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Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Billy Howle stars in a bold new stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy at the Bristol Old Vic. Show more

Contributors

Gertrude:
Niamh Cusack
Claudius:
Finbar Lynch
Ophelia:
Mirren Mack
Laertes/Rosencrantz:
Taheen Modak
Ghost/Player King/Gravedigger:
Firdous Bamji
Polonius/Oscric:
Jason Barnett
Guildenstern/Reynaldo/Player Queen:
Catrin Stewart
Director:
John Haidar

Porridge (2017)

Series 1

Episode 1: The Go-Between

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom. Fletch has taken to helping his fellow inmates with appeals, letters home and the like. But when Barry's girlfriend comes to visit, things get complicated. Show more

Contributors

Nigel Norman Fletcher:
Kevin Bishop
Joe Lotterby:
Dave Hill
Officer Meekie:
Mark Bonnar
Officer Braithwaite:
Dominic Coleman
Culhane:
Caolan Byrne
Gwyneth:
Amy Loughton
Bluebeard:
Sean Cernow
Arsonist's Mistress:
Joanne Dakin
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny
Executive Producer:
Tarquin Gotch
Producer:
Richard Webb
Production Manager:
Lauriel Martin

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

1. On The Run

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:
Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:
Hugo Speer
The Narrator:
Danny Sapani
The Chief of Police:
Brian Protheroe
Luis's mother:
Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:
Sean Baker
Beggar:
Sean Baker
Jose's Wife:
Adie Allen
Grandmother:
Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:
Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:
Nick Underwood
The Mestizo:
Jason Barnett
Brigitta:
Amy Jayne
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

Drama on 4

Graham Greene - The Power and the Glory

2. The Last Priest

Duration: 1 hour

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

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer. Show more

Contributors

The Whisky Priest:
Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant:
Hugo Speer
The Narrator:
Danny Sapani
The Chief of Police:
Brian Protheroe
Luis's mother:
Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose:
Sean Baker
Beggar:
Sean Baker
Jose's Wife:
Adie Allen
Grandmother:
Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows:
Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin:
Nick Underwood
The Mestizo:
Jason Barnett
Brigitta:
Amy Jayne
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

Bad Education

Series 1

Episode 2: Sex Education

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for years

Parents are worried about the impending arrival of the French exchange students, but this time Fraser is determined to prove that he has got everything under control. Show more

Contributors

Miss Pickwell:
Michelle Gomez
Miss Gulliver:
Sarah Solemani
Chantelle:
Nikki Runeckles
Rem Dogg:
Jack Binstead
Miss Mollinson:
Leila Hoffman
Grayson:
Jack Bence
Mr Smith:
Jason Barnett
Mrs Lythgoe:
Susy Kane
Librarian:
Liz Sutherland
Glitorish Pupil:
Jake Davies
Sexy Dancer:
Nwanokwu Kelechi
Sexy Dancer:
Chantelle Prince
Producer:
Ben Cavey
Producer:
Pippa Brown

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 1: Swimming Gala

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

Abbey Grove's new term kicks off with the annual swimming gala, and Alfie bribes his class to take part with the promise of a trip to a restaurant. Show more

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 2: The American

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

Alfie is shocked by the arrival of new teacher Mr Schwimer at Abbey Grove and even more shocked to learn that he will be taking over Alfie's class. Show more

The Legend of Dick and Dom

Series Three

Episode 8: The Cabbage Ball Run

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Children's sitcom. Princes Dick and Dom must take part in the biggest race in Bottom World to escape the Beastmaster.

Home Front

15 August 1916 - Florrie Wilson

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

The King praises the 'spirit of cheerful confidence' he found amongst the troops in France, while in Folkestone, optimism eludes Florrie Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Albert Wilson:
Lee Ross
Olly Flowers:
Eviee Lavery
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Mrs Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Mary Mote:
Kirsty Oswald
Writer:
Katie Hims

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 57: 15-19 August 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the 'cheerful confidence' of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Jean Harris:
Eliza Bennett
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Argent:
Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:
Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:
Claire Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:
Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:
Rachel Davies
Grace Cavendish:
Grace Doherty
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Ethel Johnson:
Nicola Ferguson
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Connie Cavendish:
Felix Lailey
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Olly Flowers:
Eviee Lavery
Anna White:
Amelia Lowdell
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Carlton:
Nathan Nolan
Mary Mote:
Kirsty Oswald
Mansfield Cumming:
Brian Protheroe
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Albert Wilson:
Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:
Olivia Ross
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Cecil Cameron:
Justin Salinger
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Maggie Macknade:
Hollie Thoupos
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:
Lara West
Nancy Parker:
Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:
Alex Wyndham
Writer:
Katie Hims

Genres

The Power of Parker

Series 1

No Words Are Spoken

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Kath visits Martin in his office and gets way more than she bargained for. Diane’s trip to the bank leaves her red-faced and running for the door.

Drama on 4

The Thickness

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Writer and star of the Bafta-nominated comedy series Timewasters, Daniel Lawrence Taylor writes two original dramas for Radio 4. Show more

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 3: Funeral

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 8 months

School-based sitcom. Alfie is wracked with guilt when Miss Pickwell's suicide note lays the finger of blame on him after one of his class's pranks pushes her over the edge. Show more

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 4: Valentine's Day

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

School-based sitcom. It is Valentine's Day and headmaster Mr Fraser has planned a special Abbey Grove Take Me Out to help the shy kids find love. Show more

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 5: Drugs

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

School-based sitcom. Mr Fraser organises a guest speaker for Drugs Awareness Day to Miss Gulliver's annoyance. Can Alfie persuade Stephen's parents to let him stay in school? Show more

Contributors

Mr Smith:
Jason Barnett
Miss Gulliver:
Sarah Solemani
Martin Wickers:
Harry Enfield
Professor Green:
Samantha Spiro
Rem Dogg:
Jack Binstead
Mrs Carmichael:
Hilary Whitehall
Grayson:
Jack Bence
Miss Pickwell:
Michelle Gomez
Mr Carmichael:
Delroy Brown
Chantelle:
Nikki Runeckles
Writer:
Dan Swimer
Producer:
Pippa Brown

Bad Education

Series 2

Episode 6: Fundraiser

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

When Abbey Grove is plunged into financial ruin, can Alfie come up with a plan to save it? And can he also stop Miss Gulliver from leaving? Show more

Drama on 4

Ferguson

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Hugh Quarshie stars in Bonnie Greer's new play, inspired by Strindberg's The Father, updated to Chicago 2016 and the backdrop of recent fatal police shootings of young black men. Show more

Contributors

Tavis Adolph:
Hugh Quarshie
Laura Abernathy-Adolph:
Clare Perkins
Reverend Mike:
Jason Barnett
Hamid Boubakir:
Nabil Elouahabi
Miss Carlotta:
Cecilia Noble
Director:
Emma Harding

Genres

Josh

Series 2

Episode 6: Close Up & Long Shot

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 8 months

Sitcom about three flatmates and their landlord. At a university reunion, Josh meets Abby, a therapist who is convinced that Josh is infatuated with her. Show more

Jonathan Creek

Daemons' Roost

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Mystery drama series. A young woman is haunted by a tragic past in which demonic forces appear to have killed her mother and two sisters. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Creek:
Alan Davies
Polly Creek:
Sarah Alexander
Rev Wendell Wilkie:
Warwick Davis
Nathan Clore:
Ken Bones
Alison Belkin:
Georgie Lord
Stephen Belkin:
Emun Elliott
Phillipa Teller:
Rosalind March
Young Alison:
Caoimhe Clough
Priscilla:
Susan Coyle
Patrick Tyree:
Ryan Oliva
Belkin, Imelda:
Nicole Cooper
DS Alben Barkley:
Chris Forbes
Director:
Sandy Johnson
Executive Producer:
Steven Canny
Executive Producer:
David Renwick

Drama on 4

Roald Dahl: Boy

Duration: 1 hour

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

Sometimes magical sometimes grotesque – the colourful story of the author’s childhood. Narrated by Patrick Malahide. From 2016. Show more

Contributors

Roald Dahl:
Patrick Malahide
Young Dahl:
Tarkan Uzun
Teenage Dahl:
Isaac Rouse
Bressington:
Daniel Noel
Thwaites:
Devon Ruckley
Matron:
Adie Allen
Dr Dunbar:
Richard Nichols
Mrs Pratchett:
Elizabeth Bennett
Carleton:
Tom Forrister
Williamson:
Sam Rix
Captain Hardcastle:
Nick Underwood
Mr Cadbury:
James Lailey
Grandfather:
Sean Baker
Author:
Roald Dahl
Director:
Helen Perry

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