To look for a play, press control-F which will bring up a search box. Alternatively go to google and type into the search box the word "suttonelms", in inverted commas as shown, followed by the title of the play or the author.

To make it easier to scan through the entries there is one paragraph per play throughout, with italics for the production details. It is difficult to navigate a page like this with thousands of lines of text, so there are a few multiple headings to assist.

Plays made by independent production companies are indicated by 'Indie'. If I've missed any, please email.

First come Afternoon plays (including Classic Serial and Saturday Drama) and a few of the now-occasional Friday plays; often repeats.

Lower down are the fifteen-minute dramas, late-morning dramas and late-night dramas compiled by Professor Sheila Wigmore; many thanks................... ND



THE PLAYS: AFTERNOON / SATURDAY / CLASSIC

1 Jan: Afternoon Drama - A Monstrous Vitality
By Andy Merriman. June Whitfield stars as the indomitable actress Margaret Rutherford in a tale of chimpanzees, Jordanian Princes, an adoring husband and falling in love with a musician 30 years her junior. Margaret .... June Whitfield, Malcolm .... Ryan McCluskey, Stringer .... Sean Baker, Rumer .... Gabrielle Lloyd, Prince Juan .... Adeel Akhtar, Driver .... Lloyd Thomas, Chimp trainer .... Sally Orrock, Doctor .... Sam Dale. Producer .... David Hunter.

2 Jan: Afternoon Drama - The Reluctant Spy, 1
Trilogy by John Dryden. As the world waits to see what democracy will bring to Egypt, a Coptic art expert becomes embroiled in (what appears to be) corporate espionage when approached by a seductive Canadian student Tara to deliver a letter. But nothing in this tense three-parter from writer/director John Dryden is quite what it appears to be. Casting - Toby Whale, Production Manager - Russell Owen, Script Editor - Mike Walker. Sound design - Steve Bond, Music - Sacha Puttnam. Actors: Duncan .... Nigel Lindsay, Ola .... Aiysha Hart, Tara .... Sarah Goldberg, Al-Basiri .... Philip Arditti, Dr Zacoutte .... Raad Rawi, Amr .... Jonathan Bonnici, Hameed .... Karim Saleh, Randa .... Saba Sirene, Kamal .... Jude Edriss, Karl .... Rufus Wright, Mrs Darwish .... Baris Cerliloglu, Mrs Zacoutte .... Myriam Acharki, Policeman .... Nayef Rashed, with. Zayden Khalaf, Jumaan Short , Albert Welling, Omar Mustafa. Director .... John Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk Essential): www.goldhawk.eu

3 Jan: Afternoon Drama - The Reluctant Spy, 2
Details as yesterday.

4 Jan: Afternoon Drama - The Reluctant Spy, 3
Details as on Jan 2.

5 Jan: Saturday Drama - White Snow
Dramatized by Frances Byrnes. The title is as written. A re-imagined version of the Grimms' fairy tale, Snow White. We meet a fun loving and light hearted Queen, who having been wooed by an emotionally arrested king, soon finds that her main rival is his somewhat spooky and unhealthily translucent daughter, Snow White, a child keenly aware of her power over him. Livia .... Lizzy McInnerny, Mirror .... David Horovitch, King .... Richard Dormer, Snow .... Lizzy Watts, Rumour .... Julia Dearden, Maid .... Barri Adair, Hunt .... Chris McHallem, Dwarf 1 .... Patrick Fitzsymons, Producer .... Eoin O'Callaghan.

6 Jan: Classic Serial - The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 3
Rose Tremain's dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's novel. Harpist: Cecilia De Maria. Cellist: Alison Baldwin. Original Music: Lucinda Mason Brown. Cast: Lizzie .... Pippa Nixon, Crabstick .... Alison Pettitt, Frank .... Joseph Kloska, Lord George .... Adrian Scarborough, Mrs Carbuncle .... Lorelei King, Lady Linethgow .... Richenda Carey, Lucinda .... Lydia Leonard, Lady Fawn .... Stella Gonet, Lucy .... Amy Morgan, Lord Fawn .... Jamie Glover, Florian .... Nicholas Boulton, Sir Gryffen .... Nicholas Boulton, Harter .... Sam Kelly, Benjamin .... Stephen Critchlow, Major Mackintosh .... Stephen Critchlow, Camperdown .... Malcolm Sinclair, Augusta .... Laura Hanna, Lydia .... Ellie Butters, Nina .... Ella Dale, Producer .... Gordon House. Indie (Goldhawk Essential).

7 Jan: - Afternoon Drama - Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery,1
By Bert Coules. A new two-part Sherlock Holmes adventure, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Setting: a disused lighthouse on a remote stretch of the Kent coast; the scene of a bizarre double death. In his accounts of the career of his friend Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson often makes passing reference to a mystery which his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, never wrote about in full. Bert Coules, the chief writer behind BBC Radio 4's celebrated dramatisations of the complete Sherlock Holmes canon of fifty-six short stories and four novels, once again takes up his pen. It brings to seventy-five the number of times Clive Merrison has played Sherlock Holmes on BBC Radio 4. Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison, Dr John Watson .... Andrew Sachs, Mycroft Holmes .... James Laurenson, Constable Powell .... Piers Wehner, Sir Charles Steele .... Nigel Hastings, Mrs Chang .... Pik-Sen Lim, Harold Jefferstone .... Joseph Cohen-Cole, Mr Jefferstone .... Bruce Alexander, Mr Lade .... Richard Dillane, Elizabeth .... Tessa Nicholson, Producer .... Patrick Rayner. Violinists: Leonard Friedman and Ian Humphries.

8 Jan: 7 Jan: - Afternoon Drama - Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery,2
By Bert Coules. Details - see yesterday.

9 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Second Body
By Trevor Preston, who draws on his own experience as an artist in this thriller. Anna is a painter driven to capture the haunting images of death which fill the twilight world of her dreams. They foretell death. Anna..Tara Fitzgerald, Robert..Raymond Coulthard, Schuman..Kenneth Collard, Munch..Ben Crowe, Jacob..Stephen Greif, Stella..Liza Sadovy, Mr Otis..Patrick Brennan, Zelda..Sarah Thom, Producer..Toby Swift.

10 Jan: Afternoon Drama - January
By Elizabeth Lewis. Daphne and Ben met as teenagers; theirs was a love story of passion and poetry. Now, a generation later, they meet again and return to the coastal cottage where they first found love. But when they arrive there, it is not the same. Daphne..Claire Rushbrook, Benjamin..Alun Raglan, Producer. James Robinson. BBC Wales.

11 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Tom Thumb Redux
By Melissa Murray, rpt. A research biologist is losing his funding, his waistline and his young second wife Val. But his problems are about to get smaller - an awful lot smaller. Tom..Ron Cook, Val..Helen Longworth, Peter..Jonathan Forbes, Macready..Patrick Brennan, Lab Assistant..Sarah Thom, Producer..Marc Beeby.

12 Jan: Saturday Drama - Skios
By Michael Frayn, dram. Archie Scottney. On the Greek island of Skios, guests of a celebrated foundation prepare for the yearly lecture, given by scientific guru Dr Norman Wilfred. He turns out to be surprisingly charismatic. In fact he's not Dr Wilfred but a handsome chancer called Oliver Fox who has allowed himself to be mis-identified. Meanwhile sexy Georgie, awaiting Oliver, is trapped in a remote villa with the real Dr Wilfred; he has lost his luggage and himself. Martin Jarvis says: 'A joy to direct. Much laughter in studio and on location as we recorded Michael Frayn's philosophic farce of pretension, delusion and mislaid identity.' Dr Wilfred..Hugh Bonneville, Oliver Fox..Tom Hollander, Nikki Hook..Lisa Dillon, Georgie..Janie Dee, Mr Friendly..Stacy Keach, Mrs Toppler..Susan Sullivan, Mr Chailey..Ian Ogilvy, Mrs Chailey..Joanne Whalley, Annuka Vos..Amita Dhiri, Elli..Agni Scott, Spiros..Jon Glover, Stavros..Jon Glover, Patrick..Matthew Wolf, Eric..Matthew Wolf, Official..Nigel Anthony, Ditmuss..Kerry Shale, Mrs Friendly..Jennifer Bassey, Suki Brox..Cindy Katz, Papadopoulou..Andre Sogliuzzo, Reg Bolt..Darren Richardson, Mrs Skorbatova..Janine Barris, Harold..Alan Shearman, Bishop..Alan Shearman, Director..Martin Jarvis , Producer..Rosalind Ayres. Sound design: Mark Holden and Wes Dewberry. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres).

13 Jan: Classic Serial -An Angel at My Table, Episode 1
By Janet Frame, novelist, from New Zealand. Her biographer Michael King said, "her family was an anvil on which disasters fell". Frame's mental health generated the most conjecture. To set the record straight about the circumstances of her committal to mental hospitals and being diagnosed with schizophrenia, she wrote her autobiography; three volumes entitled 'To The Island (1982), An Angel At My Table and The Envoy From Mirror City (both 1984). The books were made into a film by Jane Campion. This two-part radio adaptation is by Anita Sullivan. It stars students from Houghton Valley School and Wellington High School, New Zealand along with ... Janet as narrator .... Lorraine Ashbourne, Young Janet .... Bella Goode, Janet as a teenager .... Anna Skellen, Mother .... Barbara Ewing, Father .... Denis Lill, Miss Botting .... Federay Holmes, John Forrest .... Mike Sengelow, High School Girl .... Brianna Cox, High School Girl .... Georgia Rippon, Student .... Tara Goulding-Weston-Webb, Student .... Geraldine Wilkins, Myrtle .... Isabel Stewart, Poppy .... Leila Barber, Young Isabel .... Molly Doyle, Older Isabel .... Celeste Wong, Young Bruddie .... Peter McKenzie, Older Bruddie .... William Alexander, Producer .... Karen Rose. Music: Simon Russell, Sound Design: David Thomas, Production Assistants: Sarah Tombling and Kathy Caton, Associate Producer: Andrew Foster (New Zealand). Indie (Sweet Talk).

14 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Chequebook and Pen
By Andrew Lynch and Johnny Vegas. Johnny Vegas pays tribute to Les Dawson in a comic flight of fancy. It's a behind-the-scenes version of what (perhaps) happened when 'Blankety Blank', the TV show, needed a new host. Nicholas Parsons plays the BBC bureaucrat; nemesis to Les and all he stands for. Cast: Les ..... Johnny Vegas, Farson ..... Nicholas Parsons, Helen ..... Shobna Gulati, Dave Parkins ..... Mick Miller, BBC Executive ..... Mark Chatterton, Number Two ...... Paul Foot, Doris (Barmaid) ..... Catherine Kinsella, Other parts ..... Peter Slater (and cast). Directed by Jim Poyser. Producer: Sally Harrison. Indie (Woolyback). I think this was a repeat from about a year earlier.

15 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Art & Gadg
By Gregory Evans. After ten years of estrangement, Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan, two giants of American theatre reflect on how their friendship was destroyed by the great moral and political dilemma of the time: un-American activities. Arthur Miller ....... Nathan Osgood, Elia Kazan ....... Karl Johnson, Barbara Loden ....... Fenella Woolgar, Producer...... Marc Beeby.

16 Jan: Afternoon Drama - The Darkness of Wallis Simpson
By Rose Tremain. A play imagining the last days of Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom King Edward VIII gave up the throne. Wallis is now 79 years old. Edward has been dead for fourteen years. The play pivots upon a single idea: that Wallis, now entering the last part of her life, has forgotten everything about Edward. Her part in the Abdication of the century has completely gone from her mind. She lies bedridden in her house in Paris. A lawyer friend thinks that Wallis has deliberately forgetten her "role in history", and tries to make her remember. Wallis Simpson ....... Elizabeth McGovern, Maitre Blum ....... Miriam Margolyes, Grandmother ....... Miriam Margolyes, Ernest Simpson ....... Joseph Kloska, Wallis' Mother ....... Barbara Barnes, Cecil Beaton ....... Nigel Anthony, Win Spencer ....... John Chancer. Original Music by David Chilton. Producer: Gordon House. Indie (Goldhawk Essential).

17 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Outside In
By Rhiannon Tise. Nicola is bubbly and attractive on the outside but behind the door to her flat lies a secret. Inside is full of boxes and boxes of shopping, packed with clothes she has never worn. She is running out of room but she just can't stop and her money is running out. Nicola ....... Rosie Cavaliero, Robin ....... Stephen Critchlow, Oona ....... Lizzy Watts, Mike ....... Ben Crowe, Janine ....... Stephanie Racine, TV Presenter ....... Will Howard, Producer ....... Tracey Neale. Music by Marc Johnson. Produced by Tracey Neale.

18 Jan: Afternoon Drama: Something to Do
When a young boy is discovered badly injured and left for dead, DCI Stone is shocked and disturbed by what the investigation uncovers. The truth proves elusive and Stone must delve deep into the motives behind this brutal crime and face some uncomfortable questions about the nature of criminal responsibility. DCI Stone ....... Hugo Speer, DI MIke Tanner ....... Craig Cheetham, DS Sue Kelly ....... Deborah McAndrew, Courtney ....... Dolly-Rose Campbell, Daisy ....... Shannon Flynn, Karen ....... Kate Coogan, Gloria ....... Kate Coogan, Pete ....... Graeme Hawley, Andy ....... Tony Hirst, Hendry ....... Tony Hirst. Producer: .... Nadia Molinari .

19 Jan: Saturday Drama: Headlong
By Robin Brooks. Martin is asked to value some paintings and, though he's no expert, he is immediately sure one of them is a priceless missing masterpiece. He sets about acquiring it without telling the owner what he thinks he has found and rapidly gets in so deep that he puts everything at risk, including his marriage and the painting itself. With Toby Jones, Gina McKee, Tim McInnerney, Denise Gough. Directed by Clive Brill. Produced by Ann Scott. Indie (Greenpoint production).

20 Jan: Classic Serial - An Angel at My Table.
By Janet Frame, dram. Anita Sullivan. In this second episode, after a failed suicide attempt, Janet agrees to a short period in hospital to recuperate. But the arrival of her mother to take her home triggers a reaction in Janet which will have serious repercussions. Janet Frame, the narrator ....... Lorraine Ashbourne, Janet Frame 22-38 ....... Anna Skellen, Mother ....... Barbara Ewing, Father ....... Denis Lill, Miss Botting ....... Federay Holmes, June ....... Celeste Wong, John Forrest ....... Mike Sengelow, Patrick Riley ....... Ruairi Conaghan, Edwin ....... Richard Laing, Doctor Cawley ....... Richard Laing, El Vici ....... Daniel Philpott, Femin ....... Daniel Philpott, Catalina ....... Celia Meiras, Bruddie ....... William Alexander, Doctor Cump ....... William Alexander, Producer ....... Karen Rose. Other roles were played by members of the cast. With thanks to Houghton Valley School and Wellington High School, New Zealand. Music - Simon Russell. Sound design - David Thomas. Productions assistants -Sarah Tombling and Kathy Caton. Associate producer - Andrew Foster (New Zealand). Indie (Sweet Talk Production).

21 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Wolf
By Alan Harris. Frankie wants to be a journalist and he's prepared to do whatever it takes to find a story. But when he starts to get inventive with the truth, he embarks on a dangerous journey into Cardiff's criminal underworld. A comedy. Frankie Thomas ....... Craig Roberts, Mark Ball ....... Alun Raglan, Sam Norton ....... Eiry Thomas, Gangster 1 ....... Robert Blythe, Gangster 2 ....... Gareth Pierce. Produced by James Robinson. BBC Wales.

22 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Chapel of Skins
By Paul Evans. High in the hills of the Welsh Marches, a remote crossroads is marked by a telephone kiosk and an old stone chapel. It is a mysterious and beautiful place, steeped in history because of the ancient tracks which cross here like the centre of a compass. Phone Box ....... Paul Evans, Trebrodier ....... Liza Sadovy, Anchor ....... Ben Crowe, Quabbs ....... Alex Tregear, Producer ....... Sarah Blunt . Wildlife sound recordist: Chris Watson.

23 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Every Duchess in England
By Alan Pollock. It is 1931 and Britain is straining under an ongoing financial crisis, austerity measures and a Coalition government. Frustrated by the failure of the political class to take on the might of the banks, Labour MP Oswald Mosley attempts to take things into his own hands by forming a New Party. But with the financial crisis deepening, co-founder and fellow Birmingham MP, John Strachey, quickly comes to question the motives of his larger-than-life friend. Oswald Mosley ....... Tobias Menzies, John Strachey ....... Harry Lloyd, Ted 'Kid' Lewis ....... Jonathan Tafler, Maitland ....... Sam Dale, Evans ....... Sam Dale, Watkins ....... Patrick Brennan, Howard ....... Will Howard. Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane.

24 Jan: Afternoon Drama - The Disappearance of Jennifer Pope
By Mike Harris, in collaboration with Dave and Stefan Pope. A true story. In September 2005 Jenny Pope took a year off to go back packing alone in South America because she believed her marriage was over. But she and her husband kept in touch by e-mail and, gradually, their love was reignited. By the time Jennifer reached Ecuador she had brought her flight forward for an early return. But in January 2006 her e-mails suddenly stopped and her credit cards were emptied. Dave and Stefan went to Ecuador to investigate. They met evasion and obfuscation, but eventually they discovered what had happened. Dave Pope ....... Reece Dinsdale, Stefan Pope ....... Matthew McNulty, Jennifer Pope ....... Kate Layden, Marco Chaves ....... Oliver Miceli, Clifford Craig ....... David Fleeshman, Hostel Owner ....... David Fleeshman Fiscal of Banos ....... Javier Marzan. Producer: Pauline Harris.

25 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Blood
By Vivienne Harvey. The second play of Stone: a detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst. When sixteen year-old Jackson Bennett becomes the fourth teenager murdered on the notorious Bridgeton Estate, DCI Stone vows to bring his devastated family justice. Confronted with a case with no witnesses and a community with an inherent distrust of the police, Stone finds his priorities challenged as he struggles to catch a killer and reclaim the increasingly lawless estate. DCI John Stone ....... Hugo Speer, DI Mike Tanner ....... Craig Cheetham, DS Sue Kelly ....... Deborah McAndrew, Kenny McQueen ....... Gary Lewis, Theo ....... Darious Anderson, Wilma ....... Maxine Burth, Fran ....... Maxine Burth, Damien ....... Luke Broughton, Danny ....... Luke Broughton, Liza ....... Holly Jay Bowes. Directed by Nadia Molinari.

26 Jan: Animal Farm
By George Orwell. The first play in a one-month celebration of Orwell's work. One night, on an English farm, Major the boar recounts his vision of an utopia where his fellow creatures own the land along with the means of production and are no longer the slaves of humans. Before long, his dream comes true and for a short while all animals really are equal. But the clever pigs educate themselves and soon learn how to extend their own power, inevitably at the expense of the rest of the community. George Orwell described this short novel as a fairy story and it is deceptively simple to read. It is a satire on the Soviet Communist system and it is a powerful warning against totalitarian regimes. Narrator ....... Tamsin Greig, Napoleon ....... Nicky Henson, Squealer ....... Toby Jones, Snowball ....... Patrick Brennan, Boxer ....... Ralph Ineson, Clover ....... Liza Sadovy, Major ....... Robert Blythe, Benjamin ....... Paul Stonehouse, Muriel ....... Sarah Thom, Mollie ....... Lizzy Watts, with Eleanor Crooks, Ben Crowe, Will Howard , Gerard McDermott , Adam Nagaitis and Stephanie Racine. Musical director ..... Neil Brand. Producer Alison Hindell.

27 Jan: Homage to Catalonia
By George Orwell, ad. Mike Walker. In 1936 Eric and Eileen Blair were making ends meet by running a small village shop in Wallington and growing vegetables. Eric had recently sent 'The Road to Wigan Pier' to Victor Gollancz, hoping it would be published. But then news came from Spain that Franco's Nationalists had risen up against the elected Republican government. Eric decided to go to Spain - not just to record the struggle but to fight the Fascists. Unusually tall, and with size 12 feet, he immediately stood out amongst the locals. He joined a badly organised and ill equipped militia, armed with dud bombs and rusty guns. It was a decision that would nearly cost him his life, and produce one of the most vivid accounts of the Spanish Civil War. Eric Blair ('George Orwell') ....... Joseph Millson, Eileen Blair ....... Lyndsey Marshal, Georges Kopp ....... Ewan Bailey, Spanish volunteer ....... Javier Marzan, Jack ....... Hywel John, Henry Miller ....... Richard Laing, John McNair ....... John McAndrew, Benjamin ....... Jon Lolis, Idris ....... Ben McGregor, Tom Gallagher ....... Gareth Pierce, Fascist soldier ....... Asier Newman. Producer Kate McAll. BBC Wales.

28 Jan: Burma
By Mike Walker, about the life of Eric Blair. This was the first of four dramas featuring episodes in Blair's life . After an undistinguished academic career at Eton, Eric left in December 1921. Unlike most of his friends, his parents could not afford to send him to University. When the girl he hoped to marry rejected him, he left for Burma to join the colonial police. His experiences in Burma affected him profoundly. Eric Blair . . . Joseph Millson, Jacintha Buddicom . . . Sophie Roberts, Wilson . . . Joseph Kloska, Inspector d'Souza . . . Ernest Ignatius, Burmese youth . . . Armaan Kirmani, Man on Train . . . Derek Riddell, Ted . . . Alun Raglan. A BBC Wales. Producer Kate McAll.

29 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Bette and Joan and Baby Jane
By Tracy-Ann Oberman. On 23 July 1961, filming started on "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?" at the Producers Studio, Hollywood. It was a film which industry insiders thought would never be made, because its two female stars had an ongoing feud. But Bette Davis and Joan Crawford arrived on set determined to prove everyone wrong. Tracy-Ann's first radio play tells the story of the making of a film, of the creation of two iconic stars and of the origins of a deep seated hatred lasting five decades. Bette Davis ....... Catherine Tate, Joan Crawford ....... Tracy-Ann Oberman, Billy Miller ....... Matt Addis, Hedda Hopper ....... Lorelei King. Producer: Liz Anstee. Indie. (CPL Production)

30 Jan: Afternoon Drama - Albert Speer's Walk around the World
By Michael Butt. This used the same subject matter as a play done by Jonathan Smith about 20 years ago, entitled 'The World Walk'. Speer was Hitler's chief architect and Minister for Armaments and War Production. In prison, he was rigorously self-disciplined and set himself a tough regime. Speer designd and created a garden in the spacious yard of Spandau and was fond of his rockery and flowers. He also walked around the prison - on the imaginary journeys he devised to engage his mind - and planning his routes carefully. It totalled many thousands of miles over the course of his sentence. Albert Speer .......... Patrick Malahide. Narrator .......... Daniel Weyman. McCleod .......... Daniel Weyman. Kuryev .......... Basher Savage. Donitz .......... Nicholas Woodeson. Hess .......... Jack Klaff. Maria .......... Mia Soteriou. Margaret Hess .......... Mia Soteriou. Mr Young .......... Patrick Brennan. American Tourist .......... Patrick Brennan. Technical production: Peregrine Andrews. Producer: Judith Kampfner. Exec Producer: Jill Waters. Indie (Waters Company production).

31 Jan: Afternoon Drama - A Man in Pieces
By Michael Symmons Roberts. Conor volunteers to test a new medical sonic scanner which records the sounds inside the body. From the recording an analysis of the patient's health is drawn. The Goldberg Scanner could revolutionise medical science. Conor finds himself a prisoner in a secure research facility, brought back day after day to spend another hour in the dark metal tunnel. He gradually realises that he's being mapped, being searched so deeply that he's losing his identity and being taken over by a Doppleganger which is released when he enters the scanner. Conor .......... Graeme Hawley, Jen .......... Gillian Kearney, Doppelganger .......... Clive Russell, Margaret .......... Sue Jenkins, Matthew .......... Malcolm Raeburn, Producer .......... Susan Roberts.

1 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Stone, Heart of Darkness
By Gurpreet Bhatti. A schoolgirl's body is found in a park in the poor part of town. CSI confirm she's a 16 year old Asian girl and has been there for approximately three days. Likely to have been killed elsewhere and her body dumped. Her school uniform is from a top selective all girls' secondary. No missing person reports for anyone fitting her description... DCI Stone ..... Hugo Speer, DI Mike Tanner ..... Craig Cheetham, DS Sue Kelly ..... Deborah McAndrew, Tahida ..... Tahira Dar, Mr Akhtar ..... Bhasker Patel, Mrs Akhtar ..... Sameena Zehra, Mr Fleming ..... Henry Devas, Kulveer ..... Darren Kuppan, Worker ..... Darren Kuppan, Keiran ..... Luca Rawlinson, Producer..... Pauline Harris.

2 Feb: Saturday Drama - Boots on the Ground
Thriller by Don Webb. Danny Marks arrives at a Military Research centre. He's a volunteer for speed reaction testing; trying to improve reaction times under duress. His mate Billy Rogers was on the same course, but he's gone missing. Has he just done a bunk? Or is it something more sinister?A dark, contemporary thriller by veteran TV writer. Marks ..... Lee Ingleby, Joanie ..... Sue Kelly, Dr Callard ..... Gillian Kearney, Dr Ainsworth ..... Malcolm Raeburn, Tasker ..... Jonathan Keeble, Rogers ..... Greg Wood, Producer ..... Gary Brown.

3 Feb: Orwell - Homage to Catalonia, 2
Adapted by Mike Walker. The final episode of Eric Blair's autobiographical account of the Spanish Civil War. The fighting at the front is deadlocked. Freezing temperatures, ancient guns and dud ammunition only add to their woes. Eric's spirits are cheered by a visit from his wife, Eileen, but when they take the train to Barcelona they find the atmosphere changed. Last time there were no class divisions, no masters and servants, only comrades. Now the waiters are calling their customers 'Sir' again... Eric Blair ..... Joseph Millson, Eileen Blair ..... Lyndsey Marshal, Georges Kopp ..... Ewan Bailey, Spanish volunteer ..... Javier Marzan, Jack ..... Hywel John, Henry Miller ..... Richard Laing, John McNair ..... John McAndrew, Benjamin ..... Jon Lolis, Idris ..... Ben McGregor, Tom Gallagher ..... Gareth Pierce, Fascist militiaman ..... Asier Newman, Producer ..... Kate McAll. BBC Wales.

4 Feb: Orwell - Biographical Dramas, Dreaming
By Mike Walker. The second of four plays featuring episodes in the life of Eric Blair. In September 1938, Eric and Eileen Blair leave London for Marrakech. He is hoping that the climate will be good for his health, and that he will be able to complete 'Coming Up for Air' a novel that examines, among other things, the nature of England. But he is troubled by he bruising reception he received following the publication of Homage to Catalonia. Eric Blair ..... Joseph Millson, Eileen Blair ..... Lyndsey Marshal, Georges Kopp ..... Ewan Bailey, Tommy ..... Paul Stonehouse, Ben Crowe , Will Howard, Producer...............Jeremy Mortimer, Director ..... Kate McAll.

5 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Kathleen and Con
By Meredith Hooper, writer and Antarctic historian.When the great explorer Captain Scott meets the sculptor Kathleen Bruce on his return from his first Antarctic expedition, he falls for the rather bohemian but passionate and unconventional young artist. This is the story of their rather unlikely love affair, told through their letters, from their early days together until his ill-fated final expedition to the South Pole about five years later. Kathleen ..... Emilia Fox, Captain Scott ..... Samuel West, Wunchie ..... Liza Sadovy, Producer ..... Justine Willett.

6 Feb: Afternoon Drama - The Six Loves of Billy Binns
By Richard Lumsden. A 110-year-old who wants to remember what love feels like one last time before he dies. His past loves are ready to remind him. Billy Binns ..... Tom Courtenay, Evie ..... Alison Pettitt, Alice ..... Tanya Franks, Vera ..... Ella Smith, Dotty ..... Joanna Monro, Mrs Coggins ..... Keely Beresford, Sylvie ..... Gbemisola Ikumelo, Boy ..... Walter Lumsden. Producer ..... Sally Avens.

7 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Lifecoach
By Nick Walker. A real-time drama about a life coach who gets the job of a lifetime. But is she up to it? Derby ..... Nicola Walker, Jack ..... Stephen Tompkinson, Secretary General ..... Patrice Naiambana, Other Parts ..... Paul Panting. Produced by Karen Rose. Indie (Sweet Talk).

8 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Stone, Mother Love
By Richard Monks. Series created by Danny Brocklehurst. Ep. 4. Devoted mother Jean fights to defend her son Matthew after he is arrested for downloading child pornography. DCI John Stone ..... Hugo Speer, DI Mike Tanner ..... Craig Cheetham, DS Sue Kelly ..... Deborah McAndrew, Jean ..... Julia Ford, Matthew ..... Dean Smith, Strawson ..... David Fleeshman, Kelsby ..... David Crellin, Producer..... Nadia Molinari .

9 Feb: Saturday Drama - The Liberty of Norton Folgate
By Mark Davies. London's rich past as a melting pot of cultures is one of the themes of Madness's 2009 album - The Liberty of Norton Folgate, which has inspired this new play. Gazi and Sitara have been serving full English breakfasts at the Union Cafe on London's Norton Folgate for thirty years. But now the council has served a demolition order. Himself ..... Suggs, Himself ..... Chas Smith, Himself ..... Mike Barson, Gazi ..... Vincent Ebrahim, Sitara ..... Pooja Ghai, Aki ..... Avin Shah, Sunshine ..... Danny Sapani, Jess ..... Stephanie Racine, Ralph ..... Patrick Brennan, Hughie ..... Adam Nagaitis, Connor ..... Paul Stonehouse, Iona ..... Eleanor Crooks. Produced by Jeremy Mortimer.

10 Feb: Classic Serial - Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Dramatized by Jonathan Holloway. Part 1. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Sick and separated from his wife, he lives alone in a one-room flat in Victory Mansions in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Winston Smith ..... Christopher Eccleston, Julia ..... Pippa Nixon, O'Brien ..... Tim Pigott-Smith, Parsons ..... Kim Wall, Syme ..... Sam Alexander, Prostitute ..... Susie Riddell, with Christine Absalom , Don Gilet, Joe Sims, Joshua Swinney. Producer...... Jeremy Mortimer .

11 Feb: Loving
By Jonathan Holloway. The third of four dramas featuring episodes in the life of Eric Blair. Blair made several awkward marriage proposals to different women, but his relationship with Eileen O'Shaugnessy, whom he married in 1935, had a huge influence both on his life and his writing. This drama explores the nine years of their relationship. Eric Blair ..... Joseph Millson, Eileen O'Shaugnessy/Blair ..... Lyndsey Marshal, Dorothy ..... Isabella Marshall, Lydia Jackson ..... Vera Filatova, Inspector Summerfield ..... Dick Bradnum, Len ..... Alun Raglan, with Lyndsey Marshal. Producer........... Kate McAll. BBC Wales.

12 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Dusty Won't Play
By Annie Caulfield. Repeated play about Dusty Springfield and her opposition to apartheid in the sixties. It looks at the harrowing days of her short South African tour. Drawing on eye witness accounts, the play recreates the 1964 South Africa which she challenged. Nelson Mandela had just been jailed for life and liberals were spied on, detained and destroyed. Dusty Springfield ..... Charlie Brooks, with Jack Klaff, Vincent Ebrahim, Jonny Freeman, Danny Lee Wynter, Rasmus Hardiker. Director ...... Marilyn Imrie, Producer .... Gordon Kennedy. Indie (Absolutely production).

13 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Kicking the Air
By Christine Murphy (her first radio play). Facing deportation from the UK, a homosexual Iranian student, Reza Mostafai, claims asylum, fearing for his safety if he is returned to his homeland. With the help of his barrister and his best friend, he must try and find a way to prove his sexuality in time to halt his removal. Reza ..... Jamie Harding, Fiona ..... Sophia Myles, Lulu ..... Vicky McClure, with Ben Caplan, Zubin Varla, Ian Beattie, Maggie Cronin. Producer ..... Heather Larmour.

14 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Every Seventh Wave
Love Virtually by Austrian novelist Daniel Glattauer, is well on the way to becoming a global publishing phenomenon. Its protagonists, Emmi Rothner and Leo Leike, communicate exclusively by e-mail. They "meet" when Emmi mistakenly sends an e-mail to Leo's inbox. The romance that follows allows them to live out a shared secret life far removed from their day-to-day existences. But Emmi is married.... this play sees Leo returning from Boston having cut-off all email communication with Emmi. Leo Leike ..... David Tennant, Emmi Rothner ..... Emilia Fox, Producer ..... Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus).

14 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Every Seventh Wave
Love Virtually by Austrian novelist Daniel Glattauer, is well on the way to becoming a global publishing phenomenon. Its protagonists, Emmi Rothner and Leo Leike, communicate exclusively by e-mail. They "meet" when Emmi mistakenly sends an e-mail to Leo's inbox. The romance that follows allows them to live out a shared secret life far removed from their day-to-day existences. But Emmi is married.... this play sees Leo returning from Boston having cut-off all email communication with Emmi. Leo Leike ....... David Tennant, Emmi Rothner ....... Emilia Fox, Producer ....... Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus).

15 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Stone, White Van
Series created by Danny Brocklehurst. This play by Martin Jameson. Stone finds himself in mortal danger when he is confronted by a man responsible for a string of disturbing crimes. DCI John Stone ....... Hugo Speer, Callum Gartside ....... William Ash. Producer Nadia Molinari.

16 Feb:Saturday Drama - The Wind in the Willows
Adapted for actors and orchestra by Neil Brand, for the 90th anniversary of the first Radio Drama broadcast on the BBC. A new version, using the BBC Symphony Orchestra and a special cast and recordined in front of an audience in the Maida Vale Studios. Toad ....... Stephen Mangan, Mole ....... Claire Skinner, Badger ....... Philip Jackson, Rat ....... Carl Prekopp, Otter ....... Patrick Brennan, Bargee ....... Liza Sadovy, Judge ....... Paul Stonehouse, Girl ....... Stephanie Racine. Director ....... David Hunter. Music: BBC SO, leader Steven Bryant, Conductor Timothy Brock, Producer Ann McKay. Singers: Genevieve Hamilton, Amanda Morrison, Julia Batchelor-Wlash, Jonathan English, Daniel Auchincloss and William Gaunt.

17 Feb: Saturday Drama: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Ep.2. Dramatized by Jonathan Holloway. Winston Smith has found love and comfort with Julia, and now they are determined to join the Brotherhood, a secret, counter-revolutionary organisation pledged to destroy The Party. But for The Party's enemies, deep in the Ministry of Love, there is the threat of Room 101. Winston Smith ....... Christopher Eccleston Julia ....... Pippa Nixon O'Brien ....... Tim Pigott-Smith Parsons ....... Kim Wall Charrington ....... Robert Blythe, with Christine Absalom, Sam Alexander, Don Gilet , Susie Riddell , Joe Sims, Joshua Swinney. Producer Jeremy Mortimer.

18 Feb: Jura
By Jonathan Holloway. More episodes in the life of Eric Blair. In 1947, the year after Eileen's death, Eric leaves London and moves to Jura, with his sister Avril, and his three year old son. He is suffering from tuberculosis but is determined to try and make a go of living off the land. But most of all he is determined to finish Nineteen Eighty-Four, his final book. Eric Blair ....... Joseph Millson, Avril Blair ....... Liza Sadovy, David Holbrook ....... Adam Nagaitis, Sonia Orwell ....... Stephanie Racine, Ricky Blair ....... James Foster, Henry ....... Will Howard, Lucy ....... Alexandra Guelff, Jane ....... Lizzy Watts, Producer: Jeremy Mortimer.

19 Feb: Afternoon Drama - On It
By Tony Pitts. A young man joins Tony's boxing ring in an attempt to escape the circle of addiction he has come to inhabit. [Tony Pitts is a northern Writer-Performer and a boxing coach. He conquered some of his own demons through boxing - and has helped others to do so too. This is a story of one of his students, Liam Jones. The writer, cast and crew would like to extend their thanks, sympathy and love to the Jones family.] Narrator ....... Tony Pitts, Liam ....... Adam Gillen, Michelle ....... Maxine Peake, Belinda ....... Hannah Kew, David ....... Dominic Brunt, Kay ....... Joanne Mitchell, Nana ....... Gwyneth Powell, Josephine ....... Isabelle Sykes. Directed by Tony Pitts. Produced by Sally Harrison. Indie. (Woolyback).

20 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Do You Like Banana, Comrades?
By Csaba Szekely, written in his second langauge. Imison Award winner, repeated from about a year ago. It's difficult being young and in love when your Dad is a high ranking official in Ceausescu's communist machine, your mother weeps all the time and your brother is trying to kill you. This is Rumania in the time of Ceausescu. The play was also shortlisted for the BBC World Service/British Council's International Playwriting Competition. Robert ....... Freddy White, Tibor ....... Michael Begley, Silvia ....... Jane Whittenshaw, Laura ....... Julia Tarnoky, Repairman ....... Brian Bowles, Dani ....... Daniel Rabin, Titi ....... Luke Newberry. Producer - Marion Nancarrow.

21 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Pilgrim - Series 4
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Episode 1: Mullerby Fair. In an attempt to settle an age old dispute, Pilgrim must confront the ruthless Mr Speed, but he has a secret weapon: the Abaeron, a book of powerful magic which protects its owner. William Palmer ....... Paul Hilton, Richie ....... Joe Dempsie, Maxine ....... Rachel Davies, Mr Speed ....... Kim Wall, Carter ....... Paul Copley, Laura ....... Leah Brotherhead, Cassie ....... Sarah Thom, Girl ....... Agnes Bateman. Produced by Marc Beeby.

22 Feb: Afternoon Drama - The Spare Room
By Oliver Emmanual. Michael lives in Stephanie's spare room. He knows everything about Stephanie: how many pairs of shoes she has, and how often she has sex. But Stephanie doesn't know anything about Michael, an asylum seeker from Eritrea. He's had his last asylum claim refused, been evicted from his flat and lives on handouts. She doesn't know that he lives in her spare room. This is a 'Rapid Response' play (commissioned close to transmission) inspired by the Scottish Refugee Council's recent report stating that one in four asylum seekers in Britain will face destitution. Stephanie ....... Candida Benson, Michael ....... Babou Ceesay, Police ....... Hannah Wood and Michael Shelford. Directed by Lu Kemp. Executive Producer Toby Swift.

23 Feb: Saturday Drama - Well, He Would, Wouldn't He?
By Charlotte Williams. In 1963, at the age of 18, Mandy Rice-Davies found herself at the centre of one of the most sensational scandals of the 20th century. She was a witness in the trial of Stephen Ward who was charged with living off the earnings of prostitutes. At the age of 16 Mandy had run away to London and become a dancer at Murray's Club in the West End, where she'd met Christine Keeler and society osteopath, Stephen. Soon she was mixing with London's elite and living as Peter Rachman's mistress. But when there was a shooting incident at Stephen's flat, and news broke of Christine's secret affair with Government Minister John Profumo, events began to spiral out of control. Fifty years later, Mandy looks back at those events and the impact they've had on her life. Mandy (younger) . . . Aimee Ffion-Edwards, Christine Keeler . . . Lyndsey Marshall, 'Pops' Murray . . . Steven Marzella, Stephen Ward/Peter Rachman . . Ewan Bailey, Lord Astor . . . Adrian Schiller, Eugene Ivanov . . . Alex Dower, Johnny Edgecombe . . . Anthony Courier. Producer Kate McAll. BBC Wales.

24 Feb: Classic Serial - Pather Panchali: Song of the Road
By Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji, dramatized by Tanika Gupta from a translation by T.W Clark & Tarapada Mukerji. Poverty and sibling love set in a remote Bengali village at the beginning of the twentieth century. The life of a poor Brahmin family is seen through the eyes of young Opu and his older sister Durga. With their father, Horihor, often away from home in search of work, tension mounts as their mother, Shorbojoya, struggles on her own. Adult Opu ....... Sagar Arya, Indir ....... Meera Syal, Durga ....... Rhea Somaiya, Shorbojoya ....... Ayesha Dharker, Horihor ....... Shiv Grewal, Shejbou ....... Pooja Ghai, Dashi ....... Pooja Ghai, Palit ....... Ace Bhatti, Child Opu ....... Adnan Chowdhury, Tunu ....... Nuha Fabiha Sultana, Baby Opu ....... Ava Taylor. Producer: Nadia Molinari.

25 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Here
By Dan Rebellato. The first of three Afternoon Dramas in the series Negative Signs of Progress. 'Here' is an international thriller about a British aid worker who goes missing and her husband's attempts to track her down. His search reveals how little he really knew about her as her disappearance starts to have repercussions far beyond their domestic life. Danny ....... Khalid Abdalla, Tony ....... Tony Gardner, Producer...Polly Thomas, Sound designer........Nigel Lewis, PC.............Willa King. BBC Wales.

26 Feb: Afternoon Drama - There
Negative Signs of Progress, play 2. By Dan Rebellato. A junior NGO strategy team is thrown into training for kidnap crisis negotiation. A group of junior strategists grapple with the fictional situation that one of their field workers has disappeared and may have been kidnapped. Despite their near-total inexperience, they have to role play scenarios in which they negotiate with the unknown kidnapper, struggling to separate truth from fiction. When they finally get to grips with the issues, and gain some understanding of the complexities of the situation, the phone rings... Carla ....... Fenella Woolgar, Jeremy ....... Joseph Kloska, Frank ....... Steffan Rhodri. Producer ..... Polly Thomas, Sound designer ..... Nigel Lewis, PC ..... Willa King. BBC Wales.

27 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Somewhere
Negative Signs of Progress, play 3. By Dan Rebellato. The play is a two-hander, about the mysterious disappearance of a British aid worker and its impact on the individuals involved. A frightened western hostage finds herself in a beautiful library, the unwilling guest of a man of impeccable civility. An extraordinary conversation unfolds as the play asks how far the west and the east can understand each other. Hussein al-Zawiya ....... Mido Hamada, Eleanor ....... Frances Grey, Producer ... Polly Thomas, Sound designer ... Nigel Lewis, PC ... Willa King. BBC Wales.

28 Feb: Afternoon Drama - Pilgrim - Series 4
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. 2: Tregarrah Head. Birdie continues her war of attrition, leaving a wake of innocent victims. Pilgrim has to rescue the Old Man of Tregarrah Head from his fate as the changeling baby of devoted West Country parents. William Palmer ....... Paul Hilton, Birdie ....... Kate Fleetwood, Sally ....... Rebekah Staton, Gary ....... Ed Gaughan, Kingsley ....... Robert Blythe, Elaine ....... Sarah Thom, Dan ....... Ben Crowe, Girl ....... Agnes Bateman. Produced by Jessica Dromgoole.

1 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Fewer Not Less
By Sarah Buckley. John, a compulsive traveller, is in Japan for the weekend to see a famous fire festival in Kyoto. It's the last item on his list of "50 Things To Do Before You Die" but he hasn't counted on meeting Sachiko. John ........ Adrian Scarborough, Sachiko ........ Meg Kubota, Kazuo ........ Dai Tabuchi, Railwayman ........ Sadao Ueda, Dancer ........ Haruka Kuroda, Dad ........ Nicholas Murchie, Young John ........ Will Howard, Girlfriend ........ Lizzy Watts. Producer: David Hunter.

2 Mar: Saturday Drama - The Iraq Dossier
By David Morley, compiled from emails, memos, testimony submitted to the various inquiries into the 2003 invasion of Iraq and interviews with the late Brian Jones, a specialist with the MOD with knowledge of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. The dossier "Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction" lead to the headline "just 45 minutes from attack", persuaded MPs to vote for an invasion of Iraq, and hardened public opinion against Saddam Hussein. The drama goes behind the scenes of MI6, the Ministry of Defence and Downing Street to dramatise one of the most controversial episodes in British politics.Other participants: Richard Dearlove, head of MI6; John Scarlett, Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Tony Blair's adviser, Alastair Campbell. Dr Brian Jones ........ Richard E Grant, John Scarlett ........ Anton Lesser, Richard Dearlove ........ Peter Firth, Narrator ........ Lindsay Duncan, Alastair Campbell ........ Andrew Dunn, Robert Green ........ David Caves, Mark Allen ........ Stephen Critchlow, Henry Brown ........ Jon Glover, Tony Cragg ........ Keith Wickham, Sally Morgan ........ Felicity Duncan, Jones's Boss ........ Tom Goodman-Hill, Danny Pruce ........ Tom Alexander. Producer: Richard Clemmow. Indie. (Perfectly Normal).

3 Mar: Classic Serial - Pather Panchali - Song of the Road
Episode 2. Production details-see last week. Opu has his first experiences of life outside the village and Durga, now a young woman of fourteen, begins to look forward to marriage and adult life. Adult Opu ........ Sagar Arya, Durga ........ Rhea Somaiya, Opu ........ Adnan Chowdhury, Horihor ........ Shiv Grewal, Shorbojoya ........ Ayesha Dharker, Niren ........ Sacha Dhawan, Proshonno ........ Sacha Dhawan, Shejbou ........ Pooja Ghai, Palit ........ Ace Bhatti, Gokul ........ Ace Bhatti, Omola ........ Nuha Fabiha Sultana, Hashi ........ Shaheen Khan, Barber's Wife ........ Shaheen Khan.

4 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Notes to Future Self
By Lucy Caldwell. Thirteen year old Sophie is diagnosed with a terminal illness. She returns to live with their grandmother Daphne in Birmingham. Reunited for the first time in years, the three generations of women must try to prepare themselves for the loss of Sophie from their lives, and Sophie must come to terms with her own mortality. Adapted for radio by Lucy Caldwell from her stage play. Sophie ........ Imogen Doel, Calliope ........ Jayne Wisener, Judy ........ Amanda Ryan, Daphne ........ Jane Lowe, Producer....Heather Larmour.

5 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Noble Cause Corruption
By Fin Kennedy. DI Maxine Boyd is a newly promoted police detective but she is unprepared for life in CID. Following the apparent suicide of a fellow officer in her first week she begins to uncover the true nature of this overstressed and overstretched department. Serving and ex police officers were consulted during the making of the drama. DI Maxine Boyd ........ Chloe Howman, DC Wynters ........ Phil Wright, DC Broderick ........ David Hartley, DC Santos ........ Damien Cooper, DI Lloyd ........ Nicholas Gleaves, PC Leah Morgan ........ Alice O'Connell, Denise Dewhurst ........ Polly Kemp. Story consultant Kris Hollington. Music and sound by Howard Jacques and Alisdair McGregor. Produced by Boz Temple-Morris. Indie (Holy Mountain).

6 Mar: Afternoon Drama - The Silence at the Song's End
By Nicholas Heiney, ad. Libby Purves. After the death of her 23 year old son, Nicholas Heiney, Radio 4 broadcaster Libby Purves discovered, scattered about his room on bits of crumpled paper and post-it-notes, his poems and journals. His life in words. Getting up at dawn throughout that summer, Libby set about transcribing it all onto computer. She chose an unfamiliar font as a way of disciplining herself not to change anything. Every day she emailed what she had typed to Heiney's former English tutor, Professor Duncan Wu, at St Catherine's College, Oxford. What followed was 'The Silence At The Song's End'. As Herself ....... Libby Purves, Nicholas Heiney ....... Joseph Drake, Young Nicholas ....... Luca Thomas. Producer: Karen Rose. Indie (Sweet Talk).

7 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Ep. 3. Wedlowe Sound. Pilgrim must tackle an old adversary and save the community of Wedlowe Sound when it is threatened by a giant. William Palmer ....... Paul Hilton, Wedlowe ....... Ronald Pickup, Massey ....... Paul Stonehouse, Neil ....... Will Howard, Gwen ....... Liza Sadovy, Dreamer ....... Ben Crowe, Girl ....... Agnes Bateman, Producer ....... Marc Beeby.

8 Mar: Afternoon Drama - And/Or
By Jason Sutton. Miriam is unhappy with her life; she works hard delivering groceries for a supermarket, but still can't afford to move out of her mum's house. But when she develops a relationship with David, one of her well-off customers, Miriam's life begins to change. Finally she's found an escape route. Only one things stands in her way, David's wife. Jason Sutton has written for TV but I think this is his first radio play. Miriam ....... Lauren Socha, Veronica ... Eiry Thomas, David ....... Alun Raglan, Alan ....... Gareth Pierce. Produced by James Robinson. BBC Wales.

9 Mar: Saturday Drama - Hedda Gabler
By Ibsen, ad. Brian Friel. Directed by Psyche Stott from the Old Vic production. Hedda Gabler is the beautiful trapped and doomed heroine; and Thea, the less admired but much freer new woman. Both women ultimately take their fate into their own hands. The play is set in the drawing room of the richly appointed new home to which George Tesman has brought his bride Hedda, after a lengthy honeymoon, spent mainly visiting research libraries for his current study on 'domestic craft and husbandry as practised in Holland and parts of Belgium in the tenth century'. The very different aspirations of husband and wife are soon apparent as a stream of visitors arrives. Hedda Gabler ....... Sheridan Smith, George Tesman ....... Adrian Scarborough, Aunt Juliana ....... Anne Reid, Thea Elvsted ....... Fenella Woolgar, Judge Brack ....... Darrell D'Silva, Eilert Loevborg ....... Daniel Lapaine, Bertha ....... Buffy Davis. Producer: Polly Thomas. Executive producer: Melanie Harris. Indie (Sparklab).

10 Mar: Classic Serial - Esther Waters
By George Moore. Dramatised by Sharon Oakes. Ep. 1. Set against a background of gambling and horseracing; Esther Waters is a tale of how a servant girl makes her way in Victorian England. Forced to leave the home of her stepfather, Esther takes a job as a maid at 'Woodview', a country estate owned by a nouveau riche racing family. Esther's tale is a slice of Victorian life that is rarely shown; single parenting, wet nursing, divorce, gambling, and religious zealotry. Through her we discover exactly what it feels like to be poor and powerless. The book was banned until Gladstone revoked the ban, saying that it was compassionate, moral and humane. After that it became a best seller. Esther ...... Lyndsey Marshal, William ...... Matthew McNulty, Sarah ...... Joanne Froggatt, Mrs Rivers ...... Joanne Froggatt, Leopold ...... Hugh Simon, George ...... Hugh Simon, Demon ...... Stephen Hoyle, Peggy ...... Lisa Brookes, Mrs Latch ...... Melissa Jane Sinden, Mrs Barfield ...... Melissa Jane Sinden, Anne ...... Fiona Clarke, Mrs Spires ...... Fiona Clarke. Producer - Gary Brown.

11 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Take Me to Redcar
By Sarah McDonald Hughes. The first in a short series of stories that each take us to a different part of the UK. Student Fiona can't wait to show her Mancunian boyfriend around her hometown of Redcar, although as soon as she arrives home she realises something isn't right. Her parents have vanished and the whole town seems to have closed up for the day. A surprising and unexpected answer to the mystery awaits her on the beach. Fiona ...... Therase Neve, Danny ...... John Catterall, Gary ...... Steven Hillman, Michelle ...... Melissa Jane Sinden, Leanne ...... Sarah McDonald Hughes, Rob ...... Oliver Devoti, Reporter ...... Oliver Devoti. Produced by Charlotte Riches.

12 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Take Me to Hafod Owen
By Meic Povey. Second in a short series of dramas taking us to a different part of the UK. It's many years since Ellis Roberts has been back to Hafod Owen, his childhood home, in the shadow of the mountains of Snowdonia. Now he's returned to confront the reasons his family were driven out of the area nearly 50 years ago, and to reclaim what's rightly his. Ellis ...... Richard Elfyn, Davie ...... Ifan Huw Dafydd, Vicky ...... Christine Bottomley, Gwyneth ...... Sue Roderick. Produced by James Robinson. BBC Wales.

13 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Take Me to the North Laine
By Ed Harris. Last in a short series of stories taking us to a different part of the UK. He hasn't told anyone, but today is Charles' last early shift, sweeping the streets of the North Laine in Brighton. This afternoon he's leaving. Forever. All he wants to do is get to the Pavilion Gardens for dawn, to say goodbye properly. Charles ...... Jeff Rawle, Dennis ...... Gerard McDermott, Ziggy ...... John MacMillan, Penny ...... Lizzy Watts, Cabbie ...... Will Howard, Drunk Man ...... Will Howard. Produced by Abigail le Fleming.

14 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Episode 4: Bleaker Lake. The showdown. At Bleaker Lake, where Merlin is held sealed up under the water, Pilgrim hopes to find an end, at least to the war of attrition with Birdie, at best to his own immortality. William Palmer ...... Paul Hilton, Birdie ...... Kate Fleetwood, Cliff ...... Philip Jackson, Harmony ...... Lizzy Watts, Randell ...... Carl Prekopp, Hunnicutt ...... Patrick Brennan, Girl ...... Agnes Bateman. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

15 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Mr Bridger's Orphan
By Marcy Kahan. Commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of Noel Coward, Mr Bridger's Orphan tells a surprising and little-known story from his life. It's 1968 and Coward is in Dublin to play the chief gangster in the film The Italian Job. But why has the urbane actor and playwright, in failing health, accepted the role? The play tells the story of how his involvement in the movie emerged from a significant encounter during Coward's dynamic and humane twenty-year Presidency of the Actors' Orphanage, revealing the down-to-earth man behind the sometimes waspish and rarefied public persona. More about the play on Marcy's page. Noel Coward ...... Malcolm Sinclair, Lorn Loraine ...... Eleanor Bron, Cole Lesley ...... Tam Williams, Young Peter ...... Finlay Christie, Cassie ...... Lizzy Watts, Desmond ...... Will Howard, Headmaster Savage-Bailey ...... Ben Crowe, Ivor Novello ...... Rick Warden, Cedric Hardwicke ...... Nicholas Murchie, Jill Esmond ...... Joanna Brookes, Producer ..... Marilyn Imrie.

16 Mar: Neverwhere
By Neil Gaiman. Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere. An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into a subterranean world under the streets of London. Stopping to help an injured girl on a London street, Richard is thrust from his workaday existence into the strange world of London Below. This is the beginning of a six part adaption of Neil Gaiman's novel adapted by Dirk Maggs for Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra. Richard Mayhew ...... James McAvoy, Lady Door ...... Natalie Dormer, Marquis de Carabas ...... David Harewood, Hunter ...... Sophie Okonedo, Croup ...... Anthony Head, Vandemar ...... David Schofield, Old Bailey ...... Bernard Cribbins, Jessica ...... Romola Garai, Gary ...... Paul Chequer, Anaesthesia ...... Yasmin Page, Lord Ratspeaker ...... Johnny Vegas, Iliaster ...... Paul Stonehouse, Varney ...... Stephen Marcus, Letting Agent ...... Stephen Marcus, Sylvia ...... Karen Archer, Lord Portico ...... John Glover, Mr Figgis ...... Neil Gaiman, Fop (with no name) ...... Neil Gaiman, Director ...... Dirk Maggs, Producer ...... Heather Larmour .

17 Mar: Classic Serial - Esther Waters, Episode 2
Dramatised by Sharon Oakes. Episode 2. Esther leaves the workhouse with her baby. She is desperate for them to stay together. But how can she earn money? Esther ...... Lyndsey Marshal, William ...... Matthew McNulty, Sarah ...... Joanne Froggatt, Leopold ...... Hugh Simon, Judge ...... Hugh Simon, Fred ...... Graeme Hawley, Demon ...... Stephen Hoyle, Mrs Barfield ...... Melissa Jane Sinden, Mrs Empson ...... Melissa Jane Sinden, Bill ...... Greg Wood, Producer ...... Gary Brown .

