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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew Marr and guests discuss topical politics, current affairs and the arts. Guests include chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne and shadow chancellor Chris Leslie. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
George Osborne
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Leslie
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Watson
Participant:
Nick Robinson
Participant:
Sarah Baxter
Editor:
Rob Burley
Deputy Editor:
Libby Jukes
Assistant Producer:
Hannah Copeland

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who, in 1986, uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times. Show more

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British New Wave

This Sporting Life

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

David Storey's repressed northern drama juxtaposes the trapped wants and needs of protagonist Arthur Machin with the stark aggression of the rugby pitch. Directed by Johnny Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Machin:
James Purefoy
Mrs Hammond:
Emily Watson
Maurice Braithwaite:
John Thomson
Judith Parkes:
Sheridan Smith
Mr Weaver:
Philip Jackson
Mrs Weaver:
Julia Davis
Lynda Hammond:
Sophie Wright
Mam (Machin):
Gwyneth Powell
Dad (Machin):
Wayne Forester
Commentator:
Ray French
Director:
Johnny Vegas
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch

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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. The trapped wants and needs of protagonist Arthur Machin juxtaposed with the aggression of rugby. Stars James Purefoy, Sheridan Smith. Directed by Johnny Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Machin:
James Purefoy
Mrs Hammond:
Emily Watson
Maurice Braithwaite:
John Thomson
Judith Parkes:
Sheridan Smith
Mr Weaver:
Philip Jackson
Mrs Weaver:
Julia Davis
Lynda Hammond:
Sophie Wright
Mam (Machin):
Gwyneth Powell
Dad (Machin):
Wayne Forester
Commentator:
Ray French
Director:
Johnny Vegas
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch

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Front Row

Emily Watson, Older women on screen, Christmas songs

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Emily Watson on the TV adaptation of Little Women, Tracy-Ann Oberman and MaryAnn Johanson discuss the portrayal of older women on screen, Dr Who's regeneration and Christmas songs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Interviewed Guest:
MaryAnn Johanson
Interviewed Guest:
Christel Dee
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Wardle

Apple Tree Yard

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Psychological thriller. A devastated Yvonne confides in a former lover and is plunged from one nightmare into another. Show more

Contributors

Yvonne Carmichael:
Emily Watson
Mark Costley:
Ben Chaplin
Gary Carmichael:
Mark Bonnar
George Selway:
Steven Elder
Susannah:
Susan Lynch
Kevin Proctor:
Darren Morfitt
Writer:
Amanda Coe
Director:
Jessica Hobbs
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Manda Levin
Executive Producer:
Amanda Coe

Duration: 2 hours

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

A theatre director's artistic life is boosted by a grant. But his relationships and existence become the subject of, and contaminated by, his work. Philip Seymour Hoffman stars. Show more

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Claire Keen:
Michelle Williams
Adele Lack:
Catherine Keener
Ellen Bascomb/Millicent Weems:
Dianne Wiest
Madeleine Gravis:
Hope Davis
Sammy Barnathan:
Tom Noonan

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Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Biopic about the final years of playwright Oscar Wilde. An exiled Wilde looks back on his life from his deathbed in a small Parisian flat, longing for a return to happier times. Show more

Contributors

Oscar Wilde:
Rupert Everett
Reggie Turner:
Colin Firth
Constance Wilde:
Emily Watson
Alfred Bosie Douglas:
Colin Morgan
Mrs Arbuthnott:
Anna Chancellor
Father Dunne:
Tom Wilkinson
Mr Abrbuthnott:
Julian Wadham
Robbie Ross:
Edwin Thomas

Apple Tree Yard

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Psychological thriller. When a scientist meets an enigmatic stranger, she is shocked by the passion he awakens in her. However, she gradually begins to suspect more is at play. Show more

Contributors

Yvonne Carmichael:
Emily Watson
Mark Costley:
Ben Chaplin
Gary Carmichael:
Mark Bonnar
Susannah:
Susan Lynch
George Selway:
Steven Elder
Sathnam:
Assad Zaman
Select Committee Chair:
Helen Anderson
Security Guard:
Andre Nightingale
Writer:
Amanda Coe
Director:
Jessica Hobbs
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Manda Levin
Executive Producer:
Amanda Coe

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 7 months

Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. However, events soon take the horse far away from England. Show more

Contributors

Albert Narracott:
Jeremy Irvine
Ted Narracott:
Peter Mullan
Rose Narracott:
Emily Watson
Grandfather:
Niels Arestrup
Captain James Nicholls:
Tom Hiddleston
Major Jamie Stewart:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Geordie Soldier:
Toby Kebbell
Lieutenant Charlie Waverly:
Patrick Kennedy
David Lyons:
Robert Emms
Sergeant Fry:
Eddie Marsan
Sergeant Perkins:
Geoff Bell
Army doctor:
Liam Cunningham
Trench captain:
Julian Wadham
Andrew Easton:
Matt Milne

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Drama based on the Ronald Harwood play about devoted backstage hand Norman as he struggles to support Sir, the brilliant but tyrannical head of a touring theatre company. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama based on the life of author Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter resists her parents' wishes for her to marry and pursues her dream of writing. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Chris Noonan
Beatrix Potter:
Renee Zellweger
Norman Warne:
Ewan McGregor
Millie Warne:
Emily Watson
Rupert Potter:
Bill Paterson
Helen Potter:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Wiggin:
Matyelok Gibbs
William Heelis:
Lloyd Owen
Harold Warne:
Anton Lesser
Fruing Warne:
David Bamber
Mrs Warne:
Phyllida Law
Sir Nigel:
John Woodvine
Mr Copperthwaite:
Geoffrey Beevers

Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Period piece set in the early 1930s with an all-star cast. A weekend shooting party at a country mansion turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead. Show more

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Constance Trentham:
Maggie Smith
William McCordle:
Michael Gambon
Sylvia McCordle:
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lord Raymond Stockbridge:
Charles Dance
Ivor Novello:
Jeremy Northam
Morris Weissman:
Bob Balaban
Henry Denton:
Ryan Phillippe
Inspector Thompson:
Stephen Fry
Mary Maceachran:
Kelly Macdonald
Robert Parks:
Clive Owen
Mrs Wilson:
Helen Mirren
Mrs Croft:
Eileen Atkins
Jennings:
Alan Bates
Probert:
Derek Jacobi
Director:
Robert Altman
Isobel McCordle:
Camilla Rutherford
Louisa Stockbridge:
Geraldine Somerville
Anthony Meredith:
Tom Hollander
Lavinia Meredith:
Natasha Wightman
Freddie Nesbitt:
James Wilby
Mabel Nesbitt:
Claudie Blakley
Rupert Standish:
Laurence Fox
Producer:
Robert Altman
Producer:
Bob Balaban
Producer:
David Levy

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Little Women

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

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

US period drama. The March sisters prepare for Christmas with their father away at war. A chance encounter at a party leads the girls to make friends with new neighbour Laurie. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Playground Television UK Ltd
Jo March:
Maya Hawke
Amy March:
Kathryn Newton
Beth March:
Annes Elwy
Laurie Laurence:
Jonah Hauer-King
John Brooke:
Julian Morris
Mr March:
Dylan Baker
Mr Laurence:
Michael Gambon
Aunt March:
Angela Lansbury
Kate Vaughan:
Mei Bignall
Bandaged Young Man:
Fode Simbo
Hairdresser:
Richard Pepple
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Colin Callender
Executive Producer:
Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:
Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer:
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer:
Rebecca Eaton

Little Women

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Period drama. The March family fears the worst when Mr March and Beth fall ill. Laurie confesses his feelings to Jo. Brooke proposes to Meg before leaving to join the Union army. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Playground Television UK Ltd
Jo March:
Maya Hawke
Amy March:
Kathryn Newton
Beth March:
Annes Elwy
Laurie Laurence:
Jonah Hauer-King
John Brooke:
Julian Morris
Mr March:
Dylan Baker
Mr Laurence:
Michael Gambon
Aunt March:
Angela Lansbury
Annie Moffat:
Ann Skelly
Belle Moffat:
India Mullen
Sallie Gardiner-Moffat:
Amy Wren
Ned Moffat:
Max Curnin
Mary Kingsley:
Erin Galway-Kendrick
Jenny Snow:
Leah Temple-Lang
Stretcherbearer:
John Colleary
Dr Bangs:
Nick Dunning
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Colin Callender
Executive Producer:
Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:
Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer:
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer:
Rebecca Eaton

Little Women

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Period drama. As the March sisters grow up, Meg becomes a mother, Amy travels through Europe and Jo moves to New York for her writing. Tragedy strikes when Beth is taken ill again. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Playground Television UK Ltd
Jo March:
Maya Hawke
Amy March:
Kathryn Newton
Beth March:
Annes Elwy
Laurie Laurence:
Jonah Hauer-King
John Brooke:
Julian Morris
Mr March:
Dylan Baker
Mr Laurence:
Michael Gambon
Aunt March:
Angela Lansbury
Professor Bhaer:
Mark Stanley
Mrs Kirke:
Amelia Crowley
Kitchenmaid:
Aleah Lennon
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Colin Callender
Executive Producer:
Sophie Gardiner
Executive Producer:
Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer:
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer:
Rebecca Eaton

The One Show

01/07/2015

Duration: 1 hour

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

Matt Baker and Alex Jones are joined by actress Emily Watson and comedian Chris Addison. Plus the winners of the Ordnance Survey Design Competition. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Alex Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Emily Watson
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Addison

The One Show

16/01/2017

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Matt Baker and Michelle Ackerley are joined by Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin, who star in BBC drama Apple Tree Yard. Plus a report on how the police handles missing person cases. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Comedy drama set in 1970s Reading following three working class lads. Freddie (Christian Cooke) yearns to rise above his station and takes a job selling life insurance. Show more

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