Programme Index

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2018, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Life and love is full of surprises in Edinburgh's New Town. More quirky tales regarding the residents of 44 Scotland Street. Show more

44 Scotland Street

Series 5

Episode 2

44 Scotland Street: Series 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Aug 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Aug 2018, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

There's poetry in the air for Stuart Pollok; Bruce's girlfriend has hidden skills; and Angus' dog has history. It's all happening in Edinburgh's New Town. Show more

Contributors

Angus Lordie:: Crawford Logan
Mrs MacGillvray:: Carol Ann Crawford
Claire:: Anita Vettesse
Big Lou:: Anita Vettesse
Bruce:: James Rottger
Irene:: Emma Currie
Stuart:: David Jackson Young
Bertie:: Simon Kerr
Katie:: Helen Mackay
Author:: Alexander McCall Smith
Adaptor:: Alexander McCall Smith
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

Genres

Drama

Brand

44 Scotland Street

Series

44 Scotland Street

Series 4

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Feb 2017, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Jul 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 10 months

44 Scotland Street: Series 4

Unexpected travel and adventures are in store for Irene, while her husband lets Bertie have a few treats. Stars Crawford Logan. Show more

Contributors

Angus Lordie:: Crawford Logan
Glasgow Man:: Crawford Logan
Big Lou:: Anita Vettesse
Stewardess:: Anita Vettesse
Glasgow Woman:: Anita Vettesse
Irene:: Emma Currie
Stuart:: David Jackson Young
Edinburgh Man:: David Jackson Young
Bertie:: Simon Kerr
Secretary:: Richard Conlon
Mr Lawrence:: Richard Conlon
Torquil Maclean:: James Bryce
Hotel Clerk:: James Bryce
Author:: Alexander McCall Smith
Adaptor:: Alexander McCall Smith
Director:: David Neville
Producer:: David Neville

Genres

Drama

Brand

44 Scotland Street

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Feb 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

After several long bus journeys, Murdo and his dad finally meet up with Uncle John in Alabama. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Feb 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Murdo is beginning to feel trapped at Uncle John and Aunt Maureen’s house in Alabama. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Feb 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Stuck in Allentown, Mississippi, Murdo stumbles across a group of musicians rehearsing. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Feb 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Reeling from a bereavement, young musician Murdo prepares to leave Scotland for an American road trip. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 19^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Feb 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The road trip gets off to a shaky start as Murdo and his dad are stranded in Allentown. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Feb 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th Jan 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 4 months

Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

Telford died in 1834 at the dawn of rail travel, little knowing how long his legacy would actually endure. Read by Robin Laing. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Robin Laing
Author:: Julian Glover
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Kirsteen Cameron

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Series

Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Feb 2017, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Jan 2022, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 4 months

Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain

To publicise his vast number of projects, he embarked in 1819 on a Highland tour with the Poet Laureate. Read by Robin Laing. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Robin Laing
Author:: Julian Glover
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Kirsteen Cameron

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Series

Shardlake

Heartstone

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Jan 2018, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Jul 2021, 02:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Summer, 1545: There’s a new case in Portsmouth and across the Channel a French fleet prepares to attack. Stars Justin Salinger. Show more

Contributors

Shardlake:: Justin Salinger
Barak:: Bryan Dick
Queen Catherine:: Emily Wachter
Ellen Fettiplace:: Kath Weare
Dyrick:: Philip Bretherton
Goodryke:: Clive Hayward
Sir Richard Rich:: Nicholas Murchie
George Leacon:: Finn den Hertog
Sir Nicholas Hobbey:: David Seddon
Hugh Curteys:: Will Howard
Abigail Hobbey:: Isabella Inchbald
David Hobbey:: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Reverend Seckford:: Neil McCaul
Philip West:: Chris Pavlo
Feaveryear:: Gary Duncan
Director:: David Jackson Young
Author:: CJ Sansom
Adaptor:: Colin MacDonald

Genres

Drama

Brand

Shardlake

Series

Shardlake: Heartstone

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Mar 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Murdo feels out of place at the Alabama Highland Gathering until the music session begins. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 4^th Mar 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As excitement mounts about the Valley trip will Murdo find the courage to go to Lafayette? Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 5^th Mar 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Murdo has fled to Lafayette but buying an accordion and bus tickets has used every cent. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Mar 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Murdo is on stage with Queen Monzee-ay and feels at home for the first time in ages. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Dirt Road by James Kelman

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 2^nd Mar 2021, 02:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

As his family look forward to the Gathering, Murdo makes plans to play the Lafayette gig. Read by Finn den Hertog. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Finn den Hertog
Author:: James Kelman
Abridger:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: Eilidh McCreadie

Genres

DramaPsychological

Series

Miles Jupp Is Insufficiently Belgian

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Mar 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th May 2015, 16:30 on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Available for years

Comedian Miles Jupp is descended from Belgian ancestors, but as he prepares for a gig in his ancestral homeland, he discovers that he is less Belgian than he thought. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Miles Jupp
Writer:: David Stenhouse
Writer:: James Kettle
Actor:: David Jackson Young
Producer:: David Stenhouse

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Dividing the Union