Programme Index

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Oct 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Oct 2021, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

First part of the radical reworking of Emile Zola's celebrated mining novel, Germinal. Show more

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

Episode 90: 27 November - 1 December 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Dec 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Feb 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The third omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week in 1917 when Germany and the new Russian government began a cessation of hostilities. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Peggy Tanney:: Abbie Andrews
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Molly Duckett:: Victoria Bewick
Cristine de Groot:: Ysabelle Cooper
Lad 2:: Philip Correia
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
Bill McCracken:: Caolan McCarthy
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:: David Nellist
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Maud Drummond:: Vineeta Rishi
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:: Sophie Scott
Eva Reynolds:: Sophie Scott
Peter Lumley:: Bea White
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Lad 1:: Edmund Wiseman
Matilda James:: Hannah Wood
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

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

Episode 69: 16-20 January 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jan 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Apr 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown killed 73 workers, the after effects of the Marshalls explosion are still rippling through Tyneside. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Jean Claude Lengela:: Fiston Barek
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Postman:: John Bowler
Evelina White:: Rosie Cavaliero
Josseff al-Assadi:: Paul Chahidi
Gladys Lynch:: Elaine Claxton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:: Trevor Fox
Ada Stokoe:: Hannah Genesius
Thomas Dixon:: Neil Grainger
JJ Saltz:: John Guerrasio
Squeezebox:: Colin Guthrie
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Gregory:: Luke MacGregor
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:: David Nellist
DR Walker:: Ellie Piercy
Matron:: Colleen Prendergast
Vincent Surtees:: Shaun Prendergast
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Daisy Jenkins:: Hannah Wood
Stella:: Morgan Armstrong
Ray:: Cole Wealleans-Watts
Cristine:: Ysabelle Cooper
Gussie:: Grace Doherty
Beatrice:: Eviee Lavery
Rosamund:: Albee Hunter MacKinnon
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 70: 23-27 January 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jan 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Apr 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week, in 1917, when the national press reported extensively on an explosion at an east London munitions factory, in Tynemouth, the workers are yet to have their story told. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Lord Mayor:: John Bowler
Ella:: Amy Cameron
Evelina White:: Rosie Cavaliero
Josseff al-Assadi:: Paul Chahidi
Gladys Lynch:: Elaine Claxton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Dougie Baxter:: Kris Deedigan
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:: Trevor Fox
JJ Saltz:: John Guerrasio
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:: David Nellist
Martha Lamb:: Freya Parker
DR Walker:: Ellie Piercy
Freda:: Colleen Prendergast
Vincent Surtees:: Shaun Prendergast
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Edgar Bates:: David Sterne
Marjorie:: Tracy Whitwell
Daisy Jenkins:: Hannah Wood
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Bobby:: Hope Alice Cairns
Jacob:: Jake Lawson
Gussie:: Grace Doherty
Peter:: Albee Hunter MacKinnon
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Holby City

Series 18

Episode 25: A Friend in Need

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Mar 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Apr 2016, 02:20 on BBC Two HD

It's Arthur and Morven's engagement party and Arthur receives some life-shattering news. Adele makes a startling decision and Cara finally makes a move on Raf. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Digby:: Rob Ostlere
Morven Shreve:: Eleanor Fanyinka
Mo Effanga:: Chizzy Akudolu
Adele Effanga:: Petra Letang
Dominic Copeland:: David Ames
Ric Griffin:: Hugh Quarshie
Henrik Hanssen:: Guy Henry
Guy Self:: John Michie
Cara Martinez:: Niamh Walsh
Raffaello Di Lucca:: Joe McFadden
Adrian 'Fletch' Fletcher:: Alex Walkinshaw
Serena Campbell:: Catherine Russell
Essie Harrison:: Kaye Wragg
Sacha Levy:: Bob Barrett
Oliver Valentine:: James Anderson
Zosia March:: Camilla Arfwedson
Linda Bradshaw:: Denise Welch
Terry Arnold:: Tracy Whitwell
Len Arnold:: Simon Lenagan
Dexter Arnold:: Edward Bluemel
Writer:: Rebecca Wojciechowski
Producer:: Sarah Creasey
Director:: Jamie Annett

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Holby City

Series

Holby City: Series 18

Casualty

Series 25

Episode 11: The Enemy Within

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Nov 2010, 20:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Nov 2010, 20:20 on BBC One Wales

Medical drama series. Ruth makes a discovery about her husband, sending her on an emotional downward spiral. Seeing Ruth at rock bottom, Charlie lends a shoulder. Show more

Contributors

Ruth Winters:: Georgia Taylor
Charlie Fairhead:: Derek Thompson
Kirsty Clements:: Lucy Gaskell
Adam Trueman:: Tristan Gemmill
Jeff Collier:: Matt Bardock
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:: Jane Hazlegrove
Lenny Lyons:: Steven Miller
Jay Faldren:: Ben Turner
Polly Emmerson:: Sophia Di Martino
Noel Garcia:: Tony Marshall
Big Mac:: Charles Dale
Warren Clements:: Stephen Lord
Nita Clements:: Holly Earl
Henry Williams:: Tom Chadbon
Kelly Oswald:: Amy Wren
Gillian Oswald:: Tracy Whitwell
Jase Spears:: Andy Rush
James Molloy:: Travis Oliver
Paul Ashdown:: Roderic Culver
Compere:: Nathan Caton
Producer:: Lucy Raffety
Director:: Matthew Evans
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday

Genres

Brand

Casualty

Series

Casualty: Series 25

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 66: 26-30 December 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th Apr 2017, 03:00 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
JJ Saltz:: John Guerrasio
Geoffrey Marshall:: Anthony Howell
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
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
Hannah:: Hannah Wood
Stella:: Morgan Armstrong
Ray:: Cole Wealleans-Watts
Squeezebox:: Colin Guthrie
Violin:: Sebastian Wyss
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 67: 2-6 January 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Jan 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Apr 2017, 03:00 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
Reg:: Neil Grainger
JJ Saltz:: John Guerrasio
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
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
Gussie:: Grace Doherty
Beatrice:: Eviee Lavery
Rosamund:: Albee Hunter MacKinnon
Writer:: Claudine Toutoungi
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 9

Episode 2: Lost

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Feb 2018, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Feb 2018, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Drama series. A recently bereaved woman finds comfort in her local spiritualist church, much to the horror of her sceptical son. Show more

Contributors

Kathy:: Sue Johnston
Michael:: Dominic Power
Aggie:: Paula Wilcox
Mike:: Michael E Curren
Nurse:: Maxine Finch
Doreen:: Marji Campi
Mary:: Tracy Whitwell
Woman 2:: Ebony Feare
Woman 3:: Jennifer Bray
Woman 5:: Jayne Bickerton
Composer:: Steve Wright
Director:: Reece Dinsdale
Executive Producer:: Colin McKeown
Producer:: Donna Molloy
Property Master:: Jac Ashton
Series Editor:: Patrick Hall
Writer:: Shaun Duggan
Production Company:: LA Productions

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On: Series 9

Doctors

Series 24

Mother Nature

Duration: 27 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Feb 2024, 13:45 on BBC One South East HDLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Feb 2024, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 months

Watch now

Rob meets his new foster child, Kirsty needs a challenge, and Ruhma’s home visit reveals an unexpected family connection.

Contributors

Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
Kirsty Millar:: Kiruna Stamell
Ruhma Carter:: Bharti Patel
Robyn Southgate:: Anna Bolton
Theo Southgate:: Aaron Cobham
Carol Coleman:: Tracy Whitwell
Writer:: Maggie Innes
Producer:: Andy Richardson
Director:: Clare Sturges
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 24

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 17: 9-13 February 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

The mayor of Tynemouth honours the first local soldier to be awarded a VC, and Edie shares the town's excitement. Show more

Contributors

Maud Burnett:: Carolyn Pickles
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Frederick Dobson:: Ben Fiske
Fannon:: Shaun Prendergast
Mayor Gregg:: Joe Caffrey
Mr Hims:: Gerard McDermott
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Robert Lyle:: Deka Walmsley
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Ada Stokoe:: Hannah Genesius
Pearl Thornton:: Sophie Scott
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Yevgeny Zamyatin:: Simon Scardifield
Loudhailer Man:: Kris Deedigan
Female Speaker:: Elaine Claxton
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series