Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Jan 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Al Smith's dystopian vision of a world where antibiotics have stopped working and heartbreaking choices must be made. Starring David Calder and Pippa Nixon. Show more

Contributors

Anna:: Pippa Nixon
Ned:: David Calder
Maria:: Olivia Popica
Shireen:: Chetna Pandya
Quartermaster:: Philip Fox
Celine:: Sarah Ridgeway
Tom:: Tom Forrister
Bailiff:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Writer:: Al Smith
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Leg Breakers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2017, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2017, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comedy-drama that follows the fortunes of Bridget, the principal of Leg Breakers School of Performing Arts, a struggling stage school for kids. With Jessica Hynes. Show more

Contributors

Bridget:: Jessica Hynes
Keith:: Jeremy Swift
Romeo:: Thos Wainwright
Michaela:: Sarah Ridgeway
Samantha:: Sanchia McCormack
Bettina:: Amy Jayne
Georgina:: Lucy Hutchinson
Security:: Charlie Clements
Dad:: Simon Ludders
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Tom Wainwright

Genres

Comedy

The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler

The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler

1990, His Voice Had Changed

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Apr 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Feb 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

After many years George Anton has a surprise visitor. Stars David Sturzaker and Jane Slavin. Show more

Contributors

George:: David Sturzaker
Lindy:: Jane Slavin
Pagan:: Tom Forrister
Michael:: Ian Porter
Gina:: Sarah Ridgeway
Karen:: Chetna Pandya
Narrator:: Barbara Barnes
Author:: Anne Tyler
Adaptor:: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Director:: David Hunter

Genres

DramaRelationships & Romance

Series

Tsar

2. Alexander I: Into the Woods

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 7^th May 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Jun 2021, 03:00 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

Contributors

Alexander I:: Joel MacCormack
Pavel I:: Kenneth Collard
Petya:: Joe Sims
Napoleon:: Charlie Anson
Arakcheyev:: Nathaniel Martello-White
Elizabeth:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Katya:: Sarah Ridgeway
Pahlen:: David Sturzaker
Sperensky:: Simon Ludders
Talleyrand:: Robert Blythe
Bennigsen:: Finlay Robertson
The French Actor:: Tom Forrister
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Tsar

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 2

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 4^th Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Following his election as mayor of Grenoble, Front National politician Vincent Ferre struggles to keep control in the face of escalating and increasingly violent social protest. Show more

Contributors

Vincent:: Joseph Millson
Amelia:: Mariah Gale
Caroline:: Sarah Ridgeway
Messaoud:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Latifa:: Amira Ghazalla
Rashid:: Nathan Clarke
Selim:: Ashley Kumar
Laurent:: Charlie Clements
David:: Philip Fox
Melanie:: Sanchia McCormack
Sandrine:: Chetna Pandya
Phillipe:: Tom Forrister
Police:: Simon Ludders
Security:: Samuel James
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Adrian Penketh

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Dangerous Visions: Siege

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 1

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Charismatic National Front candidate Vincent Ferre stirs up dangerous social unrest as he campaigns to become the next mayor of Grenoble. Can the city survive if he is elected? Show more

Contributors

Vincent:: Joseph Millson
Amelia:: Mariah Gale
Latifa:: Amira Ghazalla
Rashid:: Nathan Clarke
Laurent:: Charlie Clements
Caroline:: Sarah Ridgeway
Messaoud:: Emilio Doorgasingh
David:: Philip Fox
Melanie:: Sanchia McCormack
Phillipe:: Tom Forrister
Clement Besse:: Robert Blythe
Crew Member:: Kerry Gooderson
Journalist:: Chetna Pandya
Journalist:: Samuel James
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Adrian Penketh

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Dangerous Visions: Siege

Dangerous Visions

Siege

Episode 3

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

As violent protest increases, the new National Front mayor of Grenoble resists calls to step down. But a plan has been set in motion that threatens to put an end to his ambitions. Show more

Contributors

Vincent:: Joseph Millson
Amelia:: Mariah Gale
Caroline:: Sarah Ridgeway
Rashid:: Nathan Clarke
Selim:: Ashley Kumar
Messaoud:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Latifa:: Amira Ghazalla
Laurent:: Charlie Clements
Melanie:: Sanchia McCormack
Wafah:: Kerry Gooderson
Khalid:: Samuel James
Ronald:: Simon Ludders
Man:: Robert Blythe
Woman:: Chetna Pandya
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Adrian Penketh

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Dangerous Visions: Siege

Drama on 4

Blue Glory

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Oct 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Hayley Squires. After nearly a decade apart a father and daughter are reunited to watch their beloved football team play. But is reconciliation as satisfying as winning? Show more

Contributors

Terence:: Robert Glenister
Lillian:: Sarah Ridgeway
The Commentator:: Felix Scott
Katherine:: Eiry Thomas
Young Lillian:: Scarlett Hoctor
Director:: Helen Perry
Writer:: Hayley Squires

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Drama

Singles Going Steady

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Oct 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 31^st Oct 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

1961, Liverpool. Paul Farley's play about a love affair conducted between a couple who never meet but send each other singles made in an automatic record-your-own-voice booth. Show more

Contributors

Clarry:: Katherine Rose Morley
George:: Robbie O'Neill
Frank:: Charlie Clements
Big Pat:: James Nelson Joyce
Bernie:: Sarah Ridgeway
Young Bridcutt:: Samuel James
Telephonist 1:: Kerry Gooderson
Telephonist 2:: Julie Teal
Director:: Emma Harding
Writer:: Paul Farley

