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Drama on 3

Three Sisters

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

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

By Anton Chekhov. Drama about three sisters living in provincial Russia. While they dream of returning to their home city of Moscow, real life keeps getting in the way. Show more

Contributors

Dr Chebutykin:
Robert Pugh
Colonel Vershinin:
Elliot Cowan
Baron Tuzenbach:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Captain Solyony:
Jonathan Forbes
Natasha:
Leila Crerar
Composer:
Roger Goula
Musician:
Natalie Holt
Musician:
Sam Thompson
Musician:
Peter Gregson
Adaptor:
DJ Britton

Genres

Drama on 3

Remorse, or, The Sorrows of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

By Robin Brooks. Drama about Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ill-fated friendship with William Wordsworth and his infatuation with Sara Hutchinson. With Alex Waldmann and Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Coleridge:
Alex Waldmann
William Wordsworth/Elliston:
Jamie Glover
Dorothy Wordsworth/Mrs Glover:
Christine Entwisle
Sara Hutchinson/Miss Smith:
Clare Corbett
Mr Rae/Hazlitt/Byron:
Carl Prekopp
Albert/Tom Hutchinson/John:
Samuel Valentine
Mrs Coleridge:
Tilly Gaunt

Genres

Psychoville

Halloween Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Psychoville returns with a Halloween special. Four tales of terror unfold as location manager Phil Walker investigates the abandoned ruins of Ravenhill Psychiatric hospital. Show more

Contributors

Edwina Kenchington:
Eileen Atkins
Joy Aston:
Dawn French
David Sowerbutts:
Steve Pemberton
Phil Walker:
Reece Shearsmith
Grace Andrews:
Imelda Staunton
Older Drew:
Alex Waldmann
Young Drew:
Matthew Fenton
George Aston:
Steve Pemberton
Oscar Lomax:
Steve Pemberton
Maureen Sowerbutts:
Reece Shearsmith
Busty Janet:
Josie Walker
Doctor Eddie:
Julian Bleach
Old Japanese Lady:
Pik-Sen Lim
Adrian:
Niki Sidi
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Justin Davies
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Drama-documentary telling the story of Geoffrey Wellum who, at the age of just 18, was one of the youngest Spitfire pilots to go into combat in the Battle of Britain. Show more

Contributors

The Stuarts

Charles II, Part Two: The Long Lease of Pleasant Days

Duration: 58 minutes

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

By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother. Show more

Contributors

Charles II:
Pip Torrens
Ashley-Cooper:
Ken Bones
Monmouth:
Alex Waldmann
Titus Oates:
Matthew Watson
Catherine:
Elaine Claxton
Speaker:
David Cann
Director:
Marc Beeby

The Stuarts

James II: The Storms of this Deceitful World

Duration: 1 hour

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

By Mike Walker. James II's reign lasted just four years, before he fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. How did it all go so wrong? With James Fleet. Show more

Contributors

James II:
James Fleet
Sunderland:
Clive Hayward
Sarah Churchill:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Monmouth:
Alex Waldmann
Colonel:
David Cann
Foreman:
Damian Lynch
Director:
Marc Beeby

The Great Scott

Series 3

Episode 3: The Talisman

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Originally set in the Third Crusade, but updated to Occupy London’s encampment outside St Paul's in 2011. Stars John Wark. Show more

Drama on 3

Byzantium

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

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

Byzantium by Robin Brooks, the true story of the Empress Zoe and her desperate struggle to stay on the throne of the Byzantine Empire in a vortex of sexual and political intrigue. Show more

Contributors

Empress Zoe:
Catherine Shepherd
Constans/Nicholas:
Julian Wadham
Romanus:
Raad Rawi
Abbess/Witch:
Gillian Cally
Alexios:
Sagar Arya
Theodora:
Rose Reade

Genres

The Once and Future King

Episode 2: The Sword in the Stone

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Wart's remarkable education at the hands of wizard Merlyn draws to a close. Stars David Warner, Paul Ready and Edward Bracey. Show more

Contributors

Arthur:
Paul Ready
Archimedes:
Bruce Alexander
King Pellinore:
Sam Dale
Sir Grummore Grummursum:
David Acton
Lancelot:
Alex Waldmann
The Pike:
Shaun Mason
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Ian Conningham
Author:
TH White
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Director:
Marc Beeby
Director:
David Hunter

The Once and Future King

Episode 4: The Ill-Made Knight

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Full of zeal for Arthur's new chivalric order, Lancelot rides into Camelot. Starring Paul Ready and Alex Waldmann. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 5: The Lengthening Shadow

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Murder and betrayal threaten to undermine all that Arthur holds dear. The Round Table's survival is in peril. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 6: The Candle in the Wind

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Mordred uses Arthur's new laws against him, and long-held secrets are exposed. Starring Joel MacCormack and Paul Ready. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Andrew Marr presents a new production of John Webster's bloody revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi (1614) performed in a perfect recreation of an early Jacobean theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
The Duchess of Malfi:
Gemma Arterton
Ferdinand:
David Dawson
Cardinal:
James Garnon
Cariola:
Sarah MacRae
Director:
Ian Russell

Drama on 3

August 1914

Duration: 2 hours

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

Robin Brooks's dramatisation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel about the Russian army's defeat at the hands of Germany in 1914 as they advanced into East Prussia. Show more

Contributors

Adaptor:
Robin Brooks
Narrator:
Fiona Shaw
Vorotyntsev:
Alex Waldmann
Sasha Lenartovich:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Yaroslav Kharitonov:
Will Howard
Grokholets:
Robert Pugh
Filimonov:
Sam Dale
Ofrosimov:
Matthew Watson
Artamonov:
David Cann
Kramchatkin:
Chris Gordon
Luntsov:
Sion Ifan
Agafon:
Alex Hope

Genres

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Rob Gittins. Based on the true story of Operation Julie. In 1977, police swooped on an isolated farmhouse in Wales from where a large proportion of the world's LSD originated. Show more

Contributors

Richard Kemp:
Alex Waldmann
Christine Bott:
Sara Lloyd-Gregory
David Solomon:
Alun Raglan
DC Hart:
Eiry Thomas

Genres

Drama on 3

Macbeth

Duration: 2 hours

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

Available for years

A new production of William Shakespeare's dark tragedy about ambition for power, starring Neil Dudgeon and Emma Fielding. Show more

Contributors

Macbeth:
Neil Dudgeon
Lady Macbeth:
Emma Fielding
Macduff:
Paul Hilton
Weird Sister:
Jane Slavin
Weird Sister:
Carl Prekopp
Weird Sister:
Ayesha Antoine
The Porter:
Carl Prekopp
Lady Macduff:
Anastasia Hille
Siward:
Sam Dale
Donalbain:
Sam Valentine
The Third Apparition:
Rose Hilton-Hille
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Classic Serial

The Eustace Diamonds

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Beautiful Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the dazzling diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers. Stars Pippa Nixon. Show more