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15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

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15 Minute Drama

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Harold Fry

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Mar 2019, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

While Harold Fry walks the length of England, Queenie gets notes typed up and won’t stop until he arrives. Stars Paul Venables. Show more

Contributors

Queenie:: Sophie Thompson
Harold:: Paul Venables
Sister Mary Inconnue:: Roslyn Hill
Sister Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Sister Lucy:: Hannah Genesius
Finty:: Jane Slavin
Mr Henderson:: Michael Bertenshaw
Napier:: Shaun Mason
Author:: Rachel Joyce
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Series

15 Minute Drama

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

David

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Oct 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Mar 2019, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Queenie writes about falling in love with Harold 24 years ago and the day she met his son. Stars Monty d’Iverno. Show more

Contributors

Queenie:: Sophie Thompson
Harold:: Paul Venables
Sister Mary Inconnue:: Roslyn Hill
David:: Monty d'Inverno
Sister Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Sister Lucy:: Hannah Genesius
Finty:: Jane Slavin
Mr Henderson:: Michael Bertenshaw
Author:: Rachel Joyce
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Series

15 Minute Drama

Just a Girl: Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Dec 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 21 days

A sleepover for Amy with new friends brings things to a head between her parents. Show more

Contributors

Amy:: Louie Cordara
Gary:: Shaun Parkes
Charlotte:: Bettrys Jones
Ted:: Michael Garner
Dr ONeill:: Elaine Claxton
Director:: Polly Thomas
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Just a Girl: Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 21 days

Gary finally comes to terms with the hormone blockers, but Charlotte has shocking news for him. Show more

Contributors

Amy:: Louie Cordara
Gary:: Shaun Parkes
Charlotte:: Bettrys Jones
Ted:: Michael Garner
Dr ONeill:: Elaine Claxton
Director:: Polly Thomas
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

The Coroner

Series 2

Episode 2: Perfectly Formed

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 22^nd Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Feb 2018, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Crime drama. When building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child's hidden remains, Jane uncovers other well-kept family secrets. Show more

Contributors

Jane Kennedy:: Claire Goose
DS Davey Higgins:: Matt Bardock
Lee Millar:: Peter McNeil O'Connor
Charles Gower:: Michael Culkin
Clint Holman:: Oliver Gomm
Ron Tate:: John Walters
Karen Shaw:: Adie Allen
Sarah Millar:: Elaine Claxton
Beth Kennedy:: Grace Hogg-Robinson
Judith Kennedy:: Beatie Edney
Mick Sturrock:: Ivan Kaye
Phil Tate:: Dean Williamson
Writer:: Mark Hiser
Writer:: Bridget Colgan
Producer:: Sandra MacIver
Director:: Matt Carter
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

The Coroner

Series

The Coroner: Series 2

Sarah Wooley - Planning Permission

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Nov 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Mar 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A comedy about neighbours, architecture, tradition versus modernism and James Bond. Architect Erno Goldfinger struggles to build his modernist dream home. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Erno Goldfinger:: Justin Salinger
Ursula Blackwell:: Melody Grove
Cecil:: Michael Maloney
Audrey:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Charles:: Karl Johnson
Roland Penrose:: Simon Harrison
Henry Brooke:: David Seddon
George:: Shaun Mason
Evelyn Fleming:: Elaine Claxton
Ian Fleming:: Monty d'Inverno
Writer:: Sarah Wooley
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Series 6

Ouldmeadow Jack

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Jan 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Jan 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Still in search of gold to rescue the people trapped in Hartley's mine, Pilgrim comes to Ouldmeadow where he helps an old friend make a final river trip. Show more

Contributors

Pilgrim:: Paul Hilton
George:: Karl Johnson
Baz:: Paul Ready
Val:: Elaine Claxton
Maeva:: Roslyn Hill
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz: Series 6

15 Minute Drama

Just a Girl: Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Dec 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 21 days

Amy and her parents meet the doctor who will help them work out if hormone blockers are the right choice. Show more

Contributors

Amy:: Louie Cordara
Gary:: Shaun Parkes
Charlotte:: Bettrys Jones
Ted:: Michael Garner
Dr ONeill:: Elaine Claxton
Director:: Polly Thomas
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Just a Girl: Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Dec 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 16^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 21 days

Gary and Charlotte struggle with very different approaches to hormone blockers, while Amy embarks on some dramatic interior decoration. Show more

Contributors

Amy:: Louie Cordara
Gary:: Shaun Parkes
Charlotte:: Bettrys Jones
Ted:: Michael Garner
Dr ONeill:: Elaine Claxton
Lisa:: Hannah Genesius
Director:: Polly Thomas
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Just a Girl: Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 21 days

