Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th May 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Oct 2015, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the western front to join the start of the Gallipoli campaign, where a steep hill climb from Gully Beach is not popular with all the British forces. Show more

Contributors

Ahmadullah Khan:: Danny Rahim
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Sidney Mauldon:: Nicholas Murchie
Lieutenant Haston:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Natha Singh:: Parth Thakerar
Copplestone:: Neet Mohan
Washbrook:: Deven Modha
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Nick Warburton

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Casualty

Series 32

Episode 16

BBC One

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Dec 2017, 21:20 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Dec 2017, 21:20 on BBC One Wales

Elle has a shock in store for Jacob. Rash questions his future as a doctor after treating an old girlfriend.

Contributors

Elle Gardner:: Jaye Griffiths
Jacob Masters:: Charles Venn
Rashid Masum:: Neet Mohan
David Hide:: Jason Durr
Alicia Munroe:: Chelsea Halfpenny
Lisa 'Duffy' Duffin:: Cathy Shipton
Max Walker:: Jamie Davis
Robyn Miller:: Amanda Henderson
Noel Garcia:: Tony Marshall
Louise Tyler:: Azuka Oforka
Sam Nicholls:: Charlotte Salt
Glen Thomas:: Owain Arthur
Blake Gardner:: Kai Thorne
Marty Williams:: Roger Griffiths
Miles Ashworth:: Finney Cassidy
Polly Donovan:: Jamey May
Jessie Fields:: Georgie Lord
Javed Barazani:: Stefan Kalipha
Amir Barazani:: Avin Shah
Writer:: Dominique Moloney
Producer:: Gwenllian Gravelle
Director:: Roberto Bangura

Casualty

Series 24

Episode 11: Leave Me Standing

BBC One

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2009, 20:40 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2009, 20:40 on BBC One Wales

Medical drama series. Tragedy strikes for Ruth. The F2s go it alone, with disastrous consequences, while Polly harbours a mystery about Alistair. Show more

Contributors

Malcolm Crowson:: Russ Abbot
Ruth Winters:: Georgia Taylor
Jay Faldren:: Ben Turner
Trevor:: Don Warrington
Yuki Reid:: Will Sharpe
Lenny Lyons:: Steven Miller
May Phelps:: Laura Aikman
Adam Trueman:: Tristan Gemmill
Nick Jordan:: Michael French
Zoe Hanna:: Sunetra Sarker
Polly Emmerson:: Sophia Di Martino
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:: Jane Hazlegrove
Jessica Harrison:: Gillian Kearney
Tess Bateman:: Suzanne Packer
Jeff Collier:: Matt Bardock
Noel Garcia:: Tony Marshall
Big Mac:: Charles Dale
Tasmeen Haron:: Pooja Ghai
Amir Haron:: Nasser Memarzia
Skip Carter:: Paul Oldham
Suhail Haron:: Nabil Elouahabi
Brenda Crowson:: Patricia Brake
Jake Milns:: Amit Shah
Inspector Fielding:: Philip Wright
Usher:: Avin Shah
Youth 3:: Charles Morgan
Director:: Jon Sen
Producer:: Hamish Wright

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Casualty

Series

Casualty: Series 24

Tommies

15 August 1918

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Aug 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 7^th Nov 2018, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Two armoured trains meet on a single track in the desert, in this extraordinary real-life battle story written by Avin Shah and starring Indira Varma. Show more

Contributors

Railway Officer Oraz Drushkin:: Simon Scardifield
Railway Lieutenant Yashka Stepniak:: Dolya Gavanski
Railway Engineer Nikolai Trepov:: Aaron Vodovoz
Havildar Ghulam Singh:: Tony Jayawardena
Private Frank Pond:: Ryan Early
Sapper Akbar Rasul:: Waleed Akhtar
Sapper Shivinder Singh:: Omar Malik
Hussar Sergei Panchenko:: Stephen Hogan
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

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Tommies

11 April 1918

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Apr 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Oct 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The British Army is in pell-mell retreat towards the Channel ports, and must face up to losing the war. Stars Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Sergeant Desmond Dixon:: Daniel Weyman
Sapper Juma Gubanda:: John Macmillan
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby:: Tom Vallen
Captain Eric Halliday:: Mark Edel-Hunt
German Gunner:: Philip Bretherton
Signaller:: Ryan Whittle
Private:: Luke Bailey
Runner:: Ryan Early
Major:: Neil McCaul
Refugee:: Amber Aga
Refugee:: Georgie Glen
Refugee:: Kerry Gooderson
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

