4 Extra Debut. Despite being a national treasure later in life, Sir John still worries about his career and personal life. Stars Ben Whitrow. Show more
Crime or incompetence? Things take a turn for the worse when Claire reveals that she is going to be questioned by the police over the disappearance of Max's inheritance. Show more
Matters have come to a head, and Max, Linsey and Fig wait to hear the outcome of his Claire's trial for embezzlement. Show more
Crime or incompetence? Max questions his mother about the mysterious disappearance of his inheritance. Linsey is also on the case - and she's taking no prisoners. Show more
Home Front
14 December 1917 - Johnnie Marshall
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, Lloyd George famously declared 'There is no halfway house between victory and defeat', and in Tynemouth, Johnnie veers dangerously near defeat. Show more
Home Front
30 November 1917 - Iris Reed
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, the Graincourt Sugar Factory fell to the German Army, and in Tynemouth, Iris Reed is finding toffee in the strangest places. Show more
Drama
Velvet Blackout
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
By Vincent O'Connell. In 1942 a young woman with amnesia is pulled from a bombed building. A doctor and a policeman think she may know something vital to the British war effort. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Summer, 1545: There’s a new case in Portsmouth and across the Channel a French fleet prepares to attack. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more
First ever dramatization of Doris Lessing's 1985 satire of incompetent revolutionaries in a London squat. Starring Olivia Vinall and Joe Armstrong, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Show more
Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about inept revolutionaries, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Alice continues her mission to make the squat habitable. Olivia Vinall and Joe Armstrong star. Show more
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
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
Doris Lessing's 1985 satire about a band of incompetent radicals in a London squat. Alice (Olivia Vinall) finally meets her revolutionary neighbour, the enigmatic Comrade Andrew. Show more
Margaret Atwood's retelling of this dark fairy story. Three old university friends try to figure out why Zenia has resurfaced and what she wants. But are they any match for her? Show more
With their relationship under increasing strain, Max and Linsey continue to try and find out what happened to Max's inheritance, while Fig has a disturbing story to tell. Show more
Crime or incompetence? When Max returns from travelling he discovers that most of his expected inheritance has disappeared. Who is responsible and what has happened to the money? Show more
Home Front
2 January 1918 - Cressida Marshall
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1918, Polar exploration ship the Aurora was officially declared missing, and at Collingwood, Cressida Marshall remembers her late husband. Show more
Home Front
25 December 1917 - Sylvia Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, plum pudding was made a regular ration for the troops for the first time, while in Collingwood, Sylvia wishes in vain for peace and goodwill. Show more
Tsar
Joseph Stalin: The Last Bolshevik
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian Tsars continues with the story of Joseph Stalin and the run-up to Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Show more
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