Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Dec 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th May 2015, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Highwaymen, duels, swirling fogs and escaped convicts. Dramatisation of Leon Garfield's thrilling 18th-century mystery adventure. Show more

Drama

Leon Garfield - Devil in the Fog

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Dec 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th May 2015, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

What murky secrets lie at the heart of the fog? Who is the principal? And who is the Devil? Dramatisation of Leon Garfield's mystery adventure. Show more

Contributors

George:: Joe Dempsie
Mr Treet:: Tim McMullan
Captain Richard:: Ben Crowe
Sir John:: Sam Dale
Joseph:: Sean Baker
The Stranger:: Sean Baker
Mrs Montague:: Joanna Monro
Lady Dexter:: Juliet Aubrey
Bertram:: George Sanderson
Aunt Dexter:: Claire Harry
Hotspur:: Raymond Karimi Taheri
Rose:: Fern Deacon
Edward:: Hugo Docking
Jane:: Lauren Mote
Highwayman:: Henry Devas
Writer:: Martin Jameson
Director:: Marc Beeby
Author:: Leon Garfield

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama: Leon Garfield - Devil in the Fog

Series

Dangerous Visions

London Bridge

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Jun 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

In Nick Perry's dark vision of the future, the River Thames has become a border separating the crime-free police state of North London from the lawless slum land of the South. Show more

Contributors

Preston:: Justin Salinger
Ellis:: Tim McMullan
Amory:: Robert Blythe
Mrs Roberts:: Gabrielle Reidy
Paul Roberts:: Jerome Holder
Archer:: Nicholas Murchie
Smith:: Michael Shelford
Hajee:: Will Howard
Pathologist:: Joanna Brookes
Medic:: Hannah Wood
Martha:: Philippa Stanton
Christopher:: Isaac Andrews
Security Guard:: Ben Crowe
Writer:: Nick Perry
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Editor:: Colin Guthrie

Genres

Drama

Brand

Dangerous Visions

Dangerous Visions

The Drowned World

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Jun 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jun 2014, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

JG Ballard's story of a scientific mission surveying drowned cities. This is a future where the Earth's atmosphere, and human consciousness, has eroded. Adapted by Graham White. Show more

Contributors

Beatrice:: Hattie Morahan
Kerans:: James D'Arcy
Strangman:: Tim McInnerny
Colonel Riggs:: Robert Blythe
Dr Alan Bryant:: Paul Stonehouse
Lieutenant Hardman:: Ben Crowe
Daley:: Matthew Watson
Caesar:: Don Gilet
Producer:: Peter Kavanagh
Writer:: JG Ballard
Adaptor:: Graham White

Genres

Drama

Brand

Dangerous Visions

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors: Series 2

Episode 1: A Bad Night Out

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Behind Closed Doors: Behind Closed Doors: Series 2

The first in a series of three legal dramas following Barrister Rebecca Nyman. Rafid claims he was wrongly arrested after a night out, is he due compensation from the police? Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:: Clare Corbett
Barrister Charlie Haines:: Dan Starkey
Rafid:: Danny Rahim
Judge:: Jane Whittenshaw
PC George Simmers:: Ben Crowe
Dr Polly Andrews:: Jane Slavin
Dorina Balan:: Bettrys Jones
Callum Brown:: Monty d'Inverno
Writer:: Clara Glynn
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

Genres

Brand

Behind Closed Doors

Series

Drama

Death of a Soldier

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Nov 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 10^th Nov 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Margaret Evison. A mother's story about the death of her son, Lt Mark Evison, killed by a Taliban sniper as he led his men in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in May 2009. Show more

Contributors

Margaret Evison:: Penny Downie
Mark Evison:: Tom Riley
Young Mark:: Luca Thomas
Soldiers:: Ben Crowe
Nurses:: Clare Cathcart
Thorneloe:: Ian Masters
Coroner:: Ian Masters
Consultant:: Ian Masters
Newsreader:: Vaughan Savidge
Director:: Karen Rose
Producer:: Karen Rose
Sound Designer:: Lucinda Mason Brown

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Velvet Blackout

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Oct 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Nov 2019, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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

Contributors

Roxanne:: Isabella Inchbald
Trounce:: Ben Crowe
Edward:: Joel MacCormack
Landlord:: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Nurse:: Kath Weare
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Vincent O'Connell

Genres

Drama

Brand

Home Front

5 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Show more

Contributors

Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Solly:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 10: 1-5 December 1914 (Season 2 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the first Season 2 omnibus, everyone is looking to do their bit for the war effort. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary:: Craige Els
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Pallbearer:: Clive Haywood
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Lilian:: Lisa Brookes
Tom:: Clive Hayward
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ernie:: Sean Connolly
Hilda:: Bella Hamblin
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Solly:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Drama

Reading Europe - Germany: Look Who's Back

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Oct 2015, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Hitler is mistaken for a comedy impersonator by TV executives and becomes the star of a satirical show. His rants against foreigners and current politics increase in popularity. Show more

Contributors

Adolf Hitler:: David Threlfall
Fraulein Vera Kromeier:: Alex Tregear
The Kiosk Owner:: Ben Crowe
Frau Carmen Bellini:: Caroline Berry
Joachim Sensenbrink:: John Norton
Frank Sawatski:: Richard Mylan
Actor:: Sargon Yelda
Actor:: Debra Baker
Actor:: Leo Wan
Actor:: Gerard Watkins
Author:: Timur Vermes
Adaptor:: Marcy Kahan
Director:: Helen Perry

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama: Reading Europe - Germany: Look Who's Back

Series

Seekers

Series 1

Seek Hard

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Nov 2013, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Jul 2020, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Events at the Job Centre mean Stuart could finally prove to Nicola that he is a bit heroic. With Mathew Horne. From October 2013. Show more

Contributors

Stuart:: Mathew Horne
Joe:: Daniel Mays
Terry:: Tony Way
Nicola:: Zahra Ahmadi
Mr Harty:: Alex Lowe
Dave Manager:: Alex Lowe
Mrs S:: Sally Grace
Mr A:: Ben Crowe
Mr G:: Paul Chequer
Gary Probert:: Steve Oram
Policeman:: Sean Murray
Producer:: Katie Tyrrell
Writer:: Steven Burge

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Seekers

Series

Seekers: Series 1

In and Out of the Kitchen

Series 2

Valentine's Day

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Jan 2013, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Sep 2019, 22:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

In and Out of the Kitchen

Damien is banned from the kitchen so Anthony can cook up a romantic Valentine's Day meal. Stars Miles Jupp. From January 2013. Show more

Contributors

Damien Trench:: Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny:: Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother:: Selina Cadell
Builder:: Ben Crowe
Mr Mullaney:: Brendan Dempsey
Marion Duffett:: Lesley Vickerage
Producer:: Sam Michell

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

In and Out of the Kitchen: Series 2

Drama

Herald of Disaster

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Using transcripts from the inquest, this docu-drama explains how a cross-channel ferry could capsize minutes after leaving harbour. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Ewan Bailey
Actor:: John Bowler
Actor:: Ben Crowe
Actor:: John Dougall
Actor:: Tom Forrister
Actor:: Georgie Glen
Actor:: Sanchia McCormack
Actor:: Nicholas Murchie
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Sarah Ridgeway
Actor:: Finlay Robertson
Actor:: Michael Shelford
Actor:: David Sterne
Actor:: David Sturzaker
Actor:: Joseph Tremain
Actor:: George Watkins
Actor:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Stephen Phelps

Genres

Drama

Brand

Good Omens

Series 1

In the Beginning

BBC Two

Duration: 51 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jan 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jan 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell, do their part in raising the Antichrist in a balanced and human way. But, are they focusing efforts in the right direction? Show more

Contributors

Aziraphale:: Michael Sheen
Composer:: David Arnold
Crowley:: David Tennant
Director:: Douglas Mackinnon
Voice of God:: Frances McDormand
Writer:: Neil Gaiman
Gabriel:: Jon Hamm
Arthur Young:: Daniel Mays
Deirdre Young:: Sian Brooke
Hastur:: Ned Dennehy
Ligur:: Ariyon Bakare
Thaddeus Dowling:: Nick Offerman
Beelzebub:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Sister Mary Loquacious:: Nina Sosanya
Archangel Michael:: Doon Mackichan
Adam Young:: Sam Taylor Buck
Eve:: Schelaine Bennett
Adam:: Anthony Kaye
Himself:: Paul Gambaccini
Freddie Mercury:: Ben Crowe
Sushi Chef:: Dai Tabuchi
Harriet Dowling:: Jill Winternitz
George Bush:: Alistair Findlay
Voice of George Bush:: Jim Meskimen
Mother Superior:: Susan Brown
Sister Theresa:: Maggie Service
Sister Grace:: Jasmine Hyde
Young Warlock:: Rocco Day
Disposable Demon:: Paul Adeyefa
Uriel:: Gloria Obianyo
Sandalphon:: Paul Chahidi
Warlock:: Samson Marraccino
Trixie:: Coco Winchester
Tarquin:: Oscar Farren
Himself:: Nicholas Parsons
Pepper:: Amma Ris
Brian:: Ilan Galkoff
Wensleydale:: Alfie Taylor

Genres

Brand

Good Omens

Series

Good Omens: Series 1

The Architects

Series 1

Multi-Faith

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Apr 2014, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 1^st May 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

As Sir Lucien pursues a vanity project, Sarah is about to take minimalism to the max. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Matt:: Dominic Coleman
Sarah:: Ingrid Oliver
Sir Lucien:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Tim:: Alex Carter
Hayley:: Aisling Bea
Justin:: Ben Crowe
Planning Officer:: Carolyn Pickles
Dawn:: Susie Riddell
Director:: Toby Swift
Writer:: Jim Poyser
Writer:: Neil Griffiths

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

The Architects

Series

The Architects: Series 1

Saturday Drama

Mike Walker - Spitfire!