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Drama on 4

Inspector Chen Novels

Enigma of China

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Another investigation for Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police Bureau. Has the Shanghai Development Committee director killed himself or been murdered while under house arrest? Show more

The Wire

Dostoevsky and the Chickens

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Novelist Xiaolu Guo's first radio drama, set in a vast chicken processing plant in the Pacific Ocean. Two young convict-labourers read Dostoevsky and dream of a different life. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

The extraordinary story of the Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korea's supreme leader, and the deadly power struggle at the heart of the world's only communist monarchy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul French
Narrator:
Paul French
Jong-nam:
Daniel York
Ko Yong-hui:
Liz Sutherland
Jong-chul:
Leo Wan
Jong-il:
Paul Chan
Uncle Jang:
Neil McCaul
Song Hye-rang:
Isabella Inchbald
Journalist:
Adam Fitzgerald
Sushi Chef:
Clive Hayward
Passport Official:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Writer:
Nick Perry

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Father Brown

Series 7

Episode 1: The Great Train Robbery

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Period drama series. Lady Felicia and Mrs McCarthy are taken hostage when a midnight train robbery goes awry.

Contributors

Father Brown:
Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:
Sorcha Cusack
Lady Felicia:
Nancy Carroll
Daryl Cudlip:
Andrew Turner
Lenny Cudlip:
Darryl Clark
Tim Cudlip:
Jack Carroll
Inspector Mallory:
Jack Deam
Sergeant Goodfellow:
John Burton
Dame Bianca Norman:
Cecilia Noble
Barbara Norman:
Olivia Hallinan
Tony Norman:
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Piers Huntingdon:
Matt Rawle
Radio Announcer:
Jonathan Rigby
Director:
Paul Gibson
Producer:
Peter Bullock
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter

Call the Midwife

Series 6

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

New legislation and Sister Ursula cause serious problems for Shelagh and Dr Turner. Meanwhile, a first-time mother from the Chinese community faces an unexpected crisis. Show more

Contributors

Sister Julienne:
Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane:
Linda Bassett
Sister Monica Joan:
Judy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie Franklin:
Helen George
Shelagh Turner:
Laura Main
Nurse Barbara Gilbert:
Charlotte Ritchie
Sister Winifred:
Victoria Yeates
Tom Hereward:
Jack Ashton
Dr Patrick Turner:
Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle:
Cliff Parisi
Lucy Chen:
Alice Connor
Oilen Chen:
Lucy Sheen
Mrs Evans:
Emily Houghton
Sister Ursula:
Harriet Walter
Mrs Collier:
Sandy Foster
Timothy Turner:
Max Macmillan
Angela Turner:
Alice Brown
Nurse Delia Busby:
Kate Lamb
Mr Greenwood:
Patrick Brennan
Caretaker:
Darren Ruston
Workman:
Danny Nutt
Voice of Mature Jennifer Worth:
Vanessa Redgrave
Executive Producer:
Pippa Harris
Executive Producer:
Heidi Thomas
Director:
James Larkin
Production Company:
Neal Street Productions

Drama on 4

Inspector Chen Novels

Shanghai Redemption

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Inspector Chen finds himself 'promoted' sideways from the Shanghai Police Bureau before narrowly escaping a night club trap and exposing a web of financial and sexual corruption. Show more

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

The Husbands of River Song

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for years

When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy. Show more

Contributors

The Doctor:
Peter Capaldi
River Song:
Alex Kingston
Nardole:
Matt Lucas
King Hydroflax:
Greg Davies
Concierge:
Anthony Cozens
Receptionist:
Nicolle Smartt
Producer:
Nikki Wilson
Executive Producer:
Steven Moffat
Executive Producer:
Brian Minchin

First broadcast: on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: on CBeebies

Available for 1 month

Join Swashbuckle's Cook and Line as they help William Shakespeare put together a magical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Filmed at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Ian Russell
Producer:
Angela Young
Executive Producer:
Tony Reed
William Shakespeare:
Steven Kynman
Nick Bottom:
Justin Fletcher
Hippolyta:
Esther Hall
Peter Quince:
Andy Day
Lysander:
Calum Finlay
Demetrius:
Elliott Ross
Tom Snout:
Chris Jarvis
Robin Starvelling:
Pui Fan Lee
Francis Flute:
Ben Faulks