Programme Index

Pointless Celebrities: Series 13

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Jun 2020, 19:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Dec 2022, 19:20 on BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

A writers special featuring Martina Cole, Mark Billingham, Liz Pichon, Nick Sharratt, Juno Dawson, Nadia Shireen, Adam Kay and Ian McMillan. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Mark Billingham
Participant:: Martina Cole
Participant:: Juno Dawson
Participant:: Adam Kay
Participant:: Ian McMillan
Participant:: Liz Pichon
Participant:: Nick Sharratt
Participant:: Nadia Shireen
Director:: Richard van't Riet
Producer:: James Skinner
Production Company:: Endemol Shine UK

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

In the Dark

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Drama series. A gangland shooting has tragic consequences, and Helen is plunged into a murder investigation in Manchester's criminal underworld. Show more

Contributors

DI Helen Weeks:: MyAnna Buring
DI Paul Hopkins:: Ben Batt
DI Adam Perrin:: David Leon
DCI Jack Gosforth:: Jamie Sives
Theo:: Fisayo Akinade
Frank Linnell:: Tim McInnerny
Sarah Rushton:: Louise Delamere
DS Gary Kenny:: Kieran O'Brien
Jenny:: Georgia Tennant
Phil Hendricks:: Matt King
Easy:: Jordan Bolger
Mikey:: Aqib Khan
Snap:: Morgan Bailey
Wave:: Connor Mullen
DC Brain Fay:: Thomas Aldersley
DS Ralph Pearce:: Craig Whittaker
Katie:: Alison Burrows
Javine:: Leah Walker
BBC North West Presenter:: Annabel Tiffin
DCI Ted Carter:: David Prosho
Patrick Rushton:: Robert Morgan
Nurse:: Rachel Priest
'Snooks':: Johann Myers
Clive:: Everal A Walsh
Katherine Fort:: Susan McArdle
Ray Jackson:: Ben Smith
Producer:: Hugh Warren
Director:: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Writer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Mark Billingham
Executive Producer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Hilary Martin

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

In the Dark

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Drama series. Helen's investigation pulls her further into Manchester's criminal underworld, and the case throws up some shocking revelations. Show more

Contributors

DI Helen Weeks:: MyAnna Buring
DI Paul Hopkins:: Ben Batt
DI Adam Perrin:: David Leon
DCI Jack Gosforth:: Jamie Sives
Theo:: Fisayo Akinade
Frank Linnell:: Tim McInnerny
Robert Weeks:: Clive Wood
Sarah Rushton:: Louise Delamere
DS Gary Kenny:: Kieran O'Brien
Jenny:: Georgia Tennant
Phil Hendricks:: Matt King
Kevin Sherwood:: Lee Boardman
Javine:: Leah Walker
Easy:: Jordan Bolger
Geraldine Charles:: Laurietta Essien
DCI Ted Carter:: David Prosho
Kid 1:: Theo Graham
Kid 2:: Joel Mcleoud
Wave:: Connor Mullen
Elijah Stubbs:: Adam Fielding
DI Jeff Moody:: Ged Simmons
Clive:: Everal A Walsh
BBC North West Presenter:: Annabel Tiffin
Syd:: Stewart Scudamore
Katie:: Alison Burrows
DC Brain Fay:: Thomas Aldersley
DS Ralph Pearce:: Craig Whittaker
Patrick Rushton:: Robert Morgan
'Snooks':: Johann Myers
Tan Atallah:: Pushpinder Chani
Dotun:: Jeff Alexander
Producer:: Hugh Warren
Director:: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Writer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Mark Billingham
Executive Producer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Hilary Martin

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

In the Dark

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Drama series. As DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy, she undertakes a very personal abduction case. Show more

Contributors

DI Helen Weeks:: MyAnna Buring
DI Paul Hopkins:: Ben Batt
DI Adam Perrin:: David Leon
Linda Bates:: Emma Fryer
DCI Jack Gosforth:: Jamie Sives
Robert Weeks:: Clive Wood
Trevor Hare:: Pearce Quigley
DC Sophie Carson:: Jessica Gunning
Jenny:: Georgia Tennant
Phil Hendricks:: Matt King
DI Tim Cornish:: Ashley Walters
Davina:: Alicia Eyo
PC Mickey Finch:: Curtis Cole
Nurse:: Rachel Priest
BBC North West Presenter:: Annabel Tiffin
BBC North West Reporter:: Dave Guest
BBC North West Presenter:: Roger Johnson
Young Helen:: Sophie Bloor
Charli:: Eleni Foskett
Syd:: Stewart Scudamore
Derbyshire News Reporter:: Chris Clarkson
Danny:: Brian Fletcher
Magpie Waitress:: Claudia Mirallegro
Paula Days:: Sinead Matthews
Gavin Sweeney:: Kevin Sutton
Trevor's Wife:: Shari Fox
SOCO:: Anthony Bowers
Dog Walker:: Rowe David McClelland
Shelley:: Joey Batey
Leather Jacket Man:: Michael Lambourne
Bob Patterson:: Mark Sheals
Clerk:: Ursula Holden Gill
Annette Johnston:: Eve Robertson
Magistrate:: Flo Wilson
Stephen Bates:: Daniel Scott
Defence Counsel:: Janet Marsh
PC William Gallagher:: Liam Ainsworth
Poppy Johnston:: Claire Cornmell
Producer:: Hugh Warren
Director:: Gilles Bannier
Writer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Mark Billingham
Executive Producer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Hilary Martin

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

In the Dark

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Drama series. Helen and Paul are joined by pathologist Phil Hendricks. The clock is ticking, but is Helen too distracted by secrets past and present to act? Show more

Contributors

DI Helen Weeks:: MyAnna Buring
DI Paul Hopkins:: Ben Batt
DI Adam Perrin:: David Leon
Linda Bates:: Emma Fryer
DCI Jack Gosforth:: Jamie Sives
Robert Weeks:: Clive Wood
Trevor Hare:: Pearce Quigley
DC Sophie Carson:: Jessica Gunning
Jenny:: Georgia Tennant
Phil Hendricks:: Matt King
DI Tim Cornish:: Ashley Walters
Poppy Johnston:: Claire Cornmell
Young Helen:: Sophie Bloor
ACC Francis Harris:: Tobias Beer
Annette Johnston:: Eve Robertson
Stephen Bates:: Daniel Scott
Shelley:: Joey Batey
Magpie Waitress:: Claudia Mirallegro
Spitting Boy 1:: Jordan Hill
Spitting Boy 2:: Anthony Aspinall
Derbyshire News Reporter:: Chris Clarkson
Leather Jacket Man:: Michael Lambourne
Syd:: Stewart Scudamore
PC William Gallagher:: Liam Ainsworth
Gavin Sweeney:: Kevin Sutton
Edwina Croft:: Charlotte West-Oram
Bob Patterson:: Mark Sheals
Rory Harcross:: Alice May Feetham
Trevor's Wife:: Shari Fox
Charli:: Eleni Foskett
Danny:: Brian Fletcher
Producer:: Hugh Warren
Director:: Gilles Bannier
Writer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Mark Billingham
Executive Producer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Executive Producer:: Hilary Martin

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Celebrity Mastermind

2013/14

Episode 8

Celebrity Mastermind: 2013/14

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th Jan 2014, 19:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Nov 2014, 17:20 on BBC One Wales

John Humphrys asks Fred MacAulay, Mark Billingham, Georgia Henshaw and Charles Collingwood about sitcom Porridge, Elvis Costello, Sherlock and Hampshire County Cricket Club. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Humphrys
Participant:: Fred McAulay
Participant:: Mark Billingham
Participant:: Georgia Henshaw
Participant:: Charles Collingwood
Producer:: Mark Helsby
Director:: Derek Hallworth

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Celebrity Mastermind

Series

Saturday Review

Whitney documentary, AM Homes, The Jungle, The Horniman Museum, Picnic at Hanging Rock

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th Jul 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Jul 2018, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Whitney documentary by Kevin MacDonald, AM Homes's Days of Awe, The Jungle at London's Playhouse Theatre, The Horniman Museum's World Gallery, and Picnic at Hanging Rock on BBC TV. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Billingham
Interviewed Guest:: Kathryn Hughes
Interviewed Guest:: Alice Jones
Producer:: Oliver Jones

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

Front Row

Agnetha Fältskog; Hannibal reviewed; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd May 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd May 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Arts news. John Wilson meets Agnetha Fältskog; TV's Hannibal reviewed; writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie chooses a painting by Ben Enwonwu for the Cultural Exchange. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Producer:: Rebecca Nicholson
Editor:: John Goudie
Interviewed Guest:: Agnetha Faltskog
Participant:: Mark Billingham

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Open Book

Mark Billingham on his latest book The Dying Hours

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Jun 2013, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Jun 2013, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Mark Billingham talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest book The Dying Hours, plus Thomas Keneally on the book he would never lend and a discussion of reportage in book form. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mariella Frostrup
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Billingham
Interviewed Guest:: Louisa Waugh
Interviewed Guest:: Anna Badkhen
Interviewed Guest:: Thomas Keneally
Producer:: Andrea Kidd

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Open Book

Front Row

Adil Ray, Helen Lederer, Jackie Clune and Mark Billingham compete in the Front Row Quiz

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st Dec 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st Dec 2013, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Mark Lawson hosts the Front Row Quiz of the Year. Team captains Natalie Haynes and Mark Billingham are joined by Adil Ray, Helen Lederer, Jackie Clune and Mark Ravenhill. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mark Lawson
Panellist:: Natalie Haynes
Panellist:: Mark Billingham
Panellist:: Adil Ray
Panellist:: Helen Lederer
Panellist:: Jackie Clune
Panellist:: Mark Ravenhill
Producer:: Claire Bartleet

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

Calvary, Birdland, Jamaica Inn, Teju Cole, The First Georgians

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Apr 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Apr 2014, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

John Michael McDonagh's film Calvary, Birdland at the Royal Court, the BBC's adaptation of Jamaica Inn, Teju Cole's novel, The First Georgians exhibition at Buckingham Palace. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Billingham

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Saturday Review

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Blood, Sweat and Tears

Like A Glass Jaw

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st May 2015, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Mar 2019, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mark Billingham - best known for his series of novels with Detective Tom Thorne - writes a new short story about an ex-boxer who finds himself caught up in an emotional situation. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Billingham
Reader:: Robert Glenister
Producer:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Series

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Front Row

Maclise Waterloo cartoon, Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, News from Cannes, Mark Billingham

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd May 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd May 2015, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

A report from Leeds as the Maclise Waterloo cartoon is unveiled, Iranian harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, Cannes news and Mark Billingham's new musical project. Kirsty Lang presents. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:: Jason Solomons
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Billingham
Interviewed Guest:: Michael King
Interviewed Guest:: Lou Dalgleish
Interviewed Guest:: Mahan Esfahani
Producer:: Ellie Bury

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

Mark Billingham, Turner Prize, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot review, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th May 2016, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th May 2016, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Samira Ahmed talks to Mark Billingham about Die of Shame, plus a review of the Turner Prize shortlist, and Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla on the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Billingham
Interviewed Guest:: Alex Farquharson
Interviewed Guest:: Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Interviewed Guest:: Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Interviewed Guest:: Bridget Kendall
Producer:: Elaine Lester

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand