Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Oct 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Oct 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the enfant terrible of British Theatre, Bella Hayman, and sits in on one of her secret rehearsals where Maureen Lipman has to pretend to be a pig. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 5

Sam Mann

Incredible Women: Series 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Oct 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Oct 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Jeremy Front catches up with former 80s pop princess Sam Mann. Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp remembers her fondly from her 80s heyday. Featuring Rebecca Front and Frances Barber. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Rebecca Front
Actor:: Jeremy Front
Actor:: Martin Kemp
Actor:: Frances Barber
Actor:: Hugh Kermode
Actor:: Luke MacGregor
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Producer:: Claire Jones
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Writer:: Rebecca Front

Genres

Drama

Brand

Incredible Women

Series

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

2. Rosalie

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Sep 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

The family fortune is lost and her father is ill. Already facing big disappointment, what should Agnes do? Stars Ellie Kendrick. Show more

Contributors

Agnes Grey:: Ellie Kendrick
Mrs Grey:: Juliet Aubrey
Mr Grey:: John Bowler
Mrs Bloomfield:: Catriona McFarlane
Mr Bloomfield:: David Sterne
Tom:: Felix Lailey
Mary Ann:: Amy Jayne Leigh
Edward Weston:: George Watkins
Mr Hatfield:: Luke MacGregor
Rosalie:: Keziah Joseph
Matilda:: Natasha Cowley
Mrs Murray:: Karen Bartke
Nancy:: Alison Belbin
Author:: Anne Bronte
Adaptor:: Rachel Joyce
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

1. Agnes

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Sep 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

Can life as a governess ever bring happiness and contentment? Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick stars as the determined Agnes. Show more

Contributors

Agnes Grey:: Ellie Kendrick
Mrs Grey:: Juliet Aubrey
Mr Grey:: John Bowler
Mrs Bloomfield:: Catriona McFarlane
Mr Bloomfield:: David Sterne
Tom:: Felix Lailey
Mary Ann:: Amy Jayne Leigh
Edward Weston:: George Watkins
Mr Hatfield:: Luke MacGregor
Rosalie:: Keziah Joseph
Matilda:: Natasha Cowley
Mrs Murray:: Karen Bartke
Nancy:: Alison Belbin
Author:: Anne Bronte
Adaptor:: Rachel Joyce
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Nov 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Mar 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. A young woman in 11th century Iceland forges a path through a world of beauty yet uncompromising harshness. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Kjartan:: Luke MacGregor
Thordis:: Alison Belbin
Osvif:: John Dougall
Thorvald:: Nicholas Murchie
Hallbjorn:: Finlay Robertson
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 1

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Nov 2016, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Mar 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Love is rekindled when old friends visit. Modern re-telling of classic 11th century Icelander saga starring Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Kjartan:: Luke MacGregor
Hallbjorn:: Finlay Robertson
Sailor:: Nicholas Murchie
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 1

Gudrun

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Mar 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Gudrun’s blissful life is interrupted when her childhood sweetheart returns from abroad with his new wife. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more

Contributors

Gudrun:: Kate Phillips
Freija:: Samantha Dakin
Bolli:: Gavi Singh Chera
Kjartan:: Luke MacGregor
Olaf:: John Bowler
Vigdis:: Finlay Robertson
Hrefna:: Natasha Cowley
Sigrid:: Rosa Yevtushenko
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Writer:: Lucy Catherine

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Gudrun

Series

Gudrun: Series 1

Home Front

17 January 1917 - Iris Reed

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 17^th Jan 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 17^th Jan 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, an appeal was issued in the Times for women workers to help at YMCA recreation huts in France, and in North Shields, Iris Reed plans some entertainment. Show more

Contributors

Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
Lester Reed:: Trevor Fox
Evelina White:: Rosie Cavaliero
Cally:: Colleen Prendergast
Vincent Surtees:: Shaun Prendergast
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Gregory:: Luke MacGregor
Gladys Lynch:: Elaine Claxton
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Squeezebox:: Colin Guthrie
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front

3 February 1917 - Edie Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Feb 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Feb 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, America formally broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and in North Shields, Marshalls Munitionettes Football Team have a challenge of their own. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Cara:: Charlie Hardwick
Mr Fox:: Trevor Fox
Colleen:: Colleen Prendergast
Luke:: Luke MacGregor
Maud Drummond:: Amy Cameron
Ray:: Cole Wealleans-Watts
Stella:: Morgan Armstrong
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 71: 30 January-3 February 1917

