Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 7^th Sep 2015, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Drama series follows 15-year-old LadyDi Martinez in Guerrero, Mexico, where she hides in a hole in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Prayers for the Stolen

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Sep 2015, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

LadyDi's mother drinks too much and steals, and now she tells her daughter the truth about her father, and best friend Maria. Show more

Contributors

LadyDi:: Gabriela Montaraz
Rita:: Yolanda Vasquez
Maria:: Georgia Boe-Robertson
Ruth:: Afrika Fuentes
Jose:: Joseph Balderrama
Director:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Author:: Jennifer Clement
Adaptor:: Jeff Young

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Prayers for the Stolen

Series

15 Minute Drama

Prayers for the Stolen

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Sep 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Sep 2015, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco. Show more

Contributors

LadyDi:: Gabriela Montaraz
Rita:: Yolanda Vasquez
Julio:: Joseph Balderrama
Cop:: Joseph Balderrama
Reporter:: Joseph Balderrama
Mike:: Javier Marzan
Reporter:: Javier Marzan
Director:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Author:: Jennifer Clement
Adaptor:: Jeff Young

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Prayers for the Stolen

Series

The Village

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jan 2017, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Jan 2017, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Short story by acclaimed writer Krys Lee. A beautiful stranger visits a remote South American village and beguiles the menfolk. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Krys Lee
Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Producer:: Elizabeth Allard

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Short Works

Series 1

The Storyteller

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Jun 2017, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Jun 2017, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

In Julianne Pachico's specially commissioned short story, a Colombian summer's evening takes an unexpected turn. The reader is Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Writer:: Julianne Pachico
Producer:: Elizabeth Allard

Genres

Drama

Brand

Short Works

Series

Short Works: Series 1

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Jul 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 17^th Jul 2017, 19:45 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

Contributors

Assata Shakur:: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Detective 1:: Joseph Balderrama
Cop 2:: John Dougall
Cop 3:: Finlay Robertson
Priest:: Daniel Cerqueira
Nurse:: Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Detective 2:: Corey Johnson
Hospital Security:: Alex Lanipekun
Female Officer:: Norah Lopez Holden
Director:: debbie tucker green
Producer:: Mary Peate
Author:: Assata Shakur
Adaptor:: debbie tucker green

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Series

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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

Contributors

Assata Shakur:: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Warden:: Natasha Cowley
Prisoner 1:: Cherrelle Skeete
Guard 1:: Cherrelle Skeete
Prisoner 2:: Shvorne Marks
Prisoner 3:: Keziah Joseph
Evelyn:: Cecilia Noble
Guard:: Karen Bartke
Juror:: Corey Johnson
Judge:: Joseph Balderrama
Cop 1:: Joseph Balderrama
Guard 2:: Norah Lopez Holden
Latina Prisoner:: Norah Lopez Holden
Black Prisoner:: Jade Anouka
Cop 2:: John Dougall
Director:: debbie tucker green
Producer:: Mary Peate
Adaptor:: debbie tucker green
Author:: Assata Shakur

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Series

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

5. Understanding

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Mar 2018, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Oct 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

The former border patrol agent Francisco Cantu gains a new understanding of the US-Mexican border. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Author:: Francisco Cantu
Abridger:: Richard Hamilton

Genres

Series

Not Going Out

Series 7

Episode 7: Surprise

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 21:30 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Jul 2015, 22:50 on BBC One Wales

Available for 3 months

Watch now

Sitcom. Lucy's surprise party for her parents' anniversary must remain a secret or it won't be a surprise. So why she tells Lee is anyone's guess. Show more

Contributors

Lee:: Lee Mack
Lucy:: Sally Bretton
Daisy:: Katy Wix
Toby:: Hugh Dennis
Geoffrey:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Wendy:: Deborah Grant
Mario:: Joseph Balderrama
Derek:: William Maxwell
Writer:: Lee Mack
Writer:: Daniel Peak
Producer:: Jamie Rix
Director:: Nick Wood
Production Company:: Avalon Television Ltd

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Not Going Out

Series

Not Going Out: Series 7

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

1. Risks

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Feb 2018, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Oct 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Francisco Cantú recounts his haunting experiences of policing the US-Mexican border. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Author:: Francisco Cantu
Abridger:: Richard Hamilton

Genres

Series

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

2. Creation

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Feb 2018, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Francisco Cantú, a former border patrol agent, recounts how the US-Mexican border was created. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Author:: Francisco Cantu
Abridger:: Richard Hamilton

Genres

Series

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

3. Questions

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Feb 2018, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Oct 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Former border patrol agent questions his job at the US-Mexican border and its effect on his humanity. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Author:: Francisco Cantu
Abridger:: Richard Hamilton

Genres

Series

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

4. It's Personal

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Mar 2018, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Oct 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Francisco Cantu's experiences as a border patrol agent at the US-Mexican border become personal. Read by Joseph Balderrama. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Joseph Balderrama
Author:: Francisco Cantu
Abridger:: Richard Hamilton

Genres

Series

Drama on 4

The Clintons

The Coup

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Aug 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Three new dramas imagine key moments in the Clintons’ lives together, closely based on the published accounts and opinions of those who’ve witnessed their enduring partnership. Show more

Contributors

Bill Clinton:: Corey Johnson
Hillary Rodham Clinton:: Fenella Woolgar
Susan McDougal:: Samantha Dakin
Bobby McDaniel:: Rhashan Stone
Rahm Emanuel:: Rhashan Stone
OIC Lawyer:: Joseph Balderrama
Sidney Blumenthal:: Joseph Balderrama
George Stephanopoulos:: Tom Forrister
Jim McDougal:: Brian Protheroe
Claudia Riley:: Clare Perkins
Waitress:: Kirsty Oswald
Judge:: Sean Baker
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 4: The Clintons

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Jul 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Jul 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Assata Shakur in debbie tucker green's dramatisation of Shakur's autobiography. Shakur is in jail awaiting trial with her friend Kamau. Show more

Contributors

Assata Shakur:: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Kamau:: Lucian Msamati
Judge:: Corey Johnson
Judge:: Finlay Robertson
Stanley:: Daniel Cerqueira
Marshal 1:: Daniel Cerqueira
Marshal 2:: Norah Lopez Holden
Evelyn:: Cecilia Noble
Guard 1:: Cherrelle Skeete
Guard 2:: Shvorne Marks
Guard 3:: Natasha Cowley
Guard 4:: Alex Lanipekun
Juror:: Natasha Cowley
Officer:: Joseph Balderrama
Guard:: John Dougall
Female Officer:: Jade Anouka
Director:: debbie tucker green
Producer:: Mary Peate
Adaptor:: debbie tucker green
Author:: Assata Shakur

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Series

Capital

Episode 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Nov 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Nov 2015, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Contemporary drama. On one day, the people of one South London street all receive an anonymous postcard with the simple message 'we want what you have'. Show more

Contributors

Petunia:: Gemma Jones
Mary:: Lesley Sharp
Ahmed:: Adeel Akhtar
Shahid:: Danny Ashok
Rohinka:: Mona Goodwin
Fatima:: Kaiya Bakrania
Usman:: Hamza Jeetooa
Piotr:: Krystian Godlewski
Bogdan:: Rad Kaim
Roger:: Toby Jones
Quentina:: Wunmi Mosaku
Conrad:: Arthur Bateman
Arabella:: Rachael Stirling
Mickey:: Osi Okerafor
Mark:: Andrew Gower
Lothar:: Matthew Marsh
Mr Canseca:: Joseph Balderrama
Smitty:: Robert Emms
Mashinko:: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Greaves:: Noma Dumezweni
DI Mill:: Bryan Dick
Iqbal:: Tom Reed
Kwame:: Andrew French
Mrs Kamal:: Shabana Azmi
Matya:: Zrinka Cvitesic
Sofa Delivery Man:: Daniel Fearn
Writer:: Peter Bowker
Author:: John Lanchester
Producer:: Matt Strevens
Director:: Euros Lyn
Production Company:: Kudos Film & Television Company

Genres

Drama

Series

Capital

Classic Serial

Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Dec 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Jul 2016, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Set in Cuba, the thrilling epic battle between an old man and a large marlin. Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece with David Schofield. Show more

Contributors

Santiago:: David Schofield
Manolin (narrator):: Joseph Balderrama
Young Manolin:: Damson Idris
Director:: Pauline Harris
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Adaptor:: Simon Armitage
Author:: Ernest Hemingway

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Jul 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jul 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

debbie tucker green's dramatisation of political activist Assata Shakur's autobiography. Shakur has become a member of the Black Panther party. Show more

Contributors

Assata Shakur:: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Zayd:: Lucian Msamati
Black Panther Party Member:: Sarah Niles
White Liberal:: Natasha Cowley
Voice on Phone:: John Dougall
Black Panther Party Member Tony:: David Ajala
Radio Announcer:: Joseph Balderrama
Friend:: Jade Anouka
Director:: debbie tucker green
Producer:: Mary Peate
Adaptor:: debbie tucker green
Author:: Assata Shakur

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Series

The Price of Oil

The Weapon