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Weekdays 2.15-3.00pm
Dramas which delight and surprise. |
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Monday 1 - Friday 5 December
Monday
Prayer Mask
By David Pownall, based on the writings of 19th-century explorer Richard Burton.
In a quest for knowledge, Burton sets out from Alexandria on an expedition to Mecca, disguised as an Afghani pilgrim. He and his two young guides encounter many dangers, all the while keeping his true identity secret.
Lieutenant Richard Burton ...... Joseph Fiennes
Mohammed ...... Akbar Kurtha
Nur ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Wali ...... Paul Rider
Larking ...... Roger Hammond
Kaaba official ...... Inam Mirza
Surgeon ...... Jonathan Tafler
Mohammed's mother ...... Natasha Pyne
Director Peter Kavanagh.
Tuesday
The Babington Plot
Documentary-style drama by Michael Butt that tells the story of the 1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I and return England to Catholic rule under Mary, Queen of Scots. The story is told from the perspective of several of the conspirators - some genuine, and some who were governemnt spies that had infiltrated the group.
Presenter ...... Stephen Greif
Robert Poley ...... Burn Gorman
Thomas Salisbury ...... Sam Barnett
Aloysius Skeres ...... Chris Pavlo
Thomas Phelippes ...... Jonathan Tafler
Robert Bull ...... Stephen Critchlow
Gilbert Gifford ...... Inam Mirza
Don Mendoza ...... Malcolm Tierney
Mistress Bellamy ...... Marlene Sidaway
Jane Tichbourne ...... Janice Acquah
Agnes Lauren ...... Jill Cardo
Shepherd ...... Dan Starkey
Casey ...... Paul Rider
Director Sasha Yevtushenko.
Wednesday
Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Series of modern-day fantasy adventures.
2/4. Then Fancies Flee Away.Travelling through Yorkshire, Pilgrim meets a woman whose son has been in a strange coma for the past seven years. He lies in his bed, surrounded by a huge growth of thorns. As Pilgrim investigates this enchantment he is drawn towards the darkness beneath the mysterious Round Barrow of Willy Howe.
Pilgrim ...... Paul Hilton
Noreen ...... Tricia Kelly
Darren ...... Robert Lonsdale
Tina ...... Jill Cardo
Joey ...... Benjamin Askew
Jaggs ...... Malcolm Tierney
Les/Mulvahey ...... Paul Rider
Girl ...... Agnes Bateman
Director Marc Beeby.
Thursday
A Shropshire Lad
By AE Housman, adapted by Steven Canny
Simon Russell Beale performs a new dramatic setting of Housman’s famous poem. Set in a half-imagined Shropshire, "the land of lost content", the poem explores the fleetingness of love and decay of youth. With interviews and contributions from people across Shropshire.
Sound design Christopher Shutt; producer Steven Canny.
Friday
Looking for Dad
By Michael Butt
Charlie’sattempts to reconcile himself with his estranged father are threatened by his wife’s fierce but unexplained hostility to a man whom she has only ever met once in her life.
Charlie …… Henry Goodman
Ray …… Rob Jarvis
Juliet …… Lesley Sharp
Matron …… Richenda Carey
Young Ray ……Charlie Jarvis
Music Nick Russell-Pavier; producer Gordon House.
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Monday 24 - Friday 28 November 2008
Monday
Brief Lives
By Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly
4/4. Matters come to a head when Fat Doug comes to visit.
Frank ...... David Schofield
Debbie ...... Emma Atkins
Sarah ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Greg ...... Joseph Millson
Fat Doug ...... Tom Mannion
Elaine ...... Helen Lederer
Jemma ...... Manjeet Mann
Judge ...... Stephen Critchlow
Music by Carl Harms; producer/director Gary Brown.
Tuesday
Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood
By Trevor Preston
Drama that explores manic depression,
Thomas's dreams are like thriller plots, even if his daily life is anything but. His complex relationship with his partner Lizzie reaches crisis point when he tries to steal a lorry to drive a load of supermarket food to Africa.
Thomas ...... Rory Kinnear
Dr Klein ...... Susan Engel
Amy ...... Fenella Woolgar
Lizzie ...... Janice Acquah
Peter ...... Paul Rider
Dr Beard ...... Jonathan Tafler
Nita ...... Manjeet Mann
Ratched ...... Inam Mirza
Director Toby Swift.
Wednesday
Pilgrim
By Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Series of modern-day fantasy adventures
1/4. He Who Would Valiant Be. Pilgrim is summoned to help retrieve an egg stolen by the outlaw faerie Puck from the Lady Ursula, a huge, powerful dragon, before she can exact terrible retribution.
Pilgrim ...... Paul Hilton
Mervyn/Puck ...... Jamie Foreman
Vic ...... Paul Rider
Ursula ...... Noma Dumezweni
Veronica ...... Janice Acquah
Wayne ...... Lloyd Thomas
MT ...... Inam Mirza
Grevis ...... Chris Pavlo
Landers ...... Stephen Critchlow
Girl ...... Agnes Bateman
Director Marc Beeby.
Thursday
Development
By Doug Lucie
Property developer Mike appears to have it all, but the foundations are shaky. When his debts are called in, the brother of the family's Russian au pair offers a way out of their problems, but is it what it seems?
Mike ...... Mark Bazeley
Zoe ...... Samantha Spiro
Marie ...... Amy Shindler
Joe ...... Ashley Cook
Tatyana ...... Larissa Kouznetsova
Leo ...... Basher Savage
Producer Janet Whitaker.
Friday
Whitechapel Dreams
By Bernard Kops
Widower Leo Silver is about to reluctantly retire as a librarian at Whitechapel Library when he encounters Aleya, a young Muslim girl seeking refuge in the library after a furious argument with her father. He is touched by her plight and, with the help of the literary 'ghosts' of the library, tries to help her through her dilemma.
Bernard ...... Bernard Kops
Leo ...... Edward Halsted
Aleya ...... Ruth D’Silva
Issac ...... Gunnar Cauthery,
Aleya’s father ...... Paul Bhattacharjee
Producer/director David Hunter. |
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