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Feb 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Apr 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week, in 1917, when America formally broke diplomatic relations with Germany, in Tynemouth, people are making small steps forwards. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Jean Claude Lengela:: Fiston Barek
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mr Milliard:: John Bowler
Maud Drummond:: Amy Cameron
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Dougie Baxter:: Kris Deedigan
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Albert Wilson:: Jamie Foreman
Lester Reed:: Trevor Fox
Ada Stokoe:: Hannah Genesius
Iris Reed:: Charlie Hardwick
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Luke:: Luke MacGregor
Stanley Hobbs:: David Nellist
DR Walker:: Ellie Piercy
Colleen:: Colleen Prendergast
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Daisy Jenkins:: Hannah Wood
Stella:: Morgan Armstrong
Cristine:: Ysabelle Cooper
Gussie:: Grace Doherty
Beatrice:: Eviee Lavery
Bobby:: Hope Alice Cairns
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Drama on 4

Leaving

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Oct 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 17^th Oct 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Gregory Evans. During the referendum on EU membership, a dying man adds a codicil to his will - a final wish that threatens to tear his family apart. Show more

Contributors

Aggie:: Izabella Urbanowicz
Michael:: John Bowler
Esme:: Alison Belbin
Jake:: Luke MacGregor
Tyler:: Karen Bartke
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Gregory Evans

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Richard Adams - Watership Down

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Nov 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Dec 2019, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

To ensure the future of their new home, the rabbits must confront the terrifying General Woundwort. Stars Gunnar Cauthery. Show more

Contributors

Hyzenthlay:: Lyndsey Marshal
Hazel:: Gunnar Cauthery
Fiver:: Robert Emms
Bigwig:: Alex Lanipekun
Woundwort:: Paul Hilton
Blackberry:: Finlay Robertson
Dandelion:: Luke MacGregor
Holly:: Nicholas Murchie
Black Emissary:: Nicholas Murchie
Kehaar:: Karen Bartke
Strawberry:: John Dougall
Silver:: Gavi Singh Chera
Nelthilta:: Keziah Joseph
Campion:: John Bowler
The Farmer:: David Sterne
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Director:: Marc Beeby
Author:: Richard Adams
Adaptor:: Brian Sibley

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Richard Adams - Watership Down

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Oct 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Apr 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. When a Republican agent in the Spanish Civil war arrives in England on a mission, he becomes a hunted man. Stars Alun Raglan. Show more

Contributors

Edgar Domniguez:: Alun Raglan
Rose Cullen:: Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Captain Currie:: John Dougall
Victor Lazaro:: Jot Davies
Ronald Kaye:: John Bowler
Elsie:: Keziah Joseph
Mrs Mendrill:: Karen Bartke
Bertie Forbes:: Nick Murchie
Spanish Diplomat:: Stefano Braschi
Lord Benditch:: David Sterne
Secretary:: Natasha Cowley
Begging Man:: Luke MacGregor
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Perry
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Oct 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Apr 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A Republican agent in the Spanish Civil war is a hunted man - implicated in a young girl’s murder in England. Stars Alun Raglan. Show more

Contributors

Edgar Domniguez:: Alun Raglan
Rose Cullen:: Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Spanish Diplomat:: Stefano Braschi
Inspector Collis:: Stephen Critchlow
Ronald Kaye:: John Bowler
Jim Barton:: Ian Conningham
Secretary:: Natasha Cowley
Woman in Benditch:: Karen Bartke
Bertie Forbes:: Nick Murchie
Captain Currie:: John Dougall
Freddy:: Luke MacGregor
Policeman in Benditch:: David Sterne
Policeman in London:: Gavi Singh Chera
Author:: Graham Greene
Adaptor:: Nick Perry
Director:: Sally Avens

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Series

Drama on 4

Richard Adams - Watership Down

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 6^th Nov 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Dec 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Fearful that their home is to be destroyed, a band of rabbits begins an epic and perilous journey. Starring Lyndsey Marshal. Show more

Contributors

Hyzenthlay:: Lyndsey Marshal
Hazel:: Gunnar Cauthery
Fiver:: Robert Emms
Bigwig:: Alex Lanipekun
Blackberry:: Finlay Robertson
Dandelion:: Luke MacGregor
Holly:: Nicholas Murchie
Frith:: Nicholas Murchie
Strawberry:: John Dougall
Silver:: Gavi Singh Chera
Cowslip:: Keziah Joseph
Kehaar:: Karen Bartke
Actor:: John Bowler
Actor:: David Sterne
Producer:: Gemma Jenkins
Director:: Marc Beeby
Author:: Richard Adams
Adaptor:: Brian Sibley

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4: Richard Adams - Watership Down

Series

Drama on 4

Control

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Feb 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Feb 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Robert Emms and Michelle Terry star in Adrian Penketh's drama set in the high-pressure world of air traffic control. What happens when the unthinkable happens? Show more

Contributors

Rob:: Robert Emms
Megan:: Michelle Terry
Kate:: Priyanga Burford
Mike:: John Bowler
Beech:: John Dougall
Pilot:: Nick Murchie
Co-pilot:: Luke MacGregor
Vicki:: Karen Bartke
Steve:: Gavi Singh Chera
Director:: Emma Harding
Writer:: Adrian Penketh

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

Tommies - Series 5

Episode 1: 11 November 1916