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Drama on 4

Black Dog

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Clare's husband goes missing, leaving her alone with their young son and a huge black dog to look after. Stars Claire Rushbrook. Show more

Contributors

Isaac (Age 7-10):
Alexander Aze
Isaac (Age 14):
Adam Thomas Wright
Isaac (Age 19):
Will Howard
Constable:
Caolan McCarthy
Leia (Age 3):
Rosa Yevtushenko
Leia (Age 7):
Greta Dudgeon
Leia (Age 12):
Rebecca Ineson
Charlotte:
Deeivya Meir
Morgue Assistant:
Debra Baker
Therapist:
Jessica Turner
Director:
Mary Peate
Writer:
Katie Hims

Genres

Drama on 4

All the Blood in My Veins

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Katie Hims worked with young carers to create the story of Viola, a 14-year-old girl with responsibilities far beyond her age. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 1: Girl Meets Plane

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Diane Samuels. In 1948 Joan Allen flew her daring solo flight half way across the world. This trip of a lifetime takes Joan back to her old haunts in Singapore. Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 2: Vive La France

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Joan is about to begin her solo flight half way across the world. First stop is France, but will she get off the ground in time? Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 3: Middle East

Duration: 15 minutes

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

After an unscheduled stop in gorgeous Cannes, Joan attempts to make up for lost time as she crosses the sea to Tunisia. Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 4: Oranges and Pearls

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Hoping the technical problems are behind her now, Joan heads for Baghdad. Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century 19

Episode 5: Tiger Beer Girl

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Will the wish, made in Delhi, come true? Singapore is within sight and her solo flight, halfway across the world, is bringing back both happy and painful memories for Joan. Show more

Contributors

Wiggs/Mme Carter/Mrs Reed:
Tracy Wiles
Mr McCowan/Hotelier:
Patrick Brennan
Becky Sharpe/Martha:
Susie Riddell
Young Woman:
Amaka Okafor
Young Man/Stevens:
Joe Sims
Jacques/Cpt Harkness:
Sam Alexander
SAA Pilot/Jack Roche:
Don Gilet
Shreela/Clemmie Daniels:
Deeivya Meir

Short Works

Series 1

The Boundary

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri. A teenage girl in a remote Italian village wonders why her life is so different from those who holiday there. Read by Deeivya Meir. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

The Surprising Effect of Miss Scarlett Rosebud

Duration: 45 minutes

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

A David Nobbs comedy. Two retired women teachers share a house but little else. Then a former student, now a rock-star, bursts into their lives. The effect is devastating... Show more

Contributors

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Tumanbay

Series 1

A Head Start

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Tumanbay, heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion and a mysterious force devouring the empire from within. Show more

Contributors

The Girl on the Ship:
Olivia Popica
Her Mother:
Nathalie Armin
The Slave Merchant:
Nabil Elouahabi
Frog's Mother:
Sirine Saba
Sultan Al-Ghuri:
Raad Rawi
General Qulan:
Christopher Fulford
Physician:
Vivek Madan
Ship Captain:
Albert Welling
Director:
John Dryden
Producer:
Emma Hearn
Producer:
Nadir Khan
Producer:
John Dryden

Genres

Tumanbay

Series 1

A Tale of Two Cities

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

While the sultan dreams of victory against provincial leader Maya, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs. Show more

Tumanbay

Series 1

The Purge

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, the sultan begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. Show more

Tumanbay

Series 1

Jaws of Victory

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Convinced of victory by the words of the prophet child, the sultan is now ready to march out with his armies and destroy rebellious provincial leader Maya. Show more

Tumanbay

Series 1

Sword of Faith

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

The final chapter in this epic saga of revenge, betrayal and deception. The people of Tumanbay await news of the sultan’s great victory. Show more

Mister Winner

Series 1

The Piano

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Sitcom. Leslie finds a piano while on a house clearance. When it turns out to be self-playing, he takes a job as a pianist in a restaurant and quickly finds himself in over his head. Show more

Contributors

Leslie Winner:
Spencer Jones
Chris Smith:
Shaun Williamson
Producer:
Richard Webb
Gormless Waiter:
Aaron Ward
Composer:
Andy Jones
Music Arranger:
Robin Harris
Jemma Smith:
Lucy Pearman
Music Arranger:
John Robertson
Natalie:
Ruby Thomas
Stunt coordinator:
Derek Lea
Middle Aged Man:
Mike Sengelow
Stunt coordinator:
Samuel Stefan
Sangita:
Deeivya Meir

Drama on 4

Marcy Kahan - Incredibly Guilty: A Comic Moral Fable

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Ed Hanson did not mean to put Penhaligon Rhinehart into a coma, after all he is a National Treasure. Stars Stephen Mangan. Show more

Contributors

Ed Hanson:
Stephen Mangan
Penhaligon Rhinehart:
Sean Baker
Marion Spooner:
Joanna Monro
Sanjay Patel:
Adeel Akhtar
Bella McFadden:
Naomi Sheldon
Rhett Rhinehart:
Lloyd Thomas
Ed's Mother:
Christine Kavanagh
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

1. The Perforated Sheet

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Dr Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Abhin Galeya. Show more

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

2. The Birth of a Nation

Duration: 1 hour

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

Saleem is born at the exact moment of Partition. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Dr Narlikar:
Emilio Doorgasingh
Nadir Khan:
Akbar Kurtha
Methwold:
Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati:
Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa:
Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie:
Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem:
Zain Syed
Young Jamila:
Misha Shah
Director:
Tracey Neale
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Tracey Neale
Producer:
Emma Harding

Genres

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

3. All India Radio

Duration: 1 hour

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

Young Saleem discovers he has the power of telepathy. Salman Rushdie's novel of love, history and magic starring Zain Syed. Show more

Contributors

Dr Narlikar:
Emilio Doorgasingh
Nadir Khan:
Akbar Kurtha
Methwold:
Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati:
Ace Bhatti
Joseph d'Costa:
Ashley Kumar
Wee Willie Winkie:
Ronny Jhutti
Young Saleem:
Zain Syed
Young Jamila:
Misha Shah
Director:
Tracey Neale
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Tracey Neale
Producer:
Emma Harding

Genres

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

4. How Saleem Achieved Purity

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Young Saleem:
Zain Syed
Young Jamila:
Misha Shah
Brigadier Iskander:
Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:
Sagar Arya
Shaheed:
Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:
Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:
Silas Carson
Parvati:
Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:
Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:
Nikita Mehta
Midnight's Child:
Ahren Chadha
Midnight's Child:
Shiven Shankar
Midnight's Child:
Shreya Shah
Director:
Tracey Neale
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Tracey Neale
Producer:
Emma Harding

Genres