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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

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 4

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

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

Series

Drama on 4

The Clintons

Heck, Don't Vote For Him

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Aug 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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

Hillary Rodham:: Fenella Woolgar
Bill Clinton:: Corey Johnson
Steve Kroft:: Kerry Shale
Dick Morris:: Kerry Shale
Betsey Wright:: Laurel Lefkow
James Carville:: Jason Barnett
George Stephanopoulos:: Tom Forrister
Secretary:: Clare Perkins
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Jonathan Myerson

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama on 4: The Clintons

Drama on 4

The Clintons

The Man Scale

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Aug 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Jul 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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

Hillary Rodham Clinton:: Sian Thomas
Bill Clinton:: Corey Johnson
Chelsea Clinton:: Janine Harouni
Patti Solis Doyle:: Nancy Crane
Mark Penn:: Trevor White
Huma Abedin:: Lisa Caruccio Came
Kevin:: Jason Barnett
Air Hostess:: Kirsty Oswald
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama on 4: The Clintons

The Mauritanian

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th May 2023, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th May 2023, 22:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Watch now

Believed by US intelligence to be the main recruiter for the 9/11 attacks, Mohamedou Ould Slahi is picked up from his home village in Mauritania and rendered to Guantanamo Bay without charge. Show more

Contributors

Nancy Hollander:: Jodie Foster
Mohamedou Ould Slahi:: Tahar Rahim
Teri Duncan:: Shailene Woodley
Stuart Crouch:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Neil Buckland:: Zachary Levi
Arjun:: Saamer Usmani
Col Bill Seidel:: Corey Johnson
Poulson:: Stevel Marc
Director:: Kevin Macdonald

Genres

Formats

Films

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Sep 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 13^th Apr 2010, 21:00 on BBC HD

Drama telling the story of three days that shook the world. The heads of Wall Street's three biggest investment banks are summoned by the US Treasury Secretary. Show more

Contributors

Paulson, Hank:: James Cromwell
Thain, john:: Ben Daniels
Fuld, Dick:: Corey Johnson
Zach:: Michael Landes
Lewis, Ken:: James Bolam

Genres

Drama

Formats

Docudramas

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

Series

Drama on 4: The Clintons

Sex, the City and Me

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Jun 2007, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Mar 2010, 22:00 on BBC Four

Drama set in the high-octane world of the City of London. High-flying banker Jess is sidelined in her job by her Machiavellian boss when she returns to work after having a baby. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Turner:: Sarah Parish
Michael:: Ben Miles
Ruth Gilbert:: Sarah Lancashire
Patrick Turner:: Daniel Lapaine
Tony:: Shaun Dingwall
Lawrence:: Burn Gorman
Shafi:: Raza Jaffrey
Ali:: Abigail Cruttenden
Jeff Moran:: Corey Johnson
Janet Reynolds:: Lucy Robinson
Producer:: Amy Flanagan
Director:: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writer:: Philippa Lowthorpe

Genres

Drama

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 5

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

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

Series

DEVS

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 44 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Apr 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Apr 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 2 months

Watch now

Drama. Fearing her bosses are above the law, Lily plays along with their plans, while a discovery in Devs results in disillusion.

Contributors

Jamie:: Jin Ha
Pete:: Jefferson Hall
Writer:: Alex Garland
Kenton:: Zach Grenier
Lily Chan:: Sonoya Mizuno
Forest:: Nick Offerman
Katie:: Alison Pill
Director:: Alex Garland
Dr Goodman:: Corey Johnson
Stewart:: Stephen McKinley Henderson
Lyndon:: Cailee Spaeny

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

DEVS

Series

DEVS: Series 1

The City And The City

Series 1

Episode 2

The City And The City: Series 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Apr 2018, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 13^th Apr 2018, 23:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. As he fights to uncover the truth behind Mahalia's death, Borlu crosses over a border like no other to work with the Ul Qoman Militsya, challenging everything he holds dear. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Borlu:: David Morrissey
Lizbyet Corwi:: Mandeep Dhillon
Quissima Dhatt:: Maria Schrader
Katrynia Perla:: Lara Pulver
David Bowden:: Christian Camargo
Commissar Gadlem:: Ron Cook
Major Syedr:: Danny Webb
Professor Mona Ul-Nadi:: Paprika Steen
Mr Geary:: Corey Johnson
Grimes:: Russell Richardson
Mrs Geary:: Debora Weston
Yoravik:: Lee Bagley
Orientation Instructor:: Anne Hornby
Worker Priest Driver:: Moey Hassan
Ul Qoma Newsreader:: Alison Long
Aikham:: Michael Moshonov
Rebecca:: Marama Corlett
Tour Guide:: Vicki Hackett
Kurdish Driver:: Theo Handen
Dotti:: Laura Rees
Mike Gorse:: Robert Firth
Writer:: Tony Grisoni
Author:: China Mieville
Producer:: Betsan Morris Evans
Director:: Tom Shankland
Production Company:: Mammoth Screen
Executive Producer:: Lucy Richer
Executive Producer:: Tony Grisoni
Executive Producer:: Preethi Mavahalli
Executive Producer:: Tom Shankland
Executive Producer:: Robyn Slovo
Executive Producer:: Damien Timmer
Composer:: Dominik Scherrer

Genres

Brand

The City And The City

Series

Drama on 4

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Apr 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The lives of three women spill across time. A story inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stars Rosamund Pike. Show more

Contributors

Virginia:: Fenella Woolgar
Kitty:: Fenella Woolgar
Laura:: Teresa Gallagher
Dan:: Corey Johnson
Walter:: Corey Johnson
Richie:: Jack Towbin
Clarissa:: Rosamund Pike
Sally:: Lia Williams
Vanessa:: Lia Williams
Leonard:: David Annen
Louis:: David Annen
Nelly:: Rachel Atkins
Julia:: Haley McGee
Actor:: Sydney Beveridge
Actor:: Josh Wakesberg
Author:: Michael Cunningham
Adaptor:: Frances Byrnes
Director:: Judith Kampfner
Director:: Polly Thomas
Producer:: Judith Kampfner

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Series

Drama on 4

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Apr 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Jan 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Virginia, Laura and Clarissa all experience conflict. A story inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Stars Rosamund Pike. Show more

Contributors

Vanessa:: Lia Williams
Sally:: Lia Williams
Virginia:: Fenella Woolgar
Laura:: Teresa Gallagher
Richie:: Jack Towbin
Clarissa:: Rosamund Pike
Julia:: Haley McGee
Walter:: Corey Johnson
Dan:: Corey Johnson
Leonard:: David Annen
Nelly:: Rachel Atkins
Author:: Michael Cunningham
Adaptor:: Frances Byrnes
Director:: Judith Kampfner
Director:: Polly Thomas
Producer:: Judith Kampfner

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: The Hours by Michael Cunningham

Series

The City And The City

Series 1

Episode 1