Programme Index

David Pownall - Nyama

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Apr 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 3^rd Apr 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

An entrepreneur moves a pickled whale from the Cape of Good Hope round Southern Africa to make a fortune. Stars Vincent Ebrahim. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Peter Kavanagh
Hudson:: Vincent Ebrahim
Silas:: Jude Akuwudike
Arlene:: Joanna Monro
Bush Hermit:: Joseph Marcell
Doctor Cass:: Bruce Alexander
De Soto:: Nigel Hastings
Cult Leader:: Rufus Wright
Woman:: Pamela Nomvete
Ensemble:: Alison Pettit
Ensemble:: John Biggins
Ensemble:: David Seddon
Ensemble:: Michael Shelford
Ensemble:: Keely Beresford
Writer:: David Pownall
Composer:: Russell Taylor
Composer:: Steve Cooke

Genres

Drama

Peaky Blinders

Series 2

Episode 3

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Oct 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 17^th Dec 2019, 03:00 on BBC Four HD

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Period crime drama set in Birmingham. Tommy hatches a plan to take control of the southern racecourses. He also meets the aristocratic May Carleton. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:: Cillian Murphy
Major Chester Campbell:: Sam Neill
Polly Gray:: Helen McCrory
Arthur Shelby:: Paul Anderson
Ada Shelby:: Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:: Joe Cole
May Carleton:: Charlotte Riley
Charlie Strong:: Ned Dennehy
Michael Gray:: Finn Cole
Darby Sabini:: Noah Taylor
Alfie Solomons:: Tom Hardy
Sergeant Moss:: Tony Pitts
Finn Shelby:: Harry Kirton
Digbeth Kid:: James Eeles
Billy Kitchen:: Paul Bullion
Ollie:: Adam El Hagar
Bonnie:: Barry Aird
Polly's Young Maid:: Maisie Turpie
Grieving Woman:: Erin Shanagher
Mrs Ross:: Lizzy McInnerny
George Sewell:: Sam Hazeldine
Winson Green Heavy:: Martin William Askew
Curly:: Ian Peck
Sir Ian Carleton:: Guy Williams
Auctioneer:: Nigel Hastings
Writer:: Steven Knight
Producer:: Laurie Borg
Director:: Colm McCarthy

Genres

Brand

Peaky Blinders

Series

Peaky Blinders: Series 2

Doctors

Series 9

Episode 19: Ice in the Blood

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 18^th May 2007, 14:05 on BBC One OxfordshireLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th May 2007, 14:05 on BBC One Yorkshire

A young girl has some damning evidence which could threaten her father's career. The partners interview a potential receptionist.

Contributors

Actor:: Sean Gleeson
Actor:: Diane Keen
Actor:: Nigel Hastings
Actor:: Ella Jones
Actor:: Mark Roper
Actor:: Martha Howe-Douglas
Producer:: Peter Bullock

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 9

Home Front

23 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The Christmas tea for the Belgian wounded does not go entirely to plan. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis:: Christine Absalom
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Albert:: Harry Myers
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Belgian Man:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

26 March 1918 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Mar 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Mar 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1918, Married Love by Marie Stopes was published, and in Folkestone, Alice isn't feeling enamoured with Bill. Show more

Contributors

Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Private Casey:: Ryan Early
Harry Toomer:: Ian Masters
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Captain Morrison:: Clive Hayward
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

13 April 1918 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Apr 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 13^th Apr 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1918, the National Council of Public Morals launched an inquiry into the growth of illegitimate births, and in Folkestone, Gabriel is pursuing his own crusade. Show more

Contributors

Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Constance Pettigrew:: Phoebe Frances Brown
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Nell Kingsley:: Alice St Clair
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 101: 9-13 April 1918

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Apr 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jun 2018, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The sixth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone in the week in 1918 when Maud Allen's controversial production of Salome was cancelled. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Dilys Walker:: Ellie Piercy
Rose Allatini:: Phoebe Fildes
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Hugh Cavendish:: Pip Carter
Marieke Argent:: Olivia Ross
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Olive Hargreaves:: Rhiannon Neads
Charles Summer:: Rufus Wright
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Rev Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Frankie:: Jane Slavin
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Rev Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Adeline Lumley:: Helen Schlesinger
Sophie Beckwith:: Abbie Andrews
Annie Fear:: Kathleen Cranham
Emma Markham:: Susie Riddell
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Jack Wilson:: Ashley Kumar
Dolly Clout:: Elaine Claxton
Dicky Manchester:: Roy Hudd
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Constance Pettigrew:: Phoebe Frances Brown
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Nell Kingsley:: Alice St Clair
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Director:: Ciaran Bermingham
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

26 August 1914 - Adam Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Aug 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Aug 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In Folkestone, the German Consulate is under surveillance. Show more

Contributors

Adam:: Leo Montague
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Mickey:: Reece Buttery
Albert:: Harry Myers
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

29 August 1914 - Albert Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Aug 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Aug 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In Folkestone, the cake sale at St Jude's is in full swing. Show more

Contributors

Albert:: Harry Myers
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adam:: Leo Montague
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood
Writer:: Shaun McKenna

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

15 July 1915 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The investigation into Police Constable King's murder gathers pace. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Diver:: David Hounslow
Officer:: Clive Hayward
Clough:: David Acton
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 30: 6-10 July 1915

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 4^th Sep 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Soldiers home on leave find it a very different place to the one they thought they were fighting for. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Muriel Grainger:: Hannah Tointon
Mervyn Harris:: Tom Whitelock
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Roy Lavoie:: Tim Beckmann
Adeline Lumley:: Anastasia Hille
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:: Joel McCormack
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Maisie Plackett:: Cassie Layton
Toby Speedwell:: Joe Bannister
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Mr Scott:: David Hounslow
Jacko:: Jude Akuwudike
Charlie:: Sam Valentine
Spence:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 31: 13-17 July 1915

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Sep 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A wartime celebrity makes an unexpected visit to Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Boy:: Felix Lailey
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
PC Clough:: David Acton
Diver:: David Hounslow
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Muriel Grainger:: Hannah Tointon
Guard:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
BC Hucks:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Maid:: Jessica McClellan
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Female Onlooker:: Anastasia Hille
Officer:: Clive Hayward
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Tom Wright:: Clive Hayward
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 13: 22-26 December 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. The Grahams host a family Christmas, and Folkestone's yuletide festivities do not go entirely to plan. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis:: Christine Absalom
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Norman:: Sean Baker
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Ramesh:: Navin Chowdhry
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Barry:: Kris Deedigan
Hilary:: Craige Els
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Herbert Loxley:: Clive Hayward
Laurie:: Will Howard
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Albert:: Harry Myers
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
George:: Ronan Raftery
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Nurse Betts:: Jane Slavin
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 4: 25-29 August 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Aug 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Nov 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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With the first war-wounded arriving home through Folkestone, the locals attempt to boost morale with a fundraising event. Show more

Contributors

Norman:: Sean Baker
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mickey:: Reece Buttery
Hilary:: Craige Els
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Albert:: Harry Myers
Belgian woman:: Lorna Nickson-Brown
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Officer:: Matthew Watson
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Series

Home Front

4 September 1914 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Sep 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 4^th Sep 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The policeman's lot is a varied one in wartime Folkestone, from protecting a German breed of dog to arresting Lord Alfred Douglas by appointment. Show more

Contributors

Norman:: Sean Baker
PC Monk:: Harry Jardine
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Albert:: Harry Myers
Lord Alfred Douglas:: Patrick Kennedy
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Adam:: Leo Montague
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Mickey:: Reece Buttery
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 5: 1-5 September 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Sep 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Nov 2014, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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