Classic & Period programmes on BBC Radio 4 2009-12-08T22:17:11Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/bbc_radio_four/drama/classic_and_period/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p4rjj 2009-12-07T23:37:31Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p4rjj/Book_at_Bedtime_Riceyman_Steps_Episode_6/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p4rjj_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: Riceyman Steps: Episode 6" /> </a> </p> <p> The corrosive desire for thrift begins to dominate married life at Earlforward's bookshop. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3sy6 2009-12-08T14:57:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3sy6/Classic_Serial_The_Complete_Smiley_The_Karla_Trilogy_Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy_Part_2/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3sy6_150_84.jpg" alt="Classic Serial: The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Part 2" /> </a> </p> <p> George Smiley, called out of retirement, tries to piece together the events of the past. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3th0 2009-12-04T23:32:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3th0/Book_at_Bedtime_Riceyman_Steps_Episode_5/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3th0_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: Riceyman Steps: Episode 5" /> </a> </p> <p> Mr Earlforward's drive for economy is revealed as a corrosive desire. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1md9 2009-12-04T20:30:47Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1md9/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_20/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1md9_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 20" /> </a> </p> <p> Truths that seemed drowned finally come to the surface. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3tgy 2009-12-03T23:33:42Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3tgy/Book_at_Bedtime_Riceyman_Steps_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3tgy_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: Riceyman Steps: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Romance is in the air, but Henry Earlforward believes practicalities must take precedence. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1md7 2009-12-03T20:28:38Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1md7/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_19/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1md7_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 19" /> </a> </p> <p> Charlie visits Bradley for the last time. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3tgw 2009-12-03T01:28:14Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3tgw/Book_at_Bedtime_Riceyman_Steps_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3tgw_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: Riceyman Steps: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Elsie's sweetheart Joe, newly returned from the war, is unable to control his feelings. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1md5 2009-12-02T20:36:59Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1md5/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_18/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1md5_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 18" /> </a> </p> <p> John, Bella, Eugene and Lizzie's streams cross. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p3th9 2009-12-02T00:09:28Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p3th9/Book_at_Bedtime_Riceyman_Steps_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p3th9_150_84.jpg" alt="Book at Bedtime: Riceyman Steps: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Henry Earlforward learns that his new neighbour shares his passion for thrift. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1md3 2009-12-01T20:33:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1md3/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_17/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1md3_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 17" /> </a> </p> <p> Eugene finds Lizzie, but it looks as if John may have lost Bella. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00p1mjm 2009-11-30T21:00:29Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p1mjm/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_16/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00p1mjm_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 16" /> </a> </p> <p> Eugene heads upstream looking for Lizzie, unaware of the man in the shadows. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny5nt 2009-11-27T20:36:54Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny5nt/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_15/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny5nt_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 15" /> </a> </p> <p> Impetuous and headstrong Bella Wilfer finally takes a stand. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny5nr 2009-11-26T20:33:44Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny5nr/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_14/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny5nr_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 14" /> </a> </p> <p> Lizzie Hexam and Bella Wilfer meet at last, at a funeral in a country churchyard. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny5np 2009-11-25T21:49:38Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny5np/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_13/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny5np_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 13" /> </a> </p> <p> Silas Wegg is determined to find a copy of old Harmon's will. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny5nm 2009-12-08T10:08:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny5nm/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_12/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny5nm_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 12" /> </a> </p> <p> Rogue Riderhood comes face to face with fate on a dark Thames night. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ny5pn 2009-12-07T10:08:10Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ny5pn/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_11/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ny5pn_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 11" /> </a> </p> <p> Bella visits her parents and tries her hand at cooking, with mixed results. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00npggx 2009-11-27T10:07:33Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npggx/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_5/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00npggx_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 5" /> </a> </p> <p> There is a rumour on the river that Gaffer Hexam might have had a hand in Harmon's death. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntfl4 2009-12-04T10:17:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntfl4/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_10/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntfl4_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 10" /> </a> </p> <p> Bradley Headstone has a very clear picture of his future and enlists Charlie Hexam's help. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntfmw 2009-11-30T10:07:31Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntfmw/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_6/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntfmw_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 6" /> </a> </p> <p> Bella Wilfer, whose life has become decidedly more comfortable, confides in her father. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntfky 2009-12-01T10:08:15Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntfky/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_7/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntfky_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 7" /> </a> </p> <p> A new life for Lizzie Hexam, a new mentor for Charlie, and new complications. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntfl0 2009-12-02T10:08:18Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntfl0/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_8/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntfl0_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 8" /> </a> </p> <p> Wegg comes to an agreement with Venus, as Bradley tries to do likewise with Eugene. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntfl2 2009-12-03T10:07:26Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntfl2/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_9/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntfl2_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 9" /> </a> </p> <p> John Rokesmith sets about straightening his very untidy life. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00npggv 2009-11-26T10:09:04Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npggv/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00npggv_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Silas Wegg, a literary man with a wooden leg, finds employment with the Golden Dustman. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00npggs 2009-11-25T10:08:12Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npggs/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00npggs_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> With young John Harmon presumed drowned, the Boffins have inherited old Harmon's fortune. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00npggq 2009-11-24T10:07:22Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npggq/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00npggq_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> How old John Harmon made his money out of rubbish, and the will he left to spite his son. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00npgh1 2009-11-23T10:06:48Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00npgh1/Womans_Hour_Drama_Our_Mutual_Friend_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00npgh1_150_84.jpg" alt="Woman's Hour Drama: Our Mutual Friend: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Tied to father and daughter's boat on the Thames, a lifeless shape bobs in the water. </p>