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Drama

General Mladic Is Waving

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Rookie academic Danny attends the Mladic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague and sees first hand the slippery process of trying to get at the truth. Show more

Contributors

Danny:: Joseph Kloska
Hannah:: Sarah Ridgeway
Mr Nikolic's Interpreter:: Chetna Pandya
Mr Todorovic's Interpreter:: Kerry Gooderson
Mr Mladic's Interpreter:: Julie Teal
Ms Hasan:: Sanchia McCormack
Judge Orie:: Philip Fox
Mr Shin:: Tom Forrister
Mr Groome:: David Sturzaker
General Smith:: Simon Ludders
Mr Ivetic:: Samuel James
Mladic:: Miro Simovic
Mr Nikolic:: Dejan Calovski
Mr Todorovic:: Dejan Radojevic
Writer:: Graham White
Director:: Mary Peate

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Drama on 4

Herald of Disaster

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Using transcripts from the inquest, this docu-drama explains how a cross-channel ferry could capsize minutes after leaving harbour. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ewan Bailey
Actor:: John Bowler
Actor:: Ben Crowe
Actor:: John Dougall
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Actor:: Georgie Glen
Actor:: Sanchia McCormack
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Sarah Ridgeway
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: David Sterne
Actor:: David Sturzaker
Actor:: Joseph Tremain
Actor:: George Watkins
Actor:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Stephen Phelps

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd May 2017, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Sep 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As the police investigate Nel's death, Jules confronts her own history with the Drowning Pool. Starring Sarah Ridgeway. Show more

Contributors

Jules:: Sian Brooke
Lena:: Lily Loveless
Erin:: Sarah Ridgeway
Author:: Paula Hawkins
Abridger:: Doreen Estall
Producer:: Gemma McMullan

Genres

Drama

Series

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th May 2017, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Sep 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

New evidence prompts police to take a look at another apparent suicide and what Nel knew about it. Starring Arthur Darvill. Show more

Contributors

Jules:: Sian Brooke
Lena:: Lily Loveless
Mark:: Arthur Darvill
Erin:: Sarah Ridgeway
Author:: Paula Hawkins
Abridger:: Doreen Estall
Producer:: Gemma McMullan

Genres

Drama

Series

Drama on 3

A Streetcar Named Desire

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Mar 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 1^st Mar 2020, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Tennessee Williams's seminal drama about a catastrophic confrontation between fantasy and reality, starring Anne-Marie Duff, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Matthew Needham. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Tennessee Williams
Blanche:: Anne-Marie Duff
Stella:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Stanley:: Matthew Needham
Mitch:: John Heffernan
Steve:: David Sturzaker
Eunice:: Sarah Ridgeway
Pablo:: John Dougal
Mexican Woman:: Leila Arias
Collector:: Tom Forrister
Nurse:: Georgie Glen
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

Series 2

The Auction

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 31^st Mar 2017, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Jun 2023, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

In Russia, a family estate is about to be turned into a golf course. Stars comedy trio Peepolykus. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Varya:: Sarah Ridgeway
Lopahkin:: Nicholas Murchie
Leonid:: John Nicholson
Madame Ranyevskaya:: Georgie Glen
Trompeta:: Javier Marzan
Anya:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Firs:: David Sterne
Petya:: Tom Forrister
Boris:: John Dougall
Trompeta's Assistant:: Sanchia McCormack
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: John Nicholson

Genres

ComedyCharacter

Brand

Series

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics: Series 2

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th May 2017, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Sep 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

DS Morgan is shocked to learn how little she knows about the other women who drowned in Beckford. Starring Elizabeth Berrington. Show more

Contributors

Jules:: Sian Brooke
Erin:: Sarah Ridgeway
Louise:: Elizabeth Berrington
Sean:: Bryan Dick
Author:: Paula Hawkins
Abridger:: Doreen Estall
Producer:: Gemma McMullan

Genres

Drama

Series

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2017, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Sep 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As the missing part of Nel's manuscript is uncovered, DS Morgan learns more about Nel's personal life. Starring Bryan Dick. Show more

Contributors

Jules:: Sian Brooke
Lena:: Lily Loveless
Erin:: Sarah Ridgeway
Sean:: Bryan Dick
Author:: Paula Hawkins
Abridger:: Doreen Estall
Producer:: Gemma McMullan

Genres

Drama

Series

Gudrun

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Dec 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Apr 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Although convent life offers solace, Gudrun prepares to do whatever it takes to win back her daughter. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Silvia:: Sanchia McCormack
Felman:: Samuel James
Herborg:: Sarah Ridgeway
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 3

Test Case

Bournewood

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Feb 2019, 20:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Drama by Sasha Hails telling the true story of H, and his life at Bournewood Hospital. H did not object to his residential care. Or did he? Show more

Contributors

"H":: Samuel James
"Mr E":: Simon Ludders
"Mrs E":: Adie Allen
Robert Robinson:: Peter Hamilton Dyer
Ailsa Flinders:: Sanchia McCormack
Dr Manjubhashini:: Sudha Bhuchar
Driver:: Philip Fox
Careworker:: Julie Teal
Careworker:: Kerry Gooderson
Staff:: Tom Forrister
Staff:: David Sturzaker
Colleague:: Sarah Ridgeway
Writer:: Philip Palmer
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

FactualCrime & Justice

Brand

Test Case