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Home Front

23 September 1916 - Dennis Monk

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, two Zeppelins were brought down in Essex, and in Folkestone, Dennis Monk is plagued by his own past. Show more

Contributors

Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
John Haste:
Sam Alexander

Home Front

28 September 1916 - Ivy Layton

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, an inquest heard a charwoman was killed dusting an unexploded German shell on a mantelpiece, while at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, a small miracle occurs. Show more

Contributors

Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Edna Harris:
Lara West
John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Mrs Burns:
Jane Slavin
Mr Castle:
Jason Barnett

Home Front

12 September 1916 - Ivy Layton

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

The papers reveal the arrest of an agent, in Rotterdam, for recruiting spies, and in Folkestone, Ivy Layton enlists a film projectionist. Show more

Contributors

Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 61: 12-16 September 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week when tanks are deployed for the first time with great optimism, it is a week of decisive action in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Juliet Cavendish:
Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:
Gunnar Cauthery
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Clifford:
Tom Forrister
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Frank Smith:
Paul Rider
Albert Wilson:
Lee Ross
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Mr Torrance:
Tom Stuart
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Crowd Member:
Nick Underwood
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:
Lara West
Hugh Cavendish:
Alex Wyndham

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 62: 19-23 September 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when people began to believe that the latest innovation - tanks - might end the war, the people of Folkestone find new life, new death and new love. Show more

Contributors

John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Juliet Cavendish:
Lizzie Bourne
Grace Cavendish:
Grace Doherty
General:
Gerry Hinks
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:
Billy Kennedy
Connie Cavendish:
Felix Lailey
Elizabeth Chance:
Kika Markham
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Clemmie Crayford:
Joanna Monro
Ralph Winwood:
Nicholas Murchie
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Frank Smith:
Paul Rider
Albert Wilson:
Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:
Olivia Ross
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Captain Phillip Valentine:
Nick Underwood
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Lt Hugh Cavendish:
Alex Wyndham

Genres

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 63: 26-30 September 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In the week, in 1916, when Lloyd George declared 'there is no end of the war in sight', in Folkestone, it is a week of parting and small miracles. Show more

Contributors

John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou
Mr Castle:
Jason Barnett
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:
Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:
Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:
Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Grace Cavendish:
Grace Doherty
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Connie Cavendish:
Felix Lailey
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Albert Wilson:
Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:
Olivia Ross
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Mrs Burns:
Jane Slavin
Mrs Walsh:
Jane Slavin
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:
Lara West
Hugh Cavendish:
Alex Wyndham

Genres

Duration: 3 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

David Tennant and Patrick Stewart star in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically lauded, award-winning modern-dress production of Shakespeare's great play. Show more

Contributors

Claudius/The Ghost:
Patrick Stewart
Gertrude:
Penny Downie
Ophelia:
Mariah Gale
Rosencrantz/Second Gravedigger:
Sam Alexander
Guildenstern:
Tom Davey
Gravedigger:
Mark Hadfield
Player King:
John Woodvine
Osric/Player Queen:
Ryan Gage
Dumbshow King:
Samuel Dutton
Dumbshow Queen/Priest:
Jim Hooper
Reynaldo/Dumbshow Poisoner:
David Ajala
Marcellus:
Keith Osborn
Barnardo:
Ewen Cummins
Francisco/Fortinbras:
Robert Curtis
Voltemand:
Roderick Smith
Cornelia:
Andrea Harris
Lucianus:
Ricky Champ
Lady-in-waiting:
Riann Steele
Lady-in-waiting:
Zoe Thorne
Director:
Gregory Doran

Behind Closed Doors

Series 3

Contact

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Harry donated sperm so his lesbian friend Beth could have a baby. Now the friendship has soured and Harry has gone to court to get contact rights to see 'his' daughter. Show more

Contributors

Rebecca Nyman:
Clare Corbett
Harry Ventong:
Sam Alexander
Beth Sinclair:
Robin Weaver
Melanie Otway:
Joanna McCallum
Miss Haslow:
Joanna McCallum
Director:
David Neville
Producer:
David Neville

The English

Series 1

What You Want and What You Need

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Available for 12 months

Eli Whipp, a retired Pawnee scout out to claim his birthright, meets Cornelia Locke, an Englishwoman hellbent on revenge. With their paths fated to cross, they decide to travel north together.

