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Reluctant Persuaders

Series 1

Episode 1: Lemon

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

London’s worst advertising agency plans to re-launch with a guerrilla marketing campaign. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 1

We Try Harder

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

Hardacres, London's worst advertising agency, sets out to win back a whisky account it once had. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 1

The Best A Man Can Get

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

Hardacres, London's worst ad agency grapples with the lowest form of advertising of all: radio. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 1

Vorsprung Durch Technik

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

A big day for the ad team featuring in the industry magazine. Alas, they’re trapped in a lift! Stars Nigel Havers. From 2015. Show more

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Series 3

Episode 5: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, Part 1

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Available for years

Children's sci-fi drama. The Doctor returns on the happiest day of Sarah Jane's life, but a deadly trap is waiting for them.

Contributors

Sarah Jane Smith:
Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith:
Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer:
Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra:
Anjli Mohindra
The Doctor:
David Tennant
Peter Dalton:
Nigel Havers
Haresh:
Ace Bhatti
Voice of K9:
John Leeson
Trickster:
Paul Marc Davis
Director:
Joss Agnew
Producer:
Nikki Wilson
Registrar:
Zienia Merton

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Series 3

Episode 6: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, Part 2

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Available for years

Children's sci-fi drama. The Doctor arrives to join the battle, but is he too late to save both Sarah Jane and the Earth itself?

Contributors

Sarah Jane Smith:
Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith:
Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer:
Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra:
Anjli Mohindra
The Doctor:
David Tennant
Peter Dalton:
Nigel Havers
Haresh:
Ace Bhatti
Voice of K9:
John Leeson
Trickster:
Paul Marc Davis
Director:
Joss Agnew
Producer:
Nikki Wilson
Registrar:
Zienia Merton

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Series 4

Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel

Duration: 55 minutes

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

Available for 1 month

Michael McIntyre returns to our TV screens for a tinsel-covered edition of his game show, jam-packed with extremely famous faces. Show more

Saturday Live

Nigel Havers

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Nigel Havers charms Suzy Klein and Richard Coles, JP meets Helen Clare, a singing sensation from the 1930s, and DJ Edith Bowman shares her Inheritance Tracks. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Coles
Presenter:
Suzy Klein
Presenter:
JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Havers
Interviewed Guest:
Helen Clare
Interviewed Guest:
Amy Dicketts
Interviewed Guest:
Davis Rogan
Interviewed Guest:
Edith Bowman
Producer:
Louise Corley

Front Row

Nigel Havers; Malevich at Tate Modern; Michael Rosen; Caine Prize for African Writing

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Nigel Havers and director Lucy Bailey discuss their new production of The Importance of Being Earnest; Caine Prize winner Okwiri Oduor; Malevich at Tate Modern; Michael Rosen. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Havers
Interviewed Guest:
Lucy Bailey
Interviewed Guest:
Charlotte Mullins
Interviewed Guest:
Okwiri Oduor
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Rosen
Interviewed Guest:
Jackie Kay

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 2

Live Young

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

London's worst advertising agency, Hardacre's, tries to put the excitement back into water. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2017. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 2

Just Do It

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

London's worst advertising agency discovers a campaign’s gone viral – and not in a good way. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2017. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 2

Give a Man a Fish

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

Can London's worst advertising agency soothe their souls with some charitable work? Stars Nigel Haves. From April 2017. Show more

Reluctant Persuaders

Series 2

Think Different

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 22 days

In a battle for survival, can London's worst advertising agency win their biggest contract? Stars Nigel Havers. From April 2017. Show more

Midweek

Katie Melua, Nigel Havers, Tom Kerridge, Alex Wheatle

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Singer-songwriter Katie Melua, chef Tom Kerridge, writer Alex Wheatle and actor Nigel Havers join Libby Purves and the audience in the BBC Radio Theatre. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Katie Melua
Interviewed Guest:
Tom Kerridge
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Wheatle
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Havers

Brand

Midweek

Better Things

Series 5

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

Duration: 24 minutes

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

Available for years

Sam's day starts with a shoot-out at the supermarket and doesn't get much better when she learns Phyllis has been scammed. Things improve when she makes a decision about work.

The Bidding Room

Series 5

Scandinavian Glass

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a 6ft statue, a chopping block, Scandinavian glassware, a sideboard and some colourful vases. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Executive Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Series Producer:
Dave Martin
Production Company:
Ricochet Ltd

The Bidding Room

Series 5

Vintage TV

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including Murano glass fruit, a TV, a cocktail cabinet, a 1920s purse and a dentist’s lamp. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Executive Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Series Producer:
Dave Martin
Production Company:
Ricochet Ltd

The Bidding Room

Series 5

Canoe

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a 15ft canoe, an iconic bookcase and some pottery. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Executive Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Series Producer:
Dave Martin
Production Company:
Ricochet Ltd

The Bidding Room

Series 5

Murano Vase

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim for the best price for their items, including wind-up toys, a Murano glass vase, a gentleman’s companion, industrial lamps and a filing cabinet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Executive Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Series Producer:
Dave Martin
Production Company:
Ricochet Ltd

The Bidding Room

Series 5

Spinning Top

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a spinning top, a rickshaw, a 19th-century vase, airline seats and a religious carving. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nigel Havers
Executive Producer:
Claire Egerton-Jones
Executive Producer:
Rae Gilder Cooke
Series Producer:
Dave Martin
Production Company:
Ricochet Ltd