Programme Index

H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Apr 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Mar 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines

The search for a missing man on a quest to find legendary diamond mines in an uncharted part of Africa. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Allan Quatermain:: Tim McInnerny
Sir Henry Curtis:: David Sturzaker
Captain John Good:: Simon Ludders
Umbopa:: Sope Dirisu
Infadoos:: Maynard Eziashi
Ventvogel:: Tonderai Munyevu
Scragga:: Tonderai Munyevu
Sylvestre:: Joe Ferrera
Officer:: Finlay Robertson
Author:: H Rider Haggard
Adaptor:: Chris Harrald
Director:: Liz Webb

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Dangerous Visions

Darkness at Noon

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Jul 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Feb 2019, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Rubashov finds the tables turned on him when he is imprisoned and psychologically tortured by the totalitarian regime to which he has dedicated his life. With Matthew Marsh. Show more

Contributors

Rubashov:: Matthew Marsh
Arlova:: Poppy Miller
Ivanov:: Stephen Boxer
Gletkin:: Samuel James
Bogrov:: Simon Ludders
Ulrich:: Tom Forrister
Loewy:: Charlie Clements
Kieffer:: Philip Fox
Michael:: David Sturzaker
Author:: Arthur Koestler
Adaptor:: Simon Scardifield
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Dangerous Visions

Drama on 3

Richard II

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Apr 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 10^th Feb 2019, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

William Shakespeare's study of deluded autocracy. When Richard II banishes Bolingbroke and confiscates his property, he begins a chain of events that bring about his own downfall. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: William Shakespeare
Richard:: Joel MacCormack
Bolingbroke:: Geoffrey Streatfeild
John of Gaunt:: John Rowe
Duke of York:: Philip Jackson
Mowbray:: Steffan Rhodri
Aumerle:: Will Howard
Northumberland:: Christian Rodska
Harry Percy:: Edmund Wiseman
Queen Isabel:: Jaimi Barbakoff
Bushy:: Tom Forrister
Bagot:: David Sturzaker
Greene:: Simon Ludders
Salisbury:: Joe Sims
Duchess of York:: Georgie Glen
Bishop Carlisle:: Keiron Self
Welsh Captain:: Sion Pritchard
Lady:: Alexandria Riley
Director:: Alison Hindell

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines

Episode 2

H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Apr 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Apr 2022, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The mysterious bearer Umbopa is not what he seems but may be their only hope of survival and success. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Allan Quatermain:: Tim McInnerny
Sir Henry Curtis:: David Sturzaker
Captain John Good:: Simon Ludders
Umbopa:: Sope Dirisu
Infadoos:: Maynard Eziashi
Scragga:: Tonderai Munyevu
Twala:: Femi Elufowoju Jr
Gagool:: Adjoa Andoh
Foulata:: Emmanuella Cole
George:: Finlay Robertson
Author:: H Rider Haggard
Adaptor:: Chris Harrald
Director:: Liz Webb

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Drama on 4

Lost in France

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Jul 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A career girl splits from her boyfriend, quits her job and decides to retreat to the Dordogne. Comedy starring Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law and Harriet Collings. Show more

Contributors

Liz:: Sophie Thompson
Grandma:: Phyllida Law
Helen:: Harriet Collings
James:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Market Boy:: David Sturzaker
Writer:: Alice Burden
Director:: Bruce Young
Producer:: Bruce Young

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

In Here

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Apr 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Aug 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Eileen Horne. Tense hostage drama. Ruby is hiding inside the besieged building. Information from her may be vital to the police operation, but is it worth risking her life? Show more

Contributors

Ruby:: Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Malcolm Dunn:: Bill Paterson
Raheem:: Waleed Akhtar
Afzal:: Farshid Rokey
Brooke:: Teresa Gallagher
Judy:: Teresa Gallagher
Joe:: David Sturzaker
Gavin:: David Sturzaker
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane
Writer:: Eileen Horne

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

General Mladic Is Waving

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Rookie academic Danny attends the Mladic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague and sees first hand the slippery process of trying to get at the truth. Show more

Contributors

Danny:: Joseph Kloska
Hannah:: Sarah Ridgeway
Mr Nikolic's Interpreter:: Chetna Pandya
Mr Todorovic's Interpreter:: Kerry Gooderson
Mr Mladic's Interpreter:: Julie Teal
Ms Hasan:: Sanchia McCormack
Judge Orie:: Philip Fox
Mr Shin:: Tom Forrister
Mr Groome:: David Sturzaker
General Smith:: Simon Ludders
Mr Ivetic:: Samuel James
Mladic:: Miro Simovic
Mr Nikolic:: Dejan Calovski
Mr Todorovic:: Dejan Radojevic
Writer:: Graham White
Director:: Mary Peate

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Drama on 4

Herald of Disaster

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

The story of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Using transcripts from the inquest, this docu-drama explains how a cross-channel ferry could capsize minutes after leaving harbour. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ewan Bailey
Actor:: John Bowler
Actor:: Ben Crowe
Actor:: John Dougall
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Actor:: Georgie Glen
Actor:: Sanchia McCormack
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Sarah Ridgeway
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: David Sterne
Actor:: David Sturzaker
Actor:: Joseph Tremain
Actor:: George Watkins
Actor:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Stephen Phelps

