The Works of Christian Rodska.

 

 

Christian has worked in the West End Theatre, Television, Radio,  and an actor in Audio books.


Christian Rodska first played Rufus in A BEAST WITH TWO BACKS broadcast 1968.

Played Nippert in the classic serial THE ROADS TO FREEDOM broadcast BBC2 4 October – 27 December 1970.

Played Ron Stryker in FOLLYFOOT for Yorkshire TV broadcast 1971 – 73.

Played Giles Carstairs in the FATHER BROWN episode ‘The Head of Caesar’ for ATV in 1974.

Played Arthur Barras in the Granada TV series THE STARS LOOK DOWN broadcast 4 September – 27 November 1974.

He played the petrol station attendant in the film THE LIKELY LADS in 1976.

Played Tant Raynor in THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR for Granada TV broadcast 25 January - March 1977.

Played Esca in the BBC Scotland historical drama series THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH broadcast BBC1 4 September - 9 October 1977.

Played Antoine in LES MISERABLES in 1978.

Played Cantor in THE TOMORROW PEOPLE Episodes1 & 2 of Achilles Heel(1978)

Christian Rodska starred as Tom Nesbitt in THE NESBITTS ARE COMING for Yorkshire TV broadcast 17 April - 22 May 1980.

Played Sarkisov in the SPY episode ‘THE MURDER MACHINE’ broadcast BBC1 in 1980.

Played 'Agar son of Athar' in the BBC's 'Lord Of The Rings' parody "Hordes of The Things" in 1980/81.

Played Joe O'Rourke in BROOKSIDE (1982) & (1990)

He played Captain Porter in the play THE EXERCISE broadcast BBC1 in 1984.

He starred as Roger Ditchley in the forty episode BBC radio series THE FOSDYKE SAGA broadcast 2 October 1983 - 13 November 1985.

Played Father in the play THE GALACTIC GARDEN broadcast BBC1 2 January 1985.

Christian Rodska also played Duncan Fraser in AFTER TENKO broadcast BBC1 26 December 1985.

Played Alex Dewar in TAGGART: KNIFE EDGE for Scottish TV broadcast 24 February - 10 March 1986.

He featured as Alec in, "IN LOVING MEMORY" for Yorkshire TV in 1986.

Appeared in the classic serial THE DIARY OF ANN FRANK broadcast BBC1 4 – 28 January 1987.

Played Bernard in the episode "Thanks for Everything" of BERGERAC 1987

KISS ME KATE - Client - Calendar (1998)


Featured as Detective Sergeant Frogman in the BBC radio play THE RED TELEPHONE BOX in 1988.

He recorded ‘DEEP PURPLE’ by Ted Allbury and ‘THE MAN CALLED KYRIL’ by John Trenhaile for Chivers Audio Books in 1989.

Played Joe O'Rourke in BROOKSIDE (1982) & (1990)

He featured as William in the thirty episode BBC radio series WINSTON broadcast 26 April 1989 - 5 May 1994.

Played Mr. Hedley in episodes of THE BILL for Thames TV in 1990.

He played Father Bailey in THE FIFTEEN STREETS broadcast 1989.

He also played the television reporter in CHAMBRE A PART (aka SEPARATE BEDROOMS) in 1990.

Recorded ‘SAVIOUR’S’S GATE’ by Tim Winston for Chivers Audio Books in 1991.

Featured as Superintendent George Ellis in the BBC series SPENDER in 1991.

Played Fred in the BBC radio play DAYBREAK.

Christian Rodska featured as Moers in the first season of MAIGRET for Granada TV in 1992.

Played Jack in the play THE PRISONER’S PUMPKIN at the New Vic Theatre, Bristol from 10 September - 3 October 1992.

Read ‘TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS’ by R. F. Delderfield and ‘MEN AT ARMS’ by Evelyn Waugh for THE TIMES AUDIO COLLECTION in 1994.

Christian Rodska played Robert Hawthorne in LICENCE TO LIVE in 1994.

Featured as Giles Rawle in the WYCLIFFE episode ‘WILD OATS’ for Harlech TV broadcast 30 July 1995.

Played Gustav in the BBC radio play GERTRUD broadcast September 1995.

Played Colin Clark in an episode of CASUALTY broadcast BBC 1
1996 http://www.bbc.co.uk/casualty/

Played The Head Teacher in "PEOPLE LIKE US" - - (1999)

Christian Rodska voiced in some episodes of the documentary of Simon Schama's "A HISTORY OF BRITAIN" broadcast BBC1 in 2000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/hob/

Christian also appeared in “55 DEGREES NORTH” in July and August 2004 on BBC 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/crime/55degrees/carter.shtml


Other undated appearances are:

He was the narrator in the radio serial UNCLE MORT’S NORTH COUNTRY.

Christian Rodska has also recorded ‘TALKING TO STRANGE MEN’ by Ruth Rendell.

Played in R. F. Delderfield’s ‘FAREWELL THE TRANQUIL MIND’ audio book.

Played "Father Williamson" in Radio 4's Colvil and Soames

He has also played in
Oliver Twist.
Thatcher: The Final Days.
Coronation Street.
Bergerac.
Juliet Bravo.