Programme Index

Duration: 50 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 16:30 on BBC HD

Available for 19 days

Fantasy drama series. The mysterious Julius Borden arrives in Camelot with news of a magical secret that threatens to change the landscape of the kingdom forever. Show more

17:15

Merlin

Series 4

Episode 5: His Father's Son

Duration: 50 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 17:15 on BBC HD

Available for 19 days

Fantasy drama series. Arthur faces his first test as King when he incurs the wrath of the formidable Queen Annis, with thousands of lives hanging in the balance. Show more

Contributors

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

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 4

18:00

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Series 1

Episode 1

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Duration: 58 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 18:00 on BBC HD

Ann Widdecombe and Craig Revel Horwood travel from Colyton, Devon, through Somerset to an auction at Southend-on-Sea buying antiques with experts Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Ann Widdecombe
Participant:: Craig Revel Horwood
Participant:: Catherine Southon
Participant:: Mark Stacey
Narrator:: Tim Wonnacott
Executive Producer:: Wendy Rattray
Series Producer:: Paul Tucker

Genres

FactualAntiques

Brand

Series

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Series 1

19:00

Last of the Summer Wine

I Was A Hitman for Primrose Dairies

Duration: 30 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 19:00 on BBC HD

Luther 'Hobbo' Hobdyke, a retired milkman with strong links to MI5, arrives in the village. Very soon, he forms a small emergency response team. Show more

Contributors

Hobbo:: Russ Abbot
Entwistle:: Burt Kwouk
Alvin:: Brian Murphy
Clegg:: Peter Sallis
Truly:: Frank Thornton
Toby:: Trevor Bannister
Director:: Alan JW Bell
Writer:: Roy Clarke
Stella:: Barbara Young
Howard:: Robert Fyfe
Pearl:: Juliette Kaplan
Aunty Wainwright:: Jean Alexander
Tom:: Tom Owen
Morton:: Christopher Beeny
Barry:: Mike Grady
Glenda:: Sarah Thomas
Nelly:: June Whitfield
Miss Davenport:: Josephine Tewson
Ivy:: Jane Freeman
PC Cooper:: Ken Kitson
PC Walsh:: Louis Emerick
Producer:: Alan JW Bell

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Last of the Summer Wine

19:30

Little Dorrit

Episode 10

Duration: 30 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother is determined to separate them, while Arthur becomes worried when he sees Rigaud at his mother's house. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Mrs General:: Pam Ferris
Edmund Sparkler:: Sebastian Armesto
Mrs Merdle:: Amanda Redman
Mr Merdle:: Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:: Nicholas Jones
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adapter:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

20:00

Upstairs Downstairs

Series 1

Episode 1: The Fledgling

Upstairs Downstairs: Series 1

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 20:00 on BBC HD

Revival of the iconic period drama series. Sir Hallam Holland and his wife inherit a dilapidated 165 Eaton Place, and set about restoring the house to its full glory. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Euros Lyn
Lady Agnes Holland:: Keeley Hawes
Sir Hallam Holland:: Ed Stoppard
Rose Buck:: Jean Marsh
Maud, Lady Holland:: Eileen Atkins
Lady Persie:: Claire Foy
Mrs Thackeray:: Anne Reid
Mr Amanjit:: Art Malik
Mr Pritchard:: Adrian Scarborough
Harry Spargo:: Neil Jackson
Ivy Morris:: Ellie Kendrick
Johnny Proude:: Nico Mirallegro
Duke of Kent:: Blake Ritson
Anthony Eden:: Anthony Calf
Mrs Simpson:: Emma Clifford
Ribbentrop:: Edward Baker-Duly
Mrs Proude:: Caroline O'Neill
Matron:: Sadie Shimmin
Franklin:: Jack Bannell

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Upstairs Downstairs

Series

21:00

Madagascar

Episode 1: Island of Marvels

Duration: 58 minutes

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 21:00 on BBC HD

Series exploring Madagascar and its unique wildlife. David Attenborough reveals the most bizarre places and their inhabitants on this ecologically distinct island. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: David Attenborough
Executive Producer:: Mike Gunton
Series Producer:: Mary Summerill
Producer:: Mary Summerill

Genres

FactualScience & NatureNature & Environment

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Madagascar

22:00

Great Expectations (2011)

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 22:00 on BBC HD

Available for years

Great Expectations (2011)

Drama based on the classic novel. A terrifying encounter on the marshes with an escaped convict and a summons from the mysterious Miss Havisham change orphan Pip's life forever. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: George Ormond
Director:: Brian Kirk
Writer:: Sarah Phelps
Abel Magwitch:: Ray Winstone
Miss Havisham:: Gillian Anderson
Jaggers:: David Suchet
Pip:: Douglas Booth
Young Pip:: Oscar Kennedy
Joe Gargery:: Shaun Dooley
Dolge Orlick:: Jack Roth
Mrs Joe:: Claire Rushbrook
Pumblechook:: Mark Addy
Compeyson:: Paul Rhys
Sergeant:: Charlie Creed-Miles
Hannah:: Mary Roscoe
Young Estella:: Izzy Meikle-Small
Mr Pocket:: Andrew Bone
Mrs Pocket:: Abigail Bond
Young Herbert:: Eros Vlahos
Estella:: Vanessa Kirby

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

23:00

The Crimson Petal and the White

Episode 2

The Crimson Petal and the White

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 23:00 on BBC HD

Drama based on the bestselling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. Seduced by her charms, William moves Sugar out of Mrs Castaway's brothel and into her own flat in Marylebone. 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
Henry Rackham Junior:: Mark Gatiss
Bodley:: Blake Ritson
Ashwell:: Bertie Carvel
Doctor Curlew:: Richard E Grant
Clara:: Katie Lyons
Mrs Amphlett:: Camilla Rutherford
Letty:: Eleanor Yates
Janey:: Clare Louise Connolly
Christopher:: James Willson
Henry Rackham Senior:: Tom Georgeson
Caroline:: Liz White
Colonel Leek:: Alan Williams
Lady Constance Bridgelow:: Elizabeth Berrington
Lady So and So:: Susan Kyd
Twinkly Old Lady:: Gabrielle Hamilton
Cheesman:: Branwell Donaghey
Sophie Rackham:: Isla Watt
Miss Beatrice Cleave:: Wendy Nottingham
Foreman:: Jack Chissick
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 2: Identity

Duration: 1 hour

Wed 28^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

Documentary series. Stephen Fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all - be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Dan Gleich
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: John-Paul Davidson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

Genres

Factual

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Fry's Planet Word