Contributors

Cornelia Locke:
Emily Blunt
Eli Whipp:
Chaske Spencer
Richard M Watts:
Ciaran Hinds
Sebold Cusk:
Toby Jones
Trooper Scott:
Sam Alexander
Dutch Van de Lote:
Ben Temple
Director:
Hugo Blick
Producer:
Colin Wratten
Executive Producer:
Emily Blunt
Executive Producer:
Greg Brenman
Production Company:
Wolf Gait Productions

Hard Sun

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Pre-apocalyptic crime drama. London is under siege as Blackwood's reign of terror escalates. Father Dennis becomes a pariah. Hicks deduces where Renko has hidden the flashdrive. Show more

Contributors

DCI Charlie Hicks:
Jim Sturgess
DI Elaine Renko:
Agyness Deyn
Grace Morrigan:
Nikki Amuka-Bird
DS Keith Greener:
Owain Arthur
Mari Butler:
Aisling Bea
Thom Blackwood:
Richard Coyle
Father Dennis Chapman:
Dermot Crowley
Daniel Renko:
Jojo Macari
DS George Mooney:
Adrian Rawlins
DCS Roland Bell:
Derek Riddell
Will Benedetti:
Ukweli Roach
DS Mishal Ali:
Varada Sethu
DS Herbie Sarafian:
Joplin Sibtain
Jason Walker:
Stefano Braschi
Alan Beeny:
Geoff McGivern
Hattie Burton:
Maggie Daniels
Emilio Martinez:
Jermaine Dominique
Jamal Devain:
Noah Maxwell Clarke
Hailey Hicks:
Tamara Smart
Rebecca Leaver:
Skye Lourie
Miriam Blackwood:
Ania Marson
BBC News Reader:
Clive Myrie
Owen Butler:
Cameron King
Father Michael:
Sam Alexander
Dia Jeganathan:
Valentina Karol
Andreas Rateau:
Mateo Rufino
Writer:
Neil Cross
Executive Producer:
Neil Cross
Executive Producer:
Kate Harwood
Producer:
Hugh Warren
Director:
Nick Rowland
Production Company:
FremantleMedia

Call the Midwife

Series 5

Episode 8

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Drama about a group of midwives in 1960s London. Poplar is shaken as the cause of recent infant deformities is revealed, whilst a tragedy throws Nonnatus House into disarray. Show more

Contributors

Sister Julienne:
Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane:
Linda Bassett
Sister Evangelina:
Pam Ferris
Sister Monica Joan:
Judy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie Franklin:
Helen George
Sister Mary Cynthia:
Bryony Hannah
Shelagh Turner:
Laura Main
Nurse Patsy Mount:
Emerald Fennell
Nurse Barbara Gilbert:
Charlotte Ritchie
Sister Winifred:
Victoria Yeates
Dr Patrick Turner:
Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle:
Cliff Parisi
Tom Hereward:
Jack Ashton
Sgt Peter Noakes:
Ben Caplan
Violet Buckle:
Annabelle Apsion
Tessie Anslem:
Rosie Cavaliero
Mitchell Anselm:
Will Brown
Rhoda Mullucks:
Liz White
Tripti Valluk:
Anjana Vasan
Noelle Anselm:
Sheena May
Nurse Delia Busby:
Kate Lamb
Ruby Cottingham:
Becci Gemmell
Angela Turner:
Alice Brown
Timothy Turner:
Max Macmillan
Mr Crellin:
Sam Alexander
Mrs Busby:
Maxine Evans
Voice of Mature Jennifer Worth:
Vanessa Redgrave
Director:
Darcia Martin

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Phil is fraught after being given some devastating news. Ian starts to panic when events come back to haunt him.

Contributors

Shirley Carter:
Linda Henry
Ian Beale:
Adam Woodyatt
Denise Fox:
Diane Parish
Linda Carter:
Kellie Bright
Mick Carter:
Danny Dyer
Phil Mitchell:
Steve McFadden
Sharon Rickman:
Letitia Dean
Johnny Carter:
Sam Strike
Nancy Carter:
Maddy Hill
Nurse Varley:
Sam Alexander
PC Danson:
Alice Havillyn
Executive Producer:
Dominic Treadwell-Collins
Director:
Nic Phillips