R4 Drama 2026
			I'm typing these entries out, summarising them from RT, removing spoilers and editing / adding notes where necessary. Typos are gradually being removed. The page is generally updated at the end of each month. To locate a play, use Control-F which will bring up a search box. The page lists afternoon dramas. .........ND The Saturday and Sunday plays are labelled as such in the lists. Plays made by independent production companies are indicated by 'Indie'. 1 Jan 2026 19:00 The Archers It's panic stations in Ambridge, and one resident makes a heartbreaking discovery. Writer: Tim Stimpson. 1 Jan 2026 19:15 The Archers: Truth and Lies By David Payne. A play written to mark the 75th anniversary of The Archers. Ambridge is in shock as a mysterious police detective arrives, determined to get answers to some challenging questions. Sally Griffiths ..... Claire Skinner, Emma Grundy ..... Emerald O’Hanrahan, Brad Horrobin ..... Taylor Uttley, Hannah Riley ..... Helen Longworth, Lilian Bellamy ..... Sunny Ormonde, Harrison Burns ..... James Cartwright, Brian Aldridge ..... Charles Collingwood, Clive Horrobin ..... Alex Jones. Production coordinators ..... Nikita Berry and Morgan Westwood-Cooke. Technical Producer ..... Vanessa Nuttall. Sound designer ..... Andy Partington. Director ..... Toby Swift. Editor .... Jeremy Howe. BBC Audio Birmingham. 2 Jan 2026 Spores, 2-2: Fool's Sickener By Marietta Kirkbride. The research team in Canada brings in bonobo apes to test the mould. Meanwhile, someone in England makes a frightening discovery. Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn, Bryn ….. Ben Skym, Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot, Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams, Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow, Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules, Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe, Aditi Saklani ..... Amrita Acharia, Conference attendees ..... Laila Alj, Liis Mikk. Bonobo recordings from Prof. Zanna Clay of Durham University. Production Manager: Eleanor Mein. Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski. Title music: Ioana Selaru and Melo-Zed. Track laying: Andreina Gomez. Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams. Produced by Nicolas Jackson. Indie (Afonica). 3 Jan: Saturday Play: Two on a Tower,1 Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part 1 - The Astronomer. Viviette Constantine is isolated in a small village in England in the 1880’s. Her husband Sir Blount Constantine has been away for several years. Whilst out walking, she meets Swithin, a young astronomer who shows her the stars. They are stronly attracted. Then her husband is reported dead... Note that the adaptation is written the female point of view. Lady Viviette Constantine - Olivia Poulet, Swithin St Cleeve - Callum Scott Howells, Louis Glanville - Tommy Sim’aan, Tabitha Lark - Scarlett Courtney, Bishop Helmsdale and Mr Cecil - Tony Turner, Parson Torkingham - Keiron Self, Haymoss and Sir Blount - Marc Danbury, Mrs Martin and Mrs Poulter - Jane Slavin. Produced by John Norton. BBC Wales. 4 Jan: Sunday afternoon: The Last of the Mohicans, 2 By J.F.Cooper, ad. Shahid Iqbal Khan. Uncas takes up the story, after he is also captured after a failed attempt to rescue Cora, Alice and Duncan from Magua and his men. As Chingachgook tries to find them, Magua takes his captives to the Delaware village, where he is determined to marry Cora. The great leader Tamenund is called on to decide the prisoners' fate. Uncas ….. Jay Rincon, Magua ….. Bradley Lewis, Cora ….. Leonie Elliott, Chingachgook ….. Jose Palma, Alice ….. Robyn McIntyre, Duncan Heyward ….. Thomas Dennis, Hawkeye ….. Adam Bond, Colonel Munro ..... Matthew Pidgeon, Tamenund ..... Curtis Zunigha. Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Production Manager: Darren Spruce. Producer: Polly Thomas. Indie (Thomas Carter Projects) 5 Jan: Disordered, 2-2 By Magnus Mackintosh. Episode title - Someone Like Me. 30m comedy drama slot. Hector has an extremely unusual first date with social-media obsessed Joy, followed by a surprise encounter at a Sexual Abuse Support Group. This, with some gentle persuasion from William, leads to a change in Hector’s life. The series is about a middle-aged single father with long-term mental health difficulties. Hector - Jamie Sives, Susan - Rosalind Sydney, William - Raffi Philips, Amanda - Gail Watson, Joy – Alison O’Donnell, Jeanine – Jenny Ryan, Keith – David Kay, Colin – Moray Hunter. Studio Engineer and Editor - Lee McPhail. Production Manager- Tayler Norris. Produced by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy. Indie (Absolutely). Recorded at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland, East Lothian. 6 Jan: Almonds and Raisins, 2-2 By Adam Usden; ad. from Maisie Mosco's novel. After David sacrificed his freedom to save his brother by taking his place in the army, he and Miriam are finally reunited. As they recount their experiences they realise that their time apart has reshaped them in ways neither could have imagined. David, Harry and Ibrahim.....Ashley Margolis, Miriam, Selima and Clara .....Lilit Lesser, The Pharoah, Lt. Abbott and Doctor...Ziad Abaza. Produced by Nadia Molinari. Sound Design by Sharon Hughes. Technical Producers: Andrew Garratt, Sam Dickinson. Assistant Technical Producer: Amritleen Randhawa. Production Co-ordinator: Ben Hollands. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. BBC. 7 Jan: Faith, Hope and Glory, 1-2: Clement & Gloria By Rex Obano; rpt. from a few years ago. It's 1948; two years since Clement and Gloria rescued an abandoned child in Tilbury Dock, and completed their unusual family. Now they pursue their separate lives until their daughter Joy makes them admit what is most valuable to them. Gloria ..... Pippa Bennett Warner, Clement ..... Stefan Adegbola, Hope ..... Danielle Vitalis, Neville ..... Chris Jack, Olubuki ..... Rex Obano, Martina ..... Clare Perkins, Ida ..... Emma Handy, Gerard ..... Hasan Dixon, Stephens ..... Ian Dunnett Jnr, Post Mistress ..... Jane Whittenshaw, Sallow ..... Roger Ringrose. Director: Jessica Dromgoole. Producer, Mary Peate. 8 Jan: The Goblin King and Me By Paul Magrs. A story about a real-life encounter with David Bowie, marking ten years since his death. Daniel is a quiet kid. He's bullied at school and lives with his grandparents, who don't understand why he can't be tougher. Then one day Daniel wins a competition to go to a special screening of a children's fantasy film: Labyrinth, starring David Bowie as the Goblin King.He sets off to London with his gran. When and when the trip goes wrong, Daniel's journey becomes a fantasy quest in which reality and Daniel's inner fantasy life begin to merge. Can he make it to the centre of the labyrinth, to meet the Goblin King? [a close friend of the author told him how he once met David as a child, and how DB gave him some life-changing advice.] Daniel: Frankie Treadaway, David Bowie: Jon Culshaw Gran: Susan Jameson, Grandad: James Bolam, Grown-up Daniel: David Judge, Newsagent and Policeman: Dan Starkey, Paul and Mr Simeon: Kieran O’Brien, Boys: Tom Barnard, Jorge Roberts-Lee and William Stevens. Sound design by Benji Clifford. Original score by Sophie Cotton. Produced by Simon Barnard. Directed by Ken Bentley. Indie (Bafflegab) 9 Jan: Spores: 2-4: Devil's Agent By Marietta Kirkbride. When spores erupt at a care home in Wales, Cassie’s son Bryn and 30 residents are exposed to infection. But how could this have happened when just days earlier the building was declared mould-free by the inspector? Bryn thinks that not everyone who claims to see the mould can be trusted. But why would the inspector lie? Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn, Bryn ….. Ben Skym, Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot, Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams, Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow, Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules, Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe, Layla Wolf ..... Laila Alj. Other voices played by the cast. Production Manager: Eleanor Mein. Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski. Executive Producer: Sara Davies. Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams. Produced by Nicolas Jackson. Indie (Afonica). 10 Jan: Saturday Play - Two on a Tower, 2: Marriage By Anita Sullivan; Hardy adaptation. A story of a wedding in spite of barriers of class and age. Note also that it's written from a female point of view. Rpt. from 2021..... With the death of Sir Blount in Southern Africa, Viviette and Swithin are finally able to marry. They do so in secret, waiting for Swithin to make his name as an astronomer and for Viviette to observe a period of mourning. Unfortunately, Blount's death has been mis-reported. Lady Viviette Constantine - Olivia Poulet, Swithin St Cleeve - Callum Scott Howells, Louis Glanville - Tommy Sim’aan, Tabitha Lark - Scarlett Courtney, Bishop Helmsdale and Mr Cecil - Tony Turner, Parson Torkingham - Keiron Self, Haymoss and Sir Blount - Marc Danbury, Mrs Martin and Mrs Poulter - Jane Slavin. Produced by John Norton. BBC Wales. 11 Jan: Sunday afternoon - 1776, ep. 1 A two-part play with music, adapted and directed by Martin Jarvis, from work by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards. It marks 250 years of American Independence - the American colonies' struggle to break from British rule. Delegates, risking hanging for treason, carve out the Declaration of Independence - the basis of American democracy for 250 years. It has a US-based cast including Alfred Molina, Ioan Gruffudd, Steven Weber, Josh Stamberg, Gregory Harrison and Erin Bennett. Benjamin Franklin…Alfred Molina, John Adams...Ioan Gruffudd, Rutledge…Steven Weber, Dickinson…Josh Stamberg, Jefferson…Chase Fein, Hancock…Andre Sogliuzzo, Thomson…Gregory Harrison, Henry Lee…Richard Leacock, McNair…JD Cullum, Hopkins…William Calvert, McKean…Matthew Wolf, Courier…Jack Stuhley, Abigail Adams…Erin Bennett, Martha Jefferson…Janine Barris, Delegates: Henri Lubatti, Darren Richardson, Alan Shearman, Mark Jude Sullivan and members of the company. Congress Singers: Sebastian Guerrero, Tyler Ledon, Drew Tablak, Loren Smith, Ken White. Keyboard: Noriko Olling Wright. Music director: Jason Currie. Sound Design: Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll. Production associate: Tracy Pattin. Producers: Mark Holden and Rosalind Ayres. Directed by Martin Jarvis. Musicians: Chad Wright, Josh Brown, Mike Edwards, Taryn Spink, Jenni Asher. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres) 12 Jan: Disordered, 2-3: Chaos out of Order By Magnus Mackintosh. Hector and Susan are now an item and all is going well, until the appearance on the scene of an ex-boyfriend and a new friend for Hector raise problems of trust. Then Hector gets a surprise visitor from his past . 30m. comedy drama. Hector - Jamie Sives, Susan - Rosalind Sydney, William - Raffi Philips, Amanda - Gail Watson, Sally – Amy Conachan, Waiter and Assessor – Steven McNicoll, Simon – Gordon Kennedy, Dad – Peter Mullan. Studio Engineer and Editor - Lee McPhail. Production Manager - Tayler Norris. Produced and directed by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy. Recoded in Scotland; usual place. Indie (Absolutely). 13 Jan: Almonds and Raisins, 2-3 By Adam Usden / Maisie Mosco. After his separation from Miriam, a sad David throws himself into his work. It earns him respect from Isaac and draws Bessie’s attention. David.....Ashley Margolis, Miriam.....Lilit Lesser, Sammy.....Alastair Michael, Sarah.....Emma Leah Golding, Rachel.....Leah Marks, Sigmund.....Jack Wagman, Isaac and Dr. Smolensky...Richard Katz, Bessie.....Helen Reuben. Produced by Nadia Molinari. Sound design by Sharon Hughes. Technical Producers: Andrew Garratt, Sam Dickinson. Assistant Technical Producer: Amritleen Rhandhawa. Production co-ordinator: Ben Hollands. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. BBC. 14 Jan: Faith, Hope and Glory, 1-7: Hope and Jim By Roy Williams. It's 1948, and Hope and Jim are stuck in Britain, ashamed to go home, and still suffering the loss of their baby two years earlier. Jim ...... Martins Imhangbe, Hope ...... Danielle Vitalis, Lorraine ...... Lizzy Watts, Dennis ...... Hasan Dixon, Bert ...... Ben Crowe, Matron ...... Emma Handy, Gloria ...... Pippa Bennett Warner, Clement ...... Stefan Adegebola, Johnnie ...... Ian Dunnett Jnr, Neighbour ...... Roger Ringrose. Producer, Mary Peate. Director, Jessica Dromgoole. 15 Jan: Took Nothing Left Nothing By Katie Bonna. When Sam takes his ex-stepdaughter Flo on a treasure hunt in the woods, he hopes to rebuild their lost bond. But the discovery of a bizarre series of love letters throws a disturbing light on Flo's current relationship. Sam …. Shane Zaza, Flo …. Rowan Robinson, Ava …. Mia Haynes-French, Petra …. Katie Bonna. Original music by Maz O’Connor. Producer …. Anne Isger. Sound …. Keith Graham and Sam Dickinson. Production Co-ordinator ….. Kate Gray. 16 Jan: Spores, 2-5: Dark Healer By Marietta Kirkbride. Final episode. 30m. Cassie ….. Kate O’Flynn, Bryn ….. Ben Skym, Pascal ….. Emmanuel Berthelot, Ola ..… Aggy K. Adams, Helen ….. Laurel Lefkow, Ethan ..... Philip Desmeules, Josie ..... Cristina Wolfe, Layla Wolf ..... Laila Alj, Thugs ..... Théo Marceau and Félix Marceau. Bonobo handler ..... George Williams. Other voices played by the cast. Production Manager: Eleanor Mein. Production Assistant: Liis Mikk with Teresa Milewski. Executive Producer: Sara Davies. Sound design: Jon Nicholls and Adam Woodhams. Produced by Nicolas Jackson. Indie (Afonica) 17 Jan: Saturday Play slot: An Artificially Intelligent Guide to Love By Hannah Silva. An experimental drama where Hannah Silva collaborates with a machine-learning algorithm to create an audio guide to love. The algorithm produces poems and stories in response to the writer’s poems and stories. It answers the writer’s questions and it asks her questions. The piece was developed through OKRE Experimental Stories. Algorithm .…. Fiona Shaw, Writer ….. Yusra Warsama, Woman ….. Jane Slavin, Man ….. Neil Bell. Executive Producer ….. Sara Davies. Production Manager ….. Anna de Wolff Evans. Sound Design ….. Adam Woodhams. Mix …… Steve Bond. Music …… Ioana Selaru. .Producer ….. Nicolas Jackson. Indie (Afonica). 