Saturday Play, 2008 onwards

5 1 2008 14:30 Underneath the Lintel Greg Berger's quirky and touching one-man play. A lonely Dutch librarian tells the poignant story of his quest to prove and justify his life. His extraordinary journey begins when; to his astonishment; a book is returned 113 years overdue. Richard Schiff stars.

12 1 2008 14:30 Passion Play Peter Nichols's acclaimed study of adultery and betrayal. James and Eleanor are happily married; or so they think. Kate; the young widow of one of their oldest friends; makes it clear to James that she thinks him very attractive. It is an offer he finds very difficult to resist. James ...... Nicholas Le Prevost Eleanor ...... Joanna David Agnes ...... Gemma Jones Kate ...... Emily Bruni Directed by Colin Guthrie.

19 1 2008 14:30 The Tennis Court Jonathan Smith's love story is set in England and India during WWII. Sam Greenwood is posted to India with the 14th Army while his haemophiliac brother Arthur has to remain at home in Kent. Under siege in the small hilltop town of Kohima in northern India; Sam steels himself for the Japanese onslaught; but is haunted by events at home and a secret he has not shared with Arthur. Sam ...... Dan Stevens Arthur ...... Jot Davies Mother ...... Celia Imrie Lettie ...... Jasmine Hyde Pearce ...... Thomas Arnold Penny ...... Cressida Trew Tom ...... Martin T Sherman Directed by Bruce Young

26 1 2008 14:30 The Listening Room Psychological thriller by Steve Gough set in the year 2036; exploring truth; confidentiality and morality. Kathleen works on a national helpline in a call centre named The Listening Room. She starts to receive calls from a man who has a terrible secret of international importance. He has been manipulated by the powers-that-be into committing dreadful crimes; but can she believe him? And should she confide in anyone else? Kathleen ...... Becky Hindley Robert ...... Kevin Doyle John ...... Lloyd Hutchinson Lisa ...... Fiona Clarke Directed by Pauline Harris

2 2 2008 14:30 Flashman at the Charge George MacDonald Fraser's dramatisation of his own novel; repeated as a tribute to the author who died last month. 1/2. Adventurer; cad; lecher and coward Harry Flashman suffers the ill fortune of being caught up in the Charge of the Light Brigade. His resourcefulness in surviving the debacle finds him in the frozen Russian wastes; with cruel enemies on one side and bewitching beauties on the other. With Joss Ackland; Angus Wright; Jayne McKenna; Tracy-Ann Oberman. Directed by Patrick Rayner.

9 2 2008 14:30 Flashman at the Charge George MacDonald Fraser's dramatisation of his own novel; repeated as a tribute to the author who died last month. 2/2. Adventurer; cad; lecher and coward Harry Flashman is in possession of secret intelligence vital to the safety of British India. He finds himself riding with the descendants of Tamurlaine and Genghis Khan against the might of imperial Russia. With Joss Ackland; Angus Wright; Jayne McKenna. Directed by Patrick Rayner.

16 2 2008 14:30 Spellbound Amanda Dalton's adaptation of Francis Beeding's murder mystery The House of Dr Edwardes; upon which Hitchcock's film Spellbound was based. The new head of a mental hospital is not what he claims to be - but who is he? Directed by Susan Roberts.

23 2 2008 14:30 The Voyage of the Demeter Robert Forrest's chilling tale of the supernatural; set on a schooner sailing from Bulgaria to England in 1867. Something very unpleasant is lurking aboard the ship; and the voyage becomes a terrifying ordeal. Ripelski ...... Finlay Welsh Robash ...... Gary Lewis Kanesky ...... Steven McNicoll Bretov ...... Grant O'Rourke Gentleman ...... Alexander Morton

1 3 2008 14:30 Missing Dates By Simon Gray. Brothers Michael and Jason vie with each other for the attention of Anita; but what is it that she wants? Jason ...... Toby Stephens Michael ...... Jasper Britton Anita ...... Monica Dolan Wendy ...... Faye Castelow Dominic ...... Joseph Kloska Directed by Jane Morgan. .

8 3 2008 14:30 Blinded by the Sun A new radio version of Stephen Poliakoff's 1996 National Theatre play about a scientific fraud in an English university. The pressure to succeed leads a scientist to claim a major breakthrough in the energy field. But when he fails to replicate his experiment; the fallout causes long-term conflict amongst a previously close set of colleagues. Al Golfar ...... Alex Jennings Elinor Brickman ...... Harriet Walter Christopher Lathwell ...... Steven Pacey Joanna ...... Jodie Whittaker Professor ...... John Rowe Ghislane Lathwell ...... Christine Kavanagh Barbara ...... Helen Longworth Charlie ...... Christian Rodska Directed by Peter Leslie Wild. .

15 3 2008 14:30 The Dark Side Comic adventure by David Chapel. 1/2. James is an idealistic MP's researcher more concerned with ethics than power. However; when he is sacked; he finds himself on the other side of politics as a reluctant lobbyist. James ...... Sam Troughton Gila ...... Jemima Rooper Annie ...... Christine Bottomley Cairncross ...... Karl Johnson Brannigan ...... Stephen Critchlow Tone ...... Ben Crowe Hartigan ...... Helen Longworth Pikey ...... Chris Pavlo Harris ...... John Rowe Huxtable ...... Ben Onwukwe Mo ...... Liz Sutherland Directed by Jonquil Panting.

22 3 2008 14:30 The Dark Side Comic adventure by David Chapel. 2/2. Can the idealistic James cut it as a lobbyist or will his politics betray him; along with his clients? James ...... Sam Troughton Gila ...... Jemima Rooper Annie ...... Christine Bottomley Cairncross ...... Karl Johnson Greenglass ...... Stephen Critchlow Mo ...... Liz Sutherland Wanless ...... Ben Crowe Ripley ...... Peter Marinker Miss Fremantle ...... Liza Sadovy Directed by Jonquil Panting.

29 3 2008 14:30 1968: 4.4.68 Jon Sen's play recalls the events of the last days of Martin Luther King's life before the civil rights leader was assassinated. Martn Luther King ...... Danny Sapani Ralph Abernathy ...... Shaun Parks Louve ...... Michael Begley Harry ...... Trevor Cooper Radio reporter ...... Peter Marinker Charles Cabbage ...... Danny Lee Wynter Jesse Jackson ...... Richie Campbell Original music composed by Philip Guyler.

5 4 2008 14:30 Shell Shocked Gregory Burke's moving story of two brothers who are separated in the trenches of the First World War and whose lives take very different paths. Tommy ...... John Buick Mr Leitch ...... Angus McInnes Mr Macleod ...... Paul Young Pat ...... John Kielty Major Munro/Lord Bruce ...... Richard Greenwood Billy/Doctor ...... Jordan Young Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.

12 4 2008 14:30 Journey into Space: Frozen in Time A tribute to Charles Chilton's iconic 1960s series Journey into Space. The crew of the spacecraft Ares awake from suspended animation in 2013 to find themselves unwittingly caught up in a seismic deception. At stake is not only their own lives but also the very future of the planet Earth. Captain Jet Morgan ...... David Jacobs Mitch ...... Michael Beckley Doc and Ed ...... Alan Marriott Lemmy ...... Chris Moran Astrid ...... Emma Fielding Jensen ...... Stephen Hogan Radio Operator and Female Voice ...... Kate Harbour Music by David Chilton. Directed by Nicholas Russell-Pavier.

19 4 2008 14:30 Dr Johnson's Dictionary of Crime Comic thriller by David Ashton. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell tackle the teeming London underworld of 1781. How can a man who has shot another at point blank range be saved from the gallows; and how can the power and vested interest of a man highly placed in His Majesty's Government be defeated? Dr Johnson ...... Timothy West James Boswell ...... Stuart McQuarrie Hester Thrale ...... Joanna David Lord Spencer ...... David Shaw-Parker Capt John Porteous ...... Oliver Milburn Tobias Boothroyd ...... Harry Myers Caroline Spencer ...... Abigail Hollick Lady Crewe ...... Teresa Gallagher Serena Boothroyd ...... Cathy Sara Silas Pike ...... Ron Cook Directed by Marilyn Imrie.

26 4 2008 14:30 The Small Back Room Richard Stevens's dramatisation of Nigel Balchin's tense WWII thriller. Sammy Rice is called in to try and solve the mystery of a series of unexploded bombs that are being scattered after German air raids. They lie dormant and then inexplicably explode on human contact. Holland/Brine ...... Paul Jesson Sammy ...... Damian Lewis Tilly ...... Dominc Rowan Waring ...... Nick Rowe Sue ...... Rebecca Saire Mair ...... Christopher Benjamin Stuart ...... Will Keen Joe ...... Stuart Laing Pinker/Strang ...... Sean Baker

3 5 2008 14:30 Cigarettes and Chocolate Anthony Minghella's Giles Cooper Award winning radio play; first broadcast nearly twenty years ago; repeated as a tribute to the author who died recently. Gemma's unexplained silence is the catalyst for a reaction amongst her friends and lovers both unfaithful and unrequited; which starts as mild irritation but becomes increasingly uncontrolled as her passive but forceful refusal to speak drives them to distraction. Lorna ...... Juliet Stevenson Rob ...... Bill Nighy Gemma ...... Jenny Howe Gemma's Mother ...... Joan Campion Alastair ...... Alex Norton Gail ...... Jane Gurnett Sample ...... Christopher Ravenscroft Concepcion ...... Sally Eldridge Directed by Anthony Minghella and Robert Cooper.

