Programme Index

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

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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

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

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ComedyCharacter

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A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics: Series 2

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

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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

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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

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

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DramaHistorical

Brand

Series

Gudrun: Series 2

Home Front

11 August 1917 - Dennis Monk

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Aug 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, the Labour leader resigned from the Cabinet under pressure from the press, and in Folkestone, Jessie directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk. Show more

Contributors

Dennis Monk:: Sam Swann
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Chairman:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Mr Williams:: Charlie Clements
Mr Grand:: David Sturzaker
Horace Woods:: Luke Newberry
Mr O'Hare:: Tom Forrister
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Gudrun

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Dec 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Apr 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A guilt-stricken Gudrun agrees to travel to Denmark as a bodyguard to the convent's abbess. Starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Silvia:: Sanchia McCormack
King Sweyn:: Simon Ludders
Sigrid Haughty:: Chetna Pandya
Sailor:: David Sturzaker
Director:: Gemma Jenkins
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Series

Gudrun: Series 3

Drama on 3

The Last of the Volsungs

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Feb 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 14^th Feb 2021, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

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A powerful dramatisation of the tragic story of Sigurd Volsung and Brynhild, the woman he loves, with an introduction by its author, Melissa Murray. Show more

Contributors

Sigurd:: David Sturzaker
Regin:: David Schofield
Gunnar:: Carl Prekopp
Hod:: Gerard McDermott
Gudrun:: Lyndsey Marshal
Brynhild:: Abbie Andrews
Sadhbh:: Isabella Inchbald
Arvid:: Clive Hayward
Alf:: Rupert Holiday Evans
Hjordis:: Kath Weare
Warrior:: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Warrior:: Gary Duncan
Warrior:: Philip Bretherton
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Melissa Murray

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Nov 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Jun 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. Growing her successful dairy business has bred some powerful enemies for Megan, who desire her ruin. Starring Bettrys Jones. Show more

Contributors

Meg:: Bettrys Jones
Samuel:: David Horovitch
Dora Lipski:: Chetna Pandya
Iolo Jones:: Philip Fox
Bren Evans:: David Sturzaker
Customer:: Julie Teal
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Gregory Evans

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Nov 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Jun 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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With evidence against her and her business in danger, can Megan believe she really has a half-brother? Starring Bettrys Jones. Show more

Contributors

Meg:: Bettrys Jones
Samuel:: David Horovitch
Fred Wensley:: Samuel James
Brenig Evans:: David Sturzaker
Iolo Jones:: Philip Fox
Customer:: Simon Ludders
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Gregory Evans

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Nov 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Jun 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Samuel has gone, Meg is frantic and a body in the Thames threatens to ruin Meg, her business and her ally. Stars Chetna Pandya. Show more

Contributors

Meg:: Bettrys Jones
Samuel:: David Horovitch
Dora Lipski:: Chetna Pandya
Fred Wensley:: Samuel James
Brenig Evans:: David Sturzaker
Iolo Jones:: Philip Fox
Police Surgeon:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Asher:: Simon Ludders
Customer:: Julie Teal
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Gregory Evans

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans

Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Nov 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Jun 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Megan’s troubles mount as Bren Evans demands more and police suspect her part in the murder of gangster. Stars David Sturzaker. Show more

Contributors

Meg:: Bettrys Jones
Samuel:: David Horovitch
Dora Lipski:: Chetna Pandya
Fred Wensley:: Samuel James
Brenig Evans:: David Sturzaker
Iolo Jones:: Philip Fox
Asher:: Simon Ludders
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Gregory Evans

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama on 3

Jenny Lomas

Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Feb 2019, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

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David Eldridge's thriller examining the corrosive nature of paranoia, with Amanda Hale playing a solicitor involved in a case where none of the evidence adds up. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: David Eldridge
Jenny:: Amanda Hale
Oliver:: Max Bennett
Anna:: Monica Dolan
Lev/Michael:: Peter Sullivan
Christos:: Peter Polycarpou
Maria:: Sanchia McCormack
Ian:: Sam Clemmett
Aisha/Therapist:: Chetna Pandya
Carl:: David Sturzaker

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 81: 7-11 August 1917

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Nov 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The second omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when many in Folkestone watched 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absolom
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Olive Hargreaves:: Rhiannon Neads
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Marieke Argent:: Olivia Ross
Mathieu Argent:: Bea White
Ulysses Pilchard:: Khalid Abdalla
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Solly Joseph:: Stephen Critchlow
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Charles Summer:: Rufus Wright
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Dennis Monk:: Sam Swann
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Chairman:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Mr Williams:: Charlie Clements
Mr Grand:: David Sturzaker
Horace Woods:: Luke Newberry
Mr O'Hare:: Tom Forrister
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Drama on 3

Victim

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 23^rd Jun 2024, 01:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. Drama about making Britain’s first taboo-breaking film to seriously address homosexuality. Starring Ed Stoppard as Dirk Bogarde. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Sarah Wooley
Dirk Bogarde:: Ed Stoppard
Tony Forwood:: Simon Harrison
Basil Dearden:: Jonathan Aris
Janet Green:: Fenella Woolgar
Michael Relph:: Ben Miles
John Trevelyan:: Michael Maloney
Dorothy:: Julie Teal
Sylvia Sims:: Sarah Ridgeway
Alexander Walker:: Charlie Clements
Leo Abse MP/Trailer Announcer:: Simon Ludders
Sir Cyril Osborne MP/Earl of Arran/Roy Jenkins MP:: Philip Fox
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Actor:: David Sturzaker
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Director:: Abigail le Fleming

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3