18 Mar: Afternoon Drama - The Road from Herat
By Abigail Youngman. A true story. Clare Holtham died in 2010 leaving a volume of poems which form an intimate, short record of a very unusual life. She also left a mass of minutely documented travel material: clothing lists, itineraries, journals of where she went and who she met, hand-drawn maps. She left photos that she took on her travels. The most remarkable shows her sitting cross-legged on the rough floor of a courtyard in Afghanistan, large glasses perched on her nose, next to a young man wearing traditional Uzbek robes and turban. It was the early 1970s, Clare was 23 and an undergraduate at Newnham College, Cambridge; in her journal she notes that her handsome companion owned '700 sheep, 200 camels, 25 horses and the same number of rifles'. Having run away from home at 14, her intelligence and determination to succeed took her to Cambridge, where she was a brilliant, but unconventional student. Whilst other undergraduates found their feet at University, she was planning summer vacations in Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Thanks to Anne Thomson at Newnham College Archive, Oriole Parker-Rhodes, Joan Hall, Dr Christine van Ruymbeke, Philip Hague, Leyla Pureli, Neil Jeffares, Mark Jeffares, Diana Holtham.....the cast list: Young Clare ....... Harriet Walter, Poet Clare ....... Harriet Walter, Abdul Aziz Khan ....... Sharif Dorani, Shirin ....... Viss Elliot Safavi, Customs officer ....... Kaveh Beyk, Turkish man ....... Hakan Silahsizoglu, Father Joe ....... Paul Dodgson. Producer: Sara Davies.

19 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Love's Worst Day
By Gary Mitchell. Somewhere along the way, Geordie and Jane have lost each other. Life has swallowed them up in the daily grind of screaming kids, unpaid bills and a teenage son who hates the world. Whatever happened to them? They were so happy, full of plans for the future and looking forward to having a family together. Now it is an endless cycle of bad luck and struggling to make ends meet. Jane is trying to cope, Geordie can't cope, but maybe just somewhere - in a little moment in this day - Geordie and Jane are about to find each other again. Geordie ....... Adrian Dunbar, Jane ....... Zara Turner, Henry ....... Ryan McParland, Bridget ....... Maggie Cronin, Mr Boyd ....... Kieran Lagan, Civil Servant ....... Andrew Simpson, Sarah ....... Amy Lee Farmer, Charlie ....... Jack Raan. Producer - Gemma McMullan, Belfast.

20 Mar: Afternoon Drama - No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. "A Man from a Far Place". Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi receive a visit from an extremely important person - a hero, as it happens, of the two detectives at the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Mma Potokwani has had bad news at the Orphan Farm. And one of Mr J.L.B. Matekoni's apprentices, Fanwell, gets himself into deep water. Mma Ramotswe ....... Claire Benedict, Mma Makutsi ....... Nadine Marshall, Mr JLB Matekoni ....... Ben Onwukwe, Charlie ....... Maynard Eziashi, Fanwell ....... Beru Tessema, Mma Potokwani ....... Janice Acquah, Chobie ....... Babou Ceesay, Clovis Andersen ....... Sam Dale, Mma Soleti ....... Eleanor Crooks, Phuti Radiphuti ....... Jude Akuwudike. Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane.

21 Mar: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. "The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection". Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have received a visit from an extremely important person - a hero of the two detectives at the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Mma Potokwani has had bad news at the Orphan Farm and the ladies are determined to help her. And Mr J.L.B. Matekoni sets out to clear the name of his apprentice, Fanwell. Mma Ramotswe ....... Claire Benedict, Mma Makutsi ....... Nadine Marshall, Mr JLB Matekoni ....... Ben Onwukwe, Mma Potokwani ....... Janice Acquah, Charlie ....... Maynard Eziashi, Fanwell ....... Beru Tessema, Clovis Andersen ....... Sam Dale, Mr Ditso Ditso ....... Obi Abili, Secretary ....... Adjoa Andoh, Lawyer ....... Nyasha Hatendi, Magistrate ....... Jude Akuwudike, Chobie ....... Babou Ceesay. Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane.

22 Mar: Afternoon Drama - The Edison Cylinders
By Mike Walker. Rhona Forrester, a physicist in a sound laboratory, is persuaded by an old flame to restore some early wax cylinder recordings. But the voice that emerges begins to exert a malevolent influence. Rhona Forrester ....... Clare McCarron, Liam ....... Jonjo O'Neill, Miles Hautigan ....... Harry Hadden-Paton, Feveral ....... Stephen Critchlow, Ice Cream Seller ....... Laura Hyde. Produced by John Taylor. Indie (Fiction Factory).

23 Mar: Saturday Drama - Hombre
By Elmore Leonard, adapted by Robert Ferguson. John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him. That is, until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell to lead them out of the desert. Carl Allen ....... Trevor White, John Russell ....... Elliot Cowan, Mr Mendez ....... Javier Marzan, Miss McLaren ....... Kelly Burke, Dr Favor ....... Nicholas Murchie, Frank Braden ....... Steven Hartley, Audra Favor ....... Laurel Lefkow, Lamar Dean ....... Ben Crowe, Early ....... Will Howard, Ex-Soldier ....... Rick Warden, Sheriff Lyons ....... Michael Shelford. Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko, Sound Design: Colin Guthrie, Production Co-Ordinator: Selina Ream, Studio Managers: Martha Littlehailes, Graham Harper, Michael Etherden.

24 Mar: Classic Serial - The Water Babies
Paul Farley's updating of Charles Kingsley's 150 year old children's novel. Young Tomi is part of the UK's illegal labour market, having been trafficked into the country from Nigeria as a child labourer, but his life is changed forever when he meets a girl from the other side of the tracks, runs away and falls into a river. When he wakes up, he's been transformed - he's amphibious! And so begins a series of strange and exciting underwater adventures in which he meets caddis flies, trout, otters and eels. But Tomi learns that with his new freedom comes choice and responsibility. Tomi ....... Damson Idris, Grimes ....... Kurt Egyiawan, Hitcher ....... Julia Ford, Miss Whatcomesaroundgoesaround ....... Julia Ford, Miss Whatgoesaroundcomesaround ....... Julia Ford, Ellie ....... Lauren Mote, Hotel Manager ....... Michael Shelford, Porpoise ....... Michael Shelford, Farm Salmon ....... Michael Shelford, Housemaid ....... Hannah Wood, Dragonfly ....... Hannah Wood, Eel 3 ....... Hannah Wood, Caddis Fly 1 ....... Philippa Stanton, Eel 1 ....... Philippa Stanton, Caddis Fly 2 ....... Ben Crowe, Crayfish ....... Ben Crowe, Trout ....... Ben Crowe, Otter ....... Jenny Ogilvie, Eel 3 ....... Jenny Ogilvie, Salmon ....... Robert Blythe, Lobster ....... Robert Blythe. Directed by Emma Harding.

25 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Lost in Mexico, Episode 1
By Ingeborg Topsøe. Part 1- British backpackers, Rachel (Olivia Darnley) and Sally (Lucy May Barker) falsely claim they have been robbed in order to get a pay-out from their travel insurance when they get home. Unfortunately, they get caught out when the Mexican police decide to go back to their hotel and search their room. Charged and arrested for insurance fraud, unable to speak Spanish, the girls are sucked into the vortex of the Mexican penal system. It's a life-changing experience that tests their friendship to the limit, in this two-part coming-of-age drama by Ingeborg Topsoe, recorded in Mexico. Rachel ....... Olivia Darnley, Sally ....... Lucy May Barker, Rachel's Mother ....... Saskia Wickham, The Policeman ....... Joaquin Cosio, The Lawyer ....... Enrique Arreola, Eduardo ....... Emilio Savinni, Auntie Claudia ....... Norma Angelica, Ana ....... Aida Lopez, Alejandro ....... Israel Islas, Diego ....... Diego Hernandez, The American Girl ....... Karla Souza, with Brian Alvarez , Ruben Olivarez , Claudia Nin , Patricia Madrid , Sebastian Policanti , Leon Ockenden. Casting: Marilyn Johnson and David Psalmon, Script Editor: Mike Walker, Sound Design: Steve Bond and Rodrigo Hernandez Cruz. Production manager in Mexico: David Psalmon, assisted by Patricia Madrid. Producer: Nadir Khan. Directed by John Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk).

26 Mar: As yesterday, episode 2 (conclusion).

27 Mar: Afternoon Drama - The Manhattan Bee Testimonials
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. For as long as anyone can remember, there have been rumours of a man living somewhere on the island of Manhattan and keeping 250,000 bees in his apartment. Max Callaghan is obsessed with finding him and has spent 15 years building up an audio library of sometimes contradictory accounts - The Manhattan Bee Testimonials. When Daisy Lucas overcomes a severe case of meningitis thanks to a pot of honey left anonymously by her hospital bed, she tries to find the donor, her father, who she believes to be the Manhattan Bee Man. Features the real voices of New Yorkers describing their version of the story, alongside some drama written by SB. Max ....... Simon Lee Phillips, Daisy ....... Sasha Pick, Muldoon ....... Stuart Milligan, Lorna ....... Nancy Crane, Gloria ....... Nancy Crane, Sound design: Eloise Whitmore, Producer and Director: Joby Waldman, Executive Producer: Polly Thomas. Indie. (Somethin' Else production)

28 Mar: Afternoon Drama - Sullom Voe
By Nicola McCartney. A drama based on the true story of what would have been the Provisional IRA's greatest coup had it worked - the assassination of the Queen and the destruction of Shetland's new Sullom Voe oil terminal in 1981. Can it really have been foiled by the fog and the Royal Mail? Martin ....... Simon Donaldson, Jimmy ....... Liam Brennan, Linda ....... Lesley Hart, Mimie ....... Anne Lacey, Sandy ....... John Buick, Stewart ....... Mark McDonnell, Bingham ....... Kenny Blyth, Richards ....... Kenny Blyth. Producer/director Gaynor Macfarlane.

29 Mar: Afternoon Drama - The Minister
Verse drama by Welsh poet R.S.Thomas, marking the centenary of his birth which falls on Good Friday. When a new minister arrives in a small community in the Welsh moors, he has to learn the true place of religion in the lives of his flock. Starring Sian Phillips as the Narrator and introduced by poet Gwyneth Lewis, the first National Poet of Wales, the drama is followed by The Airy Tomb, also by R.S.Thomas and read by poet Nigel Jenkins. Minister ..... Richard Lynch, Job Davies ..... Ifan Huw Dafydd, Buddug ..... Rebecca Killick, Director ..... Alison Hindell, Sound design ..... Nigel Lewis. Literary advisor ..... Professor M.Wynn Thomas, University of Swansea.

30 Mar: Saturday Drama - Shane
From Jack Shaefer's novel, adapted by Frances Byrnes. A mysterious horseman, all dressed in black and wearing a six shooter, rides into an isolated valley in Wyoming. Call me Shane, he says. He's a skilled gunslinger, and soon finds himself drawn into a conflict between homesteaders Marian and Joe Starrett and ruthless cattle baron Fletcher, who wants to force the Starretts off the land. Marian is caught between the strong, dependable husband whom she loves, and the lean, handsome stranger whom she needs if she's to save her family. Although the story of 'Shane' is fictional, elements of it are based on the 1892 Johnson County War between the small settlers in Wyoming and the bigger, wealthier ranchers. Shane ....... Joshua Stamberg, Marian Starrett ....... Jennifer Westfeldt, Joe Starrett ....... Jeff Mash, Bobby ....... Finley Jacobsen, Actor ....... Gordon Clapp , Actor ....... Rod McLachlan . Recorded by Mark Holden. Post production by Nigel Lewis. With music by Fernando Macias-Jimenez. Produced by Kate McAll.

31 Mar: Classic Serial - Jill
By Philip Larkin, dram. Robin Brooks. Jill was Philip Larkin's first novel, written when he was 21 and just out of Oxford. John Kemp, a Northern Grammar boy arrives at Oxford for his first term. Socially awkward and inexperienced, he finds he is sharing rooms with the upper class Christopher Warner, whose brash loutish behaviour both intimidates and attracts him. John Kemp ....... Samuel Barnett, Christopher Warner ....... Richard Goulding, Elizabeth Dowling ....... Jessica Raine, Patrick Dowling ....... Frank Dillane, Whitbread ....... Nigel Pilkington, Jill ....... Grace Englert, Mrs Warner ....... Sarah Eedle, Porter ....... Andrew Wincott, Minerva ....... Violet Taylor, Ruth ....... Molly Drnec, Maisie ....... Cressida Sowerbutts, Joan ....... Victoria Easey. Producer: Fiona McAlpine. Sound: Alisdair McGregor. Indie (Allegra production).

1 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Two-Pipe Problem, Here Doggie
The Old Beeches care-worker Karen has a new pet; Poppet, a badly behaved Scottie dog. Manager Mary issues an ultimatum - the pet goes, or you both go, and Sandy persuades another resident ,a retired variety artiste called Norman Naylor who once had a dog-novelty act, to start training the dog on the nearby common. His wife Nelly, who also lives in the home, sees this as yet another opportunity for her husband to return to his old philandering ways. And one day, he doesn't return, and neither does Poppet. Sandy Boyle ....... Stanley Baxter, William Parnes ....... Richard Briers, Karen ....... Tracy Wiles, Norman ....... Sam Dale, Postie ....... Sam Dale, Post Office Clerk ....... Sam Dale, Mary ....... Jillie Meers, Poppet the Dog ....... David Holt, PC Marlowe ....... David Holt, Tedious Customer ....... David Holt, Diana ....... Honor Blackman. No producer listed in BBC blurb.

2 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Quartet, Autumn Leaves
By Donna Franceschild. A series of four comic dramas following the fortunes of a jazz quartet in the remote west Highlands of Scotland. Robbie used to be a professional jazz pianist, now he's a much-abused and miserable music teacher. On the edge of despair, and just about to sit down to a microwave meal for one, he hears a strange noise. It's a sheep farmer playing double bass in his bathroom. A comedy about a musician who, having lost everything, accidentally gains a jazz quartet. Robbie ....... Gerry Mulgrew, Stuart ....... Callum Cuthbertson, Iain ....... Stephen McCole, Delilah ....... Katy Murphy. Pianist: Eoin Millar. Original music composed by Eoin Millar. Director: Kirsty Williams.

3 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Quartet, The Gig at the Red Stag
By Donna Franceschild. 2 - Robbie used to be a professional pianist, now he's a miserable music teacher who has accidentally found himself at the centre of an over-enthusiastic, amateur jazz quartet. On the verge of playing their first gig, the lead singer's home-life spins out of control, and, with it, the hopes and dreams of her fellow musicians. Delilah ....... Katy Murphy, Robbie ....... Gerry Mulgrew, Stuart ....... Callum Cuthbertson, Iain ....... Garry Collins, Mother ....... Ann Scott Jones, Murdo ....... Gavin Mitchell. Piano: Jim Clelland. Double Bass: Eoin Millar . Drums: Ken Mathieson. Original music composed by Eoin Millar. Producer: Kirsty Williams.

4 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Quartet, The Music Festival
By Donna Franceschild. 3 - As the band prepare for their biggest ever gig, Iain, the drummer, is given some potentially life-changing news when a young woman walks into the local pub claiming to be his daughter. Iain ....... Garry Collins, Delilah ....... Katy Murphy, Robbie ....... Gerry Mulgrew, Stuart ....... Callum Cuthbertson, Poppy ....... Sally Reid, Murdo ....... Gavin Mitchell, Wilma ....... Wendy Seager. Piano: Jim Clelland. Double Bass: Eoin Millar. Drums: Ken Mathieson. Producer: Kirsty Williams.

5 Apr: Quartet, Autumn Leaves
By Donna Franceschild. As the band try desperately to get a gig, Stuart, the bass player, finds his home and livelihood in jeopardy. Stuart ....... Callum Cuthbertson, Delilah ....... Katy Murphy, Robbie ....... Gerry Mulgrew, Iain ....... Garry Collins, Catriona ....... Anne Lacey, Lou ....... Gavin Mitchell, Fiona ....... Anita Vettesse, Piano: Jim Clelland. Double Bass: Eoin Millar . Drums: Ken Mathieson. Original music composed by Eoin Millar. Producer: Kirsty Williams.

6 Apr: Saturday Drama - Present Laughter
By Noel Coward. The play follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to go on tour to Africa. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry must deal with interruptions including the numerous women who want to seduce him, a young aspiring actress, Daphne, and Joanna who is the wife of his manager Henry and who is already having an affair with his producer Morris. He must also deal with placating his long suffering secretary Monica, avoiding his estranged wife Liz Essendine, being confronted by the obsessed young playwright Roland Maule and the unbearable inevitability of all that comes with turning forty. Garry Essendine ....... Samuel West, Monica ....... Frances Barber, Roland Maule ....... Freddie Fox, Liz Essendine ....... Janie Dee, Fred ....... Kim Wall, Daphne ....... Lily James, Joanna ....... Susannah Harker, Henry ....... Jonathan Coy, Morris ....... Anthony Calf, Miss Erikson ....... Hazel Ellerby, Lady Saltburn ....... Sarah Badel. Producer: Celia de Wolff. Indie. (Pier production)

7 Apr: Classic Serial - A Larkin Double, A Girl in Winter
By Philip Larkin, dram. Richard Stevens. 2 of 2: A Girl in Winter. Philip Larkin's second and final novel which he wrote in 1946, aged 24, dramatised for the first time on BBC Radio 4 by Richard Stevens. In wintery wartime Britain, Katherine Lind, exiled and alone, endures her job as an assistant in an obscure provincial library with an unpleasant boss and unfriendly colleagues. Frozen in time and tragedy, her past is gone - and with it her family, her friends, her old life. She is living moment by moment. But on this cold, bleak Saturday, news from an English family she once knew forces her to relive the idyllic summer she spent with them six years before. Will Katherine's icy heart finally start to melt? Katherine Lind ....... Carolyn Genzkow, Robin Fennel ....... Jolyon Coy, Jane Fennel ....... Clare Corbett, Mr Anstey ....... Nicholas Woodeson, Miss Brooks ....... Jill Cardo, Miss Green ....... Sinead Matthews, Veronica Parbury ....... Matilda Ziegler, Jack Stormalong ....... Clive Brill. Sound by Alisdair McGregor. Producer/Director: Fiona McAlpine. Indie (Allegra).

8 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Two-Pipe Problem, The Case of the Missing Meerschaum
In tribute to Richard Briers, who co-starred in this series for six years and who died very recently... Starring the late Richard Briers and Stanley Baxter. William and Sandy are to appear at a Sherlock Holmes Convention, held at a hotel just around the corner from Baker Street. Sandy isn't keen but succumbs to William's desperate need to be in the spotlight once more. Sandy finds the display of 'fandom' absurd - the packed memorabilia stalls and one fan's observation that he thought he'd died years before... Sandy Boyle ........ Stanley Baxter, William Parnes ........ Richard Briers, Mortimer Tregennis ........ Geoffrey Palmer, Roger Butterworth ........ James Fleet, Beryl Butterworth ........ Joanna David, Underground Worker ........ Matt Simandl, Hotel Receptionist ........ Matt Simandl, Autograph Hunter ........ James McGregor, Souvenir Stallholder ........ James McGregor. Producer Marilyn Imrie. Indie (Catherine Bailey).

9 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Chopin in Manchester
By Jim Poyser. Chopin's agent gets him a gig in England to escape the revolting peasants in Paris. Except it isn't London, it's Manchester. A zany comedy, based on a true event, about how Chopin might have reacted to industrial Manchester and its citizens. Chopin ........ Neil Stuke, Julia ........ Verity-May Henry, Salis ........ Ian Puleston-Davies, Simon ........ Ben Crompton, Old Man ........ Ben Crompton, Delabiliere ........ Eric Potts, Bright ........ Eric Potts, Producer Gary Brown.

10 Apr: Afternoon Drama - The Fewness of His Words
Benedictine trouble-shooter Fr Richard Mercer is charged with tracking down fugitive fellow priest and child abuser Fr George Lawson who, in his 75th year, has jumped bail and sought sanctuary in an Italian monastery. Mercer seeks him out and despite the opposition of the Abbot who has for years provided sanctuary for Lawson, gradually begins to win the confidence of the renegade priest. But as he unravels the knot of denial in the heart of Lawson, the old man suddenly surprises him, forcing Mercer to confront the question of what it means to show true compassion. Hugh Costello presents us with a dilemma worthy of Graham Greene by invoking Benedictine dictum 'the wise man is known by the fewness of his words' and challenges the rightness of evasiveness when accused of a crime. Richard ........ Declan Conlon, Fr George Lawson ........ Andrew Sachs, Cardinal Vargas ........ Gerard Murphy, David ........ Thomas Finnegan, Abbot Desiato ........ Ian McElhinney, Caroline ........ Philippa Stanton, Producer ........ Eoin O'Callaghan.

11 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Once upon a Time There Was a Beatrix
By Lavinia Murray. Combining fact with fantasy we imagine a day in the life of the young Beatrix Potter as a child, and glimpse at the roots of her creativity. 19th century London: Helen Beatrix Potter is 14 years old and lives in Kensington with her parents. Her younger brother, Bertram has just gone off to boarding school. Life has changed irrevocably and Beatrix realises she faces years of isolation and parental indifference. When she visits the local cemetery she finds herself at the centre of a rather frightening hunt for a young rabbit, and discovers a way to excel. This producer-writer team has created two other dramas about creative geniuses in childhood - The Tyger Hunt - about the young William Blake, and The Beautiful Ugly, about the young Hans Christian Anderson. Beatrix ........ Amelia Clarkson, McKenzie ........ Fiona Clarke, Boiling Fox ........ Fiona Clarke, Mrs Potter ........ Fiona Clarke, Mr Potter ........ David Fleeshman, Cat ........ David Fleeshman, Mr Hardee ........ Conrad Nelson, Millais ........ Conrad Nelson, Beatrix's Grandmama ........ Brigit Forsyth, Produced by Pauline Harris.

12 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Legacy, Eden
By Cath Staincliffe. When Gordon Willshaw dies intestate, Dan and Rachel's only lead to an heir is through a woman's journal from 1952 written in Kenya. Their investigation leads them to a shocking discovery of the terrible events of the Mau Mau rebellion and their search for an heir unearths long buried secrets. Dan ........ William Ash, Rachel ........ Jo Hartley, Pauline ........ Alexandra Mathie, Young Pauline ........ Olivia Cooke, Gordon ........ Henry Devas, Mary ........ Yusra Warsama, Douglas ........ Hugh Simon, Gregory ........ Hugh Simon, Produced by Nadia Molinari.

13 Apr: Saturday Drama - Great Escape: The Justice
By Robin Brooks / Robert Radcliffe. Seventy years ago this month, a group of Air Force officers began work on an ambitious plan to tunnel their way out of a German POW camp called Stalag Luft Three. A year later the tunnel was ready and seventy-six made their escape. All but three were recaptured, and fifty were executed on orders from German High Command. The British Government vowed to avenge the murders, and within weeks of the war's end, sent RAF investigators into the ruins of Germany, with orders to track down the killers, and bring them to justice. This is the story of the escape, the murders, and the postwar manhunt in the chaos of divided Germany, through the eyes of one of the senior investigating officers. Sqn Ldr McKenna ........ Stephen Tompkinson, Nixon ........ Gunnar Cauthery, Schulmann ........ Ewan Bailey, Max Wielen ........ Nicholas Murchie, Emil Schulz ........ Rick Warden, Oberst von Lindeiner ........ Robert Blythe, Roger Bushell ........ Ben Crowe, Paul Brickhill ........ Michael Shelford, Nils Fuglesang ........ Will Howard, Marie ........ Amaka Okafor, Gluck ........ Paul Stonehouse, Angela Schulz ........ Hannah Wood, Producer ..... Jonquil Panting.

14 Apr: Classic Serial - The Fair Maid of Perth
By Walter Scott. A beautiful glover's daughter is romantically pursued by a warmongering blacksmith, a poetising prince, a hot-headed clansman and a bumbling bonnet-maker in lawless 14th century Scotland. Adapted for radio by Scott Cherry. Catherine Glover ........ Morven Christie, Her father ........ Hugh Ross, Henry Smith ........ Bryan Larkin, King Robert ........ Clive Russell, The Earl of March ........ Kenneth Cranham, Oliver Proudfoot ........ Forbes Masson, Conachar ........ Callum O'Neil, Louise the Minstrel ........ Olivia Morgan, A citizen ........ Richard Hansell, Walter Scott ........ David Tennant. Ruth Wall sings and plays Gaelic Harp. Music composed and performed by Ross Hughes and Esben Tjalve. Produced by Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus production).

15 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Two Pipe Problems, A Rose by Any Other Name
In tribute to Richard Briers. By Michael Chaplin. Sandy and William find a cardboard box in the doorway to the Old Beeches; inside, a tiny baby, clutching a small toy. There is no message and no sign of the mother. From the moment Sandy carries the box into the breakfast room, the discovery causes a sensation in the closet world of the home. Everyone is enchanted by the child - a little girl - and horrified at the implications of her being abandoned. Sandy Boyle ...... Stanley Baxter, William Parnes ...... Richard Briers, The Girl (Stephanie) ...... Joan Iyiola, Karen ...... Tracy Wiles, Mary ...... Jillie Meers, Nellie ...... Anne Reid, PC Marlowe ...... David Holt, Old Beeches Residents ...... David Holt. Directed by Marilyn Imrie; produced by: Catherine Bailey. Indie (Catherine Bailey Productions).

16 Apr: Afternoon Drama - The Flea
By Michael Symmons Roberts. It is 1601 and John Donne, a 29-year-old scholar, poet and diplomat, makes the decision which will change his life. He is working as Chief Secretary to the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Sir Thomas Egerton, at his Palace in London's Strand. By night, he is living a life of excess in the fleshpots of the city. His famously erotic love poems are unpublished, but widely circulated in literary London. However, the poet has begun to fall in love with his boss' niece Ann More. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch memorably described his love poem 'The Flea' as the most disgusting in the language. The Flea ...... Toby Jones, John Donne ...... Conrad Nelson, Ann ...... Natalie Grady, Egerton ...... Malcolm Raeburn, Brooke ...... William Ash, Essex ...... William Ash, Sir George ...... David Fleeshman, Priest ...... David Fleeshman, Beth ...... Claire Brown. Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.

17 Apr: Afternoon Drama - The Second Son
By Peter Whalley. A psychological mystery drama. A son tracks down his estranged father only to discover that someone has beaten him to it. A stranger has taken his identity. Robert ...... Jason Stone, Laura ...... Gillian Kearney, Bob ...... Stephen Fletcher, DI Pine ...... Stephen Fletcher, Henry ...... David Fleeshman, Elaine ...... Denise Black, Producer Pauline Harris.

18 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Cash Cow
By Ewa Banaszkiewicz. When Sophie's father runs up a gambling debt she has to choose whether to give him the money or let him face prison. Sophie ..... Aisling Loftus, Nick ..... Robert Glenister, Kryztof ..... Will Howard, Frankie ..... Taron Egerton, Cheri ..... Adjoa Andoh. Produced by Sally Avens. Ewa Banaszkiewicz is of Anglo, Polish, Sri Lankan descent. She has written several radio plays including 'Three In A Bed' and 'Wedding In Krakow'.

19 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Legacy, Suspicious Minds
By Cath Staincliffe. When the weekly list of unclaimed estates is published probate detectives, ex-police officer Dan and his ruthless sister Rachel, hunt for a body backwards through the family line to find the true heir and get a slice of the fortune. Their search for an heir to Petra Oster's estate leads them to investigate events in 1980's East Berlin. Finding several anomalies in Petra's history, it becomes clear that Petra escaped to Britain in an attempt to erase her past. Will their hunt for her heir reveal the truth? Dan ...... William Ash, Rachel ...... Jo Hartley, Konrad ...... Conrad Nelson, Petra ...... Lisa Brookes, Magda ...... Fiona Clarke, Lauren ...... Sarah McDonald Hughes, Young Magda ...... Sarah McDonald Hughes, Stasi Officer ...... Jack Lord. Directed by Nadia Molinari.

20 Apr: Saturday Drama - Before the Fact
Emilia Fox, Ben Caplan and Patricia Hodge star in a dramatisation of the novel on which Alfred Hitchcock based his film, 'Suspicion'. Dramatized by Ronald Frame. It is set in the early 1930s. Lina, a girl in her late twenties from a wealthy family, is in danger of becoming a spinster. Life changes for the better when she meets Johnnie Aysgarth, a charming stranger who proposes marriage. Johnnie saves Lina from a boring life with her parents and whisks her off on an extravagant honeymoon. But on their return Lina begins to discover that Johnnie is not all he seems. His gambling threatens to ruin them but there are indications that this is may not be his only crime. Lina ...... Emilia Fox, Johnnie ...... Ben Caplan, Miss Sedbusk ...... Patricia Hodge, Capt Melbeck ...... Sam Dale, Thwaite ...... David Timson, Ethel ...... Hannah Wood, Dr Fielding ...... Rick Warden. Producer: David Ian Neville.

21 Apr: Classic Serial - Rob Roy
By Walter Scott, ad. Robin Brooks. This version of the story dispenses with the Jacobite setting and updates the story to the 20th century. It is 1924, and 20-year-old Frank falls foul of his father. He has spent a year in Paris, supposedly learning the business, but actually hanging out with Imagist poets. When he refuses to join the business his father sends him north to stay with his Uncle - a radical and mixed up in the cause of Irish Nationalism. Frank ...... Paul Ready, Die Vernon ...... Denise Gough, Rob Roy ...... Mark Bonnar, Quentin ...... Christian Rodska, Frank's Father ...... Christian Rodska, Rashleigh ...... Joe McFadden, Owen ...... Michael Eaves, Uncle Hilary ...... Stuart McGugan, Vernon ...... Stuart McGugan, The Post Master ...... Stuart McGugan, O'Brien ...... Paul Reid, Dougal ...... Callum O'Neill, Henry ...... Callum O'Neill, Cummings ...... Callum O'Neill, Walter Scott ...... David Tennant. Producer ...... Clive Brill. Composers ...... Ross Hughes & Esben Tjalve. Indie. (Pacificus).

22 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Two Pipe Problems, I Love a Lassie
By Michael Chaplin. Sandy decides to travel to Greenock on Clydeside to collect his Freedom of the City award. As he has no living relatives or close friends, he invites William to accompany him on condition he behaves himself. When Sandy and William arrive, they meet the Provost's secretary. It becomes clear that his hosts really know virtually nothing about Sandy - in fact the secretary asks to interview him so she can write up the Provost's speech for the ceremony. The following day, Sandy shows William around his birthplace. They visit the tenement where he was born and meet a man he was at school with. He isn't wholly friendly. It soon becomes clear why... Sandy Boyle ....... Stanley Baxter, William Parnes ....... Richard Briers, Provost ....... John Sessions, Station Assistant ....... John Sessions, Moira ....... Gabriel Quigley, Janice ....... Maureen Beattie, Macca ....... Gordon Kennedy, Train Guard ....... Gordon Kennedy. Producer : Marilyn Imrie. Indie. (Catherine Bailey).

23 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Devil in the Fog
By Leon Garfield. Dram. Martin Jameson. Ep. 1 of 2. 14 year-old George is the oldest of the seven Treet children. Captained by their larger-than-life father, the Treets are touring thespians, forever on the edge of poverty. But their normally happy lives are shadowed by the twice yearly arrival of "the Stranger" who hands Mr Treet a sum of money and disappears. This year, however, the Stranger appears for the last time and Mr Treet reveals to George that he is the son of a nobleman, Sir John Dexter. Now, George must, reluctantly, be returned to him. At the gloomy Dexter family home, George is welcomed by Sir John, who is recovering from a pistol wound received in the course of a duel with his black-hearted brother Richard. Richard has been imprisoned as a result. George does his best to settle into life in his forbidding new home, but trouble is waiting. Mr Treet ....... Tim McMullan, George ....... Joe Dempsie, Lady Dexter ....... Juliet Aubrey, Sir John ....... Sam Dale, Joseph ....... Sean Baker, Dr Newby ....... Iain Batchelor, Mrs Montague ....... Joanna Monro, Captain Richard ....... Ben Crowe, Hotspur ....... Raymond Karimi Taheri, Jane ....... Lauren Mote, Edward ....... Hugo Docking, Rose ....... Fern Deacon. Producer: Marc Beeby.

24 Apr: Devil in the Fog, conclusion.
Details- see yesterday. Cast for this episode: George ....... Joe Dempsie, Mr Treet ....... Tim McMullan, Captain Richard ....... Ben Crowe, Sir John ....... Sam Dale, Joseph ....... Sean Baker, The Stranger ....... Sean Baker, Mrs Montague ....... Joanna Monro, Lady Dexter ....... Juliet Aubrey, Bertram ....... George Sanderson, Aunt Dexter ....... Claire Harry, Hotspur ....... Raymond Karimi Taheri, Rose ....... Fern Deacon, Edward ....... Hugo Docking, Jane ....... Lauren Mote, Highwayman ....... Henry Devas.

25 Apr: The Milky Way
By Doug Lucie. A new drama about rock 'n' roll, real life, and realising what dreams in life are really worth chasing.Cast: Bob ....... Shaun Dingwall, Ann ....... Belinda Stewart Wilson, Sarah ....... Jemima Rooper, Gerry Crowe ....... Tim McInnerny, Vernon ....... David Cardy, Andy ....... Ted Reilly, Colin ....... Tony Bignell, Richard ....... Theo Gregory, Philip ....... George Stenning, Martin ....... Michael Shelford, Dave ....... Ben Crow,e Producer ....... Heather Larmour. Music by 'The Milky Way' was performed by Doug Lucie, Ian Lucie, Dave Hillman and George Stenning, with lead vocals by Tony Bignell and backing vocals by Theo Gregory and Ted Reilly.

26 Apr: Afternoon Drama - The Weighing Room
By Justin Hopper. Noel is a jump jockey anxious to get his career back on track after a spell on the sidelines. Just what does it take to survive in the demanding and dangerous world of National Hunt racing? Noel ....... Lloyd Hutchinson, Sean ....... Michael Legge, Wrighty ....... James Weaver, Wozzer ....... Paul Rider, Seddon ....... David Seddon, Fiona Markham ....... Alison Pettitt, Consultant ....... Nigel Hastings, Steward ....... Joanna Monro, Owner ....... Bruce Alexander, Brian ....... Michael Shelford, Mandy ....... Keely Beresford. Producer Toby Swift.

27 Apr: Saturday Drama - The Browning Version
By Terence Rattigan, celebrating his centenary. Set in an English public school on the last day of the summer term, buried emotions re-surface when unpopular classics master Andrew Crocker Harris is given a present on his final day. A once-brilliant classicist, now known by boys and staff alike as 'The Crock', is retiring due to ill health. When a pupil presents him with an unexpected gift (a copy of Browning's translation of the Agamemnon) The Crock, also known as the Himmler of the Lower Fifth, is overwhelmed. His dammed-up misery, disappointment and humiliation are released and the way is paved for a series of surprising revelations and decisions. Taplow ....... Matthew Wolf, Frank Hunter ....... Ioan Gruffudd, Millie Crocker-Harris ....... Joanne Whalley, Andrew Crocker-Harris ....... Michael York, Headmaster ....... Ian Ogilvy, Peter Gilbert ....... Stuart Bunce, Mrs Gilbert ....... Kate Maberly. Director: Martin Jarvis. Produced by Rosalind Ayres. Indie. (Jarvis & Ayres)

28 Apr: Classic Serial: Waverley
By Walter Scott, adapted by Mike Harris. A tale of love, war and divided loyalties with Scotland in open rebellion against the Union with England. It's 1745 and 21-year-old Edward Waverley, a newly commissioned red-coat officer, is posted to Scotland on the eve of Bonnie Prince Charlie's violent bid for power. His father is a rising minister in the ruling Hanoverian state, but the beloved Uncle who brought him up is an old Jacobite, loyal to the exiled Stewart dynasty. Waverley ....... Rupert Evans, Gardiner ....... Christian Rodska, Flora ....... Alison McKenzie, Mrs Bates ....... Alison McKenzie, Rose ....... Olivia Morgan, Fergus ....... Forbes Masson, Evan Dhu ....... Mark Bonnar, Charles Edward Stuart ....... Joe McFadden, Gilfillin ....... Robert Hudson, Walter Scott ....... David Tennant, with Clive Brill. Producer ....... Clive Brill Music composed and performed by Ross Hughes and Esben Tjalve. Indie (Pacificus)

29 Apr: Afternoon Drama: The Interrogation - Series 2
By Roy Williams. 1/3 The Story of Marc. DS Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage doing what they do best. An ex-colleague, Marc, is suspected of domestic violence, but while Sean is maybe too close to the case, Max has an uncanny insight into the crime. DS Max Matthews ....... Kenneth Cranham, DC Sean Armitage ....... Alex Lanipekun, Marc Johnson ....... Ben Crowe, Lisa Johnson ....... Philippa Stanton, Operator ....... Hannah Wood, Producer ....... Jessica Dromgoole, Music composed and performed by David Pickvance.

30 Apr: Afternoon Drama - Believe Me
By Stephanie Dale. When art teacher Rachel bumps into chef Tyrone on his first day in London it is the start of a sunny, passionate love affair. As things get more serious issues of control, jealousy, trust and violence rise to the surface in this thriller exploring a lesser-known side of domestic abuse. Rachel ....... Naomi Frederick, Tyrone ....... Alex Lanipekun, Tasha ....... Leah Brotherhead, WPC ....... Sally Orrock, Policeman ....... Lloyd Thomas, Prosecutor ....... Sean Baker, Producer: David Hunter.

1 May: Afternoon Drama: Love, War and Trains
By Ian McMillan. "This is the story of my mum and dad's wedding in October 1943 in Peebles in the Scottish Borders. They wrote to each other for a few years, met a couple of times and then got married on a forty-eight hour pass.......My dad's ship docked at Plymouth and he got the train to Peebles; my mother had applied for leave but they wouldn't give her any so she went AWOL, over the fence and away to the nearest station. They arrived in Peebles, got married, had one night together in the Tontine Hotel and then my dad went back to his ship and my mother went back to base and got arrested and spent two weeks in the glasshouse. Arrested for love! Fantastic!". John ....... Billy Boyd, Olive ....... Verity-May Henry, Archie ....... Henry Devas, Chorus ....... Henry Devas, Bella ....... Natalie Grady, Chorus ....... Natalie Grady, Guard ....... Hamilton Berstock, Redcap ....... Hamilton Berstock. Producer Gary Brown.

2 May: Afternoon Drama - The Colour of Milk
From her novel, by Nell Leyshon. It's 1830. Mary is fifteen. She lives a quiet life on a farm with her mother and father. She's never spent a night away from her home, until the local vicar asks for help with his sick wife. Sexual desires have brutal consequences. Mary ....... Carly Bawden, The Vicar ....... Peter Hamilton-Dyer, Father ....... Jonathan Keeble, Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.

3 May: Afternoon Drama - Dead Man's Suit
A strange loner buys a suit in a charity shop and it changes his life. He secures a powerful new job and women notice him for the first time. Does the suit possess some sort of supernatural power? Or is it something more sinister? A black comedy by Michael Stewart, a former winner of the Alfred Bradley Award. This is his third Afternoon Drama. His novel 'King Crow' was published in 2011. Ian ....... Jeremy Swift, David ....... Conrad Nelson, John ....... Conrad Nelson, Nicky ....... Kate Coogan, Helen ....... Natalie Grady, Chardonnay ....... Lisa Allen, Waiter ....... Hamilton Berstock, Ben ....... Isaac Whitmore, Maisie ....... Jenna Addinall. Producer Gary Brown.

4 May: Saturday Drama - Love, etc
By Julian Barnes, dramatised by Julia Stoneham. The sequel to Talking It Over. Set ten years later we now have the chance to pick up from where we left Stuart, Oliver and Gillian in France. All those years ago, Oliver wrecked Stuart's marriage, took up with his wife and then moved to France. Stuart................Carl Prekopp, Oliver....Nicholas Boulton, Gillian....Hermione Norris, Sophie................Lauren Mote. Producer Tracey Neale.

5 May: Classic Serial - Angel Pavement, Episode 1
y J. B. Priestley, dramatised by Martin Jameson. Twigg and Dersingham, Purveyors of Fine Veneers, has been a successful family firm in the City for three generations. But now, in the depression of 1930, it can no longer cover its costs and the owner, young Mr Dersingham, is looking for cuts. Then James Golspie arrives with a proposition. He has the sole agency for some excellent Baltic veneers at extraordinary prices... Our Guide ....... Marcus Brigstocke, James Golspie ....... Henry Goodman, Herbert Smeeth ....... Jeff Rawle, Mrs Cross ....... Fenella Norman, Miss Verever ....... Fenella Norman, Harold Turgis ....... Joseph Kloska, Goath ....... Shaun Prendergast, Miss Matfield ....... Victoria Brazier, Mr Dersingham ....... Carl Prekopp, Mr Pearson ....... Stephen Critchlow, Benenden ....... Stephen Critchlow, Poppy Sellers ....... Millie Binks, Mary Dersingham ....... Colleen Prendergast, Mrs Pearson ....... Jane Purcell, Edie ....... Jane Purcell, Agnes ....... Lucia Cox, Lena Golspie ....... Faye Castelow, Directed by Chris Wallis. Indie. (Autolycus production.)

6 May: Afternoon Drama - The Interrogation - Series 2
By Roy Williams. 2/3 The Story of Grace. An ambitious local woman, who made a name for herself during the London riots, has struggled to rise from her past, until only one thing stands in her way. DS Max Matthews ....... Kenneth Cranham, DC Sean Armitage ....... Alex Lanipekun, Grace Buffong ....... Noma Dumezweni, Stephen Buffong ....... Jerome Holder, Simone Parker ....... Amaka Okafor. Music by David Pickvance. Produced by Jessica Dromgoole.

7 May: Afternoon Drama - Tony and Rose
By Nicola Baldwin. When architect Tony McGill returns to England from his home in Germany to attend his Aunt Ruth's funeral, he struggles to come to terms with the strange behaviour of his mother Rose. It is only when Tony comes home for the funeral that he realises quite how ill his mother is - with dementia - and that he has little time to sort out what best to do for her. Tony ....... Robert Glenister, Rose ....... Marcia Warren, Monica ....... Hazel Ellerby, Care Worker ....... Aicha Kossoko, Care Manager ....... Emma Kiley. Producer: Celia de Wolff. Indie. (Pier productions)

7 May: Afternoon Drama - Tony and Rose
By Nicola Baldwin. When architect Tony McGill returns to England from his home in Germany to attend his Aunt Ruth's funeral, he struggles to come to terms with the strange behaviour of his mother Rose. It is only when Tony comes home for the funeral that he realises quite how ill his mother is - with dementia - and that he has little time to sort out what best to do for her. Tony ......... Robert Glenister, Rose ......... Marcia Warren, Monica ......... Hazel Ellerby, Care Worker ......... Aicha Kossoko, Care Manager ......... Emma Kiley. Producer: Celia de Wolff. Indie. (Pier productions)

8 May: Afternoon Drama - James Lees-Milne: Sometimes into the Arms of God
By Christopher William Hill. James Lees-Milne's work for the National Trust in the 1930s and 40s was instrumental in securing architectural gems for the nation. His diaries have inspired these three linked plays and they outline the decline and fall of the English country house. This play, no. 1 of the 3, is set in 1942 and Lees-Milne is billeted with the National Trust at West Wycombe Park - a world away from Blitz-ridden London. Lees-Milne is a rising star of the Trust. Invalided out of the army, he's looking for his own battles to fight and is determined to save the house and preserve it for the nation. But times are hard and the Trust is reliant on a considerable endowment before they can acquire a property - an endowment which the incumbent inhabitants, Johnnie and Helen Dashwood, cannot afford to pay. James Lees-Milne ......... Tobias Menzies, Nancy Mitford ......... Victoria Hamilton, Eddy Sackville-West ......... David Seddon, Cecil Beaton ......... Samuel Barnett, Helen Dashwood ......... Joanna Brookes, Miss Paterson ......... Joanna Brookes, Johnnie Dashwood ......... Sean Murray, Haines ......... Ben Crowe, Produced by Marion Nancarrow.

9 May: Afternoon Drama: James Lees-Milne, The Unending Battle
By Christopher William Hill. Play 2: 1944; James Lees-Milne is attempting to secure a London property to house the musical collection of Boer War veteran, Major Benton Fletcher. Late one night, whilst trying to telephone a friend, Lees-Milne has a crossed line and makes the acquaintance of an anonymous woman. Lees-Milnes's childhood friend Tom Mitford returns unexpectedly from the continent.He wants to settle down after the war, find a wife and raise a family and expects James to help him sift through a list of potential candidates. James Lees-Milne ......... Tobias Menzies, Nancy Mitford ......... Victoria Hamilton, Tom Mitford ......... Tom Mison, Major Benton Fletcher ......... Sean Murray, Woman ......... Philippa Stanton, Girl ......... Philippa Stanton, Neighbour ......... Joanna Brookes, Operator ......... Hannah Wood. 2nd Operator ......... Joanna Brookes, Post Official ......... David Seddon, Produced & directed by Marion Nancarrow.

10 May: The Guest of St Peter's
By Hugh Costello. The play imagines what might happen if two popes were alive in the Vatican at the same time. One reason why no modern Pope until Benedict has ever resigned is the danger that a living ex-Pope would become an alternative locus of power and influence within the Vatican. Cardinal Luis Sastre ......... David Warner, Hannah Cox ......... Amaka Okafor, Pope Leo XIV ......... Anton Lesser, Cardinal Neal Cooke ......... Guy Paul, Cardinal John Ankrah ......... Jude Akuwudike, The old Pope Paul VII ......... Andrew Sachs. Producer Eoin O'Callaghan.

11 May: Saturday Drama - Pepys: Fire of London
Pepys, dram. Hattie Naylor. London in 1666 was a health and safety nightmare. It was illegal to build with wood and thatch but people did it anyway. Foundries were forbidden in the city but that didn't stop them operating. Charles II had banned dangerous overhanging windows but this was ignored by local government who carried on building them. Many homes still contained muskets and gunpowder left over from Cromwell's time. Six hundred tons of gunpowder were stored in the Tower of London. Riverfront warehouses were full of oil and tallow. There was no fire service. In Pudding Lane, on 2 September, after a day of slaving over a hot oven, Thomas Farrinor, baker to King Charles II, went to bed unaware that his oven was still alight. Samuel Pepys' diary reveals the unfolding drama. Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter. Historical consultant: Liza Picard, Sound by Nigel Lewis, Samuel Pepys ......... Kris Marshall, Elizabeth Pepys ......... Katherine Jakeways, Will ......... John Biddle, King Charles ......... Ewan Bailey, Jane ......... Rebecca Newman, Mayor Bludworth ......... Matthew Gravelle, Mr Howells ......... Dick Bradnum, Mr Houblon ......... Richard Nichols, Mrs Wood ......... Siriol Jenkins, Mrs Batelier ......... Eiry Thomas, BBC Wales, producer Kate McAll.

12 May: Classic Serial - Angel Pavement.
By J.B.Priestley, ep. 2, dram. Martin Jameson. Production details- see 5 May. Produced and directed by Chris Wallis Indie (Autolycus).

13 May: Afternoon Drama - The Interrogation - Series 2
3/3. Simon, by Roy Williams. A sixth-former is attacked on his way to school, and hospitalised. When Max and Sean start to investigate, they uncover a love story. DS Max Matthews ......... Kenneth Cranham, DC Sean Armitage ......... Alex Lanipekun, Simon Barnes ......... Sam Swann, Jason ......... Michael Shelford, Simone Parker ......... Amaka Okafor, Damien ......... Will Howard, Wendy Harris ......... Joanna Brookes, Mr Renshaw ......... Nicholas Murchie, Producer ......... Jessica Dromgoole. Music by David Pickvance.

14 May: A Tale Of Two Cities
Dickens, ad. Mike Walker. 1/5. Recalled to Life. This novel of the French revolution tells a story of the redemptive powers of love in the face of cruelty, violence and neglect. It shows the plight of the French people under the brutal oppression of the aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality of the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the years immediately following. The story follows several characters through these events, notably Charles Darnay, a French former aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who tries to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette. A Tale of Two Cities won the Bronze Sony Award for Best Drama last year. Charles Dickens ......... Robert Lindsay, Jarvis Lorry ......... Jonathan Coy, Miss Pross ......... Alison Steadman, Lucie Manette ......... Lydia Wilson, Dr Alexandre Manette ......... Karl Johnson, Charles Darnay ......... Andrew Scott, Ernest Defarge ......... James Lailey, Therese Defarge ......... Tracy Wiles, Gaspard ......... Simon Bubb, Jerry Cruncher ......... Carl Prekopp, Joe ......... Rikki Lawton. Directors ......... Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer. Ensemble ......... Adam Billington & Christopher Webster. Music by Lennert Busch.

15 May: Afternoon Drama - Aberystwyth Noir - It Ain't Over till the Bearded Lady Sings
By Malcolm Pryce. The night Mr Big Top was gunned down on the streets of Aberystwyth, everyone knew who'd done it - the Druids - the same guys who built Stonehenge, although they'd changed a bit since those days. Now they were just a bunch of wiseguys into racketeering and extortion. They ran the girls too, the ones who stood in shop doorways wearing stovepipe hats, with a 'come hither' look in their eyes. Louie Knight ......... Phylip Harries, Calamity Jane ......... Catrin Stewart, Sospan ......... Rhodri Meilir, Mr Marmalade ......... Matthew Gravelle, Piccolino ......... Matthew Gravelle, Herod Jenkins ......... Matthew Gravelle, Eeyore ......... Matthew Gravelle, Mrs Meirionydd ......... Eiry Thomas, Mrs Tonypandy ......... Manon Edwards, Mrs Jones ......... Manon Edwards. BBC Wales. Producer Kate McAll.

16 May: Afternoon Drama - Chopping Onions
By Becky Prestwich. Grandmother Esther has suffered a stroke . Esther's daughter, Ruth, has insisted she come to stay while she recovers. To welcome Esther, daughter Ruth is attempting to make chicken soup and grand-daughter Vanessa is going to make a dessert.. But as the three generations of Jewish women come together in the kitchen, they stir up much more than the soup. Ruth ......... Maureen Lipman, Vanessa ......... Sarah Smart, Esther ......... Christine Cox, Taxi Driver ......... Sushil Chudasama. Produced by Pauline Harris.

17 May: Afternoon Drama - IOU
By Jaden Clark; her first play for radio. (She already writes for TV). A bailiff, who's lost everything in his personal life goes to collect on a female shoplifter and loses the one thing he didn't know he still had in his possession. His heart. But in gaining his heart, is he also prepared to lose his liberty? Jack ......... Don Gilet, Chrissie ......... Sally Carman, Donna ......... Natalie Grady, Rob ......... Luke Broughton, Tyson ......... Ellis Hollins, Ruby ......... Molly Peters. Producer ......... Gary Brown.

18 May: Saturday Drama - The Last Tycoon
By F Scott Fitzgerald, dram. Bill Bryden. Haunted by the death of his wife, 1930s Studio Head Monroe Stahr works eighteen hour days, making the studio millions. Then there is an earthquake... The story is based on Fitzgerald's own experiences working in Hollywood as a screenwriter. Munro Stahr ......... Aidan Gillen, Kathleen ......... Charlotte Emmerson, Bremmer ......... Jack Shepherd, Cecilia ......... Hilary Connell, Brady ......... Michael Feast, Tony Rodriquez ......... Karl Johnson, Boxley ......... Trevor Ray, Fleishacker ......... John Guerrasio, Miss Doolan ......... Angela Douglas, Director ......... Bill Bryden , Producer ......... Laurence Bowen. Production Associate - John Tams. Sound Design - Mark Smith. Indie. (Feelgood).

19 May: Classic Serial - The Mask of Dimitrios
By Eric Ambler. 1/2. The Origins of an Obsession. English crime novelist Charles Latimer is holidaying in Istanbul when he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace his steps across Europe and gather material for a new book. Fascination tips over into obsession as he gradually discovers more about his subject's shadowy history - involving murder, prostitution, political assassination, drug-dealing and espionage. Latimer ......... Jamie Glover, Dimitrios ......... Tim McInnerny, Col Haki ......... Kenneth Cranham, Mr Peters ......... Desmond Barrit, Marukakis ......... Richard Attlee, Mme Chavez ......... Rachel Atkins, Irana Preveza ......... Rachel Atkins, Siantos ......... Andrew Branch, Sholem ......... John Evitts, Greek Official ......... John Evitts, Dhris Mohammed ......... Gary Carr, Mortuary Attendant ......... Ilker Kaleli. Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan. Original music by Neil Brand. Producer: David Blount. Indie (Pier productions).

20 May: Afternoon Drama - Edward, Edward
By Abigail Docherty. Aged nine, Edward VI becomes King upon the death of his father, Henry the VIII. Together with his cousin Jane, Edward tries to negotiate the vagaries of life at court and to find a freedom when every move he makes is watched over by the tenacious Privy Council. Edward: Oscar Kennedy, Jane: Izzy Meikel-Small; other parts played by: Paul Stonehouse, David Seddon, Philippa Stanton, Amaka Okafor. Producer Lu Kemp.

21 May: Afternoon Drama - A Tale of Two Cities
Dramatised by Mike Walker. Episode 2/5: The Old Order. Lucie Manette is a witness at Charles Darnay's trial for treason at the Old Bailey, where his defence team includes the dissolute Sydney Carton. Meanwhile, an incident in a Paris street stirs revolutionary fervour. Charles Dickens ...... Robert Lindsay, Jarvis Lorry ...... Jonathan Coy, Lucie Manette ...... Lydia Wilson, Dr Alexandre Manette ...... Karl Johnson, Charles Darnay ...... Andrew Scott, Sydney Carton ...... Paul Ready, Ernest Defarge ...... James Lailey, Therese Defarge ...... Tracy Wiles, Marquis St Evremonde ...... Clive Merrison, Stryver ...... Simon Bubb, Barsad ...... Gerard McDermott, Jerry Cruncher ...... Carl Prekopp, Mrs Cruncher ...... Adjoa Andoh, Natty Cruncher ...... Daniel Cooper, Gabelle ...... Adam Billington, Attorney General ...... Paul Moriarty. Producers ......... Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer. Ensemble ......... Adam Billington & Christopher Webster. Music by Lennert Busch.

22 May: Afternoon Drama - Outline Permission
By Dermot Bolger. Dublin, 2005, the height of the property boom. Alice and Frank long to move from their city terrace to a bungalow by the sea but with house prices constantly escalating how are they ever going to compete in the bidding wars? The solution comes from their neighbour, a property developer, who proposes a lucrative business opportunity. Is this proposition just too good an opportunity to turn down? With Dublin's property market soaring to dizzy heights, what could they possibly lose? Frank ...... Dermot Crowley, Alice ...... Dearbhla Molloy, Ronan ...... Darragh Kelly, Kim ...... Dawn Bradfield, Susan ...... Seainin Brennan, Auctioneer ...... Sinead Ingoldsby, Reporter ...... Austin O'Callaghan. Produced by Gemma McMullan.

23 May: Afternoon Drama - The Emperor's Babe
By Bernardine Evaristo, dram. Jonathan Holloway. Set in London. Zuleika, a beautiful girl of Sudanese heritage, is neglected by her parents and left to run wild in the city's streets. Her life was short and colourful. In 2013, Zuleika would be scouted to model for Prada or Burberry. In AD 211, the prospects are more brutal. Zuleika ...... Michelle Asante, Felix ...... Paul Chahidi, Alba ...... Alex Tregear, Valeria ...... Hannah Wood, Tranio ...... Rick Warden, Severus ...... Terence Anderson. 'London Calling' arranged and performed by Cousin Dim, featuring vocals by Holly Hockaday. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery.

