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Summer 2009

The Smoking Diaries Update

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Arts series. An updated tribute to Simon Gray, one of Britain's foremost playwrights, best known for his work with Harold Pinter, and as the writer of the notorious Cell Mates. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Participant:
Richard Wilson
Participant:
Simon Callow
Participant:
Edward Fox
Participant:
Felicity Kendal
Participant:
Toby Stephens
Producer:
Janet Lee

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 1: The Big Sleep

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Raymond Chandler's trouble-seeking private eye gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Vivien Sternwood:
Kelly Burke
Agnes Lozelle:
Barbara Barnes
Carmen Sternwood:
Leah Brotherhead
Joe Brody:
Sam Dale
General Sternwood:
Sean Baker
Lash Canino:
Iain Batchelor
Eddie Mars:
Henry Devas
Cronjager:
Jude Akuwudike
Director:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 2: The Lady in the Lake

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal, fearing she may be embroiled in a scandal. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Derace Kingsley:
Sam Dale
Bill Chess:
Nathan Osgood
Adrienne:
Claire Harry
Sheriff Patton:
Sean Baker
Director:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 3: Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Philip Marlowe follows a curious trail to assist a newly-released convict hunting for his old sweetheart. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Moose Malloy:
Richard Ridings
Mrs Grayle:
Madeleine Potter
Morrison:
Pat Starr
Amthor:
Sean Baker
Jessie Florian:
Joanna Monro
Galbraith:
Lloyd Thomas
Ann Riordan:
Claire Harry
Sonderborg:
Adeel Akhtar
Laird Brunette:
Sam Dale
Second Planting:
Sam Dale
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks
Director:
Mary Peate

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 4: Classic Chandler - Playback

Duration: 1 hour

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

Marlowe is hired to tail a woman without knowing why, but it seems he is not the only one on the trail. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Betty Mayfield:
Sarah Goldberg
Larry Mitchell:
Iain Batchelor
Clyde Umney:
Sean Baker
Clark Brandon:
John Guerrasio
Goble:
Sam Dale
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 6: The High Window

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Mrs Murdoch:
Judy Parfitt
Merle Davis:
Jessica Raine
Leslie Murdoch:
Patrick Kennedy
Detective Breeze:
Joe Montana
Alex Nash:
Stuart Milligan
Linda Conquest:
Susie Riddell
Elisha Morningstar:
Peter Polycarpou
Apartment Manager:
Gerard McDermott
Lou Vannier:
Carl Prekopp
Lois Nash:
Alex Tregear
George Philips:
James Lailey
Mr Shaw:
Sean Baker
Delmar Hench:
Alun Raglan
Abridger:
Robin Brooks
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 7: The Little Sister

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more

Vexed

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Police detectives Jack and Kate have very different approaches to the job and life in general. The hunt for a killer proves to be both good and bad for their relationship. Show more

Contributors

DI Kate Bishop:
Lucy Punch
DI Jack Armstrong:
Toby Stephens
Naz Omar:
Ronny Jhutti
Dan Bishop:
Rory Kinnear
Lauren Roberts:
Naomi Bentley
Mike Reynolds:
Nicholas Tizzard
Suzie Miller:
Sian Brooke
Oliver Young:
Peter Bramhill
Sally Jacobs:
Katharine Burford
Producer:
Eve Gutierrez
Director:
Matt Lipsey

Vexed

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Police detectives Jack and Kate find themselves entering the world of therapy when a depressed banker being treated at a private rehabilitation clinic is targeted by a hit-man. Show more

Contributors

DI Kate Bishop:
Lucy Punch
DI Jack Armstrong:
Toby Stephens
Dan Bishop:
Rory Kinnear
Naz Omar:
Ronny Jhutti
Andrew Bridgely:
Kevin Doyle
Charlotte:
Amanda Douge
Director:
Matt Lipsey

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

The secret service tasks Samuel with spying on the Shaws in exchange for an order of his invention, and Hannah discovers that Kathleen has a tragic family secret. Show more

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:
Toby Stephens
Kathleen Shaw:
Keeley Hawes
Richard Shaw:
Linus Roache
Miriam Petrukhin:
Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:
Claire Bloom
Courtney Johnson:
Gary Beadle
Spearman:
Tony Maudsley
Nicholas Halliday:
Matthew James Thomas
Hannah Petrukhin:
Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:
Toby Woolf
Lord Arthur Wallington:
Timothy Spall
Denning:
Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:
Greg Austin
Miss Goodwin:
Amy Marston
Head Warden:
Angela McHale
Footman 2:
Luke Alexander
Footman:
Tom Ashley
Executive Producer:
Helen Flint
Stunt coordinator:
Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Production Company:
Little Island Productions

Genres

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

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

After the shooting, Field places the Petruhkin home and factory under protection. Samuel makes his own plans and goes into hiding where he meets Kathleen in secret.

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:
Toby Stephens
Kathleen Shaw:
Keeley Hawes
Richard Shaw:
Linus Roache
Miriam Petrukhin:
Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:
Claire Bloom
Courtney Johnson:
Gary Beadle
Spearman:
Tony Maudsley
Hannah Petrukhin:
Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:
Toby Woolf
Max Dennis:
Adrian Edmondson
Gen Sir Reginald Maddox:
James Faulkner
Lord Arthur Wallington:
Timothy Spall
Denning:
Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:
Greg Austin
Following Man:
Robert Bradley
Freddie Lawson:
Fred Haig
Landlady:
Flip Webster
Hotel Receptionist:
Henrietta Clemett
Tall Waiter:
Seb Carrington
Paul Ledbury:
Will Payne
Doctor Small:
Cai Brigden
Stocky Man:
Clive Brunt
Gaunt Man:
Colin Fox
Barney Mitchum:
Steve Furst
Executive Producer:
Helen Flint
Production Company:
Little Island Productions

Genres

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

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

Samuel learns the truth about the Shaws and the MI5 men. He is invited to an extraordinary secret meeting, while Hannah becomes increasingly worried about her father’s safety. Show more

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:
Toby Stephens
Kathleen Shaw:
Keeley Hawes
Richard Shaw:
Linus Roache
Miriam Petrukhin:
Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:
Claire Bloom
Courtney Johnson:
Gary Beadle
Dick Armstrong:
William Gaminara
Hannah Petrukhin:
Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:
Toby Woolf
Max Dennis:
Adrian Edmondson
Gen Sir Reginald Maddox:
James Faulkner
Lord Arthur Wallington:
Timothy Spall
Anthony Shaw:
Greg Austin
Neath:
Ben Fox
Nicholas Halliday:
Matthew James Thomas
Hotel Receptionist:
Henrietta Clemett
Man in Dark Suit:
Daniel Stewart
Tall Waiter:
Seb Carrington
Doctor Small:
Cai Brigden
Stocky Man:
Clive Brunt
Police Officer:
Scott Lane
Barney Mitchum:
Steve Furst
Executive Producer:
Helen Flint
Production Company:
Little Island Productions

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Oscar Wilde is confined in Reading Gaol. His younger self appears, and the two men wrestle with the humiliation of Wilde's fall from celebrity to convict because he loved a man. Show more

Contributors

Oscar Wilde:
Toby Stephens
Executive Producer:
Sally Angel
Executive Producer:
Emma Cahusac
Producer:
Andrew Fettis
Director:
Trevor Nunn

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Relationship drama set over one night and the morning after. The lives and loves of a group of friends come under scrutiny when one couple announce that they have married. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Darkly comic horror film about a team-building exercise that goes disastrously wrong in Eastern Europe when the group is set upon by crazed killers. Show more

Jane Eyre

Episode 3

Duration: 55 minutes

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

Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. Returning to Thornfield, Jane expects Rochester to wed Blanche Ingram and is shocked by a very different marriage proposal. Show more

Contributors

Jane Eyre:
Ruth Wilson
Mr Rochester:
Toby Stephens
Lady Ingram:
Francesca Annis
Mrs Fairfax:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Grace Poole:
Pam Ferris
Georgiana Reed:
Alisa Arnah
St. John Rivers:
Andrew Buchan
Blanche Ingram:
Christina Cole
Colonel Dent:
Arthur Cox
Lady Lynn:
Jeanne Golding
Eliza Reed:
Cara Horgan
George:
Ned Irish
Rosamond Oliver:
Georgia King
Mary Rivers:
Emma Lowndes
John Eshton:
Aidan McArdle
Richard Mason:
Daniel Pirrie
Diana Rivers:
Annabel Scholey
Director:
Susanna White

Series

Jane Eyre

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 8: Poodle Springs

Duration: 1 hour

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

Post-honeymoon, life as a kept man wears thin for Marlowe who cannot resist when he is given a case to solve. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Linda Marlowe:
Lorelei King
Muffy Valentine:
Laurel Lefkow
Manny Lipshultz:
Peter Polycarpou
Angel Victor:
Sasha Pick
Bernie Ohls:
Gerard McDermott
Film Director:
James Lailey
Eddie Garcia:
Alun Raglan
Clayton Blackstone:
Sean Baker
Leonard:
Carl Prekopp
Turn Key:
Simon Bubb
Producer:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Film drama. In the volatile era of the twenties, flamboyant millionaire Jay Gatsby pursues the seductive Daisy, the love he lost while serving in the First World War. Show more

Contributors

Jay Gatsby:
Toby Stephens
Daisy Buchanan:
Mira Sorvino
Nick Carraway:
Paul Rudd
Tom Buchanan:
Martin Donovan
Jordan Baker:
Francie Swift
Myrtle Wilson:
Heather Goldenhersh
Klipspringer:
Matt Malloy

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 5: Classic Chandler - The Long Goodbye

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then shows up late one night asking for a favour. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Terry Lennox:
Trevor White
Eileen Wade:
Saskia Reeves
Roger Wade:
Peter Polycarpou
Howard Spencer:
James Lailey
Menendez:
Alun Raglan
Director:
Claire Grove
Abridger:
Stephen Wyatt

Duration: 1 hour

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

Sophie Raworth is joined by key personalities to discuss current affairs and the arts. Guests include former home secretary Douglas Hurd and broadcaster and singer Cerys Matthews. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sophie Raworth
Interviewed Guest:
Vince Cable
Interviewed Guest:
Douglas Hurd
Interviewed Guest:
Martina Navratilova
Interviewed Guest:
Anna Chancellor
Interviewed Guest:
Toby Stephens
Interviewed Guest:
Cerys Matthews
Interviewed Guest:
Philip Collins
Interviewed Guest:
Rupert Gavin
Producer:
Libby Jukes
Broadcast Assistant:
Hannah Copeland