Drama

Afternoon Play: A Song for Edmond Shakespeare Fri 7th Jan 2005, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM London, 1607: a penniless actor rushes drunkenly through the streets lamenting that his life is a failure. A failure made more painful because he is the youngest brother of the rather more successful William Shakespeare. By Gary Bleasdale. Director Steven Canny Edmond: Paul Rhys Anne: Helen Longworth Ben: Stuart McLoughlin Christopher: Stephen Hoqan Alice: Cherry Morris Crooke: Nigel Barrett Thomas: Robert Hastie Rosetta: Emily Wachter Gatekeeper: Hugh Dickson Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Afternoon Play: The Night Manager 06-08-2008 On the last night of Johnny Farrell's management of the Finbar Hotel, his past comes back to haunt him. By Dermot Bolger Johnny ...................................... Sean Campion Alfie ...................................... Garrett Keogh Simon ......................................... Tom Hickey Helena .................................... Alison McKenna Taxi driver/chef ............................. Sean Kearns Dr Gorman .................................... John Hewitt Receptionist ............................... Nikki Doherty Barman/Waiter ............................ Conor McGreevey Woman Guest ............................... Bronagh Taylor Colm ..................................... Michael Ritchie

Set against the wider current of events in England in the early 19th century, this is a tale of ambition. A man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Ancoats, Manchester to reach the very top in politics in the era when the Labour Party was born after a great struggle. John Hamer Shawcross is a victim of his own success, and one of the great characters of English literature. Sir Ian McKellen stars as Shawcross - from his boyhood on the streets of Manchester to his pursuit of power and fame. John Shawcross ...... Sir Ian McKellen John Shawcross as a Boy ...... Gary Carp Tom Hannaway as a Youth ...... Phillip Politt Arnold Ryerson as a Youth ...... David Riley Grandfather ...... Geoffrey Banks Ellen ...... Rosalie Williams Ma Hannaway ...... Elizabeth Hannaway Charles Artingstall ...... George Hagan Ann Artingstall ...... Susan Revill Lillian Artingstall ...... Elizabeth Kelly Hawley ...... Graham Tennant Lizzie Lightowler ...... Rosalie Crutchley George Hagan ...... Charles Artingstall Polly Burnsall ...... Romy Baskerville Ian Flintoff ...... Gordon Stansfield Hilda ...... Lesley Nicol Arnold Ryerson ...... Andrew Jackson Pen Muff ...... Vida Paterson Richardson ...... Randal Herley Ezra Crompton ...... Jimmy Bradock Tom Hannaway ...... Geoffrey Wheeler Lord Lostwithiel of Hereward Castle ...... Jeffrey Wickham Lady Lettice Melland ...... Helen Ryan Howard Spring's novel adapted for radio in eight episodes by Ken Whitmore Directed by Trevor Hill First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979 Episode 1 Born in Captivity 00:00 Episode 2 Thrown to the Wolves 54:46 As John starts work, he studies, preaches and keeps fit - preparing to change the world. Episode 3 The Fight for St Swithin's 1:48:36 John's political campaign starts in Bradford with rousing speeches to the crowds. Episode 4 Lovers and Losers 2:42:20 Dirty tricks are played by a ruthless opponent - how will Labour fare in the by-election? Episode 5 Deaths and Entrances 3:36:00 John's political pursuits lead him to Westminster and Welsh valley mines. Episode 6 Hamer's Women 4:30:15 Social reformer John is tempted by Lady Lettice, as his wife fights for the suffragettes. Episode 7 Nothing But the Truth, Almost! 5:21:02 The Great War dominates politics as leaders ask people to unite. Hamer's son enlists. Episode 8 Perish By the Sword 6:16:07 Labour briefly tastes of power, and fortunes are made and lost as Hamer Shawcross concludes his memoirs. Ian McKellen stars in the story of John Hamer Shawcross - set against the wider current of events in England in the early 19th century. Howard Spring's novel freely adapted by Ken Whitmore. John Hamer Shawcross …. Sir Ian McKellen Jimmy Newboult …. John Baldwin Lady Lettice Melland …. Helen Ryan Lady Hannaway …. Romy Baskerville Arnold Tyerson …. Andrew Jackson Pen Ryerson …. Vida Paterson Lizzie Lightowler …. Rosalie Crutchley Tom Hannaway …. Geoffrey Wheeler Alice Ryerson …. Valerie Georgeson Charles Shawcross …. Richard Durden Pendleton …. Rory Scase Director: Trevor Hill First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1979. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Dead Man's Suit A strange loner buys a suit in a charity shop and it changes his life. He secures a powerful new job and women notice him for the first time. Does the suit possess some sort of supernatural power? Or is it something more sinister? A black comedy by Michael Stewart. Director/ Producer Gary Brown Michael Stewart is a former winner of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for writers new to radio; this is his third Afternoon Drama. His novel 'King Crow' was published in 2011 to great critical acclaim. Writer Michael Stewart Ian Jeremy Swift David Conrad Nelson John Conrad Nelson Nicky Kate Coogan Helen Natalie Grady Chardonnay Lisa Allen Waiter Hamilton Berstock Ben Isaac Whitmore Maisie Jenna Addinall Producer Gary Brown Director Gary Brown Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Dangerous Visions The Double First broadcast: Sun 10th Jun 2018, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM Jonathan Holloway's reimagining of Dostoyevsky's nightmare vision of a lonely civil servant driven to madness when his life is stolen by a doppelganger. Produced and directed by Gemma Jenkins Jonathan Holloway has taken Dostoyevksy's tale of the lonely civil servant on the verge of a nervous breakdown and relocated it to a steampunk version of 19th Century St Petersburg, substituting the labyrinthine Tsarist bureaucracy of the original with the advanced computer systems office of the Russian Federation's Intelligence Services. To win his superiors' admiration the story's hero, Golyadkin, starts working on perfecting a new cyber-weapon only to find that a new arrival in the office who looks remarkably like him is taking all the credit for his work. In this new adaptation the 21st century begins to intrude - samovars bubble, dances mix trance with live string quartets, electric taxis whine on the highways while horses clatter by and computers are gas-fuelled. In Golyadkin's fractured mind he's lost all sense of where he exists in time and what we're experiencing is his dream of the future. Dostoyevsky's themes of grinding bureaucracy, societal pressures inducing feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness are given a bleakly modern twist. The Double: Joseph Millson Andrei Filippovich Olsufy: Sean Murray Dr Rutenspitz: Elizabeth Counsell Klara Olsufyevna: Kerry Gooderson Needles: Kerry Gooderson Marmeladov: Lauren Cornelius Raskolnikov: Joseph Ayre Fatboy: Ryan Whittle Maitre D’: Ryan Early Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows If you would like to buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 Or Direct via https://paypal.me/oldtuberadio Thank you and Please don't forget to subscribe Thank You

