Programme Index

Duration: 50 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 16:30 on BBC HD

Available for 24 days

Fantasy drama. With the kingdom on the brink of collapse, Arthur and the Knights journey to the Isle of the Blessed, where their lives change forever. Show more

Contributors

Merlin:: Colin Morgan
Arthur:: Bradley James
Uther Pendragon:: Anthony Head
Gaius:: Richard Wilson
Sir Lancelot:: Santiago Cabrera
Agravaine:: Nathaniel Parker
Voice of the Dragon:: John Hurt
Morgana:: Katie McGrath
Gwen:: Angel Coulby
The Cailleach:: Gemma Jones
Sir Leon:: Rupert Young
Sir Gwaine:: Eoin Macken
Sir Elyan:: Adetomiwa Edun
Sir Percival:: Tom Hopper
Vilia:: Sarah Beck Mather
Geoffrey of Monmouth:: Michael Cronin
Ferryman:: James Greene
Writer:: Julian Jones
Producer:: Johnny Capps
Producer:: Julian Murphy
Director:: Alice Troughton

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 4

17:15

Merlin

Series 4

Episode 3: The Wicked Day

Duration: 50 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 17:15 on BBC HD

Available for 24 days

Fantasy drama series. A carnival to celebrate Prince Arthur's birthday hides a deadly foe who promises to strike at the very heart of Camelot. Show more

Contributors

Merlin:: Colin Morgan
Arthur:: Bradley James
Uther Pendragon:: Anthony Head
Gaius:: Richard Wilson
The Gleeman:: Phil Davis
Agravaine:: Nathaniel Parker
Voice of the Dragon:: John Hurt
Morgana:: Katie McGrath
Gwen:: Angel Coulby
Sir Leon:: Rupert Young
Sir Gwaine:: Eoin Macken
Sir Elyan:: Adetomiwa Edun
Writer:: Howard Overman
Producer:: Johnny Capps
Producer:: Julian Murphy
Director:: Alice Troughton
Sir Percival:: Tom Hopper
Geoffrey of Monmouth:: Michael Cronin
Geldred:: Phil Holden
Guard:: Kyle Lima
The Cailleach:: Gemma Jones
Ferryman:: James Greene
Writer:: Julian Jones
Sir Lancelot:: Santiago Cabrera
Vilia:: Sarah Beck Mather

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 4

18:00

The 39 Steps

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 18:00 on BBC HD

Drama based on John Buchan's novel, starring Rupert Penry-Jones. When an undercover British spy is killed, a man finds himself caught up in a deadly conspiracy. Show more

Contributors

Richard Hannay:: Rupert Penry-Jones
Victoria Sinclair:: Lydia Leonard
Sir George Sinclair:: David Haig
Professor Fisher:: Patrick Malahide
Harry Sinclair:: Patrick Kennedy
Scudder:: Eddie Marsan
Captain Kell:: Alex Jennings
Vicar/Wakeham:: Steven Elder
Ackerman:: Werner Daehn
Engel:: Peter Stark
London Constable:: Del Synnott
Concierge at Club:: James Bryce
Waiter at Club:: Stewart Preston
Town Hall Policeman:: Sean Kane
Landlady:: Kathryn Howden
Producer:: Lynn Horsford
Director:: James Hawes

Genres

DramaThriller

19:25

A Little Later

David Gray and Annie Lennox

BBC Two

Duration: 5 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 19:25 on BBC HD

Annie Lennox joins David Gray to perform Full Steam, on Later with Jools Holland.

Contributors

Producer:: Alison Howe
Director:: Janet Fraser-Crook
Performer:: Annie Lennox

Genres

MusicPop & Chart

Formats

Performances & Events

Brand

A Little Later

19:30

Little Dorrit

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. The Dorrits arrive in Venice, and Fanny renews an old acquaintance with Edmund Sparkler and his redoubtable mother Mrs Merdle. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Maggy:: Eve Myles
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Cavalletto:: Jason Thorpe
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Mrs General:: Pam Ferris
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adapter:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

20:00

Cranford

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 20:00 on BBC HD

Period drama. Defying his father, William finds a job with Captain Brown working on the railway making its way into the heart of Cranford. Meanwhile, Harry disappears from school. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty:: Judi Dench
Miss Octavia Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Mr Buxton:: Jonathan Pryce
Lady Glenmire:: Celia Imrie
Mrs Bell:: Lesley Sharp
Peggy Bell:: Jodie Whittaker
William Buxton:: Tom Hiddleston
Mrs Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
Captain Brown:: Jim Carter
The Rev Hutton:: Alex Jennings
Mr Peter Jenkyns:: Nicholas Le Prevost
Signor Brunoni:: Tim Curry
Jem Hearne:: Andrew Buchan
Mary Smith:: Lisa Dillon
Erminia Whyte:: Michelle Dockery
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Sir Charles Maulver:: Greg Wise
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Mrs Clara Smith:: Finty Williams
Edward Bell:: Matthew McNulty
Miss Galindo:: Emma Fielding
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Bella Gregson:: Emma Lowndes
Bertha:: Hannah Hobley
Mulliner:: Roddy Maude-Roxby
Margaret Gidman:: Bessie Carter
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis
Writer:: Heidi Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Cranford

Series

Cranford: Series 2

21:30

Sherlock

Series 1

Episode 3: The Great Game

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 21:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Contemporary crime drama. Five deadly puzzles. A deranged bomber. A battle of wits ensues between Sherlock and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers. Show more

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Dr John Watson:: Martin Freeman
DI Lestrade:: Rupert Graves
Mrs Hudson:: Una Stubbs
Molly Hooper:: Louise Brealey
Sgt Sally Donovan:: Vinette Robinson
Sarah:: Zoe Telford
Kenny Prince:: John Sessions
Miss Wenceslas:: Haydn Gwynne
Bezza:: Matthew Needham
Director:: Paul McGuigan
Producer:: Sue Vertue
Executive Producer:: Steven Moffat
Executive Producer:: Mark Gatiss
Writer:: Mark Gatiss

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Sherlock

Series

Sherlock: Series 1

The Crimson Petal and the White

23:00

The Crimson Petal and the White

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 23:00 on BBC HD

Drama based on the bestselling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. William Rackham, tormented by debt and an unstable wife, finds solace in young prostitute Sugar. Show more

Contributors

Sugar:: Romola Garai
William Rackham:: Chris O'Dowd
Mrs Agnes Rackham:: Amanda Hale
Mrs Castaway:: Gillian Anderson
Mrs Emmeline Fox:: Shirley Henderson
Doctor Curlew:: Richard E Grant
Christopher:: James Willson
Colonel Leek:: Alan Williams
Elizabeth:: Lydia Wilson
Letty:: Eleanor Yates
Clara:: Katie Lyons
Lady Constance Bridgelow:: Elizabeth Berrington
Janey:: Clare Louise Connolly
Henry Rackham Junior:: Mark Gatiss
Henry Rackham Senior:: Tom Georgeson
Caroline:: Liz White
Amateur Photographer:: Patrick Brennan
Bodley:: Blake Ritson
Ashwell:: Bertie Carvel
Fireside Whore 1:: Maimie McCoy
Fireside Whore 2:: Sarah Ridgeway
Fireside Whore 3:: Izabella Urbanowicz
Young Prostitute:: Jessica Pyatt
Producer:: David M Thompson
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Producer:: Greg Dummett
Director:: Marc Munden
Writer:: Lucinda Coxon

Genres

Series

00:00

Fry's Planet Word

Episode 1: Babel

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

Documentary series focusing on language. Stephen Fry seeks to uncover the origins of language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neill
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Executive Producer:: Mark Bell
Director:: John-Paul Davidson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

Genres

Factual

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Fry's Planet Word