Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Sep 2020, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Emily is trapped within the Castle of Udolpho, powerless to escape. Villainous Gothic tale of dark deeds starring Tracy Wiles. Show more

The Stuarts

Bonnie Prince Charlie: Who Dares to Be Free

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Jul 2015, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mike Walker's epic chronicle considers Charles Edward Stuart, latterly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, the great romantic figure of heroic failure. With Blake Ritson. Show more

Contributors

Charles:: Blake Ritson
Clementina:: Chloe Pirrie
Lord George Murray:: Alex Norton
Duke of Perth:: James McArdle
Angus:: Ben Crowe
Cumberland:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Princess de Talmont:: Jane Slavin
King James:: Sam Dale
Diplomat:: David Acton
Major:: Stephen Critchlow
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Mike Walker

Genres

Brand

The Stuarts

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

1. The Season

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 19^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 28^th Feb 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Entering society, Catherine imagines danger in every encounter with comic results. Gothic novel satire with Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Morland:: Alison Belbin
Mr Morland:: John Bowler
Mrs Thorpe:: Karen Bartke
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

2. The Disappearance

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine Morland finds the sudden disappearance from Bath of Mr Henry Tilney extremely worrying. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
John:: Stephen Wight
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Henry:: Luke Thompson
James:: Finlay Robertson
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

3. Third Wheel

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Dec 2016, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 2^nd Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine meets Henry once more but John has a habit of getting in their way much to her annoyance. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
John:: Stephen Wight
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Eleanor:: Natasha Cowley
James:: Finlay Robertson
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

4. Fears

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine Morland discovers that heroines must at times take desperate action to get what they want. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
John:: Stephen Wight
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Henry:: Luke Thompson
James:: Finlay Robertson
Eleanor:: Natasha Cowley
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

5. Conflict

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 4^th Mar 2023, 03:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine finds herself the recipient of a most pleasing invitation and a most displeasing engagement. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
John:: Stephen Wight
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Eleanor:: Natasha Cowley
General Tilney:: John Dougall
Frederick Tilney:: Nicholas Murchie
Mrs Thorpe:: Karen Bartke
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

6. Gothic Mysteries

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales but before long, she suspects there may be truth in them. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
John:: Stephen Wight
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen:: Tracy Wiles
Mr Allen:: Kim Wall
Henry:: Luke Thompson
James:: Finlay Robertson
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

7. Suspicions

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine is determined to discover if Mrs Tilney met her death at the hands of her husband. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Eleanor:: Natasha Cowley
General Tilney:: John Dougall
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

8. Terrible Deeds

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2016, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine's fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place are confronted by Henry Tilney. With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Eleanor:: Natasha Cowley
General Tilney:: John Dougall
James:: Finlay Robertson
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

9. Dismissed

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 10^th Mar 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. With Georgina Groome and Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Isabella:: Ainsley Howard
General Tilney:: John Dougall
Mrs Morland:: Alison Belbin
Mr Morland:: John Bowler
Harriet:: Keziah Joseph
George:: Luke MacGregor
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

10. Return

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Mar 2023, 03:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but surely like every heroine she deserves a happy ending? With Miriam Margolyes. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Georgia Groome
Henry:: Luke Thompson
Mrs Morland:: Alison Belbin
Mr Morland:: John Bowler
Harriet:: Keziah Joseph
George:: Luke MacGregor
The Book:: Miriam Margolyes
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Jane Austen
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Tue 5^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama following the lives of six pregnant women. Fifteen-year-old Rosie is hiding her pregnancy from everyone - her dad, the school and even her baby's mystery father. Show more

