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Duration: 45 minutes

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

Al Smith's dystopian vision of a world where antibiotics have stopped working and heartbreaking choices must be made. Starring David Calder and Pippa Nixon. Show more

Drama on 3

Artist Descending a Staircase

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

A radio production of Tom Stoppard's comic tragedy about the meaning and purpose of life and art, starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McDiarmid. Show more

Contributors

Martello (older):
Geoffrey Whitehead
Beauchamp (older):
Derek Jacobi
Donner (older):
Ian McDiarmid
Beauchamp:
Blake Ritson
Director:
Gordon House

Genres

Tommies

4 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time not only for parcels, a haircut and a drink or two, but also for bad temper. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Pavan Jodha:
Rudi Dharmalingam
Quartermaster:
David Cann
Madame Robin:
Elaine Claxton
Captain Paddon:
Damian Lynch
Lieutenant Perrin:
Matthew Watson
Sergeant Nixon:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

14 October 1914

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Walter Oddy, wounded in action, is among thousands arriving today at the hospitals in Boulogne. Among so many casualties - will there be time to save one life? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Marjorie Blaikeley:
Elaine Claxton
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Captain George:
Clive Hayward
Cyril Walton:
Scott Arthur
Walter Oddy:
Tony Pitts
Sergeant:
David Cann
Producer:
David Hunter

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Tommies

17 April 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Drama tracing one real day in the First World War. Who appears at your bedside when you are a serviceman and expected to die? Starring Lee Ross and Indira Varma. From April 2017. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Mrs Evadne Hopkins:
Clare Corbett
Mrs Vera Bliss:
Pooky Quesnel
Jack Bliss:
Antonio Aakeel
Norbert Hammond:
John Bowler
Captain Roland Lester:
Kevin Trainor
Muriel Starling VAD:
Sarah Ridgeway
Celestine De Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Mrs Hennessy:
Georgie Glen
Producer:
David Hunter

Genres

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Tommies

Drama on 4

The Last of the Pearl Fishers

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Hannah Khalil. Lillian becomes obsessed with her maid's disappearance. Resolving to find her, her search throughout Dubai proves more of a challenge than she bargained for. Show more

MotherFatherSon

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

A fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances. Show more

Contributors

Angela Howard:
Sarah Lancashire
Jahan Zakari:
Danny Sapani
Charlotte:
Diana Kent
Lennox:
Tony Pitts
Charlie:
Darryl Dale
10-year-old Caden:
Orton O'Brien
Shadow Cabinet Member 1:
Kirsty Dillon
Shadow Cabinet Member 2:
Milo Twomey
Sophie White:
Katrine De Candole
7-year-old Caden:
Samuel Leakey
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Genres

Classic Serial

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Jane Austen's masterpiece remains one of the nation's favourite novels and the first to ask if a woman could have it all. From February 2014. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Amanda Root
Elizabeth Bennet:
Pippa Nixon
Mrs Bennet:
Samantha Spiro
Mr Bennet:
David Troughton
Jane Bennet:
Lydia Wilson
Lydia Bennet:
Georgie Fuller
Kitty Bennet:
Carys Eleri
Mary Bennet:
Rosie Wyatt
Charlotte Lucas:
Michelle Terry
Mr Darcy:
Jamie Parker
Mr Bingley:
Joshua Maguire
Miss Bingley:
Fenella Woolgar
Sir William Lucas:
Sean Murray
Mr Denny:
Arthur Hughes
Mr Wickham:
Joel MacCormack
Director:
Sally Avens

Classic Serial

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Elizabeth is determined to hate Mr Darcy but finds the attentions of her cousin Mr Collins even more vexing. With Pippa Nixon, Jamie Parker, Samantha Spiro. From March 2014. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Bennet:
Pippa Nixon
Mr Darcy:
Jamie Parker
Mrs Bennet:
Samantha Spiro
Mr Collins:
Toby Jones
Mr Bennet:
David Troughton
Charlotte Lucas:
Michelle Terry
Mr Bingley:
Joshua Maguire
Miss Bingley:
Fenella Woolgar
Jane Bennet:
Lydia Wilson
Lydia Bennet:
Georgie Fuller
Kitty Bennet:
Carys Eleri
Mary Bennet:
Rosie Wyatt
Mrs Gardiner:
Priyanga Burford
Colonel Fitzwilliam:
David Seddon
Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
Carolyn Pickles
Narrator:
Amanda Root
Director:
Sally Avens

Classic Serial

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Elizabeth has misjudged Wickham's character. Can she hope to ever see Mr Darcy again? With Pippa Nixon, Jamie Parker, Amanda Root and Lydia Wilson. From March 2014. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Bennet:
Pippa Nixon
Mr Darcy:
Jamie Parker
Jane Bennet:
Lydia Wilson
Lydia Bennet:
Georgie Fuller
Mrs Bennet:
Samantha Spiro
Mr Bennet:
David Troughton
Kitty Bennet:
Carys Eleri
Mr Bingley:
Joshua Maguire
Miss Bingley:
Fenella Woolgar
Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
Carolyn Pickles
Mr Wickham:
Joel MacCormack
Mrs Gardiner:
Priyanga Burford
Mr Gardiner:
Steve Toussaint
Mr Collins:
Toby Jones
Narrator:
Amanda Root
Director:
Sally Avens

Cuffs

Episode 7

Duration: 1 hour

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

Fast-paced police drama. When she's held at gunpoint, Donna's quick thinking saves the day but has personal ramifications. Felix and Carl investigate the disappearance of a teen. Show more

