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3. Alexander II: The People's Will

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Twenty years after the serf liberation, Alexander II's benign autocracy fails to quell revolutionary zeal. Stars Joseph Millson. Show more

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Series 1: Origin

Origin: Episode Nine

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Helen and Freddy head to China to find the secret of ‘life without end’. Final episode of the conspiracy thriller, starring Romola Garai. Written by Matthew Broughton. Show more

The Interrogation

Series 2

Episode 1: Marc

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

DS Max Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage to investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence. Show more

Contributors

DS Max Matthews:
Kenneth Cranham
DC Sean Armitage:
Alex Lanipekun
Marc Johnson:
Ben Crowe
Lisa Johnson:
Philippa Stanton
Operator:
Hannah Wood

Classic Serial

Eric Ambler - The Mask of Dimitrios

Episode 1: The Origins of an Obsession

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Charles Latimer's obsession with master criminal Dimitrios leads him to pre-war Europe's dark underworld. Show more

Contributors

Latimer:
Jamie Glover
Dimitrios:
Tim McInnerny
Mr Peters:
Desmond Barrit
Marukakis:
Richard Attlee
Mme Chavez:
Rachel Atkins
Irana Preveza:
Rachel Atkins
Greek Official:
John Evitts
Dhris Mohammed:
Gary Carr
Mortuary Attendant:
Ilker Kaleli
Director:
David Blount

Classic Serial

Eric Ambler - The Mask of Dimitrios

Episode 2: The House of the Eight Angels

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Crime writer Latimer's obsession with killer Dimitrios takes him to Geneva where his life is under threat. Stars Tim McInnerny. Show more

Contributors

Latimer:
Jamie Glover
Dimitrios:
Tim McInnerny
Mr Peters:
Desmond Barrit
Marukakis:
Richard Attlee
Mme Chavez:
Rachel Atkins
Irana Preveza:
Rachel Atkins
Greek Official:
John Evitts
Dhris Mohammed:
Gary Carr
Mortuary Attendant:
Ilker Kaleli
Director:
David Blount

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A behind the scenes look at the world's longest running poetry request programme, following the programme-makers, presenter Roger McGough and listeners of the Radio 4 show. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Karen McGann
Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Karen McGann
Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Participant:
Roger McGough
Participant:
Andrew Sachs
Participant:
Kenneth Cranham
Participant:
David Blunkett

The Interrogation

Series 3

Episode 2: Jonny

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go. With Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Show more

Contributors

DS Max Matthews:
Kenneth Cranham
DC Sean Armitage:
Alex Lanipekun
Jonny Foster:
Gawn Grainger
Director:
Mary Peate

The Interrogation

Series 3

Episode 3: Kellie

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Sean agrees to go for a drink with his old school friend Kellie. Little does he know what he's letting himself in for. With Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Show more

Contributors

DS Max Matthews:
Kenneth Cranham
DC Sean Armitage:
Alex Lanipekun
Kellie:
Cush Jumbo
Alan Parke:
Clive Hayward
Director:
Mary Peate

The Interrogation

Series 3

Episode 1: Colin

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Colin's wife and daughter have been brutally attacked in their home, but no-one seems to have broken in. When the truth finally comes out, even Max is taken aback. Show more

Contributors

DS Max Matthews:
Kenneth Cranham
DC Sean Armitage:
Alex Lanipekun
Colin Hamilton:
Michael Bertenshaw
Director:
Mary Peate

Merlin

Series 1

Episode 7: The Gates of Avalon

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 6 months

The fantasy adventure romp based on the legend of King Arthur continues. Arthur's chivalry leads to danger when he rescues a damsel in distress and her father. Show more

Contributors

Uther Pendragon:
Anthony Head
Voice of the Dragon:
John Hurt
Sidhe Elder:
Michael Jenn
Producer:
Johnny Capps
Producer:
Julian Murphy

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Comedy drama about a group of young Londoners looking for love, who meet prospective partners when they take salsa lessons at a dance club. Show more

Friday Drama

The Broken Word

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Adam Fould adapts his poem about a white family caught up in the Mau Mau time in 1950s Kenya. Tom comes home for his last holiday before university and acquires a taste for blood. Show more

