Programme Index

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 15^th Feb 2014, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Feb 2014, 17:40 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Lloyd Peters. Chris is a young British competitor in the Sochi Winter Olympics. She is mega excited to be there and experience the new Russia. But what will she find there? Show more

Drama on 4

Wide Open Spaces

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Bittersweet drama by Jane Wainwright about an agoraphobic attempting to travel across London. Starring Paapa Essiedu. Show more

Contributors

Samuel:: Paapa Essiedu
May:: Sarah McDonald Hughes
Aoife:: Fiona Clarke
Dad:: Lloyd Peters
Writer:: Jane Wainwright
Director:: Charlotte Riches

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Higher - Series 4

Episode 1: Clearing

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th Jul 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Nov 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Return of the comedy series by Joyce Bryant about the worst university in the UK - ranked 132nd in the academic league tables. Show more

Contributors

Jim:: Jonathan Keeble
Karen:: Helen Lederer
Roland:: Lloyd Peters
Carla:: Natalie Grady
Graham:: Robert Pickavance
Writer:: Joyce Bryant
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown

Genres

DramaRelationships & Romance

Brand

Drama on 4: Higher - Series 4

Series

Drama on 4

Higher

Episode 3: Rebrand, Relaunch

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Apr 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 30^th Apr 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

To Jim's dismay, Roland becomes vice-chancellor and image consultants are brought in to rebrand the university. Jim feels he is being forced out. Will he find an ally in Karen? Show more

Contributors

Karen:: Sophie Thompson
Jim:: Jonathan Keeble
Roland:: Lloyd Peters
Dame Sheila:: Brigit Forsyth
Clive:: Malcolm Raeburn
Radio Announcer:: Luke Jerdy
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Joyce Bryant

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama on 4: Higher

Brief Lives

Series 10

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Sep 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2020, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Frank Twist and Sarah Gold return as Manchester's favourite legal eagles. Show more

Contributors

Frank:: David Schofield
Sarah:: Kathryn Hunt
Lana:: Susan Twist
Shirley-Ann:: Sue Jenkins
Jarvis:: Kate Coogan
Jack:: John Henshaw
Stan:: Lloyd Peters
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Tom Fry
Writer:: Sharon Kelly

Genres

Drama

Brand

Brief Lives

Series

Brief Lives: Series 10

Auntie Jee

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Sep 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Jun 2023, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Sham enjoys a bit of matchmaking but it gets complicated when her best mate asks for help to find someone. Stars Shobna Gulati. Show more

Contributors

Sham:: Shobna Gulati
Julie:: Lisa Moore
Aneela:: Shila Iqbal
Asif:: Abdullah Afzal
Ali:: Bhasker Patel
Bank Manager:: Lloyd Peters
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Furquan Akhtar

Genres

Drama

Drama on 3

The Witness

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Feb 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 25^th Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

By Vivienne Franzmann. A young Rwandan-born woman discovers a long-buried secret which shatters her feelings for her adopted father. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Vivienne Franzmann
Joseph:: Danny Webb
Alex:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Simon:: Chike Okonkwo
Paul:: Lloyd Peters
Producer:: Gary Brown
Director:: Gary Brown

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Drama on 4

Hatch, Match and Dispatch

Elephants All the Way Up by Lavinia Murray

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Jul 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Jun 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Harper is a simple soul but his life is complicated. Then the ground starts to shift - literally. Stars Graeme Hawley. Show more

Contributors

Harper:: Graeme Hawley
Yolanda:: Kate Coogan
Dad:: Seamus O'Neill
Carlos:: Chris Jack
Arlo:: Lloyd Peters
Turtle:: Lloyd Peters
Grayson:: Malcolm Raeburn
Turtle:: Malcolm Raeburn
Woman:: Lisa Allen
Turtle:: Lisa Allen
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Lavinia Murray

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Hatch, Match and Dispatch

Series

Drama on 4

Bell in the Ball

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Jun 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jun 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comedy drama by Lloyd Peters. A blinded man tries to come to terms with his disability by reluctantly joining a blind cricket team. Show more

Contributors

Danny:: Jason Done
Beth:: Victoria Brazier
Floyd:: Marlon G Day
Lucy:: Julia Rounthwaite
Brian:: Robert Hudson
Derek:: David Acton
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Lloyd Peters

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Our Hylda

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th May 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Poignant comedy drama about British TV's first female comedy star. For over 30 years, Hylda Baker was Britain's biggest comedienne when most comics were men. Show more

Contributors

Hylda:: Alison Steadman
George:: Graeme Hawley
Frank:: Jason Done
Jimmy:: Justin Moorhouse
Agent:: Lloyd Peters
Nurse:: Angela Lonsdale
Journalist:: Hamilton Berstock
Writer:: Martyn Hesford
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown

Genres

Drama

Brand

Brief Lives

Series 9

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Feb 2021, 21:00 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

Contributors

Frank:: David Schofield
Sarah:: Sally Dexter
DC Shankly:: Kate Coogan
Georgina:: Alexandra Mathie
Alba:: Sara Bahadori
Simon:: Lloyd Peters
PC:: Hamilton Berstock
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Tom Fry
Writer:: Sharon Kelly

Genres

DramaLegal & Courtroom

Brand

Brief Lives

Series

Brief Lives: Series 9

Drama on 4

MetaphorMoses

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Gary Ogin. A young man wakes up as a bearded Orthodox Jew. What does his secular Jewish family do? Fast-paced comedy about religion and identity. Show more

Contributors

Jeremy:: Elliot Levey
Matthew:: Ashley Margolis
Moishe:: Ashley Margolis
Faith:: Kate Anthony
Rabbi:: David Fleeshman
Ellie:: Verity Henry
Barry:: Lloyd Peters
Doctor:: Hamilton Berstock
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Gary Ogin

Genres

Drama

Brand

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

BBC Two

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Dec 2014, 22:05 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Tue 4^th Jun 2024, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Watch now

A tribute to comedian Rik Mayall, who left a body of work that spanned four decades, including characters Rik in The Young Ones and Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Simon Callow
Producer:: Andy Humphries
Director:: Andy Humphries
Executive Producer:: Tara Duffy
Participant:: Rik Mayall
Participant:: Alexei Sayle
Participant:: Greg Davies
Participant:: Ruby Wax
Participant:: Andy de la Tour
Participant:: Rowland Rivron
Participant:: Lloyd Peters
Participant:: Lise Mayer
Participant:: Ben Elton
Participant:: Lenny Henry
Participant:: Pauline Melville
Participant:: Michael Palin
Participant:: Tim McInnerny
Participant:: Christopher Ryan
Participant:: Jools Holland
Participant:: Simon Pegg
Participant:: Mike Redfern
Participant:: Jon Plowman
Participant:: John Lloyd

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Formats

Documentaries

Brief Lives

Series 6

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Sep 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Sep 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

A woman is brought in for drink-driving. She is the wife of an old school friend of Frank's. She also has a black eye coming up. How did she get that? Show more

Contributors

Frank:: David Schofield
Sarah:: Caroline Burns Cooke
Doctor:: Tom Fry
Janice:: Susan Twist
Tommy:: James Quinn
Ellis:: Lisa Allen
Miller:: Leah Hackett
Chemist:: Lloyd Peters
Gallagher:: Hamilton Berstock
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Nuala O'Sullivan

Genres

Drama

Brand

Brief Lives

Series

Brief Lives: Series 6