Contributors

Roanna:: Hermione Norris
Kim:: Katherine Parkinson
Diane:: Jill Halfpenny
Vicky:: Christine Bottomley
Jasmin:: Taj Atwal
Rosie:: Hannah Midgley
Rick:: Will Mellor
Dev:: Sacha Dhawan
Simon:: Luke Thompson
Susie:: Tara Fitzgerald
Neil:: Jonathan Kerrigan
Jude:: Daniel Breeze
Dave:: Steven Elder
Jean:: Catherine Terris
Jack:: Will Tudor
Ray:: John Marquez
Ellie:: Lily Pickering
Sam:: Lewis Hardaker
Geraldine:: Lorraine Cheshire
Fiona:: Shobna Gulati
Sonographer:: Christina Tam
DS Jackson:: Will Thorp
DC Roberts:: Jeff Alexander
Miles Sanders:: Nicholas Blane
Annette Harris:: Ashley McGuire
Writer:: Kay Mellor
Director:: Kay Mellor
Producer:: Yvonne Francas

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club: Series 1

In the Club

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 17^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 17^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama following the lives of new mothers. When Diane leaves Rick on his own with a house full of babies, things go terribly wrong and their future is thrown into question. Show more

Contributors

Roanna:: Hermione Norris
Kim:: Katherine Parkinson
Diane:: Jill Halfpenny
Vicky:: Christine Bottomley
Jasmin:: Taj Atwal
Dev:: Sacha Dhawan
Rick:: Will Mellor
Neil:: Jonathan Kerrigan
Simon:: Luke Thompson
Ray:: John Marquez
Maxine:: Sandra Huggett
Shelly:: Gemma Dobson
Nathan:: Paul Nicholls
Andrew:: Andrew Buckley
Ellie:: Lily Mae
Sam:: Lewis Hardaker
Mia:: Daisy Lunn
Emma:: Victoria Carling
Paediatric Nurse:: Ann Saville
Geraldine:: Lorraine Cheshire
Amita:: Mina Anwar
Philip Camfield:: David Smith
Ambulance Driver:: Steve Murphy
Kyle:: Alexander Wolfe
Car Park Attendant:: Andrew Madden
Dr Inman:: Peter Singh
A&E Nurse:: Flo Wilson
Myleene Browning:: Claire Benedict
Rita Milligan:: Heather Phoenix
Sonographer:: Christina Tam
Dr Stone:: Hannah Waddingham
Lucy:: Jenny Platt
Writer:: Gaynor Mellor
Writer:: Nick Hopkins
Producer:: Rebecca Davies
Director:: Jane Prowse

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club: Series 2

Home Front

7 January 1916 - Victor Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day, Lord Selbourne made an appeal for more game to be donated to hospitals, before the end of the shooting season, and Victor feels more hunted than hunter. Show more

Contributors

Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Giles Herrin:: Luke Thompson
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Max Davenport:: Trevor White
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Nell Kingsley:: Alice St Clair
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 42: 4-8 January 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

In a week when compulsory Military service became almost inevitable, the Bevan hospital becomes a welcome alternative to home for Dorothea. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Bob Capeling:: Joe Sims
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Giles Herrin:: Luke Thompson
Harry Pankhurst:: Sean Murray
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Lilian Frost:: Alex Tregear
Margaret Bishop:: Catherine Bailey
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Max Davenport:: Trevor White
Nell Kingsley:: Alice St Clair
Norman Harris:: Norman Baker
Olive Hargreaves:: Rhiannon Neads
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Roland Pemble:: Jack Holden
Ruby Tulliver:: Martine McCutcheon
Ruth Billings:: Katie Redford
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Pigman:: Sean Murray
Nurse Ratched:: Debra Baker
Steward:: George Watkins
Soldier:: George Watkins
Driver:: Caolan McCarthy
Soldier:: Caolan McCarthy
Madam:: Debra Baker
Canadian Soldier:: Owen Clarke
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

In the Club

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama following the lives of new parents. It's the coroner's hearing and Vicky learns her fate. Will she be found responsible for the death of one of her birthing mothers? Show more

Contributors

Roanna:: Hermione Norris
Kim:: Katherine Parkinson
Diane:: Jill Halfpenny
Vicky:: Christine Bottomley
Jasmin:: Taj Atwal
Rosie:: Hannah Midgley
Dev:: Sacha Dhawan
Rick:: Will Mellor
Simon:: Luke Thompson
Ray:: John Marquez
Maxine:: Sandra Huggett
Shelly:: Gemma Dobson
Nathan:: Paul Nicholls
Andrew:: Andrew Buckley
Jonathan:: Neil Pearson
Geraldine:: Lorraine Cheshire
Micky:: Ian Mercer
Shirley:: Tracy Brabin
Emma:: Victoria Carling
Rita Milligan:: Heather Phoenix
Gareth:: Jack Ryder
Helen's Mum:: Gillian Waugh
Dr Langford:: Fiona Dolman
Coroner:: Hugh Simon
Ed:: Mark Quartley
Katie:: Poppy Lee Friar
Andrew's Mum:: Jill Myers
Molly:: Jessica Ellerby
Chris:: Brendan Patricks
Police Officer:: Rob Norbury
Writer:: Kay Mellor
Producer:: Rebecca Davies
Director:: Audrey Cooke

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club: Series 2

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

What Are Labour's Plans for the Economy?

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Jul 2023, 09:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Sun 9^th Jul 2023, 09:00 on BBC News Channel HD

Available for 3 months

Watch now

Laura Kuenssberg speaks to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, Treasury minister Victoria Atkins, US climate envoy John Kerry and actors James Norton and Luke Thompson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Laura Kuenssberg
Interviewed Guest:: Victoria Atkins
Interviewed Guest:: Rachel Reeves
Interviewed Guest:: John Kerry
Interviewed Guest:: James Norton
Interviewed Guest:: Luke Thompson

Genres

Brand

In the Club

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama following the lives of six pregnant women. With her husband on the run from the police, Diane struggles to cope. Upset and alone, she turns to Roanna for support. Show more

Contributors

Roanna:: Hermione Norris
Kim:: Katherine Parkinson
Diane:: Jill Halfpenny
Vicky:: Christine Bottomley
Jasmin:: Taj Atwal
Rosie:: Hannah Midgley
Rick:: Will Mellor
Dev:: Sacha Dhawan
Simon:: Luke Thompson
Susie:: Tara Fitzgerald
Neil:: Jonathan Kerrigan
Jude:: Daniel Breeze
Dr Bellingham:: Brendan Patricks
Ellie:: Lily Pickering
Sam:: Lewis Hardaker
Geraldine:: Lorraine Cheshire
Fiona:: Shobna Gulati
Sean:: Calum Hardy
Louise:: Jacqueline Boatswain
Ed:: Mark Quartley
Emma:: Victoria Carling
DS Jackson:: Will Thorp
DC Roberts:: Jeff Alexander
WPC Wallis:: Jemma Gates
Yvette:: Keicha Greenidge
Writer:: Kay Mellor
Director:: Kay Mellor
Producer:: Yvonne Francas

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club: Series 1

In the Club

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama following the lives of six pregnant women. Jasmin has an unwelcome visitor, and with a question mark looming over her due date, her blood pressure is on the rise. Show more

Contributors

Roanna:: Hermione Norris
Diane:: Jill Halfpenny
Kim:: Katherine Parkinson
Vicky:: Christine Bottomley
Jasmin:: Taj Atwal
Rosie:: Hannah Midgley
Rick:: Will Mellor
Dev:: Sacha Dhawan
Simon:: Luke Thompson
Susie:: Tara Fitzgerald
Neil:: Jonathan Kerrigan
Jude:: Daniel Breeze
Dr Bellingham:: Brendan Patricks
Ellie:: Lily Pickering
Sam:: Lewis Hardaker
Geraldine:: Lorraine Cheshire
Fiona:: Shobna Gulati
Jack:: Will Tudor
Louise:: Jacqueline Boatswain
Emma:: Victoria Carling
Yvette:: Keicha Greenidge
Dr Inman:: Peter Singh
Kyle:: Alexander Wolfe
Ray:: John Marquez
Ed:: Mark Quartley
Writer:: Kay Mellor
Director:: Neasa Hardiman
Producer:: Yvonne Francas

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

In the Club: Series 1