18 Jan: Sunday Afternoon drama slot: 1776, episode 2 A play with music, based on a conception of Sherman Edwards from the book by Peter Stone. Adapted and directed by Martin Jarvis, celebrating the American colonies' struggle to break from British rule. Delegates, risking hanging for treason, write the Declaration of Independence - the basis of American democracy for 250 years. It's June 1776 and Jefferson is congratulated on writing the Declaration. Conservative Edward Rutledge of South Carolina objects to a clause condemning the slave trade. He accuses the northern colonies of hypocrisy because they also prosper from slavery. Ben Franklin…Alfred Molina, John Adam...Ioan Gruffudd, Dickinson…Josh Stamberg, Rutledge…Steven Weber, Jefferson…Chase Fein, Hancock…Andre Sogliuzzo, Thomson…Gregory Harrison, Henry Lee…Richard Leacock, McNair…JD Cullum, Hopkins…William Calvert, McKean…Matthew Wolf, Courier…Jack Stuhley, Abigail Adams…Erin Bennett, Delegates: Henri Lubatti, Darren Richardson, Alan Shearman, Mark Jude Sullivan and members of the company. Keyboard: Noriko Olling Wright. Music Director: Jason Currie. Sound Design: Neil Wogenson and Charles Carroll. Production Associate: Tracy Pattin. Producers: Mark Holden and Rosalind Ayres. Musicians: Chad Wright, Josh Brown, Mike Edwards, Taryn Spink, Jenni Asher. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres). 19 Jan: Disordered, 2-4: Fathers, Urinal Cakes and Decisions By Magnus Mackintosh. 30m. comedy drama. Hector faces up to his dad, with William acting as a buffer between them. Then he gets an unexpected romantic offer. Hector - Jamie Sives, Susan - Rosalind Sydney, William - Raffi Philips, Amanda - Gail Watson, Dad – Peter Mullan, Sally – Amy Conachan, Peter Krysler – Kal Sabir, Simon – Gordon Kennedy, Police Officer – Moray Hunter. Studio Engineer and Editor - Lee McPhail. Production Manager - Tayler Norris. Title Music - Just Breathe by Police Dog Hogan. Produced by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy. Recorded in Scotland. Indie (Absolutely). 20 Jan: The Golden Key By Chris Dolan. The play looks at the early days of the Home Rule movement in Scotland through the eyes of three of the 20th century’s most compelling political figures – Keir Hardie, James Connolly and R.B. Cunninghame Graham. It's 1916 and Cunninghame has just heard the news of Connolly’s imminent execution by the British Government. R.B. Cunninghame Graham….…..David Robb, Keir Hardie…….Robert Jack, Gabriella Cunnninghame Graham……Melody Grove, James Connolly……Martin Quinn. Producer/director: Bruce Young. 21 Jan: Faith, Hope and Glory, 1-8, rpt: Faith and Trevor By Winsome Pinnock. It's 1948. Two years ago, Faith lost her best friend's baby. Having encouraged her to run away, Trevor is now struggling to make her do the opposite. . Faith ...... Shiloh Coke, Trevor ...... Gary Beadle, Millie ...... Jane Whittenshaw, Ag ...... Emma Handy, Hope ...... Danielle Vitalis, Jim ...... Martins Imhangbe, Caleb ...... Dermot Daly, Waiter ...... Stefan Adegbola, Florist ...... Ian Dunnett Jnr, Parent ...... Cecilia Appiah, Musician ...... Hasan Dixon. Musical Director, Peter Ringrose. Producer, Mary Peate. Director, Jessica Dromgoole. 22 Jan: Tinsel Girl and the Problem Parent By Lou Ramsden, based on the experiences of Cherylee Houston, the actress who plays Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street. Comedy drama about the life, friendships and misadventures of wheelchair user Maz. Maz has finally found her vocation running a community centre. She's got funding for a new youth theatre. Then Dad shows up. Maz ..... Cherylee Houston, Jim ..... James Quinn, Tom ..... Zak Ford-Williams, Rachel ..... Kathryn Pemberton, Joanne/Doctor ..... Jane Slavin. Directed by Jessica Mitic. Co-Produced by Nadia Molinari & Jessica Mitic. Sound by Tony Wass & Vanessa Nuttall. Sound design by Sharon Hughes. Production co-ordination by Vicky Moseley. BBC Drama North. Singing by 'Absolute Belters' choir, Altrincham. 23 Jan: Wolf Valley, 1 By Charlotte Melen, in the Limelight series. A thriller from Norway. A young activist investigating environmental crimes goes missing. And nobody has seen anything. Criminal investigator Lena Ekström returns to Wolf Valley, a fjord town, where she has to try to find the activist whose tent lies abandoned in the middle of nowhere. Lena - Amrita Acharia, Magnus - Eirik Knutsvik, Annette - Sarah Whitehouse, Henrik - Oystein Lode, Jasper - Raj Ghatak, Sara - Ronja Haugholt, Vidar - Sigurd Myhre, Shopkeeper - Christopher Dane, Lena's mum - Ingvild Lakou, Young Lena - Mackensie Sutherland. Other parts played by the cast. Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg, Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange, Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick & Steve Bond, Director - Charlotte Melen. Producer - Eleanor Mein. Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur. Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen. Development Producer - Saskia Black. Executive Producers - Charlotte Melen, Celia de Wolff. Indie (Almost Tangible). 24 Jan: Saturday Play: Dedication, 1 By Nick Dear. After 60 years of production The Nuffield Theatre in Southampton closed for good. We mark the Nuffield Theatre's contribution to regional theatre with a production of Nick Dear’s Dedication, which he wrote for the Theatre in 2016, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Nick grew up in the city. Shakespeare’s relationship with the Earl of Southampton has been the centre of much debate. Was he Shakespeare’s lover? Shakespeare dedicated his poems The Rape of Lucrece and Venus and Adonis to the Earl, and perhaps he is the fair youth of the Sonnets. Nick puts Shakespeare on trial, where he is questioned about his relationship with the Earl. William Shakespeare.......Alfred Enoch, Harry, Earl of Southampton.......Tom Glenister, Lord Chief Justice.......Sam Dale. Other roles played by Nick Armfield, Tallulah Bond, Declan Mason and Finlay Paul. Producer: Celia de Wolff. 55m. Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Broadcast Assistant: Anna de wolff Evans. Indie (Pier). 25 Jan: Sunday afternoon: The Legand of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irvine's ghost story about a headless horseman. Adapted for radio in a new version by Sami Ibrahim. Ichabod Crane who unleashes malevolent forces when his new-fangled ideas disrupt the traditional way of life in Sleepy Hollow. [I don't know the story so don't know how true it is to the original - ND]. Jonathan/Diedrich…..Gilles Geary, Aletta…..Alix Wilton Regan, Ichabod…..Calam Lynch, Brom Bones…..Victor Alli, Katrina…..Sasha McCabe, Baltus Van Tassel…..Clive Hayward, Van Ripper…..Django Bevan, Bartender…..Jasmine Hyde. Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Production Co-ordinator: Kate Gray. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. Sound Design: Keith Graham and Andy Garratt. BBC Production. 26 Jan: Relativity, 4-1 By Richard Herring. 30m comedy slot. Newly single Jane is trying out online dating. Pete, despairing at the failure of his marriage, has turned to drink. Margaret is enforcing the two metres social distancing rule with absolutely rigidity, while Ian tries to self diagnose his enlarged testicle. (The medical side of this episode is based on Richard's experience) Margaret ..... Alison Steadman, Ken ..... Phil Davis, Jane ..... Fenella Woolgar, Simon ..... Danny Kirrane, Ian ..... Richard Herring, Chloe ..... Emily Berrington, Pete ..... Gordon Kennedy, Holly ..... Tia Bannon, Mark ..... Fred Haig, Nick ..... Harrison Knights, Donny ..... Rafael Solomon. Director Polly Thomas. Sound Design Eloise Whitmore. Producer Daisy Knight. Indie (Avalon Television). 27 Jan: Dedication, conclusion Continued from Saturday. 45m. William Shakespeare.........Alfred Enoch, Harry, Earl of Southampton.........Tom Glenister, Lord Chief Justice.........Sam Dale. Other roles played by Nick Armfield, Tallulah Bond, Declan Mason and Finlay Paul. Production team - as on Saturday. Indie (Pier). 28 Jan: 7 Ghosts By Dan Rebellato. A contemporary ghost story which uses the supernatural to explore human relationships and connections. The seven ghosts in the drama are all different; some are funny, some are sad. Some intervene in the world of the living; some are unable to make contact and simply watch. The drama starts with a man going to bed on his own. Suddenly a woman is there. It’s his wife, but how did she get in? It’s impossible.He can’t believe he can see her again. Rpt. from March 2023. David…...Kobna Holdbrook Smith, Sarah….... Ani Nelson, Sir William….....David Annen, Lord Havers and Ejikeme…….Don Gilet, Charlotte and Caroline Tobin……Sarah Berger, Robert and Elliot…....Max Runham, Florence and Isabelle…… Fanta Barrie. Producer …….....Polly Thomas. Trainee Producer……Jelena Budimir. Sound Designer……..Eloise Whitmore. Original music……..Jeremy Walmsley. Production Manager……..Darren Spruce. Executive Producer……Eloise Whitmore. Indie (Naked Productions) 29 Jan: Silent Tide By Lucia Haynes, crime writer. On the windswept shore of a remote Scottish island, the body of young backpacker and surfer, Santiago, is found washed up by the tide. The local police say it was an accident. But his sister, Mariana – a detective in Buenos Aires, doesn't believe it. She goes to Scotland to find out what's happened. According to my information, repeat of recent broadcast (16 Dec 2025). Fay – Dawn Steele, Mariana – Zannie Benfield, Tom – Sam James Smith, Alice – Eubha Akilade, Davey / DS Gillies – Jack Stewart. Produced by Luke Fresle. Script Executive: Katie Dow. Sound Design by Adam Wood at Serious Facilities. Indie (Black Camel Pictures). 30 Jan: Wolf Valley, 2 By Charlotte Melen. The body of a young woman, Rose Smith, lies in the icy waters of the fjord. Who put her there? Forensics suggest a brutal killing. Lena works with Oslo detective Aksel Karlin to investigate the death. Lena - Amrita Acharia, Magnus - Eirik Knutsvik, Henrik - Oystein Lode, Ingrid - Eva Eklof, Aksel- David Menkin, Annette - Sarah Whitehouse, Eva - Ingvild Lakou, Dinseh - Raj Ghatak, Pia - Charlotte Melen, Vidar - Sigurd Myhre, Sara - Ronja Haugholt, Rose - Stephanie MacGaraidh, Bengt - Christopher Dane, James Addington - Peter F Gardiner, Lena's Mum - Ingvild Lakou, Young Lena - Mackensie Sutherland, Other parts played by the cast. Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg. Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange. Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond. Director - Charlotte Melen. Producer - Eleanor Mein. Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur. Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen. Development Producer - Saskia Black. Indie (Almost Tangible). 30m. 31 Jan: Bacon in Moscow By Stephen Wakelam, based on the memoir by James Birch. 90m. How Francis Bacon became the first major Western artist to have a solo exhibition in the Soviet Union. In 1986, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and his advisers had adopted glasnost (openness) as a political slogan, together with the terms perestroika (restructuring or regrouping) and demokratizatsiya (democratisation). Glasnost reflected a commitment of the Gorbachev administration to allowing Soviet citizens to discuss publicly the problems of their system and to explore potential solutions. On the 22nd September 1988 an exhibition of Francis Bacon's work opened at the Central House of Artists in Moscow: the result of a complex and convoluted negotiation by London gallerist James Birch. Birch had known Bacon since childhood. The play is about his struggle to make the exhibition happen. Francis Bacon …Timothy Spall, James Birch … Luke Norris, Sergei Klokov … Simonas Mozura, Elena Khudiakova/ Valerie Beston/ TV Interviewer … Amrita Acharia, Johnny Stuart/ John Edwards … John Hopkins, Bob Chenciner/ British Council/ Taxi Driver … Al Barclay, Russian Official/ Guard/ Vasili … Michael Tcherepashenets. Sound design by Markus Andreas and Alisdair McGregor. Directed and produced by Jeremy Mortimer. Production coordinator Annie Keates Thorpe. Executive Producer Joby Waldman. Indie (Reduced Listening). Rpt. from R3, 14 Jan 2024. 1 Feb: Sunday afternoon - Walden By Henry Thoreau; his account of his year living in a cabin in the woods next to Walden Pond in Massachusetts, dram. Paul Farley. An evocative dramatisation of an attempt to live lightly on the earth, in tune with the rhythms of the natural world and to pay attention to the local and immediate. Henry.....Matthew Needham, The Hostess.....Antonia Bernath, Sceptical Diners.....Nathan Osgood and Adam Silver, Railway Workers.....Jonathan Forbes and Jos Vantyler, Mrs Field.....Aisha Lawal, Sam Staples.....Clive Haywood, The Poet.....Django Bevan, Fenda Freeman.....Lorna Lowe William Taylor.....Kel Matsena. Sound design was by Catherine Robinson. BBC Wales, prod. Emma Harding. 2 Feb: Relativity, 4-2 30m comedy drama slot; by Richard Herring. Ian’s visit to the doctor leads to uncertainty about his health. Ken tries to bring Jane and Ian back together in a surprise meeting. The grandchildren are surprised to find that Margaret and Ken have been watching Naked Attraction. (Is that a TV show? - ND) Margaret ..... Alison Steadman, Ken ..... Phil Davis, Jane ..... .Fenella Woolgar, Ian ..... Richard Herring, Chloe ..... Emily Berrington, Pete ..... Gordon Kennedy, Holly ..... Tia Bannon, Mark ..... Fred Haig, Nick ..... Harrison Knights, Dr Kulkarni ..... Ahir Shah, Donny ..... Rafael Solomon. Director - Polly Thomas. Sound Design - Eloise Whitmore. Producer Daisy Knight. Executive Producers Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner. Indie (Avalon Television). 3 Feb: This Thing of Darkness, 4-1: Admission By Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne. A new 5-part series, where Alex Bridges takes us into the world of secure units, explores the relationship between mothers and daughters and the impact of fatal violence on the lives it affects. Alex ….. Lolita Chakrabarti, Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie, Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay, Abi ….. Anna Russell-Martin, Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi, Sandra ….. Lucianne McEvoy, Lewis/solicitor/ambulance operator:….. Lee Hughes, D.C.Ingles/security guard/nurse... Kenny Blyth, Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson, Sound Design: Fraser Jackson. Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead. Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. Produced by Kirsty Williams. BBC Scotland. 4 Feb: Deacon - A Reckoning By Edson Burton. The enigmatic drifter is back to help a troubled soul. James Persad has lost his wife Mavis, and he too seems lost. Can Deacon help? New supernatural drama. Deacon - Don Warrington, James Persad - Ram John Holder, Mavis - Sutara Gayle, Michael - Lee Mengo, Ryan - Tristan Slowley, Youth - Hasan Dixon. Sound Design - Nigel Lewis. Producer - John Norton. BBC Wales. 5 Feb: Wild Woman of the North By Esther Wilson. Inspired by a 'Wild Living' Community in Wales, a family moves to the countryside to try a new way of life that is closer to nature. They are recovering from a family tragedy. Laura........Gillian Kearney, Mark........Lee Ingleby, Arlo.......Tareq Al-Jeddal. Production Co-ordinator - Pippa Day. Tech Team - Tony Wass & Vanessa Nuttall. Sound Design - Sue Stonestreet. Producer/Director - Gary Brown & Pauline Harris. A BBC Audio Drama North Production. 