Programme Index

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Mar 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Jun 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Pilgrim unexpectedly meets some old friends when he takes his former friend Morgan Hambleton to a stone circle - and a strange and dangerous ceremony for the Queen of the Corn Show more

The Coroner

Series 1

Episode 4: The Fisherman's Tale

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Nov 2015, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Aug 2021, 13:45 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Crime drama. A local businessman is shot by a sniper, and Davey is forced to watch as an officer from the Metropolitan Police takes over his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Joy Bradshaw:: Claire Price
Peter Bradshaw:: James Buller
Mick Sturrock:: Ivan Kaye
Judith Kennedy:: Beatie Edney
Brian 'Digger' Digsby:: James Weber Brown
Jane Kennedy:: Claire Goose
DS Davey Higgins:: Matt Bardock
Clint Holman:: Oliver Gomm
DI Ben Marshall:: Bill Buckhurst
Michael Larkin:: Alex Felton
Writer:: Ann Marie Di Mambro
Producer:: Sandra MacIver
Director:: Ian Barber
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

The Coroner

Series

The Coroner: Series 1

The World of Simon Rich

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jun 2016, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Mar 2021, 01:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Simon Rich
Performer:: Simon Rich
Ensemble:: Peter Serafinowicz
Ensemble:: Tim Key
Ensemble:: Cariad Lloyd
Ensemble:: Jamie Demetriou
Ensemble:: Joseph Morpurgo
Ensemble:: Claire Price
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedyStandup

Brand

Series

The World of Simon Rich

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Jun 2016, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Apr 2021, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Simon Rich
Performer:: Simon Rich
Ensemble:: Peter Serafinowicz
Ensemble:: Tim Key
Ensemble:: Cariad Lloyd
Ensemble:: Jamie Demetriou
Ensemble:: Joseph Morpurgo
Ensemble:: Claire Price
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedyStandup

Brand

Series

The World of Simon Rich

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Jun 2016, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 8^th Apr 2021, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Charming, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Tim Key and Cariad Lloyd. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Simon Rich
Performer:: Simon Rich
Ensemble:: Peter Serafinowicz
Ensemble:: Tim Key
Ensemble:: Cariad Lloyd
Ensemble:: Jamie Demetriou
Ensemble:: Joseph Morpurgo
Ensemble:: Claire Price
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedyStandup

Brand

Series

The World of Simon Rich

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Jun 2016, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Apr 2021, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich. Stars Peter Serafinowicz. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Simon Rich
Performer:: Simon Rich
Ensemble:: Peter Serafinowicz
Ensemble:: Tim Key
Ensemble:: Cariad Lloyd
Ensemble:: Jamie Demetriou
Ensemble:: Joseph Morpurgo
Ensemble:: Claire Price
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedyStandup

Brand

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Warden

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Jan 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Apr 2018, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would-be son-in-law questions the large income he receives. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. From January 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Bishop Grantly:: Andrew Sachs
Eleanor:: Claire Price
John Bold:: Bryan Dick
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Susan Grantly:: Charlotte Emmerson
Mary Bold:: Georgie Fuller
Bunce:: Sean Murray
Abel Handy:: Nick Brimble
Tom Towers:: David Seddon
Director:: Susan Roberts
Producer:: Charlotte Riches
Adaptor:: Michael Symmons Roberts
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

Lobby Land

Series 1

Frozen Out

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Jun 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Oct 2022, 12:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Westminster’s alive with summer gossip, but young journalist Sam Peakes needs a story - fast. Stars Ophelia Lovibond. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Sam Peakes:: Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP:: Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips:: Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell:: Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills:: Ryan Sampson
Mel Munson MP:: Claire Price
Writer:: Christopher Davies
Writer:: Alistair Griggs
Writer:: Jon Harvey
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Lobby Land

Series

Lobby Land: Series 1

Lobby Land

Series 1

Poker Face

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Jun 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 6^th Oct 2022, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Westminster lobby hack Sam has just written her best political story but will anyone read it? Stars Ophelia Lovibond. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Sam Peakes:: Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP:: Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips:: Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell:: Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills:: Ryan Sampson
Mel Munson MP:: Claire Price
Writer:: Christopher Davies
Writer:: Alistair Griggs
Writer:: Jon Harvey
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Lobby Land

Series

Lobby Land: Series 1

Lobby Land

Series 1

Plane Sailing

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Jun 2018, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Oct 2022, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Westminster lobby hack Sam is off to India but will she be able to find a story off the beaten track? Stars Ophelia Lovibond. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Sam Peakes:: Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP:: Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips:: Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell:: Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills:: Ryan Sampson
Mel Munson MP:: Claire Price
Writer:: Christopher Davies
Writer:: Alistair Griggs
Writer:: Jon Harvey
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Lobby Land

Series

Lobby Land: Series 1

The Outcast

Episode 1

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Jul 2015, 21:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Jul 2015, 21:15 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
Vicar:: Tom Knight
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
Jane:: Teresa Churcher
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
Tom:: Matt Whitchurch
Fred Johnson:: Theo Cowan
Annie (Child):: Isabelle Jones
Jeanie Lee:: Leanne Best
Jack:: Jerome M Johnson
Hilary Johnson:: Katy Maw
Magistrate:: Martin Wimbush
Writer:: Sadie Jones
Producer:: Celia Duval
Director:: Ian Softley
Production Company:: Blueprint Pictures Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

The Outcast

Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Skull and Bonce

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th May 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Mar 2024, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 8 months

Rob Newman: Rob Newman's Neuropolis

The comedian tackles the mysteries of the brain in an odyssey taking in love and guilt and robot co-workers. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Robert Newman
Performer:: Claire Price
Performer:: Richard McCabe
Writer:: Robert Newman
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

Brand

Rob Newman

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 2: Things Unsaid

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Will the archdeacon's new vicar of St Ewold's be a challenge to the slippery chaplain, Obidiah Slope? From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Mr Arabin:: Steve Toussaint
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Quiverful:: Carolyn Pickles
Mr Quiverful:: John Norton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 3: Games at Ullathorne

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Miss Thorne organises a summer fete for Barchester and then develops a cunning plan for Eleanor. Starring Tim Piggott-Smith and Una Stubbs. From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Miss Thorne:: Una Stubbs
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Mr Arabin:: Steve Toussaint
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Bertie Stanhope:: Joel MacCormack
Guest:: John Norton
Servant:: John Norton
Lady deCourcy:: Carolyn Pickles
Maid:: Georgie Fuller
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Episode 1: The New Bishop

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Feb 2014, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Apr 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The archdeacon wants to be the bishop, but will the current prime minister who favours him remain in power? From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Eleanor Bold:: Claire Price
Archdeacon Grantly:: Malcolm Sinclair
Obidiah Slope:: Richard Lumsden
Bishop Proudie:: James Lailey
Mrs Proudie:: Joanna Monro
Madeline Neroni:: Katherine Parkinson
Bertie:: Joel MacCormack
1st Clergyman:: Joel MacCormack
Mrs Quiverful:: Carolyn Pickles
Dr Stanhope:: John Norton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Author:: Anthony Trollope

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's Barchester Towers

Series

The Barchester Chronicles

Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

All The Work of His Life

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Feb 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Johnny's travel abroad solves Mr Crawley’s dilemma and brings him a new friend, but will it have repercussions? Stars Adam Kotz. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Baxter:: Maggie Steed
Johnny Eames:: Samuel Barnett
Mr Harding:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Lily Dale:: Scarlett Alice Johnson
Mr Crawley:: Adam Kotz
Grace Crawley:: Rhiannon Neads
Henry Grantly:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Archdeacon Grantly:: Nigel Anthony
Eleanor Arabin:: Claire Price
Posy:: Rose Hilton Hille
Madalina Demolines:: Ayesha Antoine
Mr Toogood:: Sam Dale
Policeman:: Chris Pavlo
Author:: Anthony Trollope
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Marion Nancarrow
Producer:: Marion Nancarrow

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Barchester Chronicles: Anthony Trollope's The Last Chronicle of Barset

Series

Rob Newman

Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Love on the Brain

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Apr 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Feb 2024, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 8 months

Rob Newman: Rob Newman's Neuropolis

Rob Newman tackles the mysteries of the brain in an odyssey taking in everything from A.I. to Belinda Carlisle. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Robert Newman
Performer:: Claire Price
Performer:: Richard McCabe
Writer:: Robert Newman
Producer:: Jon Harvey

Genres

Brand

Rob Newman

Series

Drama on 4

John Osborne - Look Back in Anger

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 30^th Apr 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Mar 2023, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jimmy Porter is railing against the class system and the voice of a discontented generation. Starring David Tennant. Show more

Contributors

Jimmy Porter:: David Tennant
Alison:: Nancy Carroll
Cliff:: Daniel Evans
Helena:: Claire Price
Colonel:: Ian McKellen
Director:: Richard Wilson
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: John Osborne

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Drama on 4

Eurydice and Orpheus