10 April 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Apr 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Sep 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war. With Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From April 2017. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Lieutenant Gagnon:: Philip Desmeules
Sergeant Dixon:: Daniel Weyman
Private Townsend:: Tom Forrister
Oberleutnant Gruder:: Simon Bubb
Corporal MacMillan:: David Sturzaker
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

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Brand

Tommies

7 June 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Nov 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. East Africa. Can Signallers Pavan Jodha and Bill Bloomfield negotiate the safety of those besieged in Mkalama Fort by marauding German troops? From June 2017. Show more

Contributors

Subedar Pavan Jodha:: Akbar Kurtha
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Sergeant Bill Bloomfield:: Rick Warden
Zik Chingombe:: Fiston Barek
Jimbasa Bamgiri:: Ladi Emeruwa
Hilary Williams:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Kualalo Kutawala:: Daon Broni
Askari Soldier:: Emmanuel Kojo
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Avin Shah

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Brand

Tommies

11 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Nov 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Oct 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Capt Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:: Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:: Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:: Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:: Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:: Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:: Selva Rasalingam
Capt Lionel Larkin:: Clive Hayward
TE Lawrence:: David Reakes
Pilot:: Rupert Holliday Evans
Corporal:: Gary Duncan
Colonel:: Neil McCaul
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

4 November 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Nov 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 26^th May 2016, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

One real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. Signallers Ahmadullah and Zarbab have a perilous mission to deliver a wireless set to beleaguered British forces in Mesopotamia. Show more

Contributors

Ahmadullah:: Danny Rahim
Zarbab:: Avin Shah
Sidney:: Nicholas Murchie
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Jalal:: Ronak Patani
Pillow Wallah:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Mother:: Sudha Bhuchar
Father:: Kulvinder Ghir
Captain:: David Hounslow
Officer:: David Acton
Doctor:: Neet Mohan
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle

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Brand

Tommies

2 December 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Nov 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp, in this story by Avin Shah. From December 2016. Show more

Contributors

Havildar Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Havildar Ahmadullah Khan:: Danny Rahim
Serdar Bey:: Philip Arditti
Corporal McCartney:: Bryan Dick
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Akbar:: Deven Modha
Chiaus:: Selva Rasalingam
Hanna:: Asli Bayram
Feroz:: Gavi Singh Chera
Private Patterson:: Antonio Aakeel
Arab:: John Dougall
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

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Brand

Tommies

10 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Oct 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza, to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:: Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
Capt Christi Mansoor:: Narinder Samra
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:: Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:: Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:: Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:: Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:: Selva Rasalingam
Ozzy:: Adam Fitzgerald
TE Lawrence:: David Reakes
Arthur Neate:: Rupert Holliday Evans
Corporal:: Gary Duncan
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Dumping Ground: Series 3

The Dumping Ground

Series 3

Episode 4: Mischief

CBBC

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Jan 2015, 17:30 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Dec 2019, 15:15 on CBBC HD

Available for 2 months

Drama series. In battling to adopt a homeless dog, loner Bailey finally finds a friend.

Contributors

Bailey Wharton:: Kasey McKellar
Jody Jackson:: Kia Pegg
Mal:: Dai Bradley
May-Li Wang:: Stacy Liu
Bille:: Gwen Currant
Toni Trent:: Nelly Currant
Johnny Taylor:: Joe Maw
Harry Jones:: Philip Graham Scott
Kazima Tako:: Akuc Bol
Tyler Lewis:: Miles Butler-Hughton
Ryan Reeves:: Lewis Hamilton
Floss Guppy:: Sarah Rayson
Mike Milligan:: Connor Byrne
Tee Taylor:: Mia McKenna-Bruce
Carmen Howle:: Amy-Leigh Hickman
Clive:: Avin Shah
Mischief:: Sage
Producer:: Philip Leach
Director:: Roberto Bangura
Writer:: Dawn Harrison

Genres

Children'sDrama

Brand

The Dumping Ground

Series

Saturday Drama

Mark Davies Markham - The Liberty of Norton Folgate

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Feb 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 13^th Nov 2017, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Inspired by, and starring members of, Madness - a tale of London's melting pot of cultures and ensuing struggles. From February 2013. Show more

Contributors

Himself:: Suggs
Himself:: Chas Smith
Himself:: Mike Barson
Gazi:: Vincent Ebrahim
Sitara:: Pooja Ghai
Aki:: Avin Shah
Sunshine:: Danny Sapani
Jess:: Stephanie Racine
Ralph:: Patrick Brennan
Hughie:: Adam Nagaitis
Connor:: Paul Stonehouse
Iona:: Eleanor Crooks
Writer:: Mark Davies Markham
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama