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Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Nine

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Helen and Freddy head to China to find the secret of ‘life without end’. Final episode of the conspiracy thriller, starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Drama on 3

Rhinoceros in Love

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By Liao Yimei. A dark romance about a rhinoceros keeper, Malu, who falls in love with his beautiful neighbour, Mingming. With Jason Wong and Vera Chok. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Liao Yimei
Minming:
Vera Chok
Toothbrush:
Jonathan Forbes
Daxian:
Paul Heath
Love Professor/TV Host:
Monty d'Inverno
Director:
Emma Harding

Drama on 3

Three Sisters

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

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

By Anton Chekhov. Drama about three sisters living in provincial Russia. While they dream of returning to their home city of Moscow, real life keeps getting in the way. Show more

Contributors

Dr Chebutykin:
Robert Pugh
Colonel Vershinin:
Elliot Cowan
Baron Tuzenbach:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Captain Solyony:
Jonathan Forbes
Natasha:
Leila Crerar
Composer:
Roger Goula
Musician:
Natalie Holt
Musician:
Sam Thompson
Musician:
Peter Gregson
Adaptor:
DJ Britton

Genres

Duration: 15 minutes

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

In the first of a new series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Laura Dockrill and Polar Bear take us into two very different worlds. Show more

Verse Illustrated

Episode 2: The Ballad of Chris and Anne's Fish Bar; The Deadline

Duration: 13 minutes

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

In the second in a series of illustrated story poems, spoken word artists Luke Wright and Zena Edwards take us into two very different worlds. Show more

Short Works

Series 1

The Killers Come at Dusk

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Over one tense night in Malawi, an Irish couple must make a dangerous journey to a hospital in order to learn if their baby has contracted malaria. By Eoin O'Connor. Show more

Verse Illustrated

Episode 3: A Valentine at Waterloo; A Hell of a Week

Duration: 13 minutes

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

Spoken word artists Salena Godden and Scroobius Pip take listeners into two very different worlds. Show more

Drama on 4

Melissa Murray - Tom Thumb Redux

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Research biologist Tom Latimer is losing his funding, his waistline and his young second wife Val. But his problems are about to get a whole lot smaller. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

Pink Boy Blue Girl

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Mateusz Dymek. Stockholm: Hakan and Cati are attempting to raise their child gender-neutrally. But is this simply political correctness or does it hide something else? Show more

Contributors

Receptionist:
Jonathan Forbes
Policewoman:
Susie Riddell
Petrol Station Man:
Simon Bubb
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Ben Lewis - House Rules

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Witty real-time drama set around the weekly kitchen table meetings of a struggling 21st-century family. Stars Cleo Demetriou. Show more

Ben Lewis - House Rules

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Amelia failed to start her agenda before the first meeting fell apart. Will anyone turn up for the second? Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Ben Lewis - House Rules

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Two meetings down and things aren't looking up for Amelia. Now an emergency meeting has been called. Stars Deborah Findlay. Show more

Ben Lewis - House Rules

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

With the family facing money problems, all eyes turn to stay-at-home-dad, Sean. Stars Jonathan Forbes. Show more

Ben Lewis - House Rules

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

It's time for the family's weekly meetings, but the chair herself hasn't turned up. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. Show more

Drama on 4

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. When Sara’s rich, she’s treated like other girls. But who is she without money? And why is she in England? Stars Archie Panjabi. Show more

Contributors

Sara Crewe:
Archie Panjabi
Becky Perkins:
Clare Perkins
Miss Minchin:
Rebecca Front
Young Sara:
Nishi Malde
Young Becky:
Polly Allen
Captain Crewe:
Tom Forrister
Miss Amelia:
Adie Allen
Little Lottie:
Jocelyn MacNab
Ermengarde:
Lucy Hutchinson
Mr Barrow:
Jonathan Forbes
Ram Dass:
Sagar Radia
Mrs Herbert:
Elizabeth Bennett
Adaptor:
Kate Clanchy

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Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Six

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Helen uncovers disturbing details of a dark and illicit industry. Sixth in a nine-part thriller starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 7: The Little Sister

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more

Drama on 3

The Recruiting Officer

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Available for years

George Farquhar's most popular Restoration comedy, set in Shrewsbury during the War of the Spanish Succession, where wives are recruited while soldiers are wooed. Show more

Contributors

Captain Plume:
Paul Higgins
Sergeant Kite:
Ralph Ineson
Mr Worthy:
Adam James
Captain Brazen:
Elliot Levey
Bullock:
Simon Bubb
Justice Balance:
Jonathan Forbes
Appletree:
James Lailey
Bridewell:
Rikki Lawton
Justice Scale:
Paul Moriarty
Justice Scruple:
Gerard McDermott

Political Animals

Series 2

Barney and George

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

An unreliable dog's eye view of the White House. Barney tells how George Bush broke his heart. Stars Jonathan Forbes. From 2013. Show more

Tracks

Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Four

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Fourth in a nine-part thriller starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. As new information comes to light, could a little boy locked in a coma hold the answers? Show more

Contributors

Michael:
Alex Beckett
Dr Petrauskas:
Tristan Sturrock
Inspector Kirby:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Security Guard:
John Norton
Jae Sung:
Leo Wan
Director:
Helen Perry