24 May: Afternoon Drama - Dotty Rogers: My Life in Movies
By Charlotte Bogard Macleod. Dotty Rogers has trouble with reality. She shimmies easily from the mundanity of everyday motherhood to star parts in the movies of her own imagining. Dotty ...... Kate Fleetwood, Bill ...... Rick Warden, Rose ...... Lorraine Burroughs, Dad ...... Robert Blythe, Grace ...... Madeleine Power, Sophia ...... Lucy Morton, George ...... Will Howard, Doctor ...... Joanna Brookes. Director: David Hunter.

25 May: Saturday Drama - The Prince
By Machiavelli, adapted by Jonathan Myerson. Five hundred years after writing his most provocative political tract, Niccolo Machiavelli appears before an infernal court to appeal against the harsh treatment his works have received over time. Rather than being seen as a description of political cynicism and opportunism, he argues that "Machiavellian" should be a compliment and The Prince has in fact been an infallible guidebook followed closely by all successful leaders. Machiavelli ...... Damian Lewis, Judge ...... Nigel Cooke, Prosecution ...... Christian Rodska, Defence ...... Helen McCrory, Clerk ...... Meera Syal, Cesare Borgia ...... Joseph Kloska, Plato ...... Joseph Kloska, Defendant ...... Joseph Kloska. Producer Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus).

26 May: Classic Serial - The Mask of Dimitrios
For main info, see entry of 19 May. Episode 2 (of 2): The House of Eight Angels. Charles Latimer's growing obsession with the career of master criminal Dimitrios Makropoulos, takes him to Geneva where he learns of Dimitrios' exploits as a spy, and to Paris where, in the company of the eccentric Mr Peters, he finds his own life under threat. Latimer ...... Jamie Glover, Dimitrios ...... Tim McInnerny, Col Haki ...... Kenneth Cranham, Mr Peters ...... Desmond Barrit, Marukakis ...... Richard Attlee, Mme Chavez ...... Rachel Atkins, Irana Preveza ...... Rachel Atkins, Siantos ...... Andrew Branch, Sholem ...... John Evitts, Greek Official ...... John Evitts, Dhris Mohammed ...... Gary Carr, Mortuary Attendant ...... Ilker Kaleli. Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan. Original music by Neil Brand. Director: David Blount. Indie. (A Pier production).

27 May: Afternoon Drama - Goodnight from Him
By Roy Smiles, writer of Ying Tong, Good Evening, Pythonesque and Dear Arthur, Love John. This play tells the story of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker, from their beginnings in cabaret and repertory theatre, via their first meeting at the bar of the Buckstone Club in 1963 and being chosen by David Frost for his new show The Frost Report (alongside John Cleese), to getting their own Saturday night BBC1 series The Two Ronnies in 1971. The show ran for an extraordinary sixteen years, always topping the ratings, ending in 1986 with Ronnie Barker's early retirement. The play explores the differences between the two: Corbett the happy-go-lucky sketch performer and extrovert, comfortable chatting to an audience; and Barker the shy introvert who needed to hide behind his characters to face an audience and worked like a demon behind the scenes. They worked together for twenty years without a cross word. Ronnie Barker ....... Robert Daws, Ronnie Corbett ....... Aidan McArdle, David Frost ....... James Lance, John Cleese ....... Matt Addis. Producer: Liz Anstee. Indie (CPL production).

28 May: Afternoon Drama - A Tale of Two Cities, Two Promises
By Charles Dickens, dram. Mike Walker. 3/5 - Two Promises. In a Paris wine shop information is exchanged about the courtship of Lucie Manette and Charles Darnay, and indeed, in London, it appears that a wedding is indeed in the air. Charles Dickens ....... Robert Lindsay, Jarvis Lorry ....... Jonathan Coy, Miss Pross ....... Alison Steadman, Dr Alexandre Manette ....... Karl Johnson, Lucie Manette ....... Lydia Wilson, Charles Darnay ....... Andrew Scott, Sydney Carton ....... Paul Ready, Ernest Defarge ....... James Lailey, Therese Defarge ....... Tracy Wiles, Barsad ....... Gerard McDermott, Jerry Cruncher ....... Carl Prekopp, Natty Cruncher ....... Daniel Cooper, Prison Warder ....... Simon Bubb, Ensemble ....... Adam Billington & Christopher Webster, music by Lennert Busch, produced by Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer.

29 May: Afternoon Drama - Haunted
By Sally Griffiths. Professional illusionist, Will Morgan, is to front a TV show in which he exposes spiritualist mediums as frauds. Hayley Taylor is the spiritualist medium who refuses to back down under Will's scrutiny - a challenge Will can't walk away from. Both are to have their belief systems sorely tested when a voice from one of their pasts refuses to keep silent. Will ....... Steffan Rhodri, Hayley ....... Zoe Tapper, Yasmina ....... Vineeta Rishi, Nick ....... Henry Devas, Callum ....... Lloyd Thomas, Waitress ....... Joanna Monro. Producer Gemma Jenkins.

30 May: Afternoon Drama - The New Bwana
By Sam Soko. Kenya, 1964. Gaga and Mutia have worked together, doing the same jobs in the same workshop, for years. They've watched many changes in their country and now that Kenya has gained Independence, the possibility of one of them being the boss - the new Bwana - is suddenly and surprisingly in the air. This play was shortlisted in the 2011 BBC World Service/British Council International Playwriting Competition. Gaga Apoto ....... Babou Ceesay, Mutia Kitungu ....... Jude Akuwudike, Shiral Patel ....... Sacha Dhawan, Mr Johnston ....... Trevor Cooper, Mrs Johnston ....... Joanna Brookes, Announcer ....... Amaka Okafor. Producer Femi Elufowoju, jr.

31 May: Afternoon Drama - Notes to Self
By Deborah Wain. Doreen has been in a care home for two years. Her son Robert visits but finds it hard to have a meaningful relationship with his mother, unlike his partner Karen. A performance at the home reveals music to have a powerful effect on Doreen. Can it offer an opportunity for Robert to make a new connection with her? A drama about Alzheimer's disease interwoven with recordings of music sessions carried out in care homes and day centres. Music performed by David Barnard, James Dinsmore and Rebecca Watson with participants in the Lost Chord music session at The Linney Centre and residents and carers at the Richmond Care Home. Doreen ....... Linda Bassett, Robert ....... Jeff Hordley, Karen ....... Cherylee Houston, Dor ....... Kellie Shirley, Harry ....... William Ash, Care Assistant ....... Ruth Alexander-Rubin. Producer Nadia Molinari.

1 June: Saturday Drama - The Letter of Last Resort
The Letter of Last Resort is a hand-written letter from the Prime Minister to the commanding officer of each of Trident's submarines. It contains instruction on what action the commanding officer of the submarine should take in the event that Britain is obliterated by nuclear attack and all those in authority deceased. The letter can only say one of two things: retaliate, or, don't retaliate. Each new British prime minister must write the letter upon taking office. Set in the near future, David Greig's play is a conversation between a new woman prime minister and the Head of Arrangements at the end of her first day. To summarize: To write 'retaliate' is monstrous and irrational. To write 'don't retaliate' renders the whole nuclear project valueless. [...this is a somewhat naive analysis..... Ed ] Prime Minister ....... Belinda Lang, John ....... Simon Chandler, Director ....... Nicolas Kent , Producer ....... Lu Kemp.

2 June: Classic Serial - The Radetzky March
By Joseph Roth, dram. Gregory Evans. 1/2. The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the lives of three generations of the Trotta family. The Trottas are a family of Slovenian peasants ennobled when Lieutenant Joseph Trotta saved Emperor Franz Joseph's life at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. Most of the action is set much later (early 1900s) and concerns the next two generations of Trottas, a bureaucrat and a soldier. Joseph Roth ....... Henry Goodman, Carl Joseph ....... Paul Ready, Franz Von Trotta ....... Sam Dale, Demant ....... Scott Handy, Barenstein ....... Gunnar Cauthery, Moser ....... Chris Pavlo, Eva ....... Joannah Tincey, Jacques ....... John Rowe, Josef Von Trotta ....... Paul Stonehouse, Onufrij ....... Ben Crowe, Kovacs ....... Robert Blythe, Kindermann ....... Matthew Watson, Sternberg ....... David Seddon, Frau Slama ....... Hannah Wood, Aunt Resi ....... Joanna Brookes. Piano and Trupet played by Peter Ringrose. Producer Marc Beeby.

3 June: Afternoon Drama - The Hill Bachelors
By William Trevor. Paulie has returned home for the funeral of his father. A man he barely knew. The remote farm is on a boreen, high up in the hills, a place he hasn't been back to in many years. As his brothers and sisters arrive home for the funeral, the question on everyone's mind is - 'What will happen to Ma?' She cannot manage by herself and Paulie knows what they are inadvertently saying - he is the only one who is unmarried. Paulie has to choose between marrying his long-time love or caring for his widowed mother and resigning himself to the isolated life of a hill bachelor. Michael's widow ....... Fionnula Flanagan, Paulie ....... Damien Molony, Hartigan ....... Peter Gowen, Miss Hartigan ....... Deirdre Donnelly, Patsy ....... Susan Loughnane, Frances ....... Ruth Bradley, Annie ....... Aoibhinn McGinnity, Aidan ....... Padraic Delaney, Caslin ....... Ian McEIhinney, produced by Gemma McMullan.

4 June: Afternoon Drama - A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, ad. Mike Walker. 4/5 The Grindstone. Much against the wishes of his new wife, Charles Darnay is determined to travel to Paris to go to the aid of a family retainer who has been imprisoned by the revolutionary committee. Charles Dickens ....... Robert Lindsay, Jarvis Lorry ....... Jonathan Coy, Miss Pross ....... Alison Steadman, Dr Alexandre Manette ....... Karl Johnson, Lucie Manette ....... Lydia Wilson, Charles Darnay ....... Andrew Scott, Sydney Carton ....... Paul Ready, Ernest Defarge ....... James Lailey, Therese Defarge ....... Tracy Wiles, Jerry Cruncher ....... Carl Prekopp, Court President ....... Paul Moriarty, Ensemble ....... Adam Billington , Ensemble ....... Rikki Lawton , Ensemble ....... Christopher Webster. Music by Lennert Busch. Producers Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.

5 June: Afternoon Drama - Kokomo
A thriller by Julian Simpson. A single act of cyber-terrorism. A computer virus - incredibly advanced and coded in a language no one understands - is released onto the internet, encrypting every piece of information held on every system. All information is being held hostage. Alice Price is sent in to negotiate the safe return of the information before the world descends into chaos. But who are the terrorists and why have they asked for her? Levine ....... Robert Glenister, Daguero ....... Rufus Wright, Pantalone ....... Tim McInnerny, Harlequin ....... Louise Brealey, Columbina ....... Hermione Norris, Alice Price ....... Nicola Walker. Director: Julian Simpson. Producer: Karen Rose. Indie. (Sweet Talk).

6 June: Afternoon Drama - No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built. By Alexander McCall Smith. Precious Ramotswe, owner of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has an important new client from the incomprehensible world of football, but she's on her own as her loyal assistant Mma Makutsi is distracted by the return of a troublesome figure from her past. Mma Ramotswe ....... Claire Benedict, Mma Makutsi ....... Nadine Marshall, Mr JLB Matekoni ....... Ben Onwukwe, Mma Potokwani ....... Janice Acquah, Mr Molofololo ....... Mo Sesay, Phuti Raduphuti ....... Nyasha Hatendi, Puso ....... Kedar Williams-Stirling, Boy ....... Kedar Williams-Stirling, Rops Thobega ....... Emmanuel Ighodaro, Violet Sepotho ....... Anna Bengo. Producer Eilidh McCreadie.

7 June: Afternoon Drama - No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Seller of Beds. Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. The detectives are embroiled in the murky world of the football cheat as they investigate the recent bad form of the Kalahari Swoopers. But Mma Ramotswe's problems don't end there - she must confront an issue which has been avoided for too long. Could it be the end of the road for the tiny white van? Mma Ramotswe ...... Claire Benedict, Mma Makutsi ...... Nadine Marshall, Mr JLB Matekoni ...... Ben Onwukwe, Mr Molofololo ...... Mo Sesay, Mma Tafa ...... Gbemisola Ikumelo, Fanwell ...... Beru Tessema, Grandmother ...... Albie Parsons, Puso Boy ...... Kedar Williams-Stirling, Oteng Boleleng ...... Emmanuel Ighodaro, Charlie ...... Tyrone Lewis, Violet Sepotho ...... Anna Bengo, Phuti Raduphuti ...... Nyasha Hatendi. Producer Eilidh McCreadie.

8 June: Saturday Drama - The Weather Girl
By Fay Weldon, specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4. Dr Pania Abbott, a clinical psychologist, is assigned to assess a young woman on remand in prison. Abigail turns out to be a startlingly untypical prisoner as she begins to reveal the background to her appalling crimes and her own troubled life. Abigail ....... Amy Nuttall, Pania ....... Rachel Pickup, Christa ....... Jane Bertish, Joanna ....... Jane Bertish, Sir Timothy ....... Tim Woodward, Benjamin ....... Tim Woodward, Amelia ....... Leah Whitaker, Derek ....... Neet Mohan, Ahmed ....... Neet Mohan, Little Abigail ....... Bea King, Director ....... Roland Jaquarello. Producer - John Taylor. Indie (Fiction Factory).

9 June: Classic Serial -The Radetzky March
By Joseph Roth, dram. Gregory Evans. 2/2. Carl Joseph has been posted to a remote outpost of the Austro-Hungarian near the Russian border where his life, and the life of the Empire, is about to take a turn for the worse. Joseph Roth ....... Henry Goodman, Carl Joseph ....... Paul Ready, Franz Von Trotta ....... Sam Dale, Chojnicki ....... David Schofield, Zoglauer ....... Gunnar Cauthery, Emperor Franz Joseph ....... John Rowe, Valli ....... Joannah Tincey, Onufrij ....... Ben Crowe, Brodnitzer ....... Chris Pavlo, Wagner ....... David Seddon, Hirschwitz ....... Philippa Stanton, Skowronneck ....... Robert Blythe, Sgt Slama ....... Paul Stonehouse, Piano and Trumpet played by Peter Ringrose. Producer Marc Beeby.

10 June: Afternoon Drama - Ursula and Boy
Inspired by the true story of Ursula Kemp whose eight year-old son testified against her for witchcraft in St. Osyth, Essex, in 1582. In Elizabethan England, Jean Bodin, a French aristocrat brings news to Queen Elizabeth of 'Sorcieres and Wytches' abroad in her country. The luminaries of her court - and those who wanted to find favour - set out to root out witches within their wards. Brian Darcy, Justice of the Peace in St. Osyth, arrives in the town of his birth. He is here to do his duty. Boy ....... Austin Moulton, Ursula ....... Natalie Press, Grace ....... Meg Fraser. Sound Design: Nigel Lewis. BBC Wales, producer Lu Kemp.

11 June: Afternoon Drama - A Tale of Two Cities
5/5 The Substance and the Shadow. By Dickens, dram. Mike Walker. Sydney Carton is in Paris with Lucie and her father, determined to try and save Charles Darnay's life. Charles Dickens ....... Robert Lindsay, Jarvis Lorry ....... Jonathan Coy, Miss Pross ....... Alison Steadman, Dr Alexandre Manette ....... Karl Johnson, Lucie Manette ....... Lydia Wilson, Charles Darnay ....... Andrew Scott, Sydney Carton ....... Paul Ready, Therese Defarge ....... Tracy Wiles, Jerry Cruncher ....... Carl Prekopp, Barsad ....... Gerard McDermott, Court President ....... Paul Moriarty, Young Manette ....... Christopher Webster, Young Evremonde ....... Adam Billington, with Rikki Lawton & Alex Rivers. Music by Lennert Busch. Produced by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.

12 June: Afternoon Drama - Behind Closed Doors: One of the Lads
Play set at an employment tribunal. Suzy, ferociously bright and driven, rose rapidly through the ranks in the male-dominated Metropolitan Police. Over the years she didn't just cope with the situation - she thrived on it. But after a move to East Yorkshire Police her career went into a downward spiral. Suzy claims sexist bullying drove her out of the job she loved. Rebecca Nyman .... Claire Rushbrook, Suzy Andrews .... Susie Riddell, Judge .... Paul Copley, Charlie Haines .... Dan Starkey, Roy Eadley .... Graham Turner, Tommy Whiston .... James Rastall. Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer: David Ian Neville.

13 June: Afternoon Drama - Behind Closed Doors: Tilting the Odds
An equine vet's career is in jeopardy as he faces a disciplinary hearing for serious professional misconduct. Falco Hermans is a vet in his thirties. Since qualifying he's built up a successful and lucrative practice as an equine vet in the racing town of Newmarket. He's got a big mortgage and three small children. He's facing a disciplinary hearing on several counts of misconduct. If he is struck off he faces financial ruin and disgrace in the racing community and in his home town. Rebecca Nyman .... Claire Rushbrook, Chris Eyres .... Nick Underwood, Falco Hermans .... Gunnar Cauthery, Jennifer Macall .... Jane Whittenshaw, George Witherington .... Mark Straker, Mike Mcniesh .... Matthew Watson, Emma Knightly .... Hannah Woods. Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer: David Ian Neville.

14 June: Afternoon Drama - Behind Closed Doors: Safe House
Is Akmed Hammen a potential danger to society? With his movement and activities severely restricted under a Home Office curfew, Akmed fights to clear his name and resume normal family life. He has not committed a crime, but the Security Services say they have substantial reasons for believing that he represents a clear and present danger. They have put him on a TPIM - the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure, which puts him under a curfew and involves other restrictions on his activities. At the hearing his Barrister - Rebecca Nyman - is challenging the TPIM. Rebecca Nyman .... Claire Rushbrook, Akmed Hammen .... Amerjit Deu, Struan Gould QC .... Greg Powrie, Henry Doll QC .... Richard Greenwood, Nasreen Hammen .... Maryam Hamidi, Judge .... Richard Addison, Witness X .... John Paul Hurley. Producer: David Ian Neville.

15 June: Saturday Drama - Dangerious Visions: The Sleeper
Sci-fi thriller by Michael Symmons Roberts. In a futuristic Britain where society is strained to breaking point by 24-hour wakefulness, a teenage girl with the ability to fall asleep is ruthlessly pursued by the authorities for being subversive. She takes refuge with a wealthy man who says he will protect her. Matthew Beard, Sarah Churm, Henry Devas, Rachel Austin, Jason Done, Maxine Peake, Danielle Henry, Kevin Doyle. Producer Susan Roberts.

16 June: Classic Serial slot: The Drowned World
By J.G.Ballard, ad. Graham White. Dangerous Visions series. In a future in which solar flares have wreaked havoc with the earth's atmosphere, Dr Robert Kerans is part of a scientific mission to survey the drowned cities of what was once the temperate zone before they are abandoned for good. Beatrice .... Hattie Morahan, Kerans .... James D'Arcy, Strangman .... Tim McInnerny, Colonel Riggs .... Robert Blythe, Dr Alan Bryant .... Paul Stonehouse, Lieutenant Hardman .... Ben Crowe, Daley .... Matthew Watson, Caesar .... Don Gilet, Producer .... Peter Kavanagh.

17 June: Billions
By Ed Harris. Dangerious visions series. A man arrives home to find that his wife has been replaced with a near-perfect replica provided by her insurance company after an accident. Winner of Best Audio Drama broadcast during 2013. Also reviewed by ND. Blake Ritson, Raquel Cassidy, Lizzy Watts, Clare Corbett, Will Howard, Philippa Stanton, Robert Blythe, Michael Shelford, Amaka Okafor. Producer Jonquil Panting.

18 June: Dangerous Visions - Invasion
By Philip Palmer. 30 years from now, Astronaut Kadian Giametti becomes the first human to walk on Mars. But on his return to Earth he wakes up in a quarantine cell from which he's not allowed to leave. Slowly Kadian learns the truth about what's happened on Earth while he's been away, and what he's brought back with him. Kadian .... Edward Hogg, Jenna .... Amita Dhiri, Producer.... James Robinson.

19 June: London Bridge
By Nick Perry; Dangerous Visions series. Set in the future, London is divided in two. North of the river is a virtual police state. South is a lawless no-go area. When the body of young boy washes up on the banks of the Thames, a police detective crosses the dangerous divide in the search for his killers. Preston .... Justin Salinger, Ellis .... Tim McMullan, Amory .... Robert Blythe, Mrs Roberts .... Gabrielle Reidy, Paul Roberts .... Jerome Holder, Archer .... Nicholas Murchie, Smith .... Michael Shelford, Hajee .... Will Howard, Pathologist .... Joanna Brookes, Medic .... Hannah Wood, Martha .... Philippa Stanton, Christopher .... Isaac Andrews, Security Guard .... Ben Crowe. Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko. Production Co-ordinators: Jessica Brown, Selina Ream. Editor: Colin Guthrie. Studio Managers: Cal Knightley, Keith Graham.

20 June: Death Duty
By Michael Butt. In 'Dangerous Visions' series. SPOILER ALERT - In a desperate bid for water, a city-state plagued by drought has instituted a weekly lottery - a sacrifice of its young men. But the system isn't working. END OF SPOILER ALERT Edmund .... Nicholas Jones, Kenny .... Will Howard, Marianne .... Christine Absalom, Shelley .... Tracy Wiles, Lucy .... Amaka Okafor, Minister .... Sean Murray, Mr Greene .... Paul Stonehouse, Mrs Greene .... Philippa Stanton. Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko.

21 June: Afternoon Drama - Mind Hackers
By Lou Stein, inspired by the phone hacking scandal. A media lawyer begins to suspect that a daily newspaper is obtaining information about one of her clients illegally. She battles with her former lover and mentor in an effort to uncover the truth behind the scandal. Hayley Schaffer .... Jessica Brown Findlay, Paul Madsen .... Anthony Head, Rex Kingsley .... Owen Brenman, Grandmother .... Marcia Warren, Colin Maitley .... Sean Baker, Angela .... Alison Pettitt, Vicki .... Alison Pettitt, Trish .... Katy Daghorn, First Waitress .... Katy Daghorn, Lorraine .... Claudia Elmhirst, Second Waitress .... Claudia Elmhirst, Luvvy .... Nicholas Boulton, Tom Batchley .... Nicholas Boulton. Director: Lou Stein. Producer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Sound Editor: David Chilton. Indie (Goldhawk Essential).

22 June: Saturday Drama - Suspicion for 10 Voices
By Mark Lawson. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England was a Protestant country standing alone against European and papal enemies. Fear of a Roman Catholic fifth column was rife. But when William Byrd, Elizabeth's favourite composer, is arrested and charged with placing secret papist messages within the music of the Chapel Royal, the court is shocked and panic takes hold among the recusant community. William Byrd .... Simon Russell Beale, Juliana Byrd .... Rebecca Saire, Sir Francis Walsingham .... Anton Lesser, Thomas Philippes .... Gerard Murphy, Thomas Tallis .... Jon Glover, Fr. Rodrigues .... Neil Brand, Richard the boy singer .... Joseph Hancock. Musical Director: Neil Brand. Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan. Indie (Big Fish production).

23 June: Classic Serial slot: Concrete Island
By J.G.Ballard, in the 'Dangerous Visions' series, ad. Graham White. Driving home one Friday rush hour, a cocky 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. Can this modern day Crusoe survive? Maitland .... Andrew Scott, Jane .... Georgia Groome, Proctor .... Ben Crowe, Catherine .... Joanna Brookes, Helen .... Philippa Stanton, David .... Matthew Watson, Producer .... Mary Peate.

24 June: Afternoon Drama - Mrs Lowry and Son
By Martyn Hesford. Artist L. S. Lowry lived all his life with his overbearing mother Elizabeth. Bed-ridden and bitter, Elizabeth tried to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions, whilst never failing to express her disappointment about him. The play imagines the impact of the mother on Lowry's development. LS Lowry .... Reece Dinsdale, Elizabeth Lowry .... Lynda Baron. Directed by Gary Brown. Produced by Charlotte Riches.

25 June: Afternoon Drama -The Sensitive: Terma
By Alastair Jessiman. The psychic detective returns in the first of two new cases (the second is tomorrow afternoon). A journalist goes missing after building up a dossier on a powerful criminal family. Thomas is brought in by police to investigate his disappearance. Thomas Soutar .... Robin Laing, DI Crawford .... Simon Tait, DS Gilhoolie .... David Ireland, DCI Waller .... Lewis Howden, Kat .... Julie Duncanson, Tyler .... Alasdair Hankinson, Liz .... Lucy Hollis. Other parts are played by the cast. Producer: Bruce Young.

26 June: Afternoon Drama - The Sensitive: Black Island
By Alastair Jessiman. Play 2: Thomas and Kat go on holiday to the Western Isles. But Thomas is soon drawn into a dangerous game with a celebrated actor. Thomas Soutar .... Robin Laing, Kat .... Julie Duncanson, Richie .... Steven McNicoll, Guy .... Laurie Brown, DI Crawford .... Simon Tait, Cameron .... Haris Young. Other parts are played by the cast. Producer: Bruce Young.

27 June: Afternoon Drama - The Means to an End
By Sarah Cartwright; her first radio play. When Barney's dog is run over he wonders if life is worth living. He's been stuck in the same job for seven years and three months and still doesn't know how to work the cappuccino machine. Then fate in the shape of a Spanish veterinary nurse and a parrot called Mittens intervenes. Barney .... Daniel Rigby, Carla .... Oona Chaplin, Dustin .... Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Mia .... Fiona Button, Leanne .... Philippa Stanton, Barney's Father .... Paul Stonehouse, Thug .... Ben Crowe, Customer .... Joanna Brookes. Producer - Sally Avens.

28 June: Afternoon Drama - Birthday Shoes
By Pat Davis. On the eve of her 40th birthday Kate keeps a vigil at the hospital bedside of her mother Maisie. Although Maisie treated her badly as a child, favouring her younger sister Sarah, it is Kate who is seeing her through this last illness. When Kate finds a little pair of red shoes hidden in her Mum's linen cupboard, she remembers the day of her sixth birthday as if it were yesterday... Pat has had seven plays broadcast on R4 and five on RTE. Her play 'Someone, Somewhere' won a Sony Silver award in 2002. Kate .... Jasmine Hyde, Sarah .... Bethan Walker, Maisie .... Kate Binchy, Nurse .... Joanna Brookes, Producer .... Tracey Neale.

29 June: Saturday Drama - The Stuarts
90m. By Mike Walker: 'It Came In with a Lass'. Queen Mary arrives in Scotland enshrouded in mist and must learn, rapidly, to distinguish her friends from her enemies, as they strive to control her. From her earliest years Mary was at the centre of a power struggle: as a child queen, with contending regents; then on her own behalf, balancing powerful men - the King of France, Darnley and Bothwell - against each other and using her own considerable powers to ensure her survival. Mary .... Jeany Spark, John Knox .... Brian Cox, Darnley .... Tom Mison, Moray .... John Mackay, Bothwell .... Michael Bertenshaw, Randolph .... Bruce Alexander, Flamina .... Wunmi Mosaku, Rizzio .... David Seddon, Ruthven .... Sean Murray, Soldier .... Ben Crowe. Sergeant .... Paul Stonehouse. Produced by Jessica Dromgoole & Sasha Yevtushenko. Sound design by Colin Guthrie. Production co-ordinator: Phil Hawkins. Studio managers: Martha Littlehailes, Anne Bunting, Alison Craig.

30 June: Classic Serial slot - The Stuarts
To Make the Plough Go before the Horse, by Mike Walker. (I think this carries on from 29 Jun - Ed.) James I & VI. Charting the life and reign of the loneliest boy in the world, through his relationships, his one love, Esme; his bullying tutor, Buchanan; his Queen, Anne; and his favourite, George Villiers. King James I & VI .... Bill Paterson, Young James .... Stewart Campbell, George Buchanan .... John Rowe, Esme Stewart .... David Dawson, Prince Charles .... Julian Rhind-Tutt, Buckingham .... Dominic Mafham, Randolph .... Bruce Alexander, Anne .... Hannah Wood, Agnes Sampson .... Amaka Okafor, Cranfield .... Ben Crowe, Chancellor .... Matthew Watson, Bishop .... Sean Murray. Produced by Jessica Dromgoole & Sasha Yevtushenko. Sound design by Colin Guthrie. Production co-ordinator: Phil Hawkins. Studio managers: Martha Littlehailes, Anne Bunting, Alison Craig.

1 July: Afternoon Drama - The Climb
y Andrea Earl. A drama about three men who venture on a climb of their lives: up Blackpool Tower, the hard way. F Frankie has Down's syndrome, John is blind and Bud is only 3'6". They race against time in an attempt to reach the top as the police try to intercept them. Frankie .......... Tommy Jessop, Bud .......... Warwick Davis, John .......... Liam O'Carroll, Frankie's Mum .......... Olwen May, Policeman .......... Gerard Fletcher, Producer .......... Pauline Harris.

2 July: Afternoon Drama - Sleeping Dogs
By Steven Camden. Jason is an English teacher living in a one bedroom flat at the top of a tower block with his wife Jess and their five-year-old daughter Evie. Then his former best friend turns up. Jason .......... Steven Camden, Riley .......... Alex Lanipekun, Jess .......... Riann Steele, Dominique .......... Tessie Orange-Turner, Tony .......... Daniel Anthony, Marissa .......... Malangell Dolman. Produced by James Robinson. BBC Wales.

3 July: Afternoon Drama - Cherry Blossom Whisky Company
By Iain Finlay MacLeod. Broken-hearted and rootless after losing her whisky company in the 2011 tsunami, a businesswoman arrives on the Scottish island of Islay in search of the perfect dram of whisky. She hopes to find solace by returning to her Scottish roots. Sakura .......... Naoko Mori, Jane .......... Anne Lacey, MacTaggart .......... Andy Clark, Maeve .......... Lesley Hart, James .......... Tony Kearney. "Sakura's Tune" is composed by Angus Lyon; accordionist Colin Train. Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

4 July: Afternoon Drama - A Nursery Tale
By Kate Clanchy. Xhensila has lost a child and Leona has lost a child. They are similar but different. Xhensila .......... Eri Shuka, Leona .......... Pooky Quesnel, DI Shah .......... Balvinder Sopal, Peter .......... John Ramm, Lisa .......... Vivienne Roshier-Mead. The music accompanying the programme is sung by Sister Mildred Barker, from the collection 'Early Shaker Spirituals', published by Rounder Records. Producer: Jonquil Panting.

5 July: Afternoon Drama - Rumpole and the Man of God
By John Mortimer; adapted by Richard Stoneman. It's 1959, and Rumpole is faced with defending a clergyman accused of shoplifting who, although innocent of the crime, is curiously reluctant to be cross examined under oath. Rumpole .......... Timothy West, Younger Rumpole .......... Benedict Cumberbatch, Hilda .......... Jasmine Hyde, Mr Pratt .......... Stephen Critchlow, George Frobisher .......... Stephen Critchlow, Reverend Mordred Skinner .......... Adrian Scarborough, Evelyn Skinner .......... Cathy Sara, Ida Tempest .......... Cathy Sara, Mr Justice Vosper .......... Nigel Anthony, Claude Erskine-Brown .......... Nigel Anthony. Directed by Marilyn Imrie. Indie. (Catherine Bailey production).

6 July: Saturday Drama - The Martin Beck Killings
Episode title: Murder at the Savoy, by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo. Translated by Amy and Ken Knoespel; dram. Jennifer Howarth. The Martin Beck books were written over ten years from 1965-75 by the Swedish husband and wife team of Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo. In this story, Martin Beck and Lennart Kollberg are called to Malmo in Southern Sweden when an industrialist is shot whilst having dinner at the city's best hotel. There are people in high places who want the case cleared up quietly and quickly, but Beck refuses to give way to pressure. Narrators .......... Lesley Sharp and Nicholas Gleaves. Martin Beck .......... Steven Mackintosh, Lennart Kollberg .......... Neil Pearson, Gunvald Larsson .......... Ralph Ineson, Per Mansson .......... Tom Mannion, Zachrisson .......... Joe Sims, Asa Torell .......... Clare Corbett, Malm .......... Nicholas Murchie, Edvarsson .......... Will Howard, Mats Linder .......... Paul Mundell, Charlotte Palmgren .......... Philippa Stanton, Bertil Svensson .......... Rick Warden, Sara Moberg .......... Joanna Brookes, Sister .......... Carolyn Pickles, Gun Kollberg .......... Sally Orrock, Helena Hansson .......... Hannah Wood, Broberg .......... Michael Shelford, Victor Palmgren .......... Robert Blythe. Original Music composed by Elizabeth Purnell. Produced by Sara Davies.

7 July: Classic Serial slot: The Stuarts
A World of Fools and Knaves, by Mike Walker. Henrietta Maria, Charles I's Catholic queen, watches her husband fail to keep a hold on the reins of government. Charles is both too thoughtful and too indecisive to rule successfully and despite his hatred of war, it becomes his inheritance. Like many decent men, Charles lacks iron: the ability to be utterly ruthless when necessary and merciful when expedient. King Charles I .......... Julian Rhind-Tutt, Henrietta Maria .......... Vanessa Kirby, Buckingham .......... Dominic Mafham, Lucy Carlyle .......... Kate Fleetwood, Strafford .......... Anton Lesser, John Pym .......... Vincent Franklin, Eleanor .......... Amaka Okafor, Ensemble .......... Ben Crowe, Michael Bertenshaw, Paul Stonehouse , Philippa Stanton , Matthew Watson, Sean Murray, David Seddon. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole & Sasha Yevtushenko. Sound design by Colin Guthrie. Production co-ordinator: Selina Ream. Studio managers: Martha Littlehailes, Alison Craig.

8 July: Afternoon Drama - James Lees-Milne: Sometimes into the Arms of God
By Christopher William Hill. It's 1942 and Lees-Milne is billeted with the National Trust at West Wycombe Park - a world away from Blitz-ridden London. Lees-Milne is a rising star of the Trust. Invalided out of the army, he's looking for his own battles to fight and is determined to save the house and preserve it for the nation. But times are hard and the Trust is reliant on a considerable endowment before they can acquire a property - an endowment which the incumbent inhabitants, Johnnie and Helen Dashwood, cannot afford to pay. James Lees-Milne .......... Tobias Menzies, Nancy Mitford .......... Victoria Hamilton, Eddy Sackville-West .......... David Seddon, Cecil Beaton .......... Samuel Barnett, Helen Dashwood .......... Joanna Brookes, Miss Paterson .......... Joanna Brookes, Johnnie Dashwood .......... Sean Murray, Haines .......... Ben Crowe. Produced by Marion Nancarrow.

9 July: Afternoon Drama - James Lees-Milne, The Unending Battle
By Christopher William Hill. Now Lees-Milne is attempting to secure a London property to house the musical collection of Boer War veteran, Major Benton Fletcher. Late one night, whilst trying to telephone a friend, Lees-Milne has a crossed line and makes the acquaintance of an anonymous woman. A friendship grows. James Lees-Milne .......... Tobias Menzies, Nancy Mitford .......... Victoria Hamilton, Tom Mitford .......... Tom Mison, Major Benton Fletcher .......... Sean Murray, Woman .......... Philippa Stanton, Girl .......... Philippa Stanton, Neighbour .......... Joanna Brookes, 2nd Operator .......... Joanna Brookes, Post Official .......... David Seddon, Operator .......... Hannah Wood. Produced by Marion Nancarrow.

10 July: Afternoon Drama - James Lees-Milne: What England Owes
By Christopher William Hill. Play 3 - Faringdon (Lord Berners' house). Lord Berners had returned to England under a cloud, having spent most of the war in Rome at a time when ordinary people were being called up to fight for their country. He was a notable eccentric, and a brief internet search will give some examples of his eccentricity. He was also a composer of note. His domestic arrangements (a menage-a-trois) left something to be desired. In the play, Lee-Milne attempts to steer Faringdon into National Trust ownership. James Lees-Milne ...... Tobias Menzies, Lord Berners ...... Christopher Godwin, Nancy Mitford ...... Victoria Hamilton, Robert Heber-Percy ...... Michael Shelford, Jennifer Heber-Percy ...... Philippa Stanton, Woman ...... Joanna Brookes, Eddy Sackville-West ...... David Seddon.

11 July: Afternoon Drama: Hangdog
By Cat Jones. An up-and-coming detective who's a stickler for the rules has his certainties tested by the brutal realities of everyday prison life when he investigates the suicide of a young inmate. This gritty drama looks at the unusual process of the investigation of a prison suicide. (Note that CJ won the 2011 Alfred Bradley Award with her previous radio play Glory Dazed, also linked to prison life). Hangdog ...... Samuel Holland, Detective ...... Jason Done, Oscar ...... Neil Bell, Birdlime ...... Robert Haythorne, Cohen ...... Oliver Lee, Cheryl ...... Sally Carman, Long ...... Sally Carman, Delta ...... Chloe Massey. Produced by Sharon Sephton.

12 July: Afternoon Drama - Rumpole and the Explosive Evidence
By John Mortimer, adapted by Richard Stoneman. Rumpole is in bed with flu, but more than happy to be called into work to escape the twenty four hour baby minding duties.The case is the defence of a well known safe blower with lots of previous form. Rumpole ...... Timothy West, Younger Rumpole ...... Benedict Cumberbatch, Hilda ...... Jasmine Hyde, Joyce Pringle ...... Alison Pettitt, Sam Ballard ...... Michael Cochrane, DI Dickerson ...... John Ramm, Sir Oliver Oliphant ...... Geoffrey Whitehead, Philbeam ...... Geoffrey Whitehead, Erskine-Brown ...... Nigel Anthony, Charlie Wheeler ...... Nigel Anthony, Henry ...... Adrian Scarborough, Mr Fingleton ...... Adrian Scarborough. Produced by Marilyn Imrie. Indie. (Catherine Bailey).

13 July: Saturday Drama - The Martin Beck Killings.
The Abominable Man. By Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo. Translator Thomas Teal, dramatised by Katie Hims. Martin Beck is called in to work in the middle of the night to see the butchered body of a senior policeman. He begins to investigate, dogged by a sense that catastrophe is imminent. 90m. Narrators ...... Lesley Sharp and Nicholas Gleaves, Martin Beck ...... Steven Mackintosh, Lennart Kollberg ...... Neil Pearson, Gunvald Larsson ...... Ralph Ineson, Einar Ronn ...... Wayne Foskett, Frederik Melander ...... Adrian Scarborough, Malm ...... Nicholas Murchie, Hult ...... Sean Baker, Mrs Nyman ...... Christine Absalom, Stefan Nyman ...... Matthew Watson, Bodil ...... Greta Dudgeon, Mrs Eriksson ...... Dinah Stabb, Mr Eriksson ...... John Rowe, Kvant ...... Sam Alexander, Kristiansson ...... Don Gilet, The Rump ...... Robert Blythe, Doctor ...... Michael Shelford, Bohlin ...... Rick Warden, Man 1 ...... Ben Crowe, Man 2 ...... David Seddon, Woman in the Records Department ...... Joanna Brookes, Official 1 ...... Paul Stonehouse, Composer ...... Elizabeth Purnell , Producer ...... Mary Peate. Studio Managers: Caleb Knightley; Graham Harper, Mike Etherden; Martha Littlehailes; Alison Craig. Production Coordinators: Jenny Mendez and Hannah Robins.

14 July: Classic Serial slot: The Stuarts
This War Without an Enemy, by Mike Walker. Charles I's best qualities come to the fore only in defeat, when there are no more decisions to take but only courage and calm to see him through. Only in this moment of perfect stillness can he begin to understand what has brought him here. King Charles I .................... Julian Rhind-Tutt, Strafford .................... Anton Lesser, John Pym .................... Vincent Franklin, Henrietta Maria .................... Vanessa Kirby, Cromwell .................... Ben Crowe, Prince Rupert .................... Iain Batchelor, Hyde .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Thomas .................... Matthew Watson, Hudson .................... Sean Murray, Leven .................... David Seddon, Trooper .................... Paul Stonehouse, Produced by Jessica Dromgoole & Sasha Yevtushenko. Sound design by Colin Guthrie. Production co-ordinator: Selina Ream. Studio managers: Martha Littlehailes, Alison Craig.

15 July: Afternoon Drama - Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear
By Alistair McGowan. Biographical play about composer Erik Satie. (I think this is AG's first radio play-Ed). Satie is most famous for his delicate and dreamlike 'Gymnopedies', but he was a man ahead of his time, turning his back on the musical conventions of his day and composing unusual pieces with strange titles, such as 'Flabby Preludes for a Dog' and 'Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear'. He was also a complex and solitary man. McGowan's drama looks at three key figures in Satie's life - his friend and rival, Claude Debussy; his first love, the artist Suzanne Valadon; and the soprano, Paulette Darty. Erik Satie .................... Alistair McGowan, Claude-Achille Debussy .................... Nathaniel Parker, Suzanne Valadon .................... Imogen Stubbs, Paulette Darty .................... Charlotte Page, Willy Gaulthier-Villar .................... Kevin Eldon, Ravel .................... Kevin Eldon, Bertrand .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Dreyfuss .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Emma Debussy .................... Philippa Stanton, Waiter .................... David Seddon, Policeman .................... David Seddon, Musician .................... Jonathan Storey. Directed by Emma Harding.

16 July: Afternoon Drama - The People's Passion
By Nick Warburton. 'Coming to Jerusalem'. Monday morning in Holy Week. Ellen's in early, looking for peace. Paul's at the gates, refusing to pay. Is the Cathedral concentrating on the right things? The Old Man .................... David Bradley, Ellen .................... Adjoa Andoh, Graham .................... Kim Wall, Paul .................... Jim Norton, Clive .................... Don Gilet, Caroline .................... Alex Tregear, Robert .................... James Fleet, Priest .................... Tracy Wiles. Produced and Directed by Jonquil Panting. Original music by Sasha Johnson Manning, with lyrics by Michael Symmons Roberts. Performed by Manchester Chamber Choir, directed by Christopher Stokes, with Jeffrey Makinson (organ), Rob Shorter (tenor), Rebecca Whettam (cello), Jahan Hunter (trumpet) and Holly Marland (recorder). BBC Singers with Eleanor Gregory (soprano), Margaret Cameron (alto), Chris Bowen (tenor), Stephen Charlesworth (bass) and Andrew Earis (piano). Andrew Kirk (organ), and the choir of Saint Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.

17 July: Afternoon Drama - Red Enters the Eye
By Jane Rogers. A young idealistic volunteer with plenty of good intentions heads for Nigeria. She is to teach sewing skills to women in a refuge. Unfortunately she has no idea of the havoc she will cause by going against the rules of the woman in charge. Yewande .................... Adjoa Andoh, Fran .................... Penny Downie, Julie .................... Sian Brooke, Sarah .................... Demi Oyediran, Hanatu .................... Adura Onashile, Simon .................... Chukwudi Iwuji, Rifkatu .................... Aisha Karr. Produced and Directed by Clive Brill. Indie. (Pacificus).

18 July: Afternoon Drama - Double Jeopardy
By Stephen Wyatt. The relationship of Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler when they worked on a screen adaptation of James M Cain's novel Double Indemnity. Billy Wilder was a 36 year old German Jewish emigre making his name as a director and Raymond Chandler was a reformed alcoholic with a developing reputation as a novelist but absolutely no experience of writing for movies. Their collaboration was difficult. Raymond Chandler .................... Patrick Stewart, Billy Wilder .................... Adrian Scarborough, Producer........ Claire Grove.

19 July: Afternoon Drama - When I Lost You
By Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel. Matthew has written a novel and takes the train from his home in Brighton to London, in order to deliver the manuscript to his sister. In the midst of helping someone from the train at Victoria, Matthew loses the manuscript. Jenny, catching the next train to Brighton, finds the manuscript under her seat... Matthew .................... Greg Wise, Jenny .................... Claire Rushbrook, Jenny's Mum .................... Christine Absalom, Sarah .................... Philippa Stanton, Lost Property Man .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Information Man .................... David Seddon, Ticket Barrier Lady .................... Joanna Brookes, Scottish Matthew .................... Sean Murray, London Matthew .................... Ben Crowe. Directed by Lucy Collingwood.

20 July: Saturday Drama - The Martin Beck Killings
The Locked Room, by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo, translated by Paul Britten Austin; dramatised by Katie Hims. On his return to work after recuperating from a bullet wound in the chest, Martin Beck's first case concerns the body of a man shot dead, found in a sealed room. There is no gun. Narrators .................... Lesley Sharp and Nicholas Gleaves , Martin Beck .................... Steven Mackintosh, Lennart Kollberg .................... Neil Pearson, Gunvald Larsson .................... Ralph Ineson, Einar Rönn .................... Wayne Foskett, Bulldozer Olsson .................... Michael Maloney, Malm .................... Nicholas Murchie, Sten .................... Rick Warden, Police Commissioner .................... Rick Warden, Mauritzon .................... Ewan Bailey, Ake .................... Ben Crowe, Manager .................... Ben Crowe, Doctor .................... Ben Crowe, Monita .................... Philippa Stanton, Clerk .................... Joanna Brookes. Insurance Woman .................... Joanna Brookes, Pathologist .................... Hannah Wood, Ingela .................... Hannah Wood, Gustavsson .................... David Seddon, Rhea .................... Nadine Marshall, Zachrisson .................... Joe Sims, Hjelm .................... Robert Blythe, Warehouse Man - Old .................... Robert Blythe, Warehouse Man - Young .................... Matthew Watson, Detective Sergeant .................... Matthew Watson. Original music by Elizabeth Purnell. Produced by Mary Peate. SMs: Caleb Knightley, Graham Harper, Mike Etherden, Alison Craig.

21 July: Classic Serial - Desolation Island
1 / 2. By Patrick O'Brian, ad. Roger Danes. August, 1811. Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia in his new command, HMS Leopard. His mission - to transport a group of convicts to Botany Bay, including a woman, Louisa Wogan, who has been spying for the Americans. Stephen Maturin joins Jack once again as ship's surgeon - but his real job is to watch Mrs Wogan. When a fever breaks out among the prisoners and crew, Jack decides to head for Recife, but he is pursued through the South Atlantic by a powerful Dutch warship. Jack Aubrey .................... David Robb, Stephen Maturin .................... Richard Dillane, Louisa Wogan .................... Teresa Gallagher, Michael Herapath .................... Samuel Barnett, Lt Pullings .................... David Holt, Barratt Bonden .................... Sam Dale, Preserved Killick .................... Jon Glover, Lt Grant .................... Jonathan Tafler, Byron .................... Nick Underwood, Sir Joseph Blaine .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Peggy Barnes .................... Hannah Wood, Josiah Plaice .................... Lloyd Thomas. Producer: Bruce Young.

22 July: Afternoon Drama - Irongate
By Nick Warburton. A play about love and loss. A woman walks once a year along the Thames, from Kew to Tower Bridge. No-one knows why. Laura .................... Emma Fielding, Teal .................... James Fleet. Produced by Peter Kavanagh.

23 July: Afternoon Drama - The People's Passion 2/5: Betrayal. By Nick Warburton. Callum has no job and nothing to fill his days, but he loves to sing in the Cathedral's Voluntary choir. He is rehearsing the newly commissioned Easter Anthem, to perform on Good Friday. Who would dream of stopping him? The Old Man .................... David Bradley, Robert .................... James Fleet, Callum .................... Harry Livingstone, Sonia .................... Rina Mahoney, Paul .................... Jim Norton, Clive .................... Don Gilet, Graham .................... Kim Wall. Produced by Jonquil Panting. Original music by Sasha Johnson Manning, with lyrics by Michael Symmons Roberts.

24 July: Afternoon Drama - Neurotics Anonymous
Comedy by Ben Crompton. Iain is a list-ticking, tap-checking, badge-wearing member of the OCD Club (not an actual club). When he joins a support group, he finds love. But three things stand in his way: mother Elsie, group member Beany, and the fact he can't drive. A day out brings it all to a head. Iain .................... Ben Crompton, Elsie .................... Joan Kempson, Anna .................... Verity-May Henry, Beany .................... Michael Smiley, Preston .................... Graeme Hawley, Graham .................... John Henshaw, Producer .................... Nadia Molinari.

25 July: Afternoon Drama - Hush! Hush! Whisper Who Dares!
By Christopher William Hill. 1969. The author speculates about an encounter late in life between the ninety-year old illustrator, Ernest Shepard, and the troubled Robin Milne, then in his fifties, who has endured a lifetime of being identified as the golden-haired child in the Winnie The Pooh books. Against the backdrop of an actual retrospective of Shepherd's work, this imagined meeting dredges up reminders of a lifetime of anguish for both men, caused by an odious little bear. Ernest Shepard .................... Oliver Ford Davies, Norah .................... Kate Fahy, Christopher Milne .................... Simon Treves, Janet Steen .................... Harriet Chandler, Reynolds .................... Michael Bertenshaw, Ensemble .................... Sean Murray , Ensemble .................... Ben Crowe, Ensemble .................... Philippa Stanton.

26 July: Afternoon Play: Rowena the Wonderful
By Helen Cross. A magician's assistant, Rowena, is eleven. She can't speak but she wants a voice, so that she can tell her extraordinary story of growing up, celebrity and love. Rowena (a real person) was born with a rare chromosome disorder which means she can't speak, but she can understand non-verbal communication. Rowena's voice: Dominique Moore. Producer Mary Ward-Lowery

27 July: The Martin Beck Killings
9/10. 60m. By Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, translated by Thomas Teal. Dramatised for radio by Jennifer Howarth. The murder of a woman in a small village outside Malmö in Southern Sweden wouldn't normally warrant the attentions of Martin Beck and his team, but she lived next door to a man who has killed once before. Narrators: Lesley Sharp and Nicholas Gleaves. Martin Beck - Steven Mackintosh, Lennart Kollberg - Neil Pearson, Gunvald Larsson - Ralph Ineson, Hergot Allwright - Howard Coggins, Einar Ronn - Wayne Foskett, Music by Elizabeth Purnell. Produced by Sara Davies.

28 July: Classic Serial: Desolation Island
By Patrick O'Brian, dram. Roger Danes. Jack Aubrey is pursued through the South Atlantic by a powerful Dutch warship whose guns threaten to blow his ship out of the water. As they try to out-run the enemy, Jack and Stephen have to contend with a fever which lays waste to the crew, and an unexpected childbirth. Production details - see entry for 21 July

29 July: Rhapsody
By Christopher William Hill. 45m. In his early seventies, Sir Frederick Ashton, dancer and choreographer, had for some time been living with Martyn Thomas. It was a volatile relationship in which Ashton, by many years the older partner, had become increasingly insecure, adding to his anxieties about maintaining the success of his career, and making enough money to live on. Ashton was fairly well connected to royalty, where his ability to entertain made him welcome. The Queen Mother was friendly with him and prompted Princess Margaret to ask him to commission a new ballet for her mother's 80th birthday. Ashton decided to use the music from Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, with Leslie Collier and Mikhail Baryshnikov in the principal roles. The play is based on these events. The Queen Mother.......................Phyllida Law, Sir Frederick Ashton.....................Jeremy Clyde, Martyn Thomas............................William Beck, William Chappell............................Benjamin Whitrow, Baryshnikov/Roberts....................Gunnar Cauthery, Ruth Fermoy/Interviewer..............Marlene Sidaway, Nicholls/Reporter .........................Kim Wall, Leslie Collier..................................Madeline Clements, Pianist...........................................Catherine Herriott. Indie (Fiction Factory). Producer John Taylor.

30 July: The People's Passion
By Nick Warburton. 3/5: Last Supper. When Clive, the Cathedral's Vice Dean, invites his girlfriend Jo to tea; and Graham, one of the vergers, is bullied into feeding a troublesome visitor... neither man knows quite what's in store for him. David Bradley, Tracy Wiles, Don Gilet, Jim Norton, Kim Wall, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Adjoa Andoh, James Lailey. Producer - Jonquil Panting. Musical credits - same as last week's entry. (23 July).

31 July: The Gestapo Minutes
By Adam Ganz. Under the Nazis, Michel Oppenheim - lawyer, patriot and porcelain collector - is made head of the Jewish community in Mainz. The minutes of his regular meetings with Gestapo functionary Schwoerer survive. They discuss the details of Nazi terror and the arrangements for the deportation of Jews to the East. Surprisingly, Oppenheim survives - he has a non-Jewish wife. When the war ends, the tables are turned. Schwoerer begs Oppenheim for a testimonial, which could save him from a US war crimes trial and execution. Michel Oppenheim - Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gerhard Schwoerer-Ed Stoppard, Gerda Oppenheim-Tamzin Griffin, Speaker-Robin Lustig. Produced by Catherine Bailey. Indie (Catherine Bailey productions).

1 Aug: The Second Mr Bailey
John is a young gay man living in Edinburgh in 1967. Homosexuality is about to be legalised in England, but not in Scotland. When John takes up lodgings with the enigmatic Mrs Margaret Bailey, he begins to experience what life as a conventional straight man could be like. But Margaret is no ordinary house-wife; she's slowly turning John into a replica of her husband. And John's beginning to like it. Haunting drama by Andrew Doyle. Cast: Young John...... Sam Swann, Older John ...... Richard Greenwood, Brian................ Owen Whitelaw, Margaret..... Gerda Stevenson, Hilary........ Gabriel Quigley, Policeman...... James Bryce. Producer: Kirsty Williams. Director: Lu Kemp.

2 Aug: Tiny
A nervous young man lives at the dead end of a dead-end town. On his eighteenth birthday he comes into his inheritance. With a little help from an old teacher, he finds it equips him to broadcast over the internet. Ben Lewis, Joshua Jenkins, Julia McKenzie, Mark Heap, Peter marinker, Alison Pettitt, producer Kirsty Williams.

3 Aug: Saturday Drama: The Terrorists
In the series 'The Martin Beck Killings', by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö, translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims. Martin Beck reluctantly takes on a security operation set up to protect a controversial American Senator from a terrorist attack whilst he is in Sweden on an official visit. Meanwhile, a young woman is accused of bank robbery. Narrator Lesley Sharp, with Nicholas Gleaves, Steven Mackintosh,Neil Pearson, Ralph Ineson, Wayne Foskett, Adrian Scarborough, Sam Alexander, Nadine Marshall, Robert Blythe, Michael Maloney, Hannah Wood, Nicholas Murchie, Ben Crowe, Rick Warden, Don Gilet, Matthew Watson, Alex Lanipekun, Paul Stonehouse, John Rowe, Joanna Brooks, David Seddon, Philippa Stanton, Sally Orrock. Producer Mary Peate.

4 Aug: Classic Serial:
By Jane Austen, dram. Helen Edmundson. 1/2 This is JA's first published novel, a comedy of manners and a powerful comment on the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they lived. It is a story of love, money, passion and prudence. Helen Edmundson also dramatized Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, Bennet's Anna of the Five Towns, and Woolf's The Voyage Out. Amanda Hale, Olivia Hallinan, Deborah McAndrew, Blake Ritson, Ben Lamb. Directed by Nadia Molinari.

5 Aug: Like an Angel Passing through My Room
A story about love: the unconditional love of a devoted fan. Summer 2006: Christopher Green meets Anni-Frid Lyngstad aka Frida from Abba. He is the after-dinner entertainment. She is a dinner party guest. What starts as a 'I'm your biggest fan' conversation turns into a long chat about the nature of loving someone you've never met. Himself...Christopher Green, Herself...Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Actor...Lloyd Thomas, Actress...Leah Brotherhead. Produced by Claire Grove. This is a project several years in the making, what started as a reflection on fame and the notion of being a fan. It developed into a meditation on the communication between two people to whom life had dealt a blow. Green's partner died shortly after recording the interview with Frida, in which they talked about her long recovery from the death of her husband in 1999.

6 Aug: The People's Passion
4/5: Trial, by Nick Warburton. Who are all the statues in the Cathedral? Who remembers all the people named on the monuments? And why are there empty spaces? When Samir comes to the Cathedral, with a half-formed plan in his head and the means to carry it out in his bag, he finds out why. The Old Man ..... David Bradley, Robert ..... James Fleet, James Greenstock ..... Gerard McDermott, Samir ..... Shane Zaza, Hannah ..... Emerald O'Hanrahan. Produced by Jonquil Panting. Rpt from 5 Apr 2012.

7 Aug: Obey the Wave
By Ed Hime. A fictional documentary. Alec Turin, sci-fi writer and creator of cosmic refugee, Lazarus Jones, investigates the Boolians, a religious movement 32 of whose members - including his parents - disappeared in broad daylight in 1973. With Justin Salinger, Sam Swann, Joannah Tincey, Lisa Diveney, Sean Murray, Amaka Okafor, Philippa Stanton, Michael Bertenshaw, David Seddon, Ben Crowe, Felix Lailey, producer Jessica Dromgoole.

8 Aug: Bang Up
By Sarah Hehir. Emma teaches creative writing in a detention centre . Her life is imploding. Her estranged father contacts her with news of the birth of a baby. Throwing herself into work with the young offenders, new student Lee surprises her with the sensitivity of his writing . SH: "I was teaching literacy in a young offenders institute and I knew I wanted to write something about the experience of being there".With Samuel Holland, Gillian Kearney, Simeon Truby, Paul Sockett, Matt Sutton, Faz Shah, James Quinn. Producer Susan Roberts.

9 Aug: Red Star Newport.
By Paul Jenkins. The play imagines what it would mean to set up the first co-operative football club. Initially fuelled by solidarity and a new sense of team spirit, Newport go from strength to strength. But before long the dream sours as it's decided that some players are more equal than others. Matthew Gravelle, Phylip Harris, Alex Mikic, Lloyd Thomas, Richard Elfyn, Paul Jenkins, Jessica Dyas. Producer James Robinson.

10 Aug: Saturday Drama: A Life in Film
By Fred Raphael. 90m. Play about the American film director Jake Liebowitz, charting his long career. Jake Liebowitz disappears unexpectedly from his home in France, presumed dead by drowning. His friend Alexandra Crawley, a film critic who has followed the ups and downs of his career, presents a look back at his movies. But will she find the truth about his death in the films? The play explores five decades of American film-making. Eleanor Bron as Alexandra Crawley, with William Hope and Jake Liebowitz. Directed by Dirk Maggs. Producer: Jo Wheeler. Indie (Perfectly Normal).

11 Aug: Classic Serial: Sense & Sensibility
2/2. For production details, including abridged cast list, see entry for 4 Aug.

12 Aug: Watch Me
By Sarah Woods. A love story about the power of mirror neurons. Anja works in advertising, Rhys is a single dad. Their fates collide at a focus group, in which Rhys takes exception to Anja's baby food campaign. Both have their reasons to resist falling in love, but their brains have other ideas. Anja and Rhys's love story is told from a neurological perspective, by neuroscientist Christian Keysers. It's the story of two individuals whose brains begin to 'mirror' each other as they gradually fall in love. As Christian says it's "...not so much an exchange of information as two brains becoming one." Christian is Head of the Social Brain Lab at the Netherlands Institute for Neurosciences. He seeks to understand how, as social animals, our brains mirror those of other people, so that understanding others is not an effort of explicit thought but an intuitive sharing of emotions, sensations and actions. Sarah Smart, Alun Raglan, Amaka Okafor, Simon Ludders, Claire Cage. Narrator - Christian Keysers. Producer: James Robinson BBC Wales.

13 Aug: The Road to Emmaus
The People's Passion Episode 5 of 5, by Nick Warburton. Rpt from Friday 06 April 2012. Cathedrals still dominate our city centres: once symbols of temporal power, of technological wonder, a vital part of our musical health, and more recently the focus of protest and appeals to a new morality - what do they mean to us now? The People's Passion explores how our great cathedrals offer an image of the contradictions of faith in twenty-first century Britain............ Good Friday is a big day for Robert, the Cathedral's Director of Music. And despite his attempts to clear his mind, it all keeps going out of kilter. In fact, as the Cathedral fills and empties for the afternoon service and the big evening performance by the Voluntary choir, no one - from lost tourists to late singers - seems to be quite themselves... The People's Passion Mass and Easter Anthem, composed specially for the series by Sasha Johnson Manning, with lyrics written by the poet Michael Symmons Roberts, not only features in the programmes, but was made freely available by the BBC, and sung by a hundred and fifty choirs around Britain and across the world, during Easter 2012, including Easter Day Worship on Radio 4, from Manchester Cathedral. Produced by Jonquil Panting. Music performed by: Manchester Chamber Choir, directed by Christopher Stokes, with Jeffrey Makinson (organ), Rob Shorter (tenor), Rebecca Whettam (cello), Jahan Hunter (trumpet) and Holly Marland (recorder). BBC Singers with Eleanor Gregory (soprano), Margaret Cameron (alto), Chris Bowen (tenor), Stephen Charlesworth (bass) and Andrew Earis (piano). Andrew Kirk (organ), and the choir of Saint Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.

14 Aug: SuperYou
By Helena Thompson. SuperYou is the website of the future, where you can create your own avatar and explore an online world where anything can happen. After her best friend Amy introduces her to the site, Tequila Dark becomes the world's first 'virtual pop star'. Her song, 'Down for the Ride' is a sensation. Her popularity is unprecedented and her look is imitated all over SuperYou. Only thing is, her fans don't know what she really looks like. She's an avatar. This is a satire on the price of perfection and a reflection on the perils of manipulating our identities in the online world. 'Down for the Ride' is written and performed by Szjerdene. Sound and music by Alisdair McGregor and Howard Jacques. Produced by Boz Temple-Morris. Indie. (Holy Mountain production).

15 Aug: Joan and the Baron
By Mark Burgess. Philippe de Rothschild is a poet, a translator of Elizabethan verse, a racing driver, yachtsman, wine maker, theatre and film producer and, at one time, the most notorious womaniser in Paris. Joan Littlewood is from Stockwell in London, born to an unmarried mother who disapproved of books and reading. But after a convent school education as a scholarship girl and another scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she became one of the most influential directors of the twentieth century, creating the Theatre Workshop in Stratford East and earning the sobriquet 'the Mother of Modern Theatre'. The play explores the growth of friendship between this unlikely pair, after a chance meeting in Vienna. Producer: David Blount. Indie (Pier production).

16 Aug: The Burning Times
By Helena Thompson. Esme lives on her own in a condemned block of flats with only her plants for company. An easy target for the local girl gang who think the 'old witch' is hiding some cash.But Esme is not going to give up so easily and events take a sinister turn as Rhiannon begins to fear that Esme may actually be using Witchcraft after all. It becomes harder to distinguish who is the victim and who is the bully. With Hayley Carmichael and Danielle Vitalis. Gothic Drama. Sound and music by Alisdair McGregor and Howard Jacques. Rpt from 25 Feb 2011. Produced by Boz Temple-Morris. Indie. (Holy Mountain production).

17 Aug: Saturday Drama: Statement of Regret
90m. By Kwame Kwei-Armah. Rpt. from Sat 18 Jul 09. The Year of Obama should be an opportunity for Kwaku's black policy think tank to flourish. But Kwaku is still grieving for his father and his own latest misjudged proposal is about to explode. First produced by the National Theatre in 2007.Don Warrington, Colin McFarlane, Nyasha Hatendi, Damain Lynch. Producer Alison Hindell.

18 Aug: Classic Serial: The Aeneid
By Virgil, dram. Hattie Naylor, from the translation by Robert Fagles. 1/2. Aeneas is a faithful husband, a loving father, and a devoted son. He's a good soldier, and when the city of Troy is threatened, all he wants to do is to defend his home. For ten long years he fights against the invading Greeks. Then one day the ghost of a long-dead comrade appears to him on the battlefield, telling him to stop fighting and run. The future of the Trojan people lies elsewhere, and if Aeneas is to lead them, he must survive. So, with his frail father on his back, and his son in his arms, Aeneas abandons Troy and sets out on his quest. Daniel Morden, Richard Harrington, Robert Pugh, Sara McGaughey, Fiona Shaw, Matthew Gravelle, Ben Crowe, Eiry Thomas, Michael Bertenshaw, Rachel Atkins, Annette Badland, Daphne Alexander, Amita Dhiri, Ayesha Antoine. Music by Will Gregory, arranged by Ian Gardiner, performed by the BBC Singers, cond. Matthew Hamilton. Soloist Cherith Milburn-Fryer. Percussion: Joby Burgess. Production Coordinator: Scott Handcock. Sound design: Nigel Lewis. BBC Wales, producer Kate McAll.

19 Aug: A Sleepwalk on the Severn
Rpt from 10 Mar 2011; Alice Oswald's evocation of the experience of moonrise over the Severn Estuary. Set to music by Roger Goula, its subject is moonrise, which happens five times in different forms: new moon, half moon, full moon, no moon and moon reborn. Various characters, some living some dead, all based on real people from the Severn catchment, talk towards the moment of moonrise and are changed by it. Performed by Ron Cook, Sam Dale, Emma Fielding, Tom Goodman-Hill, James Laurenson and Helen Longworth. Roger Goula's music performed by the Raven Quartet and Rowland Sutherland. Producer Gaynor Macfarlane.

20 Aug: Encounter
By Christopher Green. In 1971, Yves Saint Laurent stripped naked for a revolutionary photograph.In 2002, he retired from fashion, declaring that after a lifetime of international fame, he'd learned that the greatest encounter in life is with oneself. In 2013, Christopher Green took his pants off in Wembley to recreate that famous shot. Written, narrated and composed by Christopher Green. In conversation with Tom Lewis Russell, Alicia Drake, Kerry Taylor and Gabrielle Drake.Producer Jonquil Panting. Music played by Duncan Walsh Atkins and Anders Rye.

21 Aug: When Greed Becomes Hunger
1/2. The Pit. By D.J. Britton. The first in a two-part drama about global food security. British trader Phil Ward has just moved to the US with his wife Sian to start work at the Chicago Board of Trade. When the grain market is thrown into turmoil, Phil's boss - Joel Bosco - calls him in to make sense of the numbers. Phil uncovers a global trend in food scarcity that represents a huge financial opportunity for the company. But what if the market fails? Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri, Stuart Milligan, Amita Dhiri, Ben Crowe, Nathan Sussex, Carla Turner. Producer James Robinson. BBC Wales.

22 Aug: When Greed Becomes Hunger
2/2. It's three years after the events of part one and a new world order is dominated by global food protectionism, an unpredictable climate and, most of all, hunger. Phil and Sian have used the money they made to buy a farm in mid-Wales. But as an international enquiry is launched into the causes of the crash, the couple's country idyll provides little shelter from an angry world, hungry for answers.Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri, Stuart Milligan, Amita Dhiri, Ben Crowe, Nathan Sussex, Carla Turner. Directed by James Robinson. BBC Wales.

23 Aug: Red and Blue
By Philip Palmer. A second series of Red and Blue; Philip Palmer's trilogy that focuses on Bradley Shoreham (Tim Woodward). After leaving the British Army, Shoreham became a Consultant Subject Matter Expert. He spends his working life creating war games for training purposes. Fictional they may be but the higher the level of authenticity the greater their value to the participants. And when governments are paying for training they expect a high return for their money.Under constant threat from hackers, financial institutions take cybersecurity very seriously. Episode 1 of 3: Sacrifice. The return of Philip Palmer's series following wargame exercise writer Bradley Shoreham. Shoreham's latest training scenario places Yorkshire at the centre of a global pandemic alert. Its credibility rests on the successful recruitment of the formidable Dr. Hoffman. Bradley Shoreham - Tim Woodward, Alicia Hoffman- Harriet Walter, Producer - Toby Swift.

24 Aug: Saturday Drama: And Then There Were None
Rpt. from 13 Nov 10. 90m Agatha Christie's 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, it seems they have all been invited for different reasons. Nothing quite adds up. An anonymous voice accuses each of them of having murdered someone. By the end of the first night, one of the guests is dead. Stranded by a violent storm and tormented by the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys', the ten guests fear for their lives. Who is the killer? Lyndsey Marshal, Harry Child, Alex Wyndham, Joanna Monro, Sean Baker, Geoffrey Whitehead, Lloyd Thomas, Sam Dale. Directed by Mary Peate.

25 Aug: Classic Serial: The Aeneid
By Virgil, ad. Hattie Naylor, using the translation by Robert Fagles. Ep. 2/2. Details - as 18 Aug.

26 Aug: His His Father's Wife
By Mike Harris, based on an idea by Robert Louis Stevenson, who in 1892, Robert Louis Stevenson claimed that his stories came to him fully formed in dreams. He wrote down the outline of one such story from memory. This drama is based on that outline, and is therefore the world premiere of a story that Robert Louis Stevenson never wrote. It is a dark tale of love and filial hate set in nineteenth century Scotland. Benedict -Robin Laing, Milly- Fiona Clarke, Garth -Seamus O'Neill, Hannah -Natalie Grady, Ben's mother -Natalie Grady, Native servant -Chris Jack, Producer - Gary Brown.

27 Aug: Bad Elvis
By Katie Hims. Aidan, deaf, checks into the hotel he used to stay in with his mother and father as a child. During the evening an Elvis impersonator starts to sing at the wedding downstairs, interrupting his rest.Aidan-David Bower, Snow White-Sally Carmen, Rachel-Janice McKenzie, Elvis-Terence Mann, Landlord-Terence Mann, Linus-Matt Sutton. Third in a series of plays commissioned for Deaf actor David Bower. Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts. 

28 Aug: On Mardle Fen, series 6
Mardle End, part 1 of 2. Two new dramas from master-storyteller Nick Warburton take this popular comedy drama series out on a high. Trevor Peacock is back as inspirational chef Warwick Hedges - Mr Toad meets King Lear - who runs an up market restaurant in the Cambridgeshire Fens. His son Jack, played by Sam Dale, works alongside his father, which makes him permanently anxious. They are assisted by Samuel, played by John Rowe, an earthy odd-job man "who crawled out of the slime with the eels" and Zofia, a Polish waitress, now a single parent with a baby called Dillie. The mixture of food, family relationships and Fenland legend is handled with Nick Warburton's deft comic touch. Warwick Hedges--Trevor Peacock, Jack Hedges--Sam Dale, Marcia Hedges--Kate Buffery, Zofia--Helen Longworth, Samuel..John Rowe, Mavis..Tilly Tremayne, Ravi .. Paul Bazely. Producer .. Claire Grove.

29 Aug: On Mardle Fen, series 6
Mardle End, part 2 of 2. By Nick Warburton. Eccentric chef Warwick Hedges goes in search of a magical, golden paradise, somewhere on Mardle Fen. But up a tree at dusk, disguised as a badger, he is shot at. Could this be poachers or something more sinister? Warwick Hedges - Trevor Peacock, Jack Hedges-Sam Dale, Marcia Hedges-Kate Buffery, Zofia-Helen Longworth, Samuel-John Rowe, Mavis-Tilly Tremayne, Ravi-Paul Bazely, Producer -Claire Grove.

30 Aug: Ransomeware
By Philip Palmer. Ep 2/3. A City hedge fund has hired war-gaming expert Bradley Shoreham to test its networks in a planned exercise. Although barely computer literate himself, Shoreham has prepared a whole box of cyber tricks to do battle with the firm's IT experts. And he's prepared to play dirty in order to demonstrate how a multi-million pound business can be brought to its knees. Cast:Bradley Shoreham - Tim Woodward, Malcolm Pemberley - Michael Bertenshaw, Toby Driscoll - Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Andrea Harwood - Lydia Leonard, Danny Webber - Matthew Watson, Geoff Butcher - David Seddon, Melissa Ryan - Philippa Stanton, IT Analyst - Ben Crowe, Senior Manager - Hannah Wood. Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan.

31 Aug: Saturday Drama - This Sporting Life
By David Storey. "British New Wave". 90m version of the novel, dram. Andrew Lynch. The trapped needs and desires of Arthur Machin and juxtaposed with the physical aggression of the rugby pitch. Jane Anderson, RT: "Machin's fate is changed by a ...punch-up, which sees him move from low-paid industrial worker to feted local sports star. A wealthy rugby league club owner is impressed by the unflinching power of his rage..." Arthur- James Purefoy, with Emily Watson, John Thomson, John Thomson, Sheridan Smith, Philip Jackson, Julia Davis and Peter Temple. Producer Sally Harrison, director Johnny Vegas.

1 Sept: Classic Serial - Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
By Alan Sillitoe. 1/2. British New Wave. Novel set in Nottingham, 1958. Angry young man Arthur Seaton rails against the boredom of his job and living at home with uninspiring parents. Arthur - Joe Dempsie, with Shirley Anne Field as Aunt Ada, Natalie Grady as Brenda, Sarah Smart, Philip Fox, Julia Hills, Ashley Cook, Victoria Brazier, Rachel Atkins, Stephen Critchlow, Graeme Hawley, Lorna Jones, Sean Baker, Paul Stonehouse, Felix Lailey. Producer Lucinda Mason Brown; director Carl Prekopp.

2 Sept: John Osborne - The Author of Himself
By Stephen Wakelam. Play about the first meeting of actor / writer John Osborne and theatre manager George Devine as they discuss the play 'Look Back In Anger'. John Osborne - Samuel Barnett, Nellie - Joanna Brookes, George Devine - Jonathan Coy, Anthony Creighton - Harry Livingstone, Tony Richardson - David Seddon. Producer David Hunter.

3 Sept: Up The Junction
By Nell Dunn, dram. Georgia Fitch. British New Wave. A writer from Chelsea swops her affluent life for a more humble existence in Battersea, moving in with two sisters and working in the local sweet factory. Lily- Zoe Tapper, Rube- Lacey Turner, Sylvie- Hannah Wood, Dave- Alex Lanipekun, with Ben Crowe, Don Gilet, Amaka Okafor, Philippa Stanton, Joanna Brookes and Paul Stonehouse. Producer Lucy Collingwood.

4 Sept: The Watcher on the Wall
By Louis MacNeice, dram. Lucy Caldwell. The play is put together from the letters which passed between MacNeice and the American writer Eleanor Clark. There was a love affair between them which inspired MacNeice to create some poetry, notably 'Cradle Song for Eleanor' and 'Meeting Point'. MacNeice - Richard Dormer, Eleanor - Samantha Dakin, Dodds - Stuart Graham, with Christopher Houseley, Anna Clarence, Sally Orrock, Michael Bodie, Patrick Brennan and Susie Riddell. Producer Heather Larmour.

5 Sept: My Brilliant Divorce
By Geraldine Aron. Former window- dresser Angela believes her marriage will last forever, but her husband departs for pastures new. Angela - Caroline Quentin, Max - James Lance, Vanessa - Claire-Marie Hall, Mother - Sally Grace, Mr. Tripp - Matt Addis. Producer Liz Anstee.

6 Sept: Red and Blue
By Philip Palmer - Bradley Shoreham play, 3/3. The ex war-games expert is hired to put an oil-rig operator through his paces. He invents a complicated array of crises which stretches the crew to its limits. Bradley - Tim Woodward, Tom - Liam Brennan, Jock - Sean Murray, Claire - Christine Kavanagh, Sean - Roshan R Rohatgi, Linda - Philiippa Stanton, Interrogator - Ben Crowe, Billy - David Seddon. Producers Sasha Yevtushenko and Toby Swift.

7 Sept: Saturday Drama - For Services Rendered
By Somerset Maigham, ad. Lu Kemp. Anti-war play, with the aristocratic Ardsley family fighting for survival against the changing landscape of a post-first-world war England. Cracks appear in Ethel's marriage to a former officer, and Eva devotes herself to her brother Stanley, blinded in active duty. Meanwhile Lois loses hope of finding a husband, living in a backwater. Leonard - David Calder, Ethel - Mariah Gale, Sydney - Tom Espiner, Charlotte - Sian Thomas, Lois - Louise Brearley, with Cath Whiteford, Michael Schaeffer, Justin Salinger, Ron Cook, Hetty B Russell, John Rowe and Philippa Stanton. Producer Lu Kemp.

8 Sept: Classic Serial - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
2/2. By Alan Sillitoe. Anrgy young man continues to be angry, but his past catches up with him and he has to face the consequences. The appearance of a new woman also presents further challenges (when does it not? - Ed). Arthur - Joe Dempsie, Brenda - Natalie Grady, Aunt Ada - Shirley Anne Field, Winniw - Sarah Smart, Doreen - Sian Hill, with Jilly Bond, Rachel Atkins, Sean Baker, Philip Fox, Julia Hills, Ashley Cook, Victoria Brazier, Greame Hawley, Paul Stonehouse, Stephen Critchlow. Producer Lucinda Mason Brown, director Carl Prekopp.

9 Sept: Small Acts of Kindness
By Trevor Preston. Semi-autobiographical drama about the death of an inspirational art teacher. The death prompts one of his former pupils to reminisce about his teenage years, and to realise how much his former mentor shaped his life. Charlie - Stephen Grief, Alice - Ann Beach, Beth - Susan Penhaligon, Annie - Joanna Monro, Kass - Sean Baker, Charlie at 16 - Gethin Anthony, Eliza - Sally Orrock, Miss Monnier - Christine Kavanagh. Produced by Toby Swift.

10 Sept: Carnival
By Rachel De-Lahay. Michael looks forward to hosting the MC competition at the annual summer carnival, but secrets, lies and torn loyalties are exposed when people from whom he would rather keep his distance show up. Michael - Anthony Welsh, Ezekiel - Damson Idris, D-Man - Daniel Kaluuya, Stecy - Letitia Wright, Marcia - Clare Perkins. Producer Helen Perry.

11 Sept: Don't Buy a Winter Coat
By Meic Povey. Note the cryptic title. The play is based on Meic's experience of having to face up to a partner's terminal illness. Anton refuses to believe that his wife is sick, and even when the diagnosis of cervical cancer is made, he struggles to accept it. Gradually he realises that he may lose the woman he loves. Megan - Eiry Thomas, Anton - Steffan Rhodri. Producer Kate McAll.

12 Sept: Brief Lives
By Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly. Another six programmes of the excellent drama series about a team of Manchester-based legal advisers. 1/6 A local councillor is caught selling drugs. A streetwise youth, Ronnie, is brought in as a rep. Frank - David Schofield, Sarah - Caroline B Cooke, Ronnie - Rachel Austin, Pritchard - Renny Krupinski, Mark - Hugh Simon, Duggan - Neil Bell. Producer Gary Brown.

13 Sept: Brief Lives
2/6. Frank represents a client with a history of sexual abuse. Meanwhile, Sarah goes on a date with a younger man. The series continues on 19 Sept and 20 Sept, next week. Frank - David Schofield, Sarah - Caroline B Cooke, Ronnie - Rachel Austin, Paul - Lucas Smith, Archer - Sue Kelly, Jon - Henry Devas, Ruth - Julia Haworth, Ian - Tachia Newell, PC Clarke - Hamilton Berstock. Producer Gary Brown.

14 Sept: Saturday Drama - Undercover Mumbai
By Ayeesha Menon. I'm trying to work out why RT says "6/6" for this play; I am not aware of it being part of a series. It's an Indian detective story, set in Bombay (Mumbai) and recorded there using Indian actors. As the general elections get closer, a murder and a political scandal lead Alia into an investigation about the death of her policeman father. Alia - Prerna Chawla, Nakul - Anand Tiwari, Insp. Desai - Rajit Kapur, Mrs. Gomes - Radhika Mittal, Popo - Rohit Malkani, Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala, Vikram - Darius Shroff, Cmmr. Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani. Supporting cast - Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Anahita Oberoi, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Sohrab Ardeshir, Kenny Desai, Nadir Khan, Vivek Madan, Ayeesha Menon and Ankur Vikal. Producer Nadir Khan; producer John Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk Essential). These Goldhawk productions are well-known for their realism.

15 Sept: Classic Serial - Three Men In a Boat
The well-known tale by Jerome K Jerome, dramatised by Chris Harrald. 1/2 In Edwardian London, three young men and their dog Montmorency plan a jaunt down the river Thames to Oxford. Nothing goes smoothly. 'J' (presumably Jerome) - Julian Rhind-Tutt, George - Steve Punt, Harris - Hugh Dennis, Mrs. P - Katherine Jakeways. Producer - Melanie Harris.

16 Sept: Drone Pilots
By Robert Myers. Operating a drone from a trailer in America, a retired military pilot and a young female video-gamer argue about music, fighting and flying, and then receive orders to monitor a family in Pakistan. This play is seriously creepy and frightening. Major McCraken - David Rasche, Airman Andras - Sarah Eimaleh, Captain Holmes - Nora Cole, Sgt. Najjar - Amir Darvish, Ahmad - Rahmullah Mashriqi, radio announcer - Sydney Beveridge, Tariq - Ibrahim Mashriqi, Lohani - Mohammadulluh Mashriqi, Villager - Naheed Bahram. Producer Judith Kampfner. RT didn't mention it but I think this is an Indie production. (Waters Company).

17 Sept: The Magnificent Andrea
By Nigel Planer. A superb comedy drama - one of my 'picks of the year'. A once-well-known journalist attends his ex-wife's funeral, goes back to the house afterwards (which is in fact the place he once paid for) and ends up clashing with his old flame's partner. But although they are like chalk and cheese, each finally decides that the other is not all bad, and that Andrea has made both of their lives better. Barry - Roger Allam, Nigel - Nigel Planer, Tania / Receptionist - Sally Orrock, Taxi driver - Brian Bowles, Preacher - Jane Whittenshaw, George - Sam Dale, Sarah/Waitress - Joanna Monro, Ambulance driver - Stuart McLoughlin. Producer Peter Kavanagh.

18 Sept: The Exuberant
By Jeff Young; comedy. A man is fascinated by meteorites. There's been one sighted near Aberystwyth. Can he get there and find it before his rival? Jack - Adeel Akhtar, Aurora - Victoria Elliott, Carmel - Eiry Thomas, Pump attendant - Ifan Huw Dafydd, Shop assistant - Lee Mengo. Producer - James Robinson.

19 Sept: Brief Lives
By Tom Fry & Sharon Kelly. Ronnie discovers her long-lost younger sister living ina quayside apartment in the affluent part of Salford. She wonders how she can afford to live there; meanwhile Frank finds out about Sarah's new partner and is less than impressed. Frank - David Schofield, Sarah - Caroline Burns Cooke, Ronnie - Rachel Austin, Paul - Lucas Smith, Cyndi - Nisa Cole, Graham - Ian Mercer, Magge - Lisa Moore. Producer - Gary Brown.

20 Sept: Brief Lives
By Tom Fry & Sharon Kelly. A woman brought in for drink-driving is the wife of an old schoolfriend of Frank's. Questions begin to form in Frank's mind when he sees her black eye. Frank - David Schofield, Sarah - Caroline Burns Cooke, Doctor - Tom Fry, Janice - Susan Twist, Tommy - James Quinn, Ellis - Lisa Allen, Miller - Leah Hackett, Chemist - Lloyd Peters, Gallagher - Hamilton Berstock. Producer Gary Brown.

21 Sept: Saturday Drama - Rumours.
By Colin Shindler. 75m. The play looks at the Profumo affair, from behind the scenes. In 1963, the satirical magazine Private Eye was caught up in the wave of scandal associated with John Profumo which brought down the government. This coincided with a cultural shift away from some of the values of the past. Richard Ingrams - Harry Hadden-Paton, Willie Rushton - Ewan Bailey, Christopher Booker - Gunnar Cauthary, Horld MacMillan - John Rowe, Timothy Bly - Nicholas Murchie, Sylvia - Philippa Stanton, Sandra - Joannah Tincey, Frank - Ben Crowe, Randolph Churchill - Sean Murray, Harold Wilson - Paul Stonehouse, reporter - David Seddon. Producer Marc Beeby.

22 Sept: Classic Serial: Three Men in a Boat
2/2. Jerome, dram. Chris Harrald. After a meal of cold beef without mustard, the threesome cheer up at the prospect of pineapple, but have forgotten to bring their tin-opener. Their last night on the river involves a sing-song at another pub, after Harris and Montmorency have an encounter with a swan. 'J' (Jerome) - Julian Rhind-Tutt, George - Steve Punt, Harris - Hugh Dennis, Mrs. P - Katherine Jakeways. Producer - Melanie Harris.

23 Sept: Tinsel Girl
By Cherylee Houston (Izzy Armstrong in 'Coronation Street'), adapted from her diaries by Lou Ramsden. Having recently turned 30, Maz decides to find a partner. She creates a profile on a dating website, but finds that her degenerative disease, which means she must use a motorised wheelchair, is holding her back. Maz - Cherylee Houston, Donny - Mikey North, Rachel - Kathryn Pemberton, Wes / Doctor - Ged Mullerin, Kev /Pete - Toby Hadoke, Jason / Robert - Ben Sadler, Angus - Hamilton Berstock. Producer Charlotte Riches.

24 Sept: Out Of The Blue
By Michael Eaton. A political play inspired by the recent case in the newspapers where an MP was accused of describing a policeman as a pleb. The drama is set in the East Midlands where a rogue element in the Association of Police Officers is meddling in politics. Part 1 of 2. Creed - Anthony Howell, Madison - Philip Jackson, Bentick - Lesley Manville, Hardcastle and other parts - David Shaw-Parker, Marriot and other parts - Kenneth Colley, Mistri - Rakhee Thakrar, Weatherall /journalist 2 - Tony Haygarth, with Karl Haynes, Bridie Higson,Joseph Kloska and Catherine Lamb. Producer David Morley; director Dirk Maggs.

25 Sept: Out Of The Blue
Part 2, continued from yesterday. The plotting intensifies as the troublemakers within the East Midlands constabulary prepare to activate their scheme to undermine the government.

26 Sept: Brief Lives
5/6. By Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly. Sarah prepares for her trip abroad with new boyfriend Paul; meanwhile Frank gets a shock when he is asked to represent a computer hacker. This story is a two-parter; concludes tomorrow. Frank - David Schofield, Sarah - Caroline Burns Cooke, Paul - Lucas Smith, Fat Doug - Eric Potts, with Sue Jenkims and Russell Richardson. Producer Gary Brown.

27 Sept: Brief Lives
Conclusion of yesterday's story. Cast for this episode: David Schofield, Caroline Burns Cooke, Gillian Kearney, Mark Jordon, Smug Roberts. Producer Gary Brown.

28 Sept: Saturday Drama - The Million Pound Bank Note
By Mark Twain, dram. Bryony Lavery. A penniless American finds himself at the centre of a £20,000 bet between two Englishmen. Stranded in London, he is given a £1 million note, but must survive for a month without spending any of it. Henry - Trevor White, Portia - Verity-May Henry, with Conrad nelson, Jonathan Keeble, Malcolm Raeburn, Kathryn Hunt, Stephem Hoyle, John Guerrasio. Producers Pauline Harris and Sharon Sephton.

29 Sept: Classic Serial - Sword of Honour
By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. 1/7. Men at Arms. Scarred by his broken marriage, aristocrat Guy Crouchback returns to England after spending most of the 1930s in self-imposed exile in Italy. He enlists as an officer in the Army, hoping that fighting the Nazis will bring spiritual fulfilment. Narrator - Tim McInnerny, Guy - Paul Ready, Apthorpe - Adrian Scarborough, Ben - Tim Piggott-Smith, Arthur - Robert Daws, Trimmer - Lee Ingleby, with Oliver Chris, Priyanga Burford, Harry Jardine, Sean Murray, Michael Bertenshaw, Joanna Brookes, Arthur Hughes, Georgie Fuller, Joal McCormack, Ben Crowe, John Norton; producer Sally Avens.

30 Sept: The Gun Goes to Hollywood
By Mike Walker. The play follows the turmoil behind the scenes when Stanley Kramer was making his film 'The Pride and the Passion',an adaptation of 'The Gun' by C.S.Forester, set during the Napoleonic wars. Earl Felton, a script doctor hired to rescue the project, tries to salvage what he can of the movie. Earl Felton - Steven Weber, Cary Grant - Greg Itzin, Sophia Loren - Kate Steele, Frank Sinatra - Jonathan Silverman, Stanley Kramer - Jonathan Getz, with Andre Sogliuzzo and Tom Virtue. Producer Kate McAll.

1 Oct: Man In The Moon
By Linda Marshall Griffiths. A love story told in 5 encounters, beginning at the Glastonbury Festival, where Scarlet is hiding from Joe, 16 years after they originally met. Scarlet - Christine Bottomley, Joe - William Ash, Younger Freddie - Oliver Lee, Older Freddie - Lorenzo Rodriguez. Producer Nadia Molinari.

2 Oct: Nothing Happened
By Nick Hoare. Tom and Alice agree never to have an affair; their families are too close and it would get too complicated. (Interesting play - Ed)Tom - David Seddon, Alice - Priyanga Burford, Jill - Susie Riddell, Ben - Mark Bonnar. Producer - David Hunter.

3 Oct: Imaginary Boys
By Paul Magrs. Teenager David sees the world in a different way after meeting Lawrence, who claims to be from a small planet 300 light years away. David - James Baxter, Lawrence - Geoffrey Breton, Mam - Jill Halfpenny, Dad/Simon - Daniel Brocklebank, Robert - Liam Dascombe. Producer Scott Handcock.

4 Oct: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
By Nikolai Leskov, dram. Marty Ross. The life of a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage in 19th-century Russia is transformed by the arrival of a handsome philanderer. Katerina - Rochenda Sandall, Sergei - Joe Armstrong, Zinovy - Harry Myers, Boris - Trevor Cuthbertson, with Jessica Dennis, Ceri Hughes, Christopher York, Mark Straker. Producer Mariele Runacre Temple; director Cherry Cookson. (I think this may be an Indie production - Wireless Theatre Company - Ed).

5 Oct: Saturday Drama - Calum's Road
By Colin MacDonald, based on a true story, inspired by Roger Hutchinson's book of the same name. The events take place on Raasay, a very small island off the east coast of Skye. Calum McLeod petitions the council to build a road linking the isolated (northern) part of the island with the schools and medical facilities in the south. When his requests are denied, he embarks on a ten-year project to lay the road himself. Calum - Ian McDiarmid, Terry - Bryan Dick, Lexie McLeod - Monica Gibb, with Iain Macrae, Helen Mackay, Finn Den Hertog. Producer - Kirsteen Camerov.

6 Oct: Classic Serial - Sword of Honour
By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. 2/7. The Halberdiers have still seen no action, so Guy spends the time helping Apthorpe hide his portable latrine - the Thunder Box. Later, Guy's wife reappears. Narrator - Tim McInnerny, Guy - Paul Ready, Apthorpe - Adrian Scarborough, Brig Ritchie-Hook - Tim Piggott-Smith, Virginia - Lydia Leonard, with Oliver Chris, Priyanga Burford, Harry Jardine, Sean Murray, Michael Bertenshaw, Major Tickerage - Michael Bertenshaw, Tommy - Nicholas Boulton, Leonard - Arthur Hughes, De Souza - Joel McCormack, Brigadier - David Seddon, Sgt. Major - Ben Crowe, Crock - John Norton, Brigade Major - Sean Murray. Producer Sally Avens.

7 Oct: Whistling Wally's Son
A dramatized account of the writer Wally K Daly's childhood memories in Middlesborough, which shaped his career as a writer. The children and a number of the actors are from the town. Kevin - Jamie Dickinson, Whistling Wally - David Seddon, Mam/Kitty - Monica Dolan, Kathleen / Mary - Jodie Day, John - Neil Grainger,, Fr. O'Hagan -Tom Bevan, Mrs. Meskill - Marlene Sidaway. Producer Martin Jenkins. (Indie, Pier Productions).

8 Oct: The Octopus
By Anita Sullivan. A marine biologist tries to find out what it is like to be an octopus when she is asked to help a local aquarium breed two giant Pacific octopuses. Hester - Amy Manson, Jenny -Riann Steele, Simon - Ronan Summers, Richie - Aled Pugh. Producer James Robinson.

9 Oct: Pandemic: The Present
By John Dryden and the Goldhawk team: 1/3. Rpt. from 2012. Dr Jan Roldanus, a microbiologist and WHO advisor on infectious diseases, arrives in Bangkok to give a keynote lecture at a medical conference. Whilst there, he is invited to observe the local authority's handling of an outbreak of bird flu. But when a new virulent strain, 'Red Eye', emerges, he finds himself trapped in Thailand, unable to fly home to his wife and son. As the virus spreads at a terrifying pace, his investigations lead him to one inescapable and terrible conclusion... Cast: Dr Jan Roldanus ..... Ben Daniels, Kanya ...... Sasapin Siriwanij, Dr Ahmai ...... Pawit Mahasarinand, Minister Laksan ...... Danai Thiangdham, Sumi ...... Jaturachai Srichanwanpen. Other parts played by Ellie Marleen, Ulli Schneider, Chanida Yasiri, Teerawat Mulvilai, Jarunun Phantachat, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kosin Pomiam, Soontorn Meesri, Andrea Lowe and Marene Vanholk. Production Team: Casting: Marilyn Johnson and Nadir Khan. Production Manager: Jarunan Phantachat. Sound Recordist: Ayush Ahuja. Sound Design: Steve Bond. Music: Sacha Putnam. Producer : Nadir Khan. Executive Producer: Gordon House. Recorded in Bangkok, Thailand. Producer/Director: John Dryden Indie production: Goldhawk.

10 Oct: Afternoon Drama - Pandemic, The Future
By John Dryden. 2/3. Diane, a British civil servant, is sent to the Oxfordshire countryside to investigate the suicide of a government scientist. It is five years after a devastating pandemic which has wiped out half the world's population. Diane's young daughter died during the outbreak and she can't get over it. When she discovers that the dead scientist had been briefing a journalist who has subsequently gone missing, she absconds from her job and looks into the origins of the outbreak. Rpt. Cast: Diane ...... Emily Beecham, Mark ...... Keir Charles, Mary ...... Alison Steadman, Father John ...... Ian Hughes, Rebecca ...... Mia Jenkins, Amit ...... Munir Khairdin. Other parts are played by Paul Slack, Andrea Lowe and Charlie Morton. Production Team: Casting: Marilyn Johnson. Production Manager: Sarah Tombling. Sound Recordist: Ayush Ahuja. Sound Design: Steve Bond. Music: Sacha Putnam. Executive Producer: Gordon House. Producer/Director: John Dryden Indie: Goldhawk.

11 Oct: Afternoon Drama - Pandemic, The Past
By John Dryden. At a climate change conference in Copenhagen, a group of eco-warriors attempts to discredit a right-wing Danish scientist. When it all goes wrong, Richard Frankel, one of the conspirators, gives up 'direct action' and returns to his life in Leeds as a teacher. But when he discovers his co-conspirator and ex-girlfriend has given birth to a child, which might be his, he goes in search of her. The journey takes him into a dangerous world of environmental espionage and a conspiracy which will have a profound impact on the world. Rpt. Cast: Richard ...... Paul Fox, Anna ...... Marene Vanholk, Josh ...... Michael Maloney, Tariq ...... Pushpinder Chani, Anna's mum ....... Louis Jameson, Victor ...... Lars Arentz-Hansen. Other parts are played by Paul Slack, Charlie Morton, Andrea Lowe, Mia Jenkins, Munir Khairdin. Production Team: Casting: Marilyn Johnson. Production Manager: Sarah Tombling. Sound Recordist: Ayush Ahuja. Sound Design: Steve Bond. Music: Sacha Putnam. Executive Producer: Gordon House. Producer/Director: John Dryden Indie: Goldhawk.

12 Oct: Saturday Drama - The Confessions of Caminada
By Christopher Reason. An 18-year-old man faces execution after being convicted of murder, but a prominent social campaigner refuses to believe he's guilty. The play is based on a true case from the memoirs of 19th-century detective Jerome Caminada. The detective - George Costigan, Annie Swinton - Julia Ford, Father Dermot / Bannister - Russell Dixon, Fletcher / Wood -Jonathan Keeble, Moods - Justin Moorhouse, Charlie - Oliver Lee. Producer Gary Brown.

13 Oct: Classic Serial - Sword of Honour
3/7. Officers and Gentlemen. By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. Guy searches for useful employment after being sent home in disgrace following a raid in Dakar. Then onto his next posting ... Narrator - Tim McInnerny, Guy - Paul Ready, Tommy - Nicholas Boulton, Virginia - Lydia Leonard, with Lee ingleby, Sam Pamphilon, Ben Crowe, Carys Eleri, Christine Absalom, . Producer Sally Avens.

14 Oct: The Organist's Daughter
By Stephen Wyatt. Play about the great baroque German-Danish organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude; almost atthe end of his career, and needing to find a successor. The price for the position, if the person is a good enough musician, is to marry his eldest daughter. J.S.Back and G.F.Handel are among the candidates. Buxtehude - Simon Russell Beale, Anna Margreta - Emma Fielding, Johann Christian Schieferdecker - Matthew Watson, Anna Sophia - Naomi Frederick, Handel - Joseph Kloska, Bach - Karl Davies. Producer Martin Jenkins. Indie (Pier Productions).

15 Oct: The Kingsnorth Six
Drama about environmental activists who broke into Kingsnorth Power Station in October 2007, protesting against government proposals to build more coal-fired power stations. The play tells of their climb up the building's central stack, and the subsequent court case against them for criminal damage. Good to see a play about energy - a very important topic - on the schedules, but it showed the usual BBC bias in its treatment of the subject matter. One person on the ex-radio 4 messageboard called it "...Julia Hollander’s enthusiastic, uncritical cheerleading for Green peace, anthropogenic global warming theory and the rights of passionate individuals to disrupt others for their own self righteous causes", and in all honesty it is difficult to disagree. Rpt from 2011. Ben ..... Daniel Rabin, Emily ..... Federay Holmes, Will ..... David Seddon, Tim ..... Brian Bowles, Kevin / Prosecution Barrister ..... Mark Carey, Huw / Defence Barrister ..... Sean Baker, Judge ..... Rob Swinton. Produced by Fiona Kelcher.

16 Oct: Democracy for Beginners
By Paul Dornan. After college in London and a year in Paris, unemployed graduate Hannah returns home hoping to find a job. But the only work available is as the town's mayor, and this is a post her father is already running for. Hannah - Leah Brotherhead, Geoff - Jeremy Swift, Charlie - Georgie Fuller, Jake - Arthur Hughes, Paula - Clare Lawrence-Moody, Rob - David Seddon, Returning Officer - Michael Bertenshaw, with John Norton and Priyanga Burford. Producer Peter Kavanagh.

17 Oct: Corrinne Come Back and Gone
By Lenny Henry. Corrinne Jackson gets a letter from her daughter inviting her to return to Jamaica after twenty years. Her husband is dead. Twenty years earlier she fled to the UK leaving her children behind. Now there's a chance to set things right. This is Lenny Henry's first radio play, having recently completed an MA (with distinction) in screenwriting. And Lenny has a good story to tell. Women abandoning their children is a highly emotive subject in any culture and Lenny's family are from Jamaica, where the play is set. In the play Corrinne is optimistic that by returning she can bridge the gap the years have created and be forgiven before it is too late. Like many Caribbean women of her generation she has been separated from her children by poverty. Corrinne...Claire Benedict, Miss Valda...Dona Croll, Bridie...Nadine Marshall, Ruth...Clare Perkins, Simone...Petra Letang, Marcus...Alex Lanipekun, Child Bridie...Leah Ocran. Producer Claire Grove. Rpt. from 30 May 2011.

18 Oct: The Man in the Lift
By Tom Connolly. A man is contracted to repair the lift in an urban residential tower block, but for some of the residents, his presence is much more significant than that. A first (very good) radio play by this writer. John - John Light, Melissa - Montana Thompson, Angie - Ruth Gemmell, Steve - Lee Ross, Maggie - Sheila Reid, Diana - Phyllida Law, with Richard Hawley, Kerryann White, Paul Bazely, Jillie Meers and Leila Farzard. Indie (Sweet Talk Productions). Producer Karen Rose.

19 Oct: Saturday Drama- Goodbye
Young mother Lizzie has breast cancer but finds comfort and support in her oldest friend Jen, who promises to help her get through her treatment. The play is a glimpse into the lifelong friendship and how the illness pulls them together at first and then almost drives them apart. The play was very favourably reviewed by Jane Anderson of RT. The supporting cast includes MB's son and also her daughter Dolly Banks-Baddiel, who sings the song woven into the play 'I will follow you into the Dark'. 75m. Lizzie - Olivia Colman, Jen - Natascha McElhone, Matt - Darren Boyd, Nick - John Simm, Pat - Alison Steadman, Cissy - Seren Deeks, Billy - Ezra Banks-Baddiel, Maddie - Harley Bird, with Olivia Poulet, Sean Murray, Judy Flynn, Joal McCormack, Zubin Varia, Christopher Simons, Morwenna Banks, Dolly Banks-Baddiel. Producer Heather Larmour.

20 Oct: Classic Serial - Sword of Honour
4/7. By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. Guy's unit is posted to Egypt, where the men are surrounded by more rumour than action, and the chaos of war approaches. Narrator- Tim McInnerney, Guy- Paul Ready, Major Hound- John Dougall, Tommy- Nicholas Boulton, Ludovic- Carl Prekopp, Virginia- Lydia Leonard, Trimmer- Lee Ingelby, General Whale- Sean Murray, Kilbannock- Oliver Chris, with Polly Frame, Michael Bertenshaw, Arthur Hughes, Ben Crowe, Sam Pamphilon, John Norton, Carys Eleri, Joel McCormack, David Seddon. Producer Marc Beeby.

21 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman, based on his novel 'Crime and Punishment' which covers six decades, broadcast in ten episodes in the Afternoon Play slots over a fortnight. As Brian Oldman recounts witnessing the death of his grandfather, a man battered to death in a coal yeard as doodlebugs rained down on London at the end of the war, the scene is set ... a gritty East End crime saga of violence, betrayal, and the allure of power... (Tom Goulding, RT)......Ep. 1: As London celebrates the Festival of Britain in 1951, a boy witnesses a murder which will have lasting consequences for him and his family. Narrator- Ross Kemp, Joey- Toby Jones, Cath - Denise Gough, Brian - Joe Armstrong, Jack - Tom Weston-Jones, Gracie- Ruth Gemmell, Billy - Robert Glenister, with Charlie Davies, Nigel Cooke, Lotte Rice, Michael Eaves, Jonathan Tafler, Lewis MacLeod, Matthew Townshend, Theo Fraser Steele, Catherine Henderson, Oliver Mawdsley, Matthew Marsh, Jasmine Hyde, Charles Davies, Chinna Wodu. Producer Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus).

22 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep.2. Jack continues to avoid his call-up, and Joey is desparate to start his own business.

23 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 3. Jack refuses to leave the house after being attacked by the Krays, but with revenge on his mind, Billy has other plans for him. Meanwhile, Brian gets his first taste of crime.

24 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 4. Jack is on a 'high' after his first taste of crime, but things begin to go wrong when his mother falls ill. Meanwhile, Joey gets a call from the Inland Revenue.

25 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 5. Jack refuses to box for his regiment whilst carrying out his national service, and plans to escape after discovering that his mother is ill.

26 Oct: Saturday Drama: Topaz
Comedy drama by Lucy Gannon about the Victorian poet William Topaz McGonagall, a notoriously bad rhymester. When the play starts, he is tired of the ricicule his work has received, and devises a plot to rescue his reputation. Accompanied by his long-suffering son Billy, he walks from Dundee to Balmoral, hooping that an audience with Queen Victoria will be enough to secure him the fame and fortune his literary efforts have been unable to provide. The poet - Brian Cox, Queen Vic - Niamh Cusack, William's son - Sandy Grierson, Jean McGonagall - Maureen Beattie, with Stuart McQuarrie, Andrew Neil, Colette O'Neill, Sean Murray, Ali Craig, Amaka Okafor; producer Bruce Young.

27 Oct: Classic Serial- Sword of Honour
By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. Unconditional Surrender. 5/7. Third and final novel, in which Guy begins to lose his idealism about the war. Narrator- Tim McInnerney, Guy- Paul Ready, Tommy- Nicholas Boulton, Ludovic- Carl Prekopp, Virginia- Lydia Leonard, Mr. Crouchback- Sean Murray, Kilbannock- Oliver Chris, with Polly Frame, Michael Bertenshaw, Arthur Hughes, John Norton, Carys Eleri, Joel McCormack, David Seddon, Carolyn Pickles. Producer Sally Avens.

28 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 6. Brian meets MP Tom Driberg and embarks on a new course in life. Narrator- Ross Kemp, Joey- Toby Jones, Cath - Denise Gough, Brian - Joe Armstrong, Jack - Tom Weston-Jones, Gracie- Ruth Gemmell, Billy - Robert Glenister, with Charlie Davies, Nigel Cooke, Lotte Rice, Michael Eaves, Jonathan Tafler, Lewis MacLeod, Matthew Townshend, Theo Fraser Steele, Catherine Henderson, Oliver Mawdsley, Matthew Marsh, Jasmine Hyde, Charles Davies, Chinna Wodu, Kellie Shirley. Producer Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus).

29 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 7. Joey is deterimned to find a way for Brian to avoid conscription, and at the same time, he increases his business dealings with Sammy, with disastrous consequences.

30 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 8. Joey starts investing in property in run-down Notting Hill Gate, but this is the Kray brothers' territory.

31 Oct: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 9. Brian is hurt in gangland warfare, and after his return from hospital he suspects that the family has been making plans behind his back.

1 Nov: The Corrupted
By G.F.Newman. Ep. 10. Brian begins to move in increasingly influential circles, but ends up becoming Jack's rival for Leah's affections. Joey makes bigger deals as he works to secure his future.

1 Nov: Rio Story
By Chris Thorpe; indie production by the Goldhawk team. An occasional Friday play, 60m, recorded in Brazil with local actors. A corrupt police officer in Rio de Janeiro keeps a pregnant teenager imprisoned in a flat. An idealistic street kid plans to rescue her. Julio Adriao, Danilo Moraes, Andre Cursino, Tatsu Carvalho, Charles Paraventi, Renan Monteiro, Matheus Oliveira, Julia Bernat, Fernando Arze, Tecca Ferreira. Producers John Dryden and Jan Roldanus. Rpt.

2 Nov: Saturday Drama: The Right Honourable
By Mike Bartlett. 60m. Politics; Nerys Jones is a new MP. When she arrives at the House of Commons, the leader of her party, offers to be her personal tour guide. She can't work out why he is being so generous, until she becomes involved in a series of events testing her integrity and her ability to compromise. Nerys - Alexandra Roach, Mark - Peter Firth, Giles - AntonLesser, Steve - Alun Raglan, Paul - Gerard McDermott, Andrew - Paul Bazely, Constituent - Di Botcher. Indie (Pacificus), produced by Clive Brill and directed by Claire Grove.

3 Nov: Classic Serial - Sword of Honour
By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. Ep. 6/7. Guy's military career revives a little; he is selected to fly to Italy, so he travels to London to await orders. Casting details- see 27 Oct. Producer Tracey Neale.

4 Nov: Queens of the Coal Age
By Maxine Peake. Drama based on a true event; four miners' wives, including the wife of Arthur Scargill, the leader of the miners' union, went down into a coal mine and stayed there for a prolonged period (Parkside Colliery, Merseyside) in an attempt to save the pits from closing. Maxine Peake played Anne Scargill, with Julie Hesmondhalgh, Lorraine Cheshire and Rachel Austin. The producer was Justine Potter.

5 Nov: The Wainwrights
By Tom Wainwright. A farmer turns on his radio and hears himself as the star of a daily soap. He fears for his sanity and struggles with questions of free will and identity. The rest of the village turns against him, so he decides to find the broascaster responsible. Barry - Joe Hall, Jack - Alex tregear, with Adam Gillen, Michael Bertenshaw, Carolyn Pickles, Sean Murray, John Norton, David Seddon and Arthur Hughes. producer Sasha Yevtushenko.

6 Nov: My Life is a Series of People Saying Goodbye
By Dan Rebellato. A drama looking at the experience of parting through a selection of stories. The characters include a man who has to leave his injured climbing companion, a woman who is nervous about leaving London to start a new life as a student somewhere else, and a couple about to split up. Sean Gallagher, David Annen, Will Payne, Fenella Woolgar, Frances Grey, Jenny Jules. Producer - Polly Thomas.

7 Nov: Titanium
By Anita Sullivan. Drama about Gherman Titov, the Russian astronaut who was understudy to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, who never got his opportunity. Gherman waits for Gagarin to return from a routine training flight in 1968. He recalls the launch which made Gagarin famous in 1961.. His own trip in orbit made him the younget person ever to have gone into space. Titov - Derek Riddell, Gagarin - William Ash, with Sarah Ovens, Alun Raglan and Stephen Marzella. Producer Kate McAll. BBC Wales.

8 Nov: Moving Music
By Sarah Wooley. When they were young, the lives of Philip Glass and Steve Reich overlapped for a while. This drama looks at the minimalist composers as they run a small furniture removal firm in New York, years before they became well-known in the music scene. Reich - Bryan Dick, Glass - Justin Salinger, with Iain Batchelor, David Seddon and Nancy Crane. Producer Gaynor McaFarlane.

8 Nov: A Slow Air
Occasional Friday Play, by David Harrower. 60m. A brother and sister have not spoken to each other for 14 years. They reluctantly catch up with each other. Set in Glasgow. Their personal history seems to reflect that of modern Scotland. Lewis Howden, Susan Vidler; producer Gaynor MacFarlane. Rpt.

9 Nov: Joan of Arc, and how she became a saint
By Patrick Barlow, but not as 'National Theatre of Brent'. The story of the Maid of Orleans in a new interpretation. Joan is a West Country girl more inclined to stay at home than rescue france. It takes her guardian angels some time to lure her away from the family home. Joan - Dawn french, Jean du Cauchon - Jim Broadbent, Dauphin - Samuel Barnett, Jean de Metx -Andrew Dunn, with Anne Reid as St. Catherine, Maggie Steed as St. Margaret and Marc Wooton as Alphonse. Producer Lucy Armitage.

10 Nov: Sword of Honour
By Evelyn Waugh, dram. Jeremy Front. Concluding episode, 7/7. Production details as last Sunday, without Nicholas Boulton but with additional cast members Mia Soteriou and Chris Pavlo. Producer Tracey Neale. The series won the Best Audio Drama Adaptation at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. The previous production of this was exactly 30 years ago, in an 11-part dramatization by Barry Campbell, with Hugh Dickson, Norman Rodway and Carleton Hobbs, produced by Jane Graham (see Evelyn Waugh page).

11 Nov: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
By Alexander McCall Smith, dramatised from his own series of books set in Botswana. 1/2 (Rpt): An exceptionally wicked lady... Mma Ramotswe and Mma Maksutsi face and old adversary, and a letter from America sets them a tricky task. Janice Acquah, Nadine Marshall, Ben Onwukwe as JLB Matekoni, with Sam dale, Jude Akuwudike, Maynard Eziashi, Anna Bengo, Noma Dumezweni, Adjoa Andoh, Babou Ceesay, Nyasha Hatendi, Obi Abili, Chuk Iwuji, producer Gaynor MacFarlane.

12 Nov: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
By Alexander McCall Smith. Rpt. 2/2. The two detectives face the prospect of crocodiles, hippos and a canoe as they travel to the Okovango Delta to find a safari guide. They also have to deal with Phuti's aunt. Production details - see yesterday's entry.

13 Nov: The Icelandic Journals
By Lavinia Greenlaw. At the height of his fame, William Morris was in the unfortunate position of seeing his wife have an affair with the poet Rosetti. Instead of a verbal slanging match or a punch-up, he headed for Iceland. He kept a journal for his confidante, Georgie; the wife of his friend Edward Burne-Jones. Lavinia has drawn on that journal and other papers from Morris's circle to re-imagine the events of that summer. William Morris - Joseph Millson, Georgie - Lyndsey Marshall, Morris's wife - Janine Cooper-Marshall, Rosetti - Dominic Geraghty, with Harry August and Matthew Gravelle. Producer Kate McAll; director Lavinia Greenlaw.

14 Nov: Sorry Boys, You Failed The Audition
By Ray Connolly. Comedy drama. Freda, the teenage secretary of the beatles' fan club, gets the group back together to audition for producer George Martin in 1962. The band has been rejected by every other company and it is their last chance to win a recording contract. Note that this is not a drama-doc; it is a flight of fancy about what might have happened if they had failed to break through into the 'pop' world and had ended up singing in pubs and having ordinary jobs. Freda - Sara Bahadori, John Lennon - Andrew Knott, Paul McCartney - Stephen Fletcher, George Harrison - Luke Broughton, Ringo Starr - Daniel Crossley, Brain Epstein / George Martin - Jonathan Keeble, Mrs. Harrison - Ruth Alexander-Rubin, Cynthia - Hope Brownhill. Producer Gary Brown.

15 Nov: Mary Toft's Rabbit Tale
By Colin Bytheway. Mary Toft convinced some doctors in 1726 that she had given birth to rabbits. The local surgeon, JohnHoward, confirmed it. The King sent an anatomist to investigate. Mary - Anna Madeley, Joshua - Will Young, John Howard - Rupert Graves, with Nicholas Grace, Patrick Ryecart and Ian Masters. Producer - Celia de Wolff. Indie. (Pier Productions)

15 Nov: Friday Drama - Well, he would, wouldn't he?
By Charlotte Williams. The scandal in which Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler were involved, otherwise known as the Profumo Affair. (Rpt). Fifty years after it happened, Mandy looks back. Narrator - Mandy Rice-Davies, young Mandy - Aimee Ffion-Edwards, Christine Keeler - Lyndsey Marshall, with Steven Marzella, Ewan Bailey, Adrian Schiller, Alex Dower, Anthony Courier. Producer Kate McAll.

16 Nov: Saturday Drama - Air Force One
By Christopher Lee. Play which looks at the events following the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. When the body has returned from the mortuary, vice-president Johnson pressures judge Sarah Hughes to swear him in as Commander-In-Chief before he boards Air Force One. As the presidential party flies back to Washington, Jackie Kennedy has to come to terms with the sudden violent death of her husband. Narrator - Josh Stamberg, Johnson - Stacy Keach, Jackie K - Glenne Headly, Lady Bird Johnson - Susan Sullivan, with Steven Weber, Nicholas Hormannm, J.D.Cullum, Janine Barris, Jennifer Bassey, Gordon Clapp, Anna Mathias, Matthew Wolf, Andrew Sogliuzzo, John Sloan, Tracy Pattin and Darren Richardson. Producer Rosalind Ayres. Director Martin Jarvis. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres).

17 Nov: Classic Serial - The Russian Gambler
By Dolya Gavanski. 1/2. Modern-day take on 'The Gambler' by Dostoyevsky. A hard-up pianist gets a job as piano teacher to the daughter of a rich Russian oligarch living in London. Alexei - Ed Stoppard, Mikhail - Matthew Marsh, Polina - Dolya Gavansky, Vika - Isabella Blake-Thomas, Astley - Graham Seed, Francois - Orlando Seale, with Lucy May Barker, George Lasha, Irena Karacheva, Jay Taylor, Alana Ramsey, Tim Walker. Producer John Dryden. Indie. (Goldhawk).

18 Nov: Two-Pipe problems
By Michael Chaplin. 1/2. 'I get by with a little help from my friends'. The first of the two final episodes of the comedy with Geoffrey Palmer taking over the role of Richard Briers, who died in February. Stanley Baxter, Geoffrey Palmer, Felix Dexter, Tracey Wiles, David Holt, David Shaw-Parker, Terrell Forde. Producer Marilyn Imrie. Indie (Catherine Bailey).

19 Nov: Two-Pipe problems
By Michael Chaplin. 2/2. William and Sandy travel to Suffolk in search of inheritance. Stanley Baxter, Geoffrey Palmer, Linda Broughton, Stephen Critchlow. Producer - Catherine Bailey. Indie (Catherine Bailey Productions).

20 Nov: Ten Lessons in Love
Ten short plays by Nick Warburton, Bola Agbaje, Josie Long, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Tim Key and Nick Payne. A man uses a machine to revisit his old memories, hoping to pinpoint the moment he fell in love. It malfunctions. Sean Baker, Nyasha Hatendi, Alex Tregear, Zawe Ashton, Femi Oyeniran, Tim Key, Stuart McLoughlin, Sally Orrock, Daniel Rabin, Jane Whittenshaw, Josie Long. Producer James Robinson.

21 Nov: Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. The popular fantasy drama about William Palmer, the man who cannot die. He uncovers a disturbing family secret. Paul Hilton as William Palmer, with Sean Murray, Michael Bertenshaw, Annette Badland, Carolyn Pickles, Priyanga Burford, James Lailey and Georgie Fuller. Producers Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole.

22 Nov: Lewis and Tolkien - The Lost Road
By Robin Brooks. The play was written for the 50th anniversary of C.S.Lewis's death, and it looks at his friendship, in the early part of his life, with Tolkien. Lewis - Pip Torrens, Tolkien - Tom Goodman-Hill, with Haydn Gwynne, Carolyn Pickles, Harry Jardine as Betjeman, John Norton, Arthur Hughes, Isabel Brooke. Producer - Jonquil Panting.

23 Nov: Saturday Drama: Solomon and Marion
By Lara Foot. The writing of the play was triggered by the murder of actor Brett Goldin in 2006 in Cape Town. Marion is a divorcee; she lives alone in the countryside but over a fairly long period she gets the feeling of being under surveillance. Eventually a stranger knocks at her door. They become friends, but the reason the newcomer has sought her out is to reveal a truth about the past. Janet Suzman, Khayalethu Anthony. Producer Alison Hindell. 75m.

24 Nov: Classic Serial - The Russian Gambler
By Dolya Gavansky, 2/2. The wealthy Russian's mother arrives, and there is hope of rescue from financial ruin. However there is an obsession with high stakes, and it threatens to destroy everything. Ed Stoppard, Matthew Marsh, Eleanor Bron, Dolya Gavansky, Isabella-Blake-Thomas, Graham Seed, Orlando Seale, Lucy May Barker, Jay Taylor, Alana Ramsey, Timothy Walker. Producer John Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk).

25 Nov: Countrysides
By Anita Sullivan. The play looks at the effects on the countryside of the hunting ban. A hunt master and an anti-hunt protester find a connection in spite of their diverging views. Hunt Master- Tim McInnerney, Protester - Russell Tovey, with Nicholas Boulton, Sam Dale, Lucy Speed, Tom Stenley. Producer Karen Rose. Indie (Sweet Talk).

26 Nov: Arlo
By John Retallack. The strained relationship of singer Grace and writer Tom as seen through the eyes of their son, Arlo. Adaptation by the writer of a stage play. The play contains some music. Grace -Madeleine Worrall (singer and actor), Arlo - Joel McCormack, Tom - Jonathan Forbes, Philip -David Seddon. Producer Davis Hunter.

27 Nov: Amah in the Bathtub
By Judith Kampfner. Female members of a British swimming club are too busy partying to notice domestic problems. Yound mother Connie has no idea of the horrible way in which her children are treating the nanny. Flora - Alexandra Williamson, Donna - Amy Warren, Connie - Ruth Moore, with Tom Phelps, Bryn Spender, Suzanne Bertish, Hansel Tan, Margaret Leng Tan, Jane Wu, Hannah Nicholls. Producer Judith Kampfner.

28 Nov: Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. 2/4. Gallowstone Hill. Supernatural drama continues ... whilst looking for the 'Radiant Boy', Pilgrim comes to a village cursed with a dangerous collective madness. Paul Hilton, Lee Ross, Arthur Hughes, Carys Eleri, Priyanga Burford, David Seddon and John Norton. Producers - Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole.

29 Nov: The Vertigo Trust
By Jon Canter. Multimillionaire businessman Ronnie Sax reveals his greatest phobiamin an interview with an inquisitive journalist. Martin, who says he is a vertigo counsellor, reads the article and offers to help solve the problem. Gerard Murphy as the millionaire; James Fleet as Martin, with Daisy Haggard, Trevor Martin, Kellie Shirley and Helen Ryan. Producer Clive Brill. Indie (Pacificus Productions).

30 Nov: Saturday Drama - The Postman Always Rings Twice
By James Cain, dram. Charlotte Greig. This story was made famous by a film version with lust, murder and betrayal in fairly equal measure. A Californian drifer, Frank Chambers, is hired as a mechanic by the owner of a Greek diner. He soon begins an affair with the Greek's wife. They plot to run away together, but that's when the problems start. Frank - Ronan Summers, Samantha Dakin, Chris Pavlo, Kerry Shale. Producer Kate McAll. 60m.

1 Dec: Classic Serial - Double Indemnity
By James Cain, dram. Stef Penney, from the novel. An insurance man falls for an unhappy married woman. They plan to murder her husband. The phrase 'Double Indemnity' refers to getting a double payout on an insurance policy if death occurs under certain circumstances. Walter - Trevor White,, Phyllis - Christy Meyer, with Mitchell Mullen, Ashleigh Haddad and Martin T Sherman. Producer Kate McAll.

2 Dec: Lost and Found
By Ian Kershaw. An elderly father tries to connect with his middle-aged daughter by recalling some of their shared memories. Stan - Tom Courtenay, Zoe - Sally Carman, with Kate Coogan and Eddie Capli. Producer Gary Brown.

3 Dec: Kindness
By Julian Poidevin. Tom's happy family life is disrupted when his son Simon comes to stay and his arrival stirs up the neighbourhood. As a result, his second wife Lorna is forced to question the stability of the world she thought she knew. Tom - Nicholas Gleaves, Simon - Ashley Margolis, Lorna - Sophie Thompson, with Jessica Clark and Nicholas Keith. Producer Lucinda Mason Brown, director Peter Darney.

4 Dec: Father Brown - The Secret Garden
By Gilbert Chesterton, dram. Bert Coules. At a dinner party given by the Paris chief of police, a body is discovered. There's high-walled garden and no obvious means of entry. How was he murdered and how did he get there? Father Brown - Richard Greenwood, with Angus MacInnes, Liam Brennan, Jimmy Chisholm, Paul Young, Francesca Dymond, Robin Laing. Producer Kirsteen Cameron.

5 Dec: Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiwicz. Fantasy drama, 3/4. Woolmere Walter. The man who cannot die is forced to help an unusual couple in their courtship. Paul Hilton, Michelle Terry, Ralf Little, Joel McCormack, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Priyanga Burford, Michael Bertenshaw. Producers Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole.

6 Dec: Heart
By Mike Bartlett. A repeat from 2011, broadcast as a tribute to its producer Claire Grove, who had died a fortnight earlier, aged 60. A newly-retired primary school teacher is bewildered by the violent mood swings of her husband; the result of work-induced stress. He has become quite unlike the gentle, caring man he used to be. Without action, his marriage is unlikely to survive. Susan - Alison Steadman, Steve - Nicholas Farrell, Jackie - Joanna Monro. Producer Claire Grove.

6 Dec: Friday Play - The Liberty of Norton Folgate.
Rpt. of musical drama by Mark Davies Markham. When the owners of a cafe learn it is to be demolished, the regulars refuse to let it go without a fight. It features Suggs, Chas Smash and Mike Barson (musicians, playing themselves) with Vincent Ebrahim, Pooja Ghai, Avin Shah, Danny Sapani, Patrick Brennan, Adam Nagaitis, Paul Stonehouse, Eleanor Crooks. Producer Jeremy Mortimer.

7 Dec: Saturday Drama - Angel Maker
By Carine Adler. A penniless Jew from Hungary arrives in 1950s London. She is desperate for a new start in life. She and her daughter are forced to rely on an old flame. His family are not keen on her; she's hardly top-drawer. She has to turn their sexual attraction into something more permanent. Also - the phrase 'angel maker' - think for a minute about what it might mean... any cryptic crossword solvers out there? Anamaria Marinca, Adam Levy, with Ashley Ogden, Harriet Chandler Judd, Edward Akrout, Rosina Carbone, Stuart Richman, Maggie Fox. Producer Charlotte Riches.

8 Dec: Classic Serial - The Butterfly
By James Cain, ad. Adrian Bean. Jess Tyler, a middle-aged farmer, has spent 20 years alone since his marriage broke down. One day he gets a surprise visitor; a young girl, whom he does not recognise... John Chancer, Ashleigh Haddad, Solomon Mousley, Jess Mash, Martin Sherman. Producer Kate McAll.

9 Dec: Fearless
By Mike Walker; drama-doc. Fairly recently, the journalist Lee Halpin decided to find out what it was like to sleep rough. He planned to spend a week doing it in Newcastle, as a stepping-stone in his journalistic career. It failed dismally. This play looks at what happened. Billy Jeffries as Lee, with Neil Grainger, Meghan Doyle, Donald McBride, Chris Connel, Alan Renwick, Jackie Phillips. Producer Gemma Newby.

10 Dec: The Morpeth Carol
By Timothy Atack. It's Christmas Eve, and all young boys and girls are excited. A nine-year-old goes for a walk and finds that a big sledge has crashed; there's a reindeer in sorry shape, and a Santa who is nothing like the one he saw on the telly. Harry - Paul Copley, young Harry - Ellis Hollins, with Alun Raglan, Rachel Davies, Philippa Stanton, Paul Stonehouse, Matthew Watson, David Seddon. Producer Marc Beeby.

11 Dec: The People Next Door
By Shelley Silas. Sarah has never much liked her next-door-neighbours Samuel and Teresa - he plays his music too loudly and she's just creepy, but are they as weird as Sarah thinks, or is her imagination getting the better of her? Rpt. from 2011. Cast: Sarah ..... Claire Rushbrook, James ..... Nicholas Gleaves, Samuel ..... Sean Baker, Teresa ..... Marlene Sidaway, Car Mechanic ..... Alun Raglan. Producer Mary Peate.

12 Dec: Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. 4/4. Parsons' Mount. More supernatural happenings. Willam Palmer has to travel toa forbidden location. Paul Hilton, James Fleet, Amaka Okafor, Lizzy Watts, John Norton, Joel McCormack. Producers Marc Beeby & Jessica Dromgoole.

13 Dec: Helen
By Virginia Gilbert. Divorced dad David lives with his daughter Helen. His wife has remarried, and she and her new partner see Helen at weekends. Then the girl makes an accusation against her father. She says he has molested her. Is it just attention-seeking, or is it true? Ed Stoppard as David, Lia Willams as Clara, with Lucy Cook, Richard Lumsden, Jack Klaff, Ashley Jensen, Steve Toussaint, Priyanga Burford, Arthur Hughes. Producer David Ian Neville.

14 Dec: Saturday Drama - Winter Exercise
By Philip Palmer. A very interesting drama-documentary, of interest to anyone involved (like the present writer) in civil defence during the Cold War era. Global tensions had increased, and war between the Soviet and Western blocs seemed a real possibility. And so, for two weeks in March, a group of top civil servants met daily as part of Wintex-Cimex, a biennial exercise to test the UK Government's readiness for each stage of a descent into nuclear conflict. David Aaronovitch presented a documentary drama based on the recently-released Cabinet Office file. A nationwide exercise of military and civil defence personnel, Wintex-Cimex, would reveal the readiness of Britain to deal with the consequences of a nuclear exchange and what would inevitably follow: violence, breakdown of law and order, food shortages, attacks by enemy special forces at large in the country; perhaps even biological or chemical warheads. The emergency ‘Cabinet’ is forced to decide whether the UK should use its nuclear weapons, and how many, and where they should be targeted. Carolyn Pickes as narrator, with Tim Woodward as P.M., Thomas Wheatley, Simon Treves, Steve Toussaint, John Norton, Sean Murray and David Seddon; producers Phil Tinline and Toby Swift.

15 Dec: Classic Serial - The Commitments
By Roddy Doyle, dram. Eugene O'Brien. People seeking work in Dublin form a soul band. Ronan Raftery, Gavin Friday, Lloyd Cooney, Tom Ward, Mal Tuohy, Johnny Ward, Damien Molony, Sarah Greene, Eve Macklin, Kate Stanley-Brennan, Peter Campion, Andrew Connolly, Colm Meaney. Producer Gemma McMullen; director Jim Sheridan.

16 Dec: Borgen - Outside the Castle
1/5. By Tommy Bredsted and Joan Rand Christensen. Political thriller from Sweden. Hans Gammelgaard, private secretary in the ministry of the environment, finds that he is making enemies as he seeks approval for the use of genetically modified crops. Serial, lasting five days, all week. Translated by Joy Wilkinson. Hans - Tim Piggott-Smith, with Will Howard, Katherine D Blyton, Tom Goodman-Hill, Danny Sapani, Tony Gardner, Pippa Haywood, Carys Eleri, Priyanga Burford, Ben Onwukwe, Georgie Fuller, Arthur Hughes, Harry Jardine, Joel McCormack, Carolyn Pickles, Sean Murray, John Norton, Damian Lynch and David Seddon. Music by Halfdan E; producer Anders Lundorph.

17 Dec: Borgen - Outside the Castle
2/5. Behind the scenes, the GM debate continues. Details as yesterday. A journo gets involved and threatening 'phone calls start.

18 Dec: Borgen - Outside the Castle
3/5. Sacked minister Hans, his grandson, and a journalist try to find out who is attempting to control legislation on GM crops.

19 Dec:Borgen - Outside the Castle
4/5 A visit to Nigeria to find out who is sending GM seed out there, and a search for a GM foods researcher.

20 Dec: Borgen - Outside the Castle
5/5 Nigeria is a violent place, and where immense sums of money are involved, it's not long before troublemakers receive death threats...

21 Dec: The Wild Bride
Blues-infused fairly tale by Carl Grose, adapted for radio by Emma Rice and Carl Grose. A girl's father accidentally sells his daughter's soul to the devil. She rejects Satan but the price is high... Audrey Brisson, Stuart MacLoughlin, Stuart Goodwin, Emma Rice. Music by Stu Barker; sound design by Simon Baker and Nigel Lewis; producer James Robinson. Indie (Kneehigh Theatre production).

22 Dec: Classic Serial - The Van
By Roddy Doyle, from one of his 'Barrytown' novels. Jimmy is unemployed and at an all-time low. He needs money, fast. His mate offers him a dilapidated chip van and the chance of a partnership. What could possibly go wrong? David Wilmot, Simon Delaney, Angeline Ball, Tina Kellegher, Gavin Drea, Cal Kenealy, Aisling Franciosi, Amy McAllister, Aoife Duffin, Mark Doherty, Mark Lambert. Producer Gemma McMullan; director Jim Sheridan.

23 Dec: The Christmas of Inspector Steine
By Lynne Truss. It's Dec 1957 and Inspector Steine is switching on Brighton's Christmas lights and being Father Christmas at the big store. But there's a valuable bracelet stolen from the safe. Comedy drama. Michael Fenton Stevens as Insp. Steine, with Samantha Spiro, Robert Bathurst, Matt Green, John Ramm and Janet Ellis. Producer Karen Rose. Indie. (Sweet Talk).

Also... 23 Dec: Tales of Beatrix Potter
5 x 12m, 7.45pm, all week, Mon-Fri. Contemporary versions of the well-known stories, adapted and directed by Sean Grundy, with Johnny Vegas and colleagues from the entertainment world.

24 Dec: Is Anything Broken?
By Daniel Davies. Comedy. An architect negotiates his way through an airport; a stressful ordeal made worse when he learns that his son has had an accident at school, forcing him to balance his hectic personal and business lives whilst at the same time trying to reach the departure gate on time. Adam Kotz, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Kasper Hilton-Hille, Tracy Wiles, Susie Riddell, Christine Absolom, Don Gilet, Gerard McDermott, Peter Hamilton-Dyer, Harry Livingstone, Beverly Tagg. Producer Marc Beeby.

25 Dec: National Velvet
1/2. By Enid Bagnold, dram. Peter Flannery. A girl obsessed with horses chases her dream of riding in the Grand National. Sophie Rundle, John Sessions, Alison Steadman, Jonathan Keeble, Dylan Issberner, Tamsin Topolski, Charity Wakefield, Sam Lupton. Producer - Melanie Harris.

26 Dec: National Velvet
2/2. Conclusion. Velvet has an unusual plan to get into the race.... Production details - as yesterday.

27 Dec: The Chess Girls
By Lavinia Greenlaw. Based on a true story; two Hungarian parents, Lazlo and Klara Polgar, who defied Communist authorities by teaching their three daughters to play chess at a high level. Lazlo - Kerry Shale, Klara - Sally Orrock. Producer Chris Ledgard.

28 Dec: Saturday Drama -Otherwise Engaged
By Simon Gray. Publisher and Wagner-lover Simon Hench intends to spend the afternoon listening to 'Parsifal', but his quiet afternoon is jeopardised by a series of interruptions. 90m. Simon - James Purefoy, with Hattie Morahan, Nigel Planer, Alex MacQueen, Ewan Bailey, Tracey Wiles and Rikki Lawton. Producer Peter Kavanagh.

29 Dec: Classic Serial - The Old Man and the Sea
By Ernest Hemingway, dram. Simon Armitage. Cuban fisherman Santiago has gone for 84 days without catching anything. Then on the 85th day he hooks the biggest fish of his life. He has a struggle on his hands. David Schofield as Santiago, with Damson Idris and Joseph Bannerman. Producer Pauline Harris.

30 Dec: Listening to the Dead
By Katie Hims. 5-part serial, all week. 1/5. Enoch's Machine. A series of surreal dramas about five generations of a family, some of whom can hear the dead. This episode concerns a Victorian scinetist who invests his wealth in developing a machine which he believes will enable him to record the voice of his dead daughter Emily. Ami Metcalf, Eva Sayer, Michael Bertenshaw, Georgie Fuller, Priyanga Burford, Ben Crowe, Carolyn Pickles, Arthur Hughes, Joel McCormack. Producer Jessica Dromgoole.

31 Dec: Listening to the Dead
2/5. Four Sons. 1914, and Clara Tully, a baker's wife and the mother of four boys, knows that the war will not be over by Christmas. Ami Metcalf, Michelle Terry, Will Featherstone, Will Howard, Harry Jardine, Joel MacCormack, John Norton, Sean Murray, Sabina Arthur, Priyanga Burford, Carolyn Pickles. Producer - Jessica Dromgoole.

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FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRAMAS

31 Dec 2012: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 1/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. The Light Years tells the story of the extended Cazalet family. Set in the lead up to the outbreak of World War II, it appears that the Cazalets have it all but we soon discover that infidelity, indiscretions, jealousies and misplaced loyalties lurk just beneath the surface As the Cazalet family gather for their annual summer holiday the onset of war is about to change everything. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Edward - Pip Torrens; Villy - Ruth Gemmell; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Louise - Alix Wilton Regan; Hugh - Dominic Mafham; Diana - Lisa Dillon; Writer - Sarah Daniels; Produced and Directed by Sally Avens and Marion Nancarrow

1 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 2/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. As the long summer holiday continues for the Cazalet family Edward heads up to London for a secret liaison. Details as Dec 31

2 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 3/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Sid and Rachel's day together is threatened by Sybil's pregnancy. Details as Jan 1.

3 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 4/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Louise's image of her father, Edward, is about to be shattered for good. Details as Jan 1

4 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 5/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. As Sid worries about the situation in Germany, Louise discovers an enemy within her own family. Details as Jan 1

7 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 6/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. As war looms, everything is about to change for 3 generations of the Cazalet family. There is just one idyllic summer left. Villy has to deal with her unexpected pregnancy, whilst Zoe attempts to hide her dinner dates with Dr Sherlock from her mother. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Villy - Ruth Gemmell; Diana - Lisa Dillon; Edward - Pip Torrens; Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Dr Sherlock - Ben Crowe; Mrs Headford - Patience Tomlinson; Dr Ballater - Pat Brennan; Writer - Sarah Daniels; Produced and Directed by Sally Avens and Marion Nancarrow.

8 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 7/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Clary is researching the seven deadly sins and wants to know more about lust, unaware that her stepmother Zoe is indulging in quite a bit of it herself. Details as Jan 7.

9 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 8/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Everyone is extremely worried about the war, particularly Polly, but Neville can see how gas masks might protect him from the unwelcome approaches of relatives wanting to be kissed Details as Jan 7.

10 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 9/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Edward is finding it hard to please both his wife and his mistress, whilst Sid is having trouble just seeing Rachel. Details as Jan 7.

11 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets The Light Years 10/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Sarah Daniels. As Zoe worries that she may be pregnant the rest of the family wait anxiously for news of the outcome of Chamberlain's meeting with Hitler. Details as Jan 7.

14 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - How to Write a Novel in a Week, 1/5
By Tony Grounds Jim sees himself as an ideas man - always has been and always will be. But even though his entrepreneurial endeavours have so far only met with knock backs, Jim refuses to be cowed. And now, with the most important week of his life ahead of him, the bolt of inspiration is about to strike. Jim - Paul Ritter; Kath - Sophie Thompson; Ray - Ben Crowe; Susie - Lizzy Watts; Barman - Robert Blythe; Shop Assistant - Will Howard; Director - Sasha Yevtushenko ; Writer - Tony Grounds;

15 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - How to Write a Novel in a Week, 2/5
By Tony Grounds. Ideas man Jim has been struck by lightning. Quite literarily, or so he thinks. Realising that everyone has a novel locked inside of them, he has miraculously discovered the key. Details as Jan 14.

16 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - How to Write a Novel in a Week, 3/5
By Tony Grounds. Jim has shunned work and a holiday in Crete to devote the week to creating his very own Ulysses. Driven to despair, his wife Kath has shown him the door. But unbeknown to her, the challenge of winning her back is just the sort of quest his novel was lacking. Details as Jan 14.

17 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - How to Write a Novel in a Week, 4/5
By Tony Grounds. Jim's master plan of inspiring the nation to write their own novels has had unexpected consequences. His mother, for one, has responded by revealing a long-kept secret and now she's gone missing. Details as Jan 14.

18 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - How to Write a Novel in a Week, 5/5
By Tony Grounds. Jim has had an eventful week: his mother Iris revealed that the love of her life was not in fact his father but Angelo, an Italian prisoner of war with whom she had an affair as a teenager. Meanwhile, Jim's despairing wife Kath has threatened separation following his crusade to turn his life into a novel. With nothing to lose, Jim has staged an audacious reunion. Details as Jan 14.

21 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Craven: Series 2, 1/5
By Amelia Bullmore. As impending cuts threaten the staff of the Greater Manchester Police Murder Investigation Team, a case involving dangerous dogs and legal drugs piques DCI Craven's interest. Her boss, DCI Price warns Craven to concentrate on the bigger stories that might just save the staff, but Craven has other plans and dog loving Terry Bird puts old grievances aside to take on the case. Craven is determined to prove that the dog bite murder of a homeless man, is part of a new wave of organised crime and the 'legal' drugs on sale at the Pet Shop is somehow linked. Her Boss DI Price has other plans and with DS Watende Robinson afraid of dogs, bending the rules won't be easy. DCI Sue Craven- Maxine Peake; DCI Price - James Quinn; DI Terry Bird - David Crellin; DS Watende Robinson - Michael Obiora; Producer: Justine Potter A Red production for BBC Radio 4.

22 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Craven: Series 2, 2/5
By Amelia Bullmore. DS Watende Robinson refuses to admit to the rest of the team that he is afraid of dogs and is distracted at work by the impending birth of his first baby. But DS Terry Bird has him sussed. Details as Jan 21.

23 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Craven: Series 2, 3/5
By Amelia Bullmore. When one of Adams mates dies of a 'legal' drugs overdose, it is clear that the problem is wide spread and a local Pet Shop selling pond cleaner is not all it seems. Craven's 'regular irregular' lover, Macca (Jack Deam) helps out. Details as Jan 21.

24 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Craven: Series 2, 4/5
By Amelia Bullmore. As Watende Robinson's wife goes into labour with their first baby, a break, takes the team to a farm in Denshaw where shocking activities and an abandoned child hint at a much bigger crime. Details as Jan 21.

25 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Craven: Series 2, 5/5
By By Amelia Bullmore. But it is the pack mentality of the women on the drug addled estate that brings the investigation to an end. We finish series two as the axe falls on the job of one member of the team. Details as Jan 21.

28 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Tales of the City 1/5
By Armistead Maupin. Set in 1976 in San Francisco. Mary Ann Singleton, a naive young woman from Cleveland, Ohio arrives in San Francisco, finding an apartment at 28 Barbary Lane, the domain of the eccentric marijuana growing landlady Anna Madrigal. Mary Ann becomes friends with other tenants of the building: the hippyish bisexual Mona Ramsey; the strange Norman Neal Williams; and Michael Tolliver, a sweet and personable gay man known to friends as Mouse. Beyond the house, lovers and friends guide Mary Ann through her San Franciscan adventures. Edgar Halcyon, Mary Ann's and Mona's boss, Edgar's socialite daughter DeDe Halcyon-Day, and her scheming husband Beauchamp Day all provide a glimpse into a more affluent Californian class. Mona's ex-lover D'orothea Wilson, returns from a modelling assignment in New York, while Michael's lover and DeDe's gynaecologist, Jon Fielding, become part of the group. Anna Madrigal - Kate Harper; Mary Ann - Lydia Wilson; DeDe - Nancy Crane; Mona - Buffy Davis; Edgar - Lou Hirsch; Frannie - Bernice Stegers; Beauchamp - John Guerrasio; Michael - Jos Slovick; Edgar - Lou Hirsch; Jon - Simon Lee Phillips; D'Or - Valerie Cutko; Siegel - Kerry Shale; Hampton - Kerry Shale; Norman - Kerry Shale; Writer - Bryony Lavery; Director - Susan Roberts.

29 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Tales of the City 2/5
By Armistead Maupin. Anna and Edgar share some afternoon delight. Mary Ann loves her new life. She settles into her apartment and job, and there's a surprise visitor for Mona. Details as Jan 28.

30 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Tales of the City 3/5
By Armistead Maupin. Disillusioned, Mary Ann Singleton's considering moving back to Cleveland. Mona and Michael cook up a scheme to pay the rent. Details as Jan 28.

31 Jan: 15 Minute Drama - Tales of the City 4/5
By Armistead Maupin. Anna Madrigal has an empty rooftop apartment in her lodgings at 28 Barbary Lane . Norman . a travelling salesman may be the perfect tenant . It's nearly Thanksgiving and romance is in the air -but nor for Dede who gets some unexpected news. Details as Jan 28.

1 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - Tales of the City 5/5
By Armistead Maupin. Christmas is coming to Barbary Lane, but what will it bring for Mrs Madrigal's special people? Something shocking for Mary Ann? Something heart-breaking for Anna? What about Mona and Mouse?. Details as Jan 28.

FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRAMAS

FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRAMAS

4 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - More Tales of the City 1/5
By Armistead Maupin. In this sequel to Tales of the City, Anna Madrigal reveals her secrets to her second family - the tenants of her house, 27 Barbary Lane . Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. With a huge windfall, Mary Ann and Mouse set off on a cruise with the aim of seducing people in shifts. With no following wind and no extra cash Mona runs away, setting off on a road-trip she will never forget . Anna Madrigal - Kate Harper; Mary Ann - Lydia Wilson; Dede - Nancy Crane; Bobbi - Nancy Crane; Mona - Buffy Davis; Hampton-Giddes - Kerry Shale; Mucca - Bernice Stegers; Beauchamp - John Guerrasio; Burke - Trevor White; Michael - Jos Slovick; D'Or - Valerie Cutko; Brian - Simon Lee Phillips; Bruno - Kerry Shale; Hampton - Kerry Shale; Director - Susan Roberts; Writer - Bryony Lavery.

5 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - More Tales of the City 2/5
By Armistead Maupin. On the cruise, Mary Ann and Burke get closer, and an old friend turns up for Mouse. At home, 28 Barbary Lane seems empty. Mrs Madrigal is looking for Mona who has interrupted her road trip for a stay at the best whorehouse in Winnemucca. Details as Feb 4.

6 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - More Tales of the City 3/5
By Armistead Maupin. Michael and Jon are re-united and Mary-Ann's relationship with Burke is blossoming on the cruise. Dede meets a new friend and Beauchamp tries another way of dealing with his wife's pregnancy. Details as Feb 4.

7 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - More Tales of the City 4/5
By Armistead Maupin. Mary Ann is determined to solve the mystery of Burkes amnesia . Turning detective she follows some clues from his past in search of answers. Also wanting to get things out into the open, Michael decides to open up to his mother about being gay. Details as Feb 4.

8 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - More Tales of the City 5/5
By Armistead Maupin. Mary Ann and Burke's detective work to solve the reason for his amnesia steps up a pace . Mona's extremely worried as her mother is in town. Anna Madrigal has a mystery of her own to reveal. Details as Feb 4.

11 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, 1/5
By Esther Wilson. Return of award winning 15' drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities, starring Donna Lavin and Edmund Davies, actors with learning disabilities. Based on true stories and created in part through improvisation, this comic and heartfelt series explores the possibility of the couple having a baby. Just about everybody is against the idea, including Darleen's partner Jamie. Darleen - Donna Lavin; Jamie - Edmund Davies; Mohammad - Peter Singh; Treena - Lorraine Ashbourne; Woman in Street - Holly Jay Bowes; Bob - Stephen Chapman; Ellie - Fiona Wass; Stacy - Olivia Cosgrove; Girl on Bus - Holly Jay Bowes; Alex Huntesmith - Alex Huntesmith; Director - Pauline Harris; Producer - Pauline Harris; Writer - Esther Wilson.

12 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, 2/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen wants a baby and Jamie is shocked when he thinks she's stolen one. He's not too pleased when he discovers the truth either. Details as Feb 11.

13 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, 3/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen and Jamie are exploring the possibility of having a baby. Darleen is shocked and upset after a visit to Social Services and their apparent negative reaction to their plight. However, she feels more optimistic after meeting Alex Huntesmith. Alex is a 17 year old man studying politics and economics for his A Levels, who hopes to go to Oxford. He's also the son of parents with learning disabilities. Details as Feb 11.

14 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, 4/5
By Esther Wilson. Alex is hoping to go to Oxford, and his parents have learning disabilities. He's brought a dvd of his real mum - Jill Huntesmith, who we hear speaking about her experience of having four children and who inspires Darleen to pursue her dream. But Darleen is shattered by the news of her mother's pregnancy. Details as Feb 11 plus Jill Huntesmith.

15 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles: Series 4, 5/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen wants a baby and she and Jamie are taking her step sister, Stacey, out for the day, practising at being parents. But things don't quite to plan and a near disaster strikes. Details as Feb 14.

18 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 1/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard, As the Cazalet family gather for their annual summer holiday the onset of war is about to change everything. In the hot summer of 1938, Home Place in the beautiful Sussex countryside is frantically being opened up and prepared for another Cazalet family holiday, as siblings Hugh, Edward, Rupert and Rachel - and their respective families - are reunited. Rupert is trying not to think about whether he married the beautiful but rather petulant Zoe too soon after his first wife's death; Hugh and his wife Sybil each try to put the other first, not necessarily to their mutual advantage; Edward is mulling on how he might be able to get away from his wife, Villy, to spend time with his mistress and Rachel is trying to find a private place to read her letter in secret. But the wider world is about to intrude on their lives forever and each is increasingly to wonder what their future may hold - for themselves and their children. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Clary - Georgia Groome; Rupert - Raymond Coulthard; Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Louise - Alix Wilton Regan; Hugh - Dominic Mafham; Christopher - Will Howard; Sybil - Sarah-Jane Holm; Commander Pearson - Nicholas Murchie; Director - Sally Avens; Director - Marion Nancarrow; Producer - Sally Avens; Producer - Marion Nancarrow; Writer - Lin Coghlan.

19 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 2/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. With the outbreak of war, all the old certainties seem to be disappearing; Diana finds her position as Edward's mistress leaves her feeling particularly threatened. Details as Feb 18.

20 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 3/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Louise is delighted to meet the sophisticated Stella Rose and can't wait for their trip to the theatre. Until she sees her father there, with someone she doesn't know. Details as Feb 18.

21 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 4/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Clary begins to write about things she notices people don't talk about - including sex and going to the lavatory - to take her mind off Rupert's imminent departure, little knowing that a new arrival at Home Place is to help things enormously. Details as Feb 18.

22 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 5/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Louise is home from drama school and insufferable, Polly is struggling with her parents being at loggerheads and Clary is about to receive the phone call she never wanted to hear. Details as Feb 18.

25 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 6/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard In the second series, the families' worst fears are realised as war breaks out. Rupert immediately decides he must join up, Edward will see what military work he can get, whilst Hugh - still suffering from injuries from the first war - has to settle with running the family firm. But it is the children who become the centre of the story, as Louise realises that her parents' marriage is not as happy as she had imagined, Clary is faced with the prospect of losing her beloved father and Polly must deal with her fear of war and a battle much closer to home. If only the adults would realise that they are not really children - but they seem stuck in some awful place where they must simply mark time. A German plane crashes near Home Place and the children find themselves first on the scene. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Christopher - Will Howard; Clary - Georgia Groome; Sybil - Sarah-Jane Holm; Hugh - Dominic Mafham; Miss Milliment - Carol Macready; Mr York - Robert Blythe; Director - Sally Avens; Director - Marion Nancarrow; Producer - Sally Avens; Producer - Marion Nancarrow; Writer - Lin Coghlan.

26 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 7/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. The Germans continue with their bombing raids but Sybil must contend with an enemy even nearer to home. Details as Feb 25 but Director - Rosalynd Ward.

27 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 8/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Zoe's attitude to her looks changes after meeting a young airman who is horrifically injured. Details as Feb 26.

28 Feb: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 9/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Miss Milliment moves permanently to Home Place to teach the girls but worries what will become of her when they are grown. Details as Feb 26.

1 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, 10/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. London undergoes a huge air raid whilst Sid's resentment of Rachel's family makes for a difficult visit. Details as Feb 25.

4 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, Episode 11/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. In the second series, the families' worst fears are realised as war breaks out. Rupert immediately decides he must join up, Edward will see what military work he can get, whilst Hugh - still suffering from injuries from the first war - has to settle with running the family firm. But it is the children who become the centre of the story, as Louise realises that her parents' marriage is not as happy as she had imagined, Clary is faced with the prospect of losing her beloved father and Polly must deal with her fear of war and a battle much closer to home. If only the adults would realise that they are not really children - but they seem stuck in some awful place where they must simply mark time. 1940: Louise goes to her first dance in London and meets the famous painter, Michael Hadleigh. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Louise - Alix Wilton Regan; Michael - Harry Hadden-Paton; Stella - Hannah Taylor-Gordon; Zee - Liza Sadovy; Producers: Sally Avens, Marion Nancarrow.

5 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, Episode 12/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Louise is insufferable since going to acting school and Christopher tries to find sanctuary in Home Place. Details as Mar 04 plus Clary - Georgia Groome; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Sybil - Sarah-Jane Holm; Christopher - Will Howard; Michael - Harry Hadden-Paton; Raymond - Nicholas Murchie.

6 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, Episode 13/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Villy is indignant that Louise has gone to stay with Michael without telling them, but Edward is delighted when it means she will stay in their London house on the way back Details as Mar 05 plus Villy - Ruth Gemmell; Edward - Pip Torrens.

7 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, Episode 14/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Hugh wants to spend some time in Hastings with Polly, but it doesn't turn out the way he had planned. Nor does the news Diana has for Edward. Details as Mar 06 plus Hugh - Dominic Mafham.

8 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Marking Time, Episode 15/15
By Elizabeth Jane Howard. Polly is distressed that her parents aren't talking to one another about her mother's illness and confides in Miss Milliment. Details as Mar 07 plus Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Diana - Lisa Dillon; Miss Milliment - Carol Macready; Archie - Joseph Millson.

FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRAMAS

FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRAMAS

11 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin,
By Stephen Wakelam 1924: Poet of the Coke Ovens. The series which explores the 20th Century through the diaries and correspondence of real people. The Journals of Yorkshire Farm Labourer and aspiring writer Fred Kitchen adapted by Stephen Wakelam. Fred struggles to put bread on the table but he also has literary ambitions. Fred - Ralph Ineson; Mother - Liza Sadovy; Neighbour - Stephanie Racine; Ethel - Sarah Thom; Harold - Paul Stonehouse; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Stephen Wakelam.

12 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin,
By Stephen Wakelam. 1924: The Farm Near Sheffield. Frequent moves are often the lot of the rural worker. Fred - Ralph Ineson; Ethel - Sarah Thom; Harold - Paul Stonehouse; Magistrate - Patrick Brennan; Customer - Stephanie Racine; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Stephen Wakelam.

13 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin,
By Stephen Wakelam. 1925: Fresh Pastures. Fred is now the Poet of the Cowshed. Fred - Ralph Ineson; Ethel - Sarah Thom; Ratcliff - Will Howard; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Stephen Wakelam.

14 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin,
By Stephen Wakelam. 1933: Hot Spell. Fred has been encouraged in his writing by a WEA tutor. Details as Mar 13.

15 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century 21 - Journal of a Joskin,
By Stephen Wakelam. 1938: Remarkable Events. Writing is beginning to take a bigger role in Fred's life. Details as Mar 13.

18 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Soloparentpals.com: Series 4, 1
By Sue Teddern. If It Ain't Broke. Despite moving in together, Tom and Rosie's relationship is still lacking in synchronicity. The pressures of Tom's relocation, the complications of stepparenthood and the task of being full-time housefather in a less than spacious Bolton terraced house slowly begin to have their effect. At the same time, for Rosie the world is opening up professionally and she even becomes capable of embracing marriage. One year on, Tom and Rosie live together in Bolton with Rosie's 15-year-old son, Calum, and baby Finn. Care home manager Rosie is climbing the greasy pole at work, while Tom initially enjoys his new role as a stay-at-home-Dad. They aren't the only solo parents who are now a couple: Tash has tied the knot with 'lush' Jamie and Gill's almost moved in with Tony Macaroni. So it makes sense that they're all now regulars on the soloparentpals.com website. They can keep in touch and seek advice on how to deal with the problems, awkwardnesses and sheer logistical and emotional complications of 21st Century family life. Naive as ever, at first Tom thinks marriage will glue everything together. Pessimistic as ever, Rosie reckons that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Once again we have the "will-they-won't-they?" scenario but this time the tables are turned and the advice from their soloparentpals.com confidantes is not always helpful or without its own agenda. How will they resolve this situation? And along the way more complications arise. Once again the framework is the soloparentpals.com website but as in the third series of SOLOPARENTPALS.COM the scenes are a rich mixture of face-to-face scenes, phonecalls, texts, forum pages and chatrooms. After much turbulence Rosie and Tom are now living together in Bolton. Rosie is happy in her job but Tom finds being a house-husband a challenge. Rosie - Liz White; Tom - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Tash - Karina Jones; Gill - Joanna Brookes; Lily - Isadora Dooley Hunter; Calum - Keaton Lansley; Debbie - Philippa Stanton; Director - David Hunter ;Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Sue Teddern.

19 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Soloparentpals.com: Series 4, 2
By Sue Teddern. London Calling. Rosie's unexpected redundancy is a blow and means that Tom is forced to look far afield to bring home the bacon. Details as Mar 18.

20 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Soloparentpals.com: Series 4, 3
By Sue Teddern. Pianoversary. Rosie and Tom's relationship is under new strain now that he is working 4 days a week in London in order to pay the mortgage in Bolton. Rosie - Liz White; Tom - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Tash - Karina Jones; Gill - Joanna Brookes; Pat - Christine Absolom; Lily - Isadora Dooley Hunter; Ginny - Philippa Stanton; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Sue Teddern.

21 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Soloparentpals.com: Series 4, 4
By Sue Teddern. Sex and the City. Not only is Tom working 4 days a week in London to pay the mortgage in Bolton but now his mother has broken her arm in Hove. Rosie - Liz White; Tom - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Sue Teddern.

22 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - Soloparentpals.com: Series 4, 5
By Sue Teddern. Be It Ever So Humble. Tom's plans to propose were scuppered when Rosie discovered he had accepted a permanent job on London. It looks like they are living apart again. Rosie - Liz White; Tom - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Tash - Karina Jones; Gill - Joanna Brookes; Pat - Christine Absolom; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Writer - Sue Teddern.

25 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Kneebone Bonanza, 1/5
By Carl Grose. Meet The Kneebones. a squabbling, financially ruined family trying to survive in St. Day, Cornwall. Their father, Jed Kneebone (scrap yard merchant and Country & Western addict) has died, leaving his three children (Slick, Dwight and Maddy) in serious debt. Maddy reluctantly runs the yard, Slick tries to find work (there isn't any) and Dwight does dodgy deals. Could an old family legacy, The Kneebone Bonanza, be the answer? A wildly inventive Cornish comedy about family, death, love and hope, by outstanding Cornish writer Carl Grose. Maddy - Alex Tregear; Slick - Michael Shelford; Dwight - Ed Gaughan; Duke - Ed Gaughan; Loretta - Amanda Lawrence; Bailiff - Carl Grose; Receptionist - Philippa Stanton;Director - Claire Grove; Producer - Claire Grove; Writer - Carl Grose.

26 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Kneebone Bonanza, 2/5
By Carl Grose. The Kneebones are in serious financial trouble. Could a lost gold mine in Arizona be the answer? And who is the mysterious American with the snake skin boots? Details as Mar 25.

27 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Kneebone Bonanza, 3/5
By Carl Grose. Slick has been carted off to a special unit to cool his temper and Maddy finds a long lost relative. Details as Mar 25 plus Nurse Keith - Ed Gaughan.

29 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Kneebone Bonanza, 4/5 By Carl Grose. The bailiffs are back and there are cracks appearing in the walls of house. Details as Mar 25

30 Mar: 15 Minute Drama - The Kneebone Bonanza, 5/5
By Carl Grose. The Kneebone's house has collapsed into a mine shaft. Will they get out before the bulldozers flatten the site? Details as Mar 25.

1 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - A Small Town Murder, Series 5, 1/5
By Scott Cherry. When married woman, Anna Pyne, is violently abducted from home, Family Liaison Officer DC Jackie Hartwell is tasked to support her husband, Martin - brother of West Midlands drug lord, Jimmy Pyne. Jackie tries to discover if the kidnapping could be related to Jimmy's criminal activities. Is Martin the respectable businessman he makes himself out to be? Has he really had nothing to do with his criminal brother? When an unexpected twist during the ransom drop makes it clear Martin's withholding vital information, Jackie has to work hard to get him to reveal everything he knows - and she soon finds herself uncovering a heart-breaking story of murder, betrayal and revenge. As Jackie supports Martin by keeping him informed of the investigation's progress, she also tries to discover if he has any information which might lead to the identification of any possible suspects. But why should he? He has no criminal convictions. Perhaps he's just being targeted for being Jimmy Pyne's brother. One thing's for sure, the amount of blood at the scene indicates Anna was seriously hurt when she was abducted - so Jackie and her team must do everything they can to find her as soon as possible. Producer - Clive Brill; Writer - Scott Cherry. A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.

2 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - A Small Town Murder, Series 5, 2/5
By Scott Cherry. Jackie Hartwell finds herself caught between Martin wanting to co-operate with the kidnapper's financial demands, and a hostage negotiator wanting them to adopt a tougher stance and make demands of their own. Meanwhile, DI Peter Sanders presses Jackie to find out if Martin has any idea who's responsible. Details as Apr 01.

3 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - A Small Town Murder, Series 5, 3/5
By Scott Cherry. It's been 24 hours since Anna Pyne was abducted and the kidnappers are demanding that Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, delivers the ransom money in person. Jackie's to wait in front of the Birmingham Town Hall for instructions. But will they do as they say and release Anna? It's only when they get to Steelhouse Lane that Jackie finally realises the kidnappers are after more than just money. An unexpected twist during the ransom drop makes it clear Martin's withholding vital information, Jackie has to work hard to get him to reveal everything he knows - and she soon finds herself uncovering a heart-breaking story of murder, betrayal and revenge. Details as Apr 01

4 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - A Small Town Murder, Series 5, 4/5
By Scott Cherry. Anna Pyne is still being held by kidnappers who are implying that her husband, Martin, has been bribing police officers. Why are they making this claim when Martin insists he's a respectable, law-abiding businessman who's never had anything to do with his brother's criminal activities? Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, has to make Martin realise that, if that he's to have any chance of getting his wife back alive, then he's going to have to tell her the truth. Details as Apr 01.

5 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - A Small Town Murder, Series 5, 5/5
By Scott Cherry. Family Liaison Officer, Jackie Hartwell, finally gets Martin to reveal details of the awful tragedy which led to the arrest of his brother and the brutal kidnapping of his wife. Details as Apr 01.

8 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Little Ottleys, Series Four 1/5
By Martyn Wade based on Ada Leverson's characters. Bruce, Edith and Aylmer are locked in their curious but delightful triangle. It is early Autumn in the year 1916. Bruce Ottley, having gone to America to escape the Zeppelins and to live with Madame Frabelle, has returned to England. Though divorced from Edith he is still residing in the spare room of the very concise house in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge. Much to the dismay of Aylmer. Bruce has been attempting to convince Edith that everything should and can be exactly as it was before. He's unable to function without Edith, but he patronises her (just as he did before), tries to act the domineering husband (despite the fact that he divorced Edith at the end of Series 2) - and is impelled by his vanity to indulge in amorous adventures with other women. Ada - Haydn Gwynne; Edith - Juliet Aubrey; Bruce - Ifan Meredith; Alymer - Jonathan Firth; Madame Frabelle - Jane Whittenshaw; Miss Flummerfelt - Susie Riddell; Vincy Wenham Vincy - Sam Alexander; Director - Tracey Neale; Producer - Tracey Neale; Writer - Martyn Wade.

9 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Little Ottleys, Series Four 2/5
By Martyn Wade based on Ada Leverson's characters. Edith's radical proposal - that she should alternate between Aylmer and Bruce on a monthly basis - is about to be implemented and Bruce is not happy. Details as Apr 08.

10 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Little Ottleys, Series Four 3/5
By Martyn Wade based on Ada Leverson's characters. Feeling abandoned by both Edith and Madame Frabelle, Bruce finds himself at a loose end but then while travelling through Piccadilly he spots a face from the past. Details as Apr 08.

11 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Little Ottleys, Series Four 4/5
By Martyn Wade based on Ada Leverson's characters. Bruce's curiosity has led to him being trapped in Aylmer's pantry. Will he escape in time for his performance in 'The Mystery of the Countess of Carmarthenshire's Emerald Snake Bracelet' or will Aylmer have to come to the rescue so the show can go on? Details as Apr 08.

12 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Little Ottleys, Series Four 5/5
By Martyn Wade based on Ada Leverson's characters. Madame Frabelle is keeping a very close eye on Miss Flummerfelt. Neither aware that Bruce is trying to win Edith back. Aylmer, fretting for the safety of his soldier son, is desperate for Edith to stay with him and break her promise to Bruce. Details as Apr 08.

15 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk, 1/5
By Liz Rigbey. The poorest farmer in the village, Mewa Gul, has a double crisis. A sick cow will cost money to replace, so he really needs his daughter's bridal money. But when there is astonishing news about her fiancé, the wedding seems in jeopardy. We also meet the wealthy, landowning Akbar Khan, who is violently opposed to the village's new school. A slice of daily village life from the wild, mountainous Pak-Afghan borders - where the only law is tribal law and there is no road, no electricity and no phone, but hi-tech drones fly overhead. Mewa Gul, the poorest farmer - Vincent Ebrahim; Bakhtawara, his wife - Meera Syal; Zarlakhta, his daughter - Balvinder Sopal; Taza Gul, his son - Jaz Deol; Akbar Khan, the wealthy landowner - Sagar Arya; Durranai, his mother - Sudha Bhucher; Wisal, his elder son - Donald Slack; Mashal, his younger son - Muzz Khan; Director - Liz Rigbey; Producer - Anne-Marie Cole; Executive Producer - John Dryden; Writer - Liz Rigbey; Sound design - David Chilton; Music - Olivia Thomas. An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4.

16 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk, 2/5
By Liz Rigbey. Shopkeeper Sardar Aka's older wife, Gulnara, hears some news which gives her good reason to be jealous of his new young wife. Meanwhile, in the house of the village warlord, the young, widowed Kashmala reveals to her mother-in-law that she is harbouring a secret and dangerous ambition. Sardar Aka, the shopkeeper - Madhav Sharma; Gulnara, his first wife - Pooja Ghai; Sakina, his young second wife - Rakhee Thakra; Shah Bibi, Akbar Khan's wife - Shaheen Khan; Kashmala, Sardar Aka's daughter - Betsabeh Emran; Director - Liz Rigbey; Producer - Anne-Marie Cole; Executive Producer - John Dryden; Writer - Liz Rigbey; Sound design - David Chilton; Music - Olivia Thomas.

17 Apr: No 15 Minute Drama - An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk, 3/5
By Liz Rigbey. The poverty-stricken Mewa Gul tries to extract his family from his daughter Zarlakhta's engagement. But it won't be easy - or cheap. Meanwhile, in the landowner's house, young Wisal Khan continues to love Zarlakhta from afar. Akbar Khan, the wealthy landowner - Sagar Arya; Wisal, his elder son - Donald Slack; Kashmala, his daughter-in-law - Betsabeh Emran; Lashkar, Mashal's outlaw friend - Narinder Samra; Mewa Gul, the poorest farmer - Vincent Ebrahim; Bakhtawara, his wife - Meera Syal; Zarlakhta, his daughter - Balvinder Sopal; Director - Liz Rigbey; Producer - Anne-Marie Cole; Executive Producer - John Dryden; Writer - Liz Rigbey; Sound design - David Chilton; Music - Olivia Thomas.

18 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk, 4/5
By Liz Rigbey. The elder wife of shopkeeper Sardar Aka is suddenly ill. Or is she just sick with jealousy of his younger wife? The doctor will know. However, the couple are on their way to the doctor's clinic down the mountain when an event shakes the whole village. Sardar Aka, the shopkeeper - Madhav Sharma; Gulnara, his first wife - Pooja Ghai; Zakina, his young second wife - Rakhee Thakra; Shah Bibi, wife of Akbar Khan - Shaheen Khan; Wisal, the elder son of Akbar Khan - Donald Slack; Director - Liz Rigbey; Producer - Anne-Marie Cole; Executive Producer - John Dryden; Writer - Liz Rigbey; Sound design - David Chilton; Music - Olivia Thomas.

19 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk, 5/5
By Liz Rigbey. The villagers are horrified to learn the cause of the terrifying event which has shaken their mountain. In the landowner's house, Shah Bibi, wife of the shady Akbar Khan, fears that his activities mean it could happen again, and even closer to home. Meanwhile, Mewa Gul and his son go to the jirga - the village justice panel - to explain why the family wants to break Zarlakhta's engagement. But will the jirga agree and free Zarlakhta to marry another? Mewa Gul, the poorest farmer - Vincent Ebrahim; Bakhtawara, his wife - Meera Syal; Zarlakhta, his daughter - Balvinder Sopal; Taza Gul, his son - Jaz Deol; Akbar Khan, the wealthy landowner - Sagar Arya; Durranai, his mother - Sudha Bhucher; Wisal, his elder son - Donald Slack; Mashal, his younger son - Muzz Khan; Director - Liz Rigbey; Producer - Anne-Marie Cole; Executive Producer - John Dryden; Writer - Liz Rigbey; Sound design - David Chilton; Music - Olivia Thomas.

22 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 1/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. 'Confusion' is the third of four compelling Cazalet novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard, which together give a vivid insight into the lives, hopes and loves of three generations during the Second World War and beyond. The third series is set between 1942 and 1945: For the Cazalet family the war has brought tragedy; Rupert has been missing since Dunkirk and only his daughter Clary refuses to believe he is dead, whilst her step-mother Zoe has buried her hope and devotes her energy to bringing up their daughter Juliet. At home, Sybil has lost her battle with cancer leaving Polly bereft and trying to comfort her father, Hugh. Even Edward seems wracked with doubt over whether he should give up his mistress, Diana, who is carrying his child and try and make a go of things with Villy once again. The younger generation seems as confused as their parents: Louise makes a hasty marriage to society painter Michael Hadleigh giving up her dreams of being an actress, whilst Polly and Clary finally convince the family they can move to London but the girls are soon to discover that independence and adulthood brings heartbreak of its own. Polly will not allow herself to grieve over the death of her mother. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Edward - Pip Torrens; Hugh - Dominic Mafham; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Clary - Georgia Groome; Diana - Lisa Dillon; Mr Green - Ben Crowe; Producers: Sally Avens & Marion Nancarrow;

23 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 2/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Louise's engagement to the society painter Michael Hadleigh is announced; whilst Polly finds herself looking at Archie in a new light. Details as Apr 22 plus Louise - Alix Wilton Regan; Stella - Hannah Taylor-Gordon; Michael - Harry Hadden-Paton; Zee - Liza Sadovy; Archie - Joseph Millson;

24 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 3/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Louise discovers she's pregnant but begins to question her relationship with Michael. Details as Apr 23 plus Villy - Ruth Gemmell; Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Juliet - Verity Firth.

25 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 4/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. 1942: New Year's Eve, but the Cazalet family celebrations are marred by deceit and an over developed sense of duty. Details as Apr 24 plus Sid - Helen Schlesinger; Rachel - Naomi Frederick; Thelma - Hannah Wood; Jamie - Tomi Fry.

26 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 5/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Zoe embarks upon a relationship and Louise finds herself alone as she gives birth. Details as Apr 25 plus Jack - Elliot Levey; Nurse - Lizzy Watts.

29 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 6/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. A suggestion of Rachel's finds Sid basking in some unexpected attention - whilst Louise has to rebuff the advances of mother-in-law Zee's over-eager friends. Details as Apr 25 plus Doddery Old Man - Robert Blythe.

30 Apr: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 7/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Zoe and Jack's time together is running out, but for Louise things are about to change in an unexpectedly happy way. Details as Apr 29 plus Hugo - Harry Lloyd.

1 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 8/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Polly plucks up the courage to tell Archie she loves him, whilst Hugo convinces Louise they must do the same with Michael. None can foresee what will result. Details as Apr 30.

2 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 9/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Zoe is astonished to find Jack waiting for her at Home Place, whilst Louise discovers more about herself and the terrible secret Michael has been hiding from her. Details as Apr 30 plus Myfanwy - Hannah Wood.

3 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Confusion 10/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Sarah Daniels. Archie has something to tell Zoe which will break her heart - but neither of them knows who is returning to surprise them. The joys and sorrows of war have never seemed more acute than now. Details as May 02 plus Rupert - Raymond Coulthard; Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Seaman - Rick Warden.

06 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, 1/5
By Hattie Naylor. Rumours that 1666 might prove to be an unlucky year, or even herald the end of the world, are of no concern to Samuel Pepys. He's far more interested in his new friend, Mrs Knipp. Mrs Knipp is an actress and singer, and is often to be found entertaining the guests in the homes of Sam's friends. As their friendship develops, they even have nicknames for each other - she is 'Barbara Allen' and he is 'Dapper Dicky'. Elizabeth meanwhile is having much less fun. As Sam admits, she's working like a horse at decorating his closet - as well as being kept awake at night by Sam's disturbed sleep and, worst of all, his snoring! Samuel Pepys - Kris Marshall; Elizabeth Pepys - Katherine Jakeways; Will - John Biddle; Mr Kriton - Alun Raglan; Mrs Knipp - Sophie Thompson; Lord Brouncker - Tim McMullan; King Charles - Ewan Bailey; James, Duke of York - Ewan Bailey; Director - Kate McAll; Producer - Kate McAll; Writer - Hattie Naylor; Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter; Historical consultant: Liza Picard; Sound by Catherine Robinson. A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.

07 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, 2/5
By Hattie Naylor. In the spring of 1666, just after his 33rd birthday, Sam notes that he's 'the happiest a man can be'. He's aware that he should be working harder and enjoying himself less, but he decides he's the right age to do it - and doesn't want to wait until he's too old to appreciate it. At home it's anything but peaceful. Sam is struggling to find a suitable husband for his sister, Pauline, who will soon be regarded as an old maid. Elizabeth and the maid argue to the point where the maid walks out and goes back to her mother. And a visit from Aunty Wight, who is tormented by fear of the plague, proves very trying. Details as May 06 plus Uncle Wight - Ewan Bailey; Jane - Rebecca Newman; Mrs Lane - Eiry Thomas; Aunt Wight - Manon Edwards.

08 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, 3/5
By Hattie Naylor. War with the Dutch is imminent and Sam finds a posting at sea for Elizabeth's brother, Balty. Sam's social life continues to be very busy. He has a liaison with his old mistress, Mrs Lane, and is on his way to The Swan, with Mrs Knipp and Mrs Pierce, when a man warns them that it's still shut up with the plague. But when Elizabeth innocently invites her drawing teacher, Mr Brown, to stay for dinner, Sam is furious. Details as May 07 plus Balty - Matthew Gravelle.

09 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, 4/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam goes to Greenwich Park to see if he can hear gunfire, now that Britain is at war with the Dutch. Then an injured sailor comes to tell him of the battle, and Sam takes him to tell his story to the King. People want to believe in a British victory - bonfires are lit and fireworks let off. But Sam is concerned that such celebrations are premature. He's soon proved right. Elizabeth's brother, Balty, returns from sea with a tearful tale. Details as May 08.

10 May: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, 5/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam is worried that the Navy offices are being blamed for the battle with the Dutch going wrong. Then his house is surrounded by the wives of men who were pressed into going to sea to fight. They are desperate, swearing and shouting that they have no money. Sam is sympathetic to their plight but also worried about sending out his venison pasty to the bakers in case they do damage to it. Then one woman gets into his office and makes a moving appeal which touches his conscience. Details as May 08.

13 May: 15 Minute Drama - How Does That Make You Feel? - Series 4, 1/5
By Shelagh Stephenson. In this the 4th series of How Does That Make You Feel Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances. Richard Fallon MP, is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and his lack of visibility. This latter aspect is about to change radically but not in the way Richard had hoped. Martha - Marcella Riordan; Richard Fallon MP - Roger Allam; Director - Eoin O'Callaghan; Writer - Shelagh Stephenson.

14 May: 15 Minute Drama - How Does That Make You Feel? - Series 4, 2/5
By Shelagh Stephenson. When the maddening Aaron finally left home, in the dead of the night, leaving a note; 'abducted by aliens', Howard believed his life would begin to find a more even keel. But when Aaron turns up after a year’s absence with big plans for a make-over of Howard's house, he realises his problems are far from over. Details as May 13.

15 May: 15 Minute Drama - How Does That Make You Feel? - Series 4, 3/5
By Shelagh Stephenson. Caroline's obsession with her children being exceptional is matched only by her own determination to become a therapist and take over Martha's job. Details as May 13.

16 May: 15 Minute Drama - How Does That Make You Feel? - Series 4, 4/5
By Shelagh Stephenson. Philip's facelift has raised his spirits temporarily and convinced him he is now a match for Carmen who is 25 years his junior. Martha's reaction is to encourage him to increase his therapy sessions to twice a week. Details as May 13.

17 May: 15 Minute Drama - How Does That Make You Feel? - Series 4, 5/5
By Shelagh Stephenson. The fly on the wall documentary which Richard signed up for to help raise his profile, exposes some uncomfortable facts about his life which they are now about to air on television. Contrary to his hope for rebirth as a public figure, Richard is about to be ridiculed in front of the entire nation. Details as May 13.

20 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 1 Pearl
By Anne Tyler. Abandoned by her salesman husband an angry Pearl Tull is left to bring up her three children alone. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant tells the story of two brothers and a sister deserted by their father, raised by their angry mother, moving through the calamities and exultations of their difficult youth into separate strategies for survival, and finally into a shared humanity. The place is Anne Tyler's Baltimore. The story is Pearl's, her short-lived romance and late marriage to "flamboyant" travelling salesman Beck Tull and her attempt to keep the family together after he leaves. We see her three children pummelled into adulthood through her excesses of maternal energy and spurts of terrifying rage. Cody, wild and incorrigible is driven to cruel domination over his brother Ezra, boyhood practical jokes and taunts culminating in an unforgivable (and yet seemingly forgiven) act, and is ultimately possessed by the lure of power and money. High-spirited, hard-working Jenny becomes a paediatrician, nurturing strangers as she becomes more and more inaccessible to those close to her. Ezra, his mother's favourite (and Anne Tyler's most enduring character) has a dream of a homesick restaurant "where people come just like to a family dinner" - except that whenever his own family gathers at his restaurant the meal is always left unfinished, appetites dissipated in squabbles and tempests. There are elements of this family tragedy that we all recognise, details that ring sharply true and characters that are both truthful and entertaining. Pearl - Barbara Barnes; Narrator - Lorelei King; Beck - Nathan Osgood; Young Cody - Max Baldry; Young Ezra - Richard Linnell; Young Jenny - Eloise Webb; Director - David Hunter; Producer - David Hunter; Author - Anne Tyler; Adaptor - Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

21 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 2 Teaching the Cat to Yawn
By Anne Tyler. Young Cody's jealousy of his placid younger brother Ezra accelerates. Details as May 20.

22 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 3 Destroyed by Love
By Anne Tyler. With Cody at College and Ezra drafted, Jenny is left to deal with the unpredictable Pearl and Ezra's friend Josiah... but an unlikely romance is in the air. Details as May 20 plus Cody - Ben Crowe; Ezra - Simon Lee Phillips; Jenny - Fenella Woolgar; Josiah - Matthew Watson; Harley - David Seddon; Mrs Payson - Joanna Brookes.

23 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 4 Heart Rumours
By Anne Tyler. Ezra has plans to modernise Scarlatti's Restaurant. Details as May 22 plus Mrs Scarlatti - Joanna Brookes.

24 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 5 Country Cook
By Anne Tyler. Cody's obsession with his brother Ezra's fiancée, country girl Ruth, becomes a determined campaign. Details as May 23 plus Ruth - Amaka Okafor.

27 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 6 Beaches on the Moon
By Anne Tyler. Pearl shoulders the blame for the tragedy that has struck her sons. Details as May 24.

28 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 7 Dr. Tull is not a Toy
By Anne Tyler. A vacuum cleaner goes missing and Dr. Jenny Tull finds her domestic niche. Details as May 24 plus Slevin - Will Howard; Joe - David Seddon; Priest - Paul Stonehouse; Teacher - Philippa Stanton.

29 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 8 This Really Happened
By Anne Tyler. Cody's son Luke makes the journey to Baltimore and the Homesick Restaurant. Details as May 28 plus Luke - Ethan Brooke; Driver - Philippa Stanton; Driver - David Seddon; Driver - Paul Stonehouse.

30 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 9 Apple Apple
By Anne Tyler. Glimpses of happiness are found in the youthful diaries of the now blind Pearl. Details as May 29 plus Mr Murphy - Sean Murray.

31 May: 15 Minute Drama - Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, 10 Dinner
By Anne Tyler. Home truths are aired at the final family dinner. Details as May 30 plus Dr Vincent - Paul Stonehouse.

3 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Kidnap, 1 Abduction
By Richard Monks. Richard Monks serial looks at the kidnapping of an aid worker from five different viewpoints; the hostage, one of her captors, the hostage negotiator, a soldier on a rescue mission and her daughter. As the story unfolds we discover that all the characters are trapped by events in their own lives. Elizabeth Harrap - Barbara Flynn; News Reporter - Ben Crowe; Writer - Richard Monks ; Director - Sally Avens.

4 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Kidnap, 2 Captivity
By Richard Monks. A young boy, Samir, is left to guard the hostage Elizabeth and a bond forms between them when she hears Samir's story. Samir - Hamza Jeetooa; News Reporter - Ben Crowe;

5 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Kidnap, 3 Negotiation
By Richard Monks. A hostage negotiator finds his personal life harder to confront than a kidnapping thousands of miles from home. Neil - Neil Dudgeon; News Reporter - Ben Crowe;

6 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Kidnap, 4 Rescue
By Richard Monks. As a rescue attempt is made to save the hostage one of the soldiers mind is distracted by events back home. Paul - James McArdle; News Reporter - Ben Crowe.

7 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Kidnap, 5 Resolution
By Richard Monks. Lucy waits for her mother's release from captivity with ambiguous feelings about her return. Details as Jun 6.

10 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - The Dogs and the Wolves, 1/5
By Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith. Ada Sinner grows up in a poor Jewish community in the Ukraine in the early 20c. When her Aunt Raisia and cousins come to live with her and her father, she feels more alone than ever. But then Ada discovers another cousin, the rich and distant, Harry Sinner, and a life long passion and love for Harry begins. This was Nemirovsky's last published novel. Nemirovsky (narrator) - Anna Francolini; Young Ada Sinner - Sydney Wade; Young Ben Sinner - Ellis Hollins; Israel Sinner - Will Tacey; Aunt Raissa - Olwen May; Young Harry - Ben Hanley; Madame Mimi - Fiona Clarke; Ada - Sarah Smart; Producer & Director - Pauline Harris; Adaptor - Ellen Dryden; Author - Irene Nemirovsky.

11 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - The Dogs and the Wolves, 2/5
By Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith. Early 20c. We travel from the Jewish Pogroms of the Ukraine to Paris. Ada secretly loves a distant rich cousin, Harry Sinner. When both families move to Paris she doesn't catch sight of him again until several years later when she's a young woman. He's moving in elite French company whilst Ada is a poor seamstress. After a terrible row with her cruel Aunt Raissa, Ada runs away. Ben, Raissa's son, who is hard and cunning but loves Ada, offers her a solution. Details as June 10.

12 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - The Dogs and the Wolves, 3/5
By Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith. Paris, 1920's. Ada buys Harry a rare book she's seen him admire in a bookshop and sends it anonymously to his house. Ben is working long hours and Ada has started painting full time. She paints two small pictures of scenes from her childhood in the Ukraine and has them displayed in the bookshop. Harry, now married for three years, sees the paintings, and becomes enchanted with them. Details as June 10 plus Harry - Carl Prekopp; Ben - Graeme Hawley; Laurence - Natalie Grady.

13 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - The Dogs and the Wolves, 4/5
By Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith. Ada and Harry begin an affair. Ben has been working for Harry's uncles for some time making deals for the bank. But when he discovers their affair there is a furious row and Ben runs out and disappears. Harry's relationship with Laurence has deteriorated, she also knows about the affair, and divorce proceedings are about to begin. At last Ada and Harry can be together. Details as June 12 plus Salomon - Will Tacey.

14 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - The Dogs and the Wolves, 5/5
By Irene Nemirovsky, translated by Sandra Smith. Ben turns up suddenly at Ada's. There is a warrant out for his arrest for fraud and Harry's family bank has crashed. There will be a scandal. Ada is faced with a terrible dilemma - in order to save Harry from financial ruin, she turns to his rich wife, Laurence. Details as June 13.

17 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Dangerous Visions The Testament of Jessie Lamb, 1/5
By Jane Rogers who dramatises her award winning novel set in a future where an act of biological terrorism has spread a deadly virus across the world. Maternal Death Syndrome is claiming the lives of millions of women and panic is rising. As her world collapses, teenager Jessie Lamb, decides that if the human race is to survive, it's up to her. Dangerous Visions - you will be disturbed as you see the present reflected in the glass of an uneasy future. Jessie - Holliday Grainger; Joe - Mark Jordon; Cath - Joanne Mitchell; Mandy - Kate Coogan; Sal - Rebecca Ryan; Baz - Oliver Lee; Lisa - Nisa Cole; Iain - Will Finlason; Director - Nadia Molinari; Author - Jane Rogers.

18 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Dangerous Visions The Testament of Jessie Lamb, 2/5
By Jane Rogers. Society is splintering, apocalyptic sects with fundamentalist, ecological or anti-scientific beliefs are springing up. Panic, chaos and fear reign. When Jessie's own world begins to fall apart and her best friend Sal experiences a shocking act of violence, Jessie realises it is time to take action. Details as June 17.

19 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Dangerous Visions The Testament of Jessie Lamb, 4/5
By Jane Rogers. With the death toll from Maternal Death Syndrome rising daily and the world on the brink of disaster, Jessie becomes convinced that she must take action. Her act of heroism could save the human race but will those closest to her offer their support? Details as June 17.

20 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Dangerous Visions The Testament of Jessie Lamb, 4/5
By Jane Rogers Maternal Death Syndrome is spreading rapidly and Jessie's world is still in crisis. Her aunt Mandy is desperately ill, boyfriend Baz is planning drastic action and her father is adamant that Jessie should not volunteer to be a Sleeping Beauty. Can Jessie be swayed from her path? Details as June 17.

21 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Dangerous Visions The Testament of Jessie Lamb, 5/5
By Jane Rogers. Jessie becomes increasingly certain that sacrificing her own life for a healthy baby is the most important thing she can do. But her plan to become a Sleeping Beauty hits an obstacle. Details as June 17.

24 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, 1/5
By Louise Ironside who dramatises the diaries of Vera 'Jack' Holme 1918-1921. A former cross-dressing actress and suffragette, Vera spent the war years as a member of the Scottish Women's Hospital in Serbia. At the end of the war Vera - known as 'Jack' - was busy finding a role for herself both in love and duty. Estranged from her long term partner, Evelina Haverfield, Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia - a country she longs to return to. Vera's fundraising tour brings her into the orbit of Edinburgh artist Dorothy Johnstone and the pair soon become close. But the spectre of Evalina is never far away and Vera's friendship with Dorothy becomes strained when Evalina issues an invitation that Vera cannot refuse. Vera 'Jack' Holme - Irene MacDougall; Eve Haverfield - Carol Ann Crawford; Spook - Kim Gerard; Curly - Kim Gerard; Dorothy 'Dodo' Johnstone - Rosalind Sydney; Natalia - Lesley Hart; Margaret K - Lesley Hart; Col Popovitch - Matthew Zajac; Gen Balguy - Matthew Zajac; Cheddo - Finn den Hertog; Producer/Director - David Ian Neville; Writer - Louise Ironside; Other parts played by members of the cast. Additional research by Jane Mackelworth.

25 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, 2/5
By Louise Ironside. Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia. But in 1919 Vera finds herself back in the country she loves when Evalina invites her to help with the establishment of an orphanage for the children of the Serbian war dead. But while Evelina is delighted to be working with Vera again, their relationship is not what it once was. While Evalina charges ahead with new challenges and projects, Vera is left alone in Belgrade. Fortunately she finds a new friend in local relief worker Natalia. Details as Jun 24.

26 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, 3/5
By Louise Ironside. Estranged from her long term partner, Evelina Haverfield, Vera spends much of 1918 fundraising for relief work in Serbia. But Vera is drawn back to the country she loves when Eve invites her to help establish an orphanage for the children of the Serbian war dead. With the orphanage now up and running Vera does her best to work hard and forge new friendships. But Vera's hardest time approaches as Eve becomes gravely ill. Details as Jun 24.

27 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, 4/5
By Louise Ironside. Vera's delight at being back in Serbia with Eve is shattered when Eve dies of pneumonia. In the aftermath of the unexpected death Vera must cope with mounting responsibilities at the orphanage as well as her own grief. Details as Jun 24.

28 Jun: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Vera 'Jack' Holme, 5/5
By Louise Ironside. In the aftermath of the unexpected death Vera must cope with mounting responsibilities at the orphanage as well as her own grief. Now as her time in Serbia draws to a close Vera is faced with shaping a new life for herself - but where, and with who? Details as Jun 24.

1 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 1/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. 'Casting Off' is the final book in the Cazalet novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard, which together give a vivid insight into the lives, hopes and loves of three generations during the Second World War and beyond. This fourth series is set between the summer of 1945 and 1947. With Rupert missing in France since Dunkirk, his beautiful young wife Zoe has had an affair with the American photographer, Jack, who has subsequently killed himself. Zoe has found solace in her daughter, Juliet and in Rupert's friend Archie, who is also a great source of support to her step-daughter, Clary. Should Rupert return, Archie is hoping for something more than friendship with Clary, but has kept this to himself. Meanwhile, Clary's cousin Polly has told Archie that she loves him and he has had to turn her down as gently as he can. Louise's marriage teeters on the brink, since her husband Michael destroyed a letter sent by her lover, Hugo whilst Edward's affair with Diana continues: she's almost certainly had two of his children. Sid, however, has finished her affair with her student, Thelma, hoping to bring Rachel back into her life again. But the best laid plans are wont to be sabotaged ... Rupert finally returns home but he finds much has changed for the Cazalet family. Narrator - Penelope Wilton; Rupert - Raymond Coulthard; The Duchy - Shirley Dixon; Zoe - Zoe Tapper; Juliet - Verity Firth; Archie - Joseph Millson; Clary - Georgia Groome; Neville - James Musgrave; Michelle - Aurelie Amblard; Edward - Pip Torrens; Railway Clerk - Rick Warden; Diana - Lisa Dillon; Villy - Ruth Gemmell; Rachel - Naomi Frederick; Sid - Helen Schlesinger; Polly - Flora Spencer-Longhurst; Christopher - Will Howard; Thelma - Hannah Wood; Louise - Alix Wilton Regan; Stella - Hannah Taylor-Gordon; Miss Milliment - Carol Macready; Gerald - Tom Mison; Roly - Isaac Andrews; Photographer - Rick Warden; Waiter - Will Howard; Father Lancing - Nicholas Murchie; Director / Producer - Sally Avens; Director / Producer - Marion Nancarrow; Writer - Lin Coghlan.

2 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 2/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Edward is surprised when Louise agrees to meet his long-standing lover, Diana. But he can't quite bring himself to tell his wife, Villy. Details as Jul 01.

3 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 3/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Sid's relationship with Thelma reaches breaking point, whilst Christopher declares his feelings for Polly. Details as Jul 01.

4 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 4/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. As bad news arrives for the Cazalet family, Archie finds himself the unexpected confidant for what seems like the whole family. Details as Jul 01.

5 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 5/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Polly finds an admirer in a new client whilst Clary's relationship with her boss reaches a difficult conclusion. Details as Jul 01.

8 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 6/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Diana and Edward are finally living together, but their happiness isn't quite complete, whilst Villy finds solace from an unexpected quarter. Details as Jul 01.

9 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 7/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Polly and Christopher are faced with decisions about their future and Rupert comes to the wrong conclusion about Clary's pregnancy. Details as Jul 01.

10 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 8/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Louise finds herself feeling unexpected pity for her father, whilst Sid is rescued by an old friend. Details as Jul 01.

11 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 9/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Without Archie, Clary finds it impossible to stay alone in the cottage to write her novel and Rupert and Zoe finally admit their wartime secrets to one another. Details as Jul 01.

12 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - The Cazalets Casting Off, 10/10
By Elizabeth Jane Howard dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Polly's wedding brings the Cazalet family together once more and Clary has a final surprise for Archie. Details as Jul 01.

15 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Lunch, Reunion 1/5
By Marcy Kahan. A platonic romantic comedy: Bill and Bella haven't seen each other for years. They were great friends when they shared a flat, now they disagree about everything; it's the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Bill works as an economist in a right wing institute giving succour to bankers and businessmen. Bella teaches yoga, waters the plants in Canary Wharf and holds a Proust seminar for retirees. But years ago they shared a flat before Bill got married and moved to the States. Now he's back and he's feeling a little off kilter; his son's stopped talking to him, his wife's not interested, so he decides to hook up again with Bella. So once a month they meet for lunch, where they talk about everything; the one thing they don't talk about is how much they love each other. Bill - Stephen Mangan; Bella - Claire Skinner; Director - Sally Avens; Producer - Sally Avens; Writer - Marcy Kahan.

16 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Lunch, Takin' a Chance on Love 2/5
By Marcy Kahan. Bella has begun dating, whilst Bill is worried his wife is a racist. Details as Jul 15.

17 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Lunch, Carpe Diem 3/5
By Marcy Kahan. A health scare changes Bill's outlook on life, whilst Bella is having trouble deciding how to choose between the men she is dating. Details as Jul 15.

18 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Lunch, Like Moths unto a Flame 4/5
By Marcy Kahan. Bella is making the most of her new found libido whilst Bill is convinced he's being sabotaged at work. Details as Jul 15.

19 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Lunch, Send in the Clowns 5/5
By Marcy Kahan. Both Bill and Bella have dramatic news for one another. Could this be their last lunch or their first dinner together? Details as Jul 15.

22 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Good News, 1/5
By Melissa Murray. Following a serious misdiagnosis, Adrienne is forced to confront some unexpected issues. Adrienne - Rosie Cavaliero; Mal - Neil Dudgeon; Fred - Aimee-Ffion Edwards; Louise - Christine Absalom; Doctor - Nicholas Murchie; Cashier - Hannah Wood; Robot - Ben Crowe; Barman - Michael Shelford; Mary - Philippa Stanton; Alan - Robert Blythe; Larry - Nicholas Murchie; Guest 2 - Nicholas Murchie; Luke - Michael Shelford; Guest 1 - Hannah Wood; Guest 3 - Philippa Stanton; Jenny - Joanna Brookes; Olaf - Will Howard; Dave - Ben Crowe; Waiter - Ben Crowe; Teacher - Amaka Okafor; Teacher - Rick Warden; Director/Producer - Marc Beeby; Writer - Melissa Murray.v

23 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Good News, 2/5
By Melissa Murray. With the discovery that her friend Adrienne is not going to die, fellow teacher Louise tries to come to terms with the good news. Details as Jul 22.

24 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Good News, 3/5
By Melissa Murray. Adrienne learns that while she was ill her husband Mal has been making plans for a life without her. Details as Jul 22.

25 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Good News, 4/5
By Melissa Murray. With the discovery that her mother is not terminally ill, Fred, Adrienne's indecisive daughter, is forced to reassess her life. Details as Jul 22.

26 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Good News, 5/5
By Melissa Murray. With the discovery that she is not ill, Adrienne faces a life-changing dilemma: whether to sink back into old habits or break away from the routines of work and family life. Details as Jul 22.

29 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Chronicles of Ait - The Lotos Effect, 1/5
By Michael Butt. In The Lotos Effect, Linus Scott is a General Practitioner dealing with the normal range of ailments when he is called to the home of a young woman struggling with a recurring nightmare. But after a second teenager independently reports the same dream, something happens which moves events into a more sinister dimension. A man called Linus Scott, a woman called Alice Pyper and a remote East Coast village called Ait - are the only ingredients of this returning series which remain constant. In all other respects, each story from the Chronicles of Ait is discrete from the others, though the prevailing mood is always one of mystery. Linus Scott - Greg Wise; Alice Pyper - Amanda Drew; Maggie - Susan Wooldridge; Mrs Wright - Suzanne Burden; Stella Wright - Gina Abolins; Charlene Warren - India Harl; Matt - Joe Claflin; Mrs Warren - Poppy Miller; Sue - Poppy Miller; Charlene Warren - India Harl; Matt - Joe Claflin; Len - Richard Hope; Paul - Richard Hope; Written by Michael Butt; Produced & Directed by John Taylor. A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4.

30 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Chronicles of Ait - The Lotos Effect, 2/5
By Michael Butt. Linus Scott begins to investigate the circumstances surrounding Charlene's mysterious death. Details as Jul 29.

31 Jul: 15 Minute Drama - Chronicles of Ait - The Lotos Effect, 3/5
By Michael Butt. After Len's son Matt appears to have had the same nightmare as the dead Charlene, Linus makes a disturbing discovery about Alice Pyper. Details as Jul 29.

1 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - Chronicles of Ait - The Lotos Effect, 4/5
By Michael Butt. Linus finds that Alice and young Stella have become inexplicably close, and old Maggie Sandlin is the source of new revelations. Details as Jul 29.

2 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - Chronicles of Ait - The Lotos Effect, 5/5
By Michael Butt. Linus's fears for Alice's safety become intense when, after Charlene's funeral, he is unable to find her. Details as Jul 29.

5 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 8, 1/5
By Hattie Naylor. Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways return as Samuel and Elizabeth Pepys in Hattie Naylor's continuing dramatisation of the famous diaries. 1667. On New Year's Day, Samuel and Elizabeth Pepys awake to find the Thames covered in ice, while at the same time some parts of London still smoulder from last year's Great Fire. At Whitehall, Lord Brouncker's clerk is accused of taking bribes, and there are rumours that the French will invade. Sam, meanwhile, is preoccupied with finding a husband for his sister, Pauline, and with visiting various lady friends, including Mrs Knipp, Mrs Bagwell and Mrs Lane's sister, Doll. Samuel Pepys - Kris Marshall; Elizabeth Pepys - Katherine Jakeways; Will - John Biddle; Lord Brouncker - Tim McMullan; Betty - Bethan Walker; Mrs Bagwell - Bethan Walker; Mr Mitchell - Matthew Gravelle; Lord Batten - Richard Mitchley; Doll Lane - Eiry Thomas; Jervas - Matthew Gravelle; James Carcasse - Matthew Gravelle; Commissioner Pett - Ewan Bailey; James, Duke of York - Ewan Bailey; Director - Kate McAll; Producer - Kate McAll; Writer - Hattie Naylor; Historical consultant - Liza Picard; Sound by Nigel Lewis Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter. A BBC/Cymru Wales production.

6 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 8, 2/5
By Hattie Naylor. On the 23rd of February, 1667, Sam celebrates the good fortune of reaching his 34th birthday. Scandal rocks Whitehall as Lord Brouncker's Clerk is accused of taking bribes. He in turn accuses Lord Batten of the same, and Sam accepts a series of 'gifts' from Commissioner Pett. Details as Aug 5.

7 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 8, 3/5
By Hattie Naylor. 1667. Samuel has a nightmare about his sick mother, and out of respect cancels his stone party, held every year to celebrate surviving an operation to remove a bladder stone. At work he finds the Navy office in a dismal state, with oarsmen and carpenters dying of hunger for lack of pay. He visits Jervas, the barber, to try on a new wig but doesn't buy it when he finds it's full of nits. Details as Aug 5.

8 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 8, 4/5
By Hattie Naylor. 1667. The Dutch have entered the Thames. Sam sends his wife and his father to the country with his gold and tells them to bury it at night - then is furious when he finds they've done it in daylight. Mrs Lane sends a letter telling Sam she's pregnant. Elizabeth complains that Sam is always out and she never sees him - he tweaks her nose during a heated argument. Peace is made with the Dutch. Details as Aug 5.

9 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 8, 5/5
By Hattie Naylor. 1667. Now that peace has been declared with the Dutch, Sam goes to the country, with his wife and father, and Will to dig up his gold at the dead of night. Unfortunately, they can't quite remember where they put it. There's a threat of an enquiry into the recent skirmish with the Dutch and Sam fears that the blame will land at his door. The year ends with mince pies and harmony in the Pepys household. Details as Aug 5.

12 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - How to Have a Perfect Marriage, 1/5
By Nicholas McInerny. Jack and Karen are nothing out of the ordinary. They have been happily married for years and are convinced every problem can be worked through. Karen's a busy mum of teenage girls, contentedly burbling along in her humdrum, happy-enough life. She finds an odd text on husband Jack's phone. Her confrontation reveals a seismic shock she did not see coming. Jack decides he really is gay. Seeking stability at all costs for themselves and for the children, they navigate the bumpy journey of finding a lover for Jack by going for the 'closed loop' arrangement. It sounds just about possible - in theory. But getting consensus all round for their 3-way partnership is far from straightforward. And Karen doesn't want to share her husband. She wants everything to stay the same. Karen - Julia Ford; Naomi - Katriona Perrett; Ella - Ellie Bindman; Cecily - Liza Sadovy; Miranda - Liza Sadovy; Jack - Greg Wise; Ben - Con O'Neill; Writer - Nicholas McInerny; Producer - Melanie Harris; Instrumentals - Greg Wise; Vocals - Amy Liptrott; Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore. A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.

13 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - How to Have a Perfect Marriage, 2/5
By Nicholas McInerny. Karen decides the easiest route is denial. Her mother's restless, her daughter's smoking weed, and her best friend needs help. The last thing Karen wants is to deal with her newly out gay husband. It's too painful. Details as Aug 12.

14 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - How to Have a Perfect Marriage, 3/5
By Nicholas McInerny. Things unravel further for Karen. Her daughter storms out, her best friend Miranda feels let down and husband Jack is out on his first date with a man. Details as Aug 12.

15 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - How to Have a Perfect Marriage, 4/5
By Nicholas McInerny. Karen longs for husband Jack to look at her, to notice her, to fall in love with her again. But he's excited by his new relationship and torn apart by the pain he's causing around him. It's time for them all to make some decisions. Details as Aug 12.

16 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - How to Have a Perfect Marriage, 5/5
By Nicholas McInerny. Karen and Jack celebrate their wedding anniversary the way they always do, on Primrose Hill, with flowers and a take-away. But this year is different. Details as Aug 12.

19 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The One About the Social Worker, 1/5
By Martin Jameson. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Until five months ago, Liz was a hard-nosed child-protection social worker. Today she doesn't know who she is, except that she's on suspension, hiding from the press, dosed up on SSRIs ... and that there's someone shouting her name in Tesco's. Liz Beecham - Claire Skinner; Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner; Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw; Maureen Beecham - Christine Absalom; Justin - Jerome Holder; Chloe - Hannah Wood; Dale Stemp - Sean Murray; Pauline King - Joanna Brookes; Operator - David Seddon; Newsreader - Philippa Stanton; Sundeep Mishra - Sasha Behar; Colin - David Seddon; Receptionist - Philippa Stanton; Security Officer - Matthew Watson; DCI Stuart Groves - David Seddon; DS Miriam Ince - Maria Teresa Creasey; DC Fletcher - Michael Bertenshaw; Director/ Producer - Jonquil Panting; Writer - Martin Jameson.

20 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The One About the Social Worker, 2/5
By Martin Jameson. Liz has been offered a settlement by the Council, if she'll sign a gagging order. Details as Aug 19.

21 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The One About the Social Worker, 3/5
By Martin Jameson. When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book. Details as Aug 19.

22 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The One About the Social Worker, 4/5
By Martin Jameson. Liz changes her mind - and her appearance. Details as Aug 19.

23 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The One About the Social Worker, 5/5
By Martin Jameson. Liz makes a full confession. But it's harder than she expected. Details as Aug 19.

26 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The True Story of Bonnie Parker, 1/5
By Beatrice Colin. A new look at the story of Bonnie and Clyde. The True Story of Bonnie Parker uses historical sources to illustrate how a series of often disastrous decisions led the former waitress from Cement City to end up as one of America's most wanted criminals. It reveals how the press first celebrated and then reviled Bonnie Parker as her notoriety grew. Even during their lifetimes, the depiction of the couple in the press was at considerable odds with the reality of their life on the road. But most of all, this is about a doomed love affair, a twentieth century Romeo and Juliet, with guns. Having dropped out of high school and married at 16, the young Bonnie Parker is working as a waitress. Her life is about to change-when she meets Clyde Barrow. Bonnie - Melody Grove; Clyde - Finn den Hertog; Mr Dove - Robin Laing; Actor - Liam Brennan ; Actor - James Anthony Pearson ; Actor - Rosalind Sydney ; Buck - Robin Laing; Blanche - Rosalind Sydney; Methvin - James Anthony Pearson; Percy - Robin Laing; Lawman - Liam Brennan; Other parts played by Liam Brennan, James Anthony Pearson and Rosalind Sydney.; Director/Producer- Gaynor MacFarlane; Writer - Beatrice Colin.

27 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The True Story of Bonnie Parker, 2/5
By Beatrice Colin. Bonnie has made a choice to embark on a life on the road with Clyde Barrow. But things start to go badly wrong and soon they are on the run from the law. Details as Aug 26.

28 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The True Story of Bonnie Parker, 3/5
By Beatrice Colin. The photographs of Bonnie and Clyde posing with guns have been widely published in the press. The Barrow Gang is now wanted - Dead or Alive. Details as Aug 26.

29 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The True Story of Bonnie Parker, 4/5
By Beatrice Colin. Bonnie is recovering after the car accident. The Barrow Gang run to Oklahoma and hole up at the Red Crown Tavern. But the law is closing in on them. Details as Aug 26.

30 Aug: 15 Minute Drama - The True Story of Bonnie Parker, 5/5
By Beatrice Colin. Bonnie and Clyde spring a young convict from jail and commit ever more desperate crimes. Clyde remains optimistic but Bonnie knows that time is running out. Details as Aug 26.

2 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl – 1/5
By Margaret Forster, dramatised by Rhiannon Tise. As part of our British New Wave season the Fifteen Minute Drama brings to the Radio 4 airwaves the compelling story of Georgina Parkin. Georgy is wonderfully sparky, funny and financially independent. She's living in the swinging London of 1965 but she's twenty-seven and never been asked out by a fella, let alone kissed. She's desperate to fall in love. Brought up in Kensington by her parents, Ted and Doris who are live-in servants of rich socialite James. She lives in her own flat in Battersea with the cool and disdainful Meredith who has the male population at her feet. Georgy thinks her flat-mate is beautiful, witty and clever. Georgy, on the other hand, is a physically awkward, large young woman, who lacks self-esteem, never been taken out on a date, let alone kissed. She is desperate to meet someone and fall in love. This is the Swinging Sixties after all. And then she falls in love with Jos, a charming and directionless young man. But there's a problem - he's Meredith's fella and there are complications when Meredith announces she is pregnant. A tangled living situation emerges. Then James makes Georgy an unconventional and surprising offer which she agrees to think about. Is his offer the key to Georgy's happiness? Or, will she hold out for true love with Jos? Georgy - Lucy Speed; Jos - Paul Ready; James - Stephen Critchlow; Meredith - Philippa Stanton; Peg - Ella Smith; Ted - Ben Crowe; Doris - Joanna Brookes; Director - Tracey Neale; Writer - Rhiannon Tise; Author - Margaret Forster.

3 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl – 2/5
By Margaret Forster, dramatised by Rhiannon Tise. A tearful Georgy is worried about facing Jos again and is now thinking about accepting James's offer. Details as Sep 2.

4 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl – 3/5
By Margaret Forster, dramatised by Rhiannon Tise. Meredith's baby is on the way and Georgy and Jos, an adulterer and his mistress, now have the long wait for news. Details as Sep 2.

5 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl – 4/5
By Margaret Forster, dramatised byBy Rhiannon Tise. Georgy's wish has come true. She loves Jos and he loves her but what will happen when Meredith comes home with the baby? ... Details as Sep 2.

6 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Georgy Girl, Georgy Girl – 5/5
By Margaret Forster, dramatised by Rhiannon Tise. Jos has Georgy all to himself once again but having to care for a baby has changed everything and a frustrated Jos takes drastic action. Details as Sep 2.

9 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Undercover Mumbai 2 Gutter Baby
By Ayeesha Menon. Police detective serial set and recorded on location in Mumbai. When a baby is rescued from a gutter, it falls on the only female police officer on hand, Alia Khan, to look after it. Stuck with a new partner and a boss who is determined to put her in her place, Alia has to fight to be noticed. Continuing throughout this week and culminating in an hour-long Saturday drama, this fast-paced, six-part police thriller follows Alia Khan, a young woman inspector in the Bandra Division of the Mumbai Police Force, as she attempts to solve a series of crimes, make sense of her troubled past and cope with being a woman in a male-dominated and chauvinistic police force. Alia - Prerna Chawla; Nakul - Anand Tiwari; Inspector Desai - Rajit Kapur; Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal; Popo - Rohit Malkani; Alia's Father - Zafar Karachiwala; Vikram Naresh - Darius Shroff; Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani; Actor - Karan Pandit ; Actor - Faezeh Jalali ; Actor - Anahita Oberoi ; Actor - Devika Shahani-Punjabi ; Actor - Sohrab Ardeshir ; Actor - Kenny Desai ; Actor - Nadir Khan ; Actor - Vivek Madan ; Actor - Ayeesha Menon ; Actor - Ankur Vikal ; Director - John Dryden ; Producer - Nadir Khan ; Writer - Ayeesha Menon; Music - Sacha Putnam.; Sound Recordist - Hitesh Chaurasia; Sound Design - Steve Bond; Editing Assistants - Andrew Lewis and Aditya Khanna.; Script Editor - Mike Walker; Assistant Producer - Toral Shah. Indie (Goldhawk).

10 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Undercover Mumbai 2 What's Cooking?
By Ayeesha Menon. The search for a missing husband leads Police Inspector Alia Khan to the door of the Tandoori restaurant where he was last seen. Details as Sep 9.

11 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Undercover Mumbai 3 Body of Christ
By Ayeesha Menon. The body of a young girl is washed up on a beach. A tattoo on her ankle leads police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of a child prostitution ring. Details as Sep 9.

12 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Undercover Mumbai 4 Mad Women
By Ayeesha Menon. Police Inspector Alia Khan investigates a psychiatric hospital where women are admitted but never seem to come out. Details as Sep 9.

13 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Undercover Mumbai 5 Five-Star Death
By Ayeesha Menon. A dead glamour model in a five-star hotel leads Police inspector Alia Khan on the trail of Bollywood's leading heart-throb. Details as Sep 9.

16 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Life in the Freezer, For When I Am Gone 1/5
By Al Smith. At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together stays together. June may have left behind her a husband and two children. What they will soon discover is that she also left behind fifty frozen meals, perfectly cooked to their tastes which serve to guide them through their grief, together. This series charts five meals, spread across six months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mother’s death. Leonard - David Warner; Ros - Sian Clifford; Neil - Jonathan Bailey; Albert - David Seddon; Sophie - Emerald O'Hanrahan; Marnie - Joanna Brookes; Undertaker - Sean Murray; Gabby - Leah Brotherhead; Tom - Michael Bertenshaw; Sandra - Philippa Stanton; Director/Producer- Sally Avens ; Writer - Al Smith.

17 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Life in the Freezer, Venison Stew 2/5
By Al Smith. Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal, but he is finding it hard to cope on his own. Details as Sep 16.

18 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Life in the Freezer, Christmas Dinner 3/5
By Al Smith. For the Cartwright family the strain of the loss of their mother begins to show across the Christmas dinner table as they eat the meal she has left prepared for them. Details as Sep 16.

19 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Life in the Freezer, Lamb and Apricots 4/5
By Al Smith. When Neil breaks up with his girlfriend he needs his mother but now he has only his father to turn to and Leonard isn't sure he's up to the task. Details as Sep 16.

20 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Life in the Freezer, Tarragon Chicken with Lime 5/5
By Al Smith. The family gather to scatter their mother's ashes and find themselves throwing a party. Details as Sep 16.

23 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, 1/5
By Lavinia Murray. The series which explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people, returns with Takes Two to Tandem by Lavinia Murray. A touching, lively, humorous drama inspired by the 1930s diaries of Frank Ayliffe. Frank is a doer and a trier, a wonderfully complex, gregarious, self-confounding, honest and loving man, always aware of his shortcomings and keen to better himself intellectually and materially. Takes Two to Tandem is a rich glimpse into how aspirational, impoverished and socially mobile the interwar years were. Frank: ' It seems to me that the best thing to do is to be aware of the angle that the world is, for each one of us, a personal world. We can create our own ideas of freedom and set standards of behaviour which will enable us to maintain an attitude of being unattached to the petty things that are the beginning of bondage in bigger things.' Summer 1934. Frank's carefree life as a confirmed bachelor is disrupted by Doris' decision to leave the cycling club. Frank - Bryan Dick; Doris - Sophia Di Martino; Lily - Nick Haverson; Bert - Martin Richardson; Hope - Martin Richardson; Miss Foot - Susan Twist; Mrs Ayliffe - Susan Twist; Rene - Harriet Chandler Judd; Mr Ayliffe - Will Tacey; Director/Producer- Sharon Sephton ; Writer - Lavinia Murray.

24 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, 2/5
By Lavinia Murray. It's Winter 1934 and consistent with the country's economic depression, business in the millinery trade continues to be slow. Lilly guides Frank in the art of romance. Details as Sep 23.

25 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, 3/5
By Lavinia Murray. A bachelor again, Frank organises the latest Clarencourt Cycle Club competition but can he control temptation and resist Doris' allure. Details as Sep 23.

26 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, 4/5
By Lavinia Murray. Things are in a state of flux. Can Frank recover from his latest blunder with Doris and will Lily's instructions improve his chances of avoiding a life of carefree but miserable bachelorhood? Details as Sep 23.

27 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - Writing the Century: Takes Two to Tandem, 5/5
By Lavinia Murray. New Year's Eve. Frank and Doris are saying farewell to 1938, facing what looks like - on a global scale - a rather troubling future. Nothing is certain. Details as Sep 23.

30 Sep: 15 Minute Drama - The Pillow Book: Time and Change, 1/5
By Robert Forrest. Yukinari is summoned to visit his old friend Takashi. Shonagon is confined in the palace Lady Shonagon and Lieutenant Yukinari return! But this time, not together... Despite her conviction that she is unable to bear children, Shonagon has fallen pregnant
By Yukinari. She has gone into labour prematurely, and the process is as distasteful to her as the idea of being a mother is. Meanwhile, Yukinari, believing the child to be due a month later has answered the summons of a childhood friend, Takashi. He arrives at the rural outpost where the two boys grew up to find his old friend much changed. Inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, a poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress of the 10th Century Japanese court. Shonagon - Ruth Gemmell; Yukinari - Cal MacAninch; Takashi - Alexander Morton; Saisho - Victoria Liddelle; Writer - Robert Forrest ; Director - Lu Kemp.

1 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pillow Book: Time and Change, 2/5
By Robert Forrest. Shonagon attempts to the deliver the child, assisted by her harassed friend Saisho. Meanwhile, Yukinari, believing the child to be due a month later, has answered the invitation of a childhood friend, Takashi. The two have been revisiting their youth, drinking and climbing hills together. But Yukinari begins to suspect that he has been summoned here, not for a holiday, but in a professional capacity - to uncover the mystery behind his friend's wife's murder. Details as Sep 30.

2 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pillow Book: Time and Change, 3/5
By Robert Forrest. Shonagon’s labour is long, and she is beginning to change her attitude towards the new arrival. Details as Sep 30.

3 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pillow Book: Time and Change, 4/5
By Robert Forrest. Assisted by her friend Saisho, Shonagon feels trapped in the women's quarters and, in the intensity of the situation, unsolicited truths begin to emerge between the two women. Details as Sep 30.

4 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pillow Book: Time and Change, 5/5
By Robert Forrest. On his return from his old stamping ground, Yukinari hears that Shonagon has gone into early labour and rushes to her side. Details as Sep 30.

7 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 5 1/5
By Esther Wilson. Return of award winning 15' drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities, starring Donna Lavin and Edmund Davies, actors with learning disabilities. Based on true stories and created in part through improvisation, this comic and heartfelt series sees Darleen pursue a life long dream - to star in a musical. But something's upsetting Jamie and it’s not Darleen's singing. Darleen Fyles - Donna Lavin; Jamie - Edmund Davies; Treena - Siobhan Finneran; Bob - Stephen Chapman; Stacy - Ashley Ogden; Romana - Ruth Worth; Mohammed - Sushil Chudasama; Tony - Roger Morlidge; Director/Producer - Pauline Harris; Writer - Esther Wilson.

8 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 5 2/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen is preparing to audition for a musical but Jamie is worried that he's seriously ill; he's found a lump in his chest. Details as Oct 7.

9 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 5 3/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen is pursuing a dream to star in a musical. She also decides to take part in a fun run - but hates running. And Jamie gets the results of his biopsy. Details as Oct 7.

10 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 5 4/5
By Esther Wilson. Darleen auditions for the musical, and is in training for her fun run. And after his diagnosis of breast cancer, Jamie wants to visit his dad. Details as Oct 7.

14 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 1/10
By Jane Harris. A Victorian gothic mystery. In 1888, Harriet Baxter, an art-loving Englishwoman, arrives in Glasgow for the city's International Exhibition. She meets the Scottish painter, Ned Gillespie, and his wife, Annie - but tragedy is about to strike the Gillespies. Harriet - Phyllis Logan; Ned - Liam Brennan; Annie - Kate Dickie; Elspeth - Ann Scott-Jones; Sybil - Helen Mackay; Ramsay - Paul Young; Christina - Sarah McCardie; McPhail - Jimmy Chisholm; Caskie - Steven McNicoll; Judge - Finlay Welsh; Stirling - Robert Jack; Student - Robert Jack; Esther Watson - Ann Scott-Jones; Juror - Robert Jack; Director/Producer - Bruce Young ; Adaptor - Chris Dolan ; Author - Jane Harris.

15 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 2/10
By Jane Harris. Ned enters a competition to paint the Queen's portrait. Details as Oct 14.

16 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 3/10
By Jane Harris. Annie begins work on Harriet's portrait - but young Sybil is acting strangely. Details as Oct 14.

17 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 4/10
By Jane Harris. At the home of the artist, Ned Gillespie, a New Year party goes horribly wrong - and young Sybil gets the blame. Details as Oct 14.

18 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 5/10
By Jane Harris. Young Sybil's erratic behaviour continues to cause concern when tragedy strikes. Details as Oct 14.

21 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 6/10
By Jane Harris. The Gillespie’s' younger daughter, Rose, has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, her elder sister, Si
Byl, is recovering after setting fire to herself with paraffin. Details as Oct 14.

22 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 7/10
By Jane Harris. The police arrest a suspect for the kidnap of Rose Gillespie. Details as Oct 14.

23 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 8/10
By Jane Harris. Three accused go on trial - but two of the kidnappers are determined to lay the blame on the person they claim is the ringleader. Details as Oct 14.

24 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 9/10
By Jane Harris. The court considers the identity of the veiled woman who lured Rose away from her family. Details as Oct 14.

25 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Gillespie and I, 10/10
By Jane Harris. As the trial reaches its climax young Sybil is called to give evidence. Details as Oct 14.

28 Oct: 15 Minute Dra.ma - Petite Mort, 1/10
By Beatrice Hitchman A 1914 silent film called Petite Mort holds the key to an infamous murder trial. 1967, Paris. A young journalist, Juliette Blanc investigates the mystery of a missing section of film from a recently rediscovered silent film print from 1914 - Petite Mort. She is contacted
By an elderly woman, Adele Roux, the star of that infamous film, who seems keen to tell her story. 1913, Paris. The young Adele Roux arrives at the gates of the Pathe film studios, determined to fulfil her ambition to become a screen actress, like her heroine 'Terpsichore' - the beautiful actress, Luce Durand. But her path to fame is not straightforward. Madame Adele Roux - Honor Blackman; Juliette Blanc - Shelley Conn; Adele Roux - Mariah Gale; Andre Durand - Marcus D'Amico; Luce Durand (Terpsichore) - Samantha Spiro; Camille Roux - Georgie Fuller; Pere Simon - David Seddon; Peyssac - David Seddon; Mathilde - Maria Teresa Creasey; Aurelie - Maria Teresa Creasey; Feuillade - John Norton; Paul LeClerc - John Norton; Lazard - John Norton; Elodie Kernuac - Priyanga Burford; Inspector Japy - Michael Bertenshaw; Harbleu - Michael Bertenshaw; Rinaldi - Michael Bertenshaw; Dr Langlois - Sean Murray; Judge - Sean Murray; All other parts played by members of the company; Director/Producer - Emma Harding ; Adaptor - Miranda Davies ; Author - Beatrice Hitchman.

29 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 2/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. In Paris in 1967, Paris, journalist Juliette Blanc continues her interview with the enigmatic Adele Roux, now in her eighties, but once the star of silent film. Petite Mort, which was at the centre of a famous 1914 murder trial. 1913, Paris. The young Adele Roux attends an audition at the Pathe film studios, where she meets the charismatic producer and special effects wizard, Andre Durand. Details as Oct 28.

30 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 3/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to interview Adele Roux, once a star of a famous silent film of 1914, Petite Mort. 1913, Paris. The young Adele Roux is taken by surprise when her younger sister Camille turns up at her door. Her eyes still on screen greatness, Adele agrees to her lover Andre's plan to install her in his house as assistant to his beautiful, but unpredictable, screen star wife - 'Terpsichore' - Luce Durand. Details as Oct 28.

31 Oct: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 4/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to interview Adele Roux about her involvement in the famous silent film, Petite Mort. 1913, Paris. Adele Roux is now working as assistant to her screen heroine, 'Terpsichore' - Luce Durand, but betraying her with her husband, Andre. But Adele's attraction to Luce grows ever stronger. Details as Oct 28.

1 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 5/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to interview Adele Roux about her time in the Durand household in 1913 - working for the famous Pathe producer, Andre Durand and his screenstar wife, Luce - known as "Terpsichore". 1913, Paris. Adele Roux and her mistress, Luce begin a dizzying affair. Details as Oct 28.

4 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 6/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to interview Adele Roux, once a star of a famous silent film of 1914, Petite Mort. 1914, Paris. Hurt and confused by Luce's treatment of her, Adele succumbs to temptation and betrays her lover. Details as Oct 28.

5 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 7/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to investigate the mystery of the recently discovered silent film print of Petite Mort, by interviewing that film's now elderly star, Adele Roux. 1914, Paris. The lovers plan to run away. But Luce doesn't yet know that Adele has taken a film part that she had been expecting to play. Details as Oct 28.

6 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 8/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Journalist Juliette Blanc continues to piece together the mystery surrounding the film of Petite Mort by interviewing its star, Adele Roux. 1914, Paris. Andre discovers Adele and Luce's affair - with violent consequences. Details as Oct 28.

7 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 9/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Madame Roux tells Juliette about the infamous trial in which she was a star player. 1914, Paris. The young Adele Roux arrives in court to watch the trial of her former employers and lovers, producer Andre Durand and his beautiful screenstar wife, Luce. Details as Oct 28.

8 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Petite Mort, 10/10
By Beatrice Hitchman. 1967, Paris. Juliette finally discovers the truth about the film of Petite Mort and the enigmatic Madame Roux. Details as Oct 28.

11 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Children in Need: Holding On to You, 1/5
By D.L.Weller. D.L.Weller's powerful drama about child sexual exploitation and grooming. Fourteen year old Holly can't believe her luck when she is asked out bytwenty year old Jay; so why is her best friend Leah not happy for her and why can't her parents just leave her alone? Holly - Dolly-Rose Campbell; Leah - Aimee Kelly; Jo - Christine Bottomley; Chris - Graeme Hawley; Jay - Henry Devas; PC - Henry Devas; Rachel - Carla Henry; Director/Producer - Nadia Molinari ; Writer - DL Weller.

