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Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Seven

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Helen and her mother are kidnapped. Seventh episode of a major new nine-part conspiracy thriller, starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Bad Salsa

Series 2

The Cycle of Life

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Each of the women get to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks. Each must face their fears. From 2016. Show more

Home Front

22 December 1915 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day, David Lloyd George made an official visit to munitions factories in Newcastle, and it is Dorothea's first day at the Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Bob Capeling:
Joe Sims
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Max Davenport:
Trevor White
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Dr Streatfield:
Chris Pavlo
Soldier:
Leo Wan

Home Front

30 December 1915 - Nell Kingsley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

A British P&O liner is torpedoed killing 334, including women and children, and at the Bevan Hospital an injured soldier avoids returning to duty. Show more

Contributors

Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Max Davenport:
Trevor White
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Henry Streatfield:
Chris Pavlo
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Strachan:
Leo Wan

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

How did the boy in boxers become the wanted man in an armed siege? Claire Skinner returns as the social worker with a past. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Liz's decisions lead to an official complaint. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Devon's mother has a surprise for him. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Devon's hopes for the future meet the reality of his past. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

15 Minute Drama

The One about the Social Worker

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Liz walks into a siege. Rollercoaster story based on tough true social work cases. Show more

Contributors

Liz Beecham:
Claire Skinner
Devon Sutcliffe:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Ian Green:
Sam Dale
Cheryl Sutcliffe:
Debra Baker
Sgt Morris:
David Hounslow
Janet Williams:
Amelia Lowdell
PC Kirtley:
George Watkins
Kirk:
Leo Wan

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Janet Suzman introduces Levi's stories about the elements, dramatised by Graham White. 1820s - Paul Hilton plays a captain living on a remote island of strange chemical properties. Show more

Contributors

Abrahams:
Paul Hilton
Willem:
Leo Wan
Rebecca:
Debra Baker
Author:
Primo Levi
Adaptor:
Graham White
Director:
Marc Beeby
Director:
Emma Harding
Producer:
Marc Beeby
Producer:
Emma Harding

Genres

Drama on 4

Inspector Chen Novels

When Red Is Black

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Early 1990s Shanghai. Chen cannot turn down a lucrative translation job for a rich developer. But he must also find the murderer of a dissident writer. Crime drama by Qiu Xiaolong. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Chen:
Jamie Zubairi
Detective Yu:
Dan Li
Peiqin:
Sarah Lam
Party Secretary Li:
Daniel York
Qiao Ming:
Chris Pavlo
White Cloud:
Elizabeth Chan
Boa Hung:
Leo Wan
Adaptor:
John Harvey
Director:
David Hunter

Genres

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

Series 1

A Fistful of Sand

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Comedy trio Peepolykus upend classic fiction: Richard Wilson stars as a shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe. From 2015. Show more

Home Front

2 February 1916 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day, the Board of Agriculture issued a notice advising that convalescent soldiers could be used for farm work, and Isabel tries hard to find something for Cristine to do. Show more

Contributors

Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Queenie Penfold:
Lorna Nickson Brown
Councillor Pepper:
Ewan Bailey
Town Clerk:
Leo Wan

Duration: 45 minutes

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

The extraordinary story of the Kim Jong-nam, the brother of North Korea's supreme leader, and the deadly power struggle at the heart of the world's only communist monarchy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul French
Narrator:
Paul French
Jong-nam:
Daniel York
Ko Yong-hui:
Liz Sutherland
Jong-chul:
Leo Wan
Jong-il:
Paul Chan
Uncle Jang:
Neil McCaul
Song Hye-rang:
Isabella Inchbald
Journalist:
Adam Fitzgerald
Sushi Chef:
Clive Hayward
Passport Official:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Writer:
Nick Perry

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

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

17th-century Italy: composer Alessandro Stradella’s real life is one of scandal, chaos and close calls. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more

Contributors

Alessandro Stradella:
Trystan Gravelle
Arcangelo Corelli:
Harry Treadaway
Agnese van Uffele:
Alice St Clair
Cardinal Cibo:
David Hounslow
Contarini, Doge of Venice:
Chris Pavlo
Duchess Maria Giovanna:
Amelia Lowdell
Stage Manager:
George Watkins
Damiano:
Leo Wan

John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga

The Forsytes Continues

Episode 7

Duration: 1 hour

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

Faced with the consequences of flirting with danger, Fleur must make a choice. Stars Jessica Raine and Joseph Millson. Show more

Contributors

Fleur Forsyte:
Jessica Raine
Soames Forsyte:
Joseph Millson
Michael Mont:
Ben Lambert
Wilfred Desert:
Max Bennett
Sir Lawrence Mont:
Brian Protheroe
Aubrey Green:
Sam Alexander
Victorine:
Evie Killip
Elderson:
Ewan Bailey
Annette Forsyte:
Aurelie Amblard
Holly Dartie:
Katie Redford
Butterfield:
Caolan McCarthy
Miss Perren:
Rebecca Hamilton
Station Porter:
Gerard McDermott
Night Porter:
Sean Baker
Shareholder:
George Watkins
Shareholder:
Debra Baker
Shareholder:
Leo Wan
Adaptor:
Lin Coghlan
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Producer:
Gemma Jenkins

Genres

Tracks

Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Four

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Fourth in a nine-part thriller starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. As new information comes to light, could a little boy locked in a coma hold the answers? Show more

Contributors

Michael:
Alex Beckett
Dr Petrauskas:
Tristan Sturrock
Inspector Kirby:
Jaimi Barbakoff
Security Guard:
John Norton
Jae Sung:
Leo Wan
Director:
Helen Perry

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Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Eight

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Helen discovers the identity of the boy in the coma. Eighth episode of a major new nine-part conspiracy thriller, starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

Drama on 4

Positive Affect

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Satire by Daniel Davies. Kelly is unemployed, she is also cripplingly shy - a combination that makes regular difficulties hard enough, never mind the madness of job interviews. Show more

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