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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Mrs Armitage is encouraged by her husband to talk to a psychiatrist about her desire for more children. Stars Helen McCrory. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

When Jake returns from a shoot in Africa, Mrs Armitage throws a party for his film friends. Stars Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Aug 2015, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mrs Armitage makes a confession. Classic study of 1960s marriage and motherhood starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

Home Front

13 October 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Kitty is shocked to discover a whole world she knew nothing about. Show more

Contributors

Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Marion:: Laura Elphinstone
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

15 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

The Battle of Loos has ended, but it's clear that the war has changed Isabel Graham irrevocably. Show more

Contributors

Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Sergeant:: David Acton
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Soldier:: Neet Mohan
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 37: 12-16 October 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 16^th Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Omnibus edition of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain covering a week when the dead seem more present than ever. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant:: David Acton
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Sam:: Alexander Aze
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Passer-by 1:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Marion:: Laura Elphinstone
Sergeant Major:: David Hounslow
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Adam:: Billy Kennedy
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Soldier:: Neet Mohan
Clemmie:: Joanna Monro
Olive:: Rhiannon Neads
Albert:: Harry Myers
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Ken:: Joe Sims
Margaret:: Jane Slavin
Flora:: Jessica Turner
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

21 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

The Allied fleet bombards the Bulgarian coast, and Isabel and Dorothea have to put aside their differences. Show more

Contributors

Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 38: 19-23 October 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Omnibus edition of Home Front, the epic drama series set in Great War Britain, over a week when crises lead to drastic actions. Show more

Contributors

Adam:: Billy Kennedy
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Albert:: Harry Myers
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Beau:: Stephen Critchlow
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Foxton:: Sam Dale
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Lilian:: Alex Tregear
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Roland:: Jack Holden
Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Sally:: Sarah Thom
Sam:: Alexander Aze
Soldier 1:: Owen Clark
Soldier 2:: Neet Mohan
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

29 October 1915 - Nancy Parker

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Folkestone is hit by a terrible storm, and Nancy and Dolly seek the high ground of the drawing room. Show more

Contributors

Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mrs Armitage has consented to an abortion and a sterilisation. A study of 1960s marriage starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Having found out about Jake's affair, Mrs Armitage takes refuge with her former husband. Starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

Home Front

23 September 1915 - Juliet Argent

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Juliet Argent makes an undercover visit. Show more

Contributors

Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Howard:: Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

24 September 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Kitty makes a strategic decision to keep her friends close. Show more

Contributors

Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Marion:: Laura Elphinstone
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 34: 21-25 September 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Sep 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Omnibus edition of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain over a week when Folkestone seems to be poisoned by the war. Show more

Contributors

Esme:: Katie Angelou
Boy:: Alexander Aze
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Peggy:: Victoria Brazier
Howard:: Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Marion:: Laura Elphinstone
Adam:: Billy Kennedy
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Clemmie:: Joanna Monro
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Albert:: Harry Myers
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Woman:: Jane Slavin
Alec:: Tom Stuart
Lilian:: Alex Tregear
Mayor:: John Woodvine
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

29 September 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 29^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Peter Lumley says his first words. Show more

Contributors

Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
Station master:: Stephen Critchlow
Adam:: Billy Kennedy
Albert:: Harry Myers
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 35: 28 September - 2 October 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Oct 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Dec 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Omnibus edition of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain covering a week that the Wilson family could never have dreamed of. Show more

Contributors

Esme:: Katie Angelou
Sam:: Alexander Aze
Edie:: Kathryn Beaumont
Stella:: Ava Bell
Ray:: Scarlet Bell
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard:: Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Station master:: Stephen Critchlow
Sylvia:: Joanna David
Harry:: Alec Fellows-Bennett
Roland:: Jack Holden
Adam:: Billy Kennedy
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Clemmie:: Joanna Monro
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Albert:: Harry Myers
Sister:: Rhiannon Neads
Johnnie:: Paul Ready
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adeline:: Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Ken:: Joe Sims
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

24 March 1915 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 24^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

A man's job and a woman's honour hang in the balance. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

27 March 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Marshalls loses two of its best female employees. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Ray Wardle:: Scarlet Bell
Stella Wardle:: Ava Bell
Guard:: Simon Harrison
Ticket Collector:: Shaun Mason
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Classic Serial

Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Episode 5: Unconditional Surrender

Classic Serial: Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Oct 2013, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Apr 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Guy Crouchback starts to lose his idealism about the war. Waugh's satirical masterpiece stars Paul Ready and Tim Pigott-Smith. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback:: Paul Ready
Virginia:: Lydia Leonard
Arthur Box-Bender:: Robert Daws
Ian Kilbannock:: Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock:: Polly Frame
Mr Crouchback:: Sean Murray
Ludovic:: Carl Prekopp
Loot:: David Seddon
Tommy:: Nicholas Boulton
Julia Stitch:: Christine Kavanagh
Everard Spruce:: Harry Jardine
Major Tickeridge:: Michael Bertenshaw
Oates:: Arthur Hughes
Sapper:: John Norton
Sister:: Carolyn Pickles
Secretary:: Carys Eleri
Director:: Sally Avens
Adaptor:: Jeremy Front
Author:: Evelyn Waugh

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Classic Serial

Series

Home Front

18 March 1915 - Alan Lowther

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 18^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Some particularly mean bullying on the factory floor reveals an extraordinary truth. Show more

Contributors

Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Lewis Tully:: Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Paddy Blackshields:: Chris Garner
Wally Woodthorpe:: Kris Deedigan
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand