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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open. Show more

Contributors

John Cleese:
Darren Boyd
Michael Palin:
Charles Edwards
Eric Idle/Disciple/Rabbi:
Steve Punt
Terry Jones:
Rufus Jones
Graham Chapman:
Tom Fisher
Terry Gilliam:
Phil Nichol
Barry Atkins:
Simon Greenall
US News Reporter/BBFC Rep:
Robin Sebastian
Nun/Montage Woman:
Belinda Stewart-Wilson
Black Panther/Montage Man:
Micah Balfour
Harry Balls/News Vendor:
Paul Chahidi
Prod Person/Sam Lowry:
Ian Bonar
PA to Head of Rude Words:
Selina Griffiths
Alan Dick/Desmond Lovely:
Jason Thorpe
Dog Walker/Petitioner:
Geoff McGivern
Andrew Thorogood:
Mark Heap
BBC Head of Rude Words:
Alex Macqueen
Gareth Nice/Angry Viewer:
David Birrell
Bernard Barnard QC:
Rupert Vansittart
Richard Klein:
Martin Marquez
Malcolm Muggeridge:
Michael Cochrane
BBC Head of Firing/Cabbie:
Kim Wall
Mervyn Stockwood:
Roy Marsden
Archbishop of York:
James Laurenson
Tim Rice:
Tom Price
Producer:
Polly Leys
Producer:
Kate Norrish
Executive Producer:
Matthew Read
Director:
Owen Harris
Writer:
Tony Roche

Genres

Friday Drama

The Broken Word

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Adam Fould adapts his poem about a white family caught up in the Mau Mau time in 1950s Kenya. Tom comes home for his last holiday before university and acquires a taste for blood. Show more

Drama on 4

Paradigm

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Dark comedy by Sean Grundy in which members of the Kilmartin family discover that their lives are not what they thought they were. Show more

Contributors

Angela Kilmartin:
Michelle Holmes
Brian Kilmartin:
David Birrell
Lara Kilmartin:
Lucy Gaskell
Ewan Kilmartin:
Adam Barlow
Policeman:
John Biddle
Himself:
Sean Grundy

Genres

Drama on 3

The Boy at the Back

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By Juan Mayorga. An award-winning psychological drama exploring the voyeuristic nature of fiction, the exercise of power and the ambiguity at the heart of human relations. Show more

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Genres

Drama on 4

The Last Days of Troy

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

The Greeks are laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen Helen. But the conflict faces a bitter stalemate. Stars Lily Cole, David Birrell and Jake Fairbrother. Show more

Drama on 4

The Last Days of Troy

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Desperate and exhausted, both gods and mortals squabble among themselves for the spoils of war and the hand of victory. Stars Lily Cole, David Birrell and Jake Fairbrother. Show more

Doctors

Series 24

Broken

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Rob and Liv bond, Michelle tries to help Zara, and Suni has had enough of Nina. Ruhma tries to help a pregnant sex worker who is struggling with a diagnosis.

Contributors

Rob Hollins:
Chris Walker
Liv Morgan:
Livvi Parsons
Ruhma Carter:
Bharti Patel
Amy Howell:
Dolly Webb
Dr Zara Carmichael:
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Nina Bulsara:
Wendi Peters
Dr Suni Bulsara:
Rahul Arya
Dr Michelle Walton:
Joanna Bending
Dr Todd Meredith:
David Birrell
Jason Parker:
Dan Poole
Executive Producer:
Mike Hobson