelly, Alasdair Malloy and conductor John Wilson.
Low-budget gothic shocker in which a 19th-century entomologist's daughter changes into a giant moth which needs human blood to survive. Show more
Seventy years ago the capital came under massive attack from Hitler's bombs. London comedian Roy Hudd hears the extraordinary stories of the people who survived the blitz. Show more
Midweek
Roy Hudd, David Harris-Gershon, Baroness Newlove, Rev Colin Still
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Roy Hudd, writer David Harris-Gershon, community reform campaigner Baroness Helen Newlove and cruise ship chaplain Rev Colin Still. Show more
Home Front
5 May 1917 - Cynthia Hamilton
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
On this day in 1917, Russian anti-war protests were reported in Britain as 'some trouble caused by soldiers and workmen', while at St Stephen's, the repairs are nearly complete. Show more
Home Front
19 May 1917 - Noah Hamilton
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, a roundup of Jewish tailors in East London resulted in several men being charged as absentees, and in Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear. Show more
Saturday Live
Roy Hudd
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Entertainer Roy Hudd, singer Imelda May, dog and duck man Stuart Barnes and standup comic Ayesha Hazarika join the Rev Richard Coles and Kate Silverton for a chat. Show more
Front Row
Roy Hudd
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran, Roy Hudd, as he approaches his 80th birthday by playing a dame for the first time in Panto. Show more
Colin Bytheway's drama about life and death. And choices. And the sock-to-trouser ratio of gay men. Starring Alison Steadman and Kevin Whately. Show more
Drama
How Success Ruined Me
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Roy Hudd and Christopher Green discover the perils of applause in a comic conversation at Wilton's Music Hall, where they tell the lost story of music hall idol Fred Barnes. Show more
Drama on 4
Katie-Ann's Blog
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Katie-Ann is 11 and dying of leukaemia, but she is the bravest of souls. Vic is 79 and lives alone and also has leukaemia, but unlike Katie, no-one cares about him. Show more
Drama on 4
Lucy Flannery - Like a Daughter
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A home help faces a moral dilemma when an elderly man dies, leaving no next of kin. Stars Alison Steadman and Roy Hudd. Show more
Making the Best of It
Shock Jock
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 7 months
DJ Asif drags Barry out to be his on-air posse in his Lake Vista Care Home radio show. Stars Adil Ray and Roy Hudd. From February 2014. Show more
Saturday Live
Martine McCutcheon
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Saturday Live guests include a popstar, a ciderologist, a Gulf War hostage, a former Ambassador and a stand-up comedian. Show more
Home Front
2 June 1917 - Dorothea Winwood
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop shot down three German planes on a solo flight behind enemy lines, and in Folkestone, Dorothea is on a mission for the truth. Show more
Home Front
6 April 1918 - Walter Hamilton
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1918, the USA marked a year since joining the war, and in Folkestone, it is Noah Hamilton's birthday, or would have been. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 78: 29 May - 2 June 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The seventh omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the death toll from the Folkestone air raid reached 72. Show more
Police drama. When DCI Gene Hunt's former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat. Show more
Is the public being unfairly penalised by the rise in on-the-spot fines? Why are large parts of London ending up in private hands? And celebrating The Beano's 75th anniversary. Show more