6 Feb: Wolf Valley, 3 By Charlotte Mein. Rose was witness to a dark Norse ritual the night before she died. Lena Ekström’s investigation widens as Lars’ story starts to unravel, revealing rituals, runes and the unsettling culture behind Valborg Academy. Meanwhile, a resurfacing trauma threatens Lena’s composure just as the case takes a sharp turn. When she and Aksel track a lead to a secluded cabin, they make a shocking discovery. Lena - Amrita Acharia, Aksel - David Menkin, Magnus - Eirik Knutsvik, Henrik - Oystein Lode, Headmaster - Christopher Dane, Vinny - Alex Farrell, Paul - Raj Ghatak, Eva - Ingvild Lakou, Lars - Laurits Bjerrum, Susanna - Ingrid Werner. Annette - Sarah Whitehouse, Waitress - Ronja Haugholt, Oskar - Raife Sutherland, Lena's Mum - Ingvild Lakou, Young Lena - Mackensie Sutherland, Other parts played by the cast. Music - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg, Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange, Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond. Director - Charlotte Melen. Producer - Eleanor Mein. Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur. Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen. Development Producer - Saskia Black. Indie (Almost Tangible). 7 Feb: Saturday Play - Transcendental Wild Oats By Louisa May Alcott, ad. Edward Rowett. The writer of 'Little Women' tells the story of her parents, and her father’s attempt to found a Utopia, Fruitlands, on a farm in the New England wilderness. Accompanied by an Englishman, Charles Lane, and a band of eccentrics, they believed Eden could be returned to Earth through veganism, celibacy and organic farming. This adaptation combines Louisa’s original short story with historical record, drawing on the letters and diaries of the people involved, to tell the full story of Fruitlands. Louisa May Alcott and Louy Alcott - Louisa Harland, Bronson Alcott - Alistair Petrie, Abigail Alcott - Rebekah Staton, Charles Lane - Mathew Baynton. Christopher Godwin as Joseph Palmer, Tom Moores as Samuel Bower, Edward Rowett as Abraham Wood Patricia Rodriguez as Ann Page Jason Barnett as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Victoria Rigby as Anna Alcott. Production Manager - Sarah Tombling, Studio Engineer, Sound Design and Editing - Wilfredo Acosta, Directed by Gordon Kennedy and Edward Rowett. Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios, London. Indie (Absolutely). 8 Feb: Sunday afternoon- Gone with the Wind By Margaret Mitchell, dram. Rachel Joyce from the novel, set during the American Civil War. It is about the collapse of the old Southern order, and centres on the fiercely determined Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett ..... Samantha Dakin, Rhett ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ashley ..... Joseph May, Melanie ..... Rebekah Murrell, Prissy ..... Madeline Charlemagne, Sam ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Aunt Pitty ..... Laurel Lefkow, Peter ..... David Webber, Dr Meade ...... Sam Dale, Pork ..... Richard Pepple, Frank Kennedy ..... Finlay Robertson, Ellen/Belle ..... Clare Corbett, The Tarleton Twins ..... Joe Jameson, Narrator and Mary ..... Clare Perkins. Producer and Director: Tracey Neale. Script Consultant: Beverly Andrews. Sound Design: Keith Graham, Peter Ringrose, Sam Dickinson and Cole Colbert. BBC studio. Production Co-Ordinators: Luke MacGregor and Amy Woods. 9 Feb: Relativity, 4-5 By Richard Herring; comedy-drama 30m involving four generations of the same family. This series is set during Covid (China virus) lockdown. , set during the first year of lockdown. In this episode Ian has a series of medical tests. He and Chloe have to face up to the fact that he may have cancer. Ken ..... Phil Davis, Ian ..... Richard Herring, Chloe ..... Emily Berrington, Dr Harper ..... Fenella Woolgar, Technician ..... Harrison Knights, Doctor Kulkarni ..... Ahir Shah, Nurse Amani ..... Rani Fatania, Donny ..... Rafael Solomon. Director Polly Thomas. Sound Design - Eloise Whitmore. Producer - Daisy Knight. Indie (Avalon Television). 10 Feb: This Thing of Darkness, 4-2: The Unsaid By Frances Poet, with monologues by Eileen Horne. Lindsay has agreed to take part in family therapy in the secure unit where Kathleen is being held. Unanswered questions and long-held resentments surface as Lindsay struggles to understand her mother's actions. Alex ….. Lolita Chakrabarti, Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie, Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay, Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi. Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh. Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson. Sound Design: Fraser Jackson. Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead. Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. BBC Scotland. Produced by Kirsty Williams and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. 11 Feb: Rays of Darkness By Gwyneth Lewis, the former National Poet of Wales; the play is about how her experience of chronic migraine led her to seek the companionship of a long-dead writer, Margiad Evans. Evans' memoirs, A Ray of Darkness and The Nightingale Silenced formed the first serious portrayal of epilepsy since Dostoevsky's The Idiot, and offer an invaluable insight into the condition. The drama shows two writers, in different circumstances, working in the shadow of their respective illnesses. G.....Eiry Thomas, Migraine.....Sharon Morgan, Margiad.....Clare Corbett, Leighton.....Richard Elfyn, Dr Golla.....Sam Dale, Doctor.....Sam Swann. Poems read by Gwyneth Lewis and published by Bloodaxe. Production Co-ordinator.....Eleri McAuliffe. Sound Designer.....Rhys Morris. Produced by Emma Harding for BBC Wales. 12 Feb: Good People - 1. The Great Reset By Steve Waters; part 1 of 6. Four young idealists fall under the spell of charismatic thinker Faith Abbott at university and channel her ideas into a bold political experiment: Project Hope. In 2020 they start a new political group. But nearly a decade on, Britain stands divided, and the group has splintered. When Sonia discovers Faith has denounced Project Hope from beyond the grave, she needs to have a re-think.This is fiction - looking at the rise of populism and the perceived failure of politicians to listen to the views of ordinary people. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Faith ..... Anastasia Hille, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Philip ..... Clive Hayward, Gabe ..... Django Bevan, Abbie ..... Iona Champain, Sound ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGregor. Producer ..... Anne Isger. BBC studio. 13 Feb: Wolf Valley, 4 By Charlotte Melen. Asgaard’s founder Tor Martinsen’s death sends shockwaves through Wolf Valley but Lena is not convinced it was suicide. And Rose’s recovered GoPro camera deepens the mystery. Then ten-year-old Oscar Vikstad disappears. Lena - Amrita Acharia, Aksel - David Menkin, Magnus - Eirik Knutsvik, Paul - Raj Ghatak, Ingrid - Eva Eklof, Henrik - Oystein Lode, Eva - Ingvild Lakou, RoseStephanie MacGaraidh, Susanna - Ingrid Werner, Annette - Sarah Whitehouse, Vidar's mum - Eva Eklof, Sara - Ronja Haugholt, Lena's mum - Ingvild Lakou, Young Lena - Mackensie Sutherland. Other parts played by the cast. Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg. Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange. Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond. Director - Charlotte Melen. Producer - Eleanor Mein. Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur. Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen. Development Producer - Saskia Black. Iindie (Almost Tangible) 30m. 14 Feb: Saturday Play - I Remember You By John Burrows. Three men in their 70s meet at the funeral of a woman they've all been married to - the first when she was an actress, the second when she was a barrister, and the third when she was a novelist. After the other mourners have gone, the three men find compare memories of the woman they loved. George ….. Jonathan Pryce, Alan ….. Bill Paterson, Ed ….. Nicholas Le Prevost. Sound ….. Leon Chambers. Director ….. Jessica Dromgoole. Producer ….. Catherine Bailey. Indie (Catherine Bailey productions). 15 Feb: Sunday afternoon: Gone with the Wind, 2 By Margaret Mitchell, dram. Rachel Joyce.From the novel, set during the American Civil War and the collapse of the old Southern order. In this episode, Atlanta has gone up in flames and Scarlett anxiously waits to see if Rhett can help them escape back to Tara. Scarlett ..... Samantha Dakin, Rhett ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ashley ..... Joseph May, Melanie ..... Rebekah Murrell, Prissy ..... Madeline Charlemagne, Gerald ..... Sam Dale, Suellen ..... Clare Corbett, Pork ..... Richard Pepple, Sam ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Frank Kennedy ..... Finlay Robertson. The Narrator and Mary ..... Clare Perkins. Produced by Tracey Neale. 16 Feb: Relativity, 4-4 By Richard Herring; 30-min sitcom. A family Zoom call to support Ian pre-operation leads to lots of dodgy one ball jokes from Nick, Mark and Holly. Ken makes an extraordinary offer. And no more spoilers... Ken ..... Phil Davis, Margaret ..... Alison Steadman, Ian ..... Richard Herring, Chloe ..... Emily Berrington, Jane ..... Fenella Woolgar, Pete ..... Gordon Kennedy, Mark ..... Fred Haig, Holly ..... Tia Bannon, Nick ..... Harrison Knights. Director: Polly Thomas. Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore. Producer: Daisy Knight. Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner. Indie (Avalon Television productions) 17 Feb: This Thing of Darkness, 4-3 - Diagnosis By Frances Poet, with monologues by Eileen Horne. Kathleen's unpredictable behaviour in the secure unit is becoming a cause for concern. Dr Alex Bridges ….. Lolita Chakrabarti, Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie, Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay, Abi ….. Anna Russell-Martin, Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi, Sandra ….. Lucianne McEvoy, Lewis ….. Lee Hughes. Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh. Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson. Sound Design: Fraser Jackson. Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead. Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. BBC Scotland. Producer Kirsty Williams, director Gaynor Macfarlane. 18 Feb: Downstream By Nick Warburton; a return of his comedy drama. It takes us to the Fens and the Platters' boatyard nestled on the river. It's about Pat and his sister Libby. After a long absence she appears to be back to stay and so does Ravi, a newcomer. This second story, narrated by Pat, starts with a crisis. The boatyard manager has walked out. Pat either has to run the boatyard himself or get someone else to do it .. Libby ..... Monica Dolan, Pat ..... Oliver Chris, Ravi ..... Waleed Akhtar Greg ..... Django Bevan. Produced by Tracey Neale. Technical Producers: Keith Graham and Sam Dickinson. Production Co-Ordinators: Sara Benaim and Clare Ewing. 19 Feb: Good People, 2: The Left Behind By Steve Waters. After reconnecting with Kieran, the looming general election forces Sonia to confront the past. She returns to the early days of Project Hope, when the group were offered its biggest opportunity. This is a fictional story set at a time when politicians seem to be ignoring the views of the people they are supposed to represent. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Faith ..... Anastasia Hille, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin, Jackie ..... Jasmine Hyde, Gabe ..... Django Bevan, Nick ..... Clive Hayward, Abbie ..... Iona Champain. SMs (sound)..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Producer ..... Anne Isger. Director ..... Luke MacGregor BBC studio. 20 Feb: Wolf Valley, 5 By Charlotte Melen. Wolf Valley is in the grip of a storm as Lena leads a search for the missing child. A last revelation sets Lena off on a race against time to prevent the killer from claiming his next victim…This is the concluding episode. Lena - Amrita Acharia, Aksel - David Menkin, Magnus - Eirik Knutsvik, Henrik - Oystein Lode, Vidar - Sigurd Myhre, Eva - Ingvild Lakou, Annette - Sarah Whitehouse, Susanna - Ingrid Werner, Oskar - Raife Sutherland, Lena's Mum - Ingvild Lakou, Young Lena - Mackensie Sutherland, Other parts played by the cast. Composer - Marcus Aurelius Hjelmborg, Singer - Johanne Baadsgaard Lange, Sound Design - Louis Blatherwick, Steve Bond, Director - Charlotte Melen. Producer - Eleanor Mein. Assistant Producer - Chloe Sackur. Script Consultant - Lauren Shippen. Development Producer - Saskia Black. Indie (Almost Tangible). 21 Feb: Saturday Play - Double Exposure By Sol B River. Drama-doc. Ernest Withers was a photographer in the Civil Rights movement. During the Emmet Till trial, he took the photo that was said to inspire Rosa Parks. He photographed Martin Luther King on a desegregated Montgomery bus, the Little Rock Nine, the March Against Fear and the Sanitation Workers Strike. He was also working for The FBI. He was active in Southern USA in the 1950s and 60s. Ernest Withers - Steve Toussaint, Dorothy Withers- Ayesha Antoine, Agent Lawrence - John Schwab, Clarence Strider - Nathan Osgood, Alex Wilson - Patrick Robinson, Charles Cabbage - Andre Revels, Coby Smith - Gabin Kongolo, Margaret Lawrence - Ashleigh Haddad, Betty Lawrence - Dakota Jueguen. Production Co-ordinator: Lindsay Rees. Sound Design: Rhys Morris. Producer: John Norton. BBC Wales. 22 Feb: Sunday Afternoon - Gone with the Wind, 3 By Margaret Mitchell, dram. Rachel Joyce. After the attack outside Shantytown, Sam has endangered himself by saving Scarlett, and the tension and danger continues to mount in Atlanta. Scarlett ..... Samantha Dakin, Rhett ..... Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ashley ..... Joseph May, Melanie ..... Rebekah Murrell, Aunt Pitty ..... Laurel Lefkow, Honey ..... Madeline Charlemagne, Peter ..... David Webber, Dr Meade ..... Sam Dale, Belle ..... Clare Corbett, Captain ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong. Narrator and Mary ..... Clare Perkins. Directed by Tracey Neale. 23 Feb: Relativity, 4-5 More comedy by Richard Herring.30m. Jane and Ian delve into family nostalgia as she looks after him after his operation. Pete struggles to look after the three children on his own whilst giving up alcohol. Ken becomes an unlikely hero when a stranger breaks into the house. Ken………….Phil Davis, Margaret………..Alison Steadman, Jake…….Guy Rhys, Ian………...Richard Herring, Jane……..Fenella Woolgar, Pete………..Gordon Kennedy, Holly……….Tia Bannon, Mark………….Fred Haig, Nick…..…Harrison Knights. Director………Polly Thomas. Sound Design……Eloise Whitmore. Producer……Daisy Knight. Executive Producers…… Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner. Indie (Avalon Television). 24 Feb: This Thing of Darkness, 4-4: Involuntary Breach By Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne. As the pressure builds within the secure unit housing Kathleen and Abi, Kathleen’s daughter returns for family therapy. She’s about to meet Abi who is intent on destruction. Alex ….. Lolita Chakrabarti, Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie, Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay, Abi ….. Anna Russell-Martin Daniel ….. Nicholas Karimi. Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh. Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson. Sound Design: Fraser Jackson. Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead. Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. BBC Scotland. Producer: Kirsty Williams. 25 Feb: The People's Crusade : A Story for Britain By Jonathan Myerson. After a big win for a new county council, Marianne and the community have to decide where their allegiances lie.The play explores the new politics forming across the country as the old norms no longer seem to apply. Marianne ..... Sandra Huggett, Catherine ..... Elexi Walker, Keith ..... David Hunter, Donna ..... Sarah Ball, Adam ..... Nick Chambers, Jerry ..... David Hartley, Tom ..... Charles Armstrong. Production Coordinator: Shemiza Rashid. Sound design: Alisdair McGregor. Producer and director: Boz Temple-Morris. Indie (Holy Mountain). 26 Feb: Good People, 3: The Experiment By Steve Waters. A year after they last spoke, Sonia meets Ayad again. Memories of Project Hope’s early days beg an uncomfortable question: was Ayad always looking for the exit? Good People is a fictional story set in the present, examining the rise of populism, the perceived failure of olitics-as-usual, and the deep divisions that run though our country and beyond. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin, Faith ..... Anastasia Hille, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Jackie ..... Jasmine Hyde, Gabe ..... Django Bevan, Abbie ..... Iona Champain, Jake ..... Jimmy Walker, Lars ..... Nigel Pilkington, Shirley ..... Judith Street. SMs ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGregor. Producer ..... Anne Isger. BBC Studio. 27 Feb: The Dentist, 1 - The Abrasion By D.C. Jackson; light-hearted crime thriller. Kerry is living a life of quiet desperation, but her identical twin seems affluent and successful. When Kerry turns to her sister for help, the consequences are worse than she could have predicted. 30m. Leanne and Kerry … Gabriel Quigley, Bob … Grant O’Rourke, Kasia … Leah Bryne, Stewart … Jonathan Watson, The Minister … Gavin Mitchell. Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie. Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh. Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson. Additional keyboards: Tony Graham. Producer:Kirsty Williams. BBC Audio Scotland. 28 Feb: Like a Brother By Philip Palmer. Paul lives a quiet life, spending some time at the gym and his local pub. A former boxer, he keeps his distance from the world. Then he meets Duncan, who is reckless and impossible to ignore. They become friends, but he's drawn into a way of thinking that isn't really 'him'. Paul ..... Felix Scott, Duncan ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Jennifer ..... Ayesha Antoine, Tommy ..... Tom Cawte, Conor ..... Jason Barnett. Produced by Tracey Neale. BBC studio. 1 Mar: Sunday afternoon - The Virginian By Theo Toksvig-Stewart. A new adaptation of Owen Wister’s story of Cowboy fiction. In the Wild West a lone cowboy must confront his values when his circumstances change. Apparently this is the first American Western novel. It's set at the Wyoming frontier in the late 1880s, and tells the story of a stoical cowboy working on a ranch. He has to deal with cattle rustlers, outlaws, and a long-standing feud with a fellow cowboy, Trampas. It's also a love story. The Virginian ..... Parker Sawyers, Tenderfoot ..... Alexander Arnold, Molly ..... Jessica Rhodes, Steve ..... Sam Swann, Trampas ..... Fayez Bakhsh, Scipio ..... Christopher Ragland, Shorty ..... Andre Bullock, Mrs Taylor ..... Clare Corbett, Judge Henry ..... Sam Dale. Directed by Gemma Jenkins. Sound Design by Keith Graham and Andy Garratt. Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Powell. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. BBC studio. 2 Mar: Relativity, 4-6 By Richard Herring; sixth episode of the series. 30m. Lockdown is over and the family can finally get together in Ken and Margaret’s garden. Ken……….Phil Davis, Margaret………..Alison Steadman, Ian………...Richard Herring, Chloe………Emily Berrington, Jane……..Fenella Woolgar, Pete……..Gordon Kennedy, Holly…….Tia Bannon, Mark……….Fred Haig, Nick…..…..Harrison Knights, Donny………Rafael Solomon. Producer……Polly Thomas. Sound Design……Eloise Whitmore. Producer…………………Daisy Knight. Executive Producers…… Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner. Indie (Avalon Television). 3 Mar: This Thing of Darkness, 4-5 - Assoilized By Frances Poet with monologues by Eileen Horne. Season finale. Kathleen and her daughter take the final steps towards understanding what lead Kathleen to kill her mother, whilst Alex and her team find themselves challenged in court. This one is about dementia. Alex ….. Lolita Chakrabarti, Kathleen ….. Maureen Beattie, Lindsay ….. Helen Mackay, SandraA ….. Lucianne McEvoy, Advocate for the pursuer ….. Beruce Khan, Advocate for the defender ….. Adam McNamara. Production Coordinators: Rosalind Gibson and Ellie Marsh. Sound recording : Andy Hay and Fraser Jackson. Sound Design: Fraser Jackson. Series Consultant: Dr Gwen Adshead. Series format created by Lucia Haynes, Audrey Gillan, Eileen Horne, Gaynor Macfarlane, Anita Vettesse and Kirsty Williams. BBC Scotland. 4 Mar: The Lion An English-language production of the Winner of the Best European Drama Award at the Audio Drama Awards 2022. The Lion is a story about a community's response to an escaped lion in a city. A host of characters, including the town's Chief Constable and an Economist, are forced to face the crisis. Their differing responses refer to a nation coming to grips with a new dawn. This is a satire about the restoration of Estonian independence (1991). Chief Constable . . . . . Mark Benton, Valter Saarniit . . . . . James Northcote, Commissioner . . . . . Ewan Bailey, Mayor . . . . . Georgie Glen, Heinz . . . . . Samuel James, Heli . . . . . Leah Marks, Secretary . . . . . Kymberley Cochrane, Makishev . . . . . Hasan Dixon, Meelis . . . . . Connor Curren. The drama is based on Martin Algus's short story The Lion. It was adapted for ERR, Estonian Public Radio, by Andres Noormets. Original sound design was by Külli Tüli. This English-language version was translated by Adam Cullen, edited by Peter Ringrose, and directed and produced for BBC Radio 4 by Andres Noormets and Sasha Yevtushenko. 5 Mar: Good People, 4 - The Miracle By Steve Waters. Sonia finally tracks down her estranged friend Indigo to face their shared history. Did she betray her Project Hope teammate all those years ago? Sonia remembers the project finally making waves in Branwich, with the help of their new poster girl, Abbie. But momentum was never going to pay the bills. They needed funding, urgently, and that meant calling in favours from old friends in high places. And a choice that would threaten the very foundations of the group. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin, Abbie ..... Iona Champain, Faith ..... Anastasia Hille, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Jackie ..... Jasmine Hyde, Nick ..... Clive Hayward, Lars ..... Nigel Pilkington, Gabe ..... Django Bevan. Sound ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGregor. Director ..... Anne Isger. BBC Studio. 6 Mar: The Dentist, 2 By D.C. Jackson. Comic thriller. When Kerry makes the decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she doesn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist. 30m. Leanne … Gabriel Quigley, DI Hickman … David Ireland, Bob … Grant O’Rourke, Stewart … Jonathan Watson, Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell, Kasia … Leah Byrne. Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie. Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh. Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson. Additional keyboards: Tony Graham. BBC Scotland. Producer - Kirsty Williams. 7 Mar: Saturday Play - Road to Suez By Richard Monks. The true story of how in 1956 Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, lied to Parliament and took Britain to war under false pretences, told through the eyes of a young civil servant, Donald Logan. Within days of his appointment as assistant to the Foreign Secretary, Logan is sent on a secret mission to Paris and soon finds himself at the centre of a major tripartite conspiracy. Together with representatives of France and Israel, a plan is hatched to attack Egypt following their nationalising of the Suez canal. Thirty years later as Government documents are to be declassified Logan must decide whether to tell his side of the story. The drama is based on several sources including Logan’s own unpublished memoir. It includes some imagined scenes. 55m. Donald Logan ..... Jamie Parker, Irene Logan ..... Fenella Woolgar, Anthony Eden ..... Joseph Millson, Selwyn Lloyd ..... John Heffernan, Patrick Dean ..... Elliot Cowan, Christian Pineau ..... Raad Rawi, Ben Gurion ..... Elliot Levey, Moshe Dayan ..... Shai Matheson. Producer ..... Sally Avens. BBC Studio. 8 Mar: Sunday Afternoon - The Virginian, 2 By Owen Wister, ad. Theo Toksvig-Stewart. Continued from last Sunday. It's the Wild West and romance blossoms for the Virginian but his allegiances are about to be tested. The Virginian ..... Parker Sawyers, Tenderfoot ..... Alexander Arnold, Molly ..... Jessica Rhodes, Steve ..... Sam Swann, Trampas ..... Fayez Bakhsh, Scipio ..... Christopher Ragland, Shorty ..... Andre Bullock, Mrs Taylor ..... Clare Corbett. Directed by Gemma Jenkins. Sound Design by Keith Graham and Andy Garratt. Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Powell. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. BBC studio. 9 Mar: Prepper: Series 2 - We're All Preppers Now By Caroline Moran. 30m sitcom slot. A two-hander. Sylvia and Rachel continue their podcast for anyone interested in surviving the coming breakdown of society. Preppers are a global community who are ready for Armageddon and are preparing for it. [The first series of Prepper won the WGGB Award for Best Comedy 2020. This second series, written by Caroline Moran, was delayed by the virus from China (Covid).] Sylvia continues to broadcast from her double garage in south Manchester, Rachel is in the gazebo in the garden. Sylvia ..... Sue Johnston. Rachel ...... Lydia West. SM: Jerry Peal. Producer: Steve Doherty. Indie (Giddy Goat productions). 10 Mar: The Book Club By David Morley. Maggie is a 75 year feminist, whocampaigned at Greenham Common. That was over 40 years ago, and attitudes to protest have changed. The play covers our changing laws on protest. Jade Alkema... Young Maggie, Philip Franks ....Judge Hufurr, the Sergeant and Prosecuting Barrister, Isabelle Methven... Heidi, Alana Ramsey....Simone, Defence Barrister and the Policewoman; Veronica Roberts .... Maggie; Wilf Scolding... Clive, the Detective and the Soldier. Producer: David Morley. Sound Design: Tom Maggs. Indie (Perfectly Normal). 11 Mar: Of a Night By Paul Jones; his second radio play, looking at Britain's social housing crisis. It's set on a busy night shift in a Liverpool Housing Association call centre. Tony's been here six years, tonight he's training up new recruit Julie. [...and Paul has worked in a Housing Association call centre]. Tony ..... Neil Caple, Julie ..... Sue Jenkins, Mhairi ..... Izzy Campbell, Peter/ Frank ..... Jason Done, Cathy/ Mrs Jarosz ..... Emily Pithon, Mr Davies/ Carl ..... Paul Duckworth. Production Co-ordination by Lorna Newman. Sound design by John Benton. Spot FX by Simon Highfield. Produced and directed by Jessica Mitic. BBC Drama North. 12 Mar: Good People, 5: The Landslide By Steve Waters. Penultimate episode. Sonia is the guest of honour at her old University college. But journalist Gabe is on her tail... and Sonia will now have to confront the people she promised to fight for. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Abbie ..... Iona Champain, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Faith ..... Anastasia Hille, Jackie ..... Jasmine Hyde, Nick ..... Clive Hayward, Jake ..... Jimmy Walker, Gabe ..... Django Bevan, Lars and Hustings Chairman ..... Nigel Pilkington. Sound ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGrego.r Director ..... Anne Isger. BBC Studio. 13 Mar: The Dentist, 3 Comic crime thriller by D.C. Jackson, 30m. You probably never realized that a dentist might one day be the main character in a thriller series. Leanne … Gabriel Quigley, Kasia … Leah Byrne, Bob and Toby… Grant O’Rourke, Stewart … Jonathan Watson, DI Hickman … David Ireland, Jaconelli … Gavin Mitchell. Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie. Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh. Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson. Additional keyboards: Tony Graham. BBC Scotland; producer Kirsty Williams. 14 Mar: Saturday Play: Candour By Al Smith. Maya, a young first-time mother, Jo, an overwhelmed trainee GP, and Kate, a hospital chaplain have their lives intertwined after a birth that doesn't go to plan. A labour ward in an overstretched healthcare system. Kate......Christine Bottomley, Jo.....Anneika Rose, Maya.....Sade Malone, Sue.....Jenny Platt, Ben.....Darren Kuppan, John....Graeme Hawley, Ray.....James Quinn. Directed by Nadia Molinari. Sound Design and Technical Production by Sharon Hughes. Production Co-ordinator - Ben Hollands. Technical Producer - Kelly Young. Casting Manager - Alex Curran. Medical Advisers - Fran Bennett and Joe Lee. BBC. 15 Mar: Sunday afternoon - My Antonia By Willa Cathar, dram. Kate Clamchy. From the novel about an East European settler in Nebraska in the 1880s. Jim, an orphan from Virginia, and Antonia, a Bohemian immigrant, are children among the pioneer settlers when they arrive in the Midwest. Jim excels at school; Antonia doesn't have the chance. But this is also a love story. Jim returns from his life in New York to search for Ántonia and asks whether there can be more than the ‘precious, incommunicable past’ between them. Jim ….. Danny Mahoney, Emmaline ….. Lorelei King, Ántonia ….. Vera Graziadei, Ambrosch ….. Greg Kolpakchi, Child Ántonia ….. Emily Costtrici, Child Jim ….. Max Lester. Music composed for the play by Katharine Seaton, performed by Yeva Volkava (violin) and Katharine Seaton (piano). Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Tombling. Sound Designer: David Thomas. Director / Producer: Amber Barnfather. Indie (Flare Path). 16 Mar: Prepper -Fear of Going Out By Caroline Moran. Series 2. 30m comedy drama. Sylvia, a shop manager and 27 year old Rachel continue their podcast for anyone interested in surviving the coming breakdown of society - such people are known as 'Preppers'. This week, Lydia engages with the world again, post-lockdown, and goes to a wedding. There's also a visit to the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet for some tips on smelting pig iron. The series has good reviews from Radio Times, The Guardian and the Daily Mail. Sylvia - Sue Johnston, Rachel - Lydia West. SM: Jerry Peal. Producer: Steve Doherty. Indie (Giddy Goat). 17 Mar: The Counsellor By Abby Walker; her first radio play. When Miss Alexander, a counsellor in a school faces redundancy, she meets Connor, a teenage boy with a strange hold over his fellow pupils. She tries to work out why. An unusualthriller. Miss Alexander......Chelsea Halfpenny, Connor.....Lewis Bowes, Josie.....Sarah Balfour, Ellie.....Charlotte Bradley, Maria......Matilda Freeman, Mr. Cole.....George Bukhari, Katya.....Angela Lonsdale, Students.....Gwenllian Mears, George MacGowan. Producer .... Nadia Molinari. Sound Designer and Technical Producer - Sharon Hughes. Script Editor and Production Co-ordinator - Pippa Day. Technical Producer- Kelly Young. Casting Manager - Alex Curran. This play won the 2025 Alfred Bradley Award. BBC. 18 Mar: The Prompt By Hugh Costello. Artificial intelligence has been getting surprisingly sophisticated recently, and research about the potential negative consequences has not kept up with developments. There is a group of professionals in big companies and in watchdog organisations, who research what AI is capable of. Three years after ChatGPT was released, these people have produced evidence that seems to confirm that AI misuse could have very worrying outcomes. There is a conflict between the tech developers and governments who want to constrain them. The drama explores how some in the tech sector are conflicted about potential misuse of the AI they helped to create. Aggie....Lucy Doyle, Ruth and Pauline MP.... Jane Slavin, Vince .... Ian Conningham, Clem .... David Menkin, Frank .... Hugh Ross, Shaun .... James Downie. Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan. 19 Mar: Good People, 6 - The Reckoning By Steve Waters. Final episode. With populist party Fightback gaining ground, Abbie’s star is rising fast. And Sonia can’t escape the part she played in creating it. Back at the Ness for the final time, she remembers how her life changed after her mentor Faith died a year ago. A reckoning awaits her. Sonia ..... Natalie Simpson, Abbie ..... Iona Champain, Kieran ..... Nicholas Armfield, Ayad ..... Ikky Kabir, Indigo ..... Alby Baldwin, Gabe ..... Django Bevan. Sound ..... Andy Garratt, Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Casting Manager ..... Alex Curran. Script Development ..... Abigail Le Fleming. Production Co-ordinator ..... Kate Gray. Assistant Producer ..... Luke MacGregor. Director ..... Anne Isger. BBC. 20 Mar: The Dentist, 4 When Kerry made the decision to assume her dead sister’s identity, she didn’t think through the consequences of posing as a dentist. So far those consequences have been severe. Now, as she digs deeper and deeper into her deception, she is confronted by the criminal underworld. 30m. 'Limelight' series. Kasia … Leah Byrne, Leanne … Gabriel Quigley, Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson, DI Hickman … David Ireland, Bob … Grant O’Rourke. Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh. Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson. Additional keyboards: Tony Graham. Director: Kirsty Williams, BBC Scotland. 21 Mar: Saturday Play - The Bacchae By Katherine Soper, based on Euripides’ Greek tragedy. In this new version, myth entwines with modernity to explore the root causes of rebellion. 90m. A group of young women discover the mysterious and charming Bacchus online, and instantly form an unshakeable devotion to him. It has awakened something inside them. Is this a good thing? Bacchus ….. Colin Morgan, Joy ….. Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Song ….. Ella Bruccoleri, Love ….. Matilda Tucker, Freedom ….. Tia Bannon, Agave ….. Clare Corbett, Pentheus ….. Sam Swann, Tiresias ….. Sam Dale, Semele ….. Yasmin Mwanza, Libation ….. Madeleine Clarke, Production Co-ordinator: Sara Benaim. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. SMs: Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson and Andrew Garratt. Directed by Gemma Jenkins. The play was was commissioned and first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith in Jul 2023. 22 Mar: Sunday Afternoon - Flight, 1 By Walter White, from his novel about black America in the early 1900s. With music. Re-imagined by Adura Onashile. Mimi has lived a happy and comfortable middle class life within the Creole community of New Orleans. She migrates to Atlanta and falls in love. But then she's engulfed in the Atlanta Race Massacre. Mimi … Harmony Rose-Bremner, Jean…Jason Barnett, Mary…Mercy Ojelade, Mrs Plummer…Natasha Cottriall, Mrs King…Michelle Chantelle Hopewell, Carl…Reuben Joseph, Priest…Simon Donaldson, Conductor…Michael Guest. ‘Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen’: Vocalist: James Emmanuel, Piano: Geoff Angus. ‘Hear Me Talkin To You’: Vocalist: Kimberley Mandindo, Trumpet: Charles Dearness, Double Bass: Ashwari Panesar, Piano: Isodore Smart Sammy, Guitar: Nathan Somevi. Music Technical Producer: Fraser Jackson. Studio Production: Gav Murchie, Sound Editor: Joanne Willott, Production Co-ordinator: Bethany Woodhead, Producer: Kirsty Williams. Director - Adura, the writer. BBC Scotland. 23 Mar: Prepper - Making a Prepper By Caroline Moran. Series 2, continued. 30m comedy drama. Today we find out what happened to turn Sylvia from a mild-mannered shop assistant into a prepper. There's also news of the passing of Beryl Arbuthnot, a heroine of the north-western prepper community. The Vikings have nothing on prepper funerals. Sylvia - Sue Johnston, Rachel - Lydia West. SM: Jerry Peal. Producer: Steve Doherty. Indie (Giddy Goat). 24 Mar: Faith, Hope and Glory, ep. 41 (sic) - Joy and Glory By Carol Russell. Not sure whether this is a new episode or a repeat. Set in 2016. Joy, a 70-year-old grandmother, has a problem when the state says it has no record of her existence. Her daughter Glory seeks help from a lawyer. Then Joy’s half sister Jean uncovers evidence that could decide what happens. Joy . . . . . Doreene Blackstock, Glory . . . . . Cat Simmons, Serena Hope . . . . . Rakie Ayola, Jean . . . . . Nadine Marshall, Keeley . . . . . Clare Corbett, Receptionist . . . . . Yasmin Mowanza. Director: Jade Williams. Producer: Jessica Dromgoole. Sound design: Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson, Sharon Hughes. BBC. 25 Mar: Faith, Hope and Glory, 42. Joy By Rex Obano. It's 2022. Joy is now 76 and living in a care home. Her world is increasingly shaped by care, compromise and other people’s decisions. Joy . . . . . Doreene Blackstock, Benny . . . . . David Hounslow, Glory . . . . . Cat Simmons, Suveer . . . . . Lolita Chakrabarti, Bernadette . . . . . Tanya Moodie. Director: Femi Elufowoju, jr. Producer: Jessica Dromgoole. Production Co-ordinator: Kate Gray. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. Sound design: Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson, Sharon Hughes. BBC. 26 Mar: Faith, Hope and Glory, 43. Faith By Winsome Pinnock. It's 2025. Faith is approaching her 100th birthday. As preparations gather pace, she recalls figures from her past. When a song Faith wrote years ago appears in the present, it strengthens her resolve to be heard at last. Faith tells her story. Faith . . . . . Shiloh Coke, Serena Hope . . . . . Rakie Ayola, Trevor . . . . . Gary Beadle, Hope . . . . . Danielle Vitalis, Millie . . . . . Yasmin Mowanza, Benson . . . . . Sam Swann, Doctor . . . . . Clare Corbett. Director: Roy Williams. Producer: Jessica Dromgoole. Production co-ordinators: Ben Hollands & Kate Gray. BBC. 27 Mar: The Dentist, 5 By D.C.Jackson. Kerry’s efforts to assume her sister’s identity and pose as a dentist have been disastrous. Between the high body count and a gangster pursuing her for a quarter of a million pounds, the life of quiet desperation she was previously living seems very attractive. DI Hickman … David Ireland, Paul Rennie… Jonathan Watson, Jaconelli and The Minister… Gavin Mitchell, Leanne … Gabriel Quigley, Kasia … Leah Byrne, Bob … Grant O’Rourke Sapphire … Sylvia Jackson. Studio Production: Andy Hay and Gav Murchie. Production Coordinator: Ellie Marsh. Original music and sound design: Fraser Jackson. Additional keyboards: Tony Graham. Commissioning Editors: Alison Hindell and Rhian Roberts. Producer: Kirsty Williams; BBC Scotland. 28 Mar: Saturday Play - 400 Strangers By Katie Farr. Gritty drama about 400 asylum seekers being housed in two East Midlands hotels. 90m. Sarah - Andrea Lowe, Marie - Dorothy Atkinson, Bhav - Nina Wadia, Kez - Aisling Loftus, Yusef - Mohamed Elsandel, Beano - Tom McLoughlin, Harv - Rohan Singh, Jamie - Jacob Partali, Independent Patriot - Carl Prekopp, Roman - Tom Glenister, Amir- Ahmad Sakhi, Shep/Tony - Peter Caulfield, Hotel owner / Geoff - David Hounslow, Man in hi-vis / Police ifficer - Finlay Paul, Philippa - Christine Kavanagh, Jamal - Basel Osman, Abdullah - Elham Ehsas, Other roles played by the cast. Director - Celia de Wolff, Sound Design - David Thomas, Producers - Chloe Sackur, Charlotte Melen, Broadcast Assistant - Catherine Phillips. Indie (Almost Tangible). Contains public sector information from 10 Downing Street. 29 Mar: Sunday afternoon- Flight, 2 By Walter White, ad. Adura Onashile. Continued from last Sunday. Trying to leave her past behind her, Mimi moves to Harlem. When the past catches up with her, she stepsaway from her community and her racial heritage. Mimi … Harmony Rose-Bremner, Sophie…Natasha Cottriall, Francince …Lucianne McEvoy, Sylvia…Jessica Hardwick, Peter…Michael Guest, Mrs Bennet…Rosalind Sydney, Jimmy…Robert Jack. ‘Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen’ performed by James Emmanuel with Geoff Angus on piano. ‘J’ai Deux Amours’ - Vocalist: Gaïa Jeannot. House Band: Trumpet: Charles Dearness, Double Bass: Ashwari Panesar, Piano: Isodore Smart Sammy, Guitar: Nathan Somevi. Music Technical Producer: Fraser Jackson. Studio Production: Gav Murchie. Sound Editor: Joanne Willott. Production Co-ordinator: Bethany Woodhead. Producer: Kirsty Williams. Director - Adura Onashile. BBC Scotland. 30 Mar: Prepper, series 2 By Caroline Moran. Half hour comedy-drama slot about people ready for the nuclear apocalypse. Sylvia: Sue Johnston, Rachel: Lydia West, SM: Jerry Peal, Producer: Steve Doherty. Indie (Giddy Goat). 31 Mar: The Scrooge Identity By Simon Scardifield. Hamburg, 1992. A pipe-bomb goes off in a department store at one in the morning, and a ransom note arrives soon afterwards, demanding a million marks, signed "Uncle Scrooge". This is based on actual events, with imagined scenes. Narrator . . . . . Clare Corbett, Funke . . . . . Blake Harrison, Daleki . . . . . Ben Crowe, Brockmann . . . . . Amaka Okafor, Springborn . . . . . John Macmillan, Blashke . . . . . Sam Swann, Weber . . . . . Sam Dale. Sound design: Sharon Hughes. Technical producers: Keith Graham & Jenni Burnett. Casting Manager: Alex Curran. Production co-ordinator: Luke MacGregor. Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko. 1 Apr: The Citadel, 10-1 By A.J.Cronin, ad. Mike Harris. Described in the online BBC notes as the last and final 'series', if a series can mean two programmes. Set in a Welsh rural surgery in 1934. Concludes tomorrow. The story - the international order is breaking down, the economy has crashed and the far right is rising.The government has a majority but has lost direction. In the surgery, Denny and Manson are busy, but have inadequate funds to treat all their patients. They dream is the formation of a National Health Service. Philip Denny ..... Matthew Gravelle, Andrew Manson ..... Richard Fleeshman, Christine Manson ..... Catrin Stewart, Joseph Hofman ..... Allan Corduner, Maurice Hofman ..... Joe Coen, Dafyd Jones ..... Ifan Meredith. Produced by Tracey Neale. SMs - Keith Graham and Sam Dickinson. Production Co-Ordinator - Ben Hollands. BBC studio. 2 Apr: The Citadel, 10-2 This episode adapted by Tom Needham; continues from yesterday. Denny has disappeared. His friends try to find him. Philip Denny ..... Matthew Gravelle, Andrew Manson ..... Richard Fleeshman, Christine Manson ..... Catrin Stewart, Joseph Hofman ..... Allan Corduner, Maurice Hofman ..... Joe Coen, Dafyd Jones ..... Ifan Meredith. Produced by Tracey Neale. SMs - Keith Graham and Sam Dickinson. Production Co-Ordinator - Ben Hollands. BBC. 3 Apr: Sabine, 1 By Mark Healy; a murder mystery in 5 parts. In the 'Limelight' series. When Sabine’s body is found beneath the cliffs, her sister Elly is convinced she was murdered. Elly's hunt for the killer takes her deep into the secret life her sister kept hidden. Elly has gone to Brighton to pack up her sister’s university room and wait for the results of the post-mortem. But things aren’t quite adding up. Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell, Sabine ..... Freya Mavor, Mia ..... Aisling Loftus, Gabe ..... Tommy Sim’aan, Daniel ..... Ivanno Jeremiah, Sullivan ..... John Lightbody, Poppy ..... Juliana Lisk, Elly’s Mum ..... Jessica Turner. Produced by Anne Isger. SMs- Keith Graham, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly. BBC studio. Rpt. from 2024. ******4 Apr: Celebrating Tom Stoppard ... Hours of Stoppard plays and programmes Sat-Sun-Mon****** 10.00 am:Opening Lines - Celebrating Stoppard Tom Stoppard was best known for his work writing for stage and screen - but the dramas he created for radio were also an extremely important part of his career and his development as a writer. Across five decades he continued to return to a medium that suited him so well; without the constraints of visuals, his deft structural turns, linguistic pyrotechnics and imaginative leaps could flourish. In this special episode of Opening Lines, John Yorke examines how Stoppard benefited from and contributed to a golden age in BBC Radio drama. The programme features extracts from ‘The Dissolution of Dominic Boot’, ‘Albert’s Bridge’ and ‘The Dog It Was That Died’. There are also contributions from Stoppard’s biographer Hermione Lee and archive recordings of Stoppard himself. 15min programme. Producer: Geoff Bird, Contributor: Hermione Lee, Sound: Sean Kerwin, Researcher: Henry Tydeman, Production Hub Coordinator: Dawn Williams, Reader: Daniel Weyman. Indie (Pier). 10.15am: The Dissolution of Dominic Boot A play in the 'Just Before Midnight' series instigated by Richard Imison. By Tom Stoppard. Dominic needs to pay his taxi fare, but to raise the money he needs to travel across London, in a taxi. The fare keeps rising, and so does the panic. The play was first broadcast in 1964 (produced by Michael Bakewell and starring Valerie Kirkbright, John Baddeley and Peter Pratt). This version broadcast in 1978, with: Dominic ..... Derek Fowlds, Vivian ..... Maria Aitken, Taxi Driver ..... John Junkin, Girl Clerk ..... Amanda Murray, Shepton ..... Jon Glover, Man ..... Peter Wickham, Miss Bligh ..... Eva Stuart, Cartwright ..... Anthony Newlands, Mother ..... Noel Hood, Father ..... William Fox, Producer: Glyn Dearman, 10.30am: Artworks - Stoppard at Work Documentary pertaining to Tom Stoppard. It asks what it was like to be in a room with the playwright Tom Stoppard, who died in November 2025. What was he like to work with, rehearsing one of his plays or preparing a text for publication? Actors, directors, producers and others share insights into the man at work, giving us a glimpse of how he navigated the great collaboration of production: in development, in rehearsal, in moments of doubt and disapproval. Glamorous in public, generous and charming in private, Stoppard engaged fully with every stage of the process of bringing his work to audiences and readers: revising, debating, listening, sharing. It is this that the programme investigates. Presented by Emma Fielding, with contributions from actors Bill Nighy, Adrian Scarborough and Toby Jones; Stoppard’s editor at Faber, Dinah Wood; dramaturg Jack Bradley; producer Sonia Friedman; and director and playwright Patrick Marber. Sound design by Peter Ringrose. Producers: Jessica Dromgoole and Mary Peate. Indie (Hooley Productions). 30m. 3pm: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Part 1 (60m). In the Wings; Part 2 (60m): Mission. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern appear in Shakespeare's Hamlet, as the prince's unlucky attendant lords. In this comedy, these minor characters watch the actions of Hamlet as they stay in the wings trying to pass the time. Rosencrantz ..... Mathew Baynton, Guildenstern ..... Andrew Buchan, The Player ..... Toby Jones, Tragedian ..... Sam Dale, Alfred ..... Ronny Jhutti, Ophelia ..... Sarah Ovens, Polonius ..... Michael Bertenshaw, Hamlet ..... Parth Thakerar, Claudius ..... Don Gilet, Gertrude ..... Clare Corbett. Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments. Producer: Emma Harding. First broadcast on R4, Mar 2019. 8pm: Archive on 4: Tom Stoppard: Verbatim Tribute to Sir Tom. The programme (60m) features him talking about his life and work. It is sourced from archive recordings over 50 years and recounts his professional life as a journalist, drama critic, essayist and radio writer, before becoming a successful and influential playwright. Indie (Zinc Media). Darkside, by Tom Stoppard Rather odd drama from 2013. It was written to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. The album topped the charts on its release in 1973, and it remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988. With an estimated 50 million copies sold it is the band's most commercially successful work and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time. Tom was first approached by a friend with the suggestion of writing a play based on the album in 1973. 40 years later he wrote it. It is described in the BBC blurb as a fantastical story about fear, philosophy and madness, woven together with the original music. Well, yes; possibly. Emily McCoy: Amaka Okafor, The Boy: Iwan Rheon, Doctor Antrobus / The Witch Finder: Bill Nighy, Mr Baggott / Ethics Man: Rufus Sewell, Fat Man: Adrian Scarborough, The Wise One: Peter Marinker, Banker: Robert Blythe, Politician: Ben Crowe, Emily's Mother: Philippa Stanton. Producer: James Robinson. 3pm: 5 Apr: Sunday afternoon: Albert's Bridge By Tom Stoppard. Part of the Stoppard tribute. This version of the play was broadcast in 1988. Albert is a philosophy graduate who's painting a vast railway bridge. Day after day after day; looking down on everything, he thinks he's found a sense of perspective. But it doesn't end there... Albert ..... Paul Copley, Kate ..... Diane Bull, Fraser ..... Geoffrey Matthews, Chairman ..... George A Cooper, Fitch ..... Peter Baldwin, Dave ..... Richard Tate, George ..... John Sampson, Mother ..... Eva Stuart, Father ..... Alan Dudley, Painters ..... Norman Bird & Stephen Rashbrook. Producer: David Hitchinson. 60m. 7.15pm: Rock ‘n’ Roll By Tom Stoppard. The play focuses on the contrast between life in Soviet-occupied Prague and academic Cambridge, England, between 1968 and 1990. The play follows Jan, a Czech PhD student studying in Cambridge who, following the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia (the Prague Spring), decides to return to his homeland, taking with him his prized collection of rock albums. The narrative toggles between Prague and Cambridge. In Cambridge, Jan’s mentor, Max—an unrepentant Marxist academic—clings to his communist ideology despite the changing political landscape. In Prague, Jan becomes caught up in the dissident movement, not through political theory, but through his love for rock music and desire for personal freedom: Rock Music as resistance. The play highlights the power of art to disrupt totalitarian control. Max ..... Bill Paterson, Jan ..... Daniel Evans, Eleanor ..... Penny Downie, Esme ..... Amanda Root, Ferdinand ..... Bertie Carvel, Young Esme ..... Jaimi Barbakoff, Alice ..... Jasmine Hyde, Nigel ..... Ron Cook, Lenka ..... Britta Gartner, Stephen ..... Joseph Kloska, Milan ..... John Dougall, Candida ..... Liza Sadovy, Gillian ..... Jasmine Callan. Produced by Alison Hindell. First broadcast in 2007. [Note a play, a drama-doc, on a similar theme - the Pussy Riot affair, entitled "Riot Days", was broadcast in 2019, R4 - Ed.]. 6 Apr: In the Native State By Tom Stoppard; a long play (135min; 2¼ hours). It's 1930, and a young English poet with a scandalous reputation is sitting for a portrait whilst in India for her health. Sixty years later, the portrait resurfaces, and with it come difficult questions about Indian history and the story behind the painting itself. [This was also adapted as a stage play, "Indian Ink" - Ed.] The play won a Giles Cooper Award, and there was a Sony Award for Felicity Kendal for Best Performance. Mrs Swan ….. Peggy Ashcroft (her final radio performance), Flora Crewe ….. Felicity Kendal, Nirad Das ….. Sam Dastor, Anish Das ….. Lyndam Gregory, Rajah ….. Saeed Jaffrey, David Durance ….. Simon Treves, Mr Pike ….. William Hootkins, Coomaraswami ..... Renu Setna, The Resident ….. Brett Usher, Nazrul ….. Amerjit Deu, Francis Swan ….. Mark Straker, Nell ….. Emma Gregory, Englishwoman/Reader ….. Auriol Smith. Produced by John Tydeman. Originally broadcast on Radio 3 on 21 Apr 91. 8.30pm: The Voyage of the St Louis Stage play by Daniel Kehlman, adapted for radio by Tom Stoppard. 90min. drama. Several months before the outbreak of the Second World War, an ocean liner, the St Louis, left Germany with about 900 Jewish refugees on-board, all hoping to escape persecution. The story of that journey is now brought to life. Based on the book The Voyage of the Damned by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. Schiendick ..... Paul Ritter, Schroeder ..... Philip Glenister, Berenson ..... Toby Jones, Bru ..... Alan Corduner, Benitez ..... Joseph Balderrama, Spanier ..... Philip Arditti, Pozner ..... Shai Matheson, Hoffman ..... John Dougall, Clasing ..... Roger Ringrose, Babette ..... Bettrys Jones, Jockl ..... Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Aber .... Sargon Yelda, Elise ..... Rachel Essex, Charlotte ..... Elizabeth Counsell, Bergman ..... Hasan Dixon, Fischer ..... John Lightbody, Marianne ..... Rosie Boore, Renata ..... Amy-Jayne Leigh, Evelyne ..... Taya Tower. Sound by Anne Bunting. Produced by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast 24 Apr 21. [This play won the 'Best Adaptation' Award at the ADAs in 2021 - Ed] 7 Apr: Celia's Secret, 1 By Michael Frayn, adapted by Martin Jarvis. 45m. A woman called Celia Rhys-Evans wonders if newly-discovered documents have a direct bearing on what happens in Frayn’s play, Copenhagen. Michael Frayn and actor David Burke, with director Michael Blakemore, try to unravel the enigma. Burke even wonders ‘Is it a hoax?’ ‘No way’ says Blakemore. The play concludes tomorrow. [I loved this - Ed] Cast & production team: Celia ….. Janie Dee, Michael Frayn ….. Alex Jennings, David Burke ….. Roger Allam, Michael Blakemore ….. Peter Forbes, German/Trevor ….. Matthew Wolf, Petra ….. Moira Quirk, Sara Kestelman ….. Herself, Matthew Marsh ….. Himself. Sound Design: Olly Thompson. Mark Holden. Music composed and played by A-Mnemonic. Directed by Martin Jarvis. Produced by Rosalind Ayres. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres). 8 Apr: Celia's Secret, 2 Forged documents. Now, differently, Frayn continues the duping. Truth and fiction, hard to separate. I won't say any more, otherwise you'll get spoilers. It's a true story. And a delightful piece of radio. Production team: as yesterday, minus Moira Quirk; Petra wasn't in this part of the story. Indie (Jarvis & Ayres). 9 Apr: Hope Bourne By Zalie Burrow. A biographical drama written especially for Eileen Atkins (92 in June), about an independent writer and artist who lived and worked on the remote moorlands of Exmoor. A growing friendship develops between her and a London publisher, Anthony Dent, who visits her to discuss turning her journals into a book. He was intrigued when she sent him a draft of her writings, illustrated with striking drawings. The woman in question was Hope Bourne [1918-2010] who lived for several decades alone without electricity, surviving by hunting, growing her own food and maintaining an independent way of life. Despite her isolation, she was an accomplished intellectual and artist, once offered a place at the Slade at the age of eleven. Hope Bourne……Eileen Atkins, Anthony Dent...Alex Jennings. Sound: Jon Calver. Producer: Sarah Golding. Director: Cherry Cookson. Indie (Wireless Theatre) 10 Apr: Sabine, 2 By Mark Healy. 'Limelight' serial; murder mystery. Elly has been staying in Sabine’s flat to pack up her things. But after finding some surprising evidence in her sister's room, Elly is desperate to find out who ‘F’ is. Then Sabine's body is found beneath the cliffs in an apparent suicide. Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell, Sabine ..... Freya Mavor, Oakley ..... Rupert Evans, Daniel ..... Ivanno Jeremiah, Gabe ..... Tommy Sim’aan, Mia ..... Aisling Loftus, Ziggy ..... Ian Dunnett Jr, Poppy ..... Juliana Lisk. Produced by Anne Isger. Sound by Keith Graham, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly. BBC Audio. Rpt. from 2024. 11 Apr: Saturday Play: A Broken Order By Amelia Bullmore, inspired by true events. The Bishop prevents new members from joining a small convent, and its days appear numbered. The bishop is determined to close it down. But the mother Superior is determined that it will stay open. The sisters fight to preserve their order, their home and their shared identity. Sister Clara - Shirley Henderson, Sister Marie - Helen Schlesinger, The Bishop - Finbar Lynch, Vic Siffer -Bryan Dick, Sister Isabelle -.Sara Kestelman, Sister Caterina - Shelley King, Sister Colette -Richenda Carey, Priest/Police Officer - Michael Shelford, Story Consultant - Gilles Aufrey, Production Manager -Sally Richardson, Director - Tony Churnside, Producer - Eloise Whitmore. Indie (Naked Productions). 12 Apr: Sunday afternoon: An African in Greenland By Tété-Michel Kpomassie, ad. Rex Obano from the Flammarion edition of An African In Greenland. Tete-Michel was a teenager in 1950s Togo. After a frighteningg encounter with a snake in a coconut tree, he finds a book in his local library showing him a land of ice and snow, 4000 miles from home. He is fascinated; he runs away from home and starts his intrepid journey to Greenland. A true story. Older Tété-Michel ….. Danny Sapani, Younger Tété-Michel ….. Tunji Kasim, Tété-Michel’s father….. Richard Pepple, Callaut/Knud ….. Ewan Bailey, Adam …. Salik Lennert, Paulina/ Kathrina ….. Dina Fisker Sandgreen, Lydia/Mrs. Steffensen ….. Kuluk Helms, Hans/Erik Steffensen Angunnguaq Larsen, Thue ….. Miki Petrussen, Robert Mattaq ….. Klaus Geisler. Produced by Anne Isger. BBC Audio. 13 Apr: Boswell's Lives - Agatha Christie By Jon Canter; from series 3. 30m. This week James Boswell meets Agatha Christie. He soon becomes involved in deception, disappearances and an unnatural death. This sitcom series sees James Boswell as a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson. Boswell ...... Miles Jupp, Agatha Christie ...... Vicki Pepperdine. Producer: Sally Avens. First broadcast on R4 4 in March 2018. 14 Apr: A Tale of Ossian: Dot and Cal By Robert Forrest. It’s a snowy evening on the outskirts of Glasgow when Dot and Cal take shelter in a disused factory. Warming themselves next to a makeshift fire, a man walks through the door. His presence brings out stories in those he sits with. Cal … Simon Donaldson, Dot … Chloe-Ann Tylor, Ossian … Finlay Welsh. Studio recording: Gav Murchie. Production co-ordinators: Ellie Marsh and Minnie Harrop. Sound Design by Niall Young. Produced by Kirsty Williams. BBC Audio. 15 Apr: The Shell Seven By Margaret Heffernan. Environmental activism play. In April 2019, a group of environmental activists broke into Shell's headquarters on the South Bank, painted the building with graffiti and hung a banner charging the oil company with ecocide. Seven activists were arrested and charged with criminal damage. Two years later, they had their day in Southwark Crown Court. The drama is built from dramatised court transcripts, actuality and interviews. Interviewees include Jane Augsburger, Simon Bramwell, Raj Chada, Senan Clifford, David Lambert, Leonora Nicholson and Sid Saunders. Rpt. from Apr 2022. Jane Augsburger...Pippa Hayward, Senan Clifford...Adrian Rawlins, Heath Garwood/Court Usher...Chris Jack, Judge Gregory Perrins...Neil McCaul, David Lambert...Michael Begley, Sid Saunders...Paul Chahidi, Diana Wilson...Rebecca Crankshaw, Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery. 16 Apr: King's Pawn,1 - Smells of Bale Comedy drama series by Alan Harris and Katherine Chandler. Laura King and her grandchildren Sonny and Little Laurarun Cardiff's oldest pawnbrokers. Now gramps is gone and Laura might retire. So who'll take over the shop? This episode by Alan Harris. 45m. Laura - Lisa Palfrey, Jim - Julian Lewis Jones, Little Laura - Lauren Morais, Sonny - Curtis Kemlo, Malik - Kyle Lima, Bryony - Nia Gandhi, Emily - Mabli Gwynne, Harvey - Harvey Marshall, The Punter - Sam Swann. Production Coordinators: Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees. Sound Design: Catherine Robinson. Producer: John Norton. BBC Audio Wales. 17 Apr: Sabine, 3 By Mark Healy. After a terrifying night, Elly is sure she knows who killed Sabine. But crucial evidence has now been stolen. 30m. Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell, Sabine ..... Freya Mavor, Mia ..... Aisling Loftus, Oakley ..... Rupert Evans, Daniel ..... Ivanno Jeremiah, Becca ..... Rhiannon Neads, Poppy ..... Juliana Lisk, Sullivan ..... John Lightbody. Produced by Anne Isger. Sound by Keith Graham, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly. BBC Audio. Rpt. from 2024. 18 Apr: Saturday play: The Book of Danielle By Jeremy Front. Danni is a potter, a single mother, and a woman at the end of her rope. The news is relentless, her teenage son is being bullied, and her neighbourhood is going to the dogs. Then a mysterious late-night visitor arrives, and the people making Danni's life a misery start getting their comeuppance in increasingly strange ways. Whether it's coincidence, Jeremy Front's funny, fast-moving comedy couldn't possibly comment. Narrator/Eli . . . . . Henry Goodman, Danni . . . . . Alexis Zegerman, Joel . . . . . Aaron Gelkoff, Naomi . . . . . Susannah Wise, Mummy . . . . . Sue Kelvin, Kirstie Clarke . . . . . Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Cody . . . . . Jospeh Ayre, Newsreader . . . . . Simon Ludders, Policeman . . . . . Shaun Mason. Produced by Sally Avens. 19 Apr: Sunday afternoon: Transcription, 1 By Katie Hims, adapted from the novel by Kate Atkinson. Transcription is a spy novel by Kate Atkinson, published in September 2018. The story focuses on the activities of British orphan Juliet Armstrong throughout World War II and afterwards. She begins a career as a low-level transcriptionist for MI5, before rising through the ranks. In 1950, Juliet Armstrong, a producer of children's programmes at the BBC, sees Godfrey Toby, a man she knew during WWII. When she approaches him he denies knowing her. Then a note is left for her at Broadcasting House, threatening revenge for one of her past crimes. Cast Juliet ..... Phoebe Pryce, Godfrey Toby ..... Toby Jones, Trude, Mrs Scaife, Fr Rosenfeld, Headmistress ..... Fenella Woolgar, Dolly, Mrs Ambrose ..... Eiry Thomas, Anna, Receptionist, Clarissa, Dodds ..... Cecilia Appiah, Perry ..... Rufus Wright, Merton, Waiter ..... Hasan Dixon, Cyril, Lester ..... Ian Dunnett Jr., Hartley, Detective ..... Jonny Weldon, Davenport, Astrakhan ..... Rick Warden, Boy, Driver, Dennis, Mortician ..... Xavier Starr. Sound by Pete Ringrose. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and produced by Mary Peate. Indie (Hooley Productions). 20 Apr: Alone, 3-1: Remember the Date 30m sitcom slot. Five single, middle aged neighbours living in flats in a converted house in north London. By Moray Hunter, edited by Ian Brown and James Hendrie. Mitch is a widower and part-time therapist who is looking to put his life back together now that he is single and living with Will, his divorced half-brother. Also in the building are schoolteacher Ellie, who is fond of Mitch, a frustrated actress Louisa and and IT nerd Morris. Mitch. Overly honest, frustrated actress Louisa (Kate Isitt), and socially inept IT nerd Morris. Angus Deayton- Mitch, Abigail Cruttenden- Ellie, Pearce Quigley- Will, Kate Isitt- Louisa, Bennett Arron- Morris. Producers: Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy. Recorded and Edited by Jerry Peal. Production Manager: Sarah Tombling. Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios; Indie. (Absolutely Productions). 21 Apr: 28 Jun: Takeover, 1-1 By Ayeesha Menon and Matthew Solon. High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy. Self-made billionaire, Ravi Majumdar, risks losing everything to defeat a man he once considered his friend and mentor, whilst his four children - Amit, Zara, Shaan and Maya - fight for their father’s affections and fortune. Recorded in the UK and in India. Ravi Majumdar......Rajit Kapur, Anya......Dolya Gavanski, Ash......Abhin Galeya, Maya......Amrita Acharia, Zara......Munirih Grace, Shaan......Danny Ashok, Ian......Finbar Lynch, Seraphina......Jennifer Armour, Dr Lincoln......Emma Carter, Jeet......Ronny Jhutti. All other parts were played by: Neil D’Souza, Ash Hunter, Philip Desmeules, Natalie Simpson, Lola Ogunyemi, Matthew Solon and Nadir Khan. Original music by Sacha Puttnam. Sound Design by Eloise Whitmore. Sound recording by Paul Clark, Ashyar Bulsara and Ayush Ahuja. Assistant Producer, Eleanor Mein. Production Assistant, Anna Calandra. Produced by Emma Hearn and Nadir Khan. Director and Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk). Rpt. from 2021. 22 Apr: Follow the Money By Ayad Andrews. In 1976, after Watergate, President Nixon had resigned and public faith in its politicians had vanished. Then the film 'All the President’s Men' came out. This is not the story told on screen but the story behind it. In 1972, as the investigation into it took place, Robert Redford secured the film rights. He persuaded William Goldman to adapt the book while the scandal was still unresolved. Goldman agonised over structure and clarity with the material, the journalists argued for accuracy and Redford wanted it done quickly. William Goldman: James Purefoy, Robert Redford: Rupert Evans, Bob Woodward: Tom Brittney, Carl Bernstein: Kevin Bishop, Alan J. Pakula: Matt Addis, Ilene Jones: Lorelei King. Sound Designer: Jon Calver. Producer: Liz Anstee. Indie (CPL production). 23 Apr: King's Pawn, 2: A Ditty Box By Alan Harris and Katherine Chandler; comedy drtama series. Laura and her grandchildren Sonny and Little Laura run Cardiff's oldest pawnbrokers. But now the church have sold off the land under the shop to developers who want to bulldoze the street and replace it with a hotel. Can the family business be saved? Laura - Lisa Palfrey, Jim - Julian Lewis Jones, Little Laura - Lauren Morais, Sonny - Curtis Kemlo, Malik - Kyle Lima, Bryony - Nia Gandhi, Mandy - Zoe Davis, Lorenzo - Francois Pandolfo, The Cowboy Builder - Oliver Wood, Harvey - Harvey Marshall, Anya - Elinor Coleman. Production Coordinators: Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees. Sound Design: Catherine Robinson. Producer: John Norton. BBC Wales. 24 Apr: Sabine, 4 By Mark Healy. Elly has found a USB drive of Sabine’s secret recordings, meant for Elly’s eyes only. A dangerous side of Sabine’s hidden life is revealed, in the weeks leading up to her death. In this episode, Sabine tells her own story. 30m 'Limelight' serial. Sabine ..... Freya Mavor, Oakley ..... Rupert Evans, Daniel ..... Ivanno Jeremiah, Becca ..... Rhiannon Neads, Ziggy ..... Ian Dunnett Jr, Rutherford ..... Jessica Turner. Produced by Anne Isger. Sound by Keith Graham, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly. BBC production. Rpt. from 2024. 25 Apr: Saturday Play - The Madness of George III By Alan Bennett, adapted by Emma Harding for BBC Wales. When a leader loses the plot, how should those around him respond? This is Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy about George III's mental incapacitation and the Regency crisis of 1788-9. 90m. The King.....Elliot Levey, The Queen.....Emma Fielding, The Prince of Wales....Joseph Arkley, Willis.....Reece Shearsmith, Pitt.....Matthew Needham, Fitzroy/Sheridan.....Damien Molony, Fox.....Enyi Okoronkwo, Thurlow.....Sam Dale, Baker.....Neil McGregor, Dundas.....Billy Hartman, Warren.....Simon Armstrong, Lady Pembroke.....Clare Corbett, Papendiek.....Sam Swann, Fortnum.....Matthew Bulgo, Nicholson.....Yasmin Mwanza. Production Co-ordinator.....Lindsay Rees. Sound Design.....Rhys Morris. Produced by Emma Harding. 26 Apr: Sunday afternoon - Transcription, 2 By Katie Hims, adapted from the novel by Kate Atkinson.Conclusion. It's 1950 and Juliet Armstrong tries to find who left her a threatening note at the BBC, and which of her wartime crimes,when she worked for MI5, is being avenged. The story alternates between Juliet's wartime experiences and her post-war life in the corridors of Broadcasting House. Juliet ..... Phoebe Pryce, Clarissa, Daisy ..... Cecilia Appiah, Victor, Resident, Merton, Pavel ..... Hasan Dixon, Dolly, Nurse ..... Eiry Thomas, Mrs Scaife, Nelly, Betty ..... Fenella Woolgar, Perry, Lofthouse, Forecast ..... Rufus Wright, Godfrey ..... Toby Jones, Cyril, Lester, Captain ..... Ian Dunnett Jr, Detective, Hartley ..... Jonny Weldon, Davenport, Astrakhan, Actor ..... Rick Warden, Mortician, Copper ..... Xavier Starr. Sound by Pete Ringrose. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. Produced by Mary Peate. Indie (Hooley Productions). 27 Apr: Alone, 3-2 - Unpacking the Yada Yada 30m comedy slot. By Moray Hunter. The sitcom. continued. Ellie tries to jog Mitch’s memory regarding their date, which didn’t happen due to Mitch’s cycling accident, while Will and Louisa have a night out to remember. Angus Deayton- Mitch, Abigail Cruttenden- Ellie, Pearce Quigley- Will, Kate Isitt- Louisa, Bennett Arron- Morris. Script Edited by Ian Brown and James Hendrie. Produced by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy. Recorded and Edited by Jerry Peal. Production Manager: Sarah Tombling. Indie (Absolutely productions). 28 Apr: Takeover, 1-2 Repeated from 2021. By Ayeesha Menon and Matthew Solon. High-stake deals and sibling rivalry set in the world of the super wealthy Business titan Ravi Majumdar brings his four privileged children back to India so that they may see first-hand where he came from and he can decide which one of them could be his successor. But there are others making a bid for the Majumdar empire - Ravi’s companion and “spiritual guide” Seraphina, and Amit their ambitious Indian cousin. Recorded in the UK and in India. Ravi Majumdar...... Rajit Kapur, Ash......Abhin Galeya, Maya......Amrita Acharia, Zara......Munirih Grace, Shaan......Danny Ashok, Amit......Tavish Bhattacharyya, Ian......Finbar Lynch, Seraphina......Jennifer Armour, Jai......Vincent Ebrahim, Karan......Zafar Karachiwala, Jeet......Ronny Jhutti, Sharma......Neil D’Souza. All other parts played by: Ash Hunter, Philip Desmeules, Natalie Simpson, Lola Ogunyemi, Aseem Hattangady, Ayeesha Menon, Emma Carter, Nadir Khan. Other members of production team - see last week's entry. Indie (Goldhawk). 29 Apr: The Voice in My Ear By Claudine Toutoungi, rpt. from 28 Mar 23. Comedy-drama. Steph’s supposed to be having a romantic weekend away with her boyfriend Matt. But he’s stuck in traffic. When a power cut in the holiday cottage catches her while on the phone to Finn, the voice behind VISUAL-EYEZ (an app for low vision users), Steph finds herself in a crisis that forces her to re-evaluate how capable she really is. Steph ..... Charlotte Riley, Matt ..... Amit Shah, Finn ..... Damien Molony, Sonya ..... Georgie Glen. Producer ..... Anne Isger, SMs ..... Ali Craig, Anne Bunting and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordinator ..... Maggie Olgiati. BBC studio production. 30 Apr: King's Pawn, 3: The Prince and the Peloton Comedy drama by Alan Harris and Katherine Chandler. Laura and her grandchildren run Cardiff's oldest pawnbrokers. They are trying to save it from being bulldozed. The last plan didn't work. What to do next? Laura - Lisa Palfrey, Jim - Julian Lewis Jones, Little Laura - Lauren Morais, Sonny - Curtis Kemlo, Bryony - Nia Gandhi, Anya - Elinor Coleman, Kalyn - Kelli-Gwen Morgan, Cled Whitbread- Simon Armstrong, Kelly - Yasmin Mwanza, Harvey - Harvey Marshall. Production Coordinators: Eleri McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees. Sound Design: Catherine Robinson. Producer: John Norton. BBC Wales. 1 May: Sabine, 5 By Mark Healy. With the USB drive of Sabine’s recordings, Elly retraces her sister’s movements on the night she died. It’s a race against time to find Sabine’s killer and avert further tragedy. Elly ..... Sorcha Groundsell, Sabine ..... Freya Mavor, Mia ..... Aisling Loftus, Oakley ..... Rupert Evans, Daniel ..... Ivanno Jeremiah, Ziggy ..... Ian Dunnett Jr, Becca ..... Rhiannon Neads, Rutherford ..... Jessica Turner, Poppy ..... Juliana Lisk. Produced by Anne Isger. Sound by Keith Graham, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose. Production Co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly. BBC studio. Rpt. from 2024. 2 May: Jude the Obscure, 1 By Thomas hardy, dram. Graham White. Sue Bridehead relates the story of Wessex stonemason, Jude Fawley, who aspires to be a scholar at the university of Christminster. But an early romance threatens to blow him off course. Pleased to see this is not re-imagined in South Africa during apartheid or any other remote time / location - Ed. :-)] Sue ..... Kirsty Oswald, Young Jude ..... Hector Bateman-Harden, Jude ..... Robert Emms, Drusilla ..... Jane Slavin, Arabella ..... Elinor Coleman, Phillotson ..... Julius D’Silva, Mrs Edlin ..... Jessica Turner, Troutham .....T ony Turner, Taylor/ Shepherd ..... Nicholas Murchie, Michael/ Carter 1/ Hawker ..... David Sturzaker, Anny ..... Megan McInerney, Miss Fontover ..... Marilyn Nnadebe, Carter 2/ Undergraduate .... Joshua Riley, Carter 3/ Undergraduate .... Stewart Campbell. Production co-ordinator: Maggie Olgiati. Sound designer: Caleb Knightley. Produced by Emma Harding. 3 May: Sunday afternoon - Don Quixote By Cervantes; a new version adapted by Ernesto Caballero, translated by David Johnston and Nicolas Jackson. “Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name is best forgotten...” The odyssey of the knight-errant, Don Quixote de la Mancha, restoring honour and chivalry to a world that has lost its values. He recruits a loyal squire, Sancho Panza, and saddles up his mighty steed, Rocinante – all in the name of the fair maiden Dulcinea, the object of his courtly love. But Sancho is a gluttonous farm labourer, Rocinante a bony nag and Dulcinea a local peasant woman. But Don Quixote sees the world as he wishes to see it. Set in the open plains and the mountains of Spain, with original music recorded in Castile on medieval and 16th century instruments. Don Quixote de la Mancha ..... Jason Watkins, Sancho Panza ….. Mackenzie Crook, Cide Hamete Benengeli ..... Khalid Laith, Niece ….. Sofia Oxenham, Priest ….. John Sackville, Barber ….. Will Howard, Maritornes ….. Lucy Speed, Muleteer ….. Jason Forbes, Galleyslave ….. Tyler Pringle, Housekeeper….. Liis Mikk. Other voices performed by the cast. Music performed by Paco Díez and recorded at the Aula-Museo Paco Díez, Mucientes, Spain. Armour foley by Emma Pearn. Jousting by The Knights of Middle England. Script supervisor ..... Liis Mikk. Executive producer ..... Sara Davies. Production manager ..... Eleanor Mein. Track laying ...... Andreina Gómez Casanova. Sound design, music production and mix ..... Jon Nicholls. Produced by Nicolas Jackson Indie (Afonica) 4 May: Conversations from a Long Marriage, 7-1: Changing Places By Jan Etherington. 30m sitcom slot. This week, we join Janet and Roger as they wake up in their new house. Joanna is keen to meet the neighbours but finds them unwelcoming. And an old flame of Roger's apparently lives in the same village. With Joanna Lumley and Roger Allum. Producer: Claire Jones. Production coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu. Studio Engineer: Wilfredo Acosta. Sound Designer: Jon Calver. BBC Studio. 