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Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

4 Extra Debut. Charles Dickens's iconic story of love, revolution and redemption, updated and set in contemporary Aleppo and London. Show more

Contributors

Taghreed:
Fatima Adoum
Jarvis:
Phil Davis
Shwan Dahkurdi:
Khalid Abdalla
Dr Mahmoud:
Nadim Sawalha
Cameraman:
Shiv Grewal
Syrian Protestor:
Ahmed Aziz
Director:
Polly Thomas
Producer:
Gill Parry

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Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Lina embarks on a desperate mission, while, Taghreed's obsessive need for revenge pushes her over the edge. Stars Fatima Adoum. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Lina is reporting from Aleppo when Taghreed confronts her. Back in London, a dark family secret is revealed. Stars Lara Sawalha. Show more

Drama on 4

RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Now a monk's companion, an aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India. Stars Paul Bazely. Show more

Contributors

Zookeeper:
Paul Bazely
Captain:
Paul Bazely
Teacher:
Meneka Das
Raja, the Tiger:
Raad Rawi
The Master:
Nadim Sawalha
Director:
Lu Kemp

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

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

Action drama about the kidnapping of an American widow (Candice Bergen) and her children in Tangier in 1904, switching between her predicament and the ensuing political crisis. Show more

Contributors

Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli:
Sean Connery
Eden Pedecaris:
Candice Bergen
Theodore Roosevelt:
Brian Keith
John Hay:
John Huston
Samuel Gunmere:
Geoffrey Lewis
Captain Jerome:
Steve Kanaly
The Bashaw:
Vladek Sheybal
Sherif of Wazan:
Nadim Sawalha
Admiral French Ensor Chadwick:
Roy Jenson
Alice Roosevelt:
Deborah Baxter
Quentin Roosevelt:
Jack Cooley
Kermit Roosevelt:
Chris Aller
William Pedecaris:
Simon Harrison
Director:
John Milius

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Bergerac

Series 3

Episode 6: A Touch of Eastern Promise

Duration: 47 minutes

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

Police drama series set in Jersey. Bergerac has his doubts about the supposed accidents which befall a visitor.

Contributors

Jim Bergerac:
John Nettles
Charlie Hungerford:
Terence Alexander
Deborah Bergerac:
Deborah Grant
Barney Crozier:
Sean Arnold
Charlotte:
Annette Badland
Zaki Mansoor:
Nadim Sawalha
Adnan Rashid:
Zia Mohyeddin
Muhammed Ibrahim:
Paul Weston
Khalid Dauod:
Raad Rawi

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ina's friendship with the Mauritian housekeeper helps her to cope with her new posting, while Gwladys is shocked by the hardships her patients in Newfoundland endure. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Back in her beloved Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Ina becomes engaged. Gwladys is thrilled to have moved too, to Labrador, to support the Inuit community. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ina has to come to terms with being posted in Mauritius, while Gwladys relishes the snowy challenges of her Newfoundland posting. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Writing the Century: Passages from Empire

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Ina and Beryl fall out badly until Ina becomes seriously ill, and the salutary story of Gwladys Hughes tending to a desperately ill woman in labour gives them some perspective. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Available for years

Culture-clash comedy drama set in 1976, the sequel to East Is East. Sulky, Salford-born teenager Sajid (Aqib Khan) is transported to rural Pakistan with his father. Show more

Contributors

Sajid Khan:
Aqib Khan
Jahangir 'George' Khan:
Om Puri
Ella Khan:
Linda Bassett
Mr. Jordan:
Robert Pugh
Tariq Khan:
Jimi Mistry
Pir Naseem:
Nadim Sawalha
Tanvir:
Vijay Raaz
Maneer Khan:
Emil Marwa
Basheera Khan:
Ila Arun
Neelam Haqq:
Zita Sattar

Formats

The Hour

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama. As The Hour struggles with poor ratings, Bel pins her hopes on an interview with an Egyptian diplomat over the Suez crisis. Meanwhile Freddie discovers a mysterious code. Show more

Contributors

Freddie Lyon:
Ben Whishaw
Bel Rowley:
Romola Garai
Hector Madden:
Dominic West
Clarence Fendley:
Anton Lesser
Lix Storm:
Anna Chancellor
Naguib Hafiz:
Nadim Sawalha
Angus McCain:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Isaac Wengrow:
Joshua McGuire
Sissy Cooper:
Lisa Greenwood
Thomas Kish:
Burn Gorman
Marnie Madden:
Oona Chaplin
Malcolm Lyon:
Robert Demeger
Professor Beckett:
Nicholas Woodeson
Ruth Elms:
Vanessa Kirby
Peter Darrall:
Jamie Parker
Stiff Official:
Ron Webster
Floor Manager Ron:
Paul Chahidi
Reginald Thomas:
Zephryn Taitte
Writer:
Abi Morgan
Director:
Coky Giedroyc

Genres

Drama on 4

The Arabian Nights

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Ata Madri hunts for a medieval copy of The Arabian Nights with the original ending. Inventive revival starring Indira Varma. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Nadim Sawalha
King Yunan:
Ewan Bailey
Taxi Driver:
Nayef Rashed
Ali Baba:
Muzz Khan
Ali Baba's Wife:
Noa Bodner
King of the City's Vizier:
Noof McEwan
Cassim's Wife:
Kyria Alyssa
Marjaneh:
Laura Hanna
Captain:
Alexei Sayle
Ali Baba's Son:
Amir El-Masry
Young Man:
Amir El-Masry
Shopkeeper:
Nabil Elouahabi
Fisherman:
Nabil Elouahabi
Sage Duban:
Renu Setna
King of the City:
Bhasker Patel
Evil Wife:
Sharlit Deyzac
Adaptor:
Glen Neath

Genres

Drama on 4

The Arabian Nights

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Ata Madri is in Cairo hunting for a medieval copy of The Arabian Nights. Featuring The Hunchback Cycle starring Alexei Sayle. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Nadim Sawalha
Steward:
Ewan Bailey
Tailor’s Wife:
Kyria Alyssa
Christian:
Niall Ashdown
Lame Young Man:
Muzz Khan
Al-Haddar:
Muzz Khan
Mother:
Noa Bodner
Beautiful Woman:
Noa Bodner
Jewish Physician’s maid:
Sharlit Deyzac
Judge’s Daughter:
Sharlit Deyzac
Caliph:
Renu Setna
Jewish Physician:
Amir El-Masry
Young Woman:
Laura Hanna
Blind Beggar:
Noof McEwan
Taxi Driver:
Nayef Rashed
Adaptor:
Glen Neath

Genres