Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Oct 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 6^th Oct 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Based on a true story, Samina Baig's play is about Peter, a fashion designer, who embarks on a journey to find his roots. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 5

Bella Hayman

Incredible Women: Series 5

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

Contributors

Actor:: Rebecca Front
Actor:: Jeremy Front
Actor:: Maureen Lipman
Actor:: Alison Belbin
Actor:: Natasha Cowley
Actor:: Karen Bartke
Actor:: Luke MacGregor
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Actor:: Gavi Singh Chera
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

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

Available for years

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 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

Inspector Chen

Series 2

2. Red Mandarin Dress

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Jul 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A murderer is dumping bodies around Shanghai on a weekly basis. But Chen’s assigned to another case. Stars Jamie Zubairi. Show more

Contributors

Chen:: Jamie Zubairi
Yu:: Dan Li
Party Secretary Li:: Daniel York
Detective Hong:: Vera Chok
Jia Ming:: Nicholas Murchie
White Cloud:: Elizabeth Chan
Xia:: Natasha Cowley
Comrade Fan:: John Bowler
Kong:: Alison Belbin
Sergeant Qi:: Gavi Singh Chera
Shen Wenchang:: David Sterne
Director Zhong:: John Dougall
Hotel Manager:: Finlay Robertson
Receptionist:: Catriona McFarlane
Author:: Qiu Xiaolong
Adaptor:: Joy Wilkinson
Director:: Toby Swift

Genres

Drama

Brand

Inspector Chen

Series

Inspector Chen: Series 2

15 Minute Drama

Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Episode 4

15 Minute Drama: Assata Shakur - The FBI's Most Wanted Woman

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Ex-Black Panther and political activist Assata Shakur's autobiography is dramatised by debbie tucker green. Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Assata. Show more

Contributors

Assata Shakur:: Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Warden:: Natasha Cowley
Prisoner 1:: Cherrelle Skeete
Guard 1:: Cherrelle Skeete
Prisoner 2:: Shvorne Marks
Prisoner 3:: Keziah Joseph
Evelyn:: Cecilia Noble
Guard:: Karen Bartke
Juror:: Corey Johnson
Judge:: Joseph Balderrama
Cop 1:: Joseph Balderrama
Guard 2:: Norah Lopez Holden
Latina Prisoner:: Norah Lopez Holden
Black Prisoner:: Jade Anouka
Cop 2:: John Dougall
Director:: debbie tucker green
Producer:: Mary Peate
Adaptor:: debbie tucker green
Author:: Assata Shakur

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Inspector Chen

Series 2

3. The Mao Case

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Jul 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Chen is asked to investigate the sudden change of fortune of the granddaughter of Chairman Mao's mistress. Stars Jamie Zubairi. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Chen:: Jamie Zubairi
Party Secretary Li:: Daniel York
Mr Xie:: David Yip
Jiao:: Alice Hewkin
Old Hunter:: David Hounslow
Lieutenant Song:: Chike Chan
Long:: Paul Chan
Yong:: Keziah Joseph
Peng:: David Sterne
Gu:: John Dougall
Hua:: John Bowler
Ling:: Natasha Cowley
Maid:: Catriona McFarlane
Author:: Qiu Xiaolong
Adaptor:: Joy Wilkinson
Director:: David Hunter

Genres

Drama

Brand

Inspector Chen

Series

Inspector Chen: Series 2

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Episode 1

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

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

Series

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

Episode 2

Drama on 4: Graham Greene - The Confidential Agent

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

Series

Drama on 4

The Mysteries of Udolpho

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

Contributors

Emily:: Georgia Groome
Madame Cheron:: Tracy Wiles
Count Montoni:: John Dougall
Cavigni:: Finlay Robertson
Verizzi:: Luke Thompson
Annette:: Natasha Cowley
Ludovicio:: Stephen Wight
Count Morano:: John Bowler
Sister Agnes:: Karen Bartke
Abbess:: Alison Belbin
Director:: Sally Avens
Author:: Ann Radcliffe
Adaptor:: Hattie Naylor

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Drama on 3

The Present Experiment

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Sep 2016, 18:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 9^th Sep 2018, 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Celebrating seventy years to the hour that the Third Programme was launched, Robin Brooks's fantastical comedy romps through the first hours of the pioneering station's life. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Robin Brooks
Katherine, the Herald:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
George Barnes:: Pip Torrens
Gwylim Jones:: Trystan Gravelle
Lawrence O'Neill:: Jonjo O'Neill
Lord Reith:: Christopher Godwin
Roland Givens:: Tim Potter
Guy Burgess:: Gunnar Cauthery
William Hayley:: Michael Bertenshaw
Rex Hardcastle:: Adrian Scarborough
Virginia, the Sorceress:: Carolyn Pickles
Ethel McRea:: Natasha Cowley
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: John Dougall
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

3. Weston

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Mar 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Sep 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A governess for two years to a pair of ignorant girls, Agnes is now lonely and desperate for a friend. Stars George Watkins. 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

4. Mirth and Mourning

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Mar 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Sep 2023, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Governess Agnes is falling in love, but she has a rival. Stars Ellie Kendrick and George Watkins. 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

Drama on 4

Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde