Mary Peate Radio Plays

Mary Peate is a radio drama producer working in London. She has produced approximately two hundred radio broadcasts in a little under twenty years. They cover a wide range; on radio 4 she has worked on plays by Nick Warburton, Peter Jukes, Katie Hims and Sue Teddern; some well-known classics, a string of Agatha Christie mysteries dramatized by Joy Wilkinson and several series of Roy Williams' excellent police procedural 'The Interrogation'. On Radio 3 she has tackled plays by Shakespeare, Mike Bartlett and Joe Orton.

Mary is married to the actor Neil Dudgeon.

LIST OF PLAYS / READINGS: RADIO 4
2000-02-28 22-45, Book at Bedtime, A Foreign Country
2000-03-06 14-15, The Charm Factory, Sue Teddern, four parts
2000-04-17 11-30, Thrush Green, by Miss Read, dram Nick Warburton. 6 parts.
2000-04-24 14-15, The Deep Blue Sea, Terence Rattigan.
2000-05-08 11-30, Thrush Green, Miss Read dram Nick Warburton. 6 parts.
2000-05-29 19-45, Inner Voices, comic piece 1, Baby Love
2000-07-13 14-15, The Songs That Houses Sing - Kissing Shadows by Rachel Joyce.
2000-10-16 14-15, Static, Chris Thorpe.
2000-10-25 14-15, 2000 Tales, Nisha.
2000-10-27 14-15, 2000 Tales, tale 2.
2000-11-20 19-45, The Vagabond, Colette, dram in ten parts by Charlotte Cory.
2001-01-12 14-15, Angel Story, Hattie Naylor.
2001-01-17 14-15, The Priest, David Johnston.
2001-06-04 14-15, Trampoline, Meredith Oakes
2001-07-29 15-00, Classic Serial, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, in 4 parts.
2001-10-02 14-15, Five Letters Home to Elizabeth
2001-11-12 19-45, Inner Voices III, Aria, Lynn Ferguson
2001-11-16 14-15, The Look across the Eyes / Lovely Evening, double bill
2002-01-11 21-00, Telltale, Roy Williams.
2002-01-23 14-15, Not the End of the World, Simon Smith.
2002-02-20 19-45, Ten tales for the superstitious. 3, 7 and 10
2002-03-08 21-00, Scars,Lennie James 's first play for radio.
2002-04-25 14-15, Before the Flood, Graham White.
2002-05-13 19-45, Frederica Quartet, The Virgin in theGarden, AS Byatt. Dram in 15 parts
2002-06-10 19-45, Football Stories for Girls, 5 short plays by Katie Hims. 1, Stealing Alfredo.
2002-08-15 14-15, The Kensington Pilgrims, Michael Butt.
2002-11-25 19-45, Inner Voices, comic monologue
2002-12-30 19-45, The Old Curiosity Shop, Dickens. Dram in 25 episodes by Mike Walker.
2003-01-27 14-15, Digging, Simon Stephens.
2003-04-18 21-00, Heredity, Anthony Neilson.
2003-05-08 14-15, Picking Up the Pieces, Sue Teddern.
2003-05-12 14-15, Olivia's Line, David Varela.
2003-08-22 21-00, All the Birds of the Air, Kate Clanchy.
2003-08-29 21-00, To Swallow, Debbie Tucker Green.
2003-09-12 14-15, Weathering the Storm by Dona Daley.
2004-01-29 14-15, Kindling, Lynn Ferguson.
2004-04-09 21-00, The Pool
2004-05-17 19-45, After Happy Ever1/5. Rapunzel.
2004-09-06 19-45, Mind the Gap, 1/5. And the Winner Is....
2005-01-31 19-45, Tristram Shandy, 1/10. Dram. Graham White
2005-02-01 14-15, The Truelove File
2005-02-02 14-15, Legacy
2005-04-13 14-15, Digging
2005-06-14 14-15, Voices through the Wall
2005-06-20 14-15, Olivia's Line
2005-07-08 21-00, The Goldilocks Zone
2005-07-11 19-45, Animal Show, 1/5. Mouse, Katie Hims
2005-08-19 21-00, The Pool
2005-10-03 14-15, The Recall Man, 2/3, David Napthine. Can't See for Looking.
2005-10-10 14-15, The Recall Man, 3/3. Best Forgotten.
2005-12-05 19-45, David Copperfield, Dickens, 20 episodes.
2005-12-23 21-00, Heredity
2006-08-21 14-15,The Recall Man, 2/2. The Memory Experience
2007-06-22 21-00, The Goldilocks Zone
2009-02-07 14-30, On the Ceiling
2009-04-04 14-30, Lambeth Palace
2009-06-15 14-15, A Bit of Explaining to Do
2009-12-12 14-30, The Middle
2010-01-06 23-00, Weird Tales - Series 2, Connected
2010-01-13 11-30, Towards Zero - 4 episodes, Agatha Christie
2010-02-19 14-15, Bad Faith, Peter Jukes, 1
2010-02-26 14-15, Bad Faith, Nothing Sacred
2010-03-31 14-15, Arabian Afternoons - A Dish of Pomegranates
2010-07-07 14-15, Betsy Coleman, Katie Hims
2010-08-13 14-15, Tall Stories, Samina Baig
2010-11-13 14-30, And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie
2010-12-11 14-30, On the Ceiling, Nigel Planer
2011-02-19 14-30, Farewell My Lovely, Raymond Chandler
2011-04-20 14-15, The Bat Man, Amelia Bullmore
2011-05-14 19-00, From Fact to Fiction - Ser 10. Artefacts, Artefacts by C.W. Hill
2011-06-22 14-15, The People Next Door, by Shelley Silas.
2011-09-28 23-30, Weird Tales - Ser 2, Connected, Melissa Murray
2011-09-30 14-15, Bad Faith - Ser 2 Unoriginal Sin, Peter Jukes
2011-10-07 14-15, Bad Faith - Ser 2 Insha'Allah, Peter Jukes
2011-10-14 14-15, Bad Faith - Ser 2 Opiate of the Masses, Peter Jukes
2011-11-05 14-30, The Middle, by Amelia Bullmore
2011-12-08 23-00, Weird Tales - Ser 3 Original Features, by Christopher William Hill.
2012-01-11 14-15, Blurred, by Frazer Flintham.
2012-01-30 11-30, Sparkling Cyanide - Rosemary, Agatha Christie
2012-02-06 11-30, Sparkling Cyanide - All Souls' Day, Agatha Christie
2012-02-13 11-30, Sparkling Cyanide - Iris, Agatha Christie
2012-05-30 14-15, One Hot Summer, Juliet Gilkes
2012-09-24 14-15, The Deportation Room, Hannah Khalil
2012-11-03 14-30, Martin Beck - The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
2012-11-10 14-30, Martin Beck - The Man on the Balcony
2012-11-13 14-15, Mad Girl
2012-11-24 14-30, Martin Beck -The Fire Engine That Disappeared
2013-02-20 11-30, Murder Is Easy, 3 Episodes
2013-06-23 15-00, Dangerous Visions, Concrete Island
2013-07-13 14-30, Martin Beck - The Abominable Man
2013-07-20 14-30, The Martin Beck - The Locked Room
2013-08-03 14-30, The Martin Beck - The Terrorists
2013-08-24 14-30, And Then There Were None
2013-11-29 11-30, On the Rocks, Spies
2013-12-06 11-30, On the Rocks, Omens
2013-12-11 14-15, The People Next Door
2013-12-13 11-30, On the Rocks, Movies
2013-12-20 11-30, On the Rocks, Barter
2014-03-01 14-30, Farewell My Lovely, Raymond Chandler
2014-03-05 14-15, Day Release
2014-03-17 11-30, Ordeal by Innocence, 3 episodes
2014-04-17 14-15, The Interrogation - Series 3, Colin
2014-04-24 14-15, The Interrogation - Jonny
2014-05-01 14-15, The Interrogation - Kellie
2014-07-03 14-15, Blurred
2014-09-08 11-30, The Pale Horse, 1
2014-09-15 11-30, The Pale Horse, 2
2014-09-20 14-30, Martin Beck -The Fire Engine That Disappeared
2014-09-22 11-30, The Pale Horse, Episode 3
2014-10-10 14-15, Beyond Contempt
2014-11-22 14-30, Havana Gold
2014-11-29 14-30, Havana Red
2014-12-06 14-30, Havana Black
2015-02-09 23-00, Agatha Christie, Murder Is Easy, 3 Episodes
2015-03-30 10-45, 15 Minute Drama, A Steal Episodes 1-5
2015-05-11 11-30, On the Rocks, Series 2 Sirens
2015-05-18 11-30, On the Rocks, Adventure
2015-05-25 11-30, On the Rocks, Sermons
2015-06-01 11-30, On the Rocks, Swimming
2015-09-02 14-15, The Interrogation - Tom
2015-09-09 14-15, The Interrogation - Riz
2015-09-16 14-15,The Interrogation - PC Joanne Laverty
2015-11-14 14-30, Black Dog
2016-02-08 10-45, 15 Minute Drama, Halfway Here, 10 Episodes
2016-04-06 14-15, Day Release - Safe Space
2016-04-07 14-15, Day Release - Killing Time
2016-04-08 14-15, Day Release - Back to Life
2016-04-13 14-15, Lament
2016-07-05 14-15, Amsterdam
2016-08-02 14-15, Poetry in Motion
2017-03-29 14-15, The Interrogation - Beverley
2017-03-30 14-15, The Interrogation - Micky
2017-03-31 14-15, The Interrogation - Neil
2017-07-17 10-45, 15 Minute Drama, The FBI's Most Wanted Woman, 5 episodes
2017-11-23 14-15, General Mladic Is Waving
2017-11-27 14-15, Day Release - House Arrest
2017-11-28 14-15, Day Release - Spineless Cacti
2017-11-29 14-15, Day Release - The Corner
2018-01-05 11-30, The Pale Horse, Episode 1
2018-01-12 11-30, The Pale Horse, Episode 2
2018-01-19 11-30, The Pale Horse, Episode 3
2018-03-04 15-00, Foreign Bodies, The Bethlehem Murders
2018-03-11 15-00, Foreign Bodies, The Samaritan's Secret
2018-06-01 14-15, County Lines
2018-06-04 14-15, The Interrogation - Ross
2018-06-05 14-15, The Interrogation - Jack
2018-06-06 14-15, The Interrogation - Heather
2018-09-11 14-15, In Vino Veritas
2019-05-31 14-15 One Hot Summer
2019-07-12 14-15 The Interrogation,1 - Dan
2019-07-19 14-15 The Interrogation,2 - Nadine
2019-07-26 14-15 The Interrogation,3 - Evie
2019-08-01 14-15 The Unwelcome, by Hannah Khalil
2019-08-02 14-15 The Interrogation,4 - Billy
2019-07-09 14-15 The Interrogation,5 - Carly