Amy's desperation to get on the hormone blockers begins to worry her family, and her granddad Ted finally understands her predicament. Show more

Contributors

Amy:: Louie Cordara
Gary:: Shaun Parkes
Charlotte:: Bettrys Jones
Ted:: Michael Garner
Dr ONeill:: Elaine Claxton
Director:: Polly Thomas
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tommies

4 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th May 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Jul 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time not only for parcels, a haircut and a drink or two, but also for bad temper. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Pavan Jodha:: Rudi Dharmalingam
Spiridon:: Adrian Scarborough
Quartermaster:: David Cann
Madame Robin:: Elaine Claxton
Captain Paddon:: Damian Lynch
Lieutenant Perrin:: Matthew Watson
Sergeant Nixon:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Nick Warburton

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Tommies

14 October 1914

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Oct 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Walter Oddy, wounded in action, is among thousands arriving today at the hospitals in Boulogne. Among so many casualties - will there be time to save one life? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
Marjorie Blaikeley:: Elaine Claxton
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Captain George:: Clive Hayward
Cyril Walton:: Scott Arthur
Walter Oddy:: Tony Pitts
Soldier:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Sergeant:: David Cann
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Nick Warburton

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Behind Closed Doors

Series 2

Episode 3: Catastrophic Injury

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Behind Closed Doors: Series 2

Jane Gibson's baby was born with Cerebral Palsy, but was it due to medical negligence during the birth? Barrister Rebecca Nyman represents the hospital. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:: Clare Corbett
Jane Gibson:: Alison Pettitt
Wendy Haslow:: Adjoa Andoh
Marcus Bridge:: Forbes Masson
Prof Channon:: Forbes Masson
Charlie Denton:: Neil Stuke
Dr Mary Wentworth:: Elaine Claxton
Judge Henry Cross:: Michael Bertenshaw
Prof John Leet:: Philip Whitchurch
Writer:: Clara Glynn
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

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Brand

Behind Closed Doors

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 32: 7-11 September 1915 (Season 5 start)

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Sep 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The first omnibus edition of Season 5 of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain and the population is beginning to open up to thoughts of the hereafter. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant:: David Acton
Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard:: Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Bert:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Hilary:: Craige Els
Young Man:: Jack Holden
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Clemmie:: Joanna Monro
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Albert:: Harry Myers
Mr Clemons:: Chris Pavlo
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Sally:: Sarah Thom
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Girl:: Alex Tregear
Jessie:: Lizzy Watts
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 88: 13-17 November 1917 (Season 12 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Nov 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Feb 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, in Tynemouth, when the Finnish Parliament declared its independence from Russia. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Gladys Lynch:: Elaine Claxton
Dougie Baxter:: Kris Deedigan
Gussie Marshall:: Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:: Trevor Fox
Sarah Illingworth:: Naomi Frederick
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
Cressida Marshall:: Isabella Inchbald
Beatrice Marshall:: Eviee Lavery
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Dan:: Caolan McCarthy
Stanley Hobbs:: David Nellist
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Matthew Ash:: David Reakes
Maud Drummond:: Vineeta Rishi
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:: Sophie Scott
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Waiter:: Barnaby Taylor
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Matilda James:: Hannah Wood
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 95: 1-5 January 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Jan 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Mar 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Final omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in the week in 1918 when Kaiser Wilhelm the Second said, 'We face, with firm confidence and an iron will, the year 1918.'. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Peggy Tanney:: Abbie Andrews
Stella Wardle:: Morgan Armstrong
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Gladys Lynch:: Elaine Claxton
Cristine de Groot:: Ysabelle Cooper
Trevor Lamb:: Philip Correia
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mac:: Oliver Devoti
Gussie Marshall:: Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Policeman:: Bill Fellows
Sarah Illingworth:: Naomi Frederick
Cressida Marshall:: Isabella Inchbald
Sergei Federov:: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Beatrice Marshall:: Eviee Lavery
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Judith Turner:: Kate Okello
Dilys Walker:: Ellie Piercy
Joseph:: Shaun Prendergast
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:: Sophie Scott
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Ray Wardle:: Cole Wealleans-Watts
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Matilda James:: Hannah Wood
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

12 April 1918 - Walter Hamilton

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Apr 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Apr 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1918, the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League was officially dissolved, and in Folkestone, Walter has reconsidered his position. Show more

Contributors

Rev Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie Beckwith:: Abbie Andrews
Annie Fear:: Kathleen Cranham
Emma Markham:: Susie Riddell
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Jack Wilson:: Ashley Kumar
Dolly Clout:: Elaine Claxton
Dicky Manchester:: Roy Hudd
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

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Home Front