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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 - Omnibus

Episode 88: 13-17 November 1917 (Season 12 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, in Tynemouth, when the Finnish Parliament declared its independence from Russia. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Matthew Ash:
David Reakes
Maud Drummond:
Vineeta Rishi
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:
Sophie Scott
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Matilda James:
Hannah Wood

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 90: 27 November - 1 December 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

The third omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week in 1917 when Germany and the new Russian government began a cessation of hostilities. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Peggy Tanney:
Abbie Andrews
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Molly Duckett:
Victoria Bewick
Cristine de Groot:
Ysabelle Cooper
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Bill McCracken:
Caolan McCarthy
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Maud Drummond:
Vineeta Rishi
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Ethel Manning:
Sophie Scott
Eva Reynolds:
Sophie Scott
Peter Lumley:
Bea White
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Matilda James:
Hannah Wood

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

Home Front

15 November 1917 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Finnish parliament declared their independence from Russia, and in Tynemouth, Johnnie sees more to Aunt Phyllis than he had suspected. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Matthew Ash:
David Reakes
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty

Drama on 4

The Rules of Palship

Duration: 44 minutes

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

The young Noel Coward demanded fierce loyalty from his friends. But did he live up to his own high standards? Writer Jonathan Tafler imagines a testing moment. Show more

Contributors

Noel Coward:
Joel MacCormack
Graham Henshaw:
Tom Forrister
Fraser Stanhope:
Wilf Scolding
Reverend Henshaw:
David Reakes
Mary Henshaw:
Ellie Darvill

Genres

Cooking in a Bedsitter

Series 2

Veiled Country Lass

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha meets the parents with a special pudding. Stars Eleanor Bron. Show more

Cooking in a Bedsitter

Series 2

Mutton Rissoles

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Spring 1965. Trisha moves into a new bedsitter. Stars Eleanor Bron. Show more

Cooking in a Bedsitter

Series 2

Green Pea Sandwiches

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Romcom inspired by Katherine Whitehorn's cookery classic. Trisha surprises Deepak on an outing. Starring Beattie Edmondson. Show more

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 4 months

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

Home Front

14 December 1917 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 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

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Ada Stokoe:
Sophie Scott
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Judith Turner:
Kate Okello
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

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

Contributors

Lady Elizabeth:
Joanna David
Lady Penelope:
Sarah Crowden
Cornish Woman:
Sandra Duncan
Voice 3:
Neil McCaul
Director:
Bruce Young
Producer:
Bruce Young

Genres

15 Minute Drama

The Steal

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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

15 Minute Drama

The Steal

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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

15 Minute Drama

The Steal

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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

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

Riot Girls

The Good Terrorist

Episode 5

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 incompetent radicals in a London squat. Alice (Olivia Vinall) finally meets her revolutionary neighbour, the enigmatic Comrade Andrew. Show more