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Duration: 1 hour

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

Christopher Douglas, one of the creators of Radio 4's Ed Reardon, goes back to the source Victorian novel by George Gissing. Show more

Contributors

George Gissing:
Christopher Douglas
Jasper Milvain:
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Edwin Reardon:
Sam Alexander
Marian Yule:
Olivia Hallinan
Alfred Yule:
Jonathan Keeble
Dora Milvain:
Victoria Brazier
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Brief Lives

Series 6

Episode 6

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Frank and Sarah have been called into Manchester Central for questioning - the start of a Kafkaesque journey for them. Show more

Drama on 3

A Clockwork Orange

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

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

A new version of Anthony Burgess's dystopian classic, with music, recorded live in Hull. Part of 'Contains Strong Language', a season of poetry and performance from the city. Show more

Contributors

Dim/Warder/Comedian:
Edward Leigh
Alexander/Governor:
Ian Bartholomew
Deltoid/Minister:
Sevan Stephan
Wife/Branom:
Sue Jenkins
Chaplain/Joe:
Jonathan Keeble
Brodsky/Billyboy:
Paul Barnhill
Pete/Rick:
Wesley Charles
Georgie/Jojohn:
Robbie Fallon
Marty/Nurse:
Ibinabo Jack
Conductor:
Gergely Madaras
Producer:
Gary Brown
Director:
Gary Brown
Executive Producer:
Susan Roberts

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

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

In a post-modern twist that would irritate Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas plays Victorian novelist George Gissing. Show more

Contributors

George Gissing:
Christopher Douglas
Jasper Milvain:
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Edwin Reardon:
Sam Alexander
Marian Yule:
Olivia Hallinan
Alfred Yule:
Jonathan Keeble
Dora Milvain:
Victoria Brazier
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Brief Lives

Series 8

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 9 months

A naked young woman is arrested for protesting against the fur trade, but this is just the beginning of a tortuous maze for Frank. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 9

Episode 4

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

A judge is accused of rape. He is very plausible in his explanations. Is he innocent? Or a practised liar? Show more

Contributors

Judge Berryman:
Kevin Doyle
DI Wendy Rose:
Natalie Grady
Jonathan:
Darren Kuppan
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown
Writer:
Tom Fry

Brief Lives

Series 9

Episode 2

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Frank Twist and Sarah Gold run a legal rep firm that specialises in getting scrotes, crooks and even some innocent people off Show more

Stone

Series 7

Episode 9

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

DCI Stone and team are close to discovering the truth, but as the net closes in on the main suspects, Stone's personal and professional life collide. Written by Vivienne Harvey. Show more

Contributors

DCI John Stone:
Hugo Speer
DS Sue Kelly:
Deborah McAndrew
DI Mike Tanner:
Craig Cheetham
Neil Fitzhugh:
Graeme Hawley
Jackie Stanton-Hope:
Jill Halfpenny
Sarah Martindale:
Christine Bottomley
Christine Fitzhugh:
Emily Pithon
Producer:
Gary Brown

Stone

Series 7

Episode 8

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

The team locate the possible witness. But what does she know? Written by Alex Ganley. Series created by Danny Brocklehurst. Show more

Contributors

DCI John Stone:
Hugo Speer
DS Sue Kelly:
Deborah McAndrew
DI Mike Tanner:
Craig Cheetham
Jackie Stanton-Hope:
Jill Halfpenny
McAffrey:
Conrad Nelson
Christine:
Emily Pithon
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Brief Lives

Series 9

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Return of the popular drama series about legal reps in Manchester. Starring David Schofield as Frank Twist Show more

Drama on 4

Further from Heaven

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By James O'Neill. Black comedy set in rural Ireland. Feckless Danny survives a car crash. His partner Catherine thinks he is very lucky. Maybe there is someone looking after him. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:
Fiona Clarke
Director:
Gary Brown
Producer:
Gary Brown

Genres

Brief Lives

Series 9

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Sarah is called in to defend a music teacher who has had an unlawful relationship with a student. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 6

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Ronnie discovers her long-lost younger sister set up in a quayside apartment in the posh end of Salford. How can she afford to live there? Show more

Brief Lives

Series 8

Episode 5

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

A journalist is arrested for being in possession of a police disciplinary report. He wants Frank to help him stop a massive cover-up, but Frank needs some persuading. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 6

Episode 5

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

By Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly. Sarah prepares for her big trip abroad with her new boyfriend Paul, and Frank gets a big shock when he is called in to represent a computer hacker. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 8

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

By Philip Meeks. Frank and Sarah drive to the country to celebrate a friend's eightieth birthday but find themselves in the centre of a family tragedy going back decades. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 8

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Frank's mate Mickey is organising a surprise birthday party for his young wife Magda, but she is implicated in a crime that might blow their marriage apart. Show more

Brief Lives

Series 8

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 9 months

A teenager is arrested for the suspected murder of his friend. Frank discovers that the case is not as straightforward as it seems. They are both the sons of senior policemen. Show more