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Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Rebecca misses her Dad. What if she could have him back as he was? Magical family comedy about dementia. Stars Raquel Cassidy. Show more

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The Stuarts

Charles II, Part One: Through the World in Various Fortune

Duration: 58 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. When news of Oliver Cromwell's death reaches Brussels, the exiled Charles II plots his return. With Jamie Parker. Show more

Contributors

Charles:
Jamie Parker
Kenelm Digby:
Paul Hilton
Young Charles:
Adam Thomas Wright
General Monck:
Alun Raglan
Secretary:
Matthew Watson
Colonel:
David Cann
Director:
Marc Beeby

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Despite being a national treasure later in life, Sir John still worries about his career and personal life. Stars Ben Whitrow. Show more

Contributors

Lady Elizabeth:
Joanna David
Lady Penelope:
Sarah Crowden
Cornish Woman:
Sandra Duncan
Voice 3:
Neil McCaul
Director:
Bruce Young
Producer:
Bruce Young

Genres

Classic Serial

The World According to Garp

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Jenny becomes an ardent feminist, whilst her son tries to emulate her writing success. Stars Lee Ingleby and Miranda Richardson. Show more

Classic Serial

The World According to Garp

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

A devastating road accident has life-changing effects on Garp and his family. Stars Lee Ingleby and Miranda Richardson. Show more

Drama on 3

Fanny and Alexander

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's autobiographical film. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family. Show more

Drama on 3

Fanny and Alexander

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film. After Fanny and Alexander's father dies, their mother Emilie marries the bishop and they all move to live together at the palace. Show more

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. On leaving Oxford without a degree, John becomes a cricket master at a prep school knowing nothing about it. Stars Ben Whitrow. Show more

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Drama on 4

John le Carré - A Perfect Spy

2. A Perfect Mystery

Duration: 1 hour

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

MI6 must urgently hunt down Magnus Pym to prevent his defection, but he has his own mystery to solve. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt. Show more

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar's ambition is a threat to the republic and a conspiracy is formed. Show more

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

The plot against Caesar reaches crisis point as the conspirators gather at the Capitol in Rome. Show more

Contributors

Calpurnia:
Jessica Turner
Metellus Cimber:
Stephen Critchlow
Decius Brutus:
David Acton
Trebonius:
Chris Pavlo
Soothsayer:
Sam Dale
Servant 1:
Neet Mohan
Artemidorus:
David Hounslow
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are forced to leave Rome. But the combined forces of Mark Antony and Octavius are hot on their heels. Show more

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 2: Federigo and His Falcon

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Courtly Federigo spends every last groat trying to win the affections of Monna. But there is only one thing of his that she wants - and it has feathers. Introduced by Terry Jones. Show more

Drama on 3

Decameron Nights

Episode 1: Five Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

Terry Jones introduces John Finnemore, Ingrid Oliver, Carrie Quinlan, Lydia Leonard, Samuel Barnett and Colin McFarlane star in stories adaptions of The Decameron by Robin Brooks. Show more

Contributors

Adaptor:
Robin Brooks
Ciappelletto:
Colin McFarlane
Musciatto:
Sam Dale
Anselmo:
Paul Heath
Federigo degli Alberighi:
John Finnemore
Rinieri:
Cyril Nri
Mithridanes:
Samuel Barnett
Pyrrhus:
Paul Heath
Spinelloccio:
Shaun Mason
Nathan:
Sam Dale
Beggarmaid:
Bettrys Jones

Genres

The Outcast

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Sadie Jones. In the first of two parts, a boy's idyllic childhood is set on a new course when he is witness to a tragic accident. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Aldridge:
Hattie Morahan
Lewis Aldridge (Child):
Finn Elliot
Gilbert Aldridge:
Greg Wise
Dicky Carmichael:
Nathaniel Parker
Claire Carmichael:
Helen Bradbury
Kit Carmichael (Child):
Jocelyn MacNab
Tamsin Carmichael (Child):
Edie Whitehead
Anne Rawlins:
Abigail Cruttenden
Tom (Child):
Aran Bevan
Ed Rawlins (Child):
Adam Thomas Wright
Joanna (Child):
Sophie Sanderson
Fred Johnson (Child):
Cameron Lane
Dr Straechen:
Julian Wadham
Mr Liley, Coroner:
Michael Hadley
Constable Wilson:
Oliver Gilbert
Alice Aldridge:
Jessica Brown Findlay
Marjorie Dunford-Wood:
Claire Price
Lewis Aldridge:
George MacKay
Tamsin Carmichael:
Daisy Bevan
Kit Carmichael:
Jessica Barden
Ed Rawlins:
Hubert Burton
Fred Johnson:
Theo Cowan
Annie (Child):
Isabelle Jones
Jeanie Lee:
Leanne Best
Hilary Johnson:
Katy Maw
Magistrate:
Martin Wimbush
Producer:
Celia Duval
Director:
Ian Softley
Production Company:
Blueprint Pictures Limited

15 Minute Drama

Early One Morning

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Rome 1943: A split-second decision is about to change Chiara's life forever. Starring Juliet Aubrey and Greta Scacchi. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Early One Morning

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Chiara flees Rome with a Jewish boy she’s sheltering. 30 years on, Maria toils with her Dad’s identity. Stars Sophie Melville. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Early One Morning

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Chiara leaves for the countryside with a Jewish boy. Thirty years on, she receives an unexpected call. Stars Juliet Aubrey. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Early One Morning

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Italy 1943: Chiara has to learn how to be a mother to the Jewish boy she has saved. Starring Greta Scacchi and Juliet Aubrey. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Early One Morning

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Chiara prepares to host Welsh teen, Maria, who claims to be Daniele's daughter. Stars Sophie Melville and Adam Thomas Wright. Show more