Drama of the Week: The Gold Killing
Robert Glenister stars in Paul Sellar's thriller of greed, fear and fraud on Ghana's gold coast. When Joe Stein invests Russian money in a goldmine he sets off a series of murders. :download:
Saturday 25th July
Diamonds are Forever
Radio 4 14:30 A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. His set-to with mafia-boss Spang is a classic 007 confrontation. But who is ‘ABC’? And what is Tiffany’s secret?
Tender is the Night - A Romance Episode 1
Radio 4 21:00 Tender is the Night - A Romance Episode 1
by F Scott Fitzgerald
dramatised by Robin Brooks
Episode One
Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a young film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets that hold them together.
The book regarded by many as Fitzgerald's greatest. A beautiful and poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.
Produced and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
Sunday 26th July
Tender Is the Night - A Romance Episode 2
Radio 4 15:00 Young film actress Rosemary Hoyt has been drawn into the circle of golden couple Dick and Nicole Diver. But she is beginning to understand the dark secrets that hold them together.
Monday 27th July
Writing the Century: Letters from a Young Indian Revolutionary
Radio 4 10:45 Mon - Fri Set in 1930's Calcutta, 'Letters from a Young Indian Revolutionary' is the true story of Tanika Gupta's great uncle Dinesh Gupta, and his resistance to British Colonial rule.
Watch Me
Radio 4 14:15 When Anja meets Rhys she's reluctant to fall in love, but her brain has other ideas. A love story, narrated by a neuroscientist. By Sarah Woods.
Tuesday 28th July
A Pact of Silence
Radio 4 14:15 Set during the brutal dictatorship of the late 1970's in Argentina, a young woman's life is turned upside down when she is confronted with the shocking truth about her origins.
Wednesday 29th July
The Good Listener
Radio 4 14:15 This authentic drama takes us inside the intelligence agency GCHQ, where agents are tracking three young British Muslims as they head for Syria.
Thursday 30th July
The Good Listener: Ghost in the Machine
Radio 4 14:15 A new episode of The Good Listener returns to GCHQ, where Henry Morcombe's team are tasked with gaining access to the phone network of a European ally, without their knowledge.
Friday 31st July
Irongate
Radio 4 14:15 James Fleet and Emma Fielding star in Nick Warburton's two-hander play about love and loss. A woman walks once a year along the Thames, from Kew to Tower Bridge. Why?
Robert Glenister stars in Paul Sellar's thriller of greed, fear and fraud on Ghana's gold coast. When Joe Stein invests Russian money in a goldmine he sets off a series of murders. :download:
Saturday 25th July
Diamonds are Forever
Radio 4 14:30 A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. His set-to with mafia-boss Spang is a classic 007 confrontation. But who is ‘ABC’? And what is Tiffany’s secret?
Tender is the Night - A Romance Episode 1
Radio 4 21:00 Tender is the Night - A Romance Episode 1
by F Scott Fitzgerald
dramatised by Robin Brooks
Episode One
Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are psychoanalyst Dick Diver and his wife Nicole, who hold court at their villa. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a young film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets that hold them together.
The book regarded by many as Fitzgerald's greatest. A beautiful and poignant novel about marriage, glamour and disintegration.
Produced and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
Sunday 26th July
Tender Is the Night - A Romance Episode 2
Radio 4 15:00 Young film actress Rosemary Hoyt has been drawn into the circle of golden couple Dick and Nicole Diver. But she is beginning to understand the dark secrets that hold them together.
Monday 27th July
Writing the Century: Letters from a Young Indian Revolutionary
Radio 4 10:45 Mon - Fri Set in 1930's Calcutta, 'Letters from a Young Indian Revolutionary' is the true story of Tanika Gupta's great uncle Dinesh Gupta, and his resistance to British Colonial rule.
Watch Me
Radio 4 14:15 When Anja meets Rhys she's reluctant to fall in love, but her brain has other ideas. A love story, narrated by a neuroscientist. By Sarah Woods.
Tuesday 28th July
A Pact of Silence
Radio 4 14:15 Set during the brutal dictatorship of the late 1970's in Argentina, a young woman's life is turned upside down when she is confronted with the shocking truth about her origins.
Wednesday 29th July
The Good Listener
Radio 4 14:15 This authentic drama takes us inside the intelligence agency GCHQ, where agents are tracking three young British Muslims as they head for Syria.
Thursday 30th July
The Good Listener: Ghost in the Machine
Radio 4 14:15 A new episode of The Good Listener returns to GCHQ, where Henry Morcombe's team are tasked with gaining access to the phone network of a European ally, without their knowledge.
Friday 31st July
Irongate
Radio 4 14:15 James Fleet and Emma Fielding star in Nick Warburton's two-hander play about love and loss. A woman walks once a year along the Thames, from Kew to Tower Bridge. Why?
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