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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 55: 23-27 May 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Aug 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week when President Wilson advocates the formation of an Association of Nations to ensure future peace, relations in Ashburton are very troubled. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Simeon Dyer:: Josh Darcy
Henry V:: John Heffernan
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Oswald Dyer:: Dean Nolan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Mayoress:: Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Molly Dyer:: Stevie Thompson
Winters:: Stephen Tomlin
Spry:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Burroughs:: Sargon Yelda
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 49: 11-15 April 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week, in 1916, when reports reached Britain of a million Armenians massacred, the community in Ashburton find their world rocked by surprises. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Brother Columban:: Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Donald Fox:: Jayson Benovichi-Dicken
Usher:: Ciaran Bermingham
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Brother Aloysius:: Toby Bryant
Moses Wickens:: Ben Callon
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Ambrose Nichols:: Steve Clark
William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Dom Anscar Vonier:: Kenneth Collard
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Woman:: Sarah Hannah
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Clarence Ogden:: David Sterne
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare

Culture in Quarantine: Shakespeare

Othello

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours, 58 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Jul 2020, 21:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Oct 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 29 days

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Othello is the greatest general of his age. But he is also an outsider whose victories have created enemies of his own. Show more

Contributors

Iago:: Lucian Msamati
Othello:: Hugh Quarshie
Montano:: David Ajao
Duke of Venice:: Nadia Albina
Bianca:: Scarlett Brookes
Roderigo:: James Corrigan
Emilia:: Ayesha Dharker
Citizen of Venice:: Eva Feiler
Gentleman of Cyprus:: Owen Findlay
Cassio:: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Soldier:: Guy Hughes
Gratiano:: Gwilym Lloyd
Citizen of Venice:: Rina Mahoney
Gentleman of Cyprus:: Ken Nwosu
Brabantio:: Brian Protheroe
Gentleman of Cyprus:: Jay Saighal
Lodovico:: Tim Samuels
Desdemona:: Joanna Vanderham
Director:: Iqbal Khan

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Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: The Secret

Episode 5

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: The Secret

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

With her mother's affair exposed, Muriel waits for the village to react. Show more

Contributors

Muriel:: Scarlett Brookes
Mother:: Jeany Spark
Philip:: Will Howard
Ralph:: Tom Forrister
Jinks:: Joe Sims
Adaptor:: Tina Pepler
Adaptor:: Sara Davies
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Home Front

22 April 1916 - William Fulford

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1916, Emmeline Pankhurst condemned her daughter Sylvia's involvement in an anti-conscription rally, and in Ashburton, William Fulford is at odds with his parents. Show more

Contributors

William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Joanna Fulford:: Rachael Spence
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Reuben Fulford:: Martin Pirongs
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 50: 18-22 April 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Jul 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A British naval patrol intercepts Sir Roger Casement bringing munitions to Ireland, and alliances are broken and made in Ashburton. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Alexander Gidley:: Matthew Beard
Marcus Goodridge:: Max Bennett
Tobias Holden:: Toby Bryant
John Rossiter:: Mark Carey
Moses Wickens:: Ben Callon
Mother:: Helen Clapp
William Fulford:: Ryan Coath
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Lewis Cox:: Dylan Edwards
Edwin Lloyd:: Finn den Hertog
Old Woman:: Susan Jameson
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Primrose Rutter:: Jade Matthew
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Reuben Fulford:: Martin Pirongs
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Soldier:: Sam Rix
Joanna Fulford:: Rachael Spence
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Carslake:: Stephen Tomlin
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 104: 18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations. Show more

Contributors

Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Postwoman:: Lauren Cornelius
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Arthur Hurst:: Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:: Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Clarence Ogden:: David Sterne
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Schoolchildren:: undefined Heartbreak Hub
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke:: Joe Sims
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Gert Batley:: Maggie Steed
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Matty:: Billy Duncalf
Milton:: Finley Cook
Robin Bowder:: Sean Murray
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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15 Minute Drama: Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Pressure mounts on Emma to tell her best friend Kirsty about her affair - news that could ruin both their relationship and Kirsty's business. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Mary:: Adie Allen
Gwen:: Debra Baker
Woman:: Scarlett Brookes
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 110: 30 July - 3 August 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Aug 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when Allied forces arrived in northern Russia to support the White Army. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Jackson:: Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:: Jade Matthew
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Robin Bowder:: Sean Murray
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Herald:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Ludwig Huber:: Marcel Hagen
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Ailsa Goodman:: Emma Handy
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 105: 25-29 June 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when the War Office called for 10,000 wounded, unfit and older men to help with the looming harvest. Show more

Contributors

Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Klaus Hofstadter:: Atilla Akinci
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Arthur Hurst:: Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:: Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Ivan Jackson:: Lloyd Thomas
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Robin Bowder:: Sean Murray
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 109: 23-27 July 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jul 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners. Show more

Contributors

Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Mr Buckle:: Sean Murray
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Stallholder:: Ryan Early
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Ludwig Huber:: Marcel Hagen
Klaus Hofstadter:: Atilla Akinci
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Connie Cavendish:: Darcy Brown
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Susie:: Susie Riddell
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Marieke Argent:: Olivia Ross
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Lauren:: Lauren Cornelius
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Doctors

Series 15

Episode 82: Revelations

BBC One

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Aug 2013, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Aug 2013, 13:45 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Howard is in for a surprise when he tries to return a hard-partying student to her halls. Al is taken in by Rob for questioning, to determine whether he is stalking Jas. Show more

Contributors

Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Emma Reid:: Dido Miles
Howard Bellamy:: Ian Kelsey
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
Writer:: Mark Hiser
Series Producer:: Mike Hobson
Series Producer:: Peter Eryl Lloyd
Producer:: Sandra MacIver
Director:: Simon Gibney
Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
Writer:: Bridget Colgan
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Barry Biglow:: David Perks
DS Tom Cooper:: Seth Jee
Reverend Viv Marchant:: Martine Brown
Ellie Pearce:: Scarlett Brookes
Amy Burdon:: Lily Travers

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 15

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Series 7

Caudley Fair

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Mar 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Jun 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

When Pilgrim visits the home where he placed Mr Delancey's daughter, India, he learns that she has been abducted. But could looking for her be walking into the King's trap? Show more

Contributors

Pilgrim:: Paul Hilton
Delancey:: David Schofield
Mr Hibbens:: Joseph Kloska
Moira:: Carolyn Pickles
India:: Scarlett Brookes
Frank:: Nick Underwood
Boris:: Ewan Bailey
Zach:: Sean Baker
Leila:: Nicola Ferguson
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz: Series 7

Mary Shelley - Frankenstein

Episode 2: Dracula, pt 2