Programme Index

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

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

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

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

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

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

2009

30/11/2009

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th Nov 2009, 20:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Nov 2009, 22:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

EastEnders 2008 - 2012: 2009

Ronnie returns to the Square with some exciting news, Max and Phil's plan to con Ian goes awry, and Whitney is rocked with some disturbing news. Show more

Contributors

Ronnie Mitchell:: Samantha Womack
Roxy Mitchell:: Rita Simons
Phil Mitchell:: Steve McFadden
Max Branning:: Jake Wood
Ian Beale:: Adam Woodyatt
Masood Ahmed:: Nitin Ganatra
Archie Mitchell:: Larry Lamb
Janine Butcher:: Charlie Brooks
Ryan Malloy:: Neil McDermott
Whitney Dean:: Shona McGarty
Bianca Jackson:: Patsy Palmer
Dr Al Jenkins:: Adam Croasdell
Liz Turner:: Kate Williams
Patrick Trueman:: Rudolph Walker
Amira Shah:: Preeya Kalidas
Peter Beale:: Thomas Law
Abi Branning:: Lorna Fitzgerald
Lauren Branning:: Madeline Duggan
Isaacs:: Tony Pritchard
DS Louise Hills:: Adie Allen
Director:: Richard Platt
Executive Producer:: Diederick Santer
Writer:: Jeff Povey

Genres

DramaSoaps

Brand

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 109: 23-27 July 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jul 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Sep 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners. Show more

Contributors

Emily Colville:: Scarlett Brookes
Cyrus Colville:: Anton Lesser
Bertram Colville:: Nick Underwood
Hardy Walsh:: Damien Molony
Moses Wickens:: Ed Gaughan
Mr Buckle:: Sean Murray
Cora Gidley:: Joanna Monro
Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Stallholder:: Ryan Early
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Daniel Marriott:: Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley:: Sean Baker
Elspeth Taverner:: Kelly Williams
Effie Taverner:: Lizzie Stables
Ludwig Huber:: Marcel Hagen
Klaus Hofstadter:: Atilla Akinci
Peter Lumley:: Beatrice White
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Connie Cavendish:: Darcy Brown
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Susie:: Susie Riddell
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Marieke Argent:: Olivia Ross
Hector Gidley:: Brian Protheroe
Lauren:: Lauren Cornelius
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

24 July 1918 - Cathy Lawrence

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Cathy Lawrence. On this day in 1918, the Times reported a decline in pauperism of nearly 10 per cent over the year, while on Dartmoor, Cathy Lawrence has nothing left. Show more

Contributors

Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence:: Florence Duncalf
Stallholder:: Ryan Early
Hetty Cox:: Adie Allen
Isaac Cox:: James Lailey
Mr Buckle:: Sean Murray
Eli Lawrence:: Michael Shelford
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Witless

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Three

Duration: 28 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Fri 13^th May 2016, 23:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th May 2016, 00:05 on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 3 months

Comedy series. After arousing the suspicions of their scary neighbour Jackie, Rhona enlists Leanne's help to blend in on the estate. But their attempts to win Jackie over backfire. Show more

Contributors

Leanne:: Kerry Howard
Rhona:: Zoe Boyle
Shopkeeper:: Barber Ali
Mrs Forrest:: Adie Allen
PC Pickering:: Nicholas Cass
Appraisal's Mum:: Anna Crilly
Appraisal:: Tom Cawte
Jackie:: Charlotte Eaton
Nathan:: Joe Fitzpatrick
DJ Sound As F***:: Nicholas Fruin
Sergeant Forrest:: John Hodgkinson
Ian:: Samuel Oately
Alison:: Charlotte Palmer
Teacher:: Owen Roberts
Benny:: Nick Preston
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

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

2009

05/02/2009

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Feb 2009, 19:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Feb 2009, 22:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

EastEnders 2008 - 2012: 2009

Ronnie supports Danielle through a life-changing decision, while Christian is horrified at the appearance of a surprise guest, and Darren is tempted over to Janine's dark side. Show more

Contributors

Danielle Jones:: Lauren Crace
Stacey Branning:: Lacey Turner
Ronnie Mitchell:: Samantha Womack
Ricky Butcher:: Sid Owen
Whitney Dean:: Shona McGarty
Bianca Jackson:: Patsy Palmer
Darren Miller:: Charlie G Hawkins
Libby Fox:: Belinda Owusu
Janine Butcher:: Charlie Brooks
Ian Beale:: Adam Woodyatt
Jane Beale:: Laurie Brett
Christian Clarke:: John Partridge
Linda Clarke:: Lynda Baron
Roger Clarke:: Geoffrey Hutchings
Tiffany Dean:: Maisie Smith
Liam Butcher:: James Forde
Dr Maynard:: Eiry Thomas
DS Louise Hill:: Adie Allen
Producer:: Diederick Santer
Director:: Gwennan Sage
Writer:: Gillian Richmond

Genres

DramaSoaps

Brand

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

Series

Home Front

31 August 1916 - Juliet Argent

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

The Battle of Verdun finally comes to a close, and in Folkestone, Juliet Cavendish's marriage is on fragile ground. Show more

Contributors

Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Bentley Graham:: Matthew Needham
Mrs Briggs:: Adie Allen
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Producer:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Riot Girls

Katy

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Feb 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Mar 2022, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

2015. Student Katy determines to change the conversation about sexual consent - but how? Third of three plays charting feminism through three generations of women. By Ella Hickson. Show more

Contributors

Katy:: Lorna Nickson Brown
Emma:: Sarah Smart
Stephen:: David Moorst
Carol:: Susan Jameson
Penny:: Scarlett Brookes
Anna:: Nicola Ferguson
PC Peters:: Adie Allen
Sam:: Sargon Yelda
Actor:: Sam Rix
Actor:: Nick Underwood
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Abigail le Fleming
Writer:: Ella Hickson

Genres

DramaBiographical

Brand

Riot Girls

Home Front

22 June 1918 - Cathy Lawrence

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1918, Totnes announced that the town had raised £24,000 in War Weapons Week, but not everyone in Devon is so supportive. Show more

Contributors

Cathy Lawrence:: Debbie Korley
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
Jocelyn Ogden:: Christine Kavanagh
Schoolchildren:: undefined Heartbreak Hub
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Drama on 4

Keeping the Wolf Out

Episode 2: The Old Days

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Jul 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th May 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Drama on 4: Keeping the Wolf Out

Murder most foul lies at the heart of a new case for Investigator Lazar of the Hungarian Police. Philip Palmer's crime drama is set in Communist Hungary in 1963. Stars Leo Bill. Show more

Contributors

Bertalan Lazar:: Leo Bill
Franciska Lazar:: Clare Corbett
Tibor Farkas:: Andy Linden
Gizella:: Nicola Ferguson
Bela Fekete:: Sargon Yelda
Mr Papp:: Nick Underwood
Csaba:: Sam Rix
Lilien Racz:: Adie Allen
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Philip Palmer

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series