Set in 1909, with Europe rattling sabres and the Great Powers arming up, Regatta drops you into a world of Edwardian hush-hush and courtly intrigue. Over at Rosyth Dockyard on the Forth, whispers of a German plot start doing the rounds — and once the alarm’s raised, the big question is simple: what exactly are the Huns up to? Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of Saturday-Night Theatre (13 April 1985), this is a tense, old-school spy drama — all suspicion, coded intentions, and quiet danger in the shadow of the dockyard. Cast includes: Lain Agnew, Sandy Neilson, Leon Sinden, Grace Glover, Finlay Welsh, Don Gallagher, John Shedden, Terry Cavers, and Harriet Buchan. Directed by Patrick Rayner

Last Seen Wearing Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing persons case from a dead colleague, but murder is Morse's speciality and the case soon has complications. Dramatised by: Guy Meredith Inspector Morse: John Shrapnel Sergeant Lewis: Robert Glenister Chief Supt Strange: John Hartley Mrs Ainley: Auriol Smith Donald Phillipson: Miles Anderson Sheila Phillipson: Melinda Walker Gwen Taylor: Frances Jeater George Taylor: Donald Sumpter Reginald Baines: Terence Edmond Johnny Maguire: Paul Panting Mrs Acum: Tamsin Greig Sgt Dickon: Lyndam Gregory David Acum: David Jarvis Joe: James Taylor Versatile Vera: Emily Woof Supervisor: Vivienne Rochester Surgeon: Don McCorkindale Sergeant Rogers: Michael Onslow Radio 3 announcer: Catriona Young Music: Wilfredo Acosta Director: Ned Chaillet Saturday Night Theatre: Sat 28th May 1994 19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM Valerie Taylor has been missing since she was a sexy seventeen, more than two years ago. Inspector Morse is sure she's dead. But if she is, who forged the letter to her parents saying "I am alright so don't worry"? Never has a woman provided Morse with such a challenge, for each time the pieces of the jigsaw start falling into place, someone scatters them again. So Valerie remains as tantalizingly elusive as ever. Morse prefers a body—a body dead from unnatural causes. And very soon he gets one…

1 )The Terrible Connexion 00:00 Saturday-Night Theatre: The Terrible Connexion Sat 19th Apr 1975, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Michael Robson 'An ugly fog this morning. An eerie fog. A fog that can be a fit companion only for deeds of stealth. Touching the current case, Mr Greenleaf, we have our work cut out. We do indeed. The identity of the deceased is unknown - as yet.’ Producer David Spenser Eleanor Delahunty: Liane Aukin Dynasty Surecard: Anthony Hall Sir Lisbon Delahunty MP: Denis McCarthy Rowland Stanyhurst: Simon Lack Caroline Stanyhurst: Diana Berriman Education Greenleaf: Trader Faulkner Cluny Wilbraham: Michael Burlington Hester Tang: Olwen Griffiths Emily Tang: Kate Coleridge The Ancient Theaker: John Hollis Serjeant Clench: Stephen Thorne Dead Bob: Peter Pacey Mrs Olliphant: Kathleen Helme Mr Collinge: Gerald Cross Counsel for the Prosecution: Malcolm Hayes Nigel Stock as Inspector Millions By Michael Robson The Terrible Connexion, The first of two Victorian mysteries solved by 'the eccentric Inspector Millions', as the Radio Times has it. Its companion-piece is The Instruments of Darkness Both plays are self-consciously baroque and establish their own idiom, with formal dialogue, fanciful crimes and grotesque characters with outre names. Nigel Stock plays the inspector with great panache, relishing his lines and contriving to make him at once absurd and impressive. Anthony Hall is his piping sidekick, the industrious Dynasty Surecard. 2) The Instruments of Darkness 1:28:09 Saturday-Night Theatre: The Instruments of Darkness Sat 24th Sep 1977, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Michael Robson A comedy thriller; the second of two plays about the eccentric Inspector Millions. The happy excitement attendant upon the forthcoming opening of the Crystal Palace has been marred by two inexplicable fatalities. Two days ago at half past six in the morning, a scaffolder was seen to fall abruptly some 40 feet to the floor of the Oriental Tea Room and, yesterday morning, an even more macabre death was to follow ... a man was seen lying motionless 60 feet up in the branches of a sycamore tree - the centre-piece of a horticultural display! An motley crew assemble to sort out who did it: Joseph Paxton, a host of characters with unlikely names, and Inspector Millions and his sidekick Dynasty Surecard. Directed By: David Spenser Inspector Millions: Nigel Stock Dynasty Surecard: Anthony Hall Melisande, Lady Quandary: Elizabeth Proud Porritt: Richard Hurndall Xerxes, Lord Quandary: Manning Wilson Sir Joseph Paxton/Fleet Ned Sprott: Brian Hewlett Dr Melchior Yolland/Bishop of Whetstone: Michael Deacon Caroline Muldoon: Heather Bell Nimbles Earthrowl: Peter Wickham Edgar Joynstschism: Nigel Graham Danvers Gimlinge: Michael Harbour Sir Jericho Arbogast: Henry Knowles Meldrum/Peebles Clatworthy: Trader Faulkner Mrs Glumdalclitch Orsborne: Irene Sutcliffe Daffodil: Penelope Reynolds Nigel Stock as Inspector Millions By Michael Robson The Terrible Connexion, The first of two Victorian mysteries solved by 'the eccentric Inspector Millions', as the Radio Times has it. Its companion-piece is The Instruments of Darkness Both plays are self-consciously baroque and establish their own idiom, with formal dialogue, fanciful crimes and grotesque characters with outre names. Nigel Stock plays the inspector with great panache, relishing his lines and contriving to make him at once absurd and impressive. Anthony Hall is his piping sidekick, the industrious Dynasty Surecard. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Jane’s Story Jane Michaels thought that she and her husband had no secrets from each other. But then James dies suddenly, leaving her with an unfinished property redevelopment project and a heap of unanswered questions… Jane ..... Elizabeth Bell Ella ..... Ella Smith Anthony ..... Nicholas Le Prevost Frances ..... Lynne Verrall Jeff ..... Kerry Shale Dan ..... Damian Lynch Rita ..... Noma Dumezweni Sandra ..... Stella Duffy Mary ..... Marcia Warren Christina ..... Carolyn Jones Policeman ..... Anthony Glennon Mark ..... Kim Wall Written by Alison Joseph Directed by David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio