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Parade's End

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Vicious rumours about Christopher abound, leading to tragedy at Groby. Sylvia finds a new admirer who proves a distraction as the war continues, and Valentine moves to London. Show more

Contributors

Christopher Tietjens:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Sylvia Tietjens:
Rebecca Hall
General Campion:
Roger Allam
Valentine Wannop:
Adelaide Clemens
Father Consett:
Ned Dennehy
Edith Duchemin:
Anne-Marie Duff
Mark Tietjens:
Rupert Everett
Edward Wannop:
Freddie Fox
Macmaster:
Stephen Graham
Lady Claudine:
Clare Higgins
Tietjens Senior:
Alan Howard
Gerald Drake:
Jack Huston
Mrs Satterthwaite:
Janet McTeer
Brownlie:
Jamie Parker
General Haggard:
Ronald Pickup
Reverend Duchemin:
Rufus Sewell
Glorvina:
Sasha Waddell
Food Emporium Manager:
Dominic Coleman
Medical Officer:
Jeroen Lenarts
Marie Leonie:
Lyne Renee
Michael (8 years old):
Rudi Goodman
Reverend- Effie's husband:
Christopher Bowen
Critic at Macmasters Flat:
Jurgen Delnaet
Grand Actress:
Hilde Heijnen
Michaelangelo Woman:
Siobhan Hewlett
Bank Clerk:
George Potts
Producer:
David Parfitt
Director:
Susanna White

Genres

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Fern Britton presents a ground-breaking live event marking Good Friday with a contemporary and ambitious exploration of the Passion story. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Fern Britton
Performer:
Heather Small
Mrs Melling:
Samantha Bond
Samuel Horrocks:
Tom Ellis
Bishop Crowther:
Ronald Pickup
Betty Cleasby:
Pooky Quesnel
Bella's Mother:
Julia Haworth
Director:
Daniel Wilson
Executive Producer:
Hilary Martin
Executive Producer:
Aaqil Ahmed

Drama on 4

Holding Back the Tide

The Vauxgarth Pig

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Nick Warburton. Ronald Pickup stars as John Hector, who heads up an unlikely group trying to defend its home town against the worst ills of modernity. Show more

Contributors

Richard:
Paul Ritter
John Hector:
Ronald Pickup
Penrith:
Chris Pavlo
Mrs Cardabbon:
Susan James
Estate Agent:
Caolan McCarthy
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

Drama on 4

Holding Back the Tide

Democracy

Duration: 44 minutes

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

When Richard and Clare inherit a house, they also inherit a sitting tenant, John Hector, who treats the house as his own and the local town as his own personal fiefdom. Show more

Drama on 4

Holding Back the Tide

I Want to Thank You All

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Clare and Richard pay a visit to a famous resident and leave with more than they expected when John takes off with what he believes rightly to belong to the town. Show more

Drama on 4

Holding Back the Tide

Herring Week

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Clare gets a job running Herring Week, but John is horrified that a southerner should be put in charge and attempts a coup. Show more

Contributors

Richard:
Paul Ritter
John Hector:
Ronald Pickup
Mrs Briggs of Events:
Sanchia McCormack
Headley:
Philip Fox
Norwegian Herring Enthusiast:
Simon Ludders
Director:
Sally Avens

Genres

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

Atlantis

Series 2

Episode 4: The Marriage of True Minds

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 11 months

Drama series. Ariadne must undertake a journey to Telemon's homeland of Aegina. With the kingdom beset by Colcheans, Jason fears for the queen's safety. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:
Mark Addy
Pasiphae:
Sarah Parish
Pythagoras:
Robert Emms
Ariadne:
Aiysha Hart
Eurydice:
Sian Thomas
Diagoras:
John Light
Executive Producer:
Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:
Julian Murphy
Production Company:
Urban Myth Films (West)

Atlantis

Series 2

Episode 5: The Day of the Dead

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 11 months

Drama series. The gang find themselves dispersed around the ancient necropolis, surrounded by a magical army of the undead. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:
Mark Addy
Pasiphae:
Sarah Parish
Pythagoras:
Robert Emms
Ariadne:
Aiysha Hart
Eurydice:
Sian Thomas
Diagoras:
John Light
Executive Producer:
Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:
Julian Murphy
Production Company:
Urban Myth Films (West)

Atlantis

Series 2

Episode 6: The Grey Sisters

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Drama series. As Ariadne lies on her deathbed, Jason resolves to do all he can to save her and embarks on a dangerous quest into the unknown. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:
Mark Addy
The Oracle:
Juliet Stevenson
Pasiphae:
Sarah Parish
Pythagoras:
Robert Emms
Ariadne:
Aiysha Hart
Melas:
Ken Bones
Pemphredo:
Susan Brown
Executive Producer:
Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:
Julian Murphy
Production Company:
Urban Myth Films (West)

Duration: 44 minutes

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

by Sebastian Baczkiewicz. With Paul Hilton and Ronald Pickup. Pilgrim must tackle an old adversary and save the community of Wedlowe Sound when it is threatened by a giant. Show more

Call the Midwife

Christmas Special 2014

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Drama series about a group of midwives. 1959 is drawing to a close as the residents of Poplar prepare for Christmas, and the midwives are busier than ever. Show more

Contributors

Sister Julienne:
Jenny Agutter
Sister Evangelina:
Pam Ferris
Chummy Noakes:
Miranda Hart
Sister Monica Joan:
Judy Parfitt
Trixie Franklin:
Helen George
Cynthia Miller:
Bryony Hannah
Shelagh Turner:
Laura Main
Patsy Mount:
Emerald Fennell
Sister Winifred:
Victoria Yeates
PC Peter Noakes:
Ben Caplan
Dr Patrick Turner:
Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle:
Cliff Parisi
Mature Jennifer Worth:
Vanessa Redgrave
Philip Worth:
Ronald Pickup
Freddie Noakes:
Liam Kiff
Timothy Turner:
Max Macmillan
Tom Hereward:
Jack Ashton
Denise Henshall:
Lea Jackson
Mrs Henshall:
Lucy Black
Stall Holder:
Simon Sherlock
Sister Maltby:
Ruth Sheen
Yvonne Corless:
Josie Farmiloe
Miss French:
Anna Farnworth
Len Warren:
Tim Faraday
Producer:
Hugh Warren
Pearl Winston:
Lorraine Stanley
Registrar:
David Annen
Jenny Lee:
Jessica Raine
Mrs Hawkes:
Lacey Bond
Maureen Warren:
Hayley Squires
Conchita Warren:
Carolina Valdes

Pramface

Series 2

Episode 1: The Edge of Hell

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 2 months

Comedy series about teenagers coming to terms with parenthood. Jamie and Laura are struggling with christening arrangements, bickering relatives and each other. Show more

Contributors

Jamie Prince:
Sean Michael Verey
Laura Derbyshire:
Scarlett Alice Johnson
Mike Fenton:
Dylan Edwards
Beth Mitchell:
Yasmin Paige
Keith Prince:
Ben Crompton
Sandra Prince:
Bronagh Gallagher
Alan Derbyshire:
Angus Deayton
Janet Derbyshire:
Anna Chancellor
Danielle Reeves:
Emer Kenny

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Fantasy adventure. After his father is killed, Prince Dastan discovers the secret of a magic dagger which can rewind time. Show more

Parade's End

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

In Rouen, an exhausted Christopher prepares soldiers for the draft. Back in London, Sylvia decides to visit her husband in France, oblivious to the consequences for him. Show more

Contributors

Christopher Tietjens:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Sylvia Tietjens:
Rebecca Hall
General Campion:
Roger Allam
Valentine Wannop:
Adelaide Clemens
Bertram:
Jonathan Coy
Mark Tietjens:
Rupert Everett
Lady Claudine:
Clare Higgins
McKechnie:
Patrick Kennedy
Colonel Levin:
Elliot Levey
Potty Perowne:
Tom Mison
General Haggard:
Ronald Pickup
Bobbie Pelham:
Anna Skellern
Glorvina:
Sasha Waddell
Lord Beichen:
Leslie de Gruyter
Latin Teacher:
Anna Maguire
Mrs Ferguson:
Lucy Briers
First Teacher:
Emma Dewhurst
Second Teacher:
Tilly Blackwood
Sergeant Major Cowley:
Nick Holder
O'Nine Morgan:
Kyle Redmond-Jones
Capitaine Thurston:
Pierre Van Heddegem
Canadian Captain:
Louis Talpe
O Five Thomas:
Tom Rhys Harries
Hotchkiss:
Nicholas Lumley
Army Groom:
Tat Whatley
Hotel Manager:
Gert Lahousse
Schoolgirl 1:
Bea Wavell Grant
Schoolgirl 3:
Oriane Nell Grant
General O'Hara:
Iain Mitchell
Sergeant Cook Case:
Jonathan Ryland
Producer:
David Parfitt
Director:
Susanna White

Genres

Fortunes of War

The Balkans: September 1939

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama. War breaks out as newly married Guy and Harriet Pringle set out on a journey across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans, Romania, where an uneasy neutrality reigns.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Fortunes of War

Romania: January 1940

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The Pringles arrive in Bucharest. But events take a dark turn after the Iron Guards assassinate the Romanian prime minister. Show more

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Fortunes of War

Greece: October 1940

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Guy's name is on a Gestapo death list, the Pringles' flat is ransacked, and Sasha disappears.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup
Sasha Drucker:
Harry Burton

Drama on 3

Rosmersholm

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

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

An adaptation of Ibsen's most complex play, in which a hero surrenders his privileged place in conservative Norwegian society. Can he win out against the status quo? Show more

Contributors

John Rosmer:
Nicholas Farrell
Rebekka West:
Helen Baxendale
Professor Kroll:
Ronald Pickup
Ulrik Brendel:
Karl Johnson
Peder Mortensgaard:
Philip Jackson
Mrs Helseth:
Christine Absolom

Genres

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. General de Gaulle's secret flight from Paris during the 1986 riots, uncovering the French government's panic. Stars Ronald Pickup. Show more

Contributors

Daniel Cohn-Bendit:
Rory Fleck Byrne
Yvonne de Gaulle:
Barbara Flynn
Georges Pompidou:
Philip Jackson
De Gaulle:
Ronald Pickup
De Boissieu:
Daniel Weyman
Producer:
David Morley

Genres