10 5 2008 14:30 Two Planks and a Passion Anthony Minghella's tender and comic account of a provincial Easter six hundred years ago; repeated as a tribute to the author. The citizens of York are preparing to perform the Mystery Cycle for Richard II and his long-suffering queen; Anne of Bohemia. The royal visit is cause for anxiety; civic pride and very hard work; but most of all it inspires the Guildsmen of York to give their best ever performance of the Passion Play. Richard II ...... Bill Nighy Earl of Oxford ...... Tim McInnerny Catherine La Kolve ...... Julia McKenzie The Archbishop ...... Julian Fellowes Edward Young ...... David Battley Will Bluefront ...... Chris Jury Queen Anne ...... Sophie Thompson Walter Painter ...... Craig Heaney Father Melton ...... Terrance Hillier Sarah Zachary ...... Felicity Montagu Geoffrey le Kolve ...... Ken Jones Alice Selby ...... Jean Boht William Selby ...... James Grout Directed by Anthony Minghella and Bruce Hyman. .

17 5 2008 14:30 The Accountant of Solyanka Square By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Now that Andrei's business interests are legitimate; he never talks about how he made his millions. But when he is kidnapped by his estranged son Victor; who will stop at nothing to get answers; he is forced to reveal his secrets. Andrei ...... Steven Mackintosh Victor ...... Steven Webb Alina ...... Kate Ashfield Chubatkin ...... Struan Rodger Valentin ...... Ben Crowe Orlovsky ...... John Rowe Verzirov ...... Stephen Critchlow Vzrovskaya ...... Liz Sutherland Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

24 5 2008 14:30 Dr No Hugh Whitemore's dramatisation of Ian Fleming's 1958 novel; to celebrate the author's centenary. Bond is sent to investigate a strange disappearance on the island of Jamaica and discovers that the heart of the mystery lies with a sinister recluse known as Dr No. M ...... John Standing James Bond ...... Toby Stephens Dr No ...... David Suchet Armourer ...... Peter Capaldi Chief of Staff ...... Nicky Henson Moneypenny ...... Janie Dee Airport Announcer/Receptionist ...... Inika Leigh Wright Airport Official/Pus-Feller/Henchman ...... Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Quarrel ...... Clarke Peters Miss Chung/Sister Lily ...... Kosha Engler Pleydell Smith ...... Samuel West Miss Taro/Telephonist/Sister May/Tennis girl ...... Jordanna Tin Librarian ...... Lucy Fleming Honey Rider ...... Lisa Dillon Guard/Henchman/Crane Driver ...... Jon David Yu Acting Governor of Jamaica ...... Simon Williams Voice of Ian Fleming ...... Martin Jarvis Original music by Mark Holden and Samuel Barbour. Directed by Martin Jarvis.

31 5 2008 14:30 Let's Murder Vivaldi New radio production of David Mercer's 1968 play. Monica and Gerald are not happy together. Gerald keeps bringing home sensitive young women; of whom Julie is the latest. Julie and her boyfriend Ben are not happy together either. When Julie walks out on Ben and Monica suggests divorce to Gerald; Julie and Gerald decide they should go away together. They think that spending a night on the Suffolk coast might resolve everything - in one way or another. Ben ...... Toby Stephens Julie ...... Clare Lawrence Monica ...... Haydn Gwynne Gerald ...... Patrick Malahide

7 6 2008 14:30 Sacred Statues By William Trevor. Penniless sculptor Corry struggles to make ends meet for his pregnant wife Nuala and their children. Unbeknown to him; Nuala comes up with a shocking plan. Nuala ...... Eileen Walsh Corry ...... Gary Lydon Mrs Falloway ...... Judy Parfitt Etty ...... Ger Ryan Mr Renne ...... Kieran Lagan Boys ...... Adam Maul; Davis Best

14 6 2008 14:30 Betrayal - Plenty David Hare's play contrasts the experiences of an Englishwoman helping the French Resistance during the Second World War with her life over the following twenty years. The drama offers a unique view of postwar history as well as making a powerful statement about changing values and the collapse of ideals embodied in a single life. Susan Traherne ...... Miranda Richardson Alice ...... Hattie Morahan Brock ...... Ben Miles Lazar ...... Michael Gould Frenchman 1/Begley ...... Jonathan Cullen Darwin ...... Geoffrey Palmer Mick ......Paul Anderson Louise ...... Emilie-Kate Owen Aung ...... Chooi Beh Priest/Announcer ...... Dale Rapley Dorcas ...... Ellie Beaven Charleson ...... Angus Wright Frenchman 2 ...... Sylvester Morand Directed by John Dove.

21 6 2008 14:30 Beat the Dog in His Own Kennel Fast-moving thriller by Gary Brown; set soon after the Second World War and based on real events as Britain attempts to block the establishment of an independent Jewish state. A young Jewish lad from the East End; released from prison after causing trouble at a Fascist rally; is approached by a member of the Jewish underground who is planning to assassinate foreign secretary Ernest Bevin. He finds himself out of his depth and torn between two loyalties. Harry ...... Jonathan Tafler Dov ...... Richard Katz Thompson ...... Robert Lister Sarah ...... Amy Shindler Joey ...... Dan Crow Avi ...... Stephen Greif Len ...... Ben Crowe Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.

28 6 2008 14:30 Rebus - Black and Blue By Ian Rankin; dramatised by Chris Dolan. 1/2. Investigating the violent death of a North Sea oil worker in Edinburgh; Rebus uncovers a variety of possible motives. His inquiries take him from Edinburgh to Glasgow and Aberdeen before he finds his investigation overlapping with a major hunt for a serial killer who has struck in all three cities. John Rebus ...... Ron Donachie Ludo Lumsden ...... Iain Robertson Siobhan Clarke ...... Gayanne Potter Jack Morton ...... Simon Tait Tracy Minchell ...... Irene Allan Judd Fuller ...... Simon Donaldson Edward Grogan ...... Mark McDonnell Briony McLean ...... Natalie Bennett Ryan Slocum ...... John Kazek Eve Cudden ...... Juliet Cadzow Joe Toal ...... Laurie Ventry Directed by Bruce Young.

5 7 2008 14:30 Rebus: Black and Blue By Ian Rankin; dramatised by Chris Dolan. 2/2. While investigating the violent death of a North Sea oil worker in Edinburgh; Rebus becomes a suspect in the police hunt for a serial killer known as Johnny Bible. Undeterred; Rebus pursues both murder investigations; but soon begins to fear that the man responsible for a series of unsolved murders in the 1960s is also tracking his enquiries. John Rebus ...... Ron Donachie Jack Morton ...... Simon Tait Ludo Lumsden ...... Iain Robertson Siobhan Clarke ...... Gayanne Potter Ryan Slocum ...... John Kazek Eve Cudden ...... Juliet Cadzow Mrs Slocum ...... Irene Allan Joanna Bruce ...... Natalie Bennett Edward Grogan ...... Mark McDonnell Judd Fuller ...... Simon Donaldson Stanley Toal ...... Stevie Hannan Directed by Bruce Young.

12 7 2008 14:30 A Night with Johnny Stompanato Jonathan Holloway's hard-boiled Hollywood drama is based on a true story. One night in 1958; police were called to the home of superstar Lana Turner. The actress's current boyfriend Johnny Stampanato lay in a pool of blood; stabbed to death by Lana's daughter Cheryl. At the subsequent inquest; Turner gave the performance of her life. Lana Turner ...... Laurence Bouvard Johnny Stampanato ...... John Guerrasio Cheryl ...... Georgie Moffett Del ...... Demetri Goritsas McGinley ...... John Chancer Geisler ...... Paul Mohan Langhauser ...... John Telfer Bill Brooks ...... Oliver Millingham Annie ...... Kim Baker Directed by Sara Davies.

19 7 2008 14:30 The Test Taut psychological thriller by Peter Whalley. John Newland's life is turned upside down when an old murder case from 20 years ago; in which he was a suspect; is reopened. He now must take a DNA test; and is terrified that his wife will at last discover the terrible and strange lie he has been living for 20 years. John Newlands ...... David Bamber Sue Newlands ...... Denise Black Mike ...... David Fleeshman David ...... Seamus O'Neill DI Musker ...... Craig Cheetham Directed by Pauline Harris.

26 7 2008 14:30 These Are the Times A Life of Thomas Paine; by Trevor Griffiths. 1/2. Common Sense Penniless; Paine arrives in America as the struggle for independence is beginning. His ideas and his writings take him straight to the heart of events and his words are read out to Washington's army. Tom Paine ...... Jonathan Pryce Benjamin Franklin ...... Alan Howard Thomas Jefferson ...... Ken Cranham Governor Morris ...... Robert Glenister Marthe Daley ...... Kelly Hunter George Washington ...... Philip Jackson Rittenhouse ...... Jack Shepherd Sam Adams ...... Paul Jesson Joseph ...... Nick Rowe Lafayette ...... John McAndrew Mrs Downey ...... Marcella Riordan House Speaker ...... Hugh Ross Will ...... Kwayedza Kureya Lotte ...... Julia Reinstein Music by John Tams. Directed by Clive Brill.

2 8 2008 14:30 These Are the Times A Life of Thomas Paine; by Trevor Griffiths. 2/2. Age of Reason Paine is again embroiled in revolution; this time in France. During the Reign of Terror; his best efforts for the new Republic result in his imprisonment; and American help is a long time coming. Tom Paine ...... Jonathan Pryce Carney ...... Romola Garai Thomas Jefferson ...... Ken Cranham Governor Morris ...... Robert Glenister Danton ...... Francois Guetary Short ...... Will Keen Lafayette ...... John McAndrew Edmund Burke ...... Paul Jesson Bancal ...... Hugh Ross Clio Rickman ...... Jack Shepherd Monroe ...... Nick Rowe Sally Hemmings ...... Clare Perkins Father ...... Christopher Obi Thomas ...... Kwayedza Kureya Music by John Tams. Directed by Clive Brill.

9 8 2008 14:30 Dover and the Unkindest Cut of All Comedy thriller by Joyce Porter; set in the 1970s; dramatised by Paul Mendelson. Chief Inspector Dover's annual seaside break becomes a busman's holiday with the death of a local policeman. Was it suicide and was it linked to the recent murder of a well-known gangster? It's another strange case for Scotland Yard's laziest detective. Chief Inspector Dover ...... Kenneth Cranham Sgt McGregor ...... Stuart McQuarrie Chief Constable ...... Philip Madoc Mrs Dover ...... Carolyn Pickles Sgt Rhys-Smith ...... Gareth Armstrong Joey the Jock ...... Ben Crowe Miss Ffiske ...... Jennifer Hill Sandra Pugh ...... Siwan Morris Directed by David Ian Neville.

16 8 2008 14:30 The Balloonists Craig Stephens's boisterous comedy about infamous Victorian balloonist Henry Coxwell; who convinces beleaguered theatre impresario George Hansum to stage his most celebrated and near fatal flight. Can Hansum pull off such a daring and spectacular venture and save his theatre from closure? Henry Coxwell ...... Patrick Driver James Glaisher ...... Sam Dale George Hansum ...... Kim Wall Clara Fry ...... Alex Kelly Charles Fry ...... Alex Jones Roger Barrington ...... Greg Hobbs Directed by Kate Chapman.

23 8 2008 14:30 Little Nell Simon Gray's play is inspired by Claire Tomalin's book The Invisible Woman; the story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens. The lies Nelly told to protect the secret of her relationship with the great author had lasting and damaging effects. Sir Henry Dickens ...... Philip Voss Geoffrey Robinson ...... Crispin Redman Nelly Ternan ...... Monica Dolan Charles Dickens ...... Michael Pennington Jane ...... Maria Miles George Wharton Robinson ...... Nicholas Boulton Rev Benham ...... Nicholas Le Prevost Pianist ...... Charlotte Brennan Directed by Jane Morgan.

30 8 2008 14:30 Agatha Christie's Endless Night Joy Wilkinson's adaptation of Christie's psychological thriller. Lonely drifter Mike Rogers finally settles down when he meets young heiress Ellie Guteman. They build the house of their dreams in a beautiful and remote area; ignoring rumours of a curse. With their arrival; however; the curse seems to come to life; and they find themselves in grave danger. Directed by Sam Hoyle.

6 9 2008 14:30 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Mike Walker's adaptation of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's classic portrayal of life in Stalin's prison camps; repeated as a tribute to the author; who died last month. With Neil Dudgeon; Philip Jackson; Paul Chan; Jonathan Tafler. Directed by Ned Chaillet.

13 9 2008 14:30 Just Between Ourselves A radio version of Alan Ayckbourn's celebrated 1977 stage play; a bitter-sweet comedy about love; marriages and mothers. Dennis ...... Stephen Critchlow Vera ...... Samantha Spiro Marjorie ...... Auriol Smith Neil ...... Chris Pavlo Pam ...... Alison Pettitt Music composed by David Chilton. Directed by Gordon House.

20 9 2008 14:30 Bora Bora By Lynne Truss. Art historian Alec; the brother of a famous actor; has lived his life in the shadows following a traumatic event in his childhood. When a biographer joins a painting holiday organised by Alec; his arrival disturbs the calm. Alec must face a terrible truth about his life and about the nature of forgiveness. Alec Bosanquet ...... Derek Jacobi Tony Bosanquet ...... Corin Redgrave Margaret ...... Cheryl Campbell Charlie ...... Adrian Bower Rosa ...... Eve Pearce Jean ...... Jill Johnson With Stephen Critchlow and Rachel Atkins. Directed by Ned Chaillet.

27 9 2008 14:30 Dr Freud Will See you Now Mr Hitler By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. At the age of six; Adolf Hitler suffered from recurring nightmares. The village doctor recommended a child psychiatrist in Vienna; a young man named Sigmund Freud. Adolf's brutal father; however; wouldn't hear of it. But what if.... Adolf Hitler ...... Toby Jones Sigmund Freud ...... Allan Corduner Anna Freud ...... Sophie Winkleman Martha ...... Christine Kavanagh Dr Bloch; Otto Rank ...... John Dougall Alois; Yung; Forster; Rothmeyer ...... Sam Dale Klara ...... Jasmine Callan Major Beck ...... Mark Straker Soldier ...... Anthony Glennon Directed by Peter Kavanagh.

4 10 2008 14:30 The Last Confession By Roger Crane; adapted by Martin Jenkins. Conspiracy thriller that goes behind the scenes at the Vatican; uncovering the bitter rivalries; political skulduggery and crises of faith surrounding the untimely death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. Benelli ...... David Suchet Confessor ...... Keith Drinkel Luciani ...... Richard O'Callaghan Villot ...... Nigel Anthony Marcinkus ...... Peter Marinker Pope Paul VI ...... Bernard Gallagher Felici ...... Crawford Logan Ottaviani ...... Donald Sinden Suenens ...... Andrew Branch Gantin ...... Cyril Nri Lorscheider ...... Paul Humpoletz Baggio/Buzzonetti ...... Robert Pugh Magee ...... Roger May Sister Vincenza ...... Jean Trend Lorenzi ...... Ben Warwick Directed by David Blount

11 10 2008 14:30 Conclave Gripping drama by Hugh Costello. After the short reign and mysterious death of Pope John Paul I; the election of a new Pope takes place in an atmosphere of high tension between opposing factions within the Vatican; including those who want to elect the first non-Italian Pope for over four hundred years. Cardinal Franz Koenig ...... David Calder Hannah Popper ...... Alison Reid Cardinal Giovanni Benelli ...... Nicholas Le Prevost Cardinal Karol Wojtyla ...... Andrew Hilton Cardinal Jean Villot ...... Nigel Anthony Cardinal Aloisio Lorscheider ......Paul Humpoletz Cardinal Giuseppe Siri ...... Paul Nicholson Cardinal John Krol ...... Christian Rodska Monsignor Virgilio Noe ...... Jonathan Nibbs Cardinal Johannes Willebrands ...... Bill Wallis Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns ...... David Collins Uli Melzer ...... Paul Dodgson With John Sandeman and Kristian Phillips.

18 10 2008 14:30 Saturday Play The Haverstock Hill Murder By George R Sims; dramatised by Roger Danes. Renowned Victorian lady detective Dorcas Dene is commissioned by a desperate mother to save her son from the gallows after he is accused of the brutal murder of his wife. The problem is that the victim named her husband as the assailant with her dying breath. Paul Dene ...... Greg Powrie Dorcas Dene ...... Lucy Paterson Mrs.Hannaford ...... Edith Macarthur Inspector Swanage ...... Finlay McLean PC Hargreaves ...... Mark McDonnell Charles Hannaford ...... Nick Farr Flash George ...... Terry Wale Martha Drayson ...... Noreen Leighton Produced by Patrick Rayner. Directed by David Ian Neville.

25 10 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Adulteries of a Provincial Wife By Stephen Wakelam. Gustave Flaubert's masterpiece Madame Bovary was published 150 years ago. Who was the inspiration for Emma and how did his own life become embroiled in his writing? With Daniel Evans; Robert Glenister; Anastasia Hillie; Jennie Stoller.

1 11 2008 14:30 Saturday Play The Late Mr Shakespeare By Robert Nye; dramatised by Jonathan Broadbent. Pickleherring; a former boy actor in Shakespeare's company; reminisces from the vantage point of old age on his time spent with The Bard. As he finally finds love with a prostitute named Polly; the lessons he learned from Shakespeare finally start to become clear. Pickleherring ...... Jim Broadbent Boy ...... George Longworth Polly ...... Jill Cardo Pompey Bum ...... Dan Starkey Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

8 11 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Von Ribbentrop's Watch By Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Wine shop owner Gerald desperately needs money: his business is failing and the landlord has raised the cost of the lease. When he inherits a watch that used to belong to wartime Nazi Joachim Von Ribbentrop he believes that his financial troubles are over. But it sparks conflict with his wife and brother; who question the ethics of the potential sale. Gerald ...... Allan Corduner Ruth ...... Harriet Walter Lila ...... Miriam Margolyes David ...... Nicholas Woodeson Sasha ...... Sophie Winkleman.

15 11 2008 14:30 By Paul Viragh. The playwright draws on his own family's experiences in his drama Cry Hungary. In October 1956; thousands of Hungarians rise up against the oppressive Soviet-backed government. Peter; a chosen son of the working classes; arrives in Budapest to study at the university. He falls in love with Eva; a committed communist. When Peter becomes involved in the demonstrations; Eva finds her loyalties severely tested. Peter Kovacs ...... Lee Ingleby Eva Toth ...... Naomi Frederick Janos ...... Christopher Fox Imre Toth ...... Larry Lamb Szentendy ...... Mark Straker Istvan ...... Joseph Kloska AVO Officer ...... Sam Dale AVO Sergeant ...... Paul Richard Biggin Boy ...... Emma Noakes Director Toby Swift.

22 11 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Murder Every Monday Mark Gatiss's adaptation of Pamela Branch's comedy. Clifford Flush and the other members of the Asterisk Club are forced to leave London in a hurry; and take up residence in the dilapidated Dankry Manor; where they establish themselves as 'homicide consultants'. All goes well until someone is murdered on the premises. Armitage/Paget ...... Simon Williams Clifford Flush ...... John Castle Mrs Barratt ...... Barbara Kirby Colonel Quincey ...... Graham Crowden Creaker ...... David Ryall Cyril Revere ...... Mark Gatiss Chloe Carlisle ...... Stephanie Beacham Manelli ...... Mark Benton Bill Thurlow ...... Ian Hallard Dina Parrish ...... Cal Jaggers.

29 11 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Boscobel Historical thriller by Ian Curteis that charts the fortunes of the future Charles II in the immediate aftermath of his father's defeat. After the execution of his father; the young Charles flees England. Over the course of a 40-day journey; he must learn how to live rough; evade capture and earn the kindness of strangers. Charles ......Simon Woods Derby/John Penderel ...... Kevin Eldon Wilmot ...... Chris Larkin George Penderel/Whitgreave ...... Simon Treves Gifford/Woolf ...... Malcolm Brown Carlis/Colonel ...... Stephen Carlile Betty/Jane ...... Kate Sachs Mrs Woolf/Cook ...... Jill Shilling Directed by Dirk Maggs.

6 12 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Giving Up the Ghost By Lynne Truss. In a house full of carbon monoxide; firefighter Scott gets separated from his colleagues and begins to experience the last terrible moments of his friend Jacko's life; who had died in similar circumstances eight months earlier. Scott ...... Adrian Bower Alan ...... Struan Rodger Philip ...... Jeff Rawle Giggsy ...... Joe Absolom Mike ...... Brendan Charleson H/Jacko ...... Richard Nichols Lucy ...... Sara McGaughey Directed by Kate McAll.

13 12 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Blithe Spirit Blithe Spirit Listen:Availability: Sorry; this episode is not available to listen again. Synopsis:Bert Coules' adaptation of the Noel Coward comedy. When writer Charles Condomine invites a medium to hold a seance at his country house; he receives a ghostly visitation from his dead first wife; to the chagrin of his very much alive second one. Charles ...... Roger Allam Madame Arcati ...... Maggie Steed Elvira ...... Zoe Waites Ruth ...... Hermione Gulliford Dr Bradman ...... David Killick Mrs Bradman ...... Tilly Tremayne Edith ...... Natalie Cassidy Directed by Philip Franks. Broadcast: 13 Dec 200814:30BBC Radio 4

20 12 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Mrs Klein Last broadcast 20 Dec 2008; 14:30 on BBC Radio 4. Synopsis:Nicholas Wright's dramatisation of the troubled relationship between influential child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein and her own children. Faced with coming to terms with the news of the death of her son; Mrs Klein decides against going to his funeral. Frustrated with her mother's behaviour; Klein's daughter Melitta confronts her with some home truths. Mrs Klein ...... Janet Suzman Melitta ...... Eve Best Paula ...... Clare Corbett Directed by Alison Hindell. Broadcast: 20 Dec 200814:30BBC Radio 4

27 12 2008 14:30 Saturday Play Tom and Viv Synopsis:Michael Hastings's study of the marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood. When the ambitious young poet Tom fell in love with beautiful; charismatic Viv; little did he know the nightmare world that they would both enter. Tom ...... Benedict Cumberbatch Viv ...... Lia Williams Rose ...... Judy Parfitt Maurice ...... David Haig Charles ...... John Rowe Louise ...... Emily Randall Janes ...... Chris Pavlo Dr Todd ...... Gunnar Cauthery Barrister ...... Jonathan Tafler Directed by Peter Kavanagh. Broadcast: 27 Dec 200814:30BBC Radio 4




2009

3 1 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Tom and Viv Tom and Viv Synopsis :Spy thriller by Melissa Murray; based on real events. Leon Theremin; inventor of the musical instrument that bears his name; leads a double life as a Soviet spy. When he plants a bug in the US Embassay in London; he has to save himself and his former lover from both the CIA and the KGB. Leon Theremin ...... Tom Hollander Alex Forsythe ...... Juliet Aubrey Olga ...... Ania Sowinski Will ...... Trystan Gravelle Sergei/Ambassador ...... Stephen Critchlow Boss ...... Malcolm Tierney Ambassador's wife/Waitress ...... Janice Acquah Bart ...... Jonathan Tafler News seller/Man 2 ...... Chris Pavlo Bellboy/Man 1 ...... Dan Starkey. Broadcast: 03 Jan 2009 14:30BBC

10 1 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Walter Now Walter Now Synopsis :Update on the 1982 by David Cook; starring Ian McKellen as Walter; a man with learning difficulties. Walter is now a pensioner; living alone in a hostel. His support worker puts him forward for a house share with three other people; all of whom are half his age. Will they accept him and will he be able to cope with independent living? Walter ...... Ian McKellen Steph ...... Becky Hindley Mr Herd ...... Maloclm Tierney Mary ...... Anna-Marie Heslop Bernard ...... Robert Lonsdale Terry ...... Gunnar Cauthery Tom ...... Edmund Davies Mrs Hall ...... Jill Cardo Boy ...... Ceallach Spellman Directed by Claire Grove. Broadcast: 10 Jan 2009 14:30 BBC radio 4

17 1 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Piper Alpha Piper Alpha Listen:Next on: 17 Jan 2009; 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 Synopsis :By Stephen Phelps. On 6 July 1988; a North Sea oil rig was destroyed by a series of explosions and a massive fire; resulting in the death of 167 men. Based on Lord Cullen's Public Inquiry; the play chronicles the disaster minute-by-minute as it happened. With Ewan Bailey; Nigel Betts; Kenny Blyth; Mark Bonnar; Liam Brennan; Stephen Critchlow; Ben Crowe; Nyasha Hatendi; Chris Pavlo; Roshan R Rohatgi; John Rowe; Dan Starkey; John Kay Steel and Joan Walker. Directed by Toby Swift. Broadcast: 17 Jan 2009 14:30 BBC radio 4 Radio 4

24 1 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Quartermaine's Terms Synopsis :Simon Gray's funny and moving play is set in a school for teaching English to foreigners in the 1960s. It deals with the concerns of seven teachers over several years and in particular the progress of Quartermaine; a lonely man and ineffective teacher.With Michael Palin; Francesca Faridany; James Fleet; Clive Francis. Directed by Maria Aitken.Broadcast: 24 Jan 2009 14:30BBC Radio 4

31 1 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Master Class Synopsis :Comedy by David Pownall; set in Moscow in 1948. Stalin and his sidekick Zhdanov invite Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson Stalin ...... Kenneth Cranham Zhdanov ...... Trevor Cooper Prokofiev ...... Bruce Alexander Shostakovich ...... John Light. Broadcast: 31 Jan 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

7 2 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play On the Ceiling Synopsis:By Nigel Planer. High up on the wooden scaffolding tower of the Sistine Chapel; two fresco plasterers prepare the ceiling for their boss; Michelangelo; who has not bothered to turn up again. As they do so; they bemoan the uselessness of the great master. Lapo ...... Phil Daniels Loti ...... Bryan Dick Pope Julius ...... Gary Waldhorn Cardinal Alidosi ...... Roger Lloyd Pack Directed by Mary Peate. Broadcast: 07 Feb 2009 14:30BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

14 2 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Joan of Arc; and How She Became a Saint Synopsis:By Patrick Barlow. Comic interpretation of the story of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc ...... Dawn French Jean du Cauchon ...... Jim Broadbent The Dauphin ...... Samuel Barnett Jean de Metz ...... Andrew Dunn St Catherine ......Anne Reid St Margaret ...... Maggie Steed Alphonse ...... Marc Wootton Chorus played by Patrick Barlow; Beth Nestor; Carrie Quinlan; Humphrey Ker; David Reed; Thom Tuck. Directed by Patrick Barlow. Broadcast: 14 Feb 200914:30BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

21 2 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Lady in the Van Synopsis:Adaptation of the autobiographical stage play by Alan Bennett about his relationship with Miss Shepherd; an eccentric old vagrant who took refuge in a van in his front garden in 1971 and ended up staying there for over 15 years. Miss Shepherd ...... Maggie Smith Alan Bennett ...... Adrian Scarborough Alan Bennett 2 ...... Alan Bennett Mam ...... Marcia Warren Rufus ...... Matt Addis Pauline ...... Janice Acquah Underwood ...... Stephen Critchlow Social Worker ...... Caroline Guthrie Fairchild ...... Philip Fox Doctors ...... Jonathan Tafler and Malcolm Tierney Adapted and directed by Gordon House. Broadcast: 21 Feb 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

28 2 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 BBC Radio 4 Programmes Saturday Play The Complete Ripley The Talented Mr Ripley Synopsis:Series of plays based on the novels by Patricia Highsmith about the suave and amoral Tom Ripley. Tom is barely one step ahead of his creditors when a stranger offers him a free trip to Europe and a fresh start. Tom wants money and success and he is willing to kill for it. Tom Ripley ...... Ian Hart Dickie Greenleaf ...... Stephen Hogan Marge Sherwood ...... Barbara Barnes Mr Greenleaf ...... Malcolm Tierney Mrs Greenleaf ...... Janice Acquah Roverini ...... Stephen Critchlow Buffi ...... Matt Addis Directed by Claire Grove. Broadcast: 28 Feb 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

7 3 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Ripley Ripley Under Ground Synopsis:Second in a series of five plays based on the novels by Patricia Highsmith about the suave and amoral Tom Ripley. With a dead man's money safely stowed in the bank; Tom is living in luxury in a chateau in France with his beautiful French wife. But the clever art forgery which funds Tom's expensive tastes is about to be uncovered. Tom Ripley ...... Ian Hart Heloise ...... Helen Longworth Bernard Tufts ...... Benedict Sandiford Jeff Constant ...... Stephen Hogan Madame Annette ...... Caroline Guthrie Murchison ...... Malcolm Tierney Webster ...... Stephen Critchlow Directed by Claire Grove. Broadcast: 07 Mar 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

14 3 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Ripley Ripley's Game Synopsis:Third in a series of five plays based on the novels by Patricia Highsmith about the suave and amoral Tom Ripley. Tom sets up a man he dislikes to carry out two perfect murders; but an attack of conscience prompts him to take on the Mafia. Tom Ripley ..... Ian Hart Heloise ...... Helen Longworth Madame Annette ...... Caroline Guthrie Reeves Minot ...... Paul Rider Jonathan Trevanny ...... Tom Brooke Simone Trevanny ...... Janice Acquah Gauthier ...... Philip Fox Marcangelo ...... Matt Addis Lippo ...... Sam Dale Directed by Steven Canny. Broadcast: 14 Mar 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

21 3 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Ripley The Boy Who Followed Ripley Synopsis:Fourth in a series of five plays based on the novels by Patricia Highsmith about the suave and amoral Tom Ripley. A rich young man arrives at Belle Ombre and he and Tom end up having to fight for their lives in sexually ambiguous; underworld Berlin. Tom Ripley ...... Ian Hart Frank Pierson ...... Nicholas Hoult Heloise ...... Helen Longworth Lily Pierson ...... Janice Acquah Reeves Minot ...... Paul Rider Eric Lanz ...... Jonathan Tafler Ralph Thurlow ...... Philip Fox Max ...... Matt Addis Directed by Steven Canny and Claire Grove. Broadcast: 21 Mar 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

28 3 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Ripley Ripley Under Water Synopsis Last in a series of five plays based on the novels by Patricia Highsmith about the suave and amoral Tom Ripley. Strange new neighbours show an overdeveloped interest in Ripley's past. Tom discovers they are not who they say they are; but will his shady dealings be exposed after all? Tom Ripley ...... Ian Hart Heloise ...... Helen Longworth Madame Annette ...... Caroline Guthrie David Pritchard ...... William Hope Janice Pritchard ...... Janice Acquah Jeff Constant ...... Stephen Hogan Cynthia Gradnor ...... Lizzy Watts Policeman ...... Matt Addis Directed by Steven Canny. Broadcast 28 Mar 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

4 4 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Lambeth Palace Synopsis Dark comedy by Christopher William Hill imagining the politics behind the scenes in the run-up to the selection of a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury. How far will an ultra-Establishment conservative and a barely-believing liberal go to win the top job in the Church of England? Michael Lombard ...... Alex Jennings David Channing ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Grace Lombard ...... Phoebe Nicholls Patrick Latimer ...... Murray Melvin Alicia Latham ...... Susan Jameson Simon Brooker ...... Philip Fox Anthony Taylor ...... Sam Dale Russell Graves ...... Stephen Hogan Claudia ...... Caroline Guthrie Robin ...... Jonathan Tafler Cardinal Daeneker ...... Malcolm Tierney Seb ...... Benjamin Askew Jade ...... Lizzy Watts With Kirsty Wark and Jonathan Dimbleby as themselves. Other parts played by Janice Acquah; Matt Addis and Paul Rider. Directed by Mary Peate. Broadcast Sat 4 Apr 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

11 4 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Man of the Moment Synopsis A new production of the dark comedy by Sir Alan Ayckbourn; to mark the occasion of the playwright's 70th birthday. A career criminal; who has written an autobiography and is now a television celebrity; agrees to participate in a reality TV show filmed at his Mediterranean villa. Jill Rillington ...... Lisa Dillon Trudy Parks ...... Janie Dee Douglas Beechey ...... Alex Jennings Vic Parks ...... Tim Pigott-Smith Kenny Collins ...... Damian O'Hare Sharon ...... Ella Smith Ruy ...... Alan Shearman Floor Manager ...... Michael Simkins David ...... John Baddeley Film crew ...... Kenneth Danziger; Matthew Wolf Children ...... Matilda and Alfie Wickham Directed by Martin Jarvis. Broadcast Sat 11 Apr 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

18 4 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Road to Durham Synopsis Douglas Livingstone's play about Bevin Boys; the young men who were sent down the mines instead of joining the armed forces in the Second World War. Two 80-year-old former Bevin Boys; who have not seen each other for 63 years; decide to go to the Durham Miners' Gala together and confront their memories of the past. Christopher ...... Timothy West Benny ...... Douglas Livingstone Young Christopher ...... Fergus Rees Young Benny ...... Sam Fletcher Sally ...... Faye Castelow Jim ...... Christoher Connel Michael ...... David Whitaker Older Sally ...... Jane Whittenshaw Headmaster ...... Brian Lonsdale With recordings made at the Durham Miners' Gala and at West Pelton Primary School. Directed by Jane Morgan A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 18 Apr 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

25 4 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Killing of Sister George Synopsis John Tydeman's adaptation of the stage play by Frank Marcus. The audience ratings for the popular daily serial Applehurst are on the slide. Will the leading character have to be sacrificed to save the show? June 2009 Buckridge (Sister George) ...... Sarah Badel Alice 'Childie' McNaught ...... Lucy Whybrow Mrs Mercy Croft ...... Anna Massey Madme Xenia ...... Frances Jeater Bill ...... Tom Bevan Fred ...... Keith Drinkel Directed by John Tydeman. Broadcast Sat 25 Apr 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

2 5 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Admirable Crichton Synopsis Adaptation of JM Barrie's classic satire about the changing fortunes of Crichton; the perfect butler. Liberal aristocrat Lord Loam favours a return to nature; with masters and servants living together as equals; but Crichton is the perfect butler and the perfect snob who adores the intricacies of the class system. He cannot help but be horrified by his master's opinions; and it will take a sea change to alter them. Crichton ...... Russell Tovey JM Barrie ...... David Bannerman Lady Mary ...... Beth Chalmers Lord Loam ...... David Timson Lady Agatha ...... Martha Howe-Douglas Ernest Woolley ...... Gunnar Cauthery Tweeny ...... Lizzy Watts Rev John Treherne ...... Adrian Grove Lord Brocklehurst ...... Stephen Hogan Lady Brocklehurst ...... Tina Gray Directed by Fiona Kelcher. Broadcast Sat 2 May 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

9 5 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Point of Departure Synopsis By Francis Turnly. Controversial African leader Jonah Kotto is attending a peace summit in Belfast where Alec Murray is assigned to his security detail. When security at Stormont is breached Alec fears for Kotto's life; but is there a real threat; and; if so; how serious is it? Alec Murray ...... Patrick Fitzsymons Jonah Kotto ...... George Harris Grace ...... Ellen Thomas Clive ...... Adrian Lukis Miller ...... David Schofield Hannah ...... Aislin McGuckin Victor ...... Jude Akuwudike De Silva ...... Jimmy Akingbola Ambassador/Reporter ...... Ian McElhinney Photographer ...... Chris Patrick-Simpson Doctor/Simon ...... Ian Beattie Samuel Muntanga ...... Mark Asante Daniel Kenyatta ...... George B Seremba Newscaster ...... Fo Cullen Reporters ...... Laura Conway; Brian Murray Directed by Heather Larmour. Broadcast Sat 9 May 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

16 5 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Something Wrong about the Mouth Synopsis By David Edgar. A love story told at the border between memory and fiction; trust and betrayal; East and West. Soho; 1958. A mysterious American wants to commission a portrait of a woman he can't produce; in a dress he can only describe; at an event which never happened. Gene Pew ...... Damian Lewis Desmond McElwee ...... Bill Paterson Mrs Pew ...... Lisa Dillon Dr Frisch ...... David De Keyser The Hotelier ...... Andrew Sachs Peter Szabo ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt Other parts played by Carolyn Pickles; Éva Magyar; Kenneth Collard; Christine Kavanagh and Joseph Kloska. Directed by Jonquil Panting. Broadcast Sat 16 May 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

23 5 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Smiley - Call for the Dead Synopsis Dramatisation by Robert Forrest of John le Carré's first novel. London; the late 1950s; and a disenchanted George Smiley is engaged in the routine job of security vetting. When a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide not long after being cleared of Communist sympathies; Smiley investigates and uncovers a deadly conspiracy with its roots in his own wartime past. George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale Inspector Mendel ...... Kenneth Cranham Elsa Fennan ...... Eleanor Bron Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor Peter Guillam ...... Richard Dillane Maston ...... James Laurenson Dieter Frey ...... Henry Goodman Adam Starr/Mundt ...... Sam Dale Ludo Oriel ...... Janice Acquah Nursing Sister ...... Caroline Guthrie With Benjamin Askew and Jonathan Tafler. Related Links The Complete Smiley Home Broadcast Sat 23 May 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

30 5 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Complete Smiley - A Murder of Quality Synopsis Dramatisation of the novel by John le Carré; his second to feature spymaster George Smiley; set in a public school in the early 1960s. When the wife of one of the masters is found bludgeoned to death; Smiley; out of loyalty to an old friend; finds himself investigating her death - an investigation that lifts the lid on a world of hidden passions and murderous hatreds. George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale Fielding ...... Geoffrey Palmer Ailsa ...... Marcia Warren Rigby ...... Sam Dale Rode ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild Ann Snow ...... Alison Pettitt Janie ...... Amanda Lawrence Shane Hecht ...... Liza Sadovy Snow ...... Matt Addis D'Arcy ...... Philip Fox Hecht/Vicar ...... Malcolm Tierney Perkins ...... Benjamin Askew Girl ...... Lizzy Watts Directed by Marc Beeby. Broadcast Sat 30 May 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

6 6 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Devastated Areas Synopsis Adam Thorpe's play explores civilian grief during and after the Great War of 1914-1918 in three interweaving stories. In Berlin; a sculptress is working on a memorial statue to the volunteers; in the valley of the Somme a glazier is repairing the blown-out windows of a church; and on the Berkshire Downs a gardener tends his roses. Sofie ...... Eliza Langland Ernst ...... Finlay Welsh Reg ...... Richard Greenwood Jess ...... Lucy Paterson Auguste ...... Jimmy Chisholm Monsieur le Curé ...... Gareth Thomas Mrs Lombard ...... Noreen Leighton Colin ...... Matthew Pidgeon Pianist Leon Coates. Broadcast Sat 6 Jun 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

13 6 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play J'Accuse Synopsis By Hattie Naylor. Dramatisation inspired by a newspaper article written by Emile Zola in response to the Dreyfus Affair of the 1890s; when a Jewish army officer was persecuted and wrongly imprisoned by the French military and judicial establishment. Louis Gregori gives a right-wing and nationalistic perspective on the events that led him to believe that the murder of the guiltless Dreyfus was the correct and only action. Louis ...... Mark Heap Dominique ...... Kathryn Hunt Arnaud ...... Graeme Hawley Zola ...... Conrad Nelson Eugene/Dreyfus ...... Paul Mundell Gustav ...... Jonathan Keeble Directed by Pauline Harris. Broadcast Sat 13 Jun 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

20 6 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Killing the Butterfly Synopsis In Colin MacDonald's romantic thriller; two murder witnesses are put under police protection pending the High Court trial. But something goes badly wrong and they have to flee for their lives; never knowing who it's safe to trust. Barker ...... Simon Tait Hannah ...... Vicki Liddelle DCI Mulhall ...... Gayanne Potter DS Whitton ...... James Bryce Andrew ...... Kenny Blythe Matthew ...... John Paul Hurley Kayleigh ...... Laura Smales. Broadcast Sat 20 Jun 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

27 6 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Journey into Space - The Host . Synopsis Julian Simpson's adaptation of the classic 1950s science fiction series created by Charles Chilton. After receiving a distress call from an abandoned freighter; Jet Morgan and his crew must find a way to defeat the vastly superior Host. If they fail; they will not only all perish; but mankind will become a dispensable stepping stone to a new chapter in evolution. Jet ...... Toby Stephens Doc/Enceladus Control ...... Alan Marriott Lemmy ...... Jot Davies Mitch ...... Chris Pavlo The Host ...... David Jacobs Edie ...... Jana Carpenter JJ Andreev ...... Basher Savage Original music & sound design by David Chilton. A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 27 Jun 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

4 7 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Utz Synopsis Dramatisation by Gregory Norminton of the last novel written by Bruce Chatwin. A British academic travels to 1960s Prague to research the art collection of Rudolf II and meets the eccentric and dogged porcelain collector; Kaspar Joachim Utz. From this encounter an extraordinary story of obsession and survival emerges. For years; Utz has protected his vast collection of Meissen figurines from Nazis; Stalinist ideologues and the demands of communist museum curators. Utz/Janitor ...... Jack Klaff Marta ...... Pam Ferris Dr Orlik/Curator ...... Sam Kelly Narrator ...... Daniel Weyman Oxford Don/Man/Head Waiter ...... Gregory Norminton Elena/Teresa Kryl ...... Michaela Stonisova Ana/Photographer ...... Dolya Gavanski Directed by Marilyn Imrie A Corporation For Independent Media production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 4 Jul 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

11 7 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Windsor Jewels Saturday; 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) Synopsis Robin Glendinning's black comedy tells the story of a real mystery. In 1946; the Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) and his wife (formerly Wallis Simpson) paid a visit to Britain; hoping to secure a government job for the Duke and a title for the Duchess. During the visit; the Duchess' jewels; worth millions; were stolen. Conspiracy theories abounded. Was it an inside job by the Royal Family; or even an insurance fraud by the Duke and Duchess? Duke of Windsor ...... Jon Glover Duchess of Windsor ...... Christine Kavanagh Capstick ...... Christian Rodska Evans ...... Chris Yapp Miss Martin/Mrs Jones/Resident ...... Amy Clifton Bevin/Gardener ...... Alan Moore Attlee ...... Paul Humpoletz Lascelles/Newsreel ...... David Collins First Hack ...... Stephen Perring Second Hack ...... Paul Mohan. Broadcasts Sat 2 Jun 200714:30 BBC Radio 4Sat 11 Jul 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

18 7 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Statement of Regret By Kwame Kwei-Armah. The Year of Obama should be an opportunity for Kwaku's black policy think-tank to flourish. But Kwaku is still grieving for his father and his latest misjudged proposal is about to explode. Kwaku ...... Don Warrington Michael ...... Colin McFarlane Idrissa ...... Nyasha Hatendi Adrian ...... Damian Lynch Issi ...... Janice Acquah Junior ...... Jimmy Akingbola Lola ...... Ellen Thomas Val ...... Trevor Laird Soby ...... Oscar James Directed by Alison Hindell. Broadcast Sat 18 Jul 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

25 7 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 21:00 News;Classic Serial: The Complete Smiley- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

26 7 2009 Sunday BBC Radio 4 15:00 Classic Serial Tennyson's Maud Joseph Millson reads Alfred; Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the poet's birth. A disturbed young man roams the windswept hills; haunted by his father's suicide and his mother's early death. He blames his father's old friend; the lord of the Hall; for his ruin. The young man was betrothed to Maud; the lord's daughter; when they were children; but she and her family left the area after the suicide. But now there are workmen up at the Hall - Maud has come home. With Kathryn Nutbeem. Sound design by Christopher Shutt. Directed by Abigail le Fleming. Broadcasts Sun 26 Jul 2009 15:00 BBC Radio 4Sat 1 Aug 2009 21:00 BBC Radio 4

1 8 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Last Night; Another Soldier By Andy McNab. Eighteen-year-old Briggsy is just three weeks into his first posting in Afghanistan and is thrilled to be part of the action. But when his Rifle Section loses a man in battle; Briggsy is forced to confront the realities of war. Briggsy ...... Russell Tovey Si ...... Lloyd Thomas Flash ...... Paul Rider Toki ...... Damian Lynch Mackenzie/John ...... Stephen Hogan Mum/Helicopter pilot/Radio Operator ...... Janice Acquah Emma/Tannoy ...... Caroline Guthrie Newsreader/Cookie ...... Matt Addis Directed by Vernee Samuel. Broadcast Sat 1 Aug 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

8 8 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Song Thief Romantic drama by Michael Chaplin. A young composer arrives in Northumberland; looking for an old man reputed to have written a hauntingly beautiful love song. He embarks on a cold-hearted campaign to make the old man's daughter fall in love with him. Abel Humble ...... Ron Cook Stephen Haggard ...... Nicholas Boulton Dodd Armstrong ...... Christopher Connel Mary Humble ...... Colleen Prendergast Willie Sparke ...... Donald McBride Isabella Sparke ...... Joyce Gibbs Concertina/Fiddle ...... Sheena Masson Directed by Marilyn Imrie A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 8 Aug 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

15 8 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Trumbo Christopher Trumbo's drama about his father; the American screenwriter and novelist Dalton Trumbo's ordeal at the hands of the House Un-American Activities Committee and its anti-communist witch-hunt. Trumbo was one of the original Hollywood Ten - those accused in 1947 and subsequently blacklisted; ostracised and forced into poverty; obscurity and in some cases exile; because of their beliefs. The play is based on transcripts of those now notorious HUAC hearings and the extraordinary letters written by his father during this period; both to his son and to others. Dalton Trumbo ...... Corin Redgrave Narrator ...... Nick Waring Directed by Roger Mitchell. A Catherine Bailey Limited production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 15 Aug 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

22 8 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Slow Boat to Leningrad Black comedy by David Pownall following events of August 1939; when the British and French were seriously out-manoeuvred by Stalin and Hitler when they unexpectedly agreed to sign a non-aggression pact. Doumenc ...... Keith Drinkel Drax/Chamberlain ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Burnett ...... Ian Masters Ribbentrop ...... Nicholas Boulton Hitler ...... Michael Maloney Stalin ...... Michael Jayston Voroshilov/Churchill ...... Christian Rodska Molotov ...... Jonathan Tafler Directed by Martin Jenkins A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 22 Aug 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

29 8 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Lockerbie on Trial With the Lockerbie bombing once again in the news; another chance to hear Peter Goodchild's dramatised reconstruction of the extraordinary story of one of the longest; costliest and most complicated trials in legal history. Few would have predicted the verdict in February 2001; when Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was convicted and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah acquitted of blowing up Pam Am flight 103. The prosecution are sure they have got their men; but a succession of witnesses who prove to be CIA double agents; convicted terrorists and arms dealers with shady histories begin to undermine a case which is skilfully and passionately contested by the defence. Presented by Sheena MacDonald. With Ian McDiarmid; Denis Lawson and Hugh Fraser. Broadcast Sat 29 Aug 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

5 9 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Phone Phone: By Peter Jukes. Eliot is stuck in a rut. When his friend Roy; a local gangster; is taken ill; he hands Eliot his mobile phone; telling him to wait for it to ring. The phone thrusts Eliot into an underworld which is sometimes glamorous; often dangerous; and always unexpected. Eliot ...... Freddy White Kathleen ...... Jemima Rooper Sparky ...... Jimmy Akingbola Roy Peters ...... Richard Ridings Iverson ...... Caroline Guthrie Crimp ...... Paul Rider Ze ...... Nabil Elouahabi Rachel ...... Lizzy Watts Baltazar ...... Matt Addis Sarasi ...... Janice Acquah Vince ...... Jonathan Tafler Teenager ...... Benjamin Askew Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Broadcast Sat 5 Sep 200914:30BBC

12 9 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Conflict is Over Dramatisation by Michael Eaton of the events that led to the signing of the Downing Street Declaration in December 1993 and the subsequent IRA ceasefire in August 1994; told through the relationship between John Major and Albert Reynolds. John Major ...... Michael Maloney Albert Reynolds ...... Dermot Crowley Martin Mansergh ...... Patrick Drury Robin Butler ...... Thomas Wheatley Patrick Mayhew ...... Michael Cochrane Martin McGuinness ...... Lloyd Hutchinson Bill Clinton ...... Matthew Marsh Directed by Nicolas Kent A Promenade production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 12 Sep 200914:30BBC Radio 4

19 9 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Choice of Straws Dramatisation by Roy Williams of the novel by ER Braithwaite. 1960; London's East End: twins Jack and Dave Bennett are a happy-go-lucky; rootless pair. If they do occasionally rough-up a black guy it's just a game to them - until a victim in Whitechapel fights back and Dave pulls a knife. Jack ...... Harry Hepple Dave ...... Luke Norris Michelle ...... Gugu Mbatha-Raw Mum ...... Ellie Haddington Dad ...... David Hargreaves Ruth ...... Annabelle Dowler Mr Spencer ...... Alex Lanipekun Officer ...... Stephen Hogan Directed by Claire Grove. Broadcast Sat 19 Sep 200914:30BBC

26 9 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Shocking Tale of Margaret Seddon John Fletcher's Edwardian murder story is based on real events. Frederick and Margaret Seddon take wealthy Mrs Barrow into their Islington home as a lodger. The summer of 1911 proves scorchingly hot and when Mrs Barrow dies; leaving all her money to Fred; suspicions are aroused. Was her death caused by the heatwave; or the 'English Cholera' - or could the arsenic-laced fly papers have something to do with it? Margaret Seddon ...... Lynne Seymour Fred Seddon ...... Bertie Carvel Miss Barrow ...... Annette Badland Hook/Attorney General Isaacs ...... Dick Bradnum Benny/Vicar ...... Brendan Charleson Dr Sworn/Hangman ...... Dorien Thomas Maggie ...... Anwen Carlisle Ada ...... Isabel Lewis Directed by Nigel Lewis.

3 10 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 21:00 News;Classic Serial: The Complete Smiley - The Looking Glass War

4 10 2009 Sunday BBC Radio 4 15:00 Classic Serial Beau Geste Episode 1 Dramatisation by Graeme Fife of PC Wren's classic story of honour; love and adventure. The Geste brothers run away from England; home and romance to join the French Foreign Legion; following the mysterious disappearance of a valuable family heirloom. Beau ...... Chris New John ...... Rob Hastie Lawrence ...... Michael Culkin Major Jolivet ...... Timothy Ackroyd Aunt Patricia ...... Tessa Worsley Isobel ...... Candida Benson Gussie ...... Anthony Schuster Burdon ...... Scott Richards Young Beau ...... Nick Hockaday Young Gussie ...... Freddie Hill Young John ...... Alex Hockaday Young Claudia ...... Hannah Sharpe Young Isobel ...... Melissa Gardner Lejeune ...... Nick Fletcher Boldini ...... Laurence Possa Hank ...... Greg Wohead Buddy ...... Don Mousseau The Sergeant ...... Alasdair MacEwan Recruiting Officer ...... Max Bennet Schwartz ...... Simon Scardifield Original music by Roger Pasto Cortina. Directed by Willi Richards An Art and Adventure Ltd production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcasts Sun 4 Oct 2009 15:00 BBC Radio 4Sat 10 Oct 2009 21:00 BBC Radio 4

10 10 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Shadowlands Adaptation by Archie Scottney of the play by William Nicholson. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American writer Joy Gresham. CS 'Jack' Lewis ...... Martin Jarvis Joy Gresham ...... Joanne Whalley 'Warnie' Lewis ...... Kenneth Danziger Rev Harry Harrington ...... Julian Sands Prof Christopher Riley ...... Julian Holloway Douglas ...... Zach Callison Alan Gregg ...... Darren Richardson Registrar ...... Jean Gilpin Doctor ...... Matthew Wolf Priest/Oakley ...... Alan Shearman Nurse ...... Daisy Hydon Directed by Rosalind Ayres A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 10 Oct 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

17 10 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Emil and the Detectives Dramatisation by Katie Hims of the comic children's detective novel by Erich Kaestner. Country boy Emil Tischbein; up from Neustadt for the first time; enlists the aid of hundreds of Berlin street boys to help him catch a thief. Emil ...... Joshua Swinney Kaestner ...... Bruce Alexander Grundeis ...... Ewan Hooper Gustav ...... Daniel Cooper Professor ...... Neil Reynolds Traut ...... Bertie Gilbert Peters ...... Josh Robinson Tuesday ...... Harry Child Pony ...... Agnes Bateman Mrs Tischbein ...... Melissa Advani Cashier ...... Tessa Nicholson Jeschke ...... John Biggins Guard ...... Rhys Jennings Taxi Driver ...... Joseph Cohen-Cole Grandma ...... Kate Layden Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. Broadcast Sat 17 Oct 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

24 10 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Bullitt Dramatisation of Robert L Pike's gritty detective story; set in New York's rough 52nd Precinct in 1963. Lieutenant Clancy; head throbbing from days without sleep; is assigned to protect important Mafia witness Johnny Rossi. But when he is found dead; Clancy has only a matter of hours to find the killer before his enemy; Assistant District Attorney Chalmers; finds out. Lieutenant Clancy ...... Jason Isaacs Ada Chalmers/Barnett/Renick/Johnny Rossi ...... Kerry Shale Detective Kaprowski ...... Lou Hirsch Captain Wise/Johnny Rossi/Ships Officer ...... John Biggins Dr Willard/Pete Rossi ...... Stephen Hogan Doc Freeman/Sergeant ...... Bruce Alexander Detenctive Mark Kelly ...... Sasha Pick Ann Renick/LAPD Officer ...... Emerald O'Hanrahan Hotel Manager/Chalmers' Secretary ...... Kate Layden Directed by Pauline Harris. Broadcast Sat 24 Oct 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

31 10 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Voyage of the Demeter Robert Forrest's chilling tale of the supernatural; set on a schooner sailing from Bulgaria to England in 1867. Something very unpleasant is lurking aboard the ship; and the voyage becomes a terrifying ordeal. Ripelski ...... Finlay Welsh Robash ...... Gary Lewis Kanesky ...... Steven McNicoll Bretov ...... Grant O'Rourke Gentleman ...... Alexander Morton. Broadcasts Sat 23 Feb 200814:30 BBC Radio 4Sat 31 Oct 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

7 11 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play All Quiet on the Western Front Dramatisation by Dave Sheasby of Erich Maria Remarque's haunting; comic; lyrical and desperate story of a group of young German soldiers enduring and coming to terms with the realities of the First World War. Paul Baumer ...... Robert Lonsdale Kropp ...... Simon Trinder Muller ...... Gunnar Cauthary Leer ...... Lloyd Thomas Tjaden ...... Joseph Arkley Katczinsky ...... Stephen Critchlow Cook ...... Malcolm Tierney Westhaus ...... Stuart McLoughlin Captain Bertinck ...... Dan Starkey Kemmerich ...... Luke Walker Himmelstoss ...... Tim Treloar Detering ...... Nick Sayce Mother ...... Janice Acquah French girl ...... Donnla Hughes Erna ...... Jill Cardo Mrs Kemmerich ...... Carolyn Pickles Orderly ...... Inam Mirza Mittlestaedt ...... Paul Rider Major ...... Chris Pavlo Nurse ...... Manjeet Mann Directed by David Hunter. Broadcast Sat 7 Nov 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

14 11 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play 1989: The Shape of the Table Originally staged by the National Theatre in 1990; David Edgar's powerful play charts the dramatic and dangerous transition of a fictional eastern European country from hard-line communism to the beginnings of western-style democracy. It is 1989; crowds are gathering in the streets and the Soviets are refusing to send in the troops. The government is on its own and faces a stark choice - suppress the demonstrators or instigate reform. Pavel Prus ...... Tim McInnerny Josef Lutz ...... Henry Goodman Michal Kaplan ...... Jeremy Clyde Victor Spassov ...... Michael Elwyn Petr Vladislav ...... Jonathan Keeble Jan Matkovic ...... Robert Lister Andrei Zietek ...... Joseph Kloska Vera Rousova ...... Carolyn Pickles Jan Milev ...... Christian Rodska Victoria Brodskaya ...... Laura Matthews Monica Freie ...... Emerald O'Hanrahan Original music by Malcolm McKee Direcred by Peter Leslie Wild. Broadcast Sat 14 Nov 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

21 11 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial SynopsisIn 1925; the same year that Franz Kafka's The Trial was published; one of the most unusual trials ever seen in a United States courtroom took place. Earlier that year; the state of Tennessee had passed the Butler Act; which made the teaching of evolution illegal. In the stifling July heat; and in a courtroom hung with banners proclaiming 'Read Your Bible Daily'; 24-year-old teacher John Scopes stood trial. Adapted from the original trial transcript by Peter Goodchild. John Scopes ...... Neil Patrick Harris William Jennings Bryan ...... Edward Asner Dudley Field Malone ...... Stacy Keach Clarence Darrow ...... John de Lancie Judge John Raulston ...... Jerry Hardin Attorney General Stewart ...... Rob Nagle Arthur Garfield Hays ...... Arye Gross Howard Morgan ...... Tirosh Schneider Mr Riley ...... David Selby Mr Robinson ...... James Gleason Mr White ...... David Alan Novak Court Usher ...... Matt Gaydos Directed by Kate McAll. Broadcast Sat 21 Nov 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

28 11 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play A Family Affair A On 22nd November 1990; following dissention in the Conservative ranks and an equivocal leadership ballot; Margaret Thatcher made the dramatic decision to offer her resignation as prime minister. Michael Dobbs' play follows Thatcher's last traumatic days in power; seen from the perspective of her husband; Denis; and her family. Margaret Thatcher ...... Clare Higgins Denis Thatcher ...... Stephen Moore Carol Thatcher ...... Monica Dolan Mark Thatcher ...... William McGeogh Bill ...... Benjamin Whitrow Sir Geoffrey Howe ...... John McEnery Anthony ...... Kevin Doyle Minister ...... Sean Campion Christine ...... Sara Stewart Directed by Roland Jaquerello A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4. Broadcast Sat 28 Nov 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

5 12 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Dover Beats the Band Comedy thriller by Joyce Porter; dramatised by Paul Mendelson. Inspector Dover; with less than total enthusiasm; investigates the murder of a mild-mannered philatelist in a holiday camp. His sergeant; however; cares a bit too much. But as the investigation begins to uncover a sinister conspiracy; even Scotland Yard's laziest detective becomes determined to catch the killer. Chief Inspector Dover ...... Kenneth Cranham Sergeant McGregor ...... Stuart McQuarrie Dr Hirst/Nora Hull ...... Joanna Tope Captain Maguire/Sven ...... Michael Mackenzie Sir Egbert Rankin/Rupert Pettit ...... Finlay McLean Inspector Telford/Osmond ...... Nick Underwood Sandra/Doreen Knapper ...... Lucy Paterson Mavis/WPC Elvira Marchmount ...... Samantha Young Other parts played by members of the cast. Directed by David Ian Neville. Broadcasts Sat 13 Oct 200714:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)Sat 5 Dec 2009 14:30 BBC

12 12 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Middle By Amelia Bullmore. Clare is the golden middle sister in a family headed by a formidable matriarch; Luca. Clare meets and quickly marries Martin; who falls just as much in love with her fun; sparky family. But Martin makes a mistake and sets in train a series of events which brings the family to its knees. Clare ...... Emma Cunniffe Martin ...... Ben Miles Nicky ...... Anna Madeley Justine ...... Eve Matheson Luca ...... Paola Dionisotti Karl ...... Nigel Pilkington Owen ...... Baxter Willis Mick ...... John Biggins Ed ...... Piers Wehner Donna ...... Melissa Advani Directed by Mary Peate. Broadcast Sat 12 Dec 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4

19 12 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dramatisation by Linda Marshall of L Frank Baum's children's classic. When a tornado strikes her farmhouse in Kansas; young Dorothy is lifted to the magical world of Oz; where she embarks upon a perilous journey to find her way back home. Dorothy ...... Amelia Clarkson Wizard of Oz/Kalidah/Uncle Henry ...... Jonathan Keeble Scarecrow ...... Kevin Eldon Tinman ...... Burn Gorman Lion ...... Zubin Varla Witch of the North/South/West/Aunt Em .......Emma Fielding King Monkey/Miner ...... Andrew Westfield Munchkin/Gatekeeper ...... Graeme Hawley With Original Music by Olly Fox. Directed by Nadia Molinari. Part of the BBC Christmas 2009 season. Broadcast Sat 19 Dec 2009 14:30

26 12 2009 Saturday BBC Radio 4 14:30 Saturday Play Educating Rita By Willy Russell. A comic; sparky and touching portrayal of the relationship between a working-class Open University student and her middle-aged; alcohol-fuelled tutor. Rita ...... Laura Dos Santos Frank ...... Bill Nighy Directed by Kirsty Williams Part of the BBC Christmas 2009 season. Broadcast Sat 26 Dec 2009 14:30 BBC Radio 4 (FM only)

2010
02 jan private lives noel coward helena bonham carter bill nighy
09 jan just between ourselves ayckbourn 1977 dir gordon house
16 jan dover and the sleeping beauty paul mandelson
23 jan raven black anne cleeves dram iain finlay macleod
30 jan dr johnsons dictionary of crime david ashton

06 feb the small back room nigel balchin dram richard stevens ww2
13 feb slaughterhouse five kurt vonnegut dave sheasby 90m
20 feb murder in samarkand craig murray 105min
27 feb othello shakespeare with lenny henry 120min

06 mar vincent price and the horror of the english bloodbeast 'witchfinder general' play matthew broughton
13 mar confessions of a medium a.l.kennedy
20 mar playing with trains stephen polikoff part 1
27 mar playing with trains part 2 stephen poliakoff

03 apr goldfinger james bond ian fleming 90m
10 apr the believers christian pop group 1963 frank cottrrell boyce
17 apr scream edvard munch theft boz temple-morris kris hollington
24 apr the tennis court jonathan smith

01 may the indian in the cupboard lynne reid banks dram jane purcell
08 may an english tragedy ronald harwood ww2 john amery treason
15 may the jubilee singers adrian mitchell,ad celia hewitt negro spirituals just after slavery abolished; true story
22 may sacred statues william trevor
29 may an inspector calls j.b.priestley

05 jun the iceman simon bovey
12 jun bloody sunday ad. richard norton taylor
19 jun mountain of light simon bovey-the great exhibition, london, 1851
26 jun the pianist wladyslaw szpilman warsaw ghetto nazi occupation

03 jul avoid london-area-closed-mike walker
10 jul going to ground ww2 drama simion passmore
17 jul the moscow prodigal
24 jul the white chameleon christopher hampton
31 jul writing on wigan pier david pownall george orwell-related

07 aug rebus strip jack ian rankin part 1 sat play
13 aug tall stories no author credited - dir mary peate
21 aug bora bora lynne truss
28 aug boscobel ian curteis

04 sep translations michael duke / brian friel
11 sep spitfire mike walker
18 sep the white man's burden paul theroux about rudyard kipling
25 sep walter now david cook

02 oct the kane conspiracy jonathan holloway about citizen kane
09 oct theramin melissa murray
16 oct utz bruce chatwin /gregory norminton porcelain collector 1960s prague
23 oct beat the dog in his own kennel gary brown
30 oct the vanishing tim krabbe oliver emanuel

06 nov five days in may matthew solon
13 nov and then there were none agatha christie /joy wilkinson
20 nov a month in the country j.l.carr adap dave sheasby
27 nov the caretaker harold pinter

04 dec the gambler dostoyevsky
11 dec on the ceiling nigel planer frescoes, sistene chapel
18 dec shirley valentine willy russell monologue
25 dec pat and margaret victoria wood 90m


2011

01 jan the lady in the van, alan bennett, producer gordon house
08 jan to catch a thief, david dodge, made into a film (hitchcock), dram. jean buchanan
15 jan master harold and the boys, athol fugard, black waiters, apartheid/south africa
22 jan playback, jonathan myerson, political docu-drama, kissinger, nixon, 1973 october war
29 jan my dear children of the whole world, author not credited in RT -possibly hugh costello? -pope pius and his refusal to condemn the nazis in his xmas speech of 1942

05 feb the big sleep, raymond chandler, new dramatisation by robin brooks. with toby stephens.
12 feb the lady in the lake, raymond chandler, dram. stephen wyatt, toby stephens, philip marlowe
19 feb farewell my lovely, raymond chandler, dram. robin brooks, with toby stephens
26 feb playback, raymond chandler, dram. stephen wyatt, 90m

05 mar vanunu: a time to be heard, jon set, nuclear whistleblower in israel
12 mar the gun, mike walker, dram. of c.s.forester's guerilla warfare story,napoleonic spain
19 mar landfall, mike walker, sci-fi; five misfits head to a planet where there's a mining operation ...
26 mar leverage, simon passmore, conspiracy thriller

02 apr one chord wonders, frank boyce's plays about the punk generation 30 years on
09 apr one chord wonders- blitzkrieg bop
16 apr one chord wonders- damned, damned, damned: more about the pop music industry.
23 apr one chord wonders-this is the modern world
30 apr one chord wonders- television's over, f.c.boyce

07 may a change in the willows, ian buchan, toad of toad hall updated, 60m saturday play
14 may deep down 'n dirty rock n roll, mark d. markham. a rock band's comeback tour.
21 may five days in may, matthew solon, collapse of the labour government's support in 2010 and its replacement with a coalition
28 may sunk, mike walker, chilling tale about the nazi propaganda film 'titanic' commissioned by goebbels

4 jun little platoons, steve waters, a group of parents wants to set up its own school
11 jun the browning version, terence rattigan
18 jun in praise of love, terence rattigan, husband tries to keep his wife from knowing she has a terminal illness, unaware that she already knows, 1973 production, producer john tydeman, dir c de wolff
25 jun cause celebre, terence rattigan centenary, trial involving adultery and murder, 2 hours, saturday play.

2 jul, white knights, ann cleves dram. i.f.macleod, detective story set in shetlands
9 jul the penny dreadfuls present -revolution. comedy troupe.
16 jul the purple land, w.hudson dram andrew davies, 90m, political strife in south america and an elopement
23 jul playing with fire, david edgar, 90m, political drama
30 jul the great tennessee monkey trial, peter goodchild, teaching of evolution illegal

6 aug ian fleming, doctor no, james bond story, rpt, jarvis & ayres production. david suchet and toby stephens. 90m.
13 aug frances byrne, belle amie, sequel to maupassant's novel bel ami.
20 aug douglas livingstone, road to durham, rpt, the bevin boys, going down the mines instead of joining the armed forces
27 aug winston graham, marnie, a woman poses as a secretary to steal from her employers. used by alfred hitchcock in a psychological thriller. dram. shaun mckenna. saturday play.

3 sep john godber, september in the rain, based on a stage performance from 1983 about j.b's grandparents
10 sep michael eaton, washington 9/11, drama about the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, new york
17 sep ann cleves dram i.f.macleod: raven black, murder in the snow
24 sep life and fate: jonathan myerson, dram, fortress stalingrad

1 oct chandler- the long goodbye, 1/4, dram stephen wyatt, 90m
8 oct chandler-the high window, 2/4, dram. robin brook, 90m
15 oct chandler, the little sister, dram stephen wyatt, 90m
22 oct chandler- poodle springs, 4/4, dram. robin brooks
29 oct ray bradbury dram diana griffiths, something wicked this way comes, gothic horror

5 nov amelia bullmore, the middle, martin marries into a family but his one mistake leads to a family crisis
12 nov amy rosenthal, bar mitzvah boy, coming-of-age for a 13 year old youth, adap from jack rosenthal's book
19 nov alan garner, dram. peter thomson: the weirdstone of brisingamen
26 nov joyce porter, dram. paul mandelson, dover and the unkindest cut of all; death of a local policeman

3 dec paul mendelson, dover and the sleeping beauty
10 dec penelope fitzgerald, the gate of angels dram y.antrobus; edwardian london and cambridge;love,religion, physics and chance...
17 dec timberlake wertenbaker, our country's good, convicts sent to australia in 1780s (linked play r3 the next day, same cast)
24 dec ian fleming, goldfinger, rpt, with ian mckellen, jarvis & ayres production, 90min
31 dec bryony lavery, the million pound banknote, adap. from mark twain's short story


2012

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