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Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

The search for a missing man on a quest to find legendary diamond mines in an uncharted part of Africa. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Allan Quatermain:
Tim McInnerny
Sir Henry Curtis:
David Sturzaker
Captain John Good:
Simon Ludders
Sylvestre:
Joe Ferrera
Director:
Liz Webb

Duration: 1 hour

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

The mysterious bearer Umbopa is not what he seems but may be their only hope of survival and success. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Classic Serial

Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

In Edwardian London, three carefree young men and a dog take a mishap-ridden rowing holiday. Stars Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

Classic Serial

Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

The rowing holiday continues with a tin of beef and no can opener, and a serious encounter with swans. Stars Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

The Rivals

Series 2

3. Lady Violet Strange: The Intangible Clue

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Inspector Lestrade presents sleuth Lady Violet Strange, who tackles a crimes with no apparent clues. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Contributors

Lady Violet:
Jeany Spark
Treadwell:
Sean Murray
Mrs Amberly:
Cassie Layton
Mr Amberly:
David Seddon
Mr Hutton:
Ben Crowe
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 3

1. Max Carrados: The Knight's Cross Signal Problem

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

4 Extra Debut. Inspector Lestrade collaborates with blind detective Max Carrados to find who caused a horrific train crash. Stars James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Max Carrados:
Pip Torrens
Parkinson:
David Acton
Hoskins:
Ben Crowe
Miss Chubb:
Jane Slavin
Director:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 3

2. Paul Beck: A Snapshot

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Inspector Lestrade joins with gardening detective Paul Beck, to question the evidence in a fatal shooting. Stars James Fleet. Show more

The Rivals

Series 3

4. The Moabite Cipher

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Lestrade joins Dr James Thorndike, as they try to protect Pastor Wayne Kaplan, who’s received death threats. Stars James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Thorndike:
Tim McInnerny
Prof Wegener:
Michael Bertenshaw
Miss Dunbar:
Roslyn Hill
Duchess:
Jane Slavin
Director:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 2

1. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of the Superfluous Finger

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's brilliant rival Professor SFX Van Dusen. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Contributors

Van Dusen:
Paul Rhys
Dr Prescott:
Sean Murray
Miss Marsh:
Philippa Stanton
Hoskins:
Ben Crowe
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 4

3. The Secret of Dunstan's Tower

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Lestrade enlists the help of Max Carrados when a woman believes an old prophecy is foretelling her death. Starring James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Max Carrados:
Pip Torrens
Tom Ainsworth:
Tom Forrister
Edith Ainsworth:
Kirsty Oswald
Lady Una Ainsworth:
Joanna Munroe
Parkinson:
James Lailey
Swarbrick:
Sean Baker
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 4

1. The Clairvoyants

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Lestrade lends a hand after his protégé saves a drowning woman, and suspects that this was no accident. Starring James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Mr Forest:
Chris Pavlo
Tom Knowles:
Chris Pavlo
Madame D'Urfe:
Claire Perkins
Jim Dainty:
Brian Protheroe
Penman:
Sean Baker
Secretary:
Kirsty Oswald
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 4

2. The Stanway Cameo Mystery

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Lestrade is unhappy investigating alongside a society detective, when a priceless but cursed cameo is stolen. Stars James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Martin Hewitt:
Adam James
Mr Claridge:
James Lailey
Mr Cutler:
Nick Underwood
Woollett:
Sean Baker
Auctioneer:
Sean Baker
Lord Stanway:
Brian Protheroe
Lady Stanway:
Elizabeth Bennett
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 2

2. Eugene Valmont: The Clue of the Silver Spoons

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Inspector Lestrade recalls Eugene Valmont who tries to solve a series of thefts from dinner parties. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Contributors

Lionel Dacre:
David Seddon
Sophia Gibb:
Joanna Monro
Arletty:
Liza Sadovy
Maitre D':
Sean Murray
Producer:
Liz Webb

The Rivals

Series 3

3. Mrs Edith Marchmont: Seven, Seven, Seven - City

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Lestrade joins with amateur sleuth Edith Marchmont, to stop a murder plot overheard on a crossed phone line. Stars James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Edith Marchmont:
Marcia Warren
Ambrose:
David Acton
Director:
Liz Webb

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Hayley Atwell plays Jo Miles, a neuroscientist who brings a new intelligence into the world via the internet. But is it real - or is it her imagination? Show more

Contributors

Dr Martha Swift:
Pauline McLynn
Mr Dickerson:
Joseph Marcell
Professor Karswell:
Joseph Marcell
Anwar:
Sid Sagar
Mariana:
Mia Selway
First Year Student:
Mia Selway
First Year Student:
Patrick Swain
Director:
Sam Yates

Genres

The Rivals

Series 2

4. Max Carrados: The Game Played in the Dark

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Blind detective Max Carrados tries to stop an international criminal from selling compromising letters. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

The Rivals

Series 4

4. The Mystery of the Scarlet Thread

Duration: 28 minutes

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

A city dealer has nearly been gassed three times in “accidents” in luxury flats. Who’s out to get him? Starring James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

Lestrade:
James Fleet
Van Dusen:
Tony Gardner
Nicolas Henley:
Nick Underwood
Charlotte Lipscombe:
Joannah Tincey
Reginald Cabell:
James Lailey
Miss Regnier:
Kirsty Oswald
Burlingame:
Brian Protheroe
Pemberley:
Sean Baker
Director:
Liz Webb