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Carve Her Name with Pride

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Apr 2008, 13:05 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jun 2016, 08:15 on BBC Two HD

The true story of English war widow Violette Szabo, who was awarded the George Cross for her work as a secret agent in occupied France in the Second World War. Show more

Contributors

Violette Szabo:: Virginia McKenna
Tony Fraser:: Paul Scofield
Mr Bushell:: Jack L Warner
Mrs Bushell:: Denise Grey
Etienne Szabo:: Alain Saury
Jaques:: Maurice Ronet
Lillian Rolfe:: Anne Leon
Potter:: Sydney Tafler
Vera Atkins:: Avice Landon
Denise Bloch:: Nicole Stephane
Director:: Lewis Gilbert
Producer:: Daniel M Angel
Writer:: Vernon Harris

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Source: BBC Online

Fern Britton Meets...

Series 3

Episode 4: Brian Blessed

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Dec 2011, 10:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Dec 2011, 10:00 on BBC One Wales

Fern Britton interviews actor Brian Blessed, discovering what lies behind the famously loud voice. Brian discusses his teenage breakdown and love of adventure. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Fern Britton
Interviewed Guest:: Brian Blessed
Producer:: Jonathan Mayo
Executive Producer:: Dave Stanford
Participant:: Stephen Fry
Participant:: Virginia McKenna

The Born Free Legacy

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 28^th Sep 2010, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 10^th Jun 2011, 01:45 on BBC Four

To mark the 50th anniversary of Born Free, this film explores the lives and legacy of George and Joy Adamson and Elsa, the orphaned lioness they adopted and returned to the wild. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Alex Parkinson
Executive Producer:: Harry Marshall
Executive Producer:: Laura Marshall
Participant:: David Attenborough
Participant:: Virginia McKenna
Participant:: Desmond Morris
Participant:: Tony Fitzjohn
Participant:: Adrian House

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Documentaries

Source: BBC Online

A Town Like Alice

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Sep 2019, 01:05 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Jan 2022, 01:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

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During the Japanese advance in Malaya, a group of civilians is taken prisoner and forced to embark on a gruelling trek through the jungle.

Contributors

Jean Paget:: Virginia McKenna
Joe Harman:: Peter Finch
Ellen:: Maureen Swanson
Ben:: Vincent Ball
Mrs Dudley Frost:: Marie Lohr
Ebbey:: Renee Houston
Miss Horsefall:: Jean Anderson
Japanese Sergeant:: Takagi
Captain Sugaya:: Tran Van Khe
Solicitor:: Geoffrey Keen
Director:: Jack Lee
Producer:: Joseph Janni
Writer:: WP Lipscomb

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Source: BBC Online

Swallows and Amazons

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jan 2019, 08:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Aug 2020, 12:20 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Children's adventure set in the 1920s. Four children on holiday in the Lake District meet two tomboys, embarking on a series of adventures. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Walker:: Virginia McKenna
Uncle Jim:: Ronald Fraser
John Walker:: Simon West
Titty Walker:: Sophie Neville
Susan Walker:: Suzanna Hamilton
Roger Walker:: Stephen Grendon
Nancy Blackett:: Kit Seymour
Peggy Blackett:: Lesley Bennett
Mrs Dixon:: Brenda Bruce
Mr Dixon:: Mike Pratt
Young Billy:: John Franklyn-Robbins
Old Billy:: Jack Woolgar
Policeman:: David Blagden
Director:: Claude Whatham
Producer:: Richard Pilbrow
Writer:: David Wood
Author:: Arthur Ransome

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DramaAction & Adventure

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Sliding Doors

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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First broadcast: Mon 20^th Dec 2010, 22:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2022, 22:00 on BBC Three HD

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Romantic comedy exploring the nature of fate and self-determination in which a young woman's future is affected by a two-second delay. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Show more

Contributors

Helen:: Gwyneth Paltrow
James:: John Hannah
Gerry:: John Lynch
Lydia:: Jeanne Tripplehorn
Anna:: Zara Turner
Russell:: Douglas McFerran
Clive:: Paul Brightwell
Claudia:: Nina Young
James' Mother:: Virginia McKenna
Paul:: Kevin McNally
Director:: Peter Howitt
Producer:: Helen Booth
Producer:: Philippa Braithwaite
Writer:: Peter Howitt

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Source: BBC Online

The Cruel Sea

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 1 minute

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Aug 2018, 12:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Oct 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 7 months

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Classic documentary-style account of the trials of a British warship during World War II. A captain is haunted by the loss of his past vessel and seeks revenge.

Contributors

Ericson:: Jack Hawkins
Lockhart:: Donald Sinden
Morell:: Denholm Elliott
Bennett:: Stanley Baker
Ferraby:: John Stratton
Tallow:: Bruce Seton
Julie Hallam:: Virginia McKenna
Watts:: Liam Redmond
Phillips:: Glyn Houston
Tonbridge:: Alec McCowen
Raikes:: Barry Letts
Director:: Charles Frend
Producer:: Leslie Norman
Actor:: Eric Ambler

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Source: BBC Online

The One Show

10/05/2017

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2017, 19:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2017, 19:00 on BBC One Wales

The Hairy Bikers and Virginia McKenna join Matt Baker and Angellica Bell on the sofa. Plus a performance from Brit Award winners Kasabian and a giant flying pig.

Contributors

Presenter:: Matt Baker
Presenter:: Angellica Bell
Interviewed Guest:: Si King
Interviewed Guest:: Dave Myers
Interviewed Guest:: Virginia McKenna
Performer:: Kasabian
Editor:: Sandy Smith

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Brand

The One Show

Source: BBC Online

Ring of Bright Water

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Mar 2008, 12:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Jun 2012, 11:30 on BBC Two England

Family drama about a disillusioned civil servant (Bill Travers) who makes a better life for himself with the help of a pet otter. Based on Gavin Maxwell's autobiographical book. Show more

Contributors

Graham Merrill:: Bill Travers
Mary MacKenzie:: Virginia McKenna
Colin Clifford:: Peter Jeffrey
Storekeeper:: Jameson Clark
Mrs Sarah Chambers:: Jean Taylor Smith
Road Mender:: Archie Duncan
Writer:: Bill Travers

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Drama

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Waterloo

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Oct 2008, 14:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Mar 2018, 13:20 on BBC Two HD

Epic historical drama recreating Napoleon's final defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington and his allied forces in Belgium. Starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. Show more

Contributors

Napoleon Bonaparte:: Rod Steiger
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington:: Christopher Plummer
King Louis XVIII:: Orson Welles
General Sir Thomas Picton:: Jack Hawkins
Duchess of Richmond:: Virginia McKenna
Marshal Michel Ney:: Dan O'Herlihy
Lord Gordon:: Rupert Davies
Le Bedoyere:: Philippe Forquet
General Drouot:: Gianni Garko
Marshal Soult:: Ivo Garrani
William De Lancey:: Ian Ogilvy
Sir William Ponsonby:: Michael Wilding
Lord Uxbridge:: Terence Alexander
Muffling:: John Savident
Blucher:: Sergo Zakariadze
Sauret:: Andrea Checchi
Producer:: Dino De Laurentiis
Director:: Sergei Bondarchuk
Writer:: HAL Craig

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DramaHistorical

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Source: BBC Online

Arena

Paul Scofield

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Dec 2008, 22:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 24^th Dec 2008, 22:15 on BBC Two Wales

A host of leading theatrical greats, including Peter Brook, Vanessa Redgrave and John Hurt, pay tribute to the outstanding British actor Paul Scofield. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Donald Sinden
Participant:: Virginia McKenna
Participant:: Richard Eyre
Participant:: Christopher Hampton
Participant:: Nicholas Hytner
Participant:: Vanessa Redgrave
Participant:: John Harrison
Participant:: Peter Brook
Participant:: John Tydeman
Participant:: Simon Callow
Participant:: Alec McCowen
Participant:: Peter Hall
Participant:: John Hurt
Participant:: Felicity Kendal
Participant:: Eileen Atkins
Participant:: Michael Billington
Producer:: David Thompson
Director:: David Thompson

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

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Documentaries

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Arena

Source: BBC Online

Desert Island Discs

Virginia McKenna

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 1966, 13:10 on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Virginia McKenna. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Virginia McKenna

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Desert Island Discs

Source: BBC Online

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A Passage to India

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Nov 1965, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2024, 22:20 on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

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Santha Rama Rau's acclaimed 1965 adaptation of EM Forster's novel. A classic exploration of the cultural gap and mutual distrust between the British and Indian communities. Show more