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John Roland Clifford Yorke (born 9 July 1962) [1] [2] is a British television producer and script editor, who was head of Channel 4 Drama 2003–2005, [3] [4] controller of BBC drama production 2006–2012 [5] and MD of Company Pictures (2013–2015).
This is a list of current and former programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4.. When it came into existence – on 30 September 1967 – Radio 4 inherited a great many continuing programme series which had been initiated prior to that date by its predecessor, the BBC Home Service (1939–1967), and in some cases even by stations which had preceded the Home Service.
Drama (formerly Afternoon Theatre, Afternoon Drama, Afternoon Play) [1] [2] is a BBC Radio 4 radio drama, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm. Generally each play is 45 minutes in duration and approximately 190 new plays are broadcast each year. More or less three-quarters are self-contained dramas.
Saturday Night Theatre was noted as the major drama of the week on BBC Radio 4, until it was scrapped as a programme strand in 1996. Audiences reached a peak of 6.75 million in 1955, but by the end the average audience levels had fallen to between 50,000 and 100,000 - although with another 500,000 listening to the Monday afternoon repeat. [ 2 ]
[2] [3] [4] Executive producer John Yorke, who oversaw the show, [3] and is also controller of BBC drama production and new talent, said "Fundamentally the whole idea of the show is it's a training ground for new talent, be that acting, writing, composing, remixing, everything. The fact is because it's online, we can take risks."
John Yorke, BBC Controller of Continuing Drama Series, took total control of the show himself and became acting Executive Producer for a short period, before appointing Kate Harwood. John Yorke said, “Kathleen has done a fantastic job of managing EastEnders during this period of change - I am very grateful to her for all her hard work and for ...
From 20 June 2018, Damien appeared in BBC Radio 4 World War 1 serial drama Home Front, playing the new character Hardy Walsh [41] introduced in series 14, 'Needs Must When The Devil Drives'. [ 42 ] Damien made his first appearance in a web series in October 2018, guest starring in episode 1 of Right Now , Robert Cawsey's new online comedy based ...
Piers Wenger, the head of drama at BBC Cymru Wales, reiterated this and added that Casualty is a key element to the expansion of BBC Cymru Wales. [3] John Yorke, the BBC Controller of Drama Production and New Talent, opined that the move was "incredibly exciting" and would secure the show's future as "one of Saturday night's favourite dramas". [3]