Programme Index

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 16^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

The new police constable is on a mission to clean up Folkestone and won't accept excuses. Show more

British New Wave

Up the Junction

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Sep 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Zoe Tapper and Lacey Turner star in Nell Dunn's Sixties classic. Chelsea girl Lily becomes friends with irrepressible sisters Sylvie and Rube in working class Battersea. Show more

Contributors

Lily:: Zoe Tapper
Rube:: Lacey Turner
Sylvie:: Hannah Wood
Dave:: Alex Lanipekun
Terry:: Ben Crowe
Ron:: Don Gilet
Sheila:: Amaka Okafor
Winny:: Philippa Stanton
Mum:: Joanna Brookes
Tallyman:: Paul Stonehouse
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Author:: Nell Dunn

Genres

Drama

Brand

British New Wave

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Mrs Armitage is encouraged by her husband to talk to a psychiatrist about her desire for more children. Stars Helen McCrory. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

When Jake returns from a shoot in Africa, Mrs Armitage throws a party for his film friends. Stars Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Aug 2015, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mrs Armitage makes a confession. Classic study of 1960s marriage and motherhood starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mrs Armitage has consented to an abortion and a sterilisation. A study of 1960s marriage starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

15 Minute Drama

Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Aug 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Having found out about Jake's affair, Mrs Armitage takes refuge with her former husband. Starring Helen McCrory and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Armitage:: Helen McCrory
Jake Armitage:: Paul Ready
Doctor:: Chris Pavlo
Father:: Stephen Critchlow
Mother:: Sheila Reid
Philpot:: Rhiannon Neads
Dinah:: Rhiannon Neads
Bob Conway:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Beth Conway:: Alex Tregear
Giles:: Sam Dale
Journalist:: Neet Mohan
Author:: Penelope Mortimer
Adaptor:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater

Series

Home Front

17 June 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Despite trouble at home, Alice is swept off her feet at work. Show more

Contributors

Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Roy Lavoie:: Tim Beckmann
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

18 June 1915 - Beau Tilley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Folkestone is in need of some Canadian diplomacy. Show more

Contributors

Beau Tilley:: Stephen Critchlow
Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

19 June 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Sergeant Harris has awkward news to break to the Wilsons. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 27: 15-19 June 1915

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Jun 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Sep 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The Graham household is in chaos and not expecting visitors. Show more

Contributors

Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Lorna Hogg:: Judy Emmet
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Adeline Lumley:: Anastasia Hille
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Melvin Manners:: David Acton
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Beau Tilley:: Stephen Critchlow
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Ramsay:: Ian Conningham
Workman:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

23 June 1915 - Dieter Lippke

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. A fugitive returns. Show more

Contributors

Dieter Lippke:: Felix Auer
Tom Wright:: Clive Hayward
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Adeline Lumley:: Anastasia Hille
Irene:: Rhiannon Neads
White Featherer:: Jessica Turner
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 28: 22-26 June 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Jun 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Sep 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A week of secrets and lies feature in the omnibus edition of the epic drama series. Show more

Contributors

Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Lorna Hogg:: Judy Emmet
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Adeline Lumley:: Anastasia Hille
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Melvin Manners:: David Acton
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Beau Tilley:: Stephen Critchlow
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Ramsay:: Ian Conningham
Workman:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

15 June 1915 - Sylvia Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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The Graham household is in chaos and certainly not prepared for any visitors. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Adeline Lumley:: Anastasia Hille
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
Melvin Manners:: David Acton
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

22 June 1915 - Howard Argent

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Howard discovers that he is being secretly cared for by the entire Winwood household. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Madame Lebeque:: Ruth Lass
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

24 June 1915 - Mrs Florrie Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Florrie gets a telegram. Show more

Contributors

Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Sergeant Ivor Davis:: Alun Raglan
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
May:: Rhiannon Neads
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

25 June 1915 - Ivy Layton

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Ivy goes for a quiet lunch with Hilary Pearce. Show more

Contributors

Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Muriel Grainger:: Hannah Tointon
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

26 June 1915 - Marieke Dupont

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Tempers wear very thin at St Jude's Vicarage. Show more

Contributors

Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Josiah King:: Daniel Kendrick
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

From Fact to Fiction

Series 16

Episode 8: Desperately Seeking Bradley

From Fact to Fiction: Series 16

Duration: 13 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Jul 2014, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Jul 2014, 17:40 on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the Tour de France starts in Yorkshire, playwright Georgia Fitch sets her story against the backdrop of the first stage in Harrogate. Show more

Contributors

Jeanie:: Susan Jameson
Barry:: David Cann
Joan:: Jane Slavin
Gary:: Damian Lynch
Writer:: Georgia Fitch
Director:: Nandita Ghose

Genres

Drama

Brand

From Fact to Fiction

Series

Drama

Strangers in the Night

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Jul 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

In Georgia Fitch's play, English actress Carol White goes to Hollywood - and finds herself drawn into a friendship with Frank Sinatra. Show more

Contributors

Carol:: Nicola Stapleton
Paul:: Patrick Kennedy
Frank:: Ben Crowe
John:: Colin McFarlane
Earl:: Colin McFarlane
Reece:: Cecilia Noble
Director:: Nandita Ghose
Writer:: Georgia Fitch

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama