Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Dec 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

From mobile phones to getting names right – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Stephen Fry. From 2015. Show more

Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse

Episode 3

Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th Jun 2018, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Aug 2022, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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From mute mime artists to giving smug thanks to God – an all-star cast’s comic take on life. Stars Martin Jarvis. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ian McKellen
Actor:: Stephen Fry
Actor:: Rosalind Ayres
Actor:: Matthew Wolf
Actor:: Martin Jarvis
Actor:: Nigel Anthony
Writer:: Michael Frayn
Director:: Martin Jarvis

Genres

ComedySketch

Series

James Bond

From Russia with Love

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jul 2012, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Dec 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Russians want 007 dead. Will romancing a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement? Starring Toby Stephens and John Sessions. Show more

Contributors

General/Rene:: John Sessions
Kronsteen:: Mark Gatiss
Major/KGB director/Barman:: Jon Glover
Rosa Klebb:: Eileen Atkins
James Bond:: Toby Stephens
May:: Aileen Mowat
'M':: John Standing
Moneypenny:: Janie Dee
'Q':: Julian Sands
Kerim:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Manager/Conductor:: Matthew Wolf
Tatiana:: Olga Fedori
Announcer:: Micky Stratford
Nash:: Nathaniel Parker
Ian Fleming:: Martin Jarvis
Writer:: Ian Fleming
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Brand

James Bond

Saturday Drama

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd May 2014, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Toby Stephens, playing the role of 007, sparkles as impersonator, skier, charmer and pursuer of Ernst Blofeld. But is there tragedy ahead? Show more

Contributors

James Bond:: Toby Stephens
Blofeld:: Alfred Molina
Irma Bunt:: Joanna Lumley
Draco:: Alex Jennings
Tracy:: Lisa Dillon
'M':: John Standing
Moneypenny:: Janie Dee
Franklin:: Lloyd Owen
'Q':: Julian Sands
Ruby:: Joanna Cassidy
Violet:: Clare Dunne
Sally:: Lucy Phelps
Anne:: Katherine Manners
Kirstie:: Hannah Donaldson
Brit:: John Hudson
Griffon Or:: Nigel Anthony
Sable Basilisk:: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Hotel Manager:: Jon Glover
Consul:: John Baddeley
Campbell:: Darren Richardson
Fire Captain:: Matthew Wolf
Patrolman:: Matthew Wolf
Voice of Ian Fleming:: Martin Jarvis
Author:: Ian Fleming
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Composer:: Mark Holden
Composer:: Michael Lopez
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Drama on 3

A View from the Bridge

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 14^th May 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3

Martin Jarvis directs Miller's award-winning 1955 drama, with a US cast including Alfred Molina, Jane Kaczmarek, Melissa Benoist and Hector Elizondo. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Martin Jarvis
Eddie Carbone:: Alfred Molina
Alfieri:: Hector Elizondo
Beatrice Carbone:: Jane Kaczmarek
Catherine:: Melissa Benoist
Marco:: Reid Scott
Rodolpho:: Matthew Wolf
Louis:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Tony:: Andre Sogliuzzo
First Immigration Officer:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Mike:: Darren Richardson
Second Immigration Officer:: Darren Richardson
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Drama on 4

Ibsen - An Enemy of the People:

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Apr 2018, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Dec 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A small Norwegian spa town relies on the local spring for its prosperity, but is the water contaminated? Stars Alfred Molina. Show more

Contributors

Dr Thomas Stockmann:: Alfred Molina
Peter Stockman:: Adam Godley
Catherine:: Rosalind Ayres
Petra:: Susannah Fielding
Hovstad:: James Callis
Aslaksen:: Matthew Wolf
Billing:: Darren Richardson
Horster:: Simon Templeman
Morten Kiil:: Ian Ogilvy
Boy:: Joe Katzenellenbogen
Boy:: Freddie Katzenellenbogen
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Writer:: Henrik Ibsen

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Ibsen - An Enemy of the People:

Series

Drama on 4

James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2015, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Nov 2020, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. Who is ‘ABC’? What is Tiffany’s secret? Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

