Programme Index

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 2^nd Mar 2019, 17:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Dec 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 11 months

Rick Edwards hosts a new celebrity series of the hit quiz. 18 stars including Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and reality star Charlotte Crosby compete to win £10,000 for charity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rick Edwards
Participant:: Jordan Banjo
Participant:: Eyal Booker
Participant:: Susan Calman
Participant:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Participant:: Tony Christie
Participant:: Charlotte Crosby
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: John Hartson
Participant:: Christian Jessen
Participant:: Lesley Joseph
Participant:: Sally Lindsay
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Melvin Odoom
Participant:: Martin Offiah
Participant:: Andi Oliver
Participant:: Martin Roberts
Participant:: Shaun Ryder
Participant:: Kimberly Wyatt
Production Manager:: Emma Stone
Executive Producer:: Lynn Sutcliffe
Executive Producer:: Hugh Rycroft
Production Company:: Mighty Productions Ltd

Impossible Celebrities

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Mar 2019, 17:40 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 5^th Dec 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 11 months

Rick Edwards hosts a celebrity series of the hit BBC1 quiz. Eighteen stars including the Reverend Richard Coles and Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt compete to win £10,000 for charity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rick Edwards
Participant:: Jordan Banjo
Participant:: Eyal Booker
Participant:: Susan Calman
Participant:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Participant:: Tony Christie
Participant:: Richard Coles
Participant:: Charlotte Crosby
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: John Hartson
Participant:: Lesley Joseph
Participant:: Sally Lindsay
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Melvin Odoom
Participant:: Martin Offiah
Participant:: Andi Oliver
Participant:: Martin Roberts
Participant:: Shaun Ryder
Participant:: Kimberly Wyatt
Production Manager:: Emma Stone
Executive Producer:: Lynn Sutcliffe
Executive Producer:: Hugh Rycroft
Production Company:: Mighty Productions Ltd

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Series

Impossible Celebrities

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 23^rd Mar 2019, 17:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Dec 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 11 months

Rick Edwards hosts a celebrity series of the hit BBC One quiz. 18 stars including comedian Lucy Porter and The Greatest Dancer’s Jordan Banjo compete to win £10,000 for charity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rick Edwards
Participant:: Michelle Ackerley
Participant:: Jordan Banjo
Participant:: Eyal Booker
Participant:: Susan Calman
Participant:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Participant:: Tony Christie
Participant:: Charlotte Crosby
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: John Hartson
Participant:: Lesley Joseph
Participant:: Sally Lindsay
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Melvin Odoom
Participant:: Martin Offiah
Participant:: Andi Oliver
Participant:: Lucy Porter
Participant:: Shaun Ryder
Participant:: Kimberly Wyatt
Production Company:: Mighty Productions Ltd
Production Manager:: Emma Lindow
Executive Producer:: Hugh Rycroft
Executive Producer:: Lynn Sutcliffe
Production Manager:: Emma Stone

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Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Series

The News Quiz

Series 81

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th Jul 2013, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Jul 2013, 12:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. With Jeremy Hardy, Samira Ahmed, Francesca Martinez and Bob Mills. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Sandi Toksvig
Panellist:: Jeremy Hardy
Panellist:: Samira Ahmed
Panellist:: Francesca Martinez
Panellist:: Bob Mills

Genres

ComedySatire

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

The News Quiz

Series

The News Quiz: Series 81

Pointless Celebrities

Series 11

Episode 3: Grange Hill

Pointless Celebrities: Series 11

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 24^th Mar 2018, 18:45 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2019, 16:45 on BBC One Yorks & Lincs

A Grange Hill edition, with Todd Carty, Alison Bettles, Paula Ann Bland, Lee MacDonald, Erkan Mustafa, Michelle Gayle, Francesca Martinez and Stuart Organ. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Todd Carty
Participant:: Alison Bettles
Participant:: Paula Ann Bland
Participant:: Lee MacDonald
Participant:: Erkan Mustafa
Participant:: Michelle Gayle
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Stuart Organ
Expert:: Phil Redmond
Executive Producer:: Tamara Gilder
Series Producer:: John Ryan
Executive Producer:: Richard Hague
Production Company:: Endemol Shine UK

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Pointless Celebrities

Series 10

Episode 12: Comedians

Pointless Celebrities: Series 10

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Oct 2016, 18:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Mar 2017, 18:10 on BBC One Wales

A celebrity comedians edition of the quiz, with Hal Cruttenden, Justin Moorhouse, Rhona Cameron, Sean Hughes, Jeremy Hardy, Francesca Martinez, Robert Webb and Isy Suttie. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Hal Cruttenden
Participant:: Justin Moorhouse
Participant:: Rhona Cameron
Participant:: Sean Hughes
Participant:: Jeremy Hardy
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Robert Webb
Participant:: Isy Suttie
Executive Producer:: James Fox
Executive Producer:: Richard Hague
Executive Producer:: Dom Waugh
Series Producer:: John Ryan
Production Company:: Endemol Shine UK

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Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Drama on 3

Sonnets in the City

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 15^th May 2016, 22:15 on BBC Radio 3

Five short dramas taking place in the city from sunset to sunrise, in response to a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets. Show more

Contributors

Reader:: Maxine Peake
Writer:: Tom Wells
Composer:: Tom Coult
Lee:: Luke Newberry
Bev:: Emily Pithon
Dan:: Ben Addis
Director:: Gary Brown
Producer:: Gary Brown
Writer:: Francesca Martinez
Composer:: Nina Whiteman
Girl:: Francesca Martinez
Boy:: Kevin Hely
Lover:: Verity Henry
Director:: Charlotte Riches
Producer:: Charlotte Riches
Writer:: Esther Wilson
Composer:: Aaron Parker
Suzanne Amser (younger):: Jodie Comer
Suzanne Amser (older):: Eileen O'Brien
Producer:: Pauline Harris
Director:: Pauline Harris
Writer:: Lee Mattinson
Composer:: Chiu-Yu Chou
Noel:: Will Ash
Oliver:: Kevin Hely
Aaron:: Luke Bailey
Imogen:: Verity Henry
Director:: Nadia Molinari
Writer:: Zodwa Nyoni
Composer:: Daniel Kidane
Thandie:: Wunmi Mosaku
Mike:: Curtis Cole
Lucy:: Emily Pithon

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

The Dumping Ground: Series 7

The Dumping Ground

Series 7

King of Comedy

CBBC

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Nov 2019, 17:00 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Jan 2022, 13:25 on CBBC HD

Available for 2 months

Bird's fear of public performance is thrown into focus when he is signed up to perform stand-up comedy. Doubted by Floss and Sasha, Bird can't resist the chance to prove himself. Show more

Contributors

Mike:: Connor Byrne
May-Li:: Stacy Liu
Jody:: Kia Pegg
Tyler:: Miles Butler-Hughton
Sasha:: Annabelle Davis
Sid:: Josh Sangha
Alex:: Connor Lawson
Chloe:: Hannah Moncur
Candi-Rose:: Carma Hylton
Taz:: Jasmine Uson
Bird:: Leo James
Jay:: Cole Wealleans-Watts
Floss:: Sarah Rayson
Bec:: Ava Potter
Producer:: Gert Thomas
Finn:: Ruben Reuter
Amy:: Francesca Martinez
Director:: Nicole Volavka
Executive Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Writer:: Kim Millar

Genres

Children'sDrama

Brand

The Dumping Ground

Series

Loose Ends

Danny Brocklehurst, David Sedaris, Akala, Amma Asante, Miles From Kinshasa, Miss Hope Springs, Francesca Martinez

Duration: 37 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2017, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2017, 18:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Listen now

Clive Anderson and Francesca Martinez are joined by Danny Brocklehurst, David Sedaris, Amma Asante and Akala. With music from Miles from Kinshasa and Miss Hope Springs. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Interviewed Guest:: Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:: David Sedaris
Interviewed Guest:: Amma Asante
Interviewed Guest:: undefined Akala
Performer:: undefined Miles from Kinshasa
Performer:: undefined Miss Hope Springs
Producer:: Sukey Firth

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Loose Ends

Loose Ends

Clive Anderson, Arthur Smith, Francesca Martinez, Angus Deayton, Cherry Jones, Camille O'Sullivan, Willis Earl Beal

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Aug 2016, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Aug 2016, 18:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Francesca Martinez, Angus Deayton, Cherry Jones and Camille O'Sullivan for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Presenter:: Arthur Smith
Interviewed Guest:: Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:: Angus Deayton
Interviewed Guest:: Cherry Jones
Performer:: Camille O'Sullivan
Performer:: Willis Earl Beal
Performer:: undefined The Royal Scottish Pipers' Society
Producer:: Sukey Firth

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Loose Ends

Loose Ends

Clive Anderson, Francesca Martinez, Paul Feig, Mark Ravenhill, David Essex, Mark Watson, Yann Tiersen, Skye Ross

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Oct 2016, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Oct 2016, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Clive Anderson and Francesca Martinez are joined by Paul Feig, Mark Ravenhill, David Essex and Mark Watson for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Presenter:: Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:: Paul Feig
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Ravenhill
Interviewed Guest:: David Essex
Interviewed Guest:: Mark Watson
Performer:: Yann Tierson
Performer:: Skye Ross
Producer:: Debbie Kilbride

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Loose Ends

Impossible Celebrities

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 20^th Apr 2019, 17:50 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Dec 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Wales

Available for 10 months

A celebrity series of the hit quiz. Eighteen stars, including Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse, compete to win £10,000 for charity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rick Edwards
Participant:: Michelle Ackerley
Participant:: Jordan Banjo
Participant:: Eyal Booker
Participant:: Susan Calman
Participant:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Participant:: Tony Christie
Participant:: Charlotte Crosby
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: John Hartson
Participant:: Lesley Joseph
Participant:: Sally Lindsay
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Melvin Odoom
Participant:: Martin Offiah
Participant:: Andi Oliver
Participant:: Lucy Porter
Participant:: Shaun Ryder
Participant:: Kimberly Wyatt
Production Company:: Mighty Productions Ltd

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Series

Impossible Celebrities

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Apr 2019, 17:50 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Dec 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 months

18 stars including Charlotte Crosby and singer Chesney Hawkes have one last chance to win £10,000 for charity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Rick Edwards
Participant:: Michelle Ackerley
Participant:: Chesney Hawkes
Participant:: Eyal Booker
Participant:: Susan Calman
Participant:: Radzi Chinyanganya
Participant:: Tony Christie
Participant:: Charlotte Crosby
Participant:: Sheila Ferguson
Participant:: John Hartson
Participant:: Lesley Joseph
Participant:: Sally Lindsay
Participant:: Francesca Martinez
Participant:: Melvin Odoom
Participant:: Martin Offiah
Participant:: Andi Oliver
Participant:: Lucy Porter
Participant:: Shaun Ryder
Participant:: Kimberly Wyatt
Production Company:: Mighty Productions Ltd

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Series

Sonnets in the City

Episode 2: Tattered Heart

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Apr 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

In response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 61, Francesca Martinez's story about two lovers who, on a night heavy with expectation, take a late stroll to a park. Reader: Maxine Peake. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Francesca Martinez
Composer:: Nina Whiteman
Girl:: Francesca Martinez
Boy:: Kevin Hely
Lover:: Verity Henry
Reader:: Maxine Peake
Director:: Charlotte Riches
Producer:: Charlotte Riches

Genres

Drama

Series

Sonnets in the City

Drama on 4

How We're Loved

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Apr 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Apr 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A young woman with cerebral palsy has to unravel secrets about her past. Written by and starring Francesca Martinez. Show more

Contributors

Ruby:: Francesca Martinez
Max:: Kevin Hely
Writer:: Francesca Martinez
Producer:: Charlotte Riches

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Extras

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Two

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Aug 2005, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Mon 5^th Apr 2010, 23:40 on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

Sitcom set in the world of film and TV extras. Kate Winslet takes on a film role that could win her a first oscar. Andy puts on a uniform that could win him his first girlfriend. Show more

Contributors

Andy Millman:: Ricky Gervais
Maggie Jacobs:: Ashley Jensen
Agent:: Stephen Merchant
Suzanne:: Charlotte Palmer
Francesca:: Francesca Martinez
As Herself:: Kate Winslet
Mike:: John Kirk
Father:: Kevin Moore
Lisa:: Lucinda Raikes
Old Lady:: Pamela Lyne
Spark:: Paul Pariser
Writer:: Ricky Gervais
Writer:: Stephen Merchant
Producer:: Charlie Hanson
Director:: Ricky Gervais
Director:: Stephen Merchant

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Extras

Series

Extras: Series 1

Daily Politics

04/07/2014

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Jul 2014, 11:30 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Jul 2014, 00:00 on BBC Parliament

With Andrew Neil. Former defence minister Nick Harvey discusses the new Royal Navy aircraft carrier and comedian Francesca Martinez talks about the People's Assembly. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Andrew Neil
Interviewed Guest:: Nick Harvey
Interviewed Guest:: Francesca Martinez

Genres

Brand

Daily Politics

Woman's Hour

Francesca Martinez; Women at the Labour Party Conference

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 22^nd Sep 2014, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Sep 2014, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Listen now

Women at the Labour Party conference, disability campaigner Francesca Martinez, university lad culture, and how to write popular women's fiction. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:: Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:: Jane Green
Interviewed Guest:: Sophie Kinsella
Interviewed Guest:: Toni Pearce

Genres

Factual

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour

Michel Roux Snr, Francesca Martinez, Sophie Kinsella, Jane Green

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 27^th Sep 2014, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Sep 2014, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Listen now

Featuring Michel Roux Sr cooking the perfect ratatouille, and advice on how to write popular fiction for women. Plus, stand-up comedian Francesca Martinez on not being normal. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:: Francesca Martinez
Interviewed Guest:: Dorit Young
Interviewed Guest:: Charlie Rice
Interviewed Guest:: Toni Pearce
Interviewed Guest:: Yvonne Traynor
Interviewed Guest:: Debbie Grafham
Interviewed Guest:: Lauren Cochrane
Interviewed Guest:: Josephine Collins
Interviewed Guest:: Sophie Kinsella
Interviewed Guest:: Jane Green
Interviewed Guest:: Michel Roux Sr
Producer:: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor:: Beverley Purcell

Genres

Factual

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Woman's Hour

Live at the Apollo

Access All Areas

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Nov 2020, 22:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jan 2024, 22:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 10 months

A celebration of disabled stand-up comedians at the BBC, showcasing all the funniest bits from the disabled stars who have appeared on the world famous Apollo stage. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Jack Carroll
Performer:: Tanyalee Davis
Performer:: Adam Hills
Performer:: Rosie Jones
Performer:: Lost Voice Guy
Performer:: Francesca Martinez
Performer:: Chris McCausland
Executive Producer:: Andrew Beint
Series Producer:: Anthony Caveney
Production Company:: Open Mike Productions

Genres

ComedyStandup

Brand

Live at the Apollo