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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

1980s drama series. Mary Fisher's romantic idyll with her lover Bobbo is beginning to fray a little as her drunken mother and her lover's demanding children invade their lives. Show more

Drama on 4

Waterloo: The Ball at Brussels

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Mike Walker. Brussels, June 1815, and the Duchess of Richmond wants to host a ball. Confident that time is on their side, Wellington concurs. He is wrong. Show more

Contributors

Duke of Wellington:
Simon Paisley Day
Prince Tallyrand:
Stephen Greif
Charlotte, Duchess of Richmond:
Jane Slavin
Georgiana:
Alex Tregear
Duke of Uxbridge:
Sam Dale
Duke of Richmond:
David Hounslow
Equerry:
David Acton
Prince of Orange:
Stephen Critchlow

Genres

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Anna is painting the haunting images of death that fill her dreams. But whose death do they foretell? Stars Tara Fitzgerald. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Retelling of the legend of the infamous 18th-century Venetian lover. Casanova (Heath Ledger) is told to clean up his act and marry a virgin, but opts to pursue her sister instead. Show more

Contributors

Casanova:
Heath Ledger
Francesca Bruni:
Sienna Miller
Paprizzio:
Oliver Platt
Andrea:
Lena Olin
Dalfonso:
Ken Stott
Casanova's Mother:
Helen McCrory
Mother's Lover/Tito:
Leigh Lawson
The Doge:
Tim McInnerny
Giovanni Bruni:
Charlie Cox
Producer:
Betsy Beers
Producer:
Mark Gordon

The Zone

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Turner is caught in a corrupt world where power lies in blood and body parts. Sci-fi crime thriller from Bafta-winning writer Trevor Preston. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Drama series about the supernatural revenge of a woman scorned. Mary Fisher's life is in ruins - she has lost almost everything and in despair turns to her priest for comfort. Show more

Contributors

Mary Fisher:
Patricia Hodge
Father Ferguson:
Tom Baker
Nurse Black:
Teresa Garraway
Mrs Fisher:
Liz Smith
Brenda:
Noel Dyson
Bookshop Manageress:
Ann Pennington
Prison Warder:
Phil Ryan
Dr Rohn:
John Rowe
Dr Ghengis:
Stephen Greif
Producer:
Sally Head
Writer:
Fay Weldon

The New Avengers

Series 1

Episode 11: Three Handed Game

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Steed uses three men with photographic memories to deliver top secret security plans to the USA, but an enemy agent finds a way to drain information from the mind. Show more

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

During the Cold War years, JFK's exchange of letters with Nikita Khrushchev was surprisingly informal. Read by Richard Laing. Show more

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

At the time of his inauguration, JFK was lauded by a famous poet. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more

Book of the Week

Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Sundry correspondences reveal the warmth and wit of John F Kennedy. Read by Colin Stinton and Richard Laing. Show more

The Zone

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Turner finds himself caught in a corrupt world, where power lies in blood and body parts. Starring Michael Bertenshaw. Show more

Drama on 4

Trevor Preston - Small Acts of Kindness

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. 50 years after he taught him, Charlie's former art teacher continues to shape his life, even in death. Stars Stephen Greif. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 4

Carter Mysteries: The Incident of the Russian Visitors

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Jonathan Holloway. The Carter's storage warehouse contains more than a century's worth of untold stories. Today, a dodgy pair arrive looking for a long-lost Russian table. Show more

Mistresses

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One East Midlands

Drama series. A concerned Trudi confronts Richard about his financial secrets, Katie throws herself into her relationship with Dan, and Jessica pays Mark a visit at work. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Comedy crime caper set in London's fine art world. A conman tries to persuade a budding young artist to fake a piece of art in order to pay off his debts. Matthew Rhys stars.

Contributors

Nick Edwards:
Matthew Rhys
Eve Evans:
Kate Ashfield
Tony Evans:
Tom Chambers
Phil Norris:
Tony Haygarth
Foster Wright:
Art Malik
Sylvia Creat:
Rula Lenska
Gordon Fisher:
Edward Hibbert
Henry Price:
Paul Clayton
Harvey Steed:
Larry Lamb
Dr Fielding:
Jonathan Cecil
Kelly Potrelli:
Felicite Du Jeu
Alfonse Potrelli:
Stephen Greif

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Drama on 4

Franz Kafka - The Castle

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A stranger's summons to the Castle leads him into a bureaucratic wonderland of terror and insanity. Starring Dominic Rowan. Show more

Drama on 4

Franz Kafka - The Castle

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

K desperately seeks a meeting with Klamm, but is Frieda playing provocative games with them both? Stars Sammy T Dobson. Show more

Drama on 3

Austerlitz

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

WG Sebald's novel about remembering the Holocaust, dramatised by Michael Butt. A stranger in the Antwerp station confides an unsettling story of vanished identity. Show more

Contributors

Austerlitz:
James Fleet
Narrator:
Stephen Greif
Margaret:
Poppy Miller
Maximilian:
Timothy Watson
Young Vera:
Emma Powell
Young Austerlitz:
Dyfan Dwyfor
Actor:
Kim Guest
Child Austerlitz:
Kalum Guest
Director:
John Taylor
Adaptor:
Michael Butt

Spooks

Series 7

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Drama series about the British Security Service. A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5 for protection. Show more

Contributors

Harry Pearce:
Peter Firth
Ros Myers:
Hermione Norris
Lucas North:
Richard Armitage
Jo Portman:
Miranda Raison
Connie James:
Gemma Jones
Malcolm Wynn-Jones:
Hugh Simon
Ben Kaplan:
Alex Lanipekun
Bernard Qualtrough:
Richard Johnson
Rachel Beauchamp:
Jill Baker
Claude Denizet:
Stephen Greif
Producer:
Katie Swinden

Silent Witness

Series 15

Part 1: Redhill, Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Drama about a team of forensic pathologists. Leo battles with the authorities at the notorious Redhill prison to seek justice for the murder of an ex-prison inspector.

Contributors

Professor Leo Dalton:
William Gaminara
Dr Nikki Alexander:
Emilia Fox
Dr Harry Cunningham:
Tom Ward
Daniel Kessler:
Leo Gregory
DI Bridges:
Gillian Kearney
Miriam Wade:
Juliet Aubrey
Dr Tom Ross:
Dorian Lough
Peter Kruger:
James Barriscale
Gordon Cairns:
Stephen Greif
Emily Dell:
Nicole Davies
Ellis Roberts:
Simon Muller
Rachel Kruger:
Juliette Cheveley
Nick Owen:
Maurice Lee
DS Tudor:
Ewan Bailey
Liesel Kruger:
Eloise Barnes
Director:
Andy Hay
Benjamin Johnson:
Tyronne Lewis
Phoebe Harron:
Nila Aalia
Alex Bridges:
Malachy Knights
Nigel Bridges:
Jonathan Wrather
Julie Ross:
Samantha Lawton