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Apparitions

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

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

Supernatural drama. When a sinister apparition of the Virgin Mary haunts a Muslim family, Jacob must convince the family that the apparition is a fake, or lose Michael's soul. Show more

Contributors

Father Jacob:
Martin Shaw
Cardinal Bukovak:
John Shrapnel
Sister Ruth:
Siobhan Finneran
Michael:
Rick Warden
Monsignor Vincenzo:
Luigi Diberti
Zaid Kopavic:
Jamie Blackley
Imam Ahmed:
Hassani Shapi
Misal Kopavic:
Patrick Knowles
Sana Kopavic:
Brana Bajic
Producer:
Caroline Levy

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One YorkshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Film following the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, as it returns to the tracks following a ten-year restoration which cost more than £4 million. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Roger Keech
Director:
Roger Keech
Executive Producer:
Nicola Addyman
Narrator:
John Shrapnel

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

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

Adaptation of the Tony-nominated stage play. When the new King Charles refuses to sign a bill into law, a constitutional crisis is detonated, threatening the monarchy's future. Show more

Contributors

William:
Oliver Chris
Prime Minister:
Adam James
James Reiss:
Tim McMullan
Mrs Stevens:
Priyanga Burford
Archbishop of Canterbury:
John Shrapnel
Speaker:
Ian Redford
Coottsey:
Max Bennett
Sir Matthew:
Rupert Vansittart
Executive Producer:
Greg Brenman
Executive Producer:
Roanna Benn
Executive Producer:
Mike Bartlett
Executive Producer:
Rupert Goold
Producer:
Simon Maloney
Director:
Rupert Goold
Production Company:
Drama Republic Ltd

Merlin

Series 5

Episode 8: The Hollow Queen

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 3 months

Fantasy drama series. Merlin agrees to leave Camelot on a dangerous mission to help a young Druid boy. In his absence, a deadly net closes in around Arthur. Show more

Contributors

The Sarrum:
John Shrapnel
Sir Percival:
Tom Hopper
Sir Leon:
Rupert Young
Voice of the Dragon:
John Hurt
Executive Producer:
Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:
Julian Murphy

Elizabeth R

Shadow in the Sun

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Classic historical drama series. Elizabeth meets an interesting suitor, the Duke of Anjou, much to the Puritans' disapproval. Now Elizabeth must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
Robert Dudley:
Robert Hardy
William Cecil:
Ronald Hines
Walsingham:
Stephen Murray
Earl of Sussex:
John Shrapnel
Sir Christopher Hatton:
Bernard Horsfall

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Comedy marking television duo Ant and Dec's big screen debut. Two British men fake a film of the alleged 1947 Roswell alien autopsy and try to pass it off as genuine. Show more

Contributors

Ray Santilli:
Declan Donnelly
Gary Shoefield:
Ant McPartlin
Morgan Banner:
Bill Pullman
Gary's Boss:
Jimmy Carr
Camera Team:
Mike Blakeley
Camera Team:
Matthew Blakeley
Michael Kuhn:
John Shrapnel
Homeless Man:
Orson Bean

Genres

Formats

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Actress Maxine Peake, star of Silk and Dinnerladies, presents favourite readings to the audience at the Radio Theatre. Readers Diane Morgan (TV's Philomena Cunk) and John Shrapnel. Show more

Apparitions

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Supernatural drama. Father Jacob must overcome his scepticism and his colleagues' misgivings to ensure the safety of a young girl who believes her father is possessed by the devil. Show more

Contributors

Father Jacob:
Martin Shaw
Cardinal Bukovak:
John Shrapnel
Monsignor Vincenzo:
Luigi Diberti
Astaruth:
Rick Warden
Sister Anne:
Michelle Joseph
Police Officer:
Adam Zane

Apparitions

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Six-part supernatural drama series. Jacob is forced to meet Vimal's murderer on his terms in order to exorcise him, which sees his own faith being threatened. Show more

Contributors

Father Jacob:
Martin Shaw
Sister Ruth:
Siobhan Finneran
Cardinal Bukovak:
John Shrapnel
Astaruth/Michael:
Rick Warden
Monsignor Vincenzo:
Luigi Diberti
Sister Anne:
Michelle Joseph

Natural World

1995-1996

Himalaya

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary about the geological and natural history of the Himalayas, home to a diversity of wildlife including red pandas, snow leopards and iridescent pheasants. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Live-action version of the Disney classic, with Glenn Close. Dalmatians Pongo and Perdita fall in love, but their happiness is threatened by Cruella De Vil's fur coat obsession. Show more

Contributors

Drama on 3

Oedipus the King

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Christopher Eccleston stars in Anthony Burgess's adaptation of the great tragedy of Oedipus. A radio debut co-starring Fiona Shaw, Don Warrington and Adjoa Andoh. Show more

Contributors

Jocasta:
Adjoa Andoh
First Elder:
John Shrapnel
Second Elder/Tiresias:
Fiona Shaw
Third Elder/Shepherd:
Vincent Ebrahim
Other Eoder/Messenger/Officer:
Darrell D' Silva
Other child:
Tess Robinson
Other child:
Riley Nixon
Other child:
Eleanor Read
Other child:
Lucy Godson
Other child:
Billie Robinson
Producer:
Polly Thomas

Genres

Old wounds are reopened when Lynley investigates the disturbing death of his godson more than a decade after the boy's disappearance.

Lynley is convinced that Julia's death is somehow tied to her brother's abduction and death 15 years ago, but things are complicated when he becomes the prime suspect in the case.

Apparitions

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

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

Supernatural drama series. Jacob visits a prisoner who shows signs of possession, and is shocked when it starts to appear that he may have been possessed by a saint. Show more

Contributors

Father Jacob:
Martin Shaw
Cardinal Bukovak:
John Shrapnel
Sister Ruth:
Siobhan Finneran
Astaruth/Michael:
Rick Warden
Father Daniel:
David Gyasi
Cory Wardell:
Stephen Wight
Governor Lassiter:
Neil Pearson
Mrs Wardell:
Linda Jane Holmes
Producer:
Caroline Levy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Lighthearted period drama. Infamous gentleman thief A J Raffles becomes embroiled in a murder when he steals love rival Monty Sinclair's giant ruby. Show more

Contributors

A J Raffles:
Nigel Havers
Director:
Justin Hardy
Ellis Bride:
Michael French
Monty Sinclair:
John Shrapnel
Julia Sinclair:
Frances Barber
Arthur Rosehip:
John Mills
Frank Banning:
Dave Hill
Mags Raffles:
Madeleine Worrall
Benjamin Cook:
Tim Barlow

Apparitions

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Supernatural drama. Realising that he needs to be exorcised himself, Father Jacob must coax Vincenzo out of retirement if he is to have any hope of defeating Michael in time. Show more

Contributors

Father Jacob:
Martin Shaw
Cardinal Bukovak:
John Shrapnel
Sister Ruth:
Siobhan Finneran
Michael:
Rick Warden
Father Daniel:
David Gyasi
Monsignor Vincenzo:
Luigi Diberti
Dr Elaine Errison:
Claire Price
Producer:
Caroline Levy

New Tricks

Series 7

Episode 10: The Fourth Man

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Crime drama. When the team reinvestigate a 30-year-old safety deposit robbery, they find themselves drawn into a case involving high-level police corruption. Show more

Contributors

Brian Lane:
Alun Armstrong
Jack Halford:
James Bolam
Det Supt Sandra Pullman:
Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:
Dennis Waterman
DAC Robert Strickland:
Anthony Calf
Frank Patterson:
Phil Daniels
DAC John Felsham:
John Shrapnel
Miranda Armstrong:
Genevieve O'Reilly
Tony Mills:
Brian Croucher
George Milligan:
Jimmy Yuill
Christine Johnson:
Heather Wright
Elaine Murray:
Rosalind March
Michael Denby:
Roy Boyd
Anne Hargreaves:
Georgia Glen

Waking the Dead

Series 9

Solidarity - Part 2

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Crime drama. The team uncover duplicity and sabotage that goes to the heart of government, and that puts Grace in mortal danger. Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:
Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:
Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:
Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:
Wil Johnson
Det Supt Sarah Cavendish:
Eva Birthistle
Murray Stuart:
John McArdle
Young Murray Stuart:
Kieran Bew
Young Grace:
Susie Emmett
Jane Hussey:
Frances Tomelty
Lucy Christie:
Anna Chancellor
Hugo Christie:
Jonathan Bryan
Young Lucy Christie:
Cara Horgan
Young Oleg Leontyev:
James McGregor
Piers Kennedy:
Adam Rayner
Young Ralph Palmer:
Michael Cantwell
Young Bonnie Yorke:
Elize du Toit
Bonnie Yorke:
Penny Downie
Ralph Palmer:
Jack Shepherd
Oleg Leontyev:
Roger Ringrose
John Christie:
John Shrapnel
Director:
Andy Hay
Producer:
Colin Wratten

Waking the Dead

Series 9

Part 1: Solidarity - Part 1

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Crime drama. The Cold Case team investigate the murder of Falklands' veteran-turned-peace activist Piers Kennedy, rumoured to have been killed by the state. Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:
Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:
Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:
Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:
Wil Johnson
Det Supt Sarah Cavendish:
Eva Birthistle
Hugo Christie:
Jonathan Bryan
Young Lucy Christie:
Cara Horgan
Young Oleg Leontyev:
James McGregor
Piers Kennedy:
Adam Rayner
Jane Hussey:
Frances Tomelty
Young Murray Stuart:
Kieran Bew
Young Grace:
Susie Emmett
Young Bonnie Yorke:
Elize du Toit
Young Ralph Palmer:
Michael Cantwell
Lucy Christie:
Anna Chancellor
Bonnie Yorke:
Penny Downie
Ralph Palmer:
Jack Shepherd
John Christie:
John Shrapnel
Oleg Leontyev:
Roger Ringrose
Murray Stuart:
John McArdle
Director:
Andy Hay
Producer:
Colin Wratten