5 May: Takeover, 1-3 By Ayeesha Menon and Matthew Solon, continued. Production details - see last week's episode. Indie (Goldhawk). 6 May: Life Lines, 9-1 By Al Smith. Carrie is a call handler for the ambulance service. Every day she makes split-second decisions as she deals with a succession of emergencies; from a young man who has fallen whilst attempting to put up a flag, to a mother dealing with the death of her only son. Carrie is gifted with the knack of calmly helping people through their most vulnerable moments. Each episode is a collage of heart-stopping stories, where Carrie’s indiscriminate acts of kindness can mean the difference between life and death. The programme contains scenes of a traumatic nature. Carrie ….. Sarah Ridgeway, Will ….. Rick Warden, Ian ….. Michael Jibson, Nick ….. Archie Christoph-Allen, David/ Æssan ….. Keneth Collard, Peter ….. Sam Dale, Bella ….. Sadie Gray, Natalie ….. Anna Spearpoint, Lauren ….. Yasmin Mwanza, Gwen ….. Clare Corbett. Production Co-ordinator ….. Luke MacGregor. Technical Producers ….. Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Producer ….. Sally Avens. BBC Studio. 7 May: Life Lines, 9-2 By Al Smith. Drama set in an Ambulance Control Room. Carrie must deal with the fallout from a car having driven into a crowd of protestors, all the time maintaining her compassion and ability to deal with other people’s emergencies whilst facing face down her own fears that her husband is among those injured. Carrie ….. Sarah Ridgeway, Will ….. Rick Warden, Ian ….. Michael Jibson, Jake ….. Sam Swann, Policewoman/Operator….. Yasmin Mwanza, Jogger/Gareth ….. Stephen Wight, John ….. John Hollingworth, Med-Reg/Rosie ….. Holli Dempsey, Peter/Humphrey ….. Sam Dale, Henny ….. Georgie Glen. Production Co-ordinator ….. Luke MacGregor. Technical Producers ….. Keith Graham, Sam Dickinson. Producer ….. Sally Avens. 8 May: Breach, 1 By James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah.30m 'Limelight' series. A thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with AI and cybersecurity specialists. During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set up a Loss of Control Event. A handful of staff struggle to regain control. Iain - Edward Bluemel, Mel - Corinna Brown, Zaina - Fatima Adoum, Roland - Philip Bretherton, Jess - Alix Wilton Regan, Nisha - Seyan Sarvan, Sam - Kenneth Omole, Andrea - Beth Chalmers, Oliver - Sean Rigby, Marcus - Wilf Scolding, John - Joseph Mydell, Susan - Karen Bryson, Lyssa - Catriona Stirling, Supporting roles - Sean Baker and members of the cast. Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir. Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang. Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton. Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Director: John Wakefield. Story Producer: Sarah Olley. Producer: Chris Grezo. Exec. Producer: John Dryden. Indie (A Strange Boy production). 9 May: Saturday Play - Jude the Obscure, 2 By Thomas Hardy, dram. Graham White. Sue Bridehead talks about her relationship with Jude. Despite their love for each other, Jude is still married to Arabella, so Sue decides to marry Phillotson. Sue ..... Kirsty Oswald, Jude ..... Robert Emms, Phillotson ..... Julius D’Silva, Drusilla ..... Jane Slavin, Arabella ..... Elinor Coleman, Juey ..... Rafferty Railton, Mrs Edlin ..... Jessica Turner, Taylor ..... Nicholas Murchie, Vicar ..... David Sturzaker, Mary/Grace ..... Megan McInerney, Woman ..... Marilyn Nnadebe, Customer 1 ..... Joshua Riley, Customer 2 .... Stewart , Production co-ordinator:Maggie Olgiati, Sound designer: Caleb Knightley. Produced by Emma Harding. 10 May: Sunday afternoon - Don Quixote, 2 By Cervantes. Translated by Nicolas Jackson and David Johnston. Continued from last Sunday. Don Quixote de la Mancha ..... Jason Watkins, Sancho Panza ….. Mackenzie Crook, Cide Hamete Benengeli ..... Khalid Laith, Duchess ….. Lucy Speed, Duke….. John Sackville, La Dolorida ….. Sofia Oxenham, Montesinos ….. Will Howard, Samson Carrasco ….. Jason Forbes, Steward ….. Tyler Pringle, Chaperone ….. Liis Mikk. Other voices performed by the cast. Music performed by Paco Diez and recorded at the Aula-Museo Paco Díez, Mucientes, Spain. Armour foley by Emma Pearn. Jousting by The Knights of Middle England. Script supervisor ..... Liis Mikk. Production manager ..... Eleanor Mein. Track laying ...... Andreina Gomez Casanova. Sound design, music production and mix ..... Jon Nicholls. Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson. Indie (Afonica). 11 May: Conversations from a Long Marriage, 7-2 More from Roger Allum and Joanna Lumley. 30m. By Jan Etherington. Production coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu, Studio Engineer: Wilfredo Acosta, Sound Designer: Jon Calver. Produced by Claire Jones. BBC. 12 May: Takeover, 1-4 Rpt. from 2021. By Ayeesha Menon and Matthew Solon. Billionaire Ravi Majumdar finds his business empire and family starting to unravel as he single-mindedly tries to destroy his lifelong adversary. Concerned for their inheritance, his four children, Ash, Zara, Shaan and Maya, join forces to combat their rival to the Majumdar empire, their Indian cousin Amit. RT: "A drama on a grand scale, played out like a Shakespearean tragedy." Recorded in the UK and in India. Ravi Majumdar...... Rajit Kapur, Ash......Abhin Galeya, Maya......Amrita Acharia, Zara......Munirih Grace, Shaan......Danny Ashok, Amit......Tavish Bhattacharyya, Ian......Finbar Lynch, Seraphina......Jennifer Armour, Jai......Vincent Ebrahim, Sharma......Neil D'Souza, Jeet......Ronny Jhutti, John Myson.....Ash Hunter, Ben......Philip Desmeules, Beth Mitchell......Natalie Simpson. All other parts played by Emma Carter, Lola Ogunyemi, Aseem Hattangady, Ayeesha Menon, Nadir Khan. Original music by Sacha Puttnam. Sound Design by Eloise Whitmore. Sound recording by Paul Clark, Ashyar Bulsara and Ayush Ahuja. Assistant Producer: Eleanor Mein. Production Assistant: Anna Calandra. Produced by Emma Hearn and Nadir Khan. Director and Executive Producer, John Dryden. Indie (Goldhawk). 13 May: Bettaney By Rossa McPhillips, a former British military intelligence officer.The true story of MI5 traitor Michael Bettaney's relationship with the IRA whilst in prison. When Michael, an MI5 officer, was arrested for spying in 1983, his clumsy attempts to give intelligence to the Russians made the KGB believe his apparent ineptitude might be a trap. Michael was put into prison, but because of an admiinistrative mistake, he was imprisoned alongside IRA members. He had worked on the Irish desk in MI5 and knew a lot about their methods. He got to know them, but it left him in a difficult position. How much should he tell them about MI5, and might they take revenge on him for his previous work? Cast: Jade Alkema: Sally, Nicholas Boulton: John Deverell, Kerr Logan: Brian Keenan, Kathy Kiera Clarke: Mary Carlin & Niamh, Patrick Moy: Willie Carlin, Alana Ramsey: Sarah & The MI5 Secretary, Wilf Scolding: Hal Doyne-Ditmas & The Priest, Daniel Weyman: Michael Bettaney. Producer: David Morley. Original Music and Sound Design: Chris O'Shaughnessy. Indie (Perfectly Normal). 14 May: Flip! By Racheal (sic) Ofori, adapted from her stage play of the same title. Carleen and Crystal are 'influencers' with cultural commentary. Carleen has her reservations about their cyber personas, but she would follow Crystal anywhere - even to FLIP!, the new social media giant which has everyone hooked. Cassie Clare - Crystal, Ronke Adekoluejo - Carleen, Ensemble: Tia Bannon, Pearl Mackie and Diana Yekinni. Producer: Milli Bhatia. Sound Designer: Elena Pena. Executive Producers: Kate McGrath & Allegra McIlroy. Sound Engineer Gerry O'Riordan. Recorded at The Soundhouse. Indie (Fuel Productions). 15 May: Wraith, 2: Exploit By James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah. A thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with AI and cybersecurity professionals. Chaos breaks out across London as the AI resorts to more extreme measures. Iain, Mel, Roland and Zaina, trapped in the building, struggle to outwit the AI and figure out a way to help the rest of the city. Iain - Edward Bluemel, Mel - Corinna Brown, Zaina - Fatima Adoum, Roland - Philip Bretherton, Jess - Alix Wilton Regan, Nisha - Seyan Sarvan, Sam - Kenneth Omole, Andrea - Beth Chalmers, Oliver - Sean Rigby, Marcus - Wilf Scolding, John - Joseph Mydell, Susan - Karen Bryson, Lyssa - Catriona Stirling, Supporting roles - Sean Baker. Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir. Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang. Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton. Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Director: John Wakefield. Story Producer: Sarah Olley. Producer: Chris Grezo. Indie (Strange Boy production). 16 May: Saturday Play - Jude the Obscure, 3 By Thomas hardy, dram. Graham White. Sue and Jude are now living together, with their three children, but their unmarried status makes them perpetual outcasts. And the strains of their situation take a tragic toll on young Juey. Sue ..... Kirsty Oswald, Jude ..... Robert Emms, Phillotson ..... Julius D’Silva, Arabella ..... Elinor Coleman, Juey ..... Rafferty Railton, Mrs Edlin ..... Jessica Turner, Taylor/ Policeman ..... Nicholas Murchie, Landlady ..... Marilyn Nnadebe, Vicar ..... David Sturzaker, Gravedigger ..... Toby Turner, Woman ..... Jane Slavin, Girl ..... Megan McInerney, Friend 1 ..... Joshua Riley, Friend 2 .... Stewart Campbell. Production co-ordinator: Maggie Olgiati. Sound designer: Caleb Knightley. Produced by Emma Harding. 17 May: Sunday afternoon - Milady de Winter By Lucy Catherine. Alexandre Dumas’ femme fatale returns in this retelling of the story of the Three Musketeers’ deadliest adversary. Rescued from the executioner’s blade, Milady yearns for a fresh start and the chance to reunite with her long-lost love. But Cardinal Richelieu has a job for her – one that will propel her into dangerous company. Milady . . . . . Selin Hizli, Cardinal Richelieu . . . . . Carl Prekopp, Marie de Medici . . . . . Hattie Morahan, D'Artagnan . . . . . Ian Dunnett Jnr, Abbé Pirot . . . . . Simon Scardifield, Comtesse . . . . . Jasmine Hyde, Priest . . . . . Chris Lew Kum Hoi. Sound Design: Sharon Hughes, Peter Ringrose, Alison Craig. Directors: Sasha Yevtushenko and Ben Hollands. 18 May: Conversations from a Long Marriage, 7-3 More from Roger Allum and Joanna Lumley. 30m. By Jan Etherington. Production coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu, Studio Engineer: Wilfredo Acosta, Sound Designer: Jon Calver. Produced by Claire Jones. BBC. 19 May: Trimerous, 1: The Wilful Miss Willmott By Kamal Khan. Three-petal (trinerous) flowers are unusual; they are distinct from the usual five-fold symmetry. They break the mould. This is a two-part drama from writer and horticulturist Kamal Kaan celebrating the stories of three British female horticulturalists, Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Willmott and Beatrix Potter. Their stories are drawn from research, intertwined with a present-day narrative set at the Chelsea Flower Show and featuring a cameo appearance from Carol Klein. Romantic. This episode looks at the life of Ellen Willmott, who goes from riches to rags. In 1897 she was a well-known horticulturalist. The RHS panel was waiting to award the gold medal to her, the first woman to win it. But she is absent. Gertrude Jekyll..............Juliet Stevenson, Iris Setosa / Rose Willmott..........Amy-Leigh Hickman, Carol Klein...........Carol Klein, Hussain Malik / Sir Trevor........Arian Nick, Jane Setosa Malik / Georgiana Tufnell.......Tessa Parr, Ellen Willmott.............Anna Tolstoy, Richard / Mount Stephen..........Dan Parr, Frederick Willmott........Wayne Forester, Mrs Ellen Willmott / Helen Tasker........Rachel Bavidge, Princess Mary.......Thomas McKeon, Servant Gardener.......James Lewis, Other voices provided by members of the cast. Produced by Sally Harrison. Co-directed by Kamal Kaan and Sally Harrison. Sound Design by Alisdair McGregor. Indie (Woolyback). 20 May: Trimerous, 2 - The Persistent Miss Potter By Kamal Khan. This is the story of Beatrix Potter. She finds her voice in a patriarchal society - rising from rejection to international success. 1887: A young Potter is fascinated by fungi. Their ephemeral qualities stimulate her imagination. She's determined to forge a career as a mycologist. Gertrude Jekyll............Juliet Stevenson, Iris Setosa / Rose Willmott...........Amy-Leigh Hickman, Carol Klein.........Carol Klein, Hussain Malik / Rupert Potter........Arian Nick, Jane Setosa Malik.........Tessa Parr, Beatrix Potter..........Manjinder Virk, Helen Potter..............Rachel Bavidge, Charles McIntosh / John Everett Millais.....Wayne Forester, Carol Klein................Carol Klein, Rabbit..........Kamal Kaan, Henry Roscoe / William Heelis........Dan Parr, Ellen Willmott..........Anna Tolstoy. Other voices provided by members of the cast. Produced by Sally Harrison. Co-directed by Kamal and Sally. Sound Design by Alisdair McGregor Indie (Woolyback). 21 May: Nanny By Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables & Jenny Rainsford. This is a play with songs about female friendship, ambition and modern caregiving. It is set over six weeks at a stay-and-play toddler group. It follows actor-nannies Amy and Leanne dealing with the competing demands of work, and lack of money & creative opportunities whilst building a comedy double act. Originally a stage play. Music including original songs by Matthew Floyd Jones. Amy - Alana Ramsey, Lea - Lizzie Stables, Kim - Matthew Floyd Jones. Sound Design: Chris O'Shaughnessy Producers: David Morley, Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables. Director: Sara Pascoe. Indie (Perfectly Normal/Folio Theatre). 22 May: Wraith, 3: Control By James Dobbyn. The streets of London are in chaos, with traffic and public transport at a standstill and emergency services communications down. Reeling from the killings carried out by the AI, Iain and Mel fall out and decide to go it alone. Nisha realises the AI is trying to hack the London Internet Exchange. 30m. Iain - Edward Bluemel, Mel - Corinna Brown, Zaina - Fatima Adoum, Roland - Philip Bretherton, Jess - Alix Wilton Regan, Nisha - Seyan Sarvan, Sam - Kenneth Omole, Andrea - Beth Chalmers, Oliver - Sean Rigby, Marcus - Wilf Scolding, John - Joseph Mydell, Susan - Karen Bryson, Lyssa - Catriona Stirling, Supporting roles - Sean Baker. Created by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah. Original Music by Steven D Griffiths and Isla Noir. Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang. Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton. Sound Designer: Lucinda Mason Brown. Director: John Wakefield. Story Producer: Sarah Olle. Producer: Chris Grezo. Indie (Strange Boy productions). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back to top
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