Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Apr 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Apr 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

It is 1911, and five-year-old Muriel begins to question her mother's night-time absences. Show more

The Coroner

Series 2

Episode 2: Perfectly Formed

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 22^nd Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Feb 2018, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Crime drama. When building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child's hidden remains, Jane uncovers other well-kept family secrets. Show more

Contributors

Jane Kennedy:: Claire Goose
DS Davey Higgins:: Matt Bardock
Lee Millar:: Peter McNeil O'Connor
Charles Gower:: Michael Culkin
Clint Holman:: Oliver Gomm
Ron Tate:: John Walters
Karen Shaw:: Adie Allen
Sarah Millar:: Elaine Claxton
Beth Kennedy:: Grace Hogg-Robinson
Judith Kennedy:: Beatie Edney
Mick Sturrock:: Ivan Kaye
Phil Tate:: Dean Williamson
Writer:: Mark Hiser
Writer:: Bridget Colgan
Producer:: Sandra MacIver
Director:: Matt Carter
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

The Coroner

Series

The Coroner: Series 2

Father Brown

Series 4

Episode 3: The Hangman's Demise

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2016, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th May 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Wales HD

Drama series based on the stories of GK Chesterton. Father Brown investigates the poisoning of a former hangman, while romance is in the air for Mrs McCarthy.

Contributors

Director:: David Beauchamp
Writer:: Dan Murden
Producer:: Caroline Slater
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Director of photography:: Mark Southall
Music:: Debbie Wiseman
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Inspector Mallory:: Jack Deam
George Hammond:: John Duttine
Thomas Lightman:: Liam Jeavons
Henry Lee:: Rob Jarvis
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Iris Lightman:: Adie Allen
Edie Lee:: Charlotte Randle
Inspector Mallory:: Jack Deam
Sergeant Goodfellow:: John Burton
Villager:: Chris Cowlin

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Father Brown

Series

Father Brown: Series 4

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

1. On The Run

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Jun 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:: Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:: Hugo Speer
The Narrator:: Danny Sapani
Tench:: James Lailey
The Chief of Police:: Brian Protheroe
Luis:: Milo Parker
Luis's mother:: Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:: Sean Baker
Beggar:: Sean Baker
Maria:: Adie Allen
Jose's Wife:: Adie Allen
Grandmother:: Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:: Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:: Nick Underwood
Coral:: Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo:: Jason Barnett
Brigitta:: Amy Jayne
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Warburton
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Witless

Series 1

Episode 5

BBC Three

Duration: 29 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 23:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th May 2016, 23:20 on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 8 months

Watch now

Comedy series finale. As the net closes in on Leanne and Rhona, will Appraisal crack under police pressure? Show more

Contributors

Leanne:: Kerry Howard
Rhona:: Zoe Boyle
Mrs Forrest:: Adie Allen
Appraisal:: Tom Cawte
Appraisal's Mum:: Anna Crilly
DC Snowberry:: Mark Davison
Jackie:: Charlotte Eaton
DJ Sound As F***:: Nicholas Fruin
Sergeant Forrest:: John Hodgkinson
DC Wilton:: T'Nia Miller
Ian:: Samuel Oately
Benny:: Nick Preston
Swindon Officer:: Pablo Raybould
PC Ferns:: Lloyd Woolf
John Inverdale:: John Inverdale
Producer:: Charlotte Lewis
Director:: Andrew Chaplin
Director of photography:: Benedict Spence
Writer:: Lloyd Woolf
Writer:: Joe Tucker

Genres

Comedy

Brand

Witless

Series

Witless: Series 1

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 104: 18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations. Show more

Contributors

Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Postwoman:: Lauren Cornelius
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Arthur Hurst:: Mark Heap
Betty Newcombe:: Annie McKenzie
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Clarence Ogden:: David Sterne
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Schoolchildren:: undefined Heartbreak Hub
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke:: Joe Sims
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Gert Batley:: Maggie Steed
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Matty:: Billy Duncalf
Milton:: Finley Cook
Robin Bowder:: Sean Murray
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

18 July 1918 - Howard Argent

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 18^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

This day in 1918 was declared Fag Day, raising money for cigarettes for the wounded, while in Seale Hayne, Howard tries to understand Doctor Hurst's unorthodox methods. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Arthur Hurst:: Mark Heap
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front

20 July 1918 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1918, it was reported that Ben Tillett MP described the country as 98 per cent anti-German. In Devon, Kitty is called out in the middle of the night to see Dieter. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Klaus Hofstadter:: Atilla Akinci
Dieter Lippke:: Joe Sims
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

15 Minute Drama: Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Pressure mounts on Emma to tell her best friend Kirsty about her affair - news that could ruin both their relationship and Kirsty's business. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Mary:: Adie Allen
Gwen:: Debra Baker
Woman:: Scarlett Brookes
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

15 Minute Drama: Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Lesbian Emma has been sacked by her best friend Kirsty. Now Emma's new boyfriend attempts to save her job, but Kirsty is determined to do the right thing. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
James:: James Lailey
Mary:: Adie Allen
Secretary:: Nicola Ferguson
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2021, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

15 Minute Drama: Going Straight by Melissa Murray

Emma's best friend's business is in ruins, her new boyfriend has disappeared and her former lover, Mary, is working in Croatia. Emma needs allies to get her life back on track. Show more

Contributors

Emma:: Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty:: Siobhan Redmond
James:: James Lailey
Isaac:: Nick Underwood
Sophie:: Jane Slavin
Ted:: Brian Protheroe
Mary:: Adie Allen
Gwen:: Debra Baker
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 59: 29 August - 2 September 1916

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when the Battle of Verdun finally came to a close, emotions are volatile in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Briggs:: Adie Allen
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Roland Pemble:: Jack Holden
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
William Hall:: James Lailey
Elizabeth Chance:: Kika Markham
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Bentley Graham:: Matthew Needham
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Frank Smith:: Paul Rider
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Producer:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

Drama

Series

Drama on 4

Poetry in Motion

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd Aug 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Katie Hims. Five strangers travel by train from London to Manchester. As they interact with each other, we hear their thoughts. Show more

Contributors

Valerie:: Rachel Davies
Leonard:: Alan Williams
Karla:: Karla Crome
Reece:: Ashley Kumar
Bridie:: Adie Allen
Cashier:: Kirsty Oswald
Train Announcer:: Nick Underwood
Director:: Mary Peate
Writer:: Katie Hims

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 110: 30 July - 3 August 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Aug 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when Allied forces arrived in northern Russia to support the White Army. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Jackson:: Lloyd Thomas
Primrose Holden:: Jade Matthew
Amos Rutter:: Richard Cotton
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Robin Bowder:: Sean Murray
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Herald:: Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Ludwig Huber:: Marcel Hagen
Gert Battley:: Maggie Steed
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Ailsa Goodman:: Emma Handy
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 108: 16-20 July 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jul 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week when the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000. Show more

Contributors

Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Arthur Hurst:: Mark Heap
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Charles Summer:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Ferrier:: Jane Slavin
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Connie Cavendish:: Darcy Brown
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Rose Fairweather:: Helen Longworth
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Klaus Hofstadter:: Atilla Akinci
Dieter Lippke:: Joe Sims
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

3 August 1918 - Adeline Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Aug 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Australian hospital ship Warilda sank in the English Channel, while at Seale Hayne in Devon, at least one patient is on the road to recovery. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Ailsa Goodman:: Emma Handy
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Silas Morrow:: Shaun Dooley
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front