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Elizabeth McGovern; Jamie Lloyd; Poets Laureate

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Three poets laureate on reflecting nations in verse; Elizabeth McGovern on songwriting; The Widower starring Reece Shearsmith reviewed; director Jamie Lloyd on Urinetown. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Carol Ann Duffy
Interviewed Guest:
Gillian Clarke
Interviewed Guest:
Liz Lochhead
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Dunkley
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth McGovern
Interviewed Guest:
Jamie Lloyd

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew is joined by Tony Blair, Liam Fox and Elizabeth McGovern. Yanis Varoufakis and Amanda Platell review the papers, while there is music from Laura Cantrell.

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Liam Fox
Interviewed Guest:
Tony Blair
Participant:
Yanis Varoufakis
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth McGovern
Participant:
Amanda Platell
Performer:
Laura Cantrell
Editor:
Rob Burley

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One East Midlands

Romantic period drama about a couple who cannot afford to marry. When they encounter a rich young American girl who is suffering from a terminal illness, they concoct a scheme. Show more

Drama on 4

Rose Tremain - The Darkness of Wallis Simpson

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Rose Tremain. An imagining of the last days of the Duchess of Windsor for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne. With Elizabeth McGovern. Show more

Contributors

Wallis Simpson:
Elizabeth McGovern
Maitre Blum:
Miriam Margolyes
Grandmother:
Miriam Margolyes
Ernest Simpson:
Joseph Kloska
Wallis' Mother:
Barbara Barnes
Cecil Beaton:
Nigel Anthony
Win Spencer:
John Chancer
Producer:
Gordon House

Genres

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Series 1

Episode 2: Valentine Gautier

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

The Pimpernel must track down Helene, daughter of the Marquis de Rochambeau. But Chauvelin and the head of the local revolutionary regime are also looking for her. Show more

Contributors

Sir Percy Blakeney:
Richard E Grant
Lady Marguerite Blakeney:
Elizabeth McGovern
Chauvelin:
Martin Shaw
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes:
Anthony Green
Gabrielle Damiens:
Denise Black
Marquis de Rochambeau:
Peter Jeffrey
Helene de Rochambeau:
Julie Cox
Producer:
Julian Murphy
Director:
Patrick Lau

Sunday Morning

09/01/2022

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Sophie Raworth is joined by education secretary Nadhim Zahawi MP, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves MP, King's College Hospital chief executive Dr Clive Kay and actress Elizabeth McGovern. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sophie Raworth
Interviewed Guest:
Nadhim Zahawi
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Reeves
Interviewed Guest:
Clive Kay
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth McGovern
Panellist:
Chris Hopson

Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Domestic comedy drama about a morose and ambitious young newlywed coming to terms with marriage, suburban life and impending fatherhood. Show more

Contributors

Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs:
Kevin Bacon
Director:
John Hughes
Kristen 'Kristy' Briggs:
Elizabeth McGovern
Davis McDonald:
Alec Baldwin
Fantasy Girl:
Isabel Lorca
Russ Bainbridge:
William Windom
Sarah Briggs:
Holland Taylor
Gayle Bainbridge:
Cathryn Damon
Jim Briggs:
James Ray
Producer:
John Hughes

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Series 1

Episode 3: A King's Ransom

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

The Dauphin is being held prisoner by the Republicans. When he is captured by a masked intruder, Robespierre orders Chauvelin to find the boy before news gets out.

Contributors

Sir Percy Blakeney:
Richard E Grant
Lady Marguerite Blakeney:
Elizabeth McGovern
Chauvelin:
Martin Shaw
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes:
Anthony Green
Prince of Wales:
Jonathan Coy
Lady Suzanne Ffoulkes:
Beth Goddard
Producer:
Julian Murphy

Freezing

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Comedy about Elizabeth, an actress, and Matt, a publisher, a married couple whose careers are frozen. Matt invites a spoilt TV historian to dinner, and Elizabeth is forced to cook. Show more

Contributors

Stephen:
Ben Miles
Bamber Jones:
Tim McInnerny
Alison Fennel:
Ruth Wilson
Director:
Simon Curtis
Writer:
James Wood

Series

Freezing

Freezing

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Comedy about Elizabeth, an actress, and Matt, a publisher, a married couple whose careers have frozen. Matt's boss forces him to publish his ex-girlfriend's novel. Show more

Freezing

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Comedy about a married couple whose careers are currently frozen. For the first time in their marriage they have to spend their days together at home. Show more

The One Show

09/05/2019

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One West

Matt Baker and Angellica Bell are joined by Matthew Broderick and Elizabeth McGovern, who discuss their roles in The Starry Messenger in London's West End.

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Angellica Bell
Interviewed Guest:
Matthew Broderick
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth McGovern

Arena

Screen Goddesses

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Documentary about the early female movie stars: Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe - immortal goddesses made by Hollywood to reign over the silver screen. Show more

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Series 1

Episode 1: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama based on Baroness Orczy's literary creation. During the French Revolution, a mysterious Pimpernel rescues aristocrats from under the authorities' noses. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Romantic comedy about an unfaithful out-of-work actor (Douglas Henshall) who is given a second chance to win the affections of his ex-girlfriend after a meeting with two dustmen. Show more

Contributors

Victor Bukowski:
Douglas Henshall
Dave Summers:
Mark Strong
Alison Hayes:
Charlotte Coleman
Freddy:
Neil Stuke

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Drama based on a true story. An Austrian-Jewish refugee living in Los Angeles launches a legal campaign to reclaim a Gustav Klimt painting stolen from her family by the Nazis.

Contributors

Maria Altmann:
Helen Mirren
Fritz Altmann:
Max Irons
Judge Florence-Marie Cooper:
Elizabeth McGovern
Randol 'Randy' Schoenberg:
Ryan Reynolds
Hubertus Czernin:
Daniel Bruhl
Chief Justice William Rehnquist:
Jonathan Pryce
Therese Bloch-Bauer:
Nina Kunzendorf
Barbara Schoenberg:
Frances Fisher
Director:
Simon Curtis

Genres

Formats

My Life in Books

Series 1

Episode 8: Duchess of Devonshire and Elizabeth McGovern

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and Downton Abbey actress Elizabeth McGovern discuss the books they love with Anne Robinson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne Robinson
Interviewed Guest:
Deborah Cavendish
Interviewed Guest:
Elizabeth McGovern
Series Producer:
Zoe Tait
Executive Producer:
Eileen Herlihy
Executive Producer:
Jo Street

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

After her husband wins the Nobel Prize for Literature, Joan Castleman reflects on her life from when she first met him and embarked on the affair which would change the course of their lives. Show more

Contributors

Joan Castleman:
Glenn Close
Joe Castleman:
Jonathan Pryce
Young Joan:
Annie Starke
Young Joe:
Harry Lloyd
Nathanial Bone:
Christian Slater
Walter Bark:
Johan Widerberg
David Castleman:
Max Irons
Elaine Mozell:
Elizabeth McGovern
Director:
Bjorn Runge

Genres