London, 1896: Can penniless Henry Adams survive for a month without spending a one million pound note? Stars Trevor White. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 64: 12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
In the week in 1916 when Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 66: 26-30 December 1916
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
In the week in 1916 when Germany's peace offer was rejected by the Allies, Christmas week still brings some festive cheer to Tyneside. Show more
Between the Ears
The Impossible Book
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Peter Blegvad's drama about a writer beset by hallucinations on a train travelling through time as well as space, and between parallel realities. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Hitchcock and Lehman's unfinished screenplay, completed by Mark Gatiss. A blind Jazz pianist is given an eye transplant from a murder victim. Stars Hugh Laurie. Show more
Drama
Paul Theroux - The White Man's Burden
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
A young Rudyard Kipling's final months residing in the US, where a family row leads to a public scandal. Stars Nicholas Boulton. Show more
By Mike Walker. Demands for increased production from an oil well result in a calamitous loss of life and an environmental disaster. Show more
Drama
The Continuing Adventures of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Deceased)
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
4 Extra Debut. 1904, Mexico: legendary lawman Pat Garrett is haunted by the ghosts of his past and confronted with an uncertain future. Stars Sean Gilder. Show more
Home Front
12 December 1916 - Geoffrey Marshall (Season 9 start)
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1916, Germany offered peace terms to the Allies via neutral America, and in Tynemouth, Geoffrey Marshall builds a new alliance with a New York steel magnate. Show more
Home Front
16 December 1916 - Edgar Bates
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1916, Newcastle papers condemned German use of 'Belgian slavery', and at the Examiner, Edgar Bates's new reporter is not what he had been expecting. Show more
Home Front
20 December 1916 - Adeline Lumley
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1916, the German peace proposals were published in Britain, and in Collingwood, Adeline has negotiations of her own. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 65: 19-23 December 1916
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
In the week, in 1916, when debate raged nationally over the treatment of foreign workers, there is unrest throughout Tyneside. Show more
Home Front
26 December 1916 - Cressida Marshsall
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1916, 400 soldiers' children were entertained at Windsor Castle, and at Marshall's factory too, Boxing Day is a festive occasion. Show more
Home Front
2 January 1917 - Phyllis Marshall
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, the Ministry of Munitions met unions in London to discuss pay, and in Tynemouth, Marshalls' munitions factory is busy with visitors. Show more
Home Front
3 January 1917 - Gabriel Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, there was especially heavy German bombardment of the French at Verdun and the people of Tynemouth feel badly shaken. Show more
Home Front
9 January 1917 - Anthony Yates
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, Germany resumed her policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and despite efforts to smooth the waters, tensions continue to run high at Marshall's. Show more
Home Front
25 January 1917 - Sylvia Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, 354 Canadian soldiers drowned when their ship hit a mine off the Irish coast, and Sylvia Graham does her best to steer her family through choppy waters. Show more
Henry James
The Portrait of a Gentleman
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 11 months
4 Extra Debut. A Venice dalliance with a young American woman inspires Henry James, but sparks tragedy. Stars Guy Paul and Katherine Kingsley. Show more
Saturday Drama
The Last Tycoon
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. 1930s Hollywood studio head Munroe Stahr is at the top of his game, but is fatefully unhinged by a love affair. Stars Aiden Gillens. Show more
Saturday Drama
Mike Walker - The Biggest Secret
1 hour, 45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. On June 5 1944, Captain Rob Collins begins a journey through England that will change his life. Stars Juliet Stevenson and Benedict Cumberbatch. Show more