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Tommies

11 November 1914

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mickey finds himself at Ypres with an exhausted force and no-one to defend a vital breach in the line. With Lee Ross, Indira Varma and Sam Rix. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Ahmadullah Khan:
Danny Rahim
Pavan Jodha:
Rudi Dharmalingam
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Edwin Dolland:
Sam Rix
Arthur Harvey:
Mark Edel-Hunt
German Officer:
Damian Lynch
Producer:
David Hunter

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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

11 May 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the western front to join the start of the Gallipoli campaign, where a steep hill climb from Gully Beach is not popular with all the British forces. Show more

Contributors

Ahmadullah Khan:
Danny Rahim
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:
Avin Shah
Sidney Mauldon:
Nicholas Murchie
Lieutenant Haston:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Natha Singh:
Parth Thakerar
Copplestone:
Neet Mohan
Washbrook:
Deven Modha
Producer:
David Hunter

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Tommies

21 October 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer, with the beginnings of war-winning technology in his hands. Show more

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Tommies

28 October 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Michael Chaplin. Visiting neutral Holland on a sensitive diplomatic mission, Robert de Tullio is drawn deeper into the murky waters of WWI intelligence and a more personal quest. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Pavan Jodha:
Rudi Dharmalingam
Ahmadullah Khan:
Danny Rahim
Pillow Wallah:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Leonie Vergeron:
Aurelie Amblard
Officer:
Damian Lynch
Gilbert Grosse:
Matthew Watson
Signaller:
Neet Mohan
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

27 April 1915

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Under the constant threat of gas attack in La Brique, just north of Ypres, Mickey Bliss and his signals colleagues try to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Pavan Jodha:
Rudi Dharmalingam
Ahmadullah Khan:
Danny Rahim
Pillow Wallah:
Mark Edel-Hunt
Leonie Vergeron:
Aurelie Amblard
Officer:
Damian Lynch
Gilbert Grosse:
Matthew Watson
Signaller:
Neet Mohan
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
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

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Tommies

21 June 1917

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mickey is summoned to deal with the problem of remotely controlled German boats packed with explosives. The solution coincides with a crisis in his personal life. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Commodore Marcus Rochester:
Philip Fox
Lieutenant Mackenzie Warrender:
David Sturzaker
Jack Bliss:
Antonio Aakeel
Major Teddy Graham:
Simon Ludders
Chief Petty Officer Evans:
Samuel James
Seaman Keaton:
Charlie Clements
Lieutenant Commander Jackson-Cooper:
Robert Blythe
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

23 June 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

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

On a morale-boosting tour in the Somme valley, a celebrity poet and priest arrives to perform his verse. But are inspirational speeches what the Kenny and his pals really need? Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Canon Robertson:
James Lailey
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Joseph Gascoigne:
Neil Grainger
Francis Woodrington:
Nick Underwood
Juma Gubanda:
John Macmillan
Ivor Gurney:
Joe Sims
Producer:
David Hunter

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Tommies - Series 5

Episode 3: 25 November 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

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

After the horrors of the Battle of the Somme, Mickey Bliss is on leave in Paris where he is drawn into the shady world of intelligence and politics. From November 2016. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Miss Softley:
Faye Castelow
Robert de Tullio:
Justin Salinger
Colonel Crowden:
Gunnar Cauthery
Harriet Thornaway:
Natasha Cowley
William Thornaway:
John Bowler
Fabien Gartman:
Simon Wilson
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

Tommies

8 August 1918

Duration: 44 minutes

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

By Jonathan Ruffle. Mickey Bliss's bold deception plan is put into action and could change the course of the war, but on the personal front, his past catches up with him. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Florrie:
Karen Bartke
Harry de Tullio:
Sam Valentine
Richard Galleyman:
Ryan Whittle
Herbert Campbell:
Trevor White
Pertab Singh:
Sagar Radia
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

15 August 1918

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Two armoured trains meet on a single track in the desert, in this extraordinary real-life battle story written by Avin Shah and starring Indira Varma. Show more

Contributors

Railway Officer Oraz Drushkin:
Simon Scardifield
Railway Lieutenant Yashka Stepniak:
Dolya Gavanski
Railway Engineer Nikolai Trepov:
Aaron Vodovoz
Havildar Ghulam Singh:
Tony Jayawardena
Private Frank Pond:
Ryan Early
Sapper Akbar Rasul:
Waleed Akhtar
Sapper Shivinder Singh:
Omar Malik
Hussar Sergei Panchenko:
Stephen Hogan
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Producer:
David Hunter
Writer:
Avin Shah

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Tommies

1 August 1918

Duration: 45 minutes

Mickey's big deception plan could change the course of the war, but the arrival of soldier son Jack and WAAC controller sister Evadne complicates matters. Written by Neil Brand.

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Florrie:
Karen Bartke
Harry de Tullio:
Sam Valentine
Richard Galleyman:
Ryan Whittle
Herbert Campbell:
Trevor White
Pertab Singh:
Sagar Radia
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Producer:
David Hunter
Director:
David Hunter

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Tommies

21 March 1918

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers. Starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Sapper Juma Gubanda:
John Macmillan
Sergeant Desmond Dixon:
Daniel Weyman
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby:
Tom Vallen
Major George Fenniman:
Philip Bretherton
Captain Hubert Puckle:
Simon Wilson
Sergeant Castle:
Ryan Early
Sapper John Quennell:
Nick Underwood
WAAC Florrie Fanshawe:
Karen Bartke
Messenger:
Luke Bailey
Messenger:
Ryan Whittle
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Producer:
David Hunter

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Tommies

28 March 1918

Duration: 45 minutes

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

As the British Army retreat in the face of an unexpected German advance, the women of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps based at Flixecourt have to decide whether to stay. Show more

Tommies

11 April 1918

Duration: 44 minutes

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

The British Army is in pell-mell retreat towards the Channel ports, and must face up to losing the war. Stars Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mickey Bliss:
Lee Ross
Sergeant Desmond Dixon:
Daniel Weyman
Sapper Juma Gubanda:
John Macmillan
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby:
Tom Vallen
Captain Eric Halliday:
Mark Edel-Hunt
German Gunner:
Philip Bretherton
Signaller:
Ryan Whittle
Private:
Luke Bailey
Runner:
Ryan Early
Refugee:
Amber Aga
Refugee:
Georgie Glen
Commentator:
Indira Varma
Producer:
David Hunter
Writer:
Avin Shah

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The Cornwell Estate

Series 1

Episode 4: Mike Duggan

Duration: 13 minutes

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

Veteran musician Mike Duggan makes ends meet by giving guitar lessons in a local school. But then a record company boss offers the him chance of a recording contract. Show more

The Cornwell Estate

Series 1

Episode 1: Dave Kafka

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ex-con Dave has moved in with grandfather Syd, a big London gangster in the 1960s. But as Dave swaggers around the estate, he receives an unwelcome visit from a benefits officer. Show more

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

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