Contributors

Ch Supt Robert Vickers:
Peter Sullivan
PC Donna Prager:
Eleanor Matsuura
PC Lino Moretti:
Alex Carter
Shop Worker:
Lily Lovett
Inspector Graham Webb:
Robbie Gee
PC Ryan Draper:
Ashley Walters
PC Jake Vickers:
Jacob Ifan
DS Jo Moffat:
Amanda Abbington
DI Felix Kane:
Paul Ready
DC Carl Hawkins:
Shaun Dooley
Custody Sgt Melanie Pyke:
Karen Bryson
Simon Reddington:
Andrew Hawley
Orla MacDermott:
Denise Gough
Alice Gove:
Pippa Nixon
Debbie Vickers:
Clare Burt
Eva Pryce:
Lucy Carless
Piers Trillby:
Milo Twomey
Mr Pryce:
Jay Villiers
Mrs Pryce:
Lucy Russell
Leslie Kane:
Michael Byrne
Amika Khan:
Leila Farzad
Dominique:
Clara Onyemere
Stacey Shawcross:
Rosie Day
Sandy Hawkins:
Georgina Rich
Bethany Hawkins:
Saffron Coomber
Director:
Bill Eagles
Production Company:
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd

Series

Cuffs

Cuffs

Episode 8

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

An ex-squaddie suffering from PTSD loses his grip on reality and endangers the team. Robert is forced to confront the consequences of his marital betrayal. Show more

Contributors

Ch Supt Robert Vickers:
Peter Sullivan
PC Jake Vickers:
Jacob Ifan
PC Ryan Draper:
Ashley Walters
Stacey Shawcross:
Rosie Day
DS Jo Moffatt:
Amanda Abbington
Nasreen Iqbal:
Anjli Mohindra
DI Felix Kane:
Paul Ready
Leslie Kane:
Michael Byrne
PC Misha Baig:
Bhavna Limbachia
Reece Gutridge:
Bronson Webb
DC Carl Hawkins:
Shaun Dooley
Tania Taylor:
Amy Cameron
Adam Saltby:
Simon Nehan
Simon Reddington:
Andrew Hawley
PC Lino Moretti:
Alex Carter
Michael Whylie:
Andrew Brooke
Custody Sgt Melanie Pyke:
Karen Bryson
Corey Draper:
Michael Ajao
Orla MacDermott:
Denise Gough
McKenzie:
Wil Coban
Dominique:
Clara Onyemere
PC Donna Prager:
Eleanor Matsuura
Alice Gove:
Pippa Nixon
Inspector Graham Webb:
Robbie Gee
Debbie Vickers:
Clare Burt
Grace Draper:
Melanie Marshall
Sandy Hawkins:
Georgina Rich
Director:
Bill Eagles
Production Company:
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd

Series

Cuffs

Tommies

18 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

On the eastern front, the Russian army are retreating, but the renegade Prince Balashov is determined to wrench some kind of victory from defeat. By Michael Chaplin. Show more

Contributors

Celestine De Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Marjorie Blaikeley:
Elaine Claxton
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Prince Balashov:
Parth Thakerar
Capt Maxim Frunze:
Matthew Watson
Kolya Stepniak:
David Cann
Mamasha:
Jane Slavin
Reissner:
Damian Lynch
Producer:
David Hunter

Brand

Tommies

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Big Brother is on every poster. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Then he finds love. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more

Tommies

Tommies - Series 5

Episode 1: 11 November 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Doctor Celestine de Tullio is commanding an offensive up a near-vertical mountain deep in snow. The military objective is at the top, but Celestine has another target in her sights. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Major Milan Dukic:
Paul Chahidi
Sergeant Gordana Savic:
Catriona McFarlane
Olive Collings:
Karen Bartke
Corporal Radomir:
Finlay Robertson
Private Janko:
Gavi Singh Chera
Private Kuzman:
Robert Ginty
Producer:
David Hunter

Tommies

24 April 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: 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
Knocker:
John Bowler
Checkpoint Clerk:
Tom Forrister
Producer:
David Hunter

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Tommies

11 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

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

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Capt Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:
Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:
Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:
Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:
Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:
Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:
Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:
Selva Rasalingam
Capt Lionel Larkin:
Clive Hayward
TE Lawrence:
David Reakes
Corporal:
Gary Duncan
Colonel:
Neil McCaul
Producer:
David Hunter
Writer:
Avin Shah

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Tommies

4 November 1914

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Celestine returns from France to find that things are amiss, while her husband Robert gets embroiled in the realities of financing a war. Stars Indira Varma and Patrick Kennedy. Show more

Contributors

Celestine de Tullio:
Pippa Nixon
Robert de Tullio:
Patrick Kennedy
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Gladys Oddy:
Laura Molyneux
Lt Colonel Dobbie:
Nicholas Farrell
Harry Bentley:
Ben Crowe
Henry Montague:
Michael Bertenshaw
Frank Bostridge:
Will Howard
Julius Adler:
Matthew Watson
Bennett:
David Cann
Walter Oddy:
Tony Pitts
Producer:
David Hunter

Brand

Tommies

Duration: 1 hour

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

Winston and Julia want to join the Brotherhood to help crush the Party, but enemies face Room 101. Stars Christopher Eccleston. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Elizabeth von Arnim - The Enchanted April

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Having arrived at their medieval castle in darkness, Lotty and Rose wake up to the radiance of April in Italy. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more