Programme Index

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Apr 2011, 11:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Apr 2012, 19:00 on BBC HD

Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his controversial teaching in Galilee to the climax of his life in Jerusalem. Show more

Contributors

Jesus:: Selva Rasalingam
Narrator:: David Suchet
Writer:: David Batty
Director:: David Batty
Executive Producer:: Hannah Leade
Executive Producer:: Ray Bruce
Executive Producer:: James A Osmond

The Gospel of John

Episode 3

BBC Two

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Apr 2015, 08:15 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Apr 2015, 08:15 on BBC Two HD

An account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth based on the Gospel of John. Jesus is sentenced, crucified and buried, but some time later, reports circulate that his tomb is empty. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: David Harewood
Jesus:: Selva Rasalingam
John:: Mourad Zaoui
Simon Peter:: El Muhmoudi M'Barek
James Son of Zebedee:: Abdelilah Wahbi
Andrew:: Abdelaziz N'Mila
Philip:: Ait Youssef Youssef
Bartholomew:: Mohamed N'Mila
Thomas:: Abderrahim Khira
Matthew:: Mohamed El Korchi
James Son of Alphaeus:: Noureddina Cherfaoui
Mary:: Karima Gouit
Thaddaeus:: Mostafa Charfaoui
Simon the Zealot:: Dahabi Bouragate
Judas Iscariot:: El Dejjiti
Mary Magdalene:: Leila El Fadili
Nicodemus:: Hassan Mejlale
Samaritan Woman:: Ilhan Oujri Oujri
Pharisee:: Ahmed El Harrak
Pharisee:: Mosaid Abderrahim
Pharisee:: Baala Mohamed
Production Company:: Big Book Media
Production Company:: CTVC
Director:: David Batty
Producer:: Hannah Leader
Associate Producer:: Ray Bruce

Genres

Religion & Ethics

Formats

Docudramas

Series

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

Episode 2

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 5^th Apr 2015, 08:05 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th Apr 2015, 08:05 on BBC Two HD

An account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth based on the Gospel of John. Jesus becomes a popular figure, if sometimes misunderstood by the crowds. Narrated by David Harewood. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: David Harewood
Jesus:: Selva Rasalingam
John:: Mourad Zaoui
Simon Peter:: El Muhmoudi M'Barek
James Son of Zebedee:: Abdelilah Wahbi
Andrew:: Abdelaziz N'Mila
Philip:: Ait Youssef Youssef
Bartholomew:: Mohamed N'Mila
Thomas:: Abderrahim Khira
Matthew:: Mohamed El Korchi
James Son of Alphaeus:: Noureddina Cherfaoui
Mary:: Karima Gouit
Thaddaeus:: Mostafa Charfaoui
Simon the Zealot:: Dahabi Bouragate
Judas Iscariot:: El Dejjiti
Mary Magdalene:: Leila El Fadili
Nicodemus:: Hassan Mejlale
Samaritan Woman:: Ilhan Oujri Oujri
Pharisee:: Ahmed El Harrak
Pharisee:: Mosaid Abderrahim
Pharisee:: Baala Mohamed
Production Company:: Big Book Media
Production Company:: CTVC
Director:: David Batty
Producer:: Hannah Leader
Associate Producer:: Ray Bruce

Genres

Religion & Ethics

Formats

Docudramas

Series

The Gospel of John

The Gospel of John

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Apr 2015, 08:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Apr 2015, 08:00 on BBC Two HD

An account of the life of Jesus of Nazareth based on the Gospel of John. Narrated by David Harewood. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: David Harewood
Jesus:: Selva Rasalingam
John:: Mourad Zaoui
Simon Peter:: El Muhmoudi M'Barek
James Son of Zebedee:: Abdelilah Wahbi
Andrew:: Abdelaziz N'Mila
Philip:: Ait Youssef Youssef
Bartholomew:: Mohamed N'Mila
Thomas:: Abderrahim Khira
Matthew:: Mohamed El Korchi
James Son of Alphaeus:: Noureddina Cherfaoui
Mary:: Karima Gouit
Thaddaeus:: Mostafa Charfaoui
Simon the Zealot:: Dahabi Bouragate
Judas Iscariot:: El Dejjiti
Mary Magdalene:: Leila El Fadili
Nicodemus:: Hassan Mejlale
Samaritan Woman:: Ilhan Oujri Oujri
Pharisee:: Ahmed El Harrak
Pharisee:: Mosaid Abderrahim
Pharisee:: Baala Mohamed
Production Company:: Big Book Media
Production Company:: CTVC
Director:: David Batty
Producer:: Hannah Leader
Associate Producer:: Ray Bruce

Genres

Religion & Ethics

Formats

Docudramas

Series

The Gospel of John

Midnight's Children

Part 4: All India Radio

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon, starring Nikesh Patel. Saleem indulges his ability to tune into other people's thoughts. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Evie Burns:: Kerry Gooderson
The Teacher:: Selva Rasalingam
The Shopkeeper:: Abhin Galeya
Midnight’s Child:: Nael Ameen
Midnight’s Child:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Story of Jesus

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2011, 10:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Apr 2012, 19:00 on BBC HD

Experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life, from his birth to the beginning of his ministry, when he performed some of his famous healings and miracles. Show more

Contributors

Jesus:: Selva Rasalingam
Narrator:: David Suchet
Writer:: David Batty
Director:: David Batty
Executive Producer:: Hannah Leade
Executive Producer:: Ray Bruce
Executive Producer:: James A Osmond

Genres

Religion & Ethics

Formats

Documentaries

Series

The Story of Jesus

Tommies

2 December 1916

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Nov 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp, in this story by Avin Shah. From December 2016. Show more

Contributors

Havildar Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Havildar Ahmadullah Khan:: Danny Rahim
Serdar Bey:: Philip Arditti
Corporal McCartney:: Bryan Dick
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Akbar:: Deven Modha
Chiaus:: Selva Rasalingam
Hanna:: Asli Bayram
Feroz:: Gavi Singh Chera
Private Patterson:: Antonio Aakeel
Arab:: John Dougall
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Brand

Tommies

Man About Dog

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Nov 2007, 23:45 on BBC One East MidlandsLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Mar 2011, 01:50 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Comedy about three luckless friends who try to pay off a gambling debt with the help of a greyhound who is a natural hare courser. With Allen Leech and Ciaran Nolan. Show more

Contributors

Mo Chara:: Allen Leech
JP McCallion:: Sean McGinley
Fergie:: Pat Shortt
Olivia:: Fionnula Flanagan
Sheik Aga Fayed:: Selva Rasalingam
Writer:: Pearse Elliott

Genres

Formats

Films

Tommies

11 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Nov 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Oct 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Capt Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:: Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:: Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:: Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:: Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:: Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:: Selva Rasalingam
Capt Lionel Larkin:: Clive Hayward
TE Lawrence:: David Reakes
Pilot:: Rupert Holliday Evans
Corporal:: Gary Duncan
Colonel:: Neil McCaul
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

The Missing

Series 2

Episode 8: The Mountain

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Nov 2016, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Mar 2019, 03:00 on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Watch now

Thriller. Sam and Gemma are pulling together and join Julien in a desperate race against time as they track the abductor. Show more

Contributors

Julien Baptiste:: Tcheky Karyo
Sam Webster:: David Morrissey
Gemma Webster:: Keeley Hawes
Brigadier Adrian Stone:: Roger Allam
Eve Stone:: Laura Fraser
Celia Baptiste:: Anastasia Hille
Nadia Herz:: Lia Williams
Alice Webster:: Abi Hardingham
Matthew Webster:: Jake Davies
Adam Gettrick:: Derek Riddell
Kristian Herz:: Filip Peeters
Daniel Reed:: Daniel Ezra
Henry Reed:: Brian Bovell
Remy Giroux:: Fabrice Rodriguez
Lucy:: Indica Watson
Azad:: Selva Rasalingam
Pol Officer 1:: Kristof Alexander
French Anaesthetist:: Pierre Dherte
French Surgeon:: Christophe Sermet
Writer:: Harry Williams
Writer:: Jack Williams
Director:: Ben Chanan
Producer:: Julian Stevens
Production Company:: New Pictures

Genres

Brand

The Missing

Series

The Missing: Series 2

Midnight's Children

Part 2: The Birth of a Nation

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 14^th Aug 2017, 23:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Saleem is born on the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, at the exact moment of Partition. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Methwold:: Philip Fox
Commander Sabarmati:: Ace Bhatti
Wee Willie Winkie:: Ronny Jhutti
Dr Narlikar:: Emilio Doorgasingh
The Midwife:: Renu Brindle
Joseph d'Costa:: Ashley Kumar
Harmonium Player:: Kiran Thakrar
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 5: Alpha and Omega

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. Saleem continues to talk telepathically to all the other Midnight's Children. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Hanif:: Ashley Kumar
Pia:: Preeya Kalidas
Homi Catrack:: Kulvinder Ghir
Teacher:: Selva Rasalingam
Commander Sabarmati:: Ace Bhatti
Lila Sabarmati:: Maya Sondhi
Aadam:: Anil Goutam
Naseem:: Meera Syal
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