RADIO 3
2000-03-26 21-30, Sunday Play, Bash, Almeida Theatre
2000-10-29 19-30, Sunday Play, 2000 Tales
2002-01-12 22-35, The Wire, Freefall. By Debbie Green.
2002-09-29 21-45, Drama on 3, Plasticine by Vassily Sigarev
2002-10-03 22-00, The Wire, The Mind of the Meeting, by Meredith Oakes.
2002-10-27 18-30, Drama on 3, Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare
2004-11-04 22-00, The Wire, Hoop Lane.
2006-03-26 20-10, Drama on 3, Handprint, by Debbie Tucker Green.
2009-02-07 22-00, The Wire, Sold on eBay
2009-03-21 21-00, The Wire, Alex Tripped on My Fairy
2010-03-14 20-00, Drama on 3 - Gone, gone by Debbie Tucker Green
2010-10-17 20-00, Drama on 3 - The Unfortunates by BS Johnson, ad. Graham White
2011-11-20 21-30, Drama on 3 - Cock, by Mike Bartlett
2011-12-11 20-30, Drama on 3 - Skyvers, by Barry Reckord
2013-02-24 20-30, Drama on 3, King David
2016-02-28 21-00, Drama on 3, The Father
2017-07-02 21-00, Drama on 3, Joe Orton, Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair
2017-09-24 21-00, Drama on 3, The Father

I may have missed one or two, but this listing should be fairly complete. Thanks to Norman Milburn for his help in compiling it.

