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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

PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves

Episode 1

PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Dec 2017, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Dec 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Can Jeeves help Lord Rowcester to sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow? Comedy thriller starring Martin Jarvis. From April 2014. 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

Series

PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves

Episode 2

PG Wodehouse - Ring for Jeeves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Dec 2017, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th Dec 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Can Bill pay back the money he owes Captain Biggar? Will it be Jeeves to the rescue? Stars Martin Jarvis and Rufus Sewell. From April 2014. 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

Series

Classic Serial

Ring for Jeeves

Episode 1

Classic Serial: Ring for Jeeves

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Apr 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Apr 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

An all-star cast brings this supremely funny horse-racing PG Wodehouse novel to galloping life. Can Jeeves help Lord Rowester sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow? 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

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 1: Pat Hobby's Secret

Afternoon Reading: F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Aug 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 1940s Hollywood writer Pat Hobby has secret information about a film script idea. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Alfred Molina
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Martin Jarvis
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Author:: F Scott Fitzgerald

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Afternoon Reading

Series

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 2: Teamed with Genius

Afternoon Reading: F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Aug 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Hollywood writer Pat gets the chance to share a screen credit with a British writer on a ballet picture. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Martin Jarvis
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Author:: F Scott Fitzgerald

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Afternoon Reading

Series

Afternoon Reading

F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Episode 3: Pat Hobby Does His Bit

Afternoon Reading: F Scott Fitzgerald - The Pat Hobby Stories

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Sep 2011, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

It's difficult to borrow money from an actor on a set while shooting a movie. But Pat must save his car. Read by Alfred Molina. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Martin Jarvis
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Author:: F Scott Fitzgerald

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Afternoon Reading

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

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 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

Drama on 4

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

Saturday Drama

Michael Frayn - Skios

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Jan 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Oct 2017, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Identity swap and absurdity on a sunlit Greek island. But where is the real Dr Wilfred? Stars Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hollander, Janie Dee, Stacy Keach and Lisa Dillon. Show more

Contributors

Dr Wilfred:: Hugh Bonneville
Oliver Fox:: Tom Hollander
Nikki Hook:: Lisa Dillon
Georgie:: Janie Dee
Mr Friendly:: Stacy Keach
Mrs Toppler:: Susan Sullivan
Mr Chailey:: Ian Ogilvy
Mrs Chailey:: Joanne Whalley
Annuka Vos:: Amita Dhiri
Elli:: Agni Scott
Spiros:: Jon Glover
Stavros:: Jon Glover
Patrick:: Matthew Wolf
Eric:: Matthew Wolf
Official:: Nigel Anthony
Ditmuss:: Kerry Shale
Mrs Friendly:: Jennifer Bassey
Suki Brox:: Cindy Katz
Papadopoulou:: Andre Sogliuzzo
Reg Bolt:: Darren Richardson
Mrs Skorbatova:: Janine Barris
Harold:: Alan Shearman
Bishop:: Alan Shearman
Writer:: Archie Scottney
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama