Drama of the Week

The story of a mistake that caused one of the crucial turning points of the 20th century

Sebastopol, 1854, the Crimean War. In Tony Harrison's most recent play, a Classics-loving Lieutenant persuades a company of British soldiers in Ukraine to stage an all-male production of Iphigenia in Tauris. Stars Blake Ritson, Robert Emms and Richard Glaves. Lieutenant/Iphigenia/Athena ..... Blake Ritson Orestes ..... Robert Emms Pylades ..... Richard Glaves Sergeant/Thoas ..... John Dougall Irish soldier/Cowherd/Chorus ..... Eugene O'Hare Soldier/Messenger/Chorus ..... Michael Colgan Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women ..... David Sterne Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women ..... Gavi Singh Chera Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women ..... John Bowler Soldier/Chorus of Greek Women ..... Finlay Robertson Music performed by Peter Ringrose (trumpet), Detta Danford (flute), Howard McGill (clarinet), Jon Banks (accordion) and Matt Sharp (cello). Music composed and directed by Jon Nicholls. Director, Emma Harding This drama was originally broadcast on Radio 3.

When self-made tycoon Max Silver shakes up his property portfolio, he’s persuaded to raise an iconic new London skyscraper. He has City backing for a defiant new national symbol, plus an eye to his family’s future, as well as a hankering for his own personal legacy. But Max will still need all his ruthless deal-making skills to avoid the many and surprising traps put in his path by the world of business - and by sheer human folly. 1/4 Before the finance - the Planning. Max Silver ..... Robert Glenister Carol ….. Catherine Cusack Teddy ….. Sean Baker Zara ….. Katherine Press Katalina ….. Daphne Alexander Kolo ….. Buom Tihngang Larry ….. Paul Hickey John ….. Shaun Mason Maryam ….. Susan Jameson This was originally aired on BBC Radio 4.

Bodies in a peat bog are traced back to a calamitous event in 2000BC.

If you wanted to speak with the dead in 1960s America, there was one man who was ready to help. For more than a decade, Lamar Keene was at the top of his game, becoming known as the Prince of Spiritualists. Then, quite suddenly, he turned his back on it all. But Lamar Keene didn't go quietly. He published a tell-all expose in which he confessed that he was little more than a conman, a psychic fraudster, who manipulated people in their most vulnerable moments. And in doing so, he catalogued the many physical and psychological tricks he used to separate his followers from their money. It wasn’t just his own carefully-crafted reputation that Lamar Keene sought to destroy. He wanted to blow the whistle on the whole industry. He claimed that he had been part of a national underground network that included many other psychics, clairvoyants and mediums, who combined forces to fleece the unsuspecting public. He called it the “psychic mafia,” and said that his confession made him a marked man. But how much can we trust the revelations of a self-confessed conman? How much of Lamar Keene’s extraordinary story is really true? And what can it tell us about how our emotions affect belief and our susceptibility to misinformation? In a series that mixes documentary with drama, Vicky Baker (Fake Heiress) takes a deep dive into Lamar Keene’s stranger-than-fiction life story. Cast: Lamar . . . . . Edward Hogg Raoul . . . . . Tom Mothersdale Bill . . . . . Michael Begley Ken . . . . . Neil McCaul Waitress . . . . . Jasmine Hyde Ruthie . . . . . Tillie Murray Dorothy . . . . . Lorelei King Lillian . . . . . Christine Kavanagh Written and reported by Vicky Baker Drama written by Nick Perry Sound design by Peter Ringrose Produced by Sasha Yevtushenko A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4