James Bond:: Toby Stephens
'M':: John Standing
Supt Harris:: Nigel Havers
Rufus B Saye:: Alan Shearman
Tiffany Case:: Lisa Dillon
'Shady' Tree:: Alex Jennings
Felix Leiter:: Josh Stamberg
Ernie Cureo:: Stacy Keach
Mr Spang:: Jared Harris
Sammy:: Kevin Daniels
Rocky:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Wint:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Kidd:: Darren Richardson
The Sergeant:: Darren Richardson
Tingaling:: Matthew Wolf
Dentist:: Matthew Wolf
Voice of Ian Fleming:: Martin Jarvis
Author:: Ian Fleming
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Composer:: Mark Holden
Composer:: Michael Lopez
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre

Episode 3

Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Dec 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Aug 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

From an unusual memorial to household repairs – an all-star cast share a hilarious view of us all. With Roger Allam. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Alex Jennings
Actor:: Patricia Hodge
Actor:: Roger Allam
Actor:: Rosalind Ayres
Actor:: Matthew Wolf
Actor:: Ian Ogilvy
Actor:: Julia McKenzie
Actor:: Sophie Winkleman
Actor:: Julian Sands
Actor:: Janie Dee
Actor:: Richard Sisson
Actor:: Martin Jarvis
Writer:: Michael Frayn
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Comedy

Series

Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre

Episode 4

Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th Dec 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th Aug 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

From street demos to speaking gibberish – an all-star cast portray a hilarious view of us all. With Martin Jarvis. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Rosalind Ayres
Actor:: Lisa Dillon
Actor:: Adam Godley
Actor:: Tom Hollander
Actor:: Julia McKenzie
Actor:: Lloyd Owen
Actor:: Ian Ogilvy
Actor:: Martin Jarvis
Actor:: Nigel Anthony
Actor:: Matthew Wolf
Writer:: Michael Frayn
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Series

PG Wodehouse

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

1. Bertie Takes Action

PG Wodehouse: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Apr 2018, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. What is Bertie’s motive in ensuring Miss Basset remains securely engaged to Mr Fink-Nottle? Starring Martin Jarvis. Show more

Contributors

Aunt Dahlia:: Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster:: James Callis
Jeeves:: Martin Jarvis
Roderick Spode:: Adam Godley
Major Plank:: Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett:: Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker:: Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng:: Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett:: Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle:: Matthew Wolf
Emerald Stoker:: Tara Lynne Barr
Cyril:: Kenneth Danziger
Butterfield:: Kenneth Danziger
Author:: PG Wodehouse
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Director:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

PG Wodehouse

Series

PG Wodehouse

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

2. Jeeves Intervenes

PG Wodehouse: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Apr 2018, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Blackmail is afoot, petty larceny and fisticuffs by the rhododendrons. Gussie elopes, but with whom? Starring Joanna Lumley. Show more

Contributors

Aunt Dahlia:: Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster:: James Callis
Jeeves:: Martin Jarvis
Roderick Spode:: Adam Godley
Major Plank:: Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett:: Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker:: Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng:: Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett:: Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle:: Matthew Wolf
PC Oates:: Darren Richardson
Emerald Stoker:: Tara Lynne Barr
Cyril:: Kenneth Danziger
Butterfield:: Kenneth Danziger
Author:: PG Wodehouse
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Director:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

PG Wodehouse

Series

Drama on 4

Ibsen - An Enemy of the People:

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Apr 2018, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 31^st Dec 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

What will happen if Dr. Stockmann's discovery is made public? Starring Susannah Fielding, Adam Godley and Ian Ogilvy. Show more

Contributors

Dr Thomas Stockmann:: Alfred Molina
Peter Stockman:: Adam Godley
Catherine:: Rosalind Ayres
Petra:: Susannah Fielding
Hovstad:: James Callis
Aslaksen:: Matthew Wolf
Billing:: Darren Richardson
Horster:: Simon Templeman
Morten Kiil:: Ian Ogilvy
Edvard Vik:: Martin Jarvis
The Drunk:: Julian Holloway
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Writer:: Henrik Ibsen

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Ibsen - An Enemy of the People:

Series

Drama on 3

Henceforward

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Jun 2012, 20:30 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 7^th Aug 2016, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Martin Jarvis directs Jared Harris and Joanne Whalley in Alan Ayckbourn's darkly prophetic comedy about a composer with a creative block. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Martin Jarvis
Writer:: Alan Ayckbourn
Jerome:: Jared Harris
Lupus:: Simon Templeman
Zoe:: Sophie Winkleman
Geain, aged 9:: Rosa Calcraft
Corinna:: Joanne Whalley
Mervyn:: Darren Richardson
Geain, aged 13:: Moira Quirk
Mrs Hope-Fitch:: Daisy Hydon
Technician:: Matthew Wolf
Herself:: undefined NAN 300F
Composer:: Mark Holden
Composer:: Michael Lopez
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Brand

Drama on 3

James Bond

Moonraker

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Mar 2018, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Nov 2020, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

It's 1954. Churchill sends 007 undercover to protect atomic rocket Moonraker against possible treachery. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

James Bond:: Toby Stephens
Sir Hugo Drax:: Samuel West
Sir Winston Churchill:: John Baddeley
Moneypenny:: Janie Dee
'M':: John Standing
'Q':: Julian Sands
Vallance:: Jared Harris
Prof Train:: Patricia Hodge
Gala:: Katherine Kingsley
Basildon:: Nigel Anthony
Krebs:: Nigel Anthony
Meyer:: Simon de Deney
Dr Walter:: Simon de Deney
Trimble:: Simon de Deney
Movietone:: Jon Glover
Minister:: Jon Glover
Broadcaster:: Ian Ogilvy
Brevett:: Matthew Wolf
Countdown:: Darren Richardson
Captain:: Kenneth Danziger
Ian Fleming:: Martin Jarvis
Author:: Ian Fleming
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

James Bond

Drama on 4

The Life and Times of Arthur Miller

Episode 1: Beginnings

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Jul 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

New York, 1915. Arthur Miller is born to a prosperous family in the clothing business. But when the stock market crashes, the Millers face ruin. By Mike Walker. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ed Harris
Arthur Miller:: Ben Feldman
Isidore Miller:: Gregory Itzin
Augusta Miller:: Kate Burton
Maid:: Anna Lyse Erikson
Kermit Miller:: Matthew Wolf
Ed:: Matthew Wolf
William Fox:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Dozick:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Harry:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Young Marxist:: Michael Kirby
Aunt Betty:: Jane Kaczmarek
Mary Slattery:: Devon Sorvari
Director:: Kate McAll
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: The Life and Times of Arthur Miller

Series

Saturday Drama

Christopher Lee - Air-Force One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Nov 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Nov 2018, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 22nd November 1963. What really happened after JFK's murder, in the hospital and on the presidential jet? Stars Stacy Keach. From November 2013. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Josh Stamberg
Lyndon B Johnson:: Stacy Keach
Jackie Kennedy:: Glenne Headly
Lady Bird Johnson:: Susan Sullivan
Rufus Oldman:: Steven Weber
Art Thorn:: Nicholas Hormann
Roy Kellerman:: JD Cullum
Marie Fehmer:: Janine Barris
Rose Kennedy:: Jennifer Bassey
Rankin:: Gordon Clapp
Doctor Rose:: Gordon Clapp
Judge Hughes:: Anna Mathias
White House radio:: Matthew Wolf
Jack Valenti:: Matthew Wolf
AF1 operator:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Dean Rusk:: Andre Sogliuzzo
86972:: John Sloan
Actor:: Tracy Pattin
Writer:: Christopher Lee
Actor:: Darren Richardson
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Classic Serial

Ring for Jeeves

Episode 2

Classic Serial: Ring for Jeeves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Apr 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd May 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Financial disarray. Could a diamond pendant, the Charleston, the Derby or the spider-sequence be the answer? Only Jeeves can tell. Show more

Contributors

Rory:: Rufus Sewell
Monica:: Joanne Whalley
Rosie:: Glenne Headly
Captain Biggar:: Ian Ogilvy
Bill:: Jamie Bamber
Jeeves:: Martin Jarvis
Jill:: Moira Quirk
Ellen:: Daisy Hydon
Colonel Wyvern:: Christopher Neame
Bulstrode:: Darren Richardson
Commentator:: Matthew Wolf
Director:: Rosalind Ayres
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Author:: PG Wodehouse

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves

Episode 1