12 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Children in Need: Holding On to You, 2/5
By D.L.Weller. Police are called to the family home when fourteen year old Holly goes missing for the night. As Holly's desperate parents try to track her down, Holly finds herself in danger. Details as Nov 11.

13 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Children in Need: Holding On to You, 3/5
By D.L.Weller. Jo is desperately worried about her fourteen year old daughter Holly who she feels she is losing to something she does not understand and cannot control. To Holly it seems the only person she can turn to is her boyfriend Jay. As Jay's hold on Holly gets stronger will anyone be able to help her? Details as Nov 11.

14 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Children in Need: Holding On to You, 4/5
By D.L.Weller. As the pressure on Holly escalates she tries to stand up to Jay but when Jay won't take no for an answer will Holly seek help? Details as Nov 11.

15 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Children in Need: Holding On to You, 5/5
By D.L.Weller. As Holly is helped to come to terms with the truth, she faces a difficult decision about Jay. Details as Nov 11.

18 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Love and Mettle, 1/5
By Andrea Earl. The true and extraordinary story of the writer's own experience of building a house. Mrs T's husband is on the verge of retiring from his job as a Consultant Psychiatrist and life is running out. It's now or never. Have they got the bottle to gamble his entire lump sum on a building project? Has she got the courage to preside over a gang of builders? Can she get it done on time and on budget? Will their marriage survive with their dream intact? Mrs T - Victoria Elliot; Dr T - Robert Pugh; Richard - Richard Thomas; Alfie - Alfie Thomas; Jack - Stephen Fletcher; Natasha - Fiona Clarke; Sylvia - Val McLane; Frank - Seamus O'Neill; Director/Producer- Pauline Harris; Writer - Andrea Earl.

19 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Love and Mettle, 2/5
By Andrea Earl. Comic and touching true story of the writer's own experience as a mother and wife, risking her husband's entire pension on building a house. The build begins and catastrophe strikes when the council inform Mrs T she has not protected the ancient trees in the garden properly and the build is ordered to cease immediately. They are threatened with 250K in fines. The couple face financial ruin. Details as Nov 18.

20 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Love and Mettle, 3/5
By Andrea Earl. Mrs T realises that she and Dr T have gone into this blindly. She keeps her worries about money under wraps; but Dr T is suspicious and starts to resent having given her the authority to spend his money. Details as Nov 18.

21 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Love and Mettle, 4/5
By Andrea Earl. Mrs T has a virtual meltdown when it becomes apparent that they have been working off the wrong plans and don't have Planning Permission for the house they have already built. And secondly because Mrs T, wrongly thinking the spending was almost over, learns that there is at least another 50k to spend. Details as Nov 18.

22 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Love and Mettle, 5/5
By Andrea Earl. A few weeks away from Xmas, and Dr. T. has collapsed and is in hospital. The house is nearly complete but Mrs T. doesn't care - she just wants her husband to be okay. Details as Nov 18.

25 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Eugene Onegin, 1/5
By Alexander Pushkin. Adapted by Duncan Macmillan. Drama based on one of Russia's best loved poems, and the life of the man who wrote it. As Alexander Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs him to tell her his most famous story, Eugene Onegin. Onegin is the darling of St. Petersburg. He is young, handsome and bored. But a trip to the countryside is about to change his life forever. Natalya - Zoe Tapper; Pushkin - Geoffrey Streatfield; Onegin - David Dawson; Driver - Sean Murray; Lensky - Joshua McGuire; Housekeeper - Carolyn Pickles; Tatiana - Alix Wilton Regan; Olga - Georgie Fuller; Driver - John Norton; Zaretsky - Sean Murray; Prince - David Seddon; Charkhov - Joel MacCormack; Director - Abigail le Fleming; Adaptor - Duncan Macmillan; Author - Alexander Pushkin.

26 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Eugene Onegin, 2/5
By Alexander Pushkin. Adapted byDuncan Macmillan. The night before a duel, Alexander Pushkin continues to tell his wife his most famous story: Eugene Onegin. City boy Onegin has inherited his uncle's rural estate. His new friend Lensky persuades him to make a fateful visit to meet his neighbours. Details as Nov 25.

27 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Eugene Onegin, 3/5
By Alexander Pushkin. Adapted by Duncan Macmillan. Pushkin's wife demands to hear more of his most famous story as they hurtle towards the duel he's about to fight. Onegin finally responds to Tatiana's love letter. Details as Nov 25.

28 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Eugene Onegin, 4/5
By Alexander Pushkin. Adapted by Duncan Macmillan. Pushkin's wife tries desperately to stop her husband fighting his duel, while Tatiana races to stop Onegin and Lensky fighting theirs. Details as Nov 25.

29 Nov: 15 Minute Drama - Eugene Onegin, 5/5
By Alexander Pushkin. Adapted by Duncan Macmillan. Pushkin and Onegin have both fought their duels and everyone must now struggle with the consequences. Details as Nov 25.

2 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - HighLites: Split Ends, 1/5
By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bridgeford is blessed with the meanest hairdresser in Britain, and the stupidest. An impending wedding looks like a great opportunity for Bev. The fact that her rival, Anton, has already secured the business is not likely to put her off.

3 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - HighLites: Split Ends, 2/5
By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev's plans to muscle in on the arrangements for Theresa and Nigel's wedding are moving forward. But whether Lois, the wedding planner, is delighted with this prospect is another matter. Details as Dec 2.

4 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - HighLites: Split Ends, 3/5
By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Highlites hairdressing salon looks to be expanding its business. But Bev's plans to muscle in on the arrangements for Theresa and Nigel's wedding hit a considerable obstacle. Details as Dec 2.

5 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - HighLites: Split Ends, 4/5
By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. With the wedding just two days away Harriet, the vicar, pops in for a trim. It looks as if she and Bev have very different ideas about the service. Details as Dec 2.

6 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - HighLites: Split Ends, 5/5
By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. It's already been quite a week for bride to be, Tess. Maybe a visit to HighLites is the last thing she needs. Details as Dec 2.

9 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 1/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam starts the year observing people gambling with dice at the Groom Porter's but doesn't venture a wager himself. Then his cousin, Anthony Joyce, asks to borrow £350 to rebuild his house after the Great Fire, but before Sam can decide, Anthony tries to take his own life by jumping in a pond. He survives initially but succumbs to a fever. Sam helps his widow by persuading the King not to take all her goods, as is the custom in the case of suicide. Samuel Pepys - Kris Marshall; Elizabeth Pepys - Katherine Jakeways; Will - John Biddle; Debs - Aimee-Ffion Edwards; Mrs Joyce - Eiry Thomas; James, Duke of York - Ewan Bailey; Prince Rupert - Matthew Gravelle; Doll - Eiry Thomas; Lord Brouncker - Tim McMullan; Mr Martin - Matthew Gravelle; Speaker - Ewan Bailey; Mrs Daniels - Sophie Melville; Mrs Lane - Eiry Thomas; Mrs Knipp - Sophie Thompson; Robber - Matthew Gravelle; Robber - Ewan Bailey; Plasterer - Ewan Bailey; Mr Crow - Matthew Gravelle; Director - Kate McAll ; Producer - Kate McAll ; Writer - Hattie Naylor; Historical consultant: Liza Picard; Sound by Nigel Lewis; Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter. A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed

10 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 2/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam buys a pornographic book in French but then burns it (after reading). At the theatre he is so enraptured by some music that it reminds him of how he felt when he first fell in love with Elizabeth. Meanwhile, he's been preparing his defence of the Navy Board to Parliament and can't sleep the night before his speech. Elizabeth comforts him in the early hours and in the morning he has a dram of brandy for courage. The speech is a triumph. Details as Dec 9.

11 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 3/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam and Mrs Knipp visit the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels. Later, in the dark, in the ruins of St Dunstan, they escape a pair of robbers. Sam and Elizabeth set off for a tour of the West Country, including the hot springs at Bath but Sam doesn't think the water can be very clean, with so many bodies in it. His eyes are starting to hurt now and he begins to fear that he's losing his sight. Details as Dec 9.

12 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 4/5
By Hattie Naylor. Sam writes a letter to the Duke of York laying out his suggestions for reform of the Navy Board; the Duke is delighted and signs the letter as his own. Elizabeth is upset to hear that Sam has been gadding about while she's been away but that's nothing compared to what happens when she walks in on him in the act of fondling Debs, the maid. Details as Dec 9.

13 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 5/5
By Hattie Naylor. Elizabeth is furious with Sam over his affair with the maid and refuses to wash. She's still not sure what she saw but gets Debs to confess. Elizabeth wants Debs to be thrown out and a reluctant Sam agrees. Details as Dec 9.

16 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Snapper, 1/5
By Roddy Doyle. The second of Roddy Doyle's Barrytown series of novels. Barrytown is buzzing with speculation. Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant and she's not telling anyone who the father is. But with tongues wagging and rumours mounting, just how long will it take everyone to work out who in Barrytown is the "snapper's" Da?. Jimmy Rabbitte - David Wilmot; Sharon Rabbitte - Aoife Duffin; Veronica - Angeline Ball; Darren - Cal Kenealy; Jimmy Junior - Gavin Drea; Jackie - Amy McAllister; Mary - Aisling Franciosi; Yvonne - Seainin Brennan; George Burgess - Gerry O'Brien; Bimbo - Simon Delaney; Bertie - Mark Doherty; Paddy - Mark Lambert; Doris Burgess - Tina Kellegher; Franciosi - Aisling Franciosi; Writer - Roddy Doyle ; Adaptor - Eugene O'Brien ; Director - Eoin O'Callaghan ; Producer - Gemma McMullan.

17 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Snapper, 2/5
By Roddy Doyle. After a drunken encounter at the soccer club do, Sharon is pregnant and much to the annoyance to her dad, Jimmy, refusing to name the baby's father. So when Jimmy gets wind that it might be someone close to home all hell breaks loose. Details as Dec 16.

18 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Snapper, 3/5
By Roddy Doyle. After a drunken encounter at the soccer club do, Sharon is pregnant and much to the annoyance to her dad, Jimmy, refusing to name the baby’s father. So when Jimmy gets wind that it might be someone close to home all hell breaks loose. Details as Dec 16.

19 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Snapper, 4/5
By Roddy Doyle. After a drunken encounter at the soccer club do, Sharon is pregnant and much to the annoyance to her dad, Jimmy, refusing to name the baby’s father. So when Jimmy gets wind that it might be someone close to home all hell breaks loose. Details as Dec 16.

20 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Snapper, 5/5
By Roddy Doyle. After a drunken encounter at the soccer club do, Sharon is pregnant and much to the annoyance to her dad, Jimmy, refusing to name the baby's father. So when Jimmy gets wind that it might be someone close to home all hell breaks loose. Details as Dec 16.

23 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 1/5
By Beatrix Potter. This suite of five of Beatrix Potter’s tumultuous tales, including some of the lesser-known stories, brings comedic surprise, comfort and joy to the Christmas audience. Their timeless wonders pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows. Director - Sean Grundy; Producer - Sally Harrison; Adaptor - Sean Grundy; Author - Beatrix Potter; Produced by Sally Harrison. Indie (Woolyback production).

24 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 2/5 The Tale of Peter Rabbit
By Beatrix Potter. Details as Dec 23.

25 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 3/5 The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
By Beatrix Potter. Details as Dec 23.

26 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 4/5 The Tale of Mr Toad
By Beatrix Potter. Details as Dec 23.

27 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - The Tales of Beatrix Potter, 5/5 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
By Beatrix Potter. Details as Dec 23.

30 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - Hester, 1/5
By Margaret Oliphant. Dramatised by Kate Clanchy and Zena Forster. Sometimes called 'the feminist Trollope', Margaret Oliphant is an unjustly-neglected British writer of the nineteenth century, famed for her perceptive, ironic psychology, and her strong female characters. And Hester has a striking premise: a young woman in a nineteenth-century Cheshire town, having been snubbed and discarded in marriage, does something truly radical. When the family bank is in danger of a run, she pledges her whole private fortune to save it. But instead of merely underwriting it, in return she insists on running the bank herself, as a single woman, in defiance of all convention. This is a tale of a single woman in nineteenth-century Cheshire town, who does something truly radical - runs her own bank. Margaret Oliphant - Penelope Wilton; William - Adam Nagaitis; Lady Ellen Vernon - Jasmine Hyde; Mr Rule - Philip Jackson; Hester Vernon - Lyndsey Marshal; Harry Sellon - Ben Crowe; Farrington - Patrick Brennan; Mildmay Vernon - Paul Stonehouse; Miss Matilda Vernon-Ridgeway - Liza Sadovy; Edward Vernon - Joseph Kloska; Labourer - Adam Nagaitis; Director/Producer - Jonquil Panting ; Adaptor - Kate Clanchy ; Adaptor - Zena Forster ; Author - Margaret Oliphant; Harp played by Ruth Faber; Producer/Director - Jonquil Panting.

31 Dec: 15 Minute Drama - Hester, 2/5
By Margaret Oliphant. When Hester is offered a merger to cancel all her debts, she finds a neat, but risky, solution. Details as Dec 30.

1 Jan 2014: 15 Minute Drama - Hester, 3/5
By Margaret Oliphant. Hester reckons without the influence of cousin Edward's vapid wife Ellen. Details as Dec 30.

2 Jan 2014: 15 Minute Drama - Hester, 4/5
By Margaret Oliphant. Hester does not want to see it, but here it is: the other side of Edward's picture. Details as Dec 27.

3 Jan 2014: 15 Minute Drama - Hester, 5/5
By Margaret Oliphant. Once again, Mr Rule is facing a run on the bank, which could close Vernon's forever. Details as Dec 27.

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2 Jan: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 1 - Hot Desk
by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Social Worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot desking. All this while Clare has a new student to wet nurse. Brian is struggling to keep control in the classroom. Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution. A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her. Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life. In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare. Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Megan/Nali - Nina Conti; Ray - Richard Lumsden; Helen - Liza Tarbuck; Simon - Andrew Wincott; Libby - Sarah Kendall; Alice - Alex Tregear; Abigail - Eleanor Crooks; Dexter - Will Howard; Bob - Robert Blythe; Neighbour/Terence/MC - Ben Crowe; Simon's Girlfriend - Bharti Patel; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer - Katie Tyrrell.

7 Jan: Turf Wars - Losing the Plot
In Nick Warburton's delicious comedy, James Fleet plays Edward, a bashful man who, passing a local allotment, speaks to an attractive female allottee. He decides there and then that he must apply for a plot. But doing so involves an interview with ferocious site-manager Bernie who runs the allotments with military rigour. It's all looking unlikely until Edward reveals that his father was a local landscape horticulturalist, one Bernie has admired all his life. Edward joins the site. And it is only then that he springs a surprise on Bernie. One that leads to explosive confrontation. Which of them will lose the plot? Edward - James Fleet; Amanda - Joanna Monro; Bernie - Jonathan Coy; Producer - Peter Kavanagh; Directed by Peter Kavanagh.

9 Jan: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 2 - On Expenses
With society collapsing all around us Social Worker Clare Barker is appalled to be stuck indoors bean counting. But as Clare discovers anomalies in the Sparrowhawk Family Centre's expense claims will friendship and loyalty win over professional integrity? Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Megan - Nina Conti; Ray - Richard Lumsden; Helen - Liza Tarbuck; Simon - Andrew Wincott; Libby - Sarah Kendall; Paul - Ben Crowe; Mrs Manjula - Bharti Patel; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer Katie Tyrrell.

14 Jan: Turf Wars - An Incident at the Border
Nigel Planer stars as a border-guard in Kieran Lynn's comedy about boundaries that are both territorial and personal. Arthur and Olivia take the sun in their local park on a beautiful summer's day. Olivia is reading a newspaper article on their country's new-found independence. It seems that no-one knows quite what the terms are for the secession. Arthur couldn't care less. He's apolitical and just enjoying watching the ducks. Suddenly a soldier arrives, dragging a tape across the ground, marking out the new border. He barges between the two young lovers. Now one is on one side of the new border, and one on the other! Arthur's attempt to cross is met with a stun-gun jolt from the guard, who has as little understanding of the new rules as the couple. He just knows he has been trained to be suspicious of everyone who isn't from 'this country' which now includes Arthur! How can our lovers be reunited? Reiver - Nigel Planer; Olivia - Leah Brotherhead; Arthur - Joseph Kloska; Director - Peter Kavanagh.; Producer - Peter Kavanagh

16 Jan: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 3 - Fifty Shades of Ray
In Episode Three the team's anxiety over possible redundancies is overshadowed when they hear some shattering news concerning Ray. Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Megan - Nina Conti; Ray - Richard Lumsden; Helen - Liza Tarbuck; Simon - Andrew Wincott; Libby - Sarah Kendall; Peter/Fireman - Patrick Brennan; Major - Robert Blythe; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer Katie Tyrrell.

21 Jan: In and Out of the Kitchen Series 2, Episode 1 - The Review
By Miles Jupp. Cookery writer Damien Trench once again opens his life up to the public as we follow him through another few days in his life. It's a new year and Damien and Anthony are undergoing fresh works on their house. They are "going upstairs" (having a loft conversion) and so Mr Mullaney, their builder, is once again installed to look after the project. Meanwhile, Anthony and Damien discuss what to do with their spare room, and Ian Frobisher, Damien's agent, convinces him to do a restaurant review, as a favour to Pink Floyd. Damien Trench - Miles Jupp; Anthony MacIlveny - Justin Edwards; Damien's mother - Selina Cadell; Mr Mullaney - Brendan Dempsey; Ian Frobisher/Damien's father - Philip Fox; Helen - Georgina Rich; Waitress - Sarah Thom; Producer - Sam Michell.

23 Jan: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 4 - Nanny State
Brian and Clare are struggling with childcare for their son Thomas when Clare bumps into their beloved Nanny, Nali - who they sacked. Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Nali - Nina Conti; Stan - Richard Lumsden; Mrs Pope - Sarah Thom; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer - Katie Tyrrell.

28 Jan: In and Out of the Kitchen Series 2, Episode 2 - Valentine's Day
Tradition in the Trench/MacIlveny household dictates that Valentine's Day is the one day of the year when Damien is not allowed in the kitchen and Anthony can be left alone to cook a special meal to celebrate the occasion... much to Damien's chagrin. Meanwhile, Damien struggles to finish the links to a new series for Sky Arts all about the dietary habits of the great poets. And his dad has an unfortunate accident whilst walking the dog... Damien Trench - Miles Jupp; Anthony MacIlveny - Justin Edwards; Damien's mother - Selina Cadell; Builder - Ben Crowe; Mr Mullaney - Brendan Dempsey; Marion Duffett - Lesley Vickerage; Producer - Sam Michell.

30 Jan: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 5 - The Scapegoat
After an unprofessional mishap at the Sparrowhawk Family Centre one of the Social Workers needs to fall on their sword. Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Megan/Nali - Nina Conti; Ray - Richard Lumsden; Helen - Liza Tarbuck; Simon - Andrew Wincott; Libby - Sarah Kendall; Man - Robert Blythe; Mr Needham - Patrick Brennan; Trudi - Sarah Thom; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer - Katie Tyrrell.

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4 Feb: In and Out of the Kitchen Series 2, Episode 3 - The Dinner Party
Damien and Anthony invite their nearest and dearest round for a dinner party to celebrate some good news - Anthony has finally decided to start his own investment company, whilst Damien has finally got from Sky Arts for a new series all about the culinary habits of the great poets. Unfortunately, things do not get off to an auspicious start when Anthony is beset by incurable hiccups, and Damien's agent Ian arrives with marital problems in tow. Includes recipes for Baked Camembert, Trout "en papillotte" and Rum Baba. Damien Trench - Miles Jupp; Anthony MacIlveny - Justin Edwards; Damien's mum - Selina Cadell; Ian Frobisher/Damien's dad - Philip Fox; Mr Mullaney - Brendan Dempsey; Marion Duffett - Lesley Vickerage; Written by Miles Jupp; Producer - Sam Michell.

6 Feb: Clare in the Community Series 8, Episode 6 - The Parent Trap
In 'The Parent Trap' Clare is relishing the role of acting Team Leader at the Family Centre but at home she's not relishing a visit from Brian's mother. Clare - Sally Phillips; Brian - Alex Lowe; Megan/Nali - Nina Conti; Ray - Richard Lumsden; Hazel - Hannah Gordon; Joan/Laura - Sarah Thom; Joe/Mike - Adam Nagaitis; Paul/Frank - Paul Stonehouse; Girl - Stephanie Racine; Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden; Producer - Katie Tyrrell.

11 Feb: In and Out of the Kitchen Series 2, Episode 4 - The Wedding
Anthony is cock-a-hoop when asked out of the blue to be best man at a friend's wedding. Problem is, he hasn't seen this friend since they were at school together and Damien isn't entirely convinced that Anthony has been invited purely because of his "excellent presentation skills".Miles Jupp - Damien Trench; Justin Edwards - Anthony MacIlveny; Ben Crow - Julian The Groom; Philip Fox - Ian Frobisher; Sarah Thom - Fran The Bride; Ruper Vansittart - Lionel; Lesley Vickerage - the Bride's Mum; Written by Miles Jupp; Producer - Sam Michell.

18 Feb: In and Out of the Kitchen - Series 2, Episode 5 - The Literary Festival
Damien and Anthony arrive at a literary festival to promote Damien's book about the culinary habits of the Great Poets. Despite the charming hotel and the peaceful surroundings, the cookery writer can barely disguise his chagrin at his talk being in a tent smaller to other writers he considers lesser than him. But he soon has the opportunity to get the audience he feels he deserves when a fellow author is knocked unconscious and Damien is asked to fill in. But can he rise to the occasion? Miles Jupp - Damien Trench; Justin Edwards - Anthony MacIlveny; Ben Crowe - Gary McDade/Sound Man; Toby Longworth - Bill Trumpetz; Sarah Thom - The Lady; Lesley Vickerage - Marion Duffett; Producer - Sam Michell; Written by Miles Jupp;

20 Feb: Murder Is Easy - Episode 1
by Agatha Christie, Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson. 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; Directed by Mary Peate;

25 Feb: In and Out of the Kitchen - Series 2, Episode 6 - On Location
Damien is sent on location to the Lake District to film a chunk of his new series for Sky Arts about "poets and their palates". But when the sunshine turns to driving rain, Damien's spirits are further dampened when is appears Anthony might not be missing him quite as much as he had hoped... Miles Jupp - Damien Trench; Justin Edwards - Anthony MacIlveny; Ben Crowe - Gary McDade/Sound Man; Toby Longworth - Bill Trumpetz; Sarah Thom - The Lady; Lesley Vickerage - Marion Duffett; Producer - Sam Michell; Written by Miles Jupp;

27 Feb: Murder Is Easy - Episode 2
by Agatha Christie, Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson. Luke Fitzwilliam can no longer believe that so many deaths in the tiny village of Wychwood-under-Ashe are a coincidence, and he's determined to find out the truth. He enlists the help of Bridget, Lord Waynflete's attractive young fiancée. 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; Directed by Mary Peate.

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4 Mar: Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? Episode 1 - Find-the-perfect-partner-4-u-dot-com
By Charlotte Cory. The first episode of a comedy drama starring Henry Goodman and Lia Williams. Sarah is deeply dissatisfied with her lot. Her marriage to the kindly but deeply boring Malcolm has long since failed to bring any spark to her life, and a brief relationship with a man called David, while ultimately unfulfilling, at least proves to her that she is not so unattractive that she cannot find happiness elsewhere. So she leaves Malcolm and a chance encounter with an old school friend, Tania, leads her to move in with her friend and join the internet dating site Find-the-perfect-partner-4-u.com. But her first experience of internet dating proves hugely embarrassing. Sarah - Lia Williams; Malcolm - and all Sarah's internet dates - Henry Goodman; Mother - Miriam Margolyes; Tania - Frances Barber; Francis Parker - Roger Hammond; Sound Design - Lucinda Mason Brown; Original Music - David Chilton; Producer - Gordon House; Director - Gordon House; Indie (Goldhawk Essential)< /p>

6 Mar: Murder Is Easy - Episode 3
by Agatha Christie, Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson
Luke and Bridget are getting closer, in spite of themselves. As they discover yet another body, they think they know who the murderer is, but will they be able to prove it? Luke - Patrick Baladi; Bridget - Lydia Leonard; Lord Whitfield - Michael Cochrane; Miss Waynflete - Marcia Warren; Miss Pinkerton - Marlene Sidaway; Billy Bones - Patrick Brennan; Rose - Lizzy Watts; Dr Thomas - Will Howard; Major Horton - Robert Blythe; Technical presentation by Anne Bunting and Robin Warren; Directed by Mary Peate.

11 Mar: Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? Episode 2 - Lobster Thermidor
Sarah's first experience of internet dating has gone horribly wrong, but undeterred she continues to use the site, and receives a proposal from a high court judge to go out and eat lobster thermidor with him. Meanwhile her ex-schoolfriend, Tania, is treating her less like a friend and more like some sort of hired servant; she is instructed to look after a consignment of pedigree cats that Tania proposes to sell at a huge profit. Some relief comes in the form of an unexpected visit from her two self-centred but irrepressible nieces Lucy and Ellie. Sarah - Lia Williams; Malcolm … and all Sarah's internet dates - Henry Goodman; Mother - Miriam Margolyes; Tania - Frances Barber; Lucy - Eleanor Butters; Ellie - Hayley Roberts; Susie - Elyse Blemmings; Sound Design - Lucinda Mason Brown; Original Music - David Chilton; Director - Gordon House; Producer - Gordon House; Indie (Goldhawk Essential)

18 Mar: Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? Episode 3 - The Flying Dutchman
Sarah continues to go on a variety of internet dates with an assortment of highly contrasting men. All prove very unsatisfactory until she meets Paul, a Dutch pilot, who has been brought up in South Africa but now lives in Amsterdam. Paul is handsome, charismatic and charming and Sarah convinces herself that finally she has found the man of her dreams. But a romantic night is followed by complete silence from the elusive Paul. Could Sarah's Flying Dutchman be a lying Dutchman? Sarah - Lia Williams; Paul … and all Sarah's internet dates - Henry Goodman; Mother - Miriam Margolyes; Tania - Frances Barber; Francis Parker - Roger Hammond; Lucy - Eleanor Butters; Ellie - Hayley Roberts; Angie - Elyse Blemmings; Sound Design - Lucinda Mason Brown; Original Music - David Chilton; Director - Gordon House; Producer - Gordon House; Indie (Goldhawk Essential)

20 Mar: Shooting Animals
by Guy Browning and Tom Mitchelson. A wildlife documentary crew attempt to break in a new presenter who is intent on keeping as far away from the wildlife as possible. Whilst the camera is pointed at the wildlife we're more busy watching the antics of the crew and it's eerie how their behaviour echoes that of the animalsBen - Joseph Millson; Fran - Emily Joyce; Rob - Ian Kirkby; Helga - Samantha Dakin; Jabari - Ivanno Jeremiah; Richard - Ben Crowe; Produced by Sally Avens

25 Mar: Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? Episode 4 - A Mathematical Improbability
Sarah is distraught that she has been so deceived by her lying Dutchman. She is all for giving up the search to find a perfect partner. But Tania persuades her, for self-interested reasons, to go on a 'speed-dating' evening, where Sarah finally meets Tony, the mathematics professor and lover of ballroom dancing, whom she knows on the internet as 'Midnight Magic'. They are immediately attracted to each other - but leave without exchanging contact numbers and Sarah finds that Tania has wiped her details from the internet dating site. What are the mathematical chances of Sarah and Tony ever meeting again? Sarah - Lia Williams; Tony, and all Sarah's internet dates - Henry Goodman; Mother - Miriam Margolyes; Tania - Frances Barber; Francis Parker - Roger Hammond; Phoebe-Jane - Hayley Roberts; Producer - Gordon House; Director - Gordon House; Sound Design - Lucinda Mason Brown; Original Music - David Chilton.; Series initiated by Nick Russell Pavier; Indie (Goldhawk Essential)

27 Mar: The Architects
New comedy by Jim Poyser and Neil Griffiths. Architect Sir Lucian made his name 50 years ago as the most brutal of all brutalists. But times have moved on and so have most of his staff. Those who remain must contemplate escape from a malfunctioning multi-storey car park in Esher and the pure aesthetic of the open sandwich. Sarah - Laura Solon; Dan - Ben Willbond; Sir Lucian - Geoffrey Whitehead; Rasmus - Ewan Bailey; Tim - Tim Downie; Mayoress - Joanna Brookes; Car Park Attendant - Ben Crowe; Directed by Toby Swift.

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1 Apr: The Rita Rudner Show. Episode 1 - Are We There Yet?
By Michael Fenton Stevens and Martin Bergman. American comedian Rita Rudner stars as herself in a new four-part sitcom where she returns to the UK with her husband, played by Martin Trenaman. As she tries to re-establish herself in the UK, things go from bad to worse as she's joined by a group of colleagues who try and make her return as successful as possible. Not helped by her inept management, her eccentric hotel owner and her bizarre cockney comedy opening act - her visit doesn't go to plan! In this opening episode, Rita and her husband Martin have an unexpectedly lengthy flight to London and find the hotel they're staying in is unusual to say the least - encapsulated by its odd owner Mrs Harrison. They realise their UK management haven't quite realised who Rita is and she is forced to work with a failing comedian who's been chosen as her support act. With a supporting cast that includes Michael Fenton Stevens, co-writer Martin Bergman, Mike Wilmot and Vivienne Avramoff, the series mixes sitcom with classic stand-up routines from Rita; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

8 Apr: The Rita Rudner Show. Episode 2 - Who's Your Daddy?
In the second episode Rita and Martin meet some of the hotel's guests including The Fabulous Twins, who take oddness to another level! Rita and Martin are invited for dinner by their friends David Baddiel and Morwenna Banks (playing themselves) and, in so doing, Rita finds out some startling revelations about her husband. This episode also features a memorable karaoke rendition of a classic Beyonce track - memorable for all the wrong reasons! Cast includes Rita Rudner; Martin Trenaman; Phyllida Law; David Baddiel; Morwenna Banks; Michael Fenton Stevens; Martin Bergman; Vivienne Avramoff; Producer - Paul Russell; Writer - Rita Rudner; Writer - Martin Bergman; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

15 Apr: The Rita Rudner Show. Episode 3 - Life's a Gamble
In the third episode Rita continues to face somewhat challenging circumstances as she returns to the UK after a fifteen year break. With the help of her husband Martin (Martin Trenaman), she tries to re-establish her comedy career in the UK and her agent arranges for her to play a gig for a French industrialist - with chaotic results. Rita and Martin are also helped by the bizarre Mrs Harrison, a hotelier who has introduced them to an array of slightly off kilter characters. And Martin decides to assemble a scratch team of card players to win a fortune at a casino and, not unexpectedly, things don't quite go to plan! Supporting cast including Rita Rudner; Martin Trenaman; Phyllida Law; Martin Bergman; Michael Fenton Stevens; Dominic Frisby; Vivienne Avramoff; Writer - Rita Rudner; Writer - Martin Bergman; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

22 Apr: The Rita Rudner Show. Episode 4 - Diamond Encrusted Turtle Holder
In the fourth and final episode of American comedian Rita Rudner's new sitcom with the help of her husband Martin Rita is forced to cope with a very unfamiliar England and meets an array of odd characters. Meanwhile, Rita's agent Phil hopes to get some help from Alan Carr - but there's a mix up and eventually Rita is forced to host a charity auction. Rita's also frustrated by a well - meaning support comedian, Jim Jenson who ends up being a major hindrance. Supporting cast includes Michael Fenton Stevens, Alan Carr, Dominic Frisby and Amy Wilson Thomas. Rita Rudner; Martin Trenaman; Phyllida Law; Michael Fenton Stevens; Alan Carr; Dominic Frisby; Amy Wilson Thomas; Producer - Paul Russell; Writer - Rita Rudner; Writer - Martin Bergman; Indie (Open Mike)

29 Apr: Kerry's List - Episode 1
By David Pusey and Kerry Godliman. The first in a four-part sketch show, Kerry is a married mother of two, a stand-up comedian and has two children. Her life can only properly function with her daily list - if she didn't compile this vital list, her life would simply fall apart. Each week, this series looks at a different list and delves into Kerry's madcap world by looking at various elements of that week's list in sketches, narrative and stand up. In this first episode, Kerry's List includes avoiding eBay, de-scaling the kettle, looking good and being romantic for Valentine's Day, buying jeans, retrieving an asthma pump from the Hoover, toning her upper arms and reviewing the plumber! Any busy parent who's ever compiled a list of their own will relate to Kerry Godliman's incident filled world.
with Kerry Godliman; David Pusey; Bridget Christie; Lucy Briers; Rosie Cavaliero; Nicholas Le Prevost; Writer - Kerry Godliman; Writer - David Pusey; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

6 May: Kerry's List - Episode 2
The second in a four-part sketch show co-written by and starring comedian and actress Kerry Godliman. In this second episode, Kerry's List includes cancelling the organic food box, adopting a panda, searching through the baby's poo, being grateful, changing the water in the fish tank, learning the oboe and selling the Cath Kidston Potting Shed. Kerry Godliman; David Pusey; Bridget Christie; Lucy Briers; Rosie Cavaliero; Nicholas Le Prevost; Writer - Kerry Godliman; Writer - David Pusey; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

13 May: Kerry's List - Episode 3
The third in a four-part sketch show co-written by and starring comedian and actress Kerry Godliman. In this third episode, Kerry's List involves bleaching mugs, napping, sorting out cobwebs, distressing a chest of drawers, organizing CDs, keeping my friend's secret, growing vegetables and buying Puy Lentils. Kerry Godliman; David Pusey; Bridget Christie; Lucy Briers; Rosie Cavaliero; Nicholas Le Prevost; Writer - Kerry Godliman; Writer - David Pusey; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

20 May: Kerry's List - Episode 4
A four-part sketch show co-written by and starring comedian and actress Kerry Godliman. In this final episode, Kerry's List involves changing sheets, buying a kids book on where babies come from, getting her roots done, learning to knit, not drifting off, reading a classic and dusting the plants. Kerry Godliman; David Pusey; Bridget Christie; Lucy Briers; Rosie Cavaliero; Nicholas Le Prevost; Ben Abell; Melissa Bury; Lucy Briers; Rosie Cavaliero; Writer - Kerry Godliman; Writer - David Pusey; Producer - Paul Russell; Indie (Open Mike)

22 May: House on Fire Series 3, Episode 1 - Marriage
by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman. A new series with Matt and Vicky, the two flatmates who love to hate to love each other - with the usual mixture of somewhat hapless situations brought about by their inability to live in the real world, or indeed with each other. They are aided and abused as ever by their less than loving parents, who can always be relied upon to wash their hands of any responsibility. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; Registrar - Jane Slavin; Other parts played by Fergus Craig and Colin Hoult.; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

27 May: The Pickerskill Reports - The Last Report
A special one-off finale of the long running series The Pickerskill Reports. Set in a public school, The Pickerskill Reports finds a long retired English master remembering his favourite students - the ones he thought most likely to make a real difference to the world and who also possessed a streak of anarchy and subversion. In The Final Report, he has to see off a cult leader Faye Hornette, whose shady organization The Constancy wants to take over Haunchurst College. Dr Henry Pickerskill - Ian McDiarmid; Faye Hornette - Elaine Cassidy; Oliver Hugh Porter - Thomas Brodie Sangster; Uncle Cyril - Mark Heap; Lefty - Tony Gardner; Lionel Rogers - Tony Gardner; Mike Poulson Jabby - Michael Feast; Chaplain - Michael Feast; Producers - Andrew McGibbon & Nick Romero; Script Editors - Nick Romero and David Quantick; Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon; Indie (Curtains For Radio)

29 May: House on Fire Series 3, Episode 2 - Camping
Vicky decides to dust down her girl guide badges and go camping with friends. But her original plans for camping buddies don't quite work out. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; Man on Radio - Colin Hoult; Camping store man - Colin Hoult; Shopkeeper - Fergus Craig; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; (Pacificus)

3 Jun: Bleak Expectations - Series 5, Episode 1 - A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled
By Mark Evans. The Dickensian comedy adventure returns. Pip Bin is beginning to miss the conflict with his absent evil nemesis Mr Gently Benevolent when he receives an intriguing invitation to a house party with Britain's poshest man, the Baron-Viscount-Marqu-earl-et the Lord-Dukey Clampvulture of Too-Many Titles. But one of the other guests may not be all he seems.... Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; General Kartoffel-Kopf - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Mark Evans

5 Jun: House on Fire - Series 3, Episode 3 - Crime
A new series with Matt and Vicky, the two flatmates who love to hate to love each other - with the usual mixture of somewhat hapless situations brought about by their inability to live in the real world, or indeed with each other. They are aided and abused as ever by their less than loving parents, who can always be relied upon to wash their hands of any responsibility.
After looking at the latest crime statistics, Vicky decides to learn self-defence. But she doesn't expect to see Matt's mother at the same class. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; Steve - Stephen Mangan; Natalie - Kellie Shirley; Waitress - Anna Morris; Shopkeeper - Fergus Craig; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

10 Jun: Bleak Expectations Series 5, Episode 2 - A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
By Mark Evans. The Victorian comedy adventure sees Pip and his friends travel to India in their quest to thwart the evil machinations of smooth but sinister genius Mr Gently Benevolent. Gasp as our heroes struggle with super-intelligent tigers, giant snakes, and secret gin! Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; Viceroy Roy Weiss - Mark Evans; Writer - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards

12 Jun: House on Fire Series 3, Episode 4 - Kosher
After watching Fiddler on the Roof for the first time, Matt decides to convert to Judaism. As the house goes kosher, Vicky takes evasive action. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; TV Presenter - Fergus Craig; Librarian - Fergus Craig; Butcher - Colin Hoult; Rabbi Schulman - Henry Goodman; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced & Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

17 Jun: Bleak Expectations Series 5, Episode 3 - An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen to Bits
by Mark Evans. The Victorian comedy adventure continues as Pip races to Antarctica to thwart another fiendish plot by his evil ex-guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent. Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; Explorer - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Mark Evans; Produced by Gareth Edwards.

19 Jun: House on Fire Series 3, Episode 5 - Baby
After Matt agrees to look after his mate's baby, Vicky decides to borrow it to become a "single mother". She's certain it will help with her up-coming pay review. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; Steve - Stephen Mangan; Natalie - Kellie Shirley; Waitress - Anna Morris; Shopkeeper - Fergus Craig; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

24 Jun: Bleak Expectations Series 5, Episode 4 - A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
by Mark Evans. The Victorian comedy adventure sees a novel writing showdown between Pip and Charles Dickens to find out who is the greatest writer in Britain. Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Lily - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; The Real Charles Dickens - Mark Evans; Writer - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards

26 Jun: House on Fire Series 3, Episode 6 - Birthday
A final visit in the current series to Matt and Vicky. It's Vicky's birthday and she plans a celebratory dinner with a few close friends. But the final guest list doesn't go as planned. Vicky - Emma Pierson; Matt - Jody Latham; Peter - Philip Jackson; Julie - Janine Duvitski; Colonel Bill - Rupert Vansittart; Secretary - Anna Morris; Gerald - Henry Goodman; Written by Dan Hine and Chris Sussman; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

1 Jul: Bleak Expectations Series 5, Episode 5 - A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More
By Mark Evans. This week a new and terrible danger threatens Victorian Britain as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith which turns his heart to inky black. Pip and Gently Benevolent join forces to take on this new, cruel and cake-obsessed nemesis and his army of robot swans. They also turn out to share a love of antiquing in the Cotswolds. Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Servewell - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Lily - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; Hector the Holy Horse - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Mark Evans

3 Jul: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 1 - With the Compliments of Mr Gregory
By Francis Durbridge. Part 1 of a new production of a vintage serial from 1946. From 1938 to 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. Sadly, only half of Temple's adventures survive in the archives. In 2006 BBC Radio 4 brought one of the lost serials back to life with Crawford Logan and Gerda Stevenson as Paul and Steve. Using the original scripts and incidental music, and recorded using vintage microphones and sound effects, the production of Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery aimed to sound as much as possible like the 1947 original might have done if its recording had survived. The serial proved so popular that it was soon followed by three more revivals, Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery, Paul Temple and Steve, and A Case for Paul Temple. Now it's the turn of Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair from 1946, in which Paul and Steve come to the aid of a baffled Scotland Yard in pursuit of a deadly and mysterious criminal mastermind. Not only has the recording disappeared but also the scripts of Episodes 1, 2 and 6. This new production is made possible by the recent discovery by a colleague in Norwegian radio of a complete set of scripts in an old store cupboard in Oslo. The daughter of an eminent physician disappears after a night out at the Alpine Club. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Charlie - Greg Powrie; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

8 Jul: Bleak Expectations Series 5, Episode 6 - A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated
By Mark Evans. Last in the series of the Victorian comedy adventure. The inappropriately-named arbiter of all evil Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil that will culminate on Christmas day with the total destruction of the universe. Only one man can prevent the end of everything for all time. But at a terrible terrible cost. Is this the end for our hero Pip? Or is it curtains for the whole of creation? And does that mean Harry needn't get Pippa a Christmas present? Sir Philip - Richard Johnson; Young Pip Bin - Tom Allen; Gently Benevolent - Anthony Head; Harry Biscuit - James Bachman; Servewell - James Bachman; Clampvulture - Geoffrey Whitehead; Ripely - Sarah Hadland; Lily - Sarah Hadland; Pippa - Susy Kane; The Ghost of Christmice - Mark Evans; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Mark Evans;

10 Jul: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 2 - Introducing Sir Donald Murdo
Paul and Steve take a walk to a lonely cliff top cottage. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Charlie - Greg Powrie; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

15 Jul: Births, Deaths and Marriages Series 2, Episode 1 - The Elephant Malcolm
By David Schneider. Births, Deaths and Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider, he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. In this first episode, Malcolm makes the mistake of doing a local radio interview after a trip to the dentist, while Lorna wants to raise the profile of the office by inviting the press to witness a sham marriage bust by the UK Border Agency. Luke is appalled at Mary's love of men in uniform, while Anita has some unexpected news. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Andrea - Melanie Hudson; Tony - Lewis Macleod; Joe - Duncan Wisbey; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writer - David Schneider; Indie (Unique)

17 Jul: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 3 - The Madrid
Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair night club. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Zola - Greg Powrie; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Coral Slater - Francesca Dymond; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

22 Jul: Births, Deaths and Marriages Series 2, Episode 2 - The X Father
In the second episode, X-Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes into the office to register the death of his father. But Malcolm's the only one who's never heard of him. Or the show. Lorna wants to beat her rivals in Parking in the annual talent contest, while everyone else is trying to cope with Jackie, the work experience girl from hell. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Himself - Peter Dickson; Jackie - Melanie Hudson; Groom - Lewis Macleod; Old man - Lewis Macleod; MC - Lewis Macleod; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writer - David Schneider; Indie (Unique)

24 Jul: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 4 - Mr Davos has an Alibi
Another death - and this time the killer comes very close to home. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Zola - Greg Powrie; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Coral Slater - Francesca Dymond; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

29 Jul: Births, Deaths and Marriages Series 2, Episode 3 - The Uncivil Partnership
In the third episode, Lorna is freaking out because her ex-husband Jonathan is attending a wedding in the office with his new partner, James. Malcolm falls in love with a woman registering the death of her third deceased husband and Anita's in a panic because the hamster she borrowed from her daughter's school has died. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Suzie - Kate O'Sullivan; Grant - Michael Shaeffer; Jonathan - Jonah Russell; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writer - David Schneider; Indie (Unique)

31 Jul: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 5 - Virginia van Cleeve
A sinister shop in the East End may hold a vital clue. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Zola - Greg Powrie; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Virginia van Cleeve - Francesca Dymond; Miss Marcia - Eliza Langland; Lanny Knight - Nick Underwood; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

5 Aug: Births, Deaths and Marriages Series 2, Episode 4 - The Safe Room
In the fourth episode, Malcolm's unhappy that a change in the law, allowing marriages to take place out of office hours, means he has to do a late night Halloween themed wedding. Lorna is delighted as it means more business for the office and she's also agreed to do a birth registration at a charity power walk for her new flat mate. Mary is teasing Luke who is being superstitious about Halloween, while Anita tries hard to be more decisive. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Emma - Kate O'Sullivan; Bride - Kate O'Sullivan; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writer - David Schneider; Indie (Unique)

7 Aug: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 6 - Concerning Mr Zola
A lingering scent of perfume may give a vital clue to the latest murder. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Madison - Robin Laing; Zola - Greg Powrie; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

12 Aug: Births, Deaths and Marriages Series 2, Episode 5 - Lady Buoy's Visit
In episode five, Malcolm's stressed because of a very important visit by the office's patron, Lady Wilton-Buoy, while Lorna is trying to organise their first ever civil funeral at the same time. Lorna has also just been on an internet date which ended up with her going to see a stage hypnotist - but she doesn't remember what happened. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Lady Wilton-Buoy - Kate O'Sullivan; Iain - Simon Greenall; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writers - David Schneider & Simon Jacobs; Indie (Unique)

14 Aug: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 7 - A Woman's Intuition
Gunfire at the Madrid nightclub - and a dying man's confession. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Madison - Robin Laing; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Zola - Greg Powrie; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Writer - Francis Durbridge; Producer - Patrick Rayner

19 Aug: Births, Deaths and Marriages - Series 2, Episode 6 - Team Bonding
In the final episode of the series, the office is reluctantly taking part in a team bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house. Lorna is doing the celebrity wedding of the Honourable Sebastian Foster at the same venue but Sebastian wants to have a hymn - which Malcolm says is strictly not allowed in a civil ceremony. Malcolm - David Schneider; Lorna - Sarah Hadland; Anita - Sandy McDade; Luke - Russell Tovey; Mary - Sally Bretton; Gary - Simon Greenall; Sebastian - Simon Greenall; Carly - Grainne Keenan; Producer - Simon Jacobs; Writer - David Schneider; Indie (Unique)

21 Aug: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 8 - News of Mr Gregory
Steve goes in search of a trumpeter at the Hammersford Palais. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Miss Marcia - Eliza Langland; Charlie - Greg Powrie; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Writer - Francis Durbridge; Producer - Patrick Rayner;

26 Aug: Just William - Live! William Holds the Stage
Last May, as part of Winchester's Best of British Festival in celebration of the Jubilee, Martin Jarvis performed the first of two of Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live on-stage. In William Holds the Stage, when an old boy of the school gives a lecture on Hamlet, William gets a somewhat confused idea that Shakespeare's plays were written by a man called Ham, and that Shakespeare poisoned Ham, and stole the plays and pretended he had written them. Then a man called Bacon got involved and possibly someone called Eggs as well. When it's announced that the class will perform a scene from Hamlet in front of a live audience, William decides that, despite being cast as an attendant, he'd prefer to play the leading role himself. But things don't go entirely to plan. A packed house at the Theatre Royal rocks with laughter as Jarvis performs William's hilariously inventive version of Shakespeare's masterpiece. Just William as 'stand-up'. Performer - Martin Jarvis; Writer - Richmal Crompton; Director - Rosalind Ayres; Indie (Jarvis and Ayres).

2 Sep: Reception - Episode 1
By Paul Bassett Davies. A new sitcom about two men sitting behind a desk. A persuasive visitor with some suspiciously cheap laptops to sell tries to talk his way past the front desk. Brian, naive and nerdish as always, thinks he smells a bargain - but the more streetwise Danny sniffs a rat. Meanwhile, their supervisor, Clarissa, is on the prowl. She has amorous designs on Brian, who persuades Danny to distract her while he rustles up the cash for a deal. Is Brian being taken for a ride, or is Danny missing the kind of opportunity that his beloved self-help books are always telling him to seize? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Producer - Anna Madley; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Indie (Avalon Television)

4 Sep: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 9 - Millgate Steps
Temple and Sir Graham take to the river in the hunt for the missing girl. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Charlie - Greg Powrie; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Virginia van Cleeve - Francesca Dymond; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

9 Sep: Reception - Episode 2 Men in Love
Danny discovers that Brian is infatuated with a girl in the office supplies shop across the street, but he's too shy to make contact with her. Danny, who considers himself to be very much a ladies' man, begins to give Brian tips. But when fearsome supervisor Clarissa finds out about the romance, she tells Danny to sabotage it or she'll sink his cherished ambition to get a job upstairs in the agency. She wants Brian for herself, even though he's terrified of her. How can Danny save his dream of a career without betraying his friend? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Producer - Anna Madley; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Indie (Avalon Television) production for BBC Radio.

11 Sep: Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair Episode 10 - Presenting Mr Gregory
The tenth and final part of a new production of a vintage serial from 1946.
Paul sends out invitations to a very special party at the Madrid club. Paul Temple - Crawford Logan; Steve - Gerda Stevenson; Sir Graham - Gareth Thomas; Charlie - Greg Powrie; Inspector Vosper - Michael Mackenzie; Sir Donald - Simon Donaldson; Virginia van Cleeve - Francesca Dymond; Kay Wiseman - Meg Fraser; Peter Davos - Richard Greenwood; Edward Day - Nick Underwood; Producer - Patrick Rayner; Writer - Francis Durbridge

16 Sep: Reception - Episode 3 Breaking the Rules
Brian is very impressed by the expertise of the technician who comes to repair the agency's electronic entry system. Danny thinks he's a pillock. But when Clarissa arrives to inform them of a theft from the building, and the technician starts to chat her up, Brian changes his tune. He becomes convinced that the visitor is involved in the theft, and persuades Danny to help in an elaborate sting operation that will show Clarissa how wrong she is to trust the man. Will Brian win back Clarissa's affections? And if he does, what on earth will he do with them? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Producer - Anna Madley; Indie (Avalon Television)

18 Sep: The Rivals. Series 2, Episode 1 - The Problem of the Superfluous Finger
By Jaques Futrelle. Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he is writing his memories and has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He begins with his collaboration with "The Thinking Machine" Professor SFX Van Dusen, trying to solve a strange case involving self-mutilation. Lestrade - Tim Pigott-Smith; Van Dusen - Paul Rhys; Mrs Morey - Emerald O'Hanrahan; Dr Prescott - Sean Murray; Miss Marsh - Philippa Stanton; Hoskins - Ben Crowe; Producer - Liz Webb; Adaptor - Chris Harrald; Author - Jacques Futrelle; Producer - Liz Webb.

23 Sep: Reception - Episode 4 Nature's Way
After a weekend in the sticks with his historical re-enactment society, Brian waxes lyrical about the idea of retiring to the country. Danny is scornful - he's is barely on speaking terms with Mother Nature. But then Clarissa introduces a trainee to work with them, and possibly replace one of them. Danny is smitten with the young woman but Brian wonders why a spoiled little rich girl is working with them on the reception desk. When he discovers the answer he and Danny desperately need to find a way to get rid of her. Can Danny resolve his conflict between love and loyalty, or will Brian have to retire sooner than he expected - and break up the old team? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Producer - Anna Madley; Indie (Avalon Television)

25 Sep: The Rivals. Series 2, Episode 2 - The Clue of the Silver Spoons
By Robert Barr. Inspector Lestrade continues with Food Connoisseur and Detective Eugene Valmont trying to solve a curious series of thefts from private dinner parties. Lestrade - Tim Pigott-Smith; Valmont - Rupert Vansittart; Lionel Dacre - David Seddon; Sophia Gibb - Joanna Monro; Arletty - Liza Sadovy; Boothroyd - Michael Bertenshaw; Innis - Michael Watson; Maitre D' - Sean Murray; Author - Robert Barr; Adaptor - Chris Harrald; Producer - Liz Webb.

30 Sep: Reception - Episode 5 Birthday Boy
Clarissa's inexplicable obsession with Brian goes into overdrive when he's late for work and Danny tells her he's at the doctor's. Clarissa accesses Brian's personnel files, searching for clues about his health and breeding prospects, and she discovers it's his birthday. She persuades Danny to help her plan a surprise party, but their schemes are disrupted by the arrival of Brian's elderly father, who is even more eccentric than his son. Meanwhile, Brian's new sinus tablets seem to be affecting him very strangely. Will Brian survive his birthday, and why have a stripper, a policeman and an alien arrived to help him celebrate it? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Producer - Anna Madley; Indie (Avalon Television)

2 Oct: The Rivals. Series 2, Episode 3 - The Intangible Clue
By Anna Katharine Green. Inspector Lestrade continues with gifted amateur sleuth Lady Violet Strange trying to solve a horrific murder with apparently no clues. Lestrade - Tim Pigott-Smith; Lady Violet - Jeany Spark; Treadwell - Sean Murray; Mrs Amberly - Cassie Layton; Mr Amberly - David Seddon; Mr Hutton - Ben Crowe; Author - Anna Katharine Green; Adaptor - Chris Harrald; Producer - Liz Webb.

7 Oct: Reception - Episode 6 - Just the Job
Brian and Clarissa are always mocking Danny's ambition to get a job upstairs in the creative department of the agency. But a slick new employee thinks Danny might have real talent. He offers to mentor hi, and get him an interview upstairs. Then Clarissa discovers that the new guy isn't quite what he seems, and he's been stealing Danny's ideas. So Brian uses his computer skills to hack the company system and set up the job interview anyway. At last Danny has a chance to prove himself. Are Danny's dreams about to come true? And if they do, how will he feel about leaving Brian and Clarissa behind? Brian - Adrian Scarborough; Danny - Amit Shah; Clarissa - Morwenna Banks; Writer - Paul Bassett Davies; Producer - Anna Madley; Indie (Avalon Television)

9 Oct: The Rivals. Series 2, Episode 4 - The Game Played in the Dark
By Ernest Bramah. Inspector Lestrade finishes the present series with the blind detective Max Carrados who tries to stop international master criminal Fane from selling compromising letters which could derail an upcoming royal wedding. Lestrade - Tim Pigott-Smith; Max Carrados - Charles Edwards; Fane - John Sessions; Parkinson - Michael Bertenshaw; Maria - Joanna Brookes; Carver - Ben Crowe; Author - Ernest Bramah; Adaptor - Chris Harrald; Producer - Liz Webb.