NOTES ON SOME OF THE PLAYS
On radio 4 unless stated otherwise

12 Jul 19: The Interrogation, 1: Dan
By Roy Williams; new series. Dan's wife is in hospital after a suicide attempt and her husband cannot understand what is wrong with her. Max: Kenneth Cranham, Sean: Alex Lanipekun, Dan: Navin Chowdhry. Producer: Mary Peate.

31 May 19: One Hot Summer
By Juliet Gilkes-Romero. A play about the race riots which took place in Liverpool in 1919. Two West Indian ex-soldiers, Johnson and Charlie, and their mixed-race British friend Sam find their lives becoming very difficult. Sam: Lloyd Thomas, Johnson: Ben Bennett, Charlie: Richie Campbell, Ibrahim: Don Gilet, Rose: Susie Riddell, Ahmed: George Long, Liverpool courier and rioter: Patrick Brennan, Liverpool Echo and the drunk: Joe Sims, Evening Express and barman: Robert Blythe, drunk and another rioter: Harry Livingstone. Producer: Mary Peate.

2018-09-11 In Vino Veritas
By Lenny Henry. Reverend Marcus Campbell is a charismatic pastor with an adoring congregation, but he is losing his focus. Marcus Campbell ..... Lenny Henry, June Campbell ..... Nadine Marshall, Jesus ..... John Bradley, Deacon Edwards ..... Peter Bankole, Mrs Dawson ..... Martina Laird, Cornell Dawson ..... McKell David, Tailor/Homeless Man ..... Sean Murray, Homeless Guy 1/ Group Leader ..... Lewis Bray, Homeless Guy 2 ..... Cameron Percival, Homeless Guy 3 ..... Liam Lau Fernandez, Homeless Woman ..... Elizabeth Counsell, Sat Nav ..... Emma Handy, Emergency Services ..... Ryan Whittle, Mourner ..... Jeanette Percival, Producer..... Mary Peate.

2018-08-09 Lament
By Debbie Tucker Green; her radio 4 debut according to RT (though it's not - she had a Friday play 'To Swallow' on R4 in Aug 2003 - see below). A man and a woman meet up, several years after they broke up. They gradually learn that the assumptions they've made about each other are quite wrong. Man ..... Paterson Joseph, Woman ..... Nadine Marshall, Husband ..... Lucian Msamati, Mum ..... Cecilia Noble, Director ..... Debbie Tucker Green. Producer ..... Mary Peate.

COUNTY LINES....2018
This play by Amelia Bullmore (R4, 1415, 1 Jun 18) was set on a train; a young black woman sits opposite a middle-aged white woman. Neither of them is what she seems; it's difficult to say much about the plot without introducing spoilers but it's safe to report that one of them becomes involved in unexpected criminal activity. Middle-aged Joy was played by Brid Brennan and young Umi by Tamara Lawrance, with Sean Murray as the steward, Ryan Early, Nahel Tzegai, Ryan Whittle and Lauren Cornelius. The producer was Mary Peate. (.....ND, Diversity Website review, Sep 2018)
(.......Later addition... This production won the Best Original Single Drama Award in Feb 2019.)

11 Mar 2018: Classic Serial slot: The Samaritan's Secret
By Matt Rees, dram. Jennifer Howarth. Omar Yussuf joins forces with a forner pupil, now a police officer, to solve a murder at a sacred site. Omar: Peter Polycarpou, Sami Jaffari: Nabil Elouahabi, Jibril/Sheikh: Vincent Ebrahim, Roween: Lara Sawalha, Awwadi: Philip Arditti, Amin Kanaan: Zubin Varla, Jamie King: Isabella Inchbald, TV interviewer: Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, thug/young man: Adam Fitzgerald. Producer: Mary Peate.

Radio 3 - 2017-09-24 Drama on 3 - The Father
By Florian Zeller, trans. Christopher Hampton. A play about dementia.The drama tells the story of 80-year-old Andre's mental deterioration and the efforts of his daughter anne to balance caring for him with the demands of her own life. A Theatre Royal Bath / Ustinov Studio / Tricyle Theatre production directed by James Macdonald. Winner of the 2014 Molière award for France's best play. Andre .. Kenneth Cranham, Anne .... Claire Skinner, Pierre .. Nicholas Gleaves, Laura ... Kirsty Oswald, Man ... Jim Sturgeon, Woman ... Rebecca Charles, Sound Designer .. Christopher Shutt, Producer .... Mary Peate.

THE INTERROGATION....2017
....by Roy Williams (R4, 1415, beginning 29 Mar 17) returned for another series. These programmes are police procedurals and they get better and better; the DI and DS have a unique style of interrogation. Their three cases dealt with a woman whose elderly father has disappeared, a criminal youth reporting cruelty to his dog, and a person coming in to make a victim statement. Kenneth Cranham plays DI Max Matthews and Alex Lanipekun DS Sean Armitage; the other parts were played by a changing cast. The episodes were produced by Mary Peate. (.....ND, Diversity Website review, Apr 2017)

2 Aug 16: Poetry In Motion
By Katie Hims. Five strangers board a train bound for Manchester. They have never met. We hear the thoughts of each person and these soon move from practical matters to inner demons: anxieties over presenting a vital pitch; running away from one's family; the death of a child. Katie Hims brings together the separate story lines and by the time the passengers disembark they all feel a little less lonely. (precis of Jane Anderson's remarks in RT). Valerie - Rachel Davies, Leonard - Alan Williams, Karla - Karla Crome, Reece - Ashley Kumar, Bridie - Adie Allen, Cashier - Kirsty Oswald, Train announcer - Nick Underwood. Producer: Mary Peate. Rpt. 24 Jul 18.

