Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20250105 |  Behind the Scenes at the Museum won the Whitbread Best Book of the Year in 1995, and is now dramatised by one of our very best audio writers, Katie Hims, for BBC Radio 4. This is part one of three episodes. In 1951 Ruby Lennox is grudgingly conceived to the chimes of midnight; chimes from the clock on the mantlepiece which once belonged to her great grandmother, Alice. The Lennox live above the shop in York, a city so steeped in history that real-life ghosts linger amongst the boxes of Trill and cat litter. We are flung back to 1919, and meet Ruby's grandmother Nell, a young woman, falling in love at the brink of war. George - Samuel James Nell - Jessica Turner Jack - Nuhazet Diaz Cano Frank .....Paul Adeyefa Albert - Ian Dunnett Jnr Young Nell - Shreya Lallu Young Lilian - Andi Bickers Alice/Babs - Ruth Everett Jean-Paul - Charlie Anson Young Patricia - Paige Brearley Young Gillian - Olive Connolly Ruby Lennox's family is ostensibly ordinary. But behind the scenes, secrets, lies and inexplicable coincidences are waiting to be found. Kate Atkinson's award-winning novel. |
| 02 | 20250112 | Behind the Scenes at the Museum won the Whitbread Best Book of the Year in 1995, and is now dramatised by one of our very best audio writers, Katie Hims, for BBC Radio 4. This is part two of three episodes. Bunty's disappeared, so Ruby, Gillian and Patricia spend a glorious week on holiday in Whitby with George's ‘friend' Doreen. But the fun can't last forever.. George/Edmund - Samuel James Doreen - Laura Dos Santos Young Ruby - Matilda Kent Young Gillian - Ava Talbot Young Patricia - Frankie-Jae Simmonds Lilian - Andi Bickers Nell - Shreya Lallu Paddy - Nuhazet Diaz Cano Mac - Ian Dunnett Jnr Bunty's disappeared, but Ruby and her sisters are off to Whitby with an unexpected guest Bunty's disappeared, so Ruby and her sisters are off for a holiday in Whitby with George's ‘friend' Doreen. But the fun can't last forever.. Kate Atkinson's award-winning novel. |
| 03 | 20250119 |  Behind the Scenes at the Museum won the Whitbread Best Book of the Year in 1995, and is now dramatised by one of our very best audio writers, Katie Hims, for BBC Radio 4. This is the final episode. Ruby's growing up, and in doing so, she must unearth the ghosts of her past, that have lain buried for a lifetime. George - Samuel James Young Ruby - Maddie Evans Young Patricia - Lauren Patel Clive - Ian Dunnett Jnr Nell - Jessica Turner Older Patricia - Jane Slavin Alice - Ruth Everett Jean-Paul - Charlie Anson Bernard - David Hounslow Daisy - Shreya Lallu Ruby's growing up, and in doing so, she must unearth the ghosts of her past. Ruby's growing up, and in doing so, she must unearth the ghosts of her past that have lain buried for a lifetime. Kate Atkinson's award-winning novel. |