Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Feb 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comic play by award-winning writer Ed Harris about sight, insight and magic, starring Indira Varma as a tattooist who finds herself in a fairytale - with real fairies. Show more

Contributors

Anya:: Indira Varma
Ken:: Peter Polycarpou
Moss:: Paul Bazely
Hattie:: Louise Brealey
Tom:: Will Howard
Hugh:: Will Howard
Bella:: Priyanga Burford
Nurse:: Carolyn Pickles
Writer:: Ed Harris
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Feb 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Nov 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A man is presumed dead in a road accident but can Modesty get to the bottom of really went on? Starring Daphne Alexander. Show more

Contributors

Modesty Blaise:: Daphne Alexander
Willie Garvin:: Paul Bazely
Sir Gerald Tarrant:: Ian McNeice
Clare:: Clare Grogan
Sexton:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Jim:: Ewan Bailey
Lady Janet:: Sara Markland
Angel:: Sara Markland
Quinn:: John Ramm
Director:: Kate McAll
Author:: Peter O'Donnell
Adaptor:: Stef Penney

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Feb 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Nov 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Modesty finds an injured man on a cliff ledge. Was he a witness to Sir Gerald's demise? Starring Daphne Alexander. Show more

Contributors

Modesty Blaise:: Daphne Alexander
Willie Garvin:: Paul Bazely
Sir Gerald Tarrant:: Ian McNeice
Clare:: Clare Grogan
Sexton:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Jim:: Ewan Bailey
Lady Janet:: Sara Markland
Quinn:: John Ramm
Director:: Kate McAll
Author:: Peter O'Donnell
Adaptor:: Stef Penney

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Feb 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Nov 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A man is missing, presumed dead, after going off a cliff. A bombshell about his driver helps Quinn’s memory. Stars Paul Bazely. Show more

Contributors

Modesty Blaise:: Daphne Alexander
Willie Garvin:: Paul Bazely
Sir Gerald Tarrant:: Ian McNeice
Clare:: Clare Grogan
Sexton:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Jim:: Ewan Bailey
Lady Janet:: Sara Markland
Angel:: Sara Markland
Quinn:: John Ramm
Director:: Kate McAll
Author:: Peter O'Donnell
Adaptor:: Stef Penney

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Feb 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 13^th Nov 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A suspicious accident and an unlikely blackmail scam involving fake nuns, lead to a shocking discovery. Stars Paul Bazely. Show more

Contributors

Modesty Blaise:: Daphne Alexander
Willie Garvin:: Paul Bazely
Sir Gerald Tarrant:: Ian McNeice
Clare:: Clare Grogan
Sexton:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Jim:: Ewan Bailey
Lady Janet:: Sara Markland
Quinn:: John Ramm
Director:: Kate McAll
Author:: Peter O'Donnell
Adaptor:: Stef Penney

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Modesty Blaise: The Silver Mistress

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Feb 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2020, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Modesty and Willie plan an escape using a false leg and engine grease and Sexton must be finally confronted. Stars Ewan Bailey. Show more

Contributors

Modesty Blaise:: Daphne Alexander
Willie Garvin:: Paul Bazely
Sir Gerald Tarrant:: Ian McNeice
Clare:: Clare Grogan
Sexton:: Ewan Bailey
Colonel Jim:: Ewan Bailey
Lady Janet:: Sara Markland
Angel:: Sara Markland
Quinn:: John Ramm
Director:: Kate McAll
Author:: Peter O'Donnell
Adaptor:: Stef Penney

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Series

Waking the Dead: Series 2

Waking the Dead

Series 2

Thin Air - Part 2

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Nov 2002, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Nov 2002, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 9 months

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Threatened by the investigation, Joanna Gold’s killer begins to stalk her sister, Clara. She persuades Boyd to let her wear the red dress in an attempt to catch her stalker.

Contributors

DSI Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr. Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr. Frankie Wharton:: Holly Aird
DC Amelia Silver:: Claire Goose
DS Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
Director:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Ed Whitmore
Leah Gold:: Cherie Lunghi
Benjamin Gold:: Roger Allam
Joanna Gold / Clara Gold:: Sophie Winkleman
David Gold:: George Calil
Police Commissioner:: Jack Ellis
Doctor:: Paul Bazely
Elaine Ashcroft:: Louise Delamere

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series

Waking the Dead: Series 2

Waking the Dead

Series 2

Thin Air - Part 1

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Nov 2002, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Nov 2002, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for 9 months

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When Joanna Gold's famous red dress is discovered in a lock-up at Kings Cross, Boyd is certain his team can track down her killer.

Contributors

DSI Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr. Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr. Frankie Wharton:: Holly Aird
DC Amelia Silver:: Claire Goose
DS Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
Director:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Ed Whitmore
Leah Gold:: Cherie Lunghi
Benjamin Gold:: Roger Allam
Joanna Gold / Clara Gold:: Sophie Winkleman
David Gold:: George Calil
Police Commissioner:: Jack Ellis
Mr. Lamb:: Ralph Nossek
Alec Garvey:: Justin Salinger
Doctor:: Paul Bazely
Elaine Ashcroft:: Louise Delamere

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series

Doctor Who

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Dec 2011, 19:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Dec 2014, 19:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

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Festive edition of the sci-fi drama. A madcap caretaker greets evacuee Madge Arwell and her two children and leads them into a magical world.

Contributors

The Doctor:: Matt Smith
Madge Arwell:: Claire Skinner
Cyril Arwell:: Maurice Cole
Lily Arwell:: Holly Earl
Reg Arwell:: Alexander Armstrong
Co-Pilot:: Sam Stockman
Wooden King:: Spencer Wilding
Ven-Garr:: Paul Bazely
Droxil:: Bill Bailey
Billis:: Arabella Weir
Wooden Queen:: Paul Kasey
Writer:: Steven Moffat
Producer:: Marcus Wilson
Director:: Farren Blackburn

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Doctor Who

Drama

The Last of the Pearl Fishers

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Jan 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 8^th Jan 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Hannah Khalil. Lillian becomes obsessed with her maid's disappearance. Resolving to find her, her search throughout Dubai proves more of a challenge than she bargained for. Show more

Contributors

Lillian:: Pippa Nixon
Celeste:: Renee Montemayor
Ben:: Ian Conningham
Mary:: Tina Chiang
Amit:: Paul Bazely
Marianne:: Liz Sutherland
Jennifer:: Elaine Claxton
Siobhan:: Hannah Genesius
Director:: Nandita Ghose
Writer:: Hannah Khalil

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead

5. Tuesday's Child

Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Mar 2021, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Listen now

Tuesday grows up assuming her mother abandoned her, despite the voices in her dreams telling her otherwise. Stars Jeany Spark. Show more

Contributors

Tuesday:: Jeany Spark
Tuesday 11:: Rose Hilton Hille
Tuesday 3:: Rosa Yevtushenko
Frank:: David Seddon
Peggy:: Lisa Stevenson
Maggie:: Carolyn Pickles
Ruby:: Ami Metcalf
Nish:: Paul Bazely
Oliver 20:: Joel MacCormack
Oliver 55:: Michael Bertenshaw
Dan:: Harry Jardine
Melinda:: Georgie Fuller
Boss:: Sean Murray
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Writer:: Katie Hims

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Series

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses

Episode 3: Richard III

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays. In his quest for the crown, Richard plans the murder of his brother George. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Author:: William Shakespeare
Director:: Dominic Cooke
Adaptor:: Ben Power
Richard III:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Buckingham:: Ben Daniels
Cecily:: Judi Dench
Hastings:: James Fleet
Anne:: Phoebe Fox
Queen Elizabeth:: Keeley Hawes
Exeter:: Anton Lesser
Margaret:: Sophie Okonedo
Edward IV:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Henry VI:: Tom Sturridge
Richmond:: Luke Treadaway
George:: Sam Troughton
Murderer II:: Josef Altin
Prince Richard:: Isaac Andrews
Catesby:: Paul Bazely
Murderer I:: Geoff Bell
Mayor of London:: Robert Bowman
Bishop of Ely:: Alan David
Ratcliffe:: Keith Dunphy
George Stanley:: Simon Ginty
Ned:: Barney Harris
Blunt:: Ivanno Jeremiah
Princess Elizabeth:: Madison Lygo
Brackenbury:: John MacKay
Prince Edward:: Caspar Morley
Basset:: Matthew Needham
Messenger:: Jude Owusu
Tyrell:: Gary Powell
Lady-in-Waiting:: Penny Ryder
Torch Bearer:: Sid Sagar
Stanley:: Jo Stone-Fewings
Grey:: Samuel Valentine
Rivers:: Al Weaver
Production Company:: Neal Street Productions

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

The Hollow Crown

Series

Book at Bedtime

Anatomy of a Soldier

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Paul Bazely
Author:: Harry Parker

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Series

Book at Bedtime

Anatomy of a Soldier

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 13^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Paul Bazely
Author:: Harry Parker

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Series

Book at Bedtime

Anatomy of a Soldier

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 14^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Paul Bazely
Author:: Harry Parker

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Series

Book at Bedtime

Anatomy of a Soldier

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Paul Bazely
Author:: Harry Parker

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Series

Book at Bedtime

Anatomy of a Soldier

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 16^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Sep 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Written by Harry Parker and based on the author's experience of being in a war zone and his journey of survival against all the odds. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Paul Bazely
Author:: Harry Parker

Genres

Drama

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Series

Drama

The Man in the Lift