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Duration: 15 minutes

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

Pauline and Michael's eldest daughter Lindy is a problem teenager and a source of tension in their marriage. Stars Sara Stewart. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Michael and Pauline's ragged marriage is further strained by their difficult teenage daughter. Stars Sara Stewart. Show more

Tsar

2. Alexander I: Into the Woods

Duration: 1 hour

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

Alexander I, the man who never wanted to be Tsar, but who ended up taking on Napoleon Bonaparte. Starring Joel MacCormack. Show more

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Tsar

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

The search for a missing man on a quest to find legendary diamond mines in an uncharted part of Africa. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Allan Quatermain:
Tim McInnerny
Sir Henry Curtis:
David Sturzaker
Captain John Good:
Simon Ludders
Sylvestre:
Joe Ferrera
Director:
Liz Webb

Incredible Women

Series 5

Bella Hayman

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the enfant terrible of British Theatre, Bella Hayman, and sits in on one of her secret rehearsals where Maureen Lipman has to pretend to be a pig. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 5

Sam Mann

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Jeremy Front catches up with former 80s pop princess Sam Mann. Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp remembers her fondly from her 80s heyday. Featuring Rebecca Front and Frances Barber. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. A young woman in 11th century Iceland forges a path through a world of beauty yet uncompromising harshness. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Married off to a much older man, Gudrun is isolated in a remote part of the country. Will she fly or fight? Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Love is rekindled when old friends visit. Modern re-telling of classic 11th century Icelander saga starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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Gudrun’s blissful life is interrupted when her childhood sweetheart returns from abroad with his new wife. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Drama on 3

Iphigenia in Crimea

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Tony Harrison's most recent play imagines Crimean War soldiers in Ukraine staging an all-male production of Euripides's Iphigenia in Tauris. Stars Blake Ritson and Robert Emms. Show more

Contributors

Lieutenant/Iphigenia/Athena:
Blake Ritson
Orestes:
Robert Emms
Sergeant/Thoas:
John Dougall
Irish soldier/Cowherd/Chorus:
Eugene O'Hare
Soldier/Messenger/Chorus:
Michael Colgan
Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women:
David Sterne
Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women:
Gavi Singh Chera
Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women:
John Bowler
Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women:
Finlay Robertson
Composer:
Jon Nicholls
Director:
Emma Harding

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Inspector Chen

Series 2

2. Red Mandarin Dress

Duration: 57 minutes

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

A murderer is dumping bodies around Shanghai on a weekly basis. But Chen’s assigned to another case. Stars Jamie Zubairi. Show more

Contributors

Party Secretary Li:
Daniel York
Detective Hong:
Vera Chok
White Cloud:
Elizabeth Chan
Comrade Fan:
John Bowler
Sergeant Qi:
Gavi Singh Chera
Shen Wenchang:
David Sterne
Director Zhong:
John Dougall
Hotel Manager:
Finlay Robertson
Receptionist:
Catriona McFarlane
Director:
Toby Swift

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

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

The mysterious bearer Umbopa is not what he seems but may be their only hope of survival and success. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ex-Black Panther and political activist Assata Shakur's autobiography is dramatised by debbie tucker green. With Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Assata. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

As Rose awaits news of Bayley and the baby, she meets Sam once again. With Rebecca Humphries and Matthew Baynton . From 2016. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

With twenty weeks to go, Sam has moved in with Bayley. But he can't stop thinking about Rose. With Kimberley Nixon. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Rose decides to move to Chicago, while Sam struggles to 'do the right thing' and stand by Bayley. With Rebecca Humphries. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Sam has a confession - and who will Bayley have beside her during labour - Sam or Rose? Stars Kimberley Nixon. Show more

Drama on 4

Richard Adams - Watership Down

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

To ensure the future of their new home, the rabbits must confront the terrifying General Woundwort. Stars Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Drama on 4

Richard Adams - Watership Down

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Fearful that their home is to be destroyed, a band of rabbits begins an epic and perilous journey. Starring Lyndsey Marshal. Show more