NEVIL SHUTE - ON THE BEACH (320kbs-m4a/261mb/1hr53mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 21st & 26th March 2026
**** This programme was suggested by Marilyn Grant and Margaret Hopkins as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend ****
Starring Claudia Harrison and Richard Dillane.
Nevil Shute's compelling account of the aftermath of a nuclear world war.
Dramatised in two parts by Mike Walker.
Director: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.
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NEVIL SHUTE - ON THE BEACH - 1. AFTERMATH (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 21st March 2026
A cloud of deadly radioactivity is moving slowly towards Australia, one of few places on Earth where life has survived.
Mary .... Claudia Harrison
Moira .... Indira Varma
Dwight Towers .... William Hope
Peter Holmes .... Richard Dillane
Tim Osborne.... James Gordon-Mitchell
The Admiral .... Jonathan Tafler
Ryan .... Inam Mirza
A Farmer .... Stephen Critchlow
Other parts played by:
Jill Cardo
Gunnar Cauthery
Robert Lonsdale
Chris Pavlo
Dan Starkey
NEVIL SHUTE - ON THE BEACH - 2. MISSION (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 26th March 2026
As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
Moira .... Indira Varma
Mary .... Claudia Harrison
Peter Holmes .... Richard Dillane
Dwight Towers .... William Hope
Tim Osborne.... James Gordon-Mitchell
The Admiral .... Jonathan Tafler
Ryan .... Inam Mirza
Swain .... Stephen Critchlow
Other parts are played by:
Chris Pavlo
Dan Starkey
Gunnar Cauthery
Robert Lonsdale
