Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

Epic drama series set in the Britain of the Great War. The week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers. From September 2017. Show more

Home Front

From 14 August to 18 August 1917

Duration: 1 hour

The week in August 1917 when poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. From August 2017. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Solly Joseph:: Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Mayor Penfold:: John Woodvine
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 9

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Life on Earth pushes Bea to breaking point while, on Oasis, Peter has a curious encounter. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

15 Minute Drama

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Episode 1: The Letter

15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Mar 2019, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

4 Extra Debut. Queenie Hennessy reveals the shocking and beautiful truth of her life - in a long, complicated letter, a love song to the man she loves. Show more

Contributors

Queenie:: Sophie Thompson
Harold:: Paul Venables
Sister Mary Inconnue:: Roslyn Hill
David:: Monty d'Inverno
Sister Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Sister Lucy:: Hannah Genesius
Finty:: Jane Slavin
Mr Henderson:: Michael Bertenshaw
Napier:: Shaun Mason
Author:: Rachel Joyce
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 7: The Wager

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Dec 2014, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

The Essay: Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

When a man makes a bet on his wife's chastity and his friend sets out to prove him wrong, neither man imagines the matter will change their lives forever. Introduced by Terry Jones. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Giovanni Boccaccio
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks
Performer:: Robert Hollingworth
Performer:: Paula Chateauneuf
Musciatto:: Michael Bertenshaw
Ambrogiuolo:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Bernabo:: Paul Ritter
Zinevra:: Louise Brealey
Sultan:: Jude Akuwudike
Captain:: Shaun Mason
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

The Essay

Series

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 8: A Job for the Boys

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Dec 2014, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

The Essay: Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Terry Jones introduces a retelling of a tale from The Decameron. The opportunistic Masetto takes a job at a convent posing as a deaf mute. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Giovanni Boccaccio
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks
Performer:: Robert Hollingworth
Performer:: Paula Chateauneuf
Masetto:: Neil Pearson
Sister Donna:: Tameka Empson
Sister Lisa:: Rhiannon Neads
Hildegard:: Jane Slavin
Nuto:: Sam Dale
Steward:: Michael Bertenshaw
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

The Essay

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 6

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Bea has big news for her husband Peter, now a Christian missionary on a distant planet called Oasis. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell. Narrated by Dougray Scott. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 7

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

From his mission on distant Oasis, Peter tries to reconnect with his wife Bea. Starring Hayley Atwell and Joe Armstrong. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber

Episode 8

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Oct 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Mar 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Bea and Peter's relationship reaches crisis point, as Peter's mission continues. Starring Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Dougray Scott
Peter:: Joe Armstrong
Beatrice:: Hayley Atwell
Grainger:: Kelly Burke
Oasan:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Tuska:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One:: Michael Bertenshaw
Severin:: Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five:: Damian Lynch
BG:: Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four:: David Acton
USIC Psychologist:: Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor:: Elaine Claxton
Adaptor:: Miranda Emmerson
Author:: Michel Faber
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully

Series 2

Counter Plot

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Oct 2014, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th May 2020, 05:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment. With Peter Davison. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Katrina Lyons:: Hattie Morahan
Richard Lyons:: Peter Davison
Margaret Lyons:: Jan Francis
Lucy Alexander:: Hannah Murray
Field Commander Uljabaan:: Charles Edwards
The Computer:: John-Luke Roberts
Ron:: Dave Lamb
Lawrence:: Michael Bertenshaw
Writer:: Eddie Robson
Producer:: Ed Morrish

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully: Series 2

Home Front

1 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham (Season 2 start)

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

The Graham household prepares for an arrival. 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
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

The Essay

Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Episode 1: Saint Ciappelletto

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Dec 2014, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

The Essay: Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio

Terry Jones introduces a retelling of the first tale in the first day of Boccaccio's The Decameron. All is not what it seems when a wicked man makes his deathbed confession. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Giovanni Boccaccio
Adaptor:: Robin Brooks
Performer:: Robert Hollingworth
Performer:: Paula Chateauneuf
Ciappelletto:: Colin McFarlane
Musciatto:: Sam Dale
Holy Friar:: Michael Bertenshaw
Federico:: Monty d'Inverno
Anselmo:: Paul Heath
Doctor:: Ian Conningham
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

The Essay

Series

Home Front

3 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

All is not well in the Winwood household, but Ralph cannot fathom why. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Hilary:: Craige Els
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors: Series 2

Episode 3: Catastrophic Injury

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Behind Closed Doors: Behind Closed Doors: Series 2

Jane Gibson's baby was born with Cerebral Palsy, but was it due to medical negligence during the birth? Barrister Rebecca Nyman represents the hospital. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:: Clare Corbett
Jane Gibson:: Alison Pettitt
Wendy Haslow:: Adjoa Andoh
Marcus Bridge:: Forbes Masson
Prof Channon:: Forbes Masson
Charlie Denton:: Neil Stuke
Dr Mary Wentworth:: Elaine Claxton
Judge Henry Cross:: Michael Bertenshaw
Prof John Leet:: Philip Whitchurch
Writer:: Clara Glynn
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

Genres

Brand

Behind Closed Doors

Series

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

15 Minute Drama

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

The Arrival

15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Mar 2019, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Queenie’s waiting but running out of time. She reveals why she has hidden from Harold for over 20 years. Stars Paul Venables. Show more

Contributors

Queenie:: Sophie Thompson
Harold:: Paul Venables
Sister Mary Inconnue:: Roslyn Hill
Sister Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Sister Lucy:: Hannah Genesius
Finty:: Jane Slavin
Mr Henderson:: Michael Bertenshaw
David:: Monty d'Inverno
Author:: Rachel Joyce
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

15 Minute Drama

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Poems

15 Minute Drama: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Oct 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Mar 2019, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Harold has been walking for 40 days. Did David steal the poems and will Queenie’s secret be revealed? Stars Sophie Thompson. Show more

Contributors

Queenie:: Sophie Thompson
Harold:: Paul Venables
Sister Mary Inconnue:: Roslyn Hill
David:: Monty d'Inverno
Sister Catherine:: Elaine Claxton
Sister Lucy:: Hannah Genesius
Finty:: Jane Slavin
Mr Henderson:: Michael Bertenshaw
Author:: Rachel Joyce
Director:: Tracey Neale

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama

Series

Glendon Swarthout - The Shootist

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Oct 2014, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Mar 2019, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The last surviving top gunfighter in a vanishing American West rides into El Paso and is told by a doctor that he has a terminal illness. Starring Brian Cox and Michelle Fairley. Show more

Contributors

John Bernard Books:: Brian Cox
Bond Rodgers:: Michelle Fairley
Gillom Rodgers:: Joe Jameson
Marshal Thibido:: Craige Els
Charles Hostetler:: Michael Bertenshaw
Shoup:: Joe Sims
Norton:: Ashley Kumar
Mrs Woodling:: Heather Craney
Bartender:: Clive Hayward
Author:: Glendon Swarthout
Adaptor:: Nick Perry
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Drama

Home Front

26 June 1918 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Jun 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Jun 2018, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years