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Winter 2014

Episode 6: The One and Only Mike Leigh

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Director Mike Leigh talks to Alan Yentob about his unique body of work and struggle to make films on his own terms. Actors he has worked with discuss his distinctive methods. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Leigh
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Broadbent
Interviewed Guest:
Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Hawkins
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest:
James Corden
Producer:
Jude Ho
Director:
Jude Ho
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Four young war evacuees are transported to the magical land of Narnia, where they join the noble lion Aslan to overthrow the White Witch (Tilda Swinton). Show more

Contributors

Lucy Pevensie:
Georgie Henley
Edmund Pevensie:
Skandar Keynes
Peter Pevensie:
William Moseley
Susan Pevensie:
Anna Popplewell
White Witch:
Tilda Swinton
Mr Tumnus, the Faun:
James McAvoy
Professor Kirke:
Jim Broadbent
Ginarrbirk:
Kiran Shah
Father Christmas:
James Cosmo
Mrs Pevensie:
Judy McIntosh
Mrs MacReady:
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Producer:
Mark Johnson
Producer:
Philip Steuer
Writer:
CS Lewis

Abdication

1. The King's Matter

Duration: 44 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Two men are determined to persuade the King from a marriage they feel isn’t only unsuitable but also wrong. Stars Jim Broadbent. Show more

Contributors

Stanley Baldwin:
Jim Broadbent
Cosmo Lang:
Hugh Ross
Lord Beaverbrook:
Mark Straker
Edward VIII:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 6 months

Drama about an Irish immigrant who lands in 1950s Brooklyn and finds romance, before her past catches up with her and she must choose between two countries and two men. Show more

Contributors

Eilis Lacey:
Saoirse Ronan
Jim Farrell:
Domhnall Gleeson
Maurizio:
Michael Zegen
Father Flood:
Jim Broadbent
Miss McAdam:
Mary O'Driscoll
Mrs Kehoe:
Julie Walters
Mr Fiorello:
Paulino Nunes
Mrs Fiorello:
Ellen David
Miss Kelly:
Brid Brennan
Mrs Brady:
Emma Lowe
Rose Lacey:
Fiona Glascott
Mary Lacey:
Jane Brennan
George Sheridan:
Peter Campion
Miss Fortini:
Jessica Pare
Mr Rosenblum:
Alain Goulem
Frankie Doran:
Iarla O'Lionaird
Dolores:
Jenn Murray
Director:
John Crowley

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

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

The opportunity to raid a coveted vault lures bereaved Brian Reeder back to crime, though the fellow ageing villains he involves prove a disruptive bunch. Show more

Contributors

Brian Reader:
Michael Caine
Kenny Collins:
Tom Courtenay
Terry Perkins:
Jim Broadbent
Carl Wood:
Paul Whitehouse
Lyn Reader:
Francesca Annis
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln:
Michael Gambon
Danny Jones:
Ray Winstone
Director:
James Marsh

Formats

London Spy

Episode 4

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama mini-series. Danny is confronted with a side of his lover's life that seems to undermine their relationship. As he wonders whether to give up, he remembers a vital clue. Show more

Contributors

Doppelganger:
Riccardo Scamarcio
Silversmith:
Henry Goodman
Professor Marcus Shaw:
Adrian Lester
Detective Taylor:
Samantha Spiro
Phone Voice:
Jay Benedict
Producer:
Guy Heeley
Executive Producer:
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer:
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer:
Juliette Howell
Executive Producer:
Tom Rob Smith

Staged

Series 3

Knock Knock

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One NightlightLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 8 months

The final send-off is upset by betrayal almost at once. But is there still a way through? And if so, what’s waiting at the other end?

Contributors

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Available for 5 months

Paddington finds the perfect gift for Aunt Lucy's birthday, but when the gift is stolen, he becomes the prime suspect, and it is up to the Browns to prove his innocence.

Contributors

Paddington:
Ben Whishaw
Mary Brown:
Sally Hawkins
Henry Brown:
Hugh Bonneville
Phoenix Buchanan:
Hugh Grant
Knuckles McGinty:
Brendan Gleeson
Judy Brown:
Madeleine Harris
Jonathan Brown:
Samuel Joslin
Mrs Bird:
Julie Walters
Mr Gruber:
Jim Broadbent
Mr Curry:
Peter Capaldi
Writer:
Paul King
Director:
Paul King

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Available for 5 months

Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington station, a young Peruvian bear is befriended by the Brown family and attempts to find an explorer who visited Peru many years earlier. Show more

Contributors

Paddington (voice):
Ben Whishaw
Mary Brown:
Sally Hawkins
Henry Brown:
Hugh Bonneville
Millicent:
Nicole Kidman
Mr Curry:
Peter Capaldi
Mr Gruber:
Jim Broadbent
Mrs Bird:
Julie Walters
Writer:
Paul King
Director:
Paul King

London Spy

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama mini-series. After Danny is accused by the papers of being involved in his lover's death, he is invited to meet Alex's parents - parents that Alex had told him were dead. Show more

Contributors

Journalist:
Michaela Coel
Danny's Boss:
Grant Stimpson
Mr Turner / Groundsman:
David Hayman
Mrs Turner / Nanny:
Lorraine Ashbourne
The American:
Clarke Peters
Producer:
Guy Heeley
Executive Producer:
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer:
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer:
Juliette Howell
Executive Producer:
Tom Rob Smith

London Spy

Episode 5

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama mini-series. Danny finally discovers the shocking truth about what really happened to his lover, and what really took place that night in the attic where he died.

Contributors

Professor Marcus Shaw:
Adrian Lester
Detective Taylor:
Samantha Spiro
Danny's Mother:
Lizzy McInnerny
Danny's Father:
David Meyer
HIV Group Chair:
Sam Kenyon
Mr Turner/Groundsman:
David Hayman
Mrs Turner/Nanny:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Young Alex:
Matthew Stagg
Agent in Attic:
Nicola Grier
Producer:
Guy Heeley
Executive Producer:
Tim Bevan
Executive Producer:
Eric Fellner
Executive Producer:
Juliette Howell
Executive Producer:
Tom Rob Smith

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One East HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 4 months

Feel-good drama inspired by the life of Michael 'Eddie the Eagle' Edwards. A young 'Eddie' spots a sport that Team GB has ignored, and risks life, limb and dignity to fulfil his Olympic ambition.
Show more

Contributors

Bronson Peary:
Hugh Jackman
Bjørn the Norwegian Coach:
Rune Temte
Terry Edwards:
Keith Allen
'Eddie' Edwards:
Taron Egerton
Matti Nykänen:
Edvin Endre
Janette Edwards:
Jo Hartley
Dustin Target:
Tim McInnerny
Lars Holbin:
Marc Benjamin
Richmond the BOA Official:
Mark Benton
Warren Sharp:
Christopher Walken
BBC Commentator:
Jim Broadbent

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel starring Charlie Hunnam. Nicholas Nickleby and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until his father dies and the family is left penniless. Show more

Contributors

Nicholas Nickleby:
Charlie Hunnam
Wackford Squeers:
Jim Broadbent
Kate Nickleby:
Romola Garai
Newman Noggs:
Tom Courtenay
Ralph Nickleby:
Christopher Plummer
Madeline Bray:
Anne Hathaway
Mrs Squeers:
Juliet Stevenson
Sir Mulberry Hawk:
Edward Fox
Vincent Crummles:
Nathan Lane
Mrs Crummles / Mr Leadville:
Barry Humphries
Mr Folair:
Alan Cumming
Charles Cheeryble:
Timothy Spall

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Drama. British astronomer Arthur Eddington realises that the theories of an obscure physicist called Albert Einstein could unlock whole new ways of thinking about time and space. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Eddington:
David Tennant
Director:
Philip Martin
Albert Einstein:
Andy Serkis
Sir Oliver Lodge:
Jim Broadbent
Frank Dyson:
Richard McCabe
Elsa Einstein:
Jodhi May
Winnie Eddington:
Rebecca Hall
Mileva Einstein:
Lucy Cohu
Max Planck:
Donald Sumpter
Fritz Haber:
Anton Lesser
Leopold Koppel:
John Bowe
Producer:
Mark Pybus

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

1. Part the 0.16

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a secluded life soon evaporate. Stars Simon Jones. Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

2. Part the 0.3

Duration: 28 minutes

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

One head is better than two - as long as you have a spare in a jar. Stars Mark Wing-Davey. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

3. In Space, No One Can Hear You Complain

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Are Arthur Dent, Trillian and Random really the last remaining humans in The Galaxy? Maybe not. Stars Simon Jones. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

6. The 0.6666667th Part

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Ford Prefect calls upon Arthur Dent for help. Now, there’s desperation... Stars Simon Jones and Geoff McGivern. From 2018, Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

5. Part the 0.83333

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks. With Mitch Benn and Toby Longworth. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

6. A Thor in the Air

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending? Stars Simon Jones. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs