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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 12 months

William Shakespeare is out of ideas. That is, until Viola de Lesseps, the stage-struck daughter of a wealthy merchant, attends auditions disguised as Thomas Kent. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Madden
Viola De Lesseps:
Gwyneth Paltrow
William Shakespeare:
Joseph Fiennes
Philip Henslowe:
Geoffrey Rush
Lord Wessex:
Colin Firth
Ned Alleyn:
Ben Affleck
Queen Elizabeth:
Judi Dench

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 12 months

Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. A grieving Queen Victoria finds herself drawn to an unconventional Highlander. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Judi Dench
John Brown:
Billy Connolly
Benjamin Disraeli:
Antony Sher
Henry Ponsonby:
Geoffrey Palmer
Dr Jenner:
Richard Pasco
Bertie, Prince of Wales:
David Westhead
Director:
John Madden
Archie Brown:
Gerard Butler
Lady Churchill:
Georgie Glen
Lady-in-Waiting:
Catherine O'Donnell
Princess Alexandra:
Sara Stewart
Princess Helena:
Finty Williams
Princess Louise:
Claire Nicolson
Princess Alice:
Hattie Ladbury
Prince Alfred:
Oliver Kent
Prince Arthur:
Alex Menzies
Prince Leopold:
Simon McKerrell
Bertie's Valet:
Rupert Farley
Mrs Grant:
Elaine Collins
Lord Stanley:
Jason Morell
Mary Ann Disraeli:
Cherith Mellor
Speaker of the House of Commons:
George Hall
Dean of Windsor:
Oliver Ford Davies
Society Lady:
Delia Lindsay
Sir Charles Dilke:
James Vaughan
Producer:
Sarah Curtis

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One YorkshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Wartime drama about the romance that develops between a gregarious Italian captain and a strong-willed Greek woman during the Italian occupation of Cephalonia. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Madden
Captain Corelli:
Nicolas Cage
Dr Iannis:
John Hurt
Drosoula:
Irene Papas

HARDtalk

John Madden, Film Director

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Stephen Sackur speaks to John Madden, an Oscar-winning director whose latest film is set in the world of Washington politics. Is Hollywood reflecting the times we're living in? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
John Madden

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. When a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician dies, his daughter is worried that she too will suffer from a mental disorder. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Claire:
Hope Davis
Director:
John Madden
Professor Barrow:
Gary Houston
Friend at Party:
Anne Wittman
Friend at Party:
Leigh Zimmerman
Theoretical Physicist:
Colin Stinton
Band Vocalist:
Leland Burnett
University Friend:
John Keefe
University Friend:
Chipo Chung
University Friend:
C Gerod Harris
Professor Bhandari:
Roshan Seth
Producer:
Robert Kessel
Producer:
Alison Owen
Producer:
Jeffrey Sharp
Director of photography:
Alwin Kuchler

Front Row

Marigold Hotel Director John Madden, The Museum of the Mind, Kwabs, Maidan

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel director John Madden, a look at the new Bethlem Museum of the Mind, Ukraine documentary Maidan and singer-songwriter Kwabs. With Samira Ahmed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
John Madden
Interviewed Guest:
Victoria Northwood
Interviewed Guest:
David O'Flynn
Interviewed Guest:
Matt Potter
Interviewed Guest:
undefined Kwabs

Front Row

Director John Madden, Pultizer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, Voice coach Barbara Berkery, Edward Kemp, head of RADA

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang interviews film director John Madden, Pultizer Prize-winning author Richard Ford and discusses diction with voice coach Barbara Berkery and Edward Kemp, head of RADA. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
John Madden
Interviewed Guest:
Edward Kemp
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Berkery
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Ford
Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Producer:
Julian May

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

With only one room still vacant, Sonny dreams of opening a second hotel, but a rivalry with his fiancée’s friend threatens his marriage plans and expansionist ambitions. Show more

Contributors

Sonny Kapoor:
Dev Patel
Evelyn Greenslade:
Judi Dench
Madge Hardcastle:
Celia Imrie
Douglas Ainslie:
Bill Nighy
Jean Ainslie:
Penelope Wilton
Muriel Donnelly:
Maggie Smith
Guy Chambers:
Richard Gere
Lavinia Beech:
Tamsin Greig
Writer:
Ol Parker
Director:
John Madden

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 10 months

An assortment of ageing Brits seek to stretch finite finances and find independence by retiring to a hotel in India. Show more

Contributors

Sonny Kapoor:
Dev Patel
Muriel Donnelly:
Maggie Smith
Evelyn Greenslade:
Judi Dench
Graham Dashwood:
Tom Wilkinson
Madge Hardcastle:
Celia Imrie
Douglas Ainslie:
Bill Nighy
Jean Ainslie:
Penelope Wilton
Mrs Kapoor:
Lillete Dubey
Writer:
Ol Parker
Director:
John Madden

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