17th-century Italy: composer Alessandro Stradella’s real life is one of scandal, chaos and close calls. Stars Trystan Gravelle. Show more
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Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. Who will be next? Stars Bill Nighy. Show more
Satire by Daniel Davies. Kelly is unemployed, she is also cripplingly shy - a combination that makes regular difficulties hard enough, never mind the madness of job interviews. Show more
Hoodie-wearing, street-roaming Doon finds a bar, resulting in a spikey encounter and skulduggery. Read by Caolan McCarthy. Show more
The actor cum sleuth is back on stage in Hamlet but soon it’s not only Shakespeare’s line being murdered. Stars Bill Nighy. Show more
Ailsa is struggling to accept that her daughter will never recover. Show more
Home Front
Christmas Day 1915 - Adeline Lumley
11 minutes
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On this day, JM Barrie presented the Peter Pan cup to a 13-year-old who swam the Serpentine, and Adeline Lumley makes a Christmas wish. Show more
Home Front
30 December 1915 - Nell Kingsley
11 minutes
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A British P&O liner is torpedoed killing 334, including women and children, and at the Bevan Hospital an injured soldier avoids returning to duty. Show more
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31 December 1915 - Alec Poole
11 minutes
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On this day 100 years ago, a man is sentenced to three months hard labour for buying a soldier a bottle of whisky, and at the Bevan Hospital, patients prepare for New Year's Eve. Show more
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5 January 1916 - Adeline Lumley
11 minutes
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On this day, Parliament had its first reading of the Compulsory Military Service Bill, and Adeline Lumley brings her son home. Show more
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8 January 1916 - Ruth Billings
11 minutes
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This day marked the ending of the Dardanelles campaign, as the last troops evacuated Gallipoli, and finds Ruth Billings cold and hungry, and unsure how to survive. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 40: 21-25 December 1915 (Season 6 start)
58 minutes
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The first omnibus edition of Season 6 covering a week following a huge landslide at the Warren and when the townsfolk are preparing for Christmas. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 41: 28 December 1915 - 1 January 1916
58 minutes
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In the week that the home secretary resigns over the Compulsory Military Service Bill, the Bevan Hospital celebrates the new year. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 42: 4-8 January 1916
58 minutes
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In a week when compulsory Military service became almost inevitable, the Bevan hospital becomes a welcome alternative to home for Dorothea. Show more
Home Front
29 January 1916 - Olive Hargreaves
11 minutes
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On this day, a Canadian soldier was badly injured by a bus in Folkestone, and at the Bevan hospital, Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 45: 25-29 January 1916
58 minutes
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In the week when President Woodrow Wilson declared, 'The world is on fire, and sparks are likely to drop anywhere', pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital too. Show more
Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of loss of virginity, house parties, and fights. From 2015. Show more
4 Extra Debut. A grisly murder and a missing dancer at the heart of an international people-smuggling ring. Stars Jamie Zubairi and Sarah Lam. Show more
Teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs evoking memories of fights, virginity loss, house parties and school. From 2015. Show more
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The Continuing Adventures of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Deceased)
1 hour
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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