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Home Front

2 January 1917 - Phyllis Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Ministry of Munitions met unions in London to discuss pay, and in Tynemouth, Marshalls' munitions factory is busy with visitors. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absolom
Daisy Jenkins:
Hannah Wood
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Beatrice:
Eviee Lavery

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 67: 2-6 January 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week in 1917 when the Newcastle Journal published a glowing report on the improved conditions at munitions factories, Marshalls Factory tells the other side of the story. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absolom
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan
Oliver Birch:
Oliver Devoti
Anthony Yates:
John Dougall
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Vincent Surtees:
Shaun Prendergast
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Eva Reynolds:
Sophie Scott
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Daisy Jenkins:
Hannah Wood
Beatrice:
Eviee Lavery

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Luther

Series 5

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & Lincs

Available for years

With his friend in peril and a woman kidnapped by the serial killer, can Luther protect the innocent while preventing Cornelius's violent revenge from consuming him? Show more

Contributors

DCI John Luther:
Idris Elba
Alice Morgan:
Ruth Wilson
DSU Martin Schenk:
Dermot Crowley
DS Benny Silver:
Michael Smiley
DS Catherine Halliday:
Wunmi Mosaku
Jeremy Lake:
Enzo Cilenti
Vivien Lake:
Hermione Norris
George Cornelius:
Patrick Malahide
Alastair Cornelius:
Andrew Mullan
Ronald Massey:
Lex Daniel
Donnie McKinnie:
Gary Hailes
Penny Leyton:
Katie Brayben
Derek Hayes:
Delroy Atkinson
Miriam:
Julie Teal
Mark North:
Paul McGann
Celia Lavender:
Roberta Taylor
Errol Minty:
Michael Obiora
Writer:
Neil Cross
Producer:
Derek Ritchie
Director:
Jamie Payne
Executive Producer:
Marcus Wilson

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Period drama following the intrigues, loves and losses of young Molly Gibson. As she comforts Mrs Hamley, Molly realises the declining state of the frail woman's health. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gibson:
Francesca Annis
Squire Hamley:
Michael Gambon
Mr Gibson:
Bill Paterson
Molly Gibson:
Justine Waddell
Lord Cumnor:
Ian Carmichael
Miss Phoebe:
Deborah Findlay
Miss Browning:
Barbara Flynn
Mr Preston:
Iain Glen
Mrs Hamley:
Penelope Wilton
Roger Hamley:
Anthony Howell

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Period drama following the intrigues, loves and losses of young Molly Gibson. Molly's fate becomes entwined with those of Squire Hamley, his wife and their sons Osborne and Roger. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gibson:
Francesca Annis
Squire Hamley:
Michael Gambon
Mr Gibson:
Bill Paterson
Molly Gibson:
Justine Waddell
Lord Cumnor:
Ian Carmichael
Miss Phoebe:
Deborah Findlay
Miss Browning:
Barbara Flynn
Mr Preston:
Iain Glen
Mrs Hamley:
Penelope Wilton
Roger Hamley:
Anthony Howell

Dirk Gently

16/12/2010

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Drama. Holistic detective Dirk Gently's investigation into a missing cat links to an encounter with an old friend, an exploding warehouse, a missing billionaire and some biscuits. Show more

Contributors

Richard:
Darren Boyd
DI Gilks:
Jason Watkins
Gordon Way:
Anthony Howell
Dr Gerstenberger:
Miles Richardson
Reporter:
Alisha Bailey
Barman:
Alex Parry
Newsagent:
Joe Hall
Receptionist:
Leona Walker
Director:
Damon Thomas
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar

Shetland

Series 2

Episode 5: Blue Lightning - Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Crime drama. Perez returns to his childhood home after the murder of a scientist on Fair Isle. Tensions run high when a storm hits the mainland. Show more

Contributors

DI Jimmy Perez:
Douglas Henshall
TDC Sandy Wilson:
Steven Robertson
Frank Blake:
John Lynch
James Perez:
Bill Paterson
DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh:
Alison O'Donnell
Anna Blake:
Leigh Biagi
Peter Latimer:
Anthony Howell
Finlay Caulfield:
David Ireland
Tessa Warren:
Julie Hale
Joe Blake:
Keith Ramsay
Cassie Perez:
Erin Armstrong
Isobel Tulloch:
Susan Vidler
Angus Tulloch:
Lorne MacFadyen
Donnie Tulloch:
Michael Nardone
Bill Warren:
David Annen
Sgt Billy McBride:
Stewart Porter
Gina Bradley:
Paksie Vernon

Shetland

Series 2

Episode 6: Blue Lightning - Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Crime drama set on the remote Scottish islands. Time is running out for DI Perez as prime suspect Peter Latimer lies critically ill in hospital. Show more

Contributors

DI Jimmy Perez:
Douglas Henshall
TDC Sandy Wilson:
Steven Robertson
Frank Blake:
John Lynch
James Perez:
Bill Paterson
DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh:
Alison O'Donnell
Anna Blake:
Leigh Biagi
Gina Bradley:
Paksie Vernon
Peter Latimer:
Anthony Howell
Sgt Billy McBride:
Stewart Porter
Bill Warren:
David Annen
Tessa Warren:
Julie Hale
Finlay Caulfield:
David Ireland
Donnie Tulloch:
Michael Nardone
Joe Blake:
Keith Ramsay
Isobel Tulloch:
Susan Vidler
Angus Tulloch:
Lorne MacFadyen
Cora McLean:
Anne Kidd
Cassie Perez:
Erin Armstrong

Drama on 4

Frankie Goes to Flensburg

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Based on a true story. In spring 1945, Major Frank Howarth, a lawyer in civilian life, was sent with two other soldiers to Flensburg in Germany to set up a civilian administration. Show more

Contributors

Colonel:
Mark Straker
Brigadier:
Kim Wall
Sergeant Bristow:
James Joyce
Edward Ward:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Home Front

12 December 1916 - Geoffrey Marshall (Season 9 start)

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, and in Tynemouth, Geoffrey Marshall builds a new alliance with a New York steel magnate. Show more

Contributors

Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Timothy Ryker:
Leon Scott
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones

Home Front

14 December 1916 - Lester Reed

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, Lord Devonport declared in his maiden speech as Food Controller that rationing might be necessary, while in Tynemouth, Lester Reed is delighted with his lot. Show more

Contributors

Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Hodges:
Leon Scott
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell

Home Front

15 December 1916 - Martha Lamb

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, the Women's Imperial Defence Council discussed fears of "the hidden hand", and at Marshall's, Martha Lamb is determined that the women's voices are heard. Show more

Contributors

Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Daisy Jenkins:
Hannah Wood
Cathy Horn:
Amy Cameron
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan

Home Front

16 December 1916 - Edgar Bates

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, Newcastle papers condemned German use of 'Belgian slavery', and at the Examiner, Edgar Bates's new reporter is not what he had been expecting. Show more

Contributors

Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Mhairi Marchant:
Jane Slavin
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 64: 12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth. Show more

Contributors

Jean Claude Lengela:
Fiston Barek
Mr Peters:
John Bowler
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Cathy Horn:
Amy Cameron
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Hodges:
Leon Scott
Timothy Ryker:
Leon Scott
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Mhairi Marchant:
Jane Slavin
Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Daisy Jenkins:
Hannah Wood

Genres

Home Front

19 December 1916 - Alan Lowther

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, Lloyd George gave his maiden speech as Prime Minister, while Alan Lowther is increasingly caught in the middle at Marshalls'. Show more

Contributors

Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone

Home Front

20 December 1916 - Adeline Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, the German peace proposals were published in Britain, and in Collingwood, Adeline has negotiations of her own. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 65: 19-23 December 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week, in 1916, when debate raged nationally over the treatment of foreign workers, there is unrest throughout Tyneside. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Heinrich Fischer:
Ewan Bailey
Jean Claude Lengela:
Fiston Barek
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Thomas Dixon:
Neil Grainger
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Loomis:
Leon Scott
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Mhairi Marchant:
Jane Slavin

Genres

Home Front

26 December 1916 - Cressida Marshsall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, 400 soldiers' children were entertained at Windsor Castle, and at Marshall's factory too, Boxing Day is a festive occasion. Show more

Contributors

Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absolom
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 66: 26-30 December 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when Germany's peace offer was rejected by the Allies, Christmas week still brings some festive cheer to Tyneside. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absolom
Jean Claude Lengela:
Fiston Barek
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Dr Banks:
John Bowler
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Pickpocket:
John Bowler
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius
Geoffrey Marshall:
Anthony Howell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Pearl Thornton:
Sophie Scott
Timothy Ryker:
Leon Scott
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Edgar Bates:
David Sterne
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Squeezebox:
Colin Guthrie
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

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