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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Sci-fi thriller in which a computer genius and his electronic warrior are sucked into a computer game where they have to fight to survive. With Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner. Show more

Contributors

Kevin Flynn/Clu:
Jeff Bridges
Alan Bradley/Tron:
Bruce Boxleitner
Ed Dillinger/Sark:
David Warner
Lora/Yori:
Cindy Morgan
Dr Walter Gibbs/Dumont:
Barnard Hughes
Peter/Sark's Lieutenant:
Tony Stephano
Expert Disc Warrior:
Sam Schatz
Head Guard:
Jackson Bostwick

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 21: The Szechuan Dragon

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Murder mystery series. The corpse of a mysterious seafaring man with a wooden leg appears on Jessica's living-room floor - with a key to her house in his pocket.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:
Angela Lansbury
Grady Fletcher:
Michael Horton
Justin Hunnicut:
David Warner
Nick Zavakis:
Ramon Bieri
Connie Lewis:
Elinor Donahue

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Supernatural drama. A British au pair in Italy is accused of murder when the bed of the baby in her charge bursts into flames. She is sent for trial amid claims of witchcraft.

Murder, She Wrote

Series 10

Episode 1: A Death in Hong Kong

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery. Jessica Fletcher finds life imitating art when she visits a Chinese friend in Hong Kong. Before long, the friend's husband is murdered. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:
Angela Lansbury
Inspector MacLaughlin:
David Warner
Kai Kuan:
Soon Teck Oh

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

1. Inferno

Duration: 1 hour

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

One man's incredible journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Starring John Hurt. Show more

Contributors

Dante the Poet:
Blake Ritson
Older Dante:
John Hurt
Ulysses:
Sam Dale
Giant:
Sam Dale
Pope Nicholas III:
Michael Bertenshaw
Francesca da Rimini:
Priyanga Burford
Count Ugolino:
David Cann
Vanni Fucci:
Steve Toussaint
Director:
Emma Harding
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Classic Serial

Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy

2. Purgatorio

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dante and Virgil climb Mount Purgatory. Dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Stars John Hurt, Blake Ritson and David Warner. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 1: The Coming of Merlyn

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. England is in turmoil. On the night before a decisive battle, Merlyn and King Arthur are wondering why? Stars David Warner. From November 2014. Show more

Contributors

Arthur:
Paul Ready
Young Kay:
Ethan Hammer
Archimedes:
Bruce Alexander
Sir Kay:
Paul Heath
The Ant Controller:
Jane Slavin
Tom the Page:
Monty d'Inverno
Mustard Pot:
Bettrys Jones
Author:
TH White
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Director:
Marc Beeby
Director:
David Hunter

The Once and Future King

Episode 2: The Sword in the Stone

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Wart's remarkable education at the hands of wizard Merlyn draws to a close. Stars David Warner, Paul Ready and Edward Bracey. Show more

Contributors

Arthur:
Paul Ready
Archimedes:
Bruce Alexander
King Pellinore:
Sam Dale
Sir Grummore Grummursum:
David Acton
Lancelot:
Alex Waldmann
The Pike:
Shaun Mason
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Ian Conningham
Author:
TH White
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Director:
Marc Beeby
Director:
David Hunter

The Once and Future King

Episode 3: The Queen of Air and Darkness

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Rebels challenge Arthur's claim to the throne. As war approaches, darker motives for bringing him down emerge. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 4: The Ill-Made Knight

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Full of zeal for Arthur's new chivalric order, Lancelot rides into Camelot. Starring Paul Ready and Alex Waldmann. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 5: The Lengthening Shadow

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Murder and betrayal threaten to undermine all that Arthur holds dear. The Round Table's survival is in peril. Stars Paul Ready. Show more

The Once and Future King

Episode 6: The Candle in the Wind

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Mordred uses Arthur's new laws against him, and long-held secrets are exposed. Starring Joel MacCormack and Paul Ready. Show more

Drama on 4

The Guest of St Peter's

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Hugh Costello. Thomas Perret should be dead. He resigned as Pope Paul VII two years ago, but with his successor in trouble, a collision between the two pontiffs seems inevitable. Show more

Contributors

Cardinal Luis Sastre:
David Warner
Hannah Cox:
Amaka Okafor
Pope Leo XIV:
Anton Lesser
Cardinal Neal Cooke:
Guy Paul
Cardinal John Ankrah:
Jude Akuwudike
The old Pope Paul VII:
Andrew Sachs

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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Disturbing horror about a US ambassador in London whose life is shattered when a series of sinister deaths persuades him that his adopted son is not what he seems. Show more

Contributors

Robert Thorn:
Gregory Peck
Katherine Thorn:
Lee Remick
mrs Baylock:
Billie Whitelaw
Jennings:
David Warner
Father Brennan:
Patrick Troughton
Father Spiletto:
Martin Benson
Dr. Becker:
Anthony Nicholls

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

In the harsh streets of 1765 London, Sweeney Todd tries to carve out a quiet and simple life - only for his past to come back to haunt him. Show more

Contributors

Sweeney Todd:
Ray Winstone
Director:
David Moore
Mrs Nellie Lovett:
Essie Davis
Sir John Fielding:
David Warner
Matthew Payne:
Tom Hardy
Sweeney's Father:
David Bradley

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Period drama. Two sisters (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith) befriend a man who they find washed up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish village. Directed by Charles Dance. Show more

Contributors

Ursula:
Judi Dench
Jan Pendered:
Freddie Jones
Luke Pendered:
Gregor Henderson-Begg
Dr Francis Mead:
David Warner
Adam Penruddocke:
Clive Russell
Olga Daniloff:
Natascha McElhone
Fisherman:
Ian Marshall
Hedley:
Toby Jones
Mrs Pendered:
Joanna Dickens
Director:
Charles Dance

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Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

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

Wartime drama about a group of disillusioned German soldiers trapped on the Russian front in 1943. One is tired of fighting, but another will stop at nothing to win an Iron Cross. Show more

Contributors

Sergeant Steiner:
James Coburn
Captain Stransky:
Maximilian Schell
Colonel Brandt:
James Mason
Captain Kiesel:
David Warner
Sister Eva:
Senta Berger
Schütze Maag:
Burkhard Driest
Corporal Krüger:
Klaus Lowitsch
Director:
Sam Peckinpah