Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Feb 2009, 20:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Feb 2009, 02:45 on BBC One Yorkshire

A feud between Lark Rise and the neighbouring village of Fordlow has been simmering for three generations, but it takes young love to bring the two communities together. Show more

Contributors

Alf Arless:: John Dagleish
Nan Carter:: Rebecca Night
Queenie Turrill:: Linda Bassett
Twister Turrill:: Karl Johnson
Minnie:: Ruby Bentall
Emma Timmins:: Claudie Blakley
Robert Timmins:: Brendan Coyle
Frank Timmins:: Fergus Drysdale
Laura Timmins:: Olivia Hallinan
Thomas Brown:: Mark Heap
Edmund Timmins:: Thomas Jones
Adult Laura:: Sarah Lancashire
Miss Ellison:: Sandy McDade
James Dowland:: Jason Merrells
Sally Arless:: Sophie Miles
Archie Arless:: Harry Miles
Ethel Timmins:: Martha Murdoch
Dorcas Lane:: Julia Sawalha
Fordlow Man:: Andrew Westfield
Lizzie Arless:: Hope Yeomans
Producer:: Ann Tricklebank
Director:: David Tucker

Four Last Songs

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 17^th Jan 2009, 23:05 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Jan 2009, 22:00 on BBC HD

Larry is an American pianist living in Majorca, where he was drawn by the music of late composer Valerin Lucinski. Larry dreams of organising a concert in honour of his hero. Show more

Contributors

Larry:: Stanley Tucci
Director:: Francesca Joseph
Dickie:: Rhys Ifans
Sebastian Burrows:: Hugh Bonneville
Frankie:: Jena Malone
Miranda:: Jessica Hynes
Erico:: Karl Johnson
Narcisco Ortega:: Virgile Bramly
Veronica:: Marisa Paredes
Helena:: Emmanuelle Seigner
Executive Producer:: David Thompson
Executive Producer:: Duncan Reid
Executive Producer:: Paula Jalfon
Producer:: Ruth Caleb
Producer:: Christopher Colli
Writer:: Francesca Joseph

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Sarah Wooley - Planning Permission

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Nov 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Mar 2019, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. A comedy about neighbours, architecture, tradition versus modernism and James Bond. Architect Erno Goldfinger struggles to build his modernist dream home. From 2014. Show more

Contributors

Erno Goldfinger:: Justin Salinger
Ursula Blackwell:: Melody Grove
Cecil:: Michael Maloney
Audrey:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Charles:: Karl Johnson
Roland Penrose:: Simon Harrison
Henry Brooke:: David Seddon
George:: Shaun Mason
Evelyn Fleming:: Elaine Claxton
Ian Fleming:: Monty d'Inverno
Writer:: Sarah Wooley
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Series 6

Ouldmeadow Jack

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Jan 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Jan 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. Still in search of gold to rescue the people trapped in Hartley's mine, Pilgrim comes to Ouldmeadow where he helps an old friend make a final river trip. Show more

Contributors

Pilgrim:: Paul Hilton
George:: Karl Johnson
Baz:: Paul Ready
Val:: Elaine Claxton
Maeva:: Roslyn Hill
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Series

Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz: Series 6

Saturday Drama

The Last Tycoon

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th May 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Mar 2017, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 1930s Hollywood studio head Munroe Stahr is at the top of his game, but is fatefully unhinged by a love affair. Stars Aiden Gillens. Show more

Contributors

Munro Stahr:: Aidan Gillen
Kathleen:: Charlotte Emmerson
Bremmer:: Jack Shepherd
Cecilia:: Hilary Connell
Brady:: Michael Feast
Tony Rodriquez:: Karl Johnson
Boxley:: Trevor Ray
Fleishacker:: John Guerrasio
Miss Doolan:: Angela Douglas
Author:: F Scott Fitzgerald
Adaptor:: Bill Bryden
Director:: Bill Bryden
Producer:: Laurence Bowen

Genres

Drama

Brand

Saturday Drama

Merlin

Series 3

Episode 5: The Crystal Cave

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Oct 2010, 19:40 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 2^nd Apr 2013, 08:40 on CBBC Channel

Available for 24 days

Fantasy drama. Merlin is given a glimpse of a dark future, and does all he can to change the course of destiny. However, his actions have fatal consequences. Show more

Contributors

Morgause:: Emilia Fox
Uther Pendragon:: Anthony Head
Gaius:: Richard Wilson
Taliesin:: Karl Johnson
Merlin:: Colin Morgan
Arthur:: Bradley James
Morgana:: Katie McGrath
Gwen:: Angel Coulby
Voice of the Dragon:: John Hurt
Writer:: Julian Jones
Producer:: Johnny Capps
Producer:: Julian Murphy
Director:: Alice Troughton

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 3

Drama on 3

Paines Plough at 40

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Dec 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Paines Plough theatre company, a special event held at the BBC Radio Theatre with new plays by Nick Payne, Robin French and Katie Douglas. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Nick Payne
Writer:: Robin French
Writer:: Katie Douglas
Marla/Ursula/Rita:: Susan Brown
Voice/Professor/Lou:: Karl Johnson
Karen/Louise/Rose:: Clare Corbett
Richard/George/Gary:: Bryan Dick
Graham/Nathan:: Monty d'Inverno
Melisa:: Roslyn Hill
Director:: James Grieve
Director:: George Perrin
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Small Island

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 6^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Feb 2024, 22:00 on BBC Four

Available for 3 months

Andrea Levy's award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners during World War II. Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. Show more

Contributors

Hortense:: Naomie Harris
Queenie:: Ruth Wilson
Gilbert:: David Oyelowo
Bernard:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael:: Ashley Walters
Narrator:: Hugh Quarshie
Arthur:: Karl Johnson
Winston:: Shaun Parkes
Celia:: Nikki Amuka-Bird
Mr Todd:: Roger Sloman
Elwood:: Everaldo Creary
Mr Philip:: Glen Campbell
Aunt Dorothy:: Denise Black
Queenie's Mum:: Mary Jo Randle
Taxi Driver:: Terence Frisch
Miss Jewel:: Leonie Forbes
Mrs Ryder:: Rachel Pickup
Mr Ryder:: Andrew Havill
Pastor:: Teddy Price
Pastor's Wife:: Avenia Powell
Miss Morgan:: Kerstin Pringle
Celia's Mum:: Dorothy Cunningham
Doctor:: Michael Elwyn
Fulton:: Delroy Atkinson
James:: Alan Ricketts
Sergeant Baxter:: Damien Devaney
Ginger:: Laurence Spellman
Kip:: Mark David
Calhoon:: Eoin Macken
Waitress:: Caoimhe McErlean
Cinema Woman:: Barbara Adair
American GI:: Peter Brooke
Cinema GI:: Bentley Kalu
Military Police:: Tony Flynn
Producer:: Joanna Anderson
Producer:: Vicky Licorish
Producer:: Grainne Marmion
Director:: John Alexander
Writer:: Paula Milne
Writer:: Sarah Williams

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Docudramas

Series

Small Island

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 2: A Girl By Any Other Name

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Oct 2013, 20:25 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Oct 2013, 19:15 on BBC Three

Available for 11 months

Drama series. The heroes face a race against time and find themselves entangled in the perilous rites of Dionysus alongside a stranger called Medusa. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
The Oracle:: Juliet Stevenson
Anysia:: Frances Tomelty
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Itheus:: Karl Johnson
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Korinna:: Hannah Arterton
Karpos:: George Savvides
Celandine:: Shelley King
Eris:: Naomi Everson
Demetria:: Stephanie Langton
Nereus:: David Lloyd
Director:: Justin Molotnikov
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Atlantis

Series

Atlantis: Series 1

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 3: A Boy of No Consequence

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Oct 2013, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Oct 2013, 19:15 on BBC Three

Available for 11 months

Drama series. Jason's hasty actions have dire consequences, as he and his friends are forced to compete in the perilous sport of bull leaping. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
The Oracle:: Juliet Stevenson
Anysia:: Frances Tomelty
Itheus:: Karl Johnson
Elpis:: Emily Taaffe
Palos:: Richard Dillane
Cyrus:: Ciaran Griffiths
Shabaka:: Christopher Obi
Sophia:: Lynne Wilmot
Gallus:: Harry Dickman
Director:: Justin Molotnikov
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Atlantis

Series

Atlantis: Series 1

The Chatterley Affair

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Oct 2007, 23:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Jun 2010, 22:30 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

Keith:: Rafe Spall
Helena:: Louise Delamere
Vera:: Mary Healey
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
Judge:: Karl Johnson
Clark of the Court:: David Annen
Older Keith:: Kenneth Cranham
Older Helena:: Claire Bloom
Mr Griffith-Jones:: Pip Torrens
Sylvia:: Alyson Coote
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
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: James Hawes
Producer:: Karen Lewis

Genres

Dickensian

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 8 months

Victorian drama. When Amelia and Arthur Havisham gather to hear the reading of their father's will, their lives are left in turmoil by its unexpected contents. Show more

Contributors

Boy:: Benjamin Campbell
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jacob Marley:: Peter Firth
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Dickensian

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Victorian drama. The news of Jacob Marley's murder filters through the Christmas day celebrations, and Inspector Bucket begins his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jacob Marley:: Peter Firth
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Dickensian

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Dec 2015, 19:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Dec 2015, 19:30 on BBC One Wales

Available for 8 months

Victorian drama. Bucket goes to see his old enemy Fagin, convinced he is involved in Marley's murder. Following a lead, he goes after Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Sergeant George:: Ukweli Roach
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Rose:: Eliza Jones
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

David Copperfield

Episode 1

David's idyllic childhood is brought to an end when his mother remarries and he is sent away to boarding school.

Contributors

Clara Copperfield:: Emilia Fox
Peggotty:: Pauline Quirke
Betsey Trotwood:: Maggie Smith
Young David:: Daniel Radcliffe
Murdstone:: Trevor Eve
Miss Murdstone:: Zoe Wanamaker
Tungay:: Karl Johnson
Creakle:: Ian McKellen
Micawber:: Bob Hoskins
Mrs. Micawber:: Imelda Staunton
Pawnbroker:: Paul Whitehouse
David Copperfield:: Ciaran McMenamin
Mrs. Crupp:: Dawn French
Dora Spenlow:: Joanna Page

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

David Copperfield

Episode 2

Now a young man about town, David is deeply in love with Dora Spenlow, the daughter of his employer, and he is intent on wooing her.

Contributors

Clara Copperfield:: Emilia Fox
Peggotty:: Pauline Quirke
Betsey Trotwood:: Maggie Smith
Young David:: Daniel Radcliffe
Murdstone:: Trevor Eve
Miss Murdstone:: Zoe Wanamaker
Tungay:: Karl Johnson
Creakle:: Ian McKellen
Micawber:: Bob Hoskins
Mrs. Micawber:: Imelda Staunton
Pawnbroker:: Paul Whitehouse
David Copperfield:: Ciaran McMenamin
Mrs. Crupp:: Dawn French
Dora Spenlow:: Joanna Page

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

David Copperfield

Episode 3

David works in London as a clerk and lives at Mrs Crupp's house, who has made a promise to treat him like her own son.

Contributors

Clara Copperfield:: Emilia Fox
Peggotty:: Pauline Quirke
Betsey Trotwood:: Maggie Smith
Young David:: Daniel Radcliffe
Murdstone:: Trevor Eve
Miss Murdstone:: Zoe Wanamaker
Tungay:: Karl Johnson
Creakle:: Ian McKellen
Micawber:: Bob Hoskins
Mrs. Micawber:: Imelda Staunton
Pawnbroker:: Paul Whitehouse
David Copperfield:: Ciaran McMenamin
Mrs. Crupp:: Dawn French
Dora Spenlow:: Joanna Page

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

David Copperfield

Episode 4

David discovers that the evil Uriah Heep is to become a partner in Agnes' father's business - and the stage is set for a bitter battle.

Contributors

Clara Copperfield:: Emilia Fox
Peggotty:: Pauline Quirke
Betsey Trotwood:: Maggie Smith
Young David:: Daniel Radcliffe
Murdstone:: Trevor Eve
Miss Murdstone:: Zoe Wanamaker
Tungay:: Karl Johnson
Creakle:: Ian McKellen
Micawber:: Bob Hoskins
Mrs. Micawber:: Imelda Staunton
Pawnbroker:: Paul Whitehouse
David Copperfield:: Ciaran McMenamin
Mrs. Crupp:: Dawn French
Dora Spenlow:: Joanna Page
Uriah Heep:: Nicholas Lyndhurst

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Episode 2