Classic Serial

By a Young Officer: Churchill on the North West Frontier

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Michael Eaton. 4 Extra Debut. Winston Churchill's 1897 adventure as a war correspondent in the hostile Afghan-Pakistani border mountains. Stars Douglas Booth. Show more

Contributors

Railway Clerk:
Abdullah Afzal
Sikh Soldier:
Abdullah Afzal
Browne-Clayton:
Jonathan Bailey
Cpt of the 35th:
Jonathan Bailey
Winston Churchill:
Douglas Booth
Sir Bindon Blood:
Kenneth Cranham
Colonel Goldney:
Kenneth Cranham
Buffs Sergeant:
Kenneth Cranham
Major Deane:
Stephen Critchlow
Jennie Churchill:
Lorelei King
Duchess Lilly:
Lorelei King
Colonel Ramsey:
Toby Longworth
Staff Officer:
Toby Longworth
Auctioneer:
Toby Longworth
Beresford:
Toby Longworth
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Producer:
David Morley

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Adaptation of the novel by Sarah Waters. Set against the turbulent backdrop of London in the 1940s, it follows four young Londoners linked by their wartime experiences. Show more

Contributors

Kay Langrish:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Helen Giniver:
Claire Foy
Vivian Pearce:
Jodie Whittaker
Julia Standing:
Anna Wilson-Jones
Duncan Pearce:
Harry Treadaway
Robert Fraser:
JJ Feild
Reggie Nigri:
Liam Garrigan
Nancy Carmichael:
Claudie Blakley
Horace Mundy:
Kenneth Cranham

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 6

Episode 1: Madge

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Contemporary drama. Fun-loving 60-something Madge has a loving relationship with former magistrate Eric, but she is also hiding a very big secret. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Dramatisation of the landmark Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial of 1960, postulating a fictional love affair between two jurors under the influence of DH Lawrence's words. Show more

Contributors

Jocular Juror:
Gerard Horan
Timid Juror:
David Fairweather
Older Educated Male Juror:
Antony Carrick
Superior Juror:
Paul Antony-Barber
Court Official:
Kenneth Hadley
Gerald Gardiner:
Donald Sumpter
Sir Allen Lane:
Ron Donachie
Clark of the Court:
David Annen
Older Keith:
Kenneth Cranham
Older Helena:
Claire Bloom
Mr Griffith-Jones:
Pip Torrens
Graham Hough:
Shaughan Seymour
Helen Gardiner:
Selina Cadell
Joan Bennett:
Anna Barry
Bishop of Woolwich:
Graham Seed
Richard Hoggart:
David Tennant
Hector Hetherington:
Nicholas Pritchard
Bernadine Wall:
Montserrat Lombard
Director:
James Hawes
Producer:
Karen Lewis

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Scottish comedy. An extroverted student becomes friends with a shy illustrator, but their friendship is tested by the illustrator's sleazy husband. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Comedy drama charting the fight of female factory workers at the Ford Dagenham plant for equal pay. In 1968, one determined factory worker leads her colleagues out on strike. Show more

Contributors

Rita O'Grady:
Sally Hawkins
Albert Passingham:
Bob Hoskins
Eddie O'Grady:
Daniel Mays
Barbara Castle:
Miranda Richardson
Lisa Hopkins:
Rosamund Pike
Robert Tooley:
Richard Schiff
Mr Clarke:
Andrew Lincoln
Monty Taylor:
Kenneth Cranham
Peter Hopkins:
Rupert Graves
Undersecretary:
Miles Jupp
Bartholomew:
Peter-Hugo Daly
Harold Wilson:
John Sessions
Trevor Innes:
Matt King
Director:
Nigel Cole

Formats

Loose Ends

Kenneth Cranham, Emma Kennedy, Mark Steel, Zoe Svendsen, Scottee, the Hot Sardines, Cornelia

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Clive Anderson and Scottee talk to guests including Kenneth Cranham, Emma Kennedy and Mark Steel for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Cranham
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Kennedy
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Steel
Interviewed Guest:
Zoe Svendsen

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Detective team DCI Matthews and DS Armitage interview Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant. It's Sean's first day back at work since he was seriously injured. Show more

Contributors

DCI Max Matthews:
Kenneth Cranham
DS Sean Armitage:
Alex Lanipekun
Debbie Ross:
Susan Brown
Director:
Mary Peate