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Drama on 3

Fear and Loathing in Russia Today

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Radio 3 puts a spotlight on the best of Russian contemporary playwriting by producing three specially commissioned short plays written by young playwrights working in Russia today. Show more

Jack & Millie

Series 1

Special Lunch

Duration: 28 minutes

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

A special lunch turns into a tale of decking, Bond, beef tomahawks and much verbal sparring. Starring Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more

Drama on 4

The Trials of CB King

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

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

African-American lawyer, CB King, takes on the violence and bigotry of the southern states of America in the battle for civil rights in the 1960s. First of two true stories. Show more

Contributors

CB King:
Leo Wringer
Bobby Peel:
Tom Forrister
Slater King:
Steve Toussaint
Carol King:
Cecilia Noble
Marion King:
Saffron Coomber
Charlie Ware:
Ammar Duffus
Reverend Boyy:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Chief Pritchett:
Ewan Bailey
Sheriff 'Gator' Johnson:
David Schaal
Senator Peel:
Sean Murray
Mrs Peel:
Emma Handy
Sheriff Matthews:
David Seddon
Frank Jones:
Ryan Whittle
The Doctor:
Lewis Bray
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama on 4

The Trials of CB King

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

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

African-American lawyer, CB King, takes on the violence and bigotry of the southern states of America in the battle for civil rights in the 1960s. Second of two true stories. Show more

Contributors

CB King:
Leo Wringer
Bobby Peel:
Tom Forrister
Slater King:
Steve Toussaint
Carol King:
Cecilia Noble
Marion King:
Saffron Coomber
Charlie Ware:
Ammar Duffus
Reverend Boyy:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Chief Pritchett:
Ewan Bailey
Sheriff 'Gator' Johnson:
David Schaal
Senator Peel:
Sean Murray
Mrs Peel:
Emma Handy
Sheriff Matthews:
David Seddon
Frank Jones:
Ryan Whittle
The Doctor:
Lewis Bray
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Judas

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Award-winning writer Lucy Gannon's very personal take on the tempestuous days leading up to Jesus's death, from the perspective of the young man you never hear from: Judas. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Judas

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Judas, always an outsider, struggles to weigh his love for his master against growing impatience and doubts. While Jesus preaches submission, Judas longs for action. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Judas

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

A fierce young rebel desperate to overthrow Rome, Judas begins to doubt his master's teaching, and an idea begins to take hold of him. By Lucy Gannon. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Judas

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Judas's doubts overwhelm him. As his resentments tip the balance to action, events take on a pace of their own - one which he can't seem to alter. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Judas

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As Judas awakes to his devastating betrayal of his master, the consequences are more catastrophic than he could have imagined. Show more

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - A Burnt-Out Case

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. A celebrated architect flees to the Congo only to discover you can never leave the past behind. Stars Ben Miles. Show more

Contributors

Querry:
Ben Miles
Dr Colin:
Danny Sapani
The Superior:
Neil McCaul
Father Thomas:
Philip Bretherton
Father Joseph:
Clive Hayward
Father Paul:
Adam Fitzgerald
Madame Guelle:
Sudha Bhuchar
Captain:
David Reakes
Controller:
David Reakes
Marie Morel:
Isabella Inchbald
Narrator:
Adjoa Andoh
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - A Burnt-Out Case

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

A celebrated architect flees to the Congo only to be hunted down by the press. Stars Ben Miles. Show more

Contributors

Querry:
Ben Miles
Dr Colin:
Danny Sapani
The Superior:
Neil McCaul
Father Thomas:
Philip Bretherton
Father Joseph:
Clive Hayward
Father Paul:
Adam Fitzgerald
Marie Morel:
Isabella Inchbald
Mother Agnes:
Kath Weare
Narrator:
Adjoa Andoh
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Home Front

4 January 1918 - Adeline Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1918, the SS Birtley was sunk returning from Dunkirk, losing 18 crew, and in Tynemouth, old friends arrive seeking safety. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Sergei Federov:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty
Writer:
Katie Hims
Series Editor:
Allegra McIlroy

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 95: 1-5 January 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Final omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in the week in 1918 when Kaiser Wilhelm the Second said, 'We face, with firm confidence and an iron will, the year 1918.'. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Peggy Tanney:
Abbie Andrews
Stella Wardle:
Morgan Armstrong
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Cristine de Groot:
Ysabelle Cooper
Trevor Lamb:
Philip Correia
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Policeman:
Bill Fellows
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Sergei Federov:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Judith Turner:
Kate Okello
Dilys Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:
Sophie Scott
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Peter Lumley:
Beatrice White
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Matilda James:
Hannah Wood
Writer:
Katie Hims
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Cooking in a Bedsitter

Series 2

Bolognese Cutlets

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha’s definitely over Deepak. Or so she says. Stars Nikesh Patel. Show more

Riot Girls

The Robber Bride

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Margaret Atwood turns a tantalising fairy tale into a dark modern story, as three old university friends discover a secret they had hoped was buried forever resurfacing. Show more

Riot Girls

The Good Terrorist

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of inept revolutionaries, dramatised by Sarah Daniels and starring Olivia Vinall. Jasper and Bert are in Ireland, attempting to woo the IRA. Show more

Tommies

22 August 1918

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Arriving in France, the US Army includes 200,000 black soldiers. Mrs Addie Washington is one of only four YMCA workers sent to support them, as they face their own particular war. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Washington:
Clare Perkins
Leland Moody:
John Macmillan
Major Elias:
John Macmillan
Bliko Sidibe:
Buom Tihngang
Jake Triplett:
Buom Tihngang
Oscar Busch:
Ryan Whittle
Henry Hayward:
Daniel Betts
Erwin Radke:
Daniel Betts
William Malveaux:
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Paul-Jean Ganeval:
Alexander Devrient

Brand

Tommies

Drama on 3

The Last of the Volsungs

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

A powerful dramatisation of the tragic story of Sigurd Volsung and Brynhild, the woman he loves, with an introduction by its author, Melissa Murray. Show more

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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