POETRY IN MOTION by Katie Hims (R4 1415 2 Aug 16) was a good example of a play which can only work on radio. Five people board a train bound for Manchester and sit in the same carriage; they have never met before. But instead of hearing what they say, we hear their thoughts, and these soon move from practical matters to what is troubling each one of them: how to present a new play to a producer; the trauma of running away from one's family; the death of a child. The play is rounded off beautifully with a cheerful ending. The five were played by Rachel Davies (Valerie), Alan Williams (Leonard), Karla Crome (Karla), Ashley Kumar (Reece) and Adie Allen (Bridie) and the producer was Mary Peate. (.....ND, Diversity Website review, Sep 2016)

THE INTERROGATION....2015
Another series of these excellent dramas by Roy Williams began in September. (R4, 1415, three episodes beginning 2 Sep 15) This is becoming an impressive set of crime stories, with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun delivering excellent performances as DS Matthews and DC Armitage. The last series left us with Matthews and Armitage being held hostage at gunpoint; then we heard a gunshot. It seems that Armitage took the bullet, but now after several months in hospital he's back. For some reason, however, he's not at all happy at seeing his boss again. Their relationship seems to be in a very poor state until they conduct an interrogation together. Production of the series is by Mary Peate. (.....ND, Diversity Website review, Sep 2015)

2015-02-09 Murder Is Easy
By Agatha Christie, dramatised by Joy Wilkinson in three 30m episodes. 11pm.
Notes for Ep. 1: Ex-policeman Luke Fitzwilliam doesn't believe little old Miss Pinkerton when she tells him that she's off to Scotland Yard to report a serial killer on the loose in her quiet English village. But he's soon forced to reconsider. Luke ..... Patrick Baladi, Bridget ..... Lydia Leonard, Lord Whitfield ..... Michael Cochrane, Miss Waynflete ..... Marcia Warren, Miss Pinkerton ..... Marlene Sidaway, Billy Bones/Rivers ..... Patrick Brennan, Reverend Wake ..... Thomas Wheatley, Rose ..... Lizzy Watts, Abbott ..... Paul Stonehouse, Ellsworthy ..... Ben Crowe, Dr Thomas ..... Will Howard, Major Horton ..... Robert Blythe. Technical presentation was by Anne Bunting and Robin Warren. Produced by Mary Peate.

2014-10-10 Beyond Contempt
By Peter Jukes. His account of how, as a playwright turned court reporter, he came to live-tweet the entire 8½ month hacking trial. Peter Jukes ..... Neil Pearson , Mr Justice Saunders ... John Rowe , Andrew Edis QC ..... Michael Bertenshaw , James Doleman ..... Ian Conningham , Timothy Langdale QC ...... Nicholas Jones , Jonathan Laidlaw QC ...... Stephen Critchlow , Sienna Miller ........ Hannah Genesius , Rebekah Brooks ....... Jane Slavin , Dan Evans ...... Shaun Mason , Nick Davies ..... David Acton , Eimar Cook ...... Elaine Claxton , Jude Law ....... Paul Heath, Producer...... Mary Peate.

2014-04-17 The Interrogation - Series 3: Colin
By Roy Williams. Colin's wife and daughter have been brutally attacked in their home, but no-one seems to have broken in. DS Max Matthews ....... Kenneth Cranham, DC Sean Armitage ...... Alex Lanipekun, Colin Hamilton ....... Michael Bertenshaw, Gemma ... Ami Metcalf, Music by David Pickvance. Director ...... Mary Peate. Producer .... Jessica Dromgoole.

2014-04-24 Jonny
By Roy Williams.When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max can't let it go. Jonny Foster.... Gawn Grainger, Nancy .... Dinah Stabb. Producer....... Mary Peate.


2014-05-01 Kellie
By Roy Williams. Sean agrees to go for a drink with his old schoolfriend, Kellie. Little does he know what he's letting himself in for. Production team - as before. Kellie ...... Cush Jumbo, Alan Parke ..... Clive Hayward, Music...... David Pickvance.

2014-03-05 Day Release
By Peter Jukes. Frank is a lifer on day release. He is allowed out of prison for a series of days prior to being released on licence. There are problems ahead. Frank ........ Lenny Henry, Demaris ......... Sharlene Whyte, Lucas ...... Cyril Nri, Casey ........ Sam Adewunmi, Tyrone ....... David McKell, Efrem ....... Kerron Darby, Aisha ........ Nina Toussaint-White, Shudi ...... Deeivya Meir, Security Guard ...... Michael Bertenshaw, Policeman 1 ....... Matthew Watson, Policeman 2 ...... Wilf Scolding, Producer...... Mary Peate.

2013-11-29 On the Rocks
By Christopher William Hill. It's 1937 on the remote Scilly Island of St. Martin's, where the islanders are resisting the attempts of the Penzance GPO man to modernise the post office, around which their world revolves. Episode 1: Spies. Frank Gunwallow ...... Joseph Kloska, Mary ....... Bec Applebee, Grace ....... Christine Absalom, Tommy ...... Stuart Fox, Ben ..... Alex Palmer, Len ....... Ed Gaughan, Tregarthan ...... Peter Marinker, Morwenna ...... Alex Tregear, Pender ..... Christopher William Hill, Anthony ...... David Seddon, Sound by Jenni Burnett, Anne Bunting and Graham Harper. Production Co-ordinator: Jessica Brown. Producer ...... Mary Peate,

Radio 3 - 2013-10-27 Drama on 3 - King David
by Katie Hims. Dave has a good life: his company is thriving, lovely wife, big house, kids at private schools. But then he gets a bit careless and things start to go wrong. This is Katie's first Drama On 3. David King ...... Lee Ross, Jules .... Claire Rushbrook, Alice ....... Lizzy Watts, Lee ........ Ben Crowe, Lola ....... Madeleine Power, Val ........ Susan Jameson, Priest ........ Robert Blythe, Policeman ......... Will Howard, Ray ...... Nicholas Murchie, Neela ......... Hannah Wood, Producer...... Mary Peate.

2013-06-23 Dangerous Visions - Concrete Island
By J.G. Ballard. Adapted by Graham White. Driving home one Friday rush hour, a young architect, crashes down a motorway embankment. At first he seems bound to be rescued, but as he fails to make the passing commuters notice him, he finds himself trapped on a strange, neglected island between the highways. Maitland ..... Andrew Scott, Jane ...... Georgia Groome, Proctor ....... Ben Crowe, Catherine ........ Joanna Brookes, Helen ...... Philippa Stanton, David ...... Matthew Watson, Producer ...... Mary Peate.

Radio 3 - 2012-11-18 Drama on 3 - Skyvers
By Barry Reckord. 1960s London. A group of lads spends the last few days at their London sink-comprehensive. What will become of the would-be footballer, the ambitious chancer and the boy on probation? Cragge ..... Danny Worters, Brook ..... Jason Maza, Colman ..... Abdul Salis, Adams ..... Rikki Lawton, Jordan ..... Theo Barklem-Biggs, Helen ..... Joan Iyiola, Sylvia ..... Shannon Tarbet, Freeman ..... Carl Prekopp, Webster ..... Gerard McDermott, Headmaster ..... Paul Moriarty. Produced by Mary Peate.

2012-11-03 Saturday Drama - Martin Beck: The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
By Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. Dramatised by Katie Hims. Inspector Beck, newly-arrived on holiday, is summoned back to Stockholm, where he is sent on a mission to Budapest in search of a missing journalist. Martin Beck ...... Steven Mackintosh Lennart Kollberg ..... Neil Pearson Gunnarsson ..... Justin Salinger Ari Boeck ........ Georgia Groome Szluka ...... Patrick Brennan Frobe ....... Joe Sims Inga Beck ........ Lucy Black Molin ... Robert Blythe Foreign Office Man ...... Sam Alexander Embassy Man ...... Harry Livingstone Frau Boeck ..... Christine Absalom Steffi ...... Amaka Okafor Radeberger ....... Don Gilet Gun Kollberg ..... Sally Orrock Narrator 1 ..... Lesley Sharp Narrator 2 ....... Nicholas Gleaves Produced by Mary Peate. Music composed by Elizabeth Purnell

2012-05-30 One Hot Summer
By Juliet Gilkes - Romero. Liverpool 1919. In desperate times, with high poverty levels and spiralling unemployment, tensions are rising between the different ethnic groups in the city, and for Jamaican soldiers Johnson and Charlie and their mixed-race British friend, Sam, life is getting harder. The play is about the race riots which occurred at that time.The play includes word-for-word newspaper reports from the time. Sam ..... Lloyd Thomas, Johnson ..... Ben Bennett, Ibrahim ..... Don Gilet, Charlie ..... Richie Campbell, Rose .... Susie Riddell, Ahmed ..... George Long, Liverpool Courier/ Rioter ..... Patrick Brennan, Liverpool Echo/ Drunk ..... Joe Sims, Evening Express/ Barman ..... Robert Blythe, Drunk/ Rioter ..... Harry Livingstone. Produced by Mary Peate.

2012-01-11 Blurred
By Frazer Flintham; his first play for radio. When old University friends Nikki and Hannah meet up ten years after they lost touch, Nikki makes a shocking revelation. Hannah ..... Naomi Frederick, Nikki ..... Rosie Cavaleiro, Ben ..... Simon Bubb, Caroline ..... Adjoa Andoh, Pam ..... Tracy Wiles, Jerry ..... Christopher Webster. Produced by Mary Peate.

2011-06-22 The People Next Door
By Shelley Silas. Sarah has never much liked her next-door-neighbours Samuel and Teresa - he plays his music too loud and she's just plain creepy, but are they as weird as she thinks? Sarah ..... Claire Rushbrook, James ..... Nicholas Gleaves, Samuel ..... Sean Baker, Teresa ..... Marlene Sidaway, Car Mechanic ..... Alun Raglan. Produced by Mary Peate.

2011-05-14 From Fact to Fiction - Series 10, Artefacts
By Christopher William Hill. Kirsten and Patrick have very different opinions about how Osama Bin Laden should be represented in an exhibition. Kirsten ..... Madeleine Potter, Patrick ..... Christopher Naylor, Akif ..... Adeel Akhtar. Producer: Mary Peate.

2011-04-20 The Bat Man
By Amelia Bullmore. When his wife died three years ago, Christopher fled London for a simpler existence in Cornwall, where he looks after bats. Colette and her daughters rent the holiday cottage next door and disturb his peace. Christopher ..... Bill Nighy, Colette ..... Katherine Parkinson, Biddy ..... Jenny Agutter, Rory ..... Sean Baker, Lou-Lou ..... Lauren Mote, Grace ..... Georgia Groome. Produced by Mary Peate.

2010-11-13 Saturday Drama - And Then There Were None
By Agatha Christie's. Her detective story without a detective, adapted by Joy Wilkinson. Ten guests are separately invited to an island by a person none of them knows very well. When they arrive, they find they have all been invited for different reasons. Vera Claythorne ..... Lyndsey Marshal, Cyril ..... Harry Child, Captain Lombard ..... Alex Wyndham, Emily Brent ..... Joanna Monro, Dr. Armstrong ..... Sean Baker, Mr. Justice Wargrave .... Geoffrey Whitehead, Anthony Marston ..... Lloyd Thomas, Mr. Blore ..... Sam Dale, Narracott ..... Adeel Akhtar, General Macarthur ..... John Rowe, Mr. Rogers ..... Wayne Foskett, Mrs. Rogers ..... Sally Orrock, Hugo ..... Henry Devas, Gramophone Voice ..... Jude Akuwudike. Produced by Mary Peate.

2010-08-13 Tall Stories
By Samina Baig. Samina's life is a whirl of work and worry about her single status until a family crisis occurs. Both her parents are admitted into hospital, making her to come to terms with their sudden entry into old age. Part of her life turns into hospital visits and emergency phone calls. It is not easy; she still has to work. Samina ..... Nina Wadia, Mum ..... Indira Joshi, Dad ..... Madhav Sharma, Radiographer, Miriam ..... Christine Kavanagh, Taxi Driver ..... Michael Shelford, Peter ..... Sean Baker, Doctor/Patient ..... David Seddon, Nurse 1 ..... Alison Pettitt, Nurse 2 ..... Samina Zehra. Produced by Mary Peate.

2010-07-07 Betsy Coleman
y Katie Hims. When Betsy Coleman was 11 years old, her father was convicted of murdering her mother. Now 37, she has drifted through life, committing to nothing and no one. She signs up to do memory research for cash, but finds that her memories are so vivid that revisiting her past becomes compulsive. She even spends some virtual time with her late Mother. Betsy .... Maxine Peake, David ..... Benedict Wong, Young Betsy ..... Shannon Flynn, Mick ..... Ralph Ineson, Carla ..... Alison Pettit, Des ..... Tony Bell, Julie ..... Christine Kavanagh. Produced by Mary Peate.

2010-02-19 Bad Faith: The Fire This Time
Series of plays by Peter Jukes about Jake, a Methodist minister and police chaplain who seems to have lost his faith. Jake takes on Bishop Wright over the soul of a mentally unstable parishioner. Jake Thorne ...... Lenny Henry, Michael ...... Danny Sapani, Ruth Thorne ...... Jenny Jules, Vincent Ngomwe ...... Jimmy Akingbola, Rev Elias Wright ...... Cyril Nri, Chief Supt Khan ...... Vincent Ebrahim, Firearms Officer ...... Melissa Advani, Radio Voice ...... Rhys Jennings. Producer: Mary Peate. Executive Producer: Simon Elmes.

2010-02-26 Nothing Sacred
Jake counsels a policeman who has lost his memory of a fatal blaze. Jake Thorne ...... Lenny Henry, Michael ...... Danny Sapani, Ruth Thorne ...... Jenny Jules.

2010-01-13 Towards Zero -
By Agatha Christie, dramatised by Joy Wilkinson in four 30m episodes. 11.30am.Notes for part 1:- Against her better judgment, Lady Tresselian permits dashing Nevile Strange and his wife to come to her house party at the same time as his ex-wife. Nevile............Hugh Bonneville, Lady Tresselian.......Marcia Warren, MacWhirter.........Tom Mannion, Audrey............Claire Rushbrook, Mary.............Julia Ford, Kay............Lizzy Watts, Latimer...........Joseph Kloska, Royde............Stephen Hogan, Treves...........David Hargreaves, Umpire/Butler........Philip Fox, Receptionist...........Annabelle Dowler, Porter............Benjamin Askew. Producer: Mary Peate.

2010-01-06 Weird Tales Series 2: Connected
By Melissa Murray. 11pm. H.P. Lovecraft returns to share more of his chilling tales. Steph's brother-in-law is killed in a car crash. One day she rings his mobile number. She just wants to hear his voice. The next day she gets a surprise. Steph ..... Fiona Glascott, Ray ..... Joseph Kloska, Jamie ..... Piers Wehner, Lovecraft ..... Stephen Hogan, Mother ..... Kate Layden, Jan / Flight Attendant ..... Melissa Advani, Passenger ..... Ewan Hooper, Shop Assistant ..... Rhys Jennings, Passer-by ..... John Biggins, Passerby 2 / Estate Agent ..... Tessa Nicholson. Producer: Mary Peate.

Radio 3 - 2009-12-26 - The Wire: Alex Tripped on My Fairy
By Meredith Oakes.You think you know someone until you have children with them. Matthew watches his beautiful young wife navigate her new social scene when suddenly she does something he really doesn't like. Matthew ...... Paul Hilton, Elizabeth ...... Hattie Morahan, Sue ...... Beth Goddard, Mark ...... Nigel Lindsay, Alex ...... Ben Greaves-Neal, Amy ...... Agnes Dromgoole, Flo ...... Bella Corwin, Simon ...... Luca Corwin. Directed by Mary Peate.

2009-12-12 Saturday Drama - The Middle
By Amelia Bullmore. Clare is the favourite middle sister in a family headed by a formidable matriarch, Luca. Clare meets Martin, who falls just as much in love with her fun, sparky family. But Martin makes a serious mistake. Clare ..... Emma Cunniffe, Martin ..... Ben Miles, Nicky ..... Anna Madeley, Justine ..... Eve Matheson, Luca ..... Paola Dionisotti, Karl ..... Nigel Pilkington, Owen ..... Baxter Willis, Mick ..... John Biggins, Ed ..... Piers Wehner, Donna ..... Melissa Advani. Directed by Mary Peate.

2009-06-15 A Bit of Explaining to Do
By Graham White. Mark has made a potentially embarrassing mistake - there is a difficult-to-explain entry on his wife's credit card statement. He turns on the charm with a young woman, Jo, who works in a call centre, to see if she can make it disappear. Mark ...... Shaun Dingwall, Jo ...... Lizzy Watts, Eve ...... Jaye Griffiths, Jeff ...... Ewan Bailey, Trainee ...... Benjamin Askew, Phone ....... Philip Fox. Produced by Mary Peate.

2009-04-04 Saturday Drama - Lambeth Palace
By Christopher William Hill. A comedy imagining the politics behind the scenes in the run-up to the selection of a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury. Michael Lombard ...... Alex Jennings, David Channing ...... Geoffrey Whitehead, Grace Lombard ...... Phoebe Nicholls, Patrick Latimer ...... Murray Melvin, Alicia Latham ...... Susan Jameson, Simon Brooker ...... Philip Fox, Anthony Taylor ...... Sam Dale, Russell Graves ...... Stephen Hogan, Claudia ...... Caroline Guthrie, Robin ...... Jonathan Tafler, Cardinal Daeneker ...... Malcolm Tierney, Seb ...... Benjamin Askew, Jade ...... Lizzy Watts, with Kirsty Wark and Jonathan Dimbleby as themselves. Other parts played by Janice Acquah, Matt Addis and Paul Rider. Producer: Mary Peate.

2009-02-07 Saturday Drama - On the Ceiling
By Nigel Planer. High up on the wooden scaffolding tower of the Sistine Chapel, two fresco plasterers get on with the day's work preparing the ceiling for their boss Michelangelo. who has not bothered to turn up for work. Pope Julius and Cardinal Alidosi visit the chapel to inspect the progress of their commission. Lapo ..... Phil Daniels, Loti ..... Bryan Dick, Pope Julius ..... Gary Waldhorn, Cardinal Alidosi ..... Roger Lloyd Pack, Composer ..... Adam Cork. Producer: Mary Peate.

2006-08-21 The Recall Man
By David Napthine. 2/2. Can't See for Looking. A witness to an arson attack thinks she saw a rhinoceros throwing a petrol bomb. Forensic psychologist Dr Joe Aston tries to discover what she really saw. Dr Aston: Jeremy Swift, DC Patten: Paul Brennen, Dl Reynolds: Janet Dibley, Donna: Sharon Percy, Billy: Michael Imerson, Alison: Colleen Prenderqast, Steve: Wayne Foskett, Asif: Shiv Grewal, Mickey: Michael Hodgson, Producer Toby Swift ; director Mary Peate.

2005-07-08 Friday Play: The Goldilocks Zone
By Lucy Catherine. "There are a hundred billion nerve cells in the mind, a hundred billion stars in the galaxy and a hundred other paths I could have taken." A modern-day Brief Encounter showing how, when we're lost, only a true connection with another human being can bring us back to ourselves. Nicola: Nicola Walker, Hux: Stuart McQuarrie, Shannon: Clemmie Hooton, Jamie: Johnny Thomas Davies, Mohammed: Shiv Grewal, Jenny: Amelda Brown, John: Carl Prekopp, Alice/Brigita: Alice Hart, Ross: Harry Myers, Sandra: Colleen Prendergast, Woman: Susan Jameson. Producer/Director Mary Peate.

2005-06-14 Voices Through the Wall
By David Varela. Drama about two boys dealing with their parents' separation. Nobody tells them anything, so they work it out by what they overhear. Steven .......... Matthew Barker, Alastair .......... Majid Mehdizadeh. Music by David Pickvance. Producer .......... Mary Peate.

2005-02-02 Legacy
By Samina Baig. Rahana's wedding exposes previously hidden family tensions. Rafiq: Shiv Grewal, Afroz: Sakuntala Ramanee, Raheela: Stephanie Street, Rahana: Harvey Vlrdi, Producer: Mary Peate.

2005-02-01 The Truelove File
By Kate Clanchy. Gillian, a successful lawyer in her 30s, has just been dumped. Her best friend makes her go speed-dating. Gillian: Helen Schlesinger, Tori: Annabelle Apsion, Sue: Susan Jameson, Compere: Stephen Hogan, Producer - Mary Peate.

2004-09-06 Mind the Gap - And the Winner Is ...
By Claire Dowie. 1/5. .... Joan has won "a man who does" for a fortnight, but her house is spotless. Joan - Bridget Turner, Gordon - Shaun Dooley, Producer - Mary Peate.

2004-05-17 After Happy Ever - Rapunzel
By Lynn Ferguson. 1/5. Rapunzel has let her hair down once too often. Starring Geraldine James as Rapunzel, with Lynn Ferguson, Carl Prekopp, Philip Fox, Jon Glover and John Rowe. Producer - Mary Peate.

2004-04-09 Friday Play: The Pool
By Simon Block. A couples book the last apartment on the last week of the Crete tourist season. They discover that travel broadens the mind. Annie: Annette Badland, Ray: Peter Wight, Mattie: Nicolas Tennant, Frances: Annabelle Apsion, Paul: Ben Onwukwe, Michael: Calum Callaghan, Holidaymaker/Barman: Cart Prekopp, Holidaymaker: Bunny Reed. Producer: Mary Peate.

2004-01-29 Kindling
By Lynn Ferguson. Douglas, Ellen and their daughter Jennifer are preparing for their annual bonfire night party. Each reveals a secret. Ellen: Janet Brown, Douglas: Kenneth Bryans, Jennifer: Lynn Ferguson, Cooper: Lewis MacLeod, Ticket man: Lewis MacLeod, Bloke: Lewis MacLeod, Driver: Lewis MacLeod, Scoutmaster: Lewis MacLeod, Person 1: Priyanga Elan, Sharon: Priyanga Elan, Sophie: Priyanga Elan, Supermarket assistant: Priyanga Elan. Producer: Mary Peate.

2003-08-29 Friday Play: To Swallow
By Debbie Tucker Green. Based on interviews with inmates at a British prison, this play follows the story of a woman who smuggles drugs inside her own body. We travel backwards through Donna's story to discover how and why she does it. Donna: Amelia Lowdell, Elaine: Shariene Whyte, Older son: Mohammed George, Girl: Kim Oliver, Julie: Kelly Shirley, Younger son: Sanchez Brown. Director: Mary Peate.

2003-05-12 Olivia's Line
By David Varela. It's Rome 1962, and Cleopatra, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , the biggest, most expensive movie ever made, is in production. The film is terribly delayed, hugely over-budget and the co-stars are causing a terrific scandal. Meanwhile, Gil, the production meteorologist, has his eye on Olivia, fancies one of Cleopatra's handmaidens. Gil: Andrew Scott, Olivia: Kelly Reilly, Steve: John Schwab, Mankiewicz: John Guerrasio, Simpson: Ryan McCluskey, Gianfranco: Vincenzo Nicoll, Charlotte/Taylor: Helen Longworth, Burton: Tim Treloar. Director: Mary Peate.

2003-05-08 Picking Up the Pieces
By Sue Teddern. Emma's husband was killed when he intervened in a burglary. When she returns to work, her friends have no idea what to say, and she finds herself increasingly lonely. Then by chance, she meets the uncle of one of her husband's killers. Emma: Nicola Stephenson, Ross: Shaun Dingwall, Clare: Clare Corbett, Ken: Laura Doddington, Mina: Priyanga Elan, Ian: Andrew Harrison, Producer: Mary Peate.

2003-04-18 Friday Play: Heredity
By Anthony Neilson. As Elaine and her father sit by her dying mother's hospice bed, Elaine finds the prolonged contact with her father a strain. As other family members arrive, she notices similarities in the family's behaviour. A play about the way bad relationships and mental illness pass from one generation to the next. Andy: Jeff Nuttall, Elaine: Christine Entwistle, Caroline: Lyndsey Marshal, Paul: Carl Prekopp, Derek: Roger McKem, Producer: Mary Peate.

2003-01-27 Digging
By Simon Stephens. A relationship develops between Roy, a retired English teacher, and Danny, a teenage boy with behavioural problems. Roy: Ewan Hooper, Danny: Stuart Morris, Anne: Amelda Brown, Lewis: Robert East, Gary: Jake Wood, Joey: Sw Mitchell, Producer: Mary Peate.

2003-01-13 The Old Curiosity Shop
By Charles Dickens. Dramatised in 25 15m episodes by Mike Walker. Notes for episode 16 ...Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather. Dickens/Chuckster .......... Alex Jennings, Nell .......... Emily Chennery, Grandfather .......... Trevor Peacock, Quilp .......... Phil Daniels, MrsJartey .......... Julia McKenzie, Kit .......... Daniel Bliss, Mrs Nubbins .......... Lindsey Coulson, Dick .......... Ben Crowe, Betsy .......... Alison Pettitt, Sally .......... Sandi Toksvlg, Samson .......... Adrian Scarborough, Marchioness .......... Nicola Hornett, Single gent .......... Clive Swift, Bachelor .......... Ian Masters, Furnace watcher .......... Phillip Joseph, Schoolmaster .......... Paul Hilton, Sexton .......... Timothy Bateson. Music by Melanie Pappenheim and Anne Wood. Producer - Mary Peate.

2002-08-15 The Kensington Pilgrims
By Michael Butt. In the summer of 1997, middle-aged Pauline Davis, shy and reserved, meets her younger neighbour, and an unlikely friendship develops. Grace: Kaye Wragg, Pauline: Maggie Steed, Georgie: Connie Gurie, Reporter: Gerard McDermott. Producer: Mary Peate.

2002-06-10 Football Stories for Girls: 1: Stealing Alfredo.
By Katie Hims. Des sets out to buy a birthday present for his football-mad granddaughter, but has an encounter with a cardboard cut-out of a sixties Argentinean football star. Des: Tom Georgeson, Joely: Sophie Stuckey, Love-and-hate man: Nell Stuke, Directors: Jeremy Mortimer and Mary Peate.

2002-01-11 Friday Play: Telltale
By Roy Williams. When Nikki finds out her boyfriend was involved in a racist attack, her first reaction is to go to the police. But everyone advises against it. Her sister, her schoolmates, and even her mother all think it's better not to get involved. Nikki: Ashley Madekwe, Steve: Sid Mitchell, Laura: Lindsey Coulson, Griffiths: Rhashan Stone, Emma: Petra Letang, Sean: Carl Prekopp, Jean: Marlene Siddaway, Richard: Ewan Bailey. Producer: Mary Peate.

2001-01-17 Peacemakers -The Priest.
By David Johnston. This play is based on the seige in 1996, in which the Peruvian revolutionary group Tupac Amaru took hostage all of the guests attending a party at the Japanese Embassy in Lima. Father Juan Julio Wicht. priest and economist, when given the opportunity to leave, chose to remain with the other hostages. Priest: Stanley Townsend, Terrorist 1: Martin Marquez, Gri nga: Yolanda Vasquez, Japanese Ambassador: Togo Igawa, Father 1: Robin Hooper, Woman hostage: Jasmine Hyde, Politician/Radio announcer: Kenny Blyth, Ambassador: Alex Tender. Producer: Mary Peate.

2001-01-12 Angel Story
By Hattie Naylor. When Lur finds a pair of wings and attaches them to her back, her whole world changes - where before people around her were moaning, suddenly they are joyful. Lur: Joanne Froggatt, Lar: Jasmine Hyde, Lug: Amelda Brown, Mug: Rlchenda Carey, Loff: Ben Crowe, Woman: Elizabeth Bell, Man: Terence Edmond, Teenager/barman: Alex Trinder, Checkout girl: Mlchele Austin. Director: Mary Peate.

Radio 3 - 2000-10-29 Sunday Play - 2000 Tales
When a group of travellers takes shelter from a storm in a motorway service station they discover that everyone has a remarkable story to tell. The final part of a drama series which started last week on Radio 4, commemorating the 600th anniversary of Chaucer's death.
The Prologue - -Jonty's Tale.
Nisha's Tale By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
The Colonel's Tale By Leigh Jackson.
The Actors ' Agent's Tale by lain Heggie.
Max's Tale by Harwant Bains.
The Tale of a Mother Feeding her Children by Mahesh Dattani.
The Former Househusband's Tale by Liz Lochhead.
The Shepherd's Tale by Barrie Keeffe.
The Young Man's Tale by Sally Pomme Clayton.
Music composed by Sytvia Hallett; performed by Sylvia, Clive Bell and Rupert Brown.
Producers Jeremy Mortimer, Tracey Neale, Mary Peate. Cast: Jonty .......... Robert Glenlster, Nisha .......... Zita Sattar, The Colonel .......... Tim Plggot-Smlth, Bob .......... Trevor Nichols, Sheila .......... Melinda Walker, Siobhan .......... Maureen Beattle, Max .......... Jlml Mistry, Philip .......... Forbes Mason, Sheila .......... Melinda Walker, Siobhan .......... Maureen Beattle, Elvira/Nadia .......... Tracy Wiles, Don .......... Charles Simpson, Anna .......... Suzanna Hamilton, Princess .......... Zita Sattar, King Jinn .......... Paul Bhattarcharjee, Queen Jinn .......... Richenda Carey, Jack .......... Michael Legge, Aziz .......... Me Sessay.

2000-04-17 Thrush Green
By Miss Read, dramatised in six parts by Nick Warburton. Notes for Ep. 3. Nelly returns to her estranged husband Albert, but neither his mood nor his manners have improved in her absence. Nelly .......... Annette Badland, Albert .......... Trevor Peacock, MissFogerty .......... Marcia Warren, Bertha .......... Elizabeth Bell, Molly .......... Alison Pettitt, Ben .......... Tom George. Producer Mary Peate. Director Claire Grove.

2000-04-24 The Deep Blue Sea
By Terence Rattigan. Hester Collyer, wife of Sir William, is discovered, apparently dead, in front of a gas fire in her West London flat. The play looks at the damaging effects of repressed emotions and unrequited love. Hester: Alexandra Gilbreath, Freddie: Adam Kotz, William: Hugh Quarshie, Mr Miller: Jon Strickland, Jackie: Paul Ritter, Philip: Tim Treloar, Ann: Diane O'Kelly, Mrs Elton: June Watson. Producer: Mary Peate.

2000-03-06 The Charm Factory
By Sue Teddern, in four parts. The play is set in 1954 and follows the lives of fouryoung actors fresh from charm school. Notes for episode 2: "Secret Love". As Hugh struggles with a reputation for being a confirmed bachelor, Betty works at her acting career. Hugh: Charlie Simpson, Irene: Tabitha Wady, Betty: Jan Goodman, Stan: John Sharian, Patrick: Tom George, Hilda: Val Ulley, Charles: Robert East, Sonia: Elizabeth Bell, Newsreader: Jonathan Keeble, Producer: Mary Peate.

2000-02-28 Book at Bedtime: A Foreign Country
By Francine Stock , read by Deborah Findlay. At 74 Daphne is confronted with an awkward episode, from her time in the War Office, by her favourite son's girlfriend. He, meanwhile, explores a very different conflict in a southern Soviet republic. Abridged in ten parts by Neville Teller. Producer Mary Peate.

compiled by Nigel Deacon, with help from Norman Milburn / Diversity website

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