10 November 1917

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Nov 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Oct 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

From TE Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza, to the Third Battle of Gaza. The war in 1917 is redrawing the Middle East. Stars Indira Varma and Lee Ross. From November 2017. Show more

Contributors

Mickey Bliss:: Lee Ross
Commentator:: Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal:: Avin Shah
Pte Jack Bliss:: Antonio Aakeel
Celestine de Tullio:: Pippa Nixon
Capt Christi Mansoor:: Narinder Samra
‘Nephthys’ Sha’arawi:: Lara Sawalha
Habib El-Mahdy:: Amir El-Masry
Huda Hosseini:: Nathalie Armin
Agatha Grey-Egerton:: Nathalie Armin
Insp Ibrahim Habachi:: Selva Rasalingam
Ozzy:: Adam Fitzgerald
TE Lawrence:: David Reakes
Arthur Neate:: Rupert Holliday Evans
Corporal:: Gary Duncan
Producer:: David Hunter
Producer:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Director:: David Hunter
Writer:: Jonathan Ruffle
Writer:: Avin Shah

Genres

Drama

Brand

Tommies

The Missing

Series 2

Episode 7: 1991

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Nov 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Mar 2019, 02:00 on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Watch now

Thriller. Secrets from the past are uncovered as Julien finally learns the truth behind Alice and Sophie's abduction. But time is running out, and nobody will listen to him. Show more

Contributors

Julien Baptiste:: Tcheky Karyo
Sam Webster:: David Morrissey
Gemma Webster:: Keeley Hawes
Eve Stone:: Laura Fraser
Celia Baptiste:: Anastasia Hille
Nadia Herz:: Lia Williams
Alice Webster:: Abi Hardingham
Matthew Webster:: Jake Davies
Adam Gettrick:: Derek Riddell
Pol Dir Engel:: Bernhard Schutz
Young Adrian Stone:: Thomas Arnold
Young Henry Reed:: Dempsey Bovell
Young Adam Gerrrick:: Brian Vernel
Young Major Nadia:: Sophie Melville
Lucy:: Indica Watson
Azad:: Selva Rasalingam
British Army Trooper:: Florian Provenzano
Young Mirza Barzani:: Zouity Rayane
Azad's Daughter:: Boukamia Nouhaila
Writer:: Harry Williams
Writer:: Jack Williams
Director:: Ben Chanan
Producer:: Julian Stevens
Production Company:: New Pictures

Genres

Brand

The Missing

Series

The Missing: Series 2

Fukushima: Fall of the Shah

Fukushima

Fall of the Shah

Fall of the Shah: 3. An audience with the Ayatollah

BBC World Service

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Feb 2019, 03:32 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Sun 17^th Feb 2019, 10:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 8 months

Listen now

The man behind the protests. In episode three of the drama, a young journalist goes to France to meet the Ayatollah. #FalloftheShah

Contributors

Carole Bauman:: Clare Corbett
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh:: Philip Arditti
Ebrahim Yazdi:: Paul Chahidi
The Ayatollah Khomeini:: Selva Rasalingam
Ahmad:: Ronny Jhutti
American journalist:: David Seddon
Female student:: Alexandra Constantinidi
Narrator:: Diana Rigg
Writer:: Steve Waters
Composer:: Ghanvar Khaleghi
Sound Designer:: Caleb Knightley
Director:: Marc Beeby
Producer:: Marc Beeby

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Fukushima

Series

Midnight's Children

Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, an ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Aadam:: Abhin Galeya
Mrs Aziz:: Meera Syal
Ghani:: Silas Carson
Naseem:: Maya Sondhi
Tai:: Anil Goutam
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Emerald:: Deeivya Meir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
The Hummingbird:: Sagar Arya
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Major Zulfikar:: Ace Bhatti
Ramram Seth:: Sagar Arya
The Boy:: Shiven Shankar
The Girl:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 3: Snakes and Ladders

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Born at the moment of India's Partition, Saleem grows up in the care of two adoring mothers. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Mrs Ibrahim:: Rina Mahoney
Dr Narlikar:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Ismai:: Kulvinder Ghir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
Wee Willie Winkie:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Deeivya Meir
Actor:: Sagar Arya
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Silas Carson
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 6: How Saleem Achieved Purity

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's prize-winning novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Brigadier Iskander:: Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:: Sagar Arya
Ayooba:: Abhin Galeya
Shaheed:: Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:: Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:: Silas Carson
Parvati:: Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Ahren Chadha
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Part 7: The Shadow of the Mosque