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Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Fast-paced period drama chronicling the rise and fall of the 18th-century dandy and man-about-town, whose sharp rise to fame was followed by a equally swift demise in fortunes. Show more

Book of the Week

Philip Hoare - The Sea Inside

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. It is early morning as the author makes his way to the shore, observing all manner of bird and animal life before his daily dip. From August 2013. Show more

Book of the Week

Philip Hoare - The Sea Inside

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The author celebrates the sea, from the suburban sea of childhood to London, and on to exotic Sri Lanka, which is brimming with maritime life and stories. Show more

Book of the Week

Philip Hoare - The Sea Inside

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

On the deck of a boat in New Zealand, the author sees a huge grey shape - and it is straight ahead! Show more

Book of the Week

Philip Hoare - The Sea Inside

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The author is still in New Zealand among the whales, but before long the sound of something from childhood will tempt him home. Show more

Book of the Week

Philip Hoare - The Sea Inside

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The author recalls his early London years, a place full of watery stories past and present, which concludes with the subject of whales. Show more

Drama on 4

Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A distinguished theatre director decides to retire to a remote house by the sea, only to find his past catches up with him. Starring Jeremy Irons. Show more

Contributors

Charles Arrowby:
Jeremy Irons
Lizzie Scherer:
Joanna David
Gilbert Opian:
Anthony Calf
Peregrine Arbelow:
Tim McInnerny
Rosina Vamburgh:
Sara Kestelman
Hartley Fitch:
Maggie Steed
Ben Fitch:
David Horovitch
James Arrowby:
Simon Williams
Arkwright:
Nick Underwood
Young Charles:
Fred Fergus
Young Hartley:
Eleanor Crosswell
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Genres

Drama on 4

Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Charles pursues his adolescent love to redeem past misdemeanours but a young man on his own mission appears. Stars Jeremy Irons. Show more

Contributors

Charles Arrowby:
Jeremy Irons
Gilbert Opian:
Anthony Calf
Titus Fitch:
Matthew Tennyson
Hartley Fitch:
Maggie Steed
Rosina Vamburgh:
Sara Kestelman
Ben Fitch:
David Horovitch
James Arrowby:
Simon Williams
Peregrine Arbelow:
Tim McInnerny
Lizzie Scherer:
Joanna David
Arkwright:
Nick Underwood
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Genres

Mistresses

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Katie keeps her affair with a patient secret. Lawyer Siobhan is tired of trying to become pregnant by her husband, and is instead interested in a work colleague. Show more

Contributors

Dr. Katie Roden:
Sarah Parish
Trudi Malloy:
Sharon Small
Siobhan Dillon:
Orla Brady
Jessica:
Shelley Conn
John Grey:
Anthony Calf
Gina Malloy:
Flossie Ure
Simon Bennett:
Adam Astill
Producer:
Lowri Glain
Director:
SJ Clarkson

Death in Paradise

Christmas Special

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

A wealthy shipping magnate is found dead at a Christmas party. Things get stranger when a man in London receives a mysterious Christmas card connected to the victim’s death.

Contributors

DI Neville Parker:
Ralf Little
DS Florence Cassell:
Josephine Jobert
Commissioner Selwyn Patterson:
Don Warrington
Trainee Officer Marlon Pryce:
Tahj Miles
Catherine Bordey:
Elizabeth Bourgine
Officer Dwayne Myers:
Danny John-Jules
Colin Babcock:
Mathew Baynton
Marigold Carlton:
Tessa Bonham Jones
Philip Carlton:
Anthony Calf
Zelda Moncrief:
Jocelyn Jee Esien
Rufus Adler:
Tariq Jordan
Bliss Monroe:
Elizabeth Tan
Bruce Garrett:
Stanley Townsend
Natasha Carlton:
Juliet Stevenson
Radio DJ:
Sara Cox
Writer:
James Hall
Director:
Ben Kellett
Production Company:
Red Planet Pictures

Abdication

1. The King's Matter

Duration: 44 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Two men are determined to persuade the King from a marriage they feel isn’t only unsuitable but also wrong. Stars Jim Broadbent. Show more

Contributors

Stanley Baldwin:
Jim Broadbent
Cosmo Lang:
Hugh Ross
Lord Beaverbrook:
Mark Straker
Edward VIII:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Abdication

2. The Crisis of Wallis Simpson

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Wallis Simpson flees to escape the publicity and press intrusion surrounding her impending marriage. Starring Frances Barber. Show more

Contributors

Wallis Simpson:
Frances Barber
Edward VIII:
Anthony Calf
Kitty Rogers:
Jane McKenna
Herman Rogers:
Mark Straker
Lord Brownlow:
Richard Dillane
George Ladbrook:
Ben Crowe
Inspector:
Richard Atlee