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Everybody's Got Conditions

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Jun 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Sarah Wooley. Tennessee Williams finds himself fighting for his reputation and his sanity when Bette Davis is cast in his play, The Night of the Iguana. Show more

Contributors

Tennessee Williams:: Justin Salinger
Bette Davis:: Amelia Bullmore
Chuck Bowden:: Simon Harrison
Paula Laurence:: Teresa Gallagher
Frank Merlo:: David Sturzaker
Stage Manager:: David Sturzaker
Patrick O Neal:: Simon Ludders
Hot Dog Man:: Simon Ludders
Margaret Leighton:: Georgie Glen
Operator:: Georgie Glen
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane
Writer:: Sarah Wooley

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

A Streetcar Named Desire

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Mar 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 1^st Mar 2020, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Tennessee Williams's seminal drama about a catastrophic confrontation between fantasy and reality, starring Anne-Marie Duff, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Matthew Needham. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Tennessee Williams
Blanche:: Anne-Marie Duff
Stella:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Stanley:: Matthew Needham
Mitch:: John Heffernan
Steve:: David Sturzaker
Eunice:: Sarah Ridgeway
Pablo:: John Dougal
Mexican Woman:: Leila Arias
Collector:: Tom Forrister
Nurse:: Georgie Glen
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

Series 2

The Prophecy

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Mar 2017, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Jun 2023, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

A pair of runaway soldiers stumble across witches on a Scottish moor. Stars comedy trio Peepolykus. From 2017. Show more

Contributors

Javier:: Javier Marzan
Macbeth:: John Dougall
Lady Macbeth:: Emma Fielding
Banquo:: John Nicholson
Duncan:: David Sterne
Witch:: Sanchia McCormack
Witch:: Chetna Pandya
Witch:: Nicola Ferguson
Messenger:: Nicholas Murchie
Soldier:: Finlay Robertson
Soldier:: David Sturzaker
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Richard Katz
Writer:: John Nicholson

Genres

ComedyCharacter

Brand

Series

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics: Series 2

Tommies

14 June 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Nov 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Drama tracing one real day in the Great War. After the victory at Messines, are the Allies ready for the challenge of Ypres? From September 2017. Show more

Contributors

2nd Lieutenant Isambard Mortimer:: Samuel James
2nd Lieutenant Marc Mortimer:: Tom Forrister
Commentator:: Indira Varma
2nd Lieutenant Pirimi Pohe:: Tyler Read
MG Officer:: David Sturzaker
William Crean:: Harry McEntire
Timothy Spindlow:: Charlie Clements
Sergeant Reginald Bettsworth:: Simon Ludders
Captain MacNaughton:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Test Case

Bournewood

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Feb 2019, 20:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Drama by Sasha Hails telling the true story of H, and his life at Bournewood Hospital. H did not object to his residential care. Or did he? Show more

Contributors

"H":: Samuel James
"Mr E":: Simon Ludders
"Mrs E":: Adie Allen
Robert Robinson:: Peter Hamilton Dyer
Ailsa Flinders:: Sanchia McCormack
Dr Manjubhashini:: Sudha Bhuchar
Driver:: Philip Fox
Careworker:: Julie Teal
Careworker:: Kerry Gooderson
Staff:: Tom Forrister
Staff:: David Sturzaker
Colleague:: Sarah Ridgeway
Writer:: Philip Palmer
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

FactualCrime & Justice

Brand

Test Case

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Oct 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Mar 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Although convent life offers solace, Gudrun prepares to do whatever it takes to win back her daughter. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Sigrid:: Rosie Boore
Hrefna:: Kerry Gooderson
Olaf:: Philip Fox
Refkel:: David Sturzaker
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 2

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Oct 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Apr 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The efforts of the Norwegian Priest, Refkel, to save Gudrun's soul intensify. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Refkel:: David Sturzaker
Sigrid:: Rosie Boore
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Olaf:: Philip Fox
Hrefna:: Kerry Gooderson
Felman:: Samuel James
Priest:: Tom Forrister
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 2

Gudrun

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Oct 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Apr 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The fate of the community hangs in the balance, and Gudrun discovers a betrayal closer to home. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Refkel:: David Sturzaker
Sigrid:: Rosie Boore
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Hrefna:: Kerry Gooderson
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 2

Tommies

10 April 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Apr 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Sep 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war. With Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From April 2017. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Lieutenant Gagnon:: Philip Desmeules
Sergeant Dixon:: Daniel Weyman
Private Townsend:: Tom Forrister
Oberleutnant Gruder:: Simon Bubb
Corporal MacMillan:: David Sturzaker
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Tommies

24 April 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Apr 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Nov 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

24 April 1917: Drama based on war diaries and eye-witness accounts, tracing one day in the Great War. Night falls on a race to the Macedonian front. From April 2017. Episode 3 of 3. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
Eben Fossett:: Nicholas Murchie
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Colonel Sharpe:: John Dougall
Captain Bosanquet:: David Sturzaker
Bulgarian Deserter:: Yavor Baharov
Sinbad:: Shaun Mason
Knocker:: John Bowler
Checkpoint Clerk:: Tom Forrister
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle

Genres

Brand

Tommies