16 Oct: Hard to Tell Series 1 - Episode 1
By Jonny Sweet. Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy where characters are conjured up depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed. The series revolves around Tom Sheffield, his immediate family, and Tom's longed-for-and-lusted-after new girlfriend, Ellen, her best friend Hermione and Ellen's zealously protective father. Thanks to a bike accident that's landed him in A&E, Tom Sheffield is about to go for a pizza with Ellen, a woman with the most noble of foreheads and - it turns out - the most attentive of dads. Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to pub toilets, themed parties, early morning phone calls and Christmas Editions of Jonathan Creek. Tom - Jonny Sweet; Tom - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Maeve - Katy Wix; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

23 Oct: Hard to Tell Series 1 - Episode 2
by Jonny Sweet. One of those parties that starts out as a great way to get to know each other better, but promptly gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets. Tom - Jonny Sweet; Paul - Simon Greenall; Delivery Man - Tim Key; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Maeve - Katy Wix; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

30 Oct: Hard to Tell Series 1 - Episode 3
In episode 3, if your son is visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed? Can she be trusted with a remote control? And is it OK to indulge your fondness for Helen Mirren? Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Maeve - Katy Wix; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

6 Nov: Hard to Tell Series 1 - Episode 4
In episode 4, Tom's loyalty is tested to the full when he's forced to choose between supporting Ellen as a bridesmaid or indulging in an uninterrupted TV marathon of Jonathan Creek, season 2. Luke - Tom Basden; Paul - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Maeve - Katy Wix; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

11 Nov: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 1 - The Personal Statement
by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas. He's back. Despite many thwarted attempts at literary success and a lifetime of scrimping and scraping to keep mind, soul and cat together, the curmudgeon's curmudgeon can never be kept down for long and returns to Radio 4 for a new series. Ed Reardon once more finds himself grabbing at whatever scraps his agent, Ping, throws his way, with his only source of regular income coming from teaching the increasingly savvy and adventurous pensioners their module in short story writing. Jaz Milvane continues to be his nemesis, somehow making money out of mad schemes whilst Ed makes nothing and his love life remains, like his payment of utility bills, erratic to say the least. As we renew our acquaintance with Ed we find him grovelling to his former girlfriend Fiona, claiming to be a 'changed man'. But as she quite rightly points out, he's still wearing the same socks and sandals. As Ed tries to get back into her good books, he finds himself retiring from the writing trade and applying for real jobs. So it is, he writes a personal statement and attends his first interview for a salaried position since, well, ever........ Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Fiona - Jenny Agutter; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Jaz Milvain - Philip Jackson; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Interviewer - Melanie Hudson; Waitress - Nicola Sanderson; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

13 Nov: Hard to Tell Series 2 - Episode 1
by Jonny Sweet. Second series of the relationship comedy. It tells its central love story through the couple's individual conversations with their family and friends. In the process, we are introduced to all manner of relationships from a father and his cherished tour van to two women rivalling for the position of Best Friend, from a brother and sister comparing notes on Brazilians to a vicar and his new parish, and from a lodger's historic fling with a local waitress to a mum's lack of control over her desire to monitor her son's life. Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to restaurants, funerals, French dressers and monkey puzzle trees.
Tom and Ellen organize a night out so that their parents can meet. Ellen's Dad's lodger invites herself along, while Tom's Mum and Dad decide to open up about an aspect of Tom's lifestyle that's been troubling them. Gillian - Julia Davis; Paul - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Daisy - Sophie Thompson; Maeve - Katy Wix; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armintage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

18 Nov: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 2 - The Intern
Ed Reardon leads us through the ups and down of his week, complete with his trusty companion, Elgar, and the curmudgeonly attitude to life that he's mastered over years of failure. This week, the council is taking a holistic approach to cost-cutting and decides that Ed's writing class needs to get paid for some of their work. When it transpires that the class feels that they are wasting their time and thinking of joining the 'Bonkers About Baking' class Ed decides to set them the task of writing 'Hedgerow Jottings' and 'Tales from the Towpath' in an attempt to earn money and become real writers. Meanwhile, when the new intern at the agency turns out to be more than he seems, Ed finds himself maintaining his non-tax paying status by becoming the oldest intern in town and sharing an office with Ping. Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Alex - Jonathan Bailey; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Keely - Nicola Sanderson; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

20 Nov: Hard to Tell Series 2 - Episode 2
It's Valentine's Day and Tom is determined to protect his relationship from the threat of Ellen's ex-boyfriend. He organises a surprise trip and borrows his Dad's old tour van. Luke - Tom Basden; Gillian - Julia Davis; Paul - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Maeve - Katy Wix; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

25 Nov: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 3 - The Berkhamstead Job
Ed Reardon leads us through the ups and down of his week, complete with his trusty companion, Elgar, and his never-ending capacity for scrimping and scraping at whatever scraps his agent, Ping, can offer him to keep body, mind and cat together. When Ed's flat burns down his old nemesis, Jaz Milvain, rides to the rescue. As a "National Treasure" lots of people want to work with Jaz (or so he says) and he's got some serious investors who want him to make a movie - an action-adventure with a quirky sci-fi twist. Ed is not keen until Alex offers him a rather nice hotel to work from. So it is that Ed starts writing 'Doctor Bond', or is it 'Harry Hobbit'..... Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Alex - Jonathan Bailey; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Call Centre Voice - Carys Eleri; Ray - Simon Greenall; Phil - Simon Greenall; Cliff - Geoff McGivern; Jaz - Philip Jackson; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

27 Nov: Hard to Tell Series 2 - Episode 3
Tom's Mum's cousin has died and she volunteers her son to give the eulogy. At the funeral, Ellen suspects an infidelity, while Gillian the lodger suspects a mental disorder. Gillian - Julia Davis; Paul - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Maeve - Katy Wix; The Vicar - Matthew Baynton; Lucy - Kate Jevons; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

2 Dec: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 4 - Blood of the Reardons
Ed discovers that he has diabetes and his daughter, Eli, turns up to be his calorie counter- in-chief. To escape Eli's gluten free falafel salad, Ed enrols on a clinical trial, and that's when his son, Jake turns up in the hope of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, although as Ping Points out, it will only be marketable if Ed dies! Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Dr Liz Newcombe - Claudie Blakley; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Eli - Lisa Coleman; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Jake - Sam Pamphilon; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

4 Dec: Hard to Tell Series 2 - Episode 4
The Bicycle Thief. It's Ellen's birthday and, despite money troubles, Tom wants to make an unforgettable impression, while all of Ellen's friends are determined to keep her away from him. Luke - Tom Basden; Gran - Jean Boht; Eloise - Jessie Cave; Gillian - Julia Davis; Paul - Simon Greenall; Ashley - Alex MacQueen; Lesley - Vicki Pepperdine; Ellen - Charlotte Ritchie; Hermione - Sarah Solemani; Tom - Jonny Sweet; Maeve - Katy Wix; Cupcake Shop Manager - Tim Key; Paramedic - Daniel Lawrence Taylor; Writer - Jonny Sweet; Producer - Lucy Armitage; Indie (Tiger Aspect)

9 Dec: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 5 - Intellectual Fireworks
Ed appears to have stepped on the gravy train at last as he takes up a professorship at Much Wenlock Court - a prestigious writing retreat. He hopes this will lead him to, at the very least, a contentious Saturday Essay on the Today Programme. However, this retreat has been set up by one Jaz Milvain so could Ed's change in fortune be too good to be true? Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Ned - Jonathan Coy; Newsreader - Corrie Corfield; Jaz - Philip Jackson; Rosemary - Felicity Montagu; Maureen - Carolyn Pickles; Suki - Nicola Sanderson; Waitress - Nicola Sanderson; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Lisa - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

11 Dec: Believe It! Series 2, Episode 1 - Victor
Jon Canter's "radiography" of Richard Wilson returns for a second series. Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Based on glimmers of truth, Believe It is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity autobiography of Richard Wilson. He narrates the series with his characteristic dead-pan delivery, weaving in and out of dramatised scenes from his fictional life-story. He plays a heavily exaggerated version of himself - a Scots actor and national treasure, unmarried, private, passionate about politics, theatre and Manchester United (all true), who's a confidant of the powerful and has survived childhood poverty, a drunken father, years of fruitless grind, too much success, monstrosity, addiction, charity work and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery and Ian McKellan (not true). The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference his famous catchphrase. Himself - Richard Wilson; Terry Savage - Simon Greenall; Francois Mattieu - Simon Greenall; Bob Geldof - Lewis Macleod; Margaret Thatcher - Steve Nallon; Jorgen - Steve Nallon; Mickey Mouse - David Tennant; Lisa McTaggart - Jane Slavin; Old Woman - Jane Slavin; Tabitha - Lotte Rice; Sheila Goldenberg - Samantha Spiro; Writer - Jon Canter; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

16 Dec: Ed Reardon's Week Series 9, Episode 6 - The Bride of Auntie
Ed discovers that he can put his extensive general knowledge to good use when he finally finds his niche and becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz 'What Do You Know'. Not only is his general knowledge excellent, but he's also being paid a fee to the grand sum of £43. Is his luck turning at last? Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas; Olive - Stephanie Cole; Northern Ireland Voice - Simon Greenall; Jaz - Philip Jackson; Steve Plant - Dan Mersh; Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy; Laura Pope - Vicki Pepperdine; Neil Hardacre - Duncan Preston; Pearl - Alison Steadman; Janet - Nicola Sanderson; Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead; Producer - Dawn Ellis; Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

18 Dec: Believe It! Series 2, Episode 2 - Secrets
Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Based on glimmers of truth, BELIEVE IT is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity autobiography of Richard Wilson. Richard Wilson - himself; Doug - David Tennant; Celia Imrie - herself; Suzy Baker - Samantha Spiro; Young Richard - tba; Egg Wilson - Lewis Mcleod; Teddy - Robert Portal; Mother - Arabella Weir; Auntie Rita - Jane Slavin.; Writer - Jon Canter; Producer - Clive Brill;

23 Dec: North by Northamptonshire Series 3, Episode 1
by Katherine Jakeways. As is well-known - Yorkshiremen wear flat caps and Essex girls wear short skirts; Liverpudlians are scallies and Cockneys are wideboys. Northamptonians gaze wistfully at these stereotypes and wish for an identity of any kind and a label less ridiculous than Northamptonians. Northamptonshire, let us be clear, is neither north, nor south nor in the Midlands. It floats somewhere between the three eyeing up the distinctiveness of each enviously. Now Katherine Jakeways is giving Northamptonshire an identity. And she waits, eagerly, for her home-county to thank her. And possibly make her some kind of Mayor. Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small market town in Northamptonshire. Relationships have come and gone but life continues in Wadenbrook and Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate. Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Tim Key; Frank - Rufus Wright; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Norman - Geoffrey Palmer; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Writer - Katherine Jakeways; Producer - Steven Canny

25 Dec: Believe It! Series 2, Episode 3 - Danger Man
Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Based on glimmers of truth, Believe It is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity autobiography of Richard Wilson. With Richard Wilson; Ian McKellan; Michael Higgins; Arabella Weir; Aaron Mitra; David Tennant; Nick MacCarone; Writer - Jon Canter; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill; Indie (Pacificus)

30 Dec: North by Northamptonshire Series 3, Episode 2
by Katherine Jakeways. Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small market town in Northamptonshire. This week, against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband, and Mary and Jonathan have crossed wires. Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Tim Key; Frank - Rufus Wright; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Norman - Geoffrey Palmer; Orson - Nathaniel Parker; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Producer - Steven Canny; Writer - Katherine Jakeways

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31 Dec 2012: The History Play: Jagger in Jail Episode 1 of 5
By Nigel Smith.
The History Plays are a series of two-hander plays by Vent author Nigel Smith which are imagined conversations at key moments in recent history, moments that have permanently changed the British psyche. The History Plays are a satirical and thoughtful exploration of huge social forces played out in small human dramas. This is a series about the promises and pitfalls of history, the points of conflict. But what's really significant is what these moments say about our attitudes and assumptions now.
It is 1967, the summer of love and Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, is in prison starting his three-month sentence for drug possession. His trial - and particularly his sentence - has both scandalised and split public opinion. Kayvan Novak as Mick Jagger and Blake Harrison as Jim; Written and directed by Nigel Smith; Produced by Gareth Edwards

1 Jan 2013: The History Play: Stonehouse in Alice
It's 1974 and Ed Jennings, a cub reporter from a local paper has stumbled upon the scoop of a lifetime while on holiday in Australia. Because Leonard has found missing maverick MP, John Stonehouse who recently faked his death to escape from a sea of debt, the fraud squad, his wife, and a series of misadventures back home in the UK. A charmer, a snob, an aesthete, a writer and a con man, the Walsall North MP, once one of the greatest loose cannons of his political generation, is now in hiding, shacked up with his mistress in one of the loneliest places on earth. What will be kept secret for decades, however, is that he's also a communist spy. Tim McInnerny - John Stonehouse; Daniel Rigby - Ed Jennings Written and directed by Nigel Smith.

2 Jan: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 1
Award winning comedian Sarah Millican is back for a second series playing Sarah, modern day agony aunt dishing out real advice for real people. Solving the nation’s problems with her Support Group, she wants you to live life to the upmost, and she's got tons of ideas of how to help. Together with her team of experts of the heart - man of the people local cabbie Terry, and self-qualified counsellor Marion, Sarah tackles the nation's problems head on and has a solution for everything. This week the team tackle two problems - "My partner is too controlling - a fight for the television remote" and "I'm a non-drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?" Sarah Millican – Sarah; Ruth Bratt – Marion; Simon Day – Terry; Diane Morgan – Linda; Will Smith – Matthew; Producer - Lianne Coop

2 Jan: The History Play: Maggie Heart Galtieri
Maggie Watkins (Josie Lawrence) finds a young Argentinean soldier, Christian Galtieri (Javier Marzan), in her kitchen, wounded and in need of shelter. As she slowly learns why he is in hiding the pair fall in love, but as their relationship grows the Task Force lands and it becomes harder and harder to ignore the larger forces at play around them.
Maggie Watkins - Josie Lawrence; Christian Galtieri - Javier Marzan; Written and directed by Nigel Smith; Produced by Gareth Edwards.

3 Jan: The Simon Day Show. Series 1, Tommy Cockles
Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. Each week one of Simon's characters come to perform at The Mallard and we hear the highlights of that night's show along with the back stage and front of house goings on at the theatre itself. This week, comedy legend Tommy Cockles performs at the Mallard and is stunned to discover that manager Ron Bone has no idea who he is. Tommy Cockles - Simon Day; Catherine - Catherine Shepherd; Goose - Felix Dexter; Ron Bone - Simon Greenall; Written by Simon Day; Produced by Colin Anderson.

3 Jan: The History Play: O Salutaris Hostia, Diana
In "O Salutaris Hostia, Diana" Martha and Graham look back over their lives together but their very different views on Diana mask a far more personal conflict, and Graham's dislike of the princess has its roots in his pain over the circumstances of their son Alan's death. Imelda Staunton – Martha; Toby Jones – Graham; Written and directed by Nigel Smith; Produced by Gareth Edwards.

4 Jan: The History Play: A History of Blair in 9 1/2 Voices
A History of Tony Blair in 9 1/2 voices finds Tony Blair, lost in the winding corridors of the BBC the day after his resignation. He finds himself sharing a room with Sue (Fiona Allen), a struggling impressionist who assumes he is a Tony Blair lookalike. Blair enjoys the opportunity to talk about himself in the third person, and to show off a few impressions of his own. A darkly comic but thoughtful exploration of what makes Blair tick, the play gives a compelling explanation for what may have lain behind Blair's early political successes and what prompted his unwavering commitment to the war in Iraq. Jon Culshaw - Tony Blair; Fiona Allen – Sue; Written and directed by Nigel Smith; Produced by Gareth Edwards.

9 Jan: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 2
This week the team tackle two problems - "I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery" and "My retired Dad has more of a social life than me - how can I get him to swap stripping for slippers?" Sarah Millican - Sarah; Ruth Bratt - Marion; Simon Day - Terry; Rachel Isy - Suttie; Ian William - Andrews; Jeff Kevin - Eldon; Clive Malcolm - Tierney.

10 Jan: Shedtown. Series 2, Episode 1 - Shed Report
Who hasn't thought about running away from it all at some time or other? Throwing caution to the wind, wrenching oneself out of a long established orbit to head for the deep space of the unknown? In series two of Shedtown, our wooden icon of escape and isolation - the shed - continues to be a symbol of possibility and change. Our Sheddists arrived and survived - and, now waking from a beach-baked slumber, the familiar residents find faces old and new on the sand. Deborah Dearden arrives back at the beach. Not such a stranger - yet stranger still. Barry - Tony Pitts; Jimmy - Stephen Mangan; Eleanor - Ronni Ancona; Colin - Johnny Vegas; Deborah - Emma Fryer; William - Adrian Manfredi; Diane - Rosina Carbone; Dave - Shaun Dooley; Father Michael - James Quinn; Wes - Warren Brown; Nell - Eleanor Samson; Narrator - Maxine Peake; Music - Paul Heaton and Jonny Lexus; Written and Directed by Tony Pitts; Produced by Sally Harrison; Indie (Woolyback)

16 Jan: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 3
This week the team tackle two problems - "I'm a cherry childless and proud of it" and "I'd like to be romantic but I have a voice that makes children cry" Sarah Millican - Sarah; Ruth Bratt - Marion; Simon Day - Terry; Bridget Christie - Jenny; Joe Wilkinson - Keith.

17 Jan: Shedtown Series 2, Episode 2 'Til Press Do Us Part
As William weds his blushing, boiler-suited, berk of a bride, old Johnny Edwards takes a turn for the worse. Barry - Tony Pitts; Jimmy - Stephen Mangan; Eleanor - Ronni Ancona; Johnny - Alan Leith; Colin - Johnny Vegas; Deborah - Emma Fryer; William - Adrian Manfredi; Diane - Rosina Carbone; Dave - Shaun Dooley; Father Michael - James Quinn; Wes - Warren Brown; Nell - Eleanor Samson; Narrator - Maxine Peake; Music - Paul Heaton and Jonny Lexus; Written and Directed by Tony Pitts; Produced by Sally Harrison; Indie (Woolyback)

23 Jan: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 4
This week the team tackle two problems - "It's me or the dog!" and "My phobias are out of control but I'm too scared to even admit it" Sarah Millican - Sarah; Ruth Bratt - Marion; Simon Day - Terry; Margaret Cabourn-Smith - Laura; Harry Peacock - Barry; Tim Key - John.

24 Jan: Shedtown Series 2, Episode 3 End of the Beginning
Two friends find themselves slipping inexorably into middle age. Barry - Tony Pitts; Jimmy - Stephen Mangan; Eleanor - Ronni Ancona; Johnny - Alan Leith; Colin - Johnny Vegas; Deborah - Emma Fryer; William - Adrian Manfredi; Diane - Rosina Carbone; Dave - Shaun Dooley; Father Michael - James Quinn; Wes - Warren Brown; Nell - Eleanor Samson; Narrator - Maxine Peake; Music - Paul Heaton and Jonny Lexus; Written and Directed by Tony Pitts; Produced by Sally Harrison; Indie (Woolyback)

30 Jan: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 5
This week the team tackle two problems - "Sibling Rivalry: The grass is always greener in my brother's massive garden" and "I'm a mother in need of quiet - do drum kits have a mute button?" Sarah Millican - Sarah; Ruth Bratt - Marion; Simon Day - Terry; Isabel Fay - Melissa; Miles Jupp - Michael; Annie Aldington - Janet.

31 Jan: Shedtown. Series 2, Episode 4 - Death in the Afternoon
Shedtown Mark II rings its own death knell to the tune of Deborah Dearden's meticulously planned merry-go-round and Jimmy asks where hearts lie. Barry - Tony Pitts; Jimmy - Stephen Mangan; Eleanor - Ronni Ancona; Johnny - Alan Leith; Colin - Johnny Vegas; Deborah - Emma Fryer; William - Adrian Manfredi; Diane - Rosina Carbone; Dave - Shaun Dooley; Father Michael - James Quinn; Wes - Warren Brown; Nell - Eleanor Samson; Narrator - Maxine Peake; Music - Paul Heaton and Jonny Lexus; Written and Directed by Tony Pitts; Produced by Sally Harrison; Indie (Woolyback)

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6 Feb: Sarah Millican's Support Group. Series 2, Episode 6
This week the team tackle two problems - "Bullying at work - a trapeze artist who's been pushed off her perch" and "I've finally found what I'm looking for...Terry, it's you!" Sarah Millican - Sarah; Ruth Bratt - Marion; Simon Day - Terry; Anna Crilly - Judy; Elis James - Evan.

6 Mar: Terry Pratchett's Eric, Episode 1
Terry Pratchett's many Discworld novels combine a technicolour imagination with a razor sharp wit, especially when he rewrites Faust as spotty teenage demonologist Eric.
1/ 4 When precocious young Eric Thursley summons a demon from the loathsome pit to fulfil his every wish, he certainly gets what he asked for. Just... not exactly what he asked for. That's the problem with wishes. Rincewind - Mark Heap; Eric - Will Howard; Death - Geoffrey Whitehead; Archchancellor - Robert Blythe; Parrot - Ben Crowe; Demon King Astfgl - Nicholas Murchie; Screwpate - Michael Shelford; Mother - Christine Absalom; Narrator - Rick Warden; Adapted by Robin Brooks; Director - Jonquil Panting.

12 Mar: Our Woman in Norton Tripton
A New Comedy starring Jenny Eclair as jaded community website journalist Ros Moss. Washed up Fleet Street Journalist Ros has ended up back in her childhood village of Norton Tripton. The only job she can get is working for her loathed ex-sister-in-law who runs the local tourist website. Ros and her nerdy cameraman Keith visit Tammington Towers, the location of the cult horror film "Woman in a Petticoat. They discover that things are still going bump in the night ... Ros - Jenny Éclair; Keith - Mark Heap; Debra - Felicity Montagu; Dolly - Marlene Sidaway; Mrs Tammington - Liza Sadovy; Mr. Tammington - Ben Crowe; Written by Jenny Eclair & Julie Balloo; Producer: Liz Webb.

13 Mar: Terry Pratchett's Eric, Episode 2
2/ 4 Young Eric Thursley wants to rule the world, and junior wizard Rincewind actually manages to magic him up a tribal kingdom among the Tezumen, in the rainforests of Klatch. But all that changes when they meet the Tezumen's bloodthirsty deity: Quetzovercoatl. Rincewind - Mark Heap; Eric - Will Howard; Parrot - Ben Crowe; Ponce Da Quirm - Jack Klaff; Demon King Astfgl - Nicholas Murchie; Screwpate - Michael Shelford; Quetzovercoatl - Robert Blythe; Narrator - Rick Warden; Director - Jonquil Panting.

20 Mar: Terry Pratchett's Eric, Episode 3
3/ 4 Eric has summoned a demon and wished to meet the most beautiful woman in the world. Unfortunately, this lands him in a wooden horse in the middle of a rather famous siege. Fortunately, he is accompanied by junior wizard Rincewind, and his indefatigable Luggage. Rincewind - Mark Heap; Death - Geoffrey Whitehead; Eric - Will Howard; Lavaeolus - Rick Warden; Elenor - Christine Absalom; Sergeant - Ben Crowe; Demon King Astfgl - Nicholas Murchie; Creator - Robert Blythe; Director - Jonquil Panting; Adapted by Robin Brooks.

27 Mar: Terry Pratchett's Eric, Episode 4
4/ 4 Demon King Astfgl surfs the space-time continuum in a rage, determined to lure Eric and Rincewind finally to Hell. But when they arrive at the Dread Portal, there's a bit of a staff motivation issue. Rincewind - Mark Heap; Eric - Will Howard; Demon King Astfgl - Nicholas Murchie; Urglefloggah - Jack Klaff; Duke Vassenego - Ben Crowe; Screwpate - Michael Shelford; Drazometh - Robert Blythe; Narrator - Rick Warden; Director - Jonquil Panting.; Adapted by Robin Brooks

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3 Apr: Don't Start, Series 1, Hat
What do long term partners really argue about? Sharp new comedy from Frank Skinner. A masterclass in the great art of arguing. Well observed, clever and funny, Don't Start is a scripted comedy with a deceptively simple premise - an argument. Each week, our couple fall out over another apparently trivial flashpoint - a text from a friend, a trilby and a bad night's sleep. Each week, the stakes mount as Neil and Kim battle with words. But these are no ordinary arguments. The two outdo each other with increasingly absurd images, unexpected literary references (Androcles and the Lion pop up at one point) and razor sharp analysis of their beloved's weaknesses. Neil's approach to sartorial elegance is this week's flashpoint for an argument. Neil - Frank Skinner; Kim - Katherine Parkinson; Producer/Director: Polly Thomas; An Avalon UK production for BBC Radio 4.

10 Apr: I, Regress, Series 2, Cats
A dark, David Lynch-ian comedy, ideally suited for an unsettling and surreal late night listen. 'I, Regress' sees Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snuff Box) playing a corrupt and bizarre hypnotherapist taking unsuspecting clients on twisted, misleading journeys through their subconscious. Each episode sees the doctor dealing with a different client who has come to him for a different phobia. As the patient is put under hypnosis, we 'enter' their mind, and all the various situations the hypnotherapist takes them through are played out for us to hear. The result is a dream- (or nightmare-) like trip through the patient's mind, as funny as it is disturbing. The cast across the series include Bob Mortimer, Daisy Haggard, Steve Furst and Tracy-Ann Oberman. A compelling late night listen: tune in and occupy someone else's head! Actor - Matt Berry; Producer - Sam Bryant

10 Apr: Don't Start, Series 1, Dream
Kim's bad dream sparks a heated debate that incorporates Elvis on fire, Stoke on Trent car washes and the literary merits of the New Testament. Neil - Frank Skinner; Kim - Katherine Parkinson; Producer/Director: Polly Thomas; An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.

17 Apr: I, Regress, Series 2, Episode 3
Matt Berry plays a twisted regression therapist in this dark comedy. Each episode sees the doctor dealing with a different client who has come to him for a different phobia. As the patient is put under hypnosis, we 'enter' their mind, and all the various situations the hypnotherapist takes them through are played out for us to hear. The result is a dream- (or nightmare-) like trip through the patient's mind, as funny as it is disturbing. The cast across the series include Bob Mortimer, Daisy Haggard, Steve Furst and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Actor - Matt Berry; Producer - Sam Bryant

17 Apr: Don't Start, Series 1, Idea
Celery rears its ugly head again as Neil attempts his Androcles and the lion tactic when making tea, and Kim admits she has grievance nostalgia. Neil - Frank Skinner; Kim - Katherine Parkinson; Producer/Director: Polly Thomas; An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.

24 Apr: I, Regress, Series 2, Mirrors
Matt Berry plays a corrupt and bizarre hypnotherapist taking unsuspecting clients on twisted, misleading journeys through their subconscious. Each episode sees the doctor dealing with a different client who has come to him for a different phobia. As the patient is put under hypnosis, we 'enter' their mind, and all the various situations the hypnotherapist takes them through are played out for us to hear. The result is a dream- (or nightmare-) like trip through the patient's mind, as funny as it is disturbing. The cast across the series include Bob Mortimer, Daisy Haggard, Steve Furst and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Actor - Matt Berry; Producer - Sam Bryant

24 Apr: Don't Start, Series 1, Episode 1
Via a Greek chorus, a not eating celery pact and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the couple spectacularly fail to agree. Neil - Frank Skinner; Kim - Katherine Parkinson; Director - Polly Thomas; Producer - Polly Thomas; Writer - Frank Skinner

30 Apr: Absolutely Delish, Home Alone
By Rose Heiney. Daisy Haggard stars as a hostess desperate to throw the most sophisticated New Year's Eve dinner party ever. If she can get this right then perhaps the rest of her new year will be equally successful. But despite her meticulous planning, things go a bit pear-shaped. And pears aren't even on the menu. Lucy - Daisy Haggard; Man - Ben Crowe; Beth - Phillipa Stanton; Jessica - Hannah Wood; Estate Agent - Michael Shelford; Mum - Joanna Brookes; Marcus - Will Howard; Director - Helen Perry

7 May: Absolutely Delish, The Food of Love
by Mark Evans. Fantasy and food collide when Natasha's search for romance results in a rather strange dinner party. Her guests are happy to dish out plenty of advice, but how much can a brutal, blood thirsty totalitarian dictator really know about love? Natasha - Katherine Parkinson; Stalin - Ewan Bailey; Ghandi - Adeel Akhtar; Elizabeth 1 - Joanna Brookes; Marie-Curie - Phillipa Stanton; Steve - Michael Shelford; Director - Helen Perry

14 May: Absolutely Delish, Flying the Nest
by Alice Birch. Ed and Annie are planning a special dinner for their two children. They've spent hours preparing, created the right kind of ambience and have carefully chosen the menu. After all, the family that eats together stays together. But tonight there might just be a few surprises on the kitchen table. Ed - John Henshaw; Annie - Mary Jo Randle; Charlotte - Kate O'Flynn; Sam - Alex Carter; Felix - Will Howard; Jack - Paul Stonehouse; Director - Helen Perry

21 May: Absolutely Delish, Grazing
by Sophie Woolley. Both Rod and Nadia need to revolutionise their lives. He's job-less and she's in love limbo. Health guru Leone promises to transform them from the inside out with a drastic diet. But she might just turn their lives upside down instead. Leone - Sally Phillips; Nadia - Lucinda Raikes; Rod - Ben Crowe; Director - Helen Perry

4 Jun: The Toll
The Toll is a warm-hearted and uncynical sitcom following the lives of the people who work on a toll bridge in Wales, written by Benjamin Partridge. It centres around the character of Neville, who is the general manager of the bridge, a man struggling always to do the right thing. In this episode, Neville finds a pair of rare birds nesting on the bridge and disrupts traffic flow to protect them, enraging motorists and his boss Felicity. Meanwhile, Paul has bought a new coat having discovered the local charity shop. Neville - Steffan Rhodri; Jane - Melanie Walters; Paul - Steven Meo; Sally - Kimberley Nixon; Felicity - Katy Wix; Producer - Tilusha Ghelani; Writer - Benjamin Partridge;

11 Jun: Little Monster
Little Monster follows the fortunes of new mother Karen (Sarah Hadland) as she struggles to get to grips with her little monster. No really, he is literally a monster. Or should that be she is.? Or even it is..? To be honest it's all a bit of a jumble, but they're opted for the name Benjy for now. Like all babies, Benjy (Cariad Lloyd) keeps growing. Horns mainly. Scales. Fangs. Tail. Karen never quite knows what's going to greet her when she unbolts the reinforced door of his nursery and turns the padlock on his cot. In this pilot episode, Nick and Karen have planned their first night away since Benjy was born. But is it worth the trouble - and will they actually have the courage to leave him? Karen - Sarah Hadland; Nick - Rufus Jones; Benjy - Cariad Lloyd; Val - Geraldine James; Sammy - Bridget Christie; Nina / Receptionist - Hannah Wood; Security Guard - Gerard Foster; Written by Gerard Foster; Produced by Ed Morrish.

12 Jun: Living with Mother, Series 2, Star Turn
Living with Mother returns for a second series with further tales about sons who have never flown the nest. Marlon is going to enter Britain's Got Talent, but his amateur Bontempist mother Helen is against it for good reason. Marlon simply can't sing, but his dogged determination means he cannot back down and he convinces his mother to accompany him on the Bontempi. Poor Helen is in a quandary and feels she should tell her son that he can't sing but, true to form, he ignores any advice given. Will Helen have the courage to put a stop to her son being humiliated or will she get a taste for fame herself? Marlon - Mark Gatiss; Helen - Susan Jameson; Producer - Anna Madley; Writer - Alexander Kirk; An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.

19 Jun: Living with Mother, Series 2, Told You I Was Ill
Lisa is a hypochondriac and worries about everything. She can't accept the fact that her son has grown up and isn't a baby anymore. Luke wants to leave home and move in with his girlfriend but he dare not break the news to his Mum. He hasn't actually told her that he's been going out with someone for the past year. The girlfriend gives Luke an ultimatum and he eventually plucks up the courage to tell his mother about her and that she is coming over for tea. Lisa seems OK with it all - but we soon discover that she has a plan. Luke - Daniel Mays; Lisa - Linda Robson; Producer - Anna Madley; Writer - Alexander Kirk; An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.

26 Jun: Living with Mother, Series 2, Four Little Words
Owen is a TV addict and overweight. Since he's reached the age of forty, Allison thinks it's about time he did something about it. Drawing on her days as a fitness fanatic, Allison draws up a fitness regime and puts a reluctant Owen through his paces. Frustrated at his bone-idleness, she hatches a plan. But a greedy man is a cunning man, and it's not long until Owen devises a plan of his own - with a little help from his friend. Allison - Brigit Forsyth; Owen - Greg Hemphill; Producer - Anna Madley; Writer - Alexander Kirk; An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.

25 Jul: North by Northamptonshire, Series 1, Episode 1
Sheila Hancock heads a stunning cast including Mackenzie Crook, Penelope Wilton, Felicity Montagu and Kevin Eldon. This is a clever, funny and touching series about a small town in the middle of Northamptonshire as it prepares for a talent night. It is written by and also stars Katherine Jakeways. Each week we catch up with Rod the local supermarket manager (Mackenzie Crook) who shares rather more than is usual about his private life over the store's tannoy system. In this week's episode Mary starts rehearsals for the town talent night and is shocked by 12 year old Gregory's slide show of Victorian ladies. Meanwhile Esther sends her husband Jonathan out to collect money for the Leicestershire Infertile Males Project but he ends up at The Bricklayer's Arms looking at pictures of elephants with Jan.
Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Mackenzie Crook; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Landlord - Rufus Wright; Gregory - Sam Cotton; Producer - Claire Jones; Writer - Katherine Jakeways;

1 Aug: North by Northamptonshire, Series 1, Episode 2
Rehearsals for the town talent night are well underway, with some of the worst acts ever seen on stage. Recently divorced Jan has a surprise visit from neighbour and ex-teacher Mary and finds they have more than an untidy hedge in common. Jan's ex, Frank, thinks his new love Angela may be eating too many peanuts. Esther knocks Jan to the floor in her self-defence class but wait - could this be Jonathan coming to Jan's rescue? And meanwhile supermarket manager Rod (Mackenzie Crook) gets trapped in an upturned shopping trolley. Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Mackenzie Crook; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Frank - Rufus Wright; Angela - Lizzie Roper; Producer - Claire Jones

6 Aug: 28 Dates Later
In her first Radio 4 series, London Hughes aka Miss London writes and stars in a sitcom about the tricky world of romance and dating in the capital - does it ever live up to the romantic dreams pedalled by Rom Coms? Shona, played by London works in a cinema with best friend Kristen and is desperately searching for someone to make her life complete but still doesn't get the compromises needed to make love work. Shona - London Hughes; Kristen - Grainne Maguire; Actor - Humphrey Ker; Writer - London Hughes; Producer - Jane Berthoud;

8 Aug: North by Northamptonshire, Series 1, Episode 3
Recently divorced Jan gets two compliments in one day. Meanwhile her ex husband Frank performs the most embarrassing version of Je T'Aime ever heard, with his new love, Angela. Across town Rod the local supermarket manager (Mackenzie Crook) is still sharing rather more than is usual about his private life over the store's tannoy system. Could he be getting closer to Tanya on till 4? Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Mackenzie Crook; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Frank - Rufus Wright; Angela - Lizzie Roper; Producer - Claire Jones; Writer - Katherine Jakeways

29 Aug: North by Northamptonshire, Series 1, Episode 4
It's Town Talent Night at last and Ken and Keith are busy fine-tuning their pet whippets' dance routine. Everyone nervously awaits the arrival of the celebrity judge Lady Ballantyne who is unfortunately in the spotlight for being the most recent Royal racist. Jan does her last minute preparations for her trip to Australia. Will she be going alone or could she possibly dare to dream that Jonathan might join her at the last minute? And finally supermarket manager Rod (Mackenzie Crook) gets to take Tanya from till 4 on a date. The true measure of success will be how many packets of scampi fries they consume. Will it be just the one? Or perhaps too many to count? Narrator - Sheila Hancock; Rod - Mackenzie Crook; Mary - Penelope Wilton; Jan - Felicity Montagu; Jonathan - Kevin Eldon; Esther - Katherine Jakeways; Keith - John Biggins; Frank - Rufus Wright; Taxi Driver - Rufus Wright; Lady Ballantyne - Lizzie Roper; Angela - Lizzie Roper; Writer - Katherine Jakeways; Producer - Claire Jones

3 Sep: Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed, Series 2, Forgery
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed returns for a second series of his critically acclaimed Radio 4 sitcom. Forgery: DS Nick Mohammed finds himself immersed in the art world, when a forgery ring is discovered. This time around Nick is tackling some major crimes - and assisting with some major public events. He's joined by special constables Colin Hoult and Anna Crilly, who aid and abet him in everything he does. With special guests Margaret Cabourn-Smith, and Wil Andrews. Actor - Nick Mohammed; Actor - Colin Hoult; Actor - Anna Crilly; Actor - Margaret Cabourn-Smith; Actor - Will Andrews; Producer - Victoria Lloyd; Script Editor - Johnny Sweet; Writer - Nick Mohammed

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4 Sep: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 1
Richie Webb returns for a third series as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. Nigel inherits a life changing sum of money from a distant relative leading to him considering jacking it all in and starting again. A consideration consistently reinforced by the constant stream of useless pupils. Meanwhile Belinda is keen to keep Nigel on at the Arts Centre to run free taster sessions. At any cost. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Glen - Jim North; Claude - Joseph Webb; Emily - Jess Robinson; Sandra - Jess Robinson; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; Audio production by Matt Katz; A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

10 Sep: Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed, Series 2, Jury
Jury: DS Nick Mohammed has his day in court, but the judge seems unimpressed by his testimony. As ever, he is assisted by longsuffering constables Colin and Anna. Actor - Nick Mohammed; Actor - Anna Crilly; Actor - Colin Hoult; Actor - Margaret Cabourn-Smith; Actor - Will Andrews; Producer - Victoria Lloyd; Producer - Tilusha Ghelani; Script Editor - Johnny Sweet; Writer - Nick Mohammed

11 Sep: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 2
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. Belinda's decision to allow the Arts Centre to be a wedding venue means Nigel is charged with providing the music. But his efforts to soundtrack the happiest day of Ebony's life are somewhat hampered by a tone deaf bridesmaid, a pupil with a phobia of sharps and flats and the need to have his piano re-tuned every five minutes. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Keith - Dave Lamb; Chris - Jim North; Yvonne - Jess Robinson; Ebony - Doreene Blackstock; Ivor - Adrian Decosta; Amber - Isobel Webb; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

17 Sep: Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed, Series 2, Fugitive
Fugitive: DS Nick Mohammed is on the trail of a fugitive, assisted by longsuffering constables Colin and Anna. Actor - Nick Mohammed; Actor - Anna Crilly; Actor - Colin Hoult; Actor - Margaret Cabourn-Smith; Actor - Will Andrews; Producer - Victoria Lloyd; Script Editor - Johnny Sweet; Writer - Nick Mohammed;

18 Sep: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 3
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. Belinda offers Nigel's services as a songwriter to the local football team to celebrate their possible cup run. Nigel, however, is slightly more concerned with a money-spinning sideline selling cheap and nasty music satchels whilst coping with his usual array of challenging pupils. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Rob - Dave Lamb; Kev - Jim North; Steve - Jim North; Bradley - Adrian Decosta; Alvin - Joseph Webb; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; Audio production by Matt Katz; A Top Dog Production for BBC Radio 4.

24 Sep: Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed, Series 2, Security
Security: DS Nick Mohammed is asked to provide additional security for a major event, aided and abetted by long-suffering colleagues Colin and Anna. Actor - Nick Mohammed; Actor - Anna Crilly; Actor - Colin Hoult; Actor - Margaret Cabourn-Smith; Actor - Will Andrews; Producer - Victoria Lloyd; Script Editor - Johnny Sweet; Writer - Nick Mohammed

25 Sep: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 4
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. Nigel is somewhat distracted from his teaching duties by his temporary homelessness, his illegally parked rented transit van and Arts Centre Manager Belinda's increased security measures. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Harvey - Dave Lamb; Holly - Jess Robinson; Avril - Jess Robinson; Betty - Isobel Webb; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; Audio production by Matt Katz; A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

30 Sep: Warhorses of Letters, Series 2, Episode 1
By Marie Phillips and Robbie Hudson. The romantic correspondence between two of history's most important horses: Napoleon's mount Marengo and the Duke of Wellington's own Copenhagen. This second series picks up the story of the two lovers sundered by fate as Napoleon returns from Elba. Their letters speak eloquently of love, loss, jealousy and nuts. Marengo - Stephen Fry; Copenhagen - Daniel Rigby; Narrator - Tamsin Greig; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Marie Phillips; Writer - Robbie Hudson; Produced by Gareth Edwards.

1 Oct: He Died with His Eyes Open, Episode 1
By Derek Raymond, Adapted by Nick Perry. Burn Gorman plays a detective investigating a brutal murder in 1980s London. He has little to go on except for the cassette diaries left by the victim, played by Toby Jones. Fragments of his life, recorded at different times, punch through into the present, and supply the detective with elusive clues to the true nature of the man's fate. The Detective - Burn Gorman; Staniland - Toby Jones; Barbara - Tanya Franks; Bowman - Ben Crowe; Grampian - Michael Bertenshaw; Betty - Christine Absalom; Landlord - Sean Murray; Pathologist - Ed Thorpe; Scar - Will Howard; Director - Sasha Yevtushenko; Adaptor - Nick Perry; Author - Derek Raymond; Sound design by Caleb Knightley.

2 Oct: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 5
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. Nigel tries to get his online music lessons up and running but finds himself hampered by an inability to speak Portuguese. Meanwhile, with the Arts Centre having been commandeered as a refuge for local flood victims, Belinda is attempting to keep four hundred wet members of the public from dripping on the carpet. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Lee - Jim North; Sebastian - Dave Lamb; Louis - Sam Katz; Louis's Mum - Jess Robinson; Beverley - Jess Robinson; Xavier - Arcindo Guimaraes; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; Audio production by Matt Katz; A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

3 Oct: Seekers, Episode 1 The New Seeker
Stuart an employee of the job centre who is made redundant and is faced with the belittling scenario of returning to the place where he worked to find employment through people he's pretty sure he can do the job better than. He didn't really care about the job very much, but he was happy, well, not happy, he was content to work there, especially because of Senior Job Seeker Advisor, Nicola who he had a one night stand with during half time of the England Vs. Portugal game in 2006 and still holds out for a relationship to blossom even though it's been over seven years and she has shown no sign of wanting to. Now stuck on the other side of the desk with the unemployed, Stuart is reunited with Joe and Terry two old school friends that Stuart outgrew eons ago. Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Dave Manager - Alex Lowe; Mr Dibble - Alex Lowe; Mr Manford - Alex Lowe; Mr Everett - Alex Lowe; Mr Gleason - Michael Bertenshaw; Mrs Wilcox - Philippa Stanton; Mrs Rahman - Bharti Patel; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge;

7 Oct: Warhorses of Letters, Series 2, Episode 2
By Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips. The world's greatest epistolary equine love story. The Duke of Wellington's horse Copenhagen's romance with Marengo (Napoleon's horse) has lead to a proposal of marriage. But planning a wedding is fraught with arguments for our gay horses...church or wood? Should people be invited or just horses? And which of them is the groom? Marengo - Stephen Fry; Copenhagen - Daniel Rigby; Narrator - Tamsin Greig; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Robbie Hudson; Writer - Marie Phillips

8 Oct: He Died with His Eyes Open, Episode 2
Burn Gorman plays a detective investigating a brutal murder in 1980s London. Through a series of encounters with the people who knew him alive, and through the cassette tapes he left behind, the detective builds up a picture of Staniland, the 51-year-old victim whose case he is investigating because nobody else wants to. It leaves him so consumed by empathy that he is led down the same destructive path as the victim. The Detective - Burn Gorman; Staniland - Toby Jones; Barbara - Tanya Franks; Bowman - Ben Crowe; Fenton - Jamie Foreman; Margo - Priyanga Burford; Eric - Will Howard; Bouncer - Sean Murray; Dave - Michael Bertenshaw; Director - Sasha Yevtushenko; Adaptor - Nick Perry; Author - Derek Raymond; Sound design by Caleb Knightley.

9 Oct: The Music Teacher, Series 3, Episode 6
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. As the local church's bicentennial concert bears down on all at the Arts Centre, Nigel finds himself with an interesting offer from Belinda and a room gradually filling with instruments to boot. Nigel Penny - Richie Webb; Belinda - Vicki Pepperdine; Clive - Dave Lamb; Lenny - Adrian Decosta; Guy - Jim North; Rachel - Jess Robinson; Elliot - Ben Katz; Director - Nick Walker; Producer - Richie Webb; Writer - Richie Webb; Audio production by Matt Katz; A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.

10 Oct: Seekers, Episode Two: The Diary
Comedy set in an Essex Job Centre. Stuart is concerned that the gift he left Nicola in her desk drawer could be misinterpreted. In fact, it's the worst gift in the history of gifts. Joe, uncharacteristically, offers to help and retrieve the gift (during a diversion created by Gary Probert). Joe only manages to make matters worse - or does he? Stuart could actually be finally getting somewhere with Nicola. Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Mr Rutherford - Alex Lowe; Mr Knowledge - Alex Lowe; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Mrs Rossiter - Hannah Wood; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge;

14 Oct: Warhorses of Letters, Series 2, Episode 3
By Marie Phillips and Robbie Hudson. The romantic correspondence between two of history's most important horses: Napoleon's mount Marengo and the Duke of Wellington's own Copenhagen. The opposing armies are on the march through Belgium, but our lovers face a more immediate challenge to their relationship as Marengo's stablemate Marcy turns out to be a stalking horse. Marengo - Stephen Fry; Copenhagen - Daniel Rigby; Narrator - Tamsin Greig; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Marie Phillips; Writer - Robbie Hudson

15 Oct: He Died with His Eyes Open, Episode 3
By Derek Raymond, Adapted by Nick Perry. Burn Gorman plays a detective investigating a brutal murder in 1980s London. The case has left him so consumed by empathy that he has wilfully walked the same self-destructive path as the victim (Toby Jones), even entering into an affair with the deadly ex-girlfriend (Tanya Franks). As he re-traces the deceased's final steps, he risks becoming the next victim. The Detective - Burn Gorman; Staniland - Toby Jones; Barbara - Tanya Franks; Bowman - Ben Crowe; Fenton - Jamie Foreman; Nurse - Priyanga Burford; Policeman - Sean Murray; Director - Sasha Yevtushenko; Adaptor - Nick Perry; Author - Derek Raymond; Sound design by Caleb Knightley.

16 Oct: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 1
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Shipton - David Armand; Studio Exec for Samuel Beckett - David Armand; Shakespeare - John Finnemore; Presenter - Ian Leslie; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Simone De Beauvoir - Fenella Woolgar; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.

17 Oct: Seekers, Episode Three: That Bloke Keeps Looking At Us
There's a bloke sitting at the other end of the Job Centre waiting room. Joe, Terry and Stuart try and work out who he is. He starts giving the three lads, evil looks. Joe becomes adamant that he is a hitman sent by the Food Standards Agency. Terry thinks it might be a bloke from Benefits fraud. Whoever he is they're determined not to be intimidated and return the evil looks. Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Mr Rocastle - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Bill Parfitt - David Seddon; George Dorset - Alex Lowe; Mandy Dorset - Bharti Patel; Mr Boland - Michael Bertenshaw; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge;

LATE NIGHT DRAMA

LATE NIGHT DRAMA

21 Oct: Warhorses of Letters, Series 2, Episode 4
By Marie Phillips and Robbie Hudson. The romantic correspondence between two of history's most important horses: Napoleon's mount Marengo and the Duke of Wellington's own Copenhagen. It is the eve of Waterloo and our two heroes face the prospect of seeing each other face to face, if only it was not across a battlefield. And is Marengo's life at risk from another more immediate enemy? Marengo - Stephen Fry; Copenhagen - Daniel Rigby; Narrator - Tamsin Greig; Producer - Gareth Edwards; Writer - Marie Phillips; Writer - Robbie Hudson

23 Oct: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 2
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Bret Easton Ellis - David Armand; Ian Fleming - David Armand; Roald Dahl - John Finnemore; Dostoyevsky - John Finnemore; WH Auden - John Finnemore; Presenter - Ian Leslie; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Welfare Officer - Fenella Woolgar; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.

24 Oct: Seekers, Episode 4: The Scratchcard
Comedy set in an Essex Job Centre. Joe and Terry replace Stuart with new best friend Janice. She's never worked - except as a human guinea pig for pharmaceutical trials and she drinks during the day - she is officially the bestest person they've ever met. As well as being usurped by Janice, Stuart is usurped by Gary Probert who has unbelievably and appallingly taken over his job at the Job Centre and is working very closely with Nicola. Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Mr Dancer - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Janice - Sally Grace; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Dave Manager - Alex Lowe; Kevin Rush - Alex Lowe; Teresa Glock - Bharti Patel; Mr Bishop - David Seddon; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge

30 Oct: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 3
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Mrs Purslow - Abigail Burdess; DH Lawrence - Mark Evans; Irvine Welsh - Simon Kane; Presenter - Ian Leslie; Mrs Frobisher - Katy Wix; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.

31 Oct: Seekers, Episode 5: The Baby
Someone's left a baby under Terry's seat. When the owner doesn't come back, Stuart, Joe and Terry have to look after it. They argue about if they were in Three Men and a Baby, which character they'd be. Obviously, all three of them want to be Tom Selleck.
Stuart has a brainwave and uses the baby to show Nicola how mature and grown up he is, and in a moment of inspiration he claims it's his adopted child. This moment of inspiration turns out to be a moment of stupidity when Stuart is challenged by the incensed mother who returns to find her baby in a papoose strapped to Stuart. She blames the father. Who is the father? Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Ribena - Hannah Wood; Mr Brooks - Alex Lowe; Tom Boddle - Alex Lowe; Mrs Kangalee - Bharti Patel; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Policewoman - Philippa Stanton; Policeman - Michael Bertenshaw; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge

6 Nov: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 4
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Jackie Collins - Abigail Burdess; Harold Pinter - Mark Evans; Mr Gidley - Simon Kane; Presenter - Ian Leslie; Dr Seuss - Katy Wix; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick Production for BBC Radio 4.

7 Nov: Seekers, Episode 6: Seek Hard
It's an unusual day in the Job Centre when armed robbers, having been cornered by police after doing a bank job across the road, take everyone hostage. This could be Stuart's chance to prove to Nicola he's a hero. He needs to do something spectacular to compete with her past boyfriend who Joe claims was none other than Christian Bale. Stuart - Matthew Horne; Joe - Daniel Mays; Terry - Tony Way; Nicola - Zahra Ahmadi; Mr Harty - Alex Lowe; Dave Manager - Alex Lowe; Mrs S - Sally Grace; Mr A - Ben Crowe; Mr G - Paul Chequer; Gary Probert - Steve Oram; Policeman - Sean Murray; Producer - Katie Tyrrell; Writer - Steven Burge

13 Nov: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 5
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Government Official - David Armand; Edgar Allan Poe - John Finnemore; Presenter - Ian Leslie; The Broker - Katy Wix; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Barbara Cartland - Fenella Woolgar; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.

20 Nov: Before They Were Famous, Series 2, Episode 6
Even the most successful of writers have, at some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done by the world's best known writers in the days before they were able to make a living from their art. Presenter - Ian Leslie; JK Rowling - Abigail Burdess; Wayne Tibley Bell - Mark Evans; Dan Brown - Simon Kane; William Burroughs - Simon Kane; Sylvia Plath - Katy Wix; Germaine Greer - Katy Wix; Producer - Anna Silver; Producer - Claire Broughton; A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.

4 Dec: Bird Island, Episode 1
On the one hand, Ben is on the trip of a lifetime to Sub-Antarctica. On the other, he's trapped in an icy hell with one other person, a dodgy internet connection and a dictaphone. Loneliness is something of a problem. His fellow travelling scientist Graham should alleviate this, but the tragi-comic fact is, they are nerdy blokes, so they can only stumble through yet another awkward exchange. Ben experiences all the highs and lows that this beautiful, but lonely place has to offer but fails miserably to communicate this to Graham. So, Ben shares his thoughts with us in the form of an audio 'log'. Apart from his research studying the Albatross on the Island, Ben attempts to continue normal life with an earnestness and enthusiasm which is ultimately very endearing. We're with him as chats awkwardly with Graham, telephones his mother and as he tries to form a long distance relationship with a woman through Chemistry.com. In fact, we follow Ben as everything occurs to him. We also hear the pings and whirrs of machinery, the Squawks and screeches of the birds and the vast expanse outside. Oh, and ice. Lots of ice. Bird Island is the story of Ben, a young scientist working in Antarctica, trying to socially adapt to the loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary on his Dictaphone. An atmospheric 15 minute non-audience comedy. In episode 1, Ben loses his watch and logs on to a dating website. Ben - Reece Shearsmith; Graham - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Producer - Tilusha Ghelani; Writer - Katy Wix;

11 Dec: Bird Island, Episode 2
Ben and Graham are short on food supplies and can't radio main base. Tensions rise as they are forced to survive on porridge. Ben - Reece Shearsmith; Graham - Julian Rhind-Tutt; D'Angelo - Jot Davies; Producer - Tilusha Ghelani; Writer - Katy Wix

18 Dec: Bird Island, Episode 3
Ben and Graham encounter a seal cub that's been attacked. He takes it home and carefully nurses it back to life and share the pup's progress with his mum and Dad. Ben - Reece Shearsmith; Graham - Julian Rhind-Tutt; Beverley- Alison Steadman; Robin- Gerard Mcdermott; Written by - Katy Wix; Produced by - Tilusha Ghelani.

25 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 1 London Below
A six part adaption of Neil Gaiman's novel adapted by Dirk Maggs. Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere. An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into a subterranean world under the streets of London. Stopping to help an injured girl on a London street, Richard is thrust from his workaday existence into the strange world of London Below. So begins a curious and mysterious adventure deep beneath the streets of London, a London of shadows where the tube cry of 'Mind the Gap' takes on new meaning; for the inhabitants of this murky domain are those who have fallen through the gaps in society, the dispossessed, the homeless. Here Richard meets the Earl of Earl's Court, Old Bailey and Hammersmith, faces a life-threatening ordeal at the hands of the Black Friars, comes face to face with Great Beast of London, and encounters an Angel. Called Islington. Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; Old Bailey - Bernard Cribbins; Jessica - Romola Garai; Gary - Paul Chequer; Anaesthesia - Yasmin Page; Lord Ratspeaker - Johnny Vegas; Iliaster - Paul Stonehouse; Varney - Stephen Marcus; Letting Agent - Stephen Marcus; Sylvia - Karen Archer; Lord Portico - John Glover; Mr Figgis - Neil Gaiman; Fop (with no name) - Neil Gaiman; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Dirk Maggs; Producer - Heather Larmour

26 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 2 Earl's Court
To learn who killed Door's family, Richard visits a venerable resident of London Below. Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; The Earl of Earl's Court - Christopher Lee; Islington - Benedict Cumberbatch; Old Bailey - Bernard Cribbins; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Heather Larmour; Producer - Heather Larmour

27 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 3 The Angel Islington
3/6 Richard and Door travel to the British Museum to locate the citadel of the legendary Angel. Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; Islington - Benedict Cumberbatch; Old Bailey - Bernard Cribbins; Jessica - Romola Garai; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Heather Larmour; Producer - Heather Larmour

28 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 4 The Black Friars
4/6 Richard heads to the monastery where he must undergo a terrifying ordeal to obtain the key. Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; Old Bailey - Bernard Cribbins; The Abbot - George Harris; Lamia - Lucy Cohu; Jessica - Romola Garai; Gary - Paul Chequer; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Heather Larmour; Producer - Heather Larmour

29 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 5 Market Afloat
5/6 Richard and Door find a guide to lead them through the labyrinth deep beneath London. Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; Islington - Benedict Cumberbatch; Lamia - Lucy Cohu; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Heather Larmour; Producer - Heather Larmour

30 Dec: Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere, 6 The Key
6/6 Richard and Door finally discover who ordered the death of Door's family. Can they escape? Richard Mayhew - James McAvoy; Lady Door - Natalie Dormer; Marquis de Carabas - David Harewood; Hunter - Sophie Okonedo; Croup - Anthony Head; Vandemar - David Schofield; Islington - Benedict Cumberbatch; Old Bailey - Bernard Cribbins; The Earl of Earl's Court - Christopher Lee; The Abbot - George Harris; Feligiounas - Don Gilet; Jessica - Romola Garai; Gary - Paul Chequer; Halvard - Paul Stonehill; Dagvard - Ben Crowe; Letting Agent - Stephen Marcus; Homeless man - Abdul Salis; Underground announcer - Patrick Brennan; Mr Figgis - Neil Gaiman; Writer - Neil Gaiman; Director - Heather Larmour; Producer - Heather Larmour

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