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Drama. High Court judge Fiona Maye is given the case of a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness who refuses to undergo a blood transfusion for leukaemia that could save his life. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Ian McEwan
Kevin Henry:
Ben Chaplin
Mark Berner:
Anthony Calf
Fiona Maye:
Emma Thompson
Amadia Kalu QC:
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Nigel Pauling:
Jason Watkins
Director:
Richard Eyre
Professor Rodney Carter:
Nicholas Jones

Genres

Formats

Call the Midwife

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Drama set in the 1950s. Jenny is seconded to the London Hospital, while back in Poplar the midwives are introduced to a forthright pair of identical twins, one of whom is pregnant. Show more

Contributors

Jenny Lee:
Jessica Raine
Sister Julienne:
Jenny Agutter
Sister Evangelina:
Pam Ferris
Sister Monica Joan:
Judy Parfitt
Trixie Franklin:
Helen George
Cynthia Miller:
Bryony Hannah
Sister Bernadette:
Laura Main
Dr Turner:
Stephen McGann
Meg/Mave Carter:
Monica Dolan
Sid Carter:
Terence Frisch
Jane Sutton:
Dorothy Atkinson
Nurse Patsy Mount:
Emerald Fennell
Mr Gillespie:
Robert Putt
Aubrey Tracey:
Anthony Calf
Francine Spencer:
Cassandra Compton
Voice of Mature Jenny:
Vanessa Redgrave
Producer:
Hugh Warren
Director:
Roger Goldby

Drama on 4

Frankie Goes to Flensburg

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Based on a true story. In spring 1945, Major Frank Howarth, a lawyer in civilian life, was sent with two other soldiers to Flensburg in Germany to set up a civilian administration. Show more

Contributors

Colonel:
Mark Straker
Brigadier:
Kim Wall
Sergeant Bristow:
James Joyce
Edward Ward:
Anthony Calf

Genres

Upstairs Downstairs

Series 1

Episode 2: The Ladybird

Duration: 1 hour

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

Period drama series. With no sign of a thaw in relations between Lady Agnes and Maud, Hallam finds his diplomatic skills put to the test at home as well as at work. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Euros Lyn
Lady Agnes Holland:
Keeley Hawes
Sir Hallam Holland:
Ed Stoppard
Rose Buck:
Jean Marsh
Maud, Lady Holland:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Persie:
Claire Foy
Mrs Thackeray:
Anne Reid
Mr Amanjit:
Art Malik
Mr Pritchard:
Adrian Scarborough
Harry Spargo:
Neil Jackson
Ivy Morris:
Ellie Kendrick
Rachel Perlmutter:
Helen Bradbury
Anthony Eden:
Anthony Calf
Instructress:
Sarah Crowden
Mr Gascoine:
Ian Barritt

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Series 10

Episode 9: Empress of Mars

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

'God save the Queen' has been scrawled on the surface of Mars. What are Victorians doing on the home of the Ice Warriors? Show more

Contributors

The Doctor:
Peter Capaldi
Nardole:
Matt Lucas
Godsacre:
Anthony Calf
Sergeant Major Peach:
Glenn Speers
Jackdaw:
Ian Beattie
Knibbs:
Ian Hughes
Coolidge:
Lesley Ewen
Director:
Wayne Yip
Producer:
Nikki Wilson
Executive Producer:
Steven Moffat
Executive Producer:
Brian Minchin

New Tricks

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

Drama series in which a team of ex-policemen are brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes. Gerry agrees to pay back a debt by investigating the death of a bookie.

New Tricks

Series 4

Episode 8: Big Topped

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Drama series about a team of ex-police officers investigating unsolved crimes. The team try to solve the death of a circus ringmaster who burned to death in his caravan. Show more

New Tricks

Series 6

Episode 1: The War Against Drugs

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Drama series. Brian enters rehab to treat his alcoholism, but a chance remark leads the team to join him as they re-investigate the death of a heroin addict. Show more

Contributors

Brian Lane:
Alun Armstrong
Jack Halford:
James Bolam
Det Supt Sandra Pullman:
Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:
Dennis Waterman
D A C Strickland:
Anthony Calf
Esther Lane:
Susan Jameson
Father Bernard:
Richard Wilson
Brother Raymond:
Malcolm Storry
Brother Mark:
Nick Sidi
Neil Barclay:
David Michaels
Anna Genning:
Fay Ripley
Natalie Joyner:
Zoe Henry
Claire Makepiece:
Lizzy McInnerny
Alen Smith:
Steven Elder
Norman Smith:
Keith Bartlett
Curtis McCormack:
Peter Sullivan
Director:
Martyn Friend
Ronnie Ross:
Keith Barron