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Drama on 3

Ninety Minutes with Stanislavski

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Cressida has 90 minutes before her next run-through of The Seagull. She's in trouble. Help arrives from five legendary acting teachers. Can they rescue her in time? Show more

Contributors

Bobby Lewis:
Colin Stinton
Cressida Yorke:
Norah Lopez Holden
Stella Adler:
Maggie Steed
Harold Clurman:
Matthew Marsh
Lee Strasberg:
Nicholas Woodeson
Stanislavski:
Bruce Alexander

Genres

Sensitive Skin

Series 2

Episode 1: The Wilderness

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Comedy with Joanna Lumley as Davina, a widow who struggles to cope with life alone and a sister who blames her for everything that has happened. Show more

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 2

Episode 7: The Test

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Contemporary drama series. When Cyn gets annoyed with long-time friend Theresa over her choice in men, could there be something more sinister at work than mere selfishness? Show more

Bucket

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Comedy series about a mother-daughter relationship on a bucket list road trip. Mim has a plan to fund her list by selling the contents of a time capsule buried at her alma mater. Show more

Contributors

Waiter:
Iain McKee
Mary Tash:
Maggie Steed
Executive Producer:
Judy Counihan
Writer:
Frog Stone

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Warden

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would-be son-in-law questions the large income he receives. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. From January 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:
Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Bishop Grantly:
Andrew Sachs
Eleanor:
Claire Price
John Bold:
Bryan Dick
Archdeacon Grantly:
Malcolm Sinclair
Susan Grantly:
Charlotte Emmerson
Mary Bold:
Georgie Fuller
Abel Handy:
Nick Brimble
Tom Towers:
David Seddon
Director:
Susan Roberts

Genres

Book of the Week

Stories in the Stars

26/12/2014

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Susanna Hislop on the origins of names of the night sky's constellations: Virgo - The Maiden and Canis Major. From December 2014. Show more

Book of the Week

Stories in the Stars

25/12/2014

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Susanna Hislop on the origins of names of the night sky's constellations: Telescopium and Libra. From December 2014. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Barbara Taylor documents her own breakdown revisiting Europe’s largest former asylum after it had been turned into luxury flats. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Barbara Taylor recalls how the left-wing intelligentsia of 1980s London was infatuated with psychoanalysis. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Barbara Taylor documents her own breakdown and the support she received after her hospital admission. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Documenting the good and bad history of mental health hospitals, Barbara Taylor finds herself in a hostel. Read by Maggie Steed. Show more

Book of the Week

Barbara Taylor - The Last Asylum

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Barbara wonders if the mental health system offers the same space for recovery she experienced. Concluded by Maggie Steed. Show more

Home Front

19 April 1916 - Rose Fairweather

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 Western Times announced that two British officers had escaped from POW camp, and Rose Fairweather feels trapped on Blackfold farm. Show more

Contributors

Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Cora Gidley:
Joanna Monro
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
John Rossiter:
Mark Carey
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker

Home Front

20 June 1918 - Hardy Walsh

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, a registry office for boy farmworkers opened in London, and in Devon, Hardy Walsh finds his work more of a challenge than he expected. Show more

Contributors

Hardy Walsh:
Damien Molony
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams

Home Front

2 August 1918 - Effie Taverner

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1918, British intervention in the Russian civil war led to the occupation of Archangel, while at Halecot Farm, Effie faces the grim prospect of reaping alone. Show more

Contributors

Effie Taverner:
Lizzie Stables
Elspeth Taverner:
Kelly Williams
Morris Battley:
Sean Baker
Rose Fairweather:
Helen Longworth
Ludwig Huber:
Marcel Hagen
Gert Battley:
Maggie Steed
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

22 June 1918 - Cathy Lawrence

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Totnes announced that the town had raised £24,000 in War Weapons Week, but not everyone in Devon is so supportive. Show more

Contributors

Cathy Lawrence:
Debbie Korley
Eli Lawrence:
Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke:
Joe Sims
Hetty Cox:
Adie Allen
Gert Batley:
Maggie Steed
Teddy Lawrence:
Florence Duncalf
Robin Bowder:
Sean Murray
Jocelyn Ogden:
Christine Kavanagh

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Frank is more determined than ever to win Mary’s hand, but his mother is equally determined he won’t. Stars Pippa Haywood. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:
Maggie Steed
Dr Thorne:
Iain Glen
Frank Gresham:
Doug Booth
Roger Scratcherd:
Ron Cook
Lady Scratcherd:
Lisa Tarbuck
Louis Scractherd:
Kieran Hodgson
Lady Arabella:
Pippa Haywood
Squire Gresham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Revered Oriel:
Nick Haverson
Patience Oriel:
Jaimi Barbakoff
George de Courcy:
Wilf Scolding
Director:
Susan Roberts

Genres

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Dr Thorne

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

After an enforced year away from Mary, Frank returns with his mother ever hopeful he will marry money. Stars Douglas Booth. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:
Maggie Steed
Dr Thorne:
Iain Glen
Frank Gresham:
Doug Booth
Lady Scratcherd:
Lisa Tarbuck
Louis Scractherd:
Kieran Hodgson
Lady Arabella:
Pippa Haywood
Squire Gresham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Miss Dunstable:
Hattie Morahan
Patience Oriel:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Director:
Susan Roberts

Genres

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

The arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington, especially with Lily Dale, who lives at the Small House due to the benevolence of her rich uncle. Show more

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Small House at Allington

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Adolphus Crosbie is determined to enjoy all the pleasures of high society, including the attentions of Lady Alexandrina, during his stay at Courcy Castle. Show more