Programme Index

Luther

Series 2

Episode 2

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Jun 2011, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 2^nd Oct 2012, 22:30 on BBC HD

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Crime drama. Luther must save Ripley's life in time to prevent Cameron's final murderous set piece. But will Jenny's ruthless and vengeful boss get in his way? Show more

Contributors

Mark North:: Paul McGann
Baba:: Pam Ferris
Director:: Sam Miller
DSU Martin Schenk:: Dermot Crowley
Paul Hoby:: Brett Fancy
Ronald Bryson:: Nigel Cooke
DS Erin Gray:: Nikki Amuka-Bird
Tim:: Jamie Glover
Andrei Kolchak:: John Albasiny
Jenny Jones:: Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Wilson:: Keeley Forsyth
DCI John Luther:: Idris Elba
Cameron Pell:: Lee Ingleby
Toby Kent:: David Dawson
Frank Hodge:: Alan Williams
Benny 'Deadhead' Silver:: Michael Smiley
DS Justin Ripley:: Warren Brown
Boothe:: Jamie Martin
Alice Morgan:: Ruth Wilson
Caroline Jones:: Kierston Wareing
Producer:: Katie Swinden
Writer:: Neil Cross

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Luther

Series

Luther: Series 2

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 3

Episode 10

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Jan 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Oct 2022, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Third series of the criminal family saga, based on GF Newman's novel. Brian faces a life sentence for a murder he says he didn't commit. Show more

Contributors

Joseph Oldman:: Toby Jones
Brian:: Joe Armstrong
Tony Wednesday:: Alec Newman
Cath:: Izabella Urbanowicz
Melford Stevenson:: Richard Wilson
Jack Jacob:: Fortune Lloyd
Margaret Courtney:: Flora Montgomery
Julian Tyrwhitt:: Jonathan Tafler
Sir Donald:: Matthew Marsh
John Binden:: Charles Davies
Sonia:: Suzanne Proctor
Leah:: Jasmine Hyde
Lionel Smith:: Kieron Jecchinis
George Carman QC:: Nigel Cooke
Lord Goodman:: Edward Max
Kevin Wheeler:: Lucas Hare
Writer:: GF Newman
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill

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GF Newman's The Corrupted: Series 3

Series

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 4

Episode 7

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Jul 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Apr 2023, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Toby Jones stars as corrupt businessman and MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded, and it seems that Joseph's bank is under threat. But Joseph got out in time. Show more

Contributors

Joseph Oldman/Olinska:: Toby Jones
Brian:: Joe Armstrong
Catherine:: Izabella Urbanowicz
Tony Wednesday:: Alec Newman
Michael O'Dell:: Alec Newman
Margaret Courtney:: Flora Montgomery
Kevin Wheeler:: Lucas Hare
Margaret Thatcher:: Steve Nallon
Hank Nolan:: Nigel Cooke
AC Roland:: Nigel Cooke
Tyrwhitt:: Jonathan Tafler
Pongo:: David Ajao
Brian Perry:: Nicholas Murchie
Lionel Smith:: Kieron Jecchinis
Gerald Ronson:: Edward Max
Warder Shenton:: Charles Davies
Author:: GF Newman
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill

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GF Newman's The Corrupted: Series 4

Series

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 4

04/07/2018

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Jul 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th May 2023, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 7 months

Toby Jones stars as corrupt MP Joseph Olinska. Now considered a psychiatric case, Brian has been sent to Broadmoor prison having incited riots protesting his innocence. Show more

Contributors

Joseph Oldman/Olinska:: Toby Jones
Brian:: Joe Armstrong
Catherine:: Izabella Urbanowicz
Tony Wednesday:: Alec Newman
Leah Cohen:: Jasmine Hyde
Kevin Wheeler:: Lucas Hare
Margaret Courtney:: Flora Montgomery
Hank Nolan:: Nigel Cooke
Warder Dewitt:: Matthew Marsh
Dr Rickard:: Nicholas Murchie
John Redvers:: Joseph Kloska
Andrew McDowell:: Kieron Jecchinis
Gerald Ronson:: Edward Max
Sonia:: Lotte Rice
Doreen:: Lotte Rice
Author:: GF Newman
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill

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GF Newman's The Corrupted: Series 4

Series

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Oct 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Oct 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Jack is finally forced into completing national service, but he refuses to box for his regiment. When he hears that his mother is ill, he is forced to think of a means of escape. Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:: Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:: Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:: Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:: Tom Weston-Jones
CSM:: Lewis MacLeod
Ronnie Kray:: Lewis MacLeod
Sammy Cohen:: Jonathan Tafler
Capt Tyrwhitt:: Jonathan Tafler
Bobby Brown:: Charlie Davies
Lambert:: Charlie Davies
Billy Hill:: Robert Glenister
Keffo:: Robert Glenister
Joshua:: Chinna Woddu
Pongo:: Chinna Woddu
Bank Manager:: Matthew Townshend
Tinkerbell:: Michael Eaves
Tom Driberg:: Nigel Cooke
Charlie Richardson:: Oliver Mawdsley
Gladys Brown:: Catherine Henderson
Narrator:: Ross Kemp
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: GF Newman

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GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Oct 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Oct 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Joey is determined to find a way for Brian to avoid National Service and, at the same time, increases his business dealings with Sammy – with disastrous consequences. Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:: Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:: Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:: Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:: Tom Weston-Jones
Billy Hill:: Robert Glenister
Arnold Goodman:: Edward Max
Eddie Richardson:: Charlie Davies
Sammy Cohen:: Jonathan Tafler
Spotty:: Jonathan Tafler
Ronnie Kray:: Lewis MacLeod
Harold Wilson:: Lewis MacLeod
Tom Driberg:: Nigel Cooke
Policeman:: Theo Fraser Steele
Martha Baines:: Kellie Shirley
Narrator:: Ross Kemp
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: GF Newman

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GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Oct 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Oct 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Joey starts investing in property in run down Notting Hill Gate but, in doing so, puts the Kray Brothers' noses out of joint. Who will win in the property wars? Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:: Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:: Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:: Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:: Tom Weston-Jones
Billy Hill:: Robert Glenister
DI Drury:: Matthew Marsh
Charlie Richardson:: Oliver Mawdsley
Leah Cohen:: Jasmine Hyde
Ronnie Kray:: Lewis MacLeod
Alfie:: Lewis MacLeod
Violet Kray:: Ruth Gemmell
Sergeant Watling:: Nigel Cooke
DS Fenwick:: Theo Fraser Steele
Narrator:: Ross Kemp
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: GF Newman

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Series

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 9

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Oct 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Oct 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 7 months

Brian has been seriously hurt in gangland warfare. After his return from hospital, he feels sure the family has been making plans without him. Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:: Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:: Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:: Rory McMenamin
Jack Braden:: Tom Weston-Jones
John Bloom:: Theo Fraser Steele
Bank Manager:: Matthew Townshend
DI Bulmer:: Matthew Townshend
Arnold Goodman:: Edward Max
DI Drury:: Matthew Marsh
Sammy Cohen:: Jonathan Tafler
Leah Cohen:: Jasmine Hyde
Sergeant Watling:: Nigel Cooke
Tony Wednesday:: Petrice Jones
Student:: Kellie Shirley
Narrator:: Ross Kemp
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: GF Newman

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Series

GF Newman's The Corrupted

Series 1

Episode 10

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Nov 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Nov 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Brian and Jack harbour rival feelings for Leah while Joey makes bigger deals to secure his future. Brian continues to move in ever more influential circles. Show more

Contributors

Joey Oldman:: Toby Jones
Cath Oldman:: Denise Gough
Brian Oldman:: Joe Armstrong
Jack Braden:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bobby Brown:: Charlie Davies
Bank Manager:: Matthew Townshend
DI Drury:: Matthew Marsh
Cpt Tyrwhitt:: Jonathan Tafler
Leah Cohen:: Jasmine Hyde
Tom Driberg:: Nigel Cooke
DI Fenwick:: Theo Fraser Steele
Paul Raymond:: Theo Fraser Steele
Judge Stevenson:: David Shaw Parker
Pongo:: Chinna Wodu
Narrator:: Ross Kemp
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: GF Newman

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Doctors

Series 19

Episode 225: Loft Converter

BBC One

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th May 2018, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 25^th May 2018, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Ayesha's plans for a girly day get waylaid when her friend's fiance finds something unexpected in a customer's loft. Meanwhile, Daniel recruits Emma to his cause. Show more

Contributors

Ayesha Lee:: Laura Rollins
Nicky Harmer:: Nigel Cooke
Matt Dobbin:: Daniel Easton
Kelly Simpkin:: Fiona Boylan
Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Daniel Granger:: Matthew Chambers
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Emma Reid:: Dido Miles
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Ruhma Carter:: Bharti Patel
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Valerie Pitman:: Sarah Moyle
Amanda Vardalis:: Emma Samms
Director:: Edward Dick
Producer:: Gail Evans
Writer:: Miles Bodimeade
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson

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Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 19

Saturday Drama

Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 25^th May 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Dec 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. 500 years after writing his most provocative tract, Niccolo Machiavelli stands in the dock to appeal against the treatment his words have received. From May 2013. Show more

Contributors

Machiavelli:: Damian Lewis
Judge:: Nigel Cooke
Prosecution:: Christian Rodska
Defence:: Helen McCrory
Clerk:: Meera Syal
Cesare Borgia:: Joseph Kloska
Plato:: Joseph Kloska
Defendant:: Joseph Kloska
Kerensky:: Theo Fraser Steele
Bertrand Russell:: Theo Fraser Steele
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: Jonathan Myerson

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Drama

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Saturday Drama

Drama on 4

Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

Episode 1: Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Oct 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Aug 2014, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Robert Louis Stevenson sets off with a donkey across France, keeping a journal that became a travelogue. Stars David Tennant. Show more

Contributors

Robert Louis Stevenson:: David Tennant
Fanny:: Lizzy McInnerny
Peasant:: Matthew Marsh
Monk:: Matthew Marsh
Bob:: Forbes Masson
Saddler:: Nigel Cooke
RLS Father:: Nigel Cooke
Auberge Woman:: Jane Slavin
Belle:: Lottie Rice
Child's Voice:: Bethane Cullinane
Lloyd:: Ned Leadbeater
Writer:: Mike Harris
Producer:: Clive Brill

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Drama on 4: Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

Series

Drama on 4

Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

Episode 2: The Amateur Emigrant

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Oct 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Aug 2014, 04:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

In pursuit of the woman he loves, Stevenson heads to New York for a momentous train journey to California. Stars David Tennant. Show more

Contributors

Robert Louis Stevenson:: David Tennant
Fanny:: Lizzy McInnerny
Sam:: Matthew Marsh
Irish Conductor:: Forbes Masson
RLS Father:: Nigel Cooke
Joshua:: Nigel Cooke
Dutch Woman:: Jane Slavin
Milk Woman:: Jane Slavin
Belle:: Lottie Rice
Nose in a Book:: Danny Webb
Schoffelheimer:: Danny Webb
NY Conductor:: Chinna Wodu
Chicago Telegraph Man:: Chinna Wodu
Ogden Conductor:: Chinna Wodu
Writer:: Mike Harris
Producer:: Clive Brill

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Drama on 4: Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love

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Drama on 4

Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas

The Beach of Falesa

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Dec 2016, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Dec 2019, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Newly arrived on a Samoan Island, a trader marries a native girl and is tabooed by the other inhabitants. Stars David Tennant. Show more

Contributors

Wiltshire:: David Tennant
Uma:: Adjoa Andoh
Case:: Dan Mullane
Captain Randal:: Nigel Cooke
The Sea Captain:: Nigel Cooke
Tarleton:: Theo Fraser-Steele
Galuchet:: Theo Fraser-Steele
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Author:: Robert Louis Stevenson
Adaptor:: Jane Rogers

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Drama

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Drama on 4: Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas

Series

Henry V from Shakespeare’s Globe

BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours, 42 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Oct 2023, 19:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Oct 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

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Shakespeare’s masterpiece, on stage at one of London’s most famous landmarks, tells the violent and patriotic story of the ambitious king’s campaign to recapture the French throne. Show more

Contributors

Henry V:: Jamie Parker
Captain Fluellen/Bishop of Ely:: Brendan O'Hea
Bardolph/Archbishop of Canterbury/Duke of Burgundy:: Paul Rider
Chorus/Queen Isabel:: Brid Brennan
Pistol:: Sam Cox
King of France/Nym/Sir Thomas Erpingham:: David Hargreaves
Michael Williams/Earl of Cambridge / Duke of Orleans/Captain Jamy:: Chris Starkie
Princess Katherine/Boy:: Olivia Ross
Duke of Exeter:: Nigel Cooke
Louis the Dauphin/Lord Scroop:: Kurt Egyiawan
Constable of France/Governor of Harfleur:: Roger Watkins
Montjoy / Monseiur le Fer / Sir Thomas Grey:: Giles Cooper
Hostess Quickly/Alice:: Lisa Stevenson
Captain Gower:: Matthew Flynn
Earl of Westmoreland/Captain MacMorris:: James Lailey
John Bates/Duke of York:: Beruce Khan
Ambassador/Duke of Bourbon / Alexander Court:: Graham Butler
Director:: Dominic Dromgoole
Executive Producer:: Dominic Dromgoole
Executive Producer:: Robert Marshall
Producer:: Eva Koch-Schulte

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