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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for over a year

Dawn French interviews John Cleese about his life in comedy, from The Frost Report, through to Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. (2007)

Midweek

Dawn French, Wilfred Frost, Professor Joann Fletcher, Nikita Salmon

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets writer and comedian Dawn French; Egyptologist Professor Joann Fletcher; Wilfred Frost, son of Sir David Frost; and wing walker Nikita Salmon. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Joann Fletcher
Interviewed Guest:
Wilfred Frost
Interviewed Guest:
Nikita Salmon

Brand

Midweek

Front Row

Dawn French, Coldplay album reviewed, Ben Miles on Thomas Cromwell

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Actress, writer and comedian Dawn French, Coldplay album Ghost Stories reviewed, and actor Ben Miles on playing Thomas Cromwell in the stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Ben Miles
Interviewed Guest:
Neil McCormick

Woman's Hour

Dawn French, Soprano Amanda Forbes, Writer Valeria Luiselli

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Dawn French talks about her latest book. Soprano Amanda Forbes on the inspiration behind her latest work - the poems of Carole Anne Duffy. Plus writer Valeria Luiselli. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Valeria Luiselli
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Forbes
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates

The Wrong Mans

Series 1

Episode 2: Bad Mans

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom. Phil and Sam are sent to rescue a hostage from a local underground casino boss, but they end up with an angry hostage of their own. Show more

Little Britain

Little Britain Abroad

Episode 2: Part 2

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

Christmas special of the comedy sketch show. Stranded on a desert island, Lou and Andy wait for rescue. Elsewhere, Anne visits the Vatican. Dawn French guest stars. Show more

Contributors

Shelley Pollard:
Dawn French
Shop Assistant:
Morwenna Banks
Prime Minister:
Anthony Head
Himself:
Paul McKenna
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Director:
Geoff Posner
Producer:
Geoff Posner
Writer:
Matt Lucas

Zoe Ball and Friends

Friends Round Flashback… with Dawn French, Rick Astley and Jason Manford

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast:

Available for over a year

Zoe takes a look through the Friends Round Friday archive, to relive one of her favourites from October 2023!

Contributors

Interviewer:
Zoe Ball
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Rick Astley
Interviewed Guest:
Jason Manford

Woman's Hour

French and Saunders; Fern Britton; Sara Khan

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

An advent treat with French and Saunders, plus a rare glimpse into Fern Britton's kitchen. Jane Garvey presents the female perspective. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Jennifer Saunders
Interviewed Guest:
Katherine Jakeways
Interviewed Guest:
Liliane Lijn
Interviewed Guest:
Fern Britton
Producer:
Louise Corley

Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes

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

Available for years

Live from London’s iconic Palladium, Dawn French reveals all the excruciating gaffes and howlers she’s made across her 40-year career as a comedian and actress in her one-woman stage show. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
Dawn French
Executive Producer:
Lucy Ansbro
Executive Producer:
Maureen Vincent
Executive Producer:
Lindsay Jex
Director:
Ed Bye
Production Company:
Phil McIntyre TV

The Wrong Mans

Series 2

Episode 2: Action Mans/Wise Mans

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Sitcom. With enemies amassing from all corners of the globe, Sam and Phil must risk everything to make it back home, save the day and reclaim their lives. Show more

imagine...

2023/24

French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 1 month

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, silliness and, above all, friendship. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Featured Artist:
Jennifer Saunders
Featured Artist:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Kathy Burke
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Curtis
Interviewed Guest:
Adrian Edmondson
Interviewed Guest:
Mel Giedroyc
Interviewed Guest:
Sue Perkins
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Jones
Interviewed Guest:
Ruby Wax
Interviewed Guest:
Joanna Lumley
Interviewed Guest:
Nigel Planer
Interviewed Guest:
Twiggy
Interviewed Guest:
Jon Plowman
Interviewed Guest:
Alexei Sayle
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Producer:
Laura Blount
Director:
Laura Blount

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: The American folksinger Peggy Seeger

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Highlights from the Woman's Hour week, presented by Jenni Murray. Folk musician Peggy Seeger performs, and there is a discussion on the Harvey Weinstein case. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Peggy Seeger
Interviewed Guest:
Dawn French
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Bates
Interviewed Guest:
Deana Puccio
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Fitzsimmons
Interviewed Guest:
Claudia Rankine
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Hanratty
Interviewed Guest:
Angela Robinson

The Wrong Mans

Series 1

Episode 3: Dead Mans

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

As the kidnap situation goes from bad to worse, Sam and Phil fall deeper into a sinister world of agents and double agents. Show more

The Wrong Mans

Series 1

Episode 4: Inside Mans

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Sam and Phil gatecrash a drug-fuelled party at the house of an eccentric Russian millionaire and interrupt a poisonous assassination plot. Show more

The Wrong Mans

Series 1

Episode 5: Wanted Mans

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

With spies shadowing their every move, Sam and Phil bring the danger right back to their homes and offices. Suddenly, nowhere is safe for these feckless fugitives. Show more

The Wrong Mans

Series 1

Episode 6: Running Mans

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Sam and Phil are two wanted men with nowhere to run. The only option is to turn back and confront the people that are endangering their lives and their loved ones. Show more

The Wrong Mans

Series 2

Episode 1: X-Mans/White Mans

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Sitcom. Local heroes Sam and Phil must embark on an international quest to prove once again they are The Wrong Mans. Show more

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Series 2

Episode 8

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Ru Paul Channel

Available for years

Comedy legend Dawn French joins Michelle Visage and Alan Carr on the judging panel as another queen takes her leave. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
RuPaul
Judge:
Alan Carr
Series Producer:
Matt Green
Production Company:
World of Wonder