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Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber

Episode 5: The Company of Wolves

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The final episode from one of Angela Carter's subverted fairy stories. Preparing to enter the forest to visit her granny, a girl is warned not to stray from the path. Show more

Drama on 4

Lost in France

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

A career girl splits from her boyfriend, quits her job and decides to retreat to the Dordogne. Comedy starring Sophie Thompson, Phyllida Law and Harriet Collings. Show more

Drama on 4

Rhapsody

Duration: 45 minutes

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

While choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton is struggling with a teetering love affair, Princess Margaret asks him to create a new ballet for the 80th birthday of the Queen Mother. Show more

Contributors

The Queen Mother:
Phyllida Law
Sir Frederick Ashton:
Jeremy Clyde
Martyn Thomas:
William Beck
William Chappell:
Benjamin Whitrow
Baryshnikov:
Gunnar Cauthery
Ruth Fermoy:
Marlene Sidaway
Interviewer:
Marlene Sidaway
Nicholls:
Kim Wall
Reporter:
Kim Wall
Leslie Collier:
Madeline Clements
Director:
John Taylor

Genres

The Rita Rudner Show

Episode 1: Are We There Yet?

Duration: 30 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. US comic Rita Rudner returns to the UK to try and re-establish herself, with chaotic results! With Martin Bergman. From April 2013. Show more

The Rita Rudner Show

Episode 2: Who's Your Daddy?

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Rita meets some more bizarre hotel guests and has dinner with friends David Baddiel and Morwenna Banks - and nothing goes to plan. From April 2013. Show more

The Rita Rudner Show

Episode 3: Life's a Gamble

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Rita faces a challenging French gig and her husband's chaotic casino visit with some eccentrics. With Martin Bergman. From April 2013. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Based on a true story, this comedy drama tells the tale of two members of the Army Dental Corps who decide to go on a mission to occupied France and fight the Germans in 1942. Show more

Ready Steady Cook

Series 21

Episode 28

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Comedian Tony Slattery and actress Phyllida Law reveal the origins of their 20-year friendship as they don the famous red and green aprons. Ainsley Harriott presents. Show more

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 5

Episode 1: Hector's House of Windsor

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The Queen's Scots gillie aids her to put her prime minister and deputy firmly in their places. With Phyllida Law. From January 2013. Show more

Contributors

Hector Wilkie:
Stanley Baxter
The Queen:
Phyllida Law
Prime Minister:
Pip Torrens
Deputy Prime Minister:
David Holt
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Comedy drama telling the tale of two members of the Army Dental Corps who decide to go on a mission to occupied France and fight the Germans. With Kenneth Cranham and Leo Bill. Show more

Contributors

Sgt Peter King:
Kenneth Cranham
Pvt Leslie Cuthbertson:
Leo Bill
Emma Fraser:
Rosanna Lavelle
Maj Bates:
James Fleet
Col Hatchard:
Julian Glover
Maj Merton:
Derek Jacobi
Winston Churchill:
David Ryall

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama based on the life of author Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. Potter resists her parents' wishes for her to marry and pursues her dream of writing. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Chris Noonan
Beatrix Potter:
Renee Zellweger
Norman Warne:
Ewan McGregor
Millie Warne:
Emily Watson
Rupert Potter:
Bill Paterson
Helen Potter:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Wiggin:
Matyelok Gibbs
William Heelis:
Lloyd Owen
Harold Warne:
Anton Lesser
Fruing Warne:
David Bamber
Mrs Warne:
Phyllida Law
Sir Nigel:
John Woodvine
Mr Copperthwaite:
Geoffrey Beevers

The Rita Rudner Show

Episode 4: Diamond Encrusted Turtle Holder

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Comedian Rita tries to get help from Alan Carr and husband Martin attempts to buy her a gift. With Martin Bergman. From April 2013. Show more

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Series 1

Episode 3: Laurels Are Poison

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Series of murder mysteries. While Mrs Bradley is visiting an old friend at her haunted country house, one of the household is found poisoned in the parsley patch. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Adela Bradley:
Diana Rigg
Seth Billings:
Stuart Bunce
Ronnie Midwinter:
Michael Fox
George Moody:
Neil Dudgeon
Amy Parkin:
Michele Dotrice
Isobel Marchmont:
Phyllida Law
Alf Wolstenholm:
Kenneth MacDonald
Lacey Prideux:
Joanna Roth
Douglas Prideux:
Ronan Vibert

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic about a privileged young woman's misguided attempts at matchmaking. Show more

Contributors

Emma Woodhouse:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Mr Knightley:
Jeremy Northam
Frank Churchill:
Ewan McGregor
Harriet Smith:
Toni Collette
Rev Elton:
Alan Cumming
Mrs Weston:
Greta Scacchi
Jane Fairfax:
Polly Walker
Miss Bates:
Sophie Thompson
Mrs Bates:
Phyllida Law
Mr Weston:
James Cosmo
Mr Woodhouse:
Denys Hawthorne
Producer:
Steven Haft

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Cambridgeshire

Drama based on the life and letters of Jane Austen. Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane appears happily unmarried, until she reflects on previous suitors and life choices. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Comedy adventure in the style of Charles Dickens. Jedrington Secret-Past has a successful business until a lawyer tells him he owes a massive debt. Show more

Contributors

Skulkingworm:
Stephen Fry
Jedrington Secret-Past:
Robert Webb
Miss Christmasham:
Celia Imrie
Jolliforth:
David Mitchell
Artful Codger:
Johnny Vegas
Fearshiver:
Joshua McGuire
Fruitcake/Mr Christmasham:
Terrence Hardiman
Uncle Writes Prompt Thank:
Richard Johnson
Aunt Good Spelling:
Una Stubbs
Aunt Chastity:
Judy Parfitt
Aunt Sobriety:
Phyllida Law
Scruffy Urchin/Nudger:
Sidney Johnston
Small News Boy:
Hector McCormick
Harumble/Former Customer:
Colin Hoult
Vicar of St Weddings:
Mark Evans
Skulkingworm's Mum:
Abigail Burdess
Policeman:
Dominic Coleman
Ghost of Christmas Past:
Dave Lamb
Well To Do Man:
Gus Brown
Young Miss Christmasham:
Aimee Parkes
Writer:
Mark Evans
Writer:
Mark Evans

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Available for 9 days

Drama. Two talented landscape artists begin a romance while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. Show more

Contributors

Sabine de Barra:
Kate Winslet
André Le Nôtre:
Matthias Schoenaerts
King Louis XIV:
Alan Rickman
Philippe, Duc d'Orleans:
Stanley Tucci
Madame Le Nôtre:
Helen McCrory
Thierry Duras:
Steven Waddington
Madame de Montespan:
Jennifer Ehle
Antoine Lauzun:
Rupert Penry-Jones
Princess Palatine:
Paula Paul
Claude Moulin:
Danny Webb
Suzanne:
Phyllida Law
Monsieur de Barra:
Adam James
Daniel Le Vieille:
Andrew Scarborough
Director:
Alan Rickman

Drama on 4

The Man in the Lift

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Tom Connolly. A man is contracted to repair the lift in an urban residential tower block. But for some of its residents, his presence is much more significant than that. Show more

New Tricks

Series 10

Episode 6: Into the Woods

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One North West

Available for years

When blood-stained clothes are uncovered in a London forest, UCOS find themselves trying to solve the conundrum of what seems to have been the perfect vanishing act. Show more

Contributors

Steve McAndrew:
Denis Lawson
Danny Griffin:
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Det Supt Sandra Pullman:
Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:
Dennis Waterman
Becky Belgrade:
Christine Bottomley
Frank Miles:
James Faulkner
Eliza Belgrade:
Phyllida Law
Tim Belgrade:
Steven Robertson
Dom Akers:
James Bowers
Lois Akers:
Sophie Stanton
Stewart McAndrew:
Keith Ramsay
Bob Foley:
Vass Anderson
Simon Belgrade:
Howard Corlett
Director:
Philip John
Producer:
Tom Mullens