Drama

01 Afternoon Play: Lifestyles of the Trapped and Cabbaged Mon 12th Jun 2006, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM Roy Boulter's comedy of delusion - the story of two holidaying accountants who leave their wives in the lurch when they get trapped in a Shanghai warehouse for days. Listeners can hear what happened to the wives in a companion piece at the same time tomorrow. Producer/Director: Toby Swift Geoff: Paul Brown Peter: Jeff Rawle Dockworker: Wal-Keat Lau

Afternoon Play: The Love of Birds Fri 14th Feb 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM A play by DJ Britton specially commissioned for Valentine's Day. Miranda has come to Bardholm to find space to think. Huw is there because counting puffins makes him feel good. Their meeting has unexpected consequences for them both. Director in Wales, Gilly Adam Miranda:.....Penny Downie Huw:....Richard Elfyn

Afternoon Play: Duce's Bonce Tue 30th May 2006, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM By 1956 the Hon Violet Gibson has been in an asylum for more than 20 years, and she seems finally to have lost touch with reality. Half the time she doesn't know who the prime minister is, and she has this mad idea that she shot Benito Mussolini. Violet Gibson, daughter of the first Lord Ashbourne, of Co Meath, wounded Signor Mussolini with a revolver in Rome. Violet died on May 2, 1956. Based on a true story. By Robin Brooks. Producer/Director Fiona McAlpine Violet: Catherine McCormack Maggie: Maureen Beattie Dr Francis Shelton: Adrian Rawlins William: Nicholas Woodeson The Queen of Bohemia: Sarah Eedle On 7 April 1926 an Irish woman stepped out from a crowd in Rome and fired a shot at one of the 20th century's most infamous dictators. One bullet grazed the nose of Benito Mussolini, but the Italian leader survived the assassination attempt. Among the many acts of individual bravery against fascism in Europe in the 20th century, Violet Gibson's has been largely lost to history. 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: 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