Programme Index

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 1

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th May 2015, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th May 2015, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

The Khan's son ransacks the village shop, and now his father must take him in hand, with disastrous consequences for Kashmala. Show more

Contributors

Sardar Aka:: Madhav Sharma
Gulnara:: Rina Fatania
Sakina:: Rakhee Thakra
Kashmala:: Betsabeh Emran
Akbar Khan:: Sagar Arya
Durranai:: Sudha Bhucher
Mashal:: Muzz Khan
Writer:: Liz Rigbey
Director:: Liz Rigbey
Producer:: Anne-Marie Cole

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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When Kashmala asserts her widow's right not to marry again, Akbar Khan is so furious that she and her family are forced to flee. Show more

Contributors

Sardar Aka:: Madhav Sharma
Gulnara:: Rina Fatania
Sakina:: Rakhee Thakra
Kashmala:: Betsabeh Emran
Akbar Khan:: Sagar Arya
Shah Bibi:: Shaheen Khan
Wisal Khan:: Donald Slack
Mashal:: Muzz Khan
Writer:: Liz Rigbey
Director:: Liz Rigbey
Producer:: Anne-Marie Cole

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 4

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 26^th Jun 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 26^th Jun 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Kashmala, the young widow, is very unhappy living in the household of her late husband. Her wealthy father-in-law Akbar Khan forbids her to teach at the local school. Show more

Contributors

Akbar Khan, the wealthy landowner:: Sagar Arya
Shah Bibi, his wife:: Shaheen Khan
Sardar Aka, the shopkeeper:: Madhav Sharma
Gulnara, his first wife:: Pooja Ghai
Sakina, his young second wife:: Rakhee Thakra
Kashmala, Sardar Aka's daughter:: Betsabeh Emran
Writer:: Liz Rigbey
Director:: Liz Rigbey
Producer:: Anne-Marie Cole

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Jun 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Jun 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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We learn whether Sardar Aka has that longed-for son or another daughter. Over in the Khan household, Akbar Khan is tired of the behaviour of Kashmala, his son's young widow. Show more

Contributors

Akbar Khan, the wealthy landowner:: Sagar Arya
Shah Bibi, his wife:: Shaheen Khan
Durranai, his mother:: Sudha Bhucher
Wisal, his elder son:: Donald Slack
Mashal, his younger son:: Muzz Khan
Kashmala, his daughter-in-law:: Betsabeh Emran
Mewa Gul, the poorest farmer:: Vincent Ibrahim
Bakhtawara, his wife:: Meera Syal
Zarlakhta, her daughter:: Balvinder Sopal
Taza Gul, his son:: Jaz Deol
Writer:: Liz Rigbey
Director:: Liz Rigbey
Producer:: Anne-Marie Cole

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 3

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2012, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jun 2012, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Akbar Khan lends money to his son to bet on their own dog Lucifer in a dogfight. Show more

Contributors

Shah Bibi, his wife:: Shaheen Khan
Kashmala, widowed daughter-in-law:: Betsabeh Emran
Bakhtawara, his wife:: Meera Syal
Zarlakhta, his daughter:: Balvinder Sopal
Sakina, his young second wife:: Rakhee Thakrar

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 1

Series

15 Minute Drama

Syria: Bread and Bombs

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Nov 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

There is tension among the aid workers: Jamil is old school and likes to do things by the book, but Hassan is a maverick. And then there is Samara, with her puppets. Show more

Contributors

Bashi:: Paul Chahidi
Bouthy:: Paul Chahidi
Khaled:: Yucef Bouabdelli Sadouki
Jamil:: Amir El-Masry
Mahmoud:: Kae Bahar
Hassan:: Tariq Jordan
Samara:: Betsabeh Emran
Sami:: Monty d'Inverno
Youssef:: Monty d'Inverno
Soldier:: Paul Heath
Helper:: Paul Heath
Writer:: Tina Pepler
Director:: Mary Ward-Lowery

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Syria: Bread and Bombs

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Nov 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Hassan is testing out the contents of one of the food parcels when the aid convoy reaches the first checkpoint. Show more

Contributors

Bashi:: Paul Chahidi
Bouthy:: Paul Chahidi
Khaled:: Yucef Bouabdelli Sadouki
Jamil:: Amir El-Masry
Mahmoud:: Kae Bahar
Hassan:: Tariq Jordan
Samara:: Betsabeh Emran
Sami:: Monty d'Inverno
Youssef:: Monty d'Inverno
Soldier:: Paul Heath
Helper:: Paul Heath
Writer:: Tina Pepler
Director:: Mary Ward-Lowery

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Syria: Bread and Bombs

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2014, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

The school where Samara was teaching has been bombed, and Hassan has gone Awol. Jamil is fuming. Show more

Contributors

Bashi:: Paul Chahidi
Bouthy:: Paul Chahidi
Khaled:: Yucef Bouabdelli Sadouki
Jamil:: Amir El-Masry
Mahmoud:: Kae Bahar
Hassan:: Tariq Jordan
Samara:: Betsabeh Emran
Sami:: Monty d'Inverno
Youssef:: Monty d'Inverno
Soldier:: Paul Heath
Helper:: Paul Heath
Writer:: Tina Pepler
Director:: Mary Ward-Lowery

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Syria: Bread and Bombs

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Nov 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Jamil has been taken prisoner. Show more

Contributors

Bashi:: Paul Chahidi
Bouthy:: Paul Chahidi
Khaled:: Yucef Bouabdelli Sadouki
Jamil:: Amir El-Masry
Mahmoud:: Kae Bahar
Hassan:: Tariq Jordan
Samara:: Betsabeh Emran
Sami:: Monty d'Inverno
Youssef:: Monty d'Inverno
Soldier:: Paul Heath
Helper:: Paul Heath
Writer:: Tina Pepler
Director:: Mary Ward-Lowery

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

Syria: Bread and Bombs

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Nov 2014, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Jamil has had a visit from Khaled, pretending to be his son. Hassan has a plan to get him out of prison. Show more

Contributors

Bashi:: Paul Chahidi
Bouthy:: Paul Chahidi
Khaled:: Yucef Bouabdelli Sadouki
Jamil:: Amir El-Masry
Mahmoud:: Kae Bahar
Hassan:: Tariq Jordan
Samara:: Betsabeh Emran
Sami:: Monty d'Inverno
Youssef:: Monty d'Inverno
Soldier:: Paul Heath
Helper:: Paul Heath
Writer:: Tina Pepler
Director:: Mary Ward-Lowery

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

15 Minute Drama

An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Apr 2013, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Tue 16^th Apr 2013, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Drones fly overhead while, below them, family life unfolds. Sardar Aka's older wife, Gulnara, hears some news which gives her good reason to be jealous of his new young wife. Show more

Contributors

Shah Bibi, Akbar Khan's wife:: Shaheen Khan
Kashmala, Sardar Aka's daughter:: Betsabeh Emran

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk: Series 2

Series

Drama

Arabian Afternoons

Episode 1: The Casper Logue Affair

Drama: Arabian Afternoons

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Mar 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Sep 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Diplomat Bob Goldacre has lost sight of an American businessman in Baghdad. Inspired by The Arabian Nights, stars Sirine Saba. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Shahrazad:: Sirine Saba
Shahrayar:: Kevork Malikyan
Aseera:: Betsabeh Emran
Rahim:: Sargon Yelda
Goldacre:: Trevor White
Hammond:: Bruce Alexander
Casper:: Nathan Osgood
Kindermann:: Rufus Wright
Carlton:: John Biggins
Charlene:: Alison Pettit
Director:: Abigail le Fleming
Producer:: Abigail le Fleming

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Series

Drama

Arabian Afternoons

Episode 3: A Dish of Pomegranates

Drama: Arabian Afternoons

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Mar 2010, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Sep 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Peter Jukes. Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly out of Ben Gurion airport on his way home to the US. They don't think his story adds up. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Peter Jukes
Shahrazad:: Sirine Saba
Shahrayar:: Kevork Malikyan
Vardan:: Kevork Malikyan
Ajib:: William El-Gardi
Orit:: Betsabeh Emran
Rafi:: Zubin Varla
Howard:: Allan Corduner
Julia:: Keely Beresford
Café Owner:: Stefan Kalipha
Tawfik:: Mozaffar Shafeie
Trader 2:: Mozaffar Shafeie
Trader 1:: David Seddon
Flight Attendant:: David Seddon
Protestor:: Rufus Wright
Director:: Mary Peate
Producer:: Abigail le Fleming

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama

Series