Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2015, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Matthew Bannister on Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, novelist Baroness Rendell, motorcyclist Geoff Duke, drama professor Katharine Worth and Hot Chocolate's Errol Brown. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Bannister
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Duke
Interviewed Guest:: Elizabeth Schafer
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Interviewed Guest:: Lauren Cohen
Interviewed Guest:: Paul Gambaccini
Producer:: Neil George

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Last Word

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd May 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd May 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar's ambition is a threat to the republic and a conspiracy is formed. Show more

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th May 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd May 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Drama on 4: Julius Caesar

The plot against Caesar reaches crisis point as the conspirators gather at the Capitol in Rome. Show more

Contributors

Caesar:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Brutus:: Robert Glenister
Cassius:: Sam Troughton
Antony:: Jamie Parker
Casca:: Philip Fox
Portia:: Fenella Woolgar
Lucius:: Adam Thomas Wright
Calpurnia:: Jessica Turner
Metellus Cimber:: Stephen Critchlow
Decius Brutus:: David Acton
Trebonius:: Chris Pavlo
Soothsayer:: Sam Dale
Servant 1:: Neet Mohan
Artemidorus:: David Hounslow
Popilius:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: William Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th May 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th May 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Drama on 4: Julius Caesar

Following the assassination of Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are forced to leave Rome. But the combined forces of Mark Antony and Octavius are hot on their heels. Show more

Contributors

Brutus:: Robert Glenister
Cassius:: Sam Troughton
Antony:: Jamie Parker
Caesar's Ghost:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Lucius:: Adam Thomas Wright
Octavius:: Wilf Scolding
Lepidus:: David Hounslow
Lucilius:: David Acton
Pindarus:: Neet Mohan
Strato:: Stephen Critchlow
Trebonius:: Chris Pavlo
Messala:: Sam Dale
Claudius:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Director:: Marc Beeby
Writer:: William Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Silent Witness

Series 16

Part 1: Change, Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One West MidlandsLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

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Silent Witness: Series 16

Drama series. The mysterious death of a wealthy confectionery firm owner plunges Nikki, Leo and new recruit Jack Hodgson into a murky world of corporate subterfuge. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Professor Leo Dalton:: William Gaminara
Jack Hodgson:: David Caves
Geraldine Briggs:: Sharon Small
John Briggs:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Kenny Barber:: Louis Emerick
Annette Kelly:: Anna Madeley
Michael Trenter:: Derek Riddell
Deanna Collier:: Anna Brewster
Peter Hornsby:: Christopher Hunter
Emmette Schwartzman:: Erik Madsen
Phillip Briggs:: Rob Dixon
DS Seetha Gold:: Priyanga Burford
DC Gus Cook:: Robert Lonsdale
Civil Servant:: William Findley
Hotel Manager:: John Jack
Producer:: Sharon Bloom
Director:: Anthony Byrne
Writer:: Timothy Prager

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Silent Witness

Series 16

Part 2: Change, Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

Audio described

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

Silent Witness: Series 16

Drama series about forensic pathologists. When two women close to a dead businessman are murdered, Nikki, Jack and Leo open his family's skeleton-packed closet. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Professor Leo Dalton:: William Gaminara
Jack Hodgson:: David Caves
Clarissa Mullery:: Liz Carr
Geraldine Briggs:: Sharon Small
Annette Kelly:: Anna Madeley
DS Seetha Gold:: Priyanga Burford
DC Gus Cook:: Robert Lonsdale
Deanna Collier:: Anna Brewster
Phillip Briggs:: Rob Dixon
Michael Trenter:: Derek Riddell
Emmette Schwartzman:: Erik Madsen
Kenny Barber:: Louis Emerick
Ron:: Andy Dowbiggin
John Briggs:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Dog Walker:: Kate Bowes Renna
Peter Hornsby:: Christopher Hunter
Producer:: Sharon Bloom
Director:: Anthony Byrne
Writer:: Timothy Prager

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Whisky Galore! (2016)

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Feb 2020, 17:25 on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Jun 2024, 19:30 on BBC Scotland

Available for years

In 1943, disaster strikes on the remote Hebridean island of Todday when they run out of whisky. Salvation arrives, but the islanders clash with authority. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Gillies MacKinnon
Joseph Macroon:: Gregor Fisher
Captain Waggett:: Eddie Izzard
Sergeant Odd:: Sean Biggerstaff
Paggy Macroon:: Naomi Battrick
George Campbell:: Kevin Guthrie
Catriona Macroon:: Ellie Kendrick
Mr Bain:: Ken Drury
Farquharson:: Kevin Mains
Brown:: Michael Nardone
Colonel Woolsey:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Writer:: Peter McDougall
Writer:: Compton Mackenzie

Genres

Formats

Films

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Series 1

Episode 3: For the Sake of Elena

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Apr 2002, 20:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Dec 2008, 13:45 on BBC One Yorkshire

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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Detective drama series. DI Lynley and DS Havers investigate when the beautiful young daughter of a Cambridge lecturer is found murdered. Show more

Contributors

DI Thomas Lynley:: Nathaniel Parker
DS Barbara Havers:: Sharon Small
Helen Clyde:: Lesley Vickerage
Philip Weaver:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Glynn Weaver:: Selina Cadell
Sarah Gordon:: Cherie Lunghi
Justine Weaver:: Sophie Ward
Adam Jenn:: James Hillier
Dr Thorsson:: Richard Lintern
Mrs Havers:: June Watson
Sheehan:: Shaun Prendergast
Mel:: Katie Blake
Elena:: Samantha Baker
Gareth Randolph:: David Ellington
Pen:: Amanda Royle
Troughton:: Will Knightley
Ros:: Miranda Raison
Harry:: Paul Shearer
Edwina:: Joanna Brookes
Mrs G:: Elizabeth Kelly
College Porter:: Richard Syms
Bernadette:: Lucy Scott
Funeral Director:: Fred Ridgeway
Mrs Margolyes:: Leda Hodgeson
Celebrated Cellist:: Richard Evans
Uniformed Officer:: Oliver Maltman
Girl in Greasy Spoon:: Sarah Easton
Student in Concert:: Daniel Sung
Producer:: Ruth Baumgarten
Director:: Richard Laxton
Actor:: Nicholas Day

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Series 1

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Series 3

Episode 3: A Cry for Justice

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Mar 2004, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Aug 2008, 20:45 on BBC One Scotland

Available for years

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Crime drama series. A murder in Oxford takes Lynley away from home, as blackmail, bogus charities and a particularly nasty business operation are all uncovered. Show more

Contributors

DI Thomas Lynley:: Nathaniel Parker
DS Barbara Havers:: Sharon Small
Helen Lynley:: Lesley Vickerage
Jemma Sanderson:: Jenny Agutter
Nigel Sanderson:: Terence Harvey
Red:: Daniel Ryan
Sarah Gordon:: Cherie Lunghi
Philip Weaver:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Glynn Weaver:: Selina Cadell
Justine Weaver:: Sophie Ward
Dr Thorsson:: Richard Lintern
Director:: Alrick Riley
Director:: Richard Laxton

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Series 3