Period drama. A high-profile poisoning in the heart of the French court leaves a coveted vacancy, while pregnant Madame de Montespan exercises her influence at every opportunity. Show more
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Period drama series. The king's bad example is blamed for the nobility's immorality, fuelled by illicit love potions and powders. Philippe must meet his new bride. Show more
Period drama. A cool welcome awaits Princess Palatine in the palace salons and her new husband's bed, but Sophie's destiny is worse. Marchal finds a suspect for the poisonings. Show more
Period drama. Preparations are made for war abroad, but battles of the sexes are waged within the palace itself, and there will be casualties. Show more
Drama on 4
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44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Greta Scacchi and Nicholas Murchie star in a political thriller of secrets and lies. A civil servant dedicated to open government finds his wife's name on an incriminating document Show more
Woman's Hour
Greta Scacchi, Kadeena Cox, Trench coats
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Paralympian Kadeena Cox, limiting women's access to health services, Greta Scacchi, the trench coat as a fashion staple, and thrill-seeking mother and son Nancy and Baz Ashmawy. Show more
The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from biographer Artemis Cooper. Marriage, motherhood and Jane's first writings. Show more
The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from the award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper. Jane meets Kinglsey Amis. Show more
The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from biographer Artemis Cooper. Jane and Kingsley Amis's marriage breaks down. Show more
The biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from the award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper. The final Cazalet Chronicles. Show more
The authorised biography of novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard, author of The Cazalet Chronicles, who died in 2014, from the award-winning biographer Artemis Cooper. Show more
Fantasy about a teenage boy who, while staying with his aunt and uncle, finds that their clock always strikes thirteen at midnight, triggering the appearance of a garden paradise. Show more
Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about a privileged young woman's misguided attempts at matchmaking. Show more
Drama based on the life and letters of Jane Austen. Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane appears happily unmarried, until she reflects on previous suitors and life choices. Show more
Western mini-series set in 1898. Print Ritter is an Oregonian herding horses to Wyoming with his nephew. Along the way, they acquire a hired hand and rescue five Chinese girls. Show more
Western mini-series set in 1898. Print Ritter is an Oregonian herding 500 horses to Wyoming with his nephew. Along the way, they acquire a hired hand and rescue five Chinese girls. Show more
Mystery drama starring Jodie Foster. When a woman's young daughter vanishes during a transatlantic flight, she struggles to convince the cabin crew that she is telling the truth. Show more
Tense courtroom thriller. Prosecuting attorney Rusty Savage (Harrison Ford) is ordered to look after the case of his murdered colleague, with whom he was secretly having an affair. Show more
Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel about an impressionable Oxford undergraduate and his infatuation with a flamboyant alcoholic young lord and his grand ancestral home. Show more
As the annual awards season reaches its climax, Martha Kearney is joined by stellar guests Brian Cox and Greta Scacchi to assess the merits of the favourites and likely also-rans. Show more