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Last Word

Tony Benn, James Ellis, Peter Rona, Marion Thorpe, Bob Crow

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Obituary series with Julian Worricker, remembering politician Tony Benn, actor James Ellis, oceanographer Dr Peter Rona, pianist Marion Thorpe and union leader Bob Crow. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Ruth Winstone
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Toto Ellis
Interviewed Guest:
Bramley Murton
Interviewed Guest:
Fanny Waterman
Interviewed Guest:
Iain Dale
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Pinkney
Interviewed Guest:
Dick Murray

Fortunes of War

Romania: June 1940

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

To Harriet's intense annoyance, Prince Yakimov has taken up permanent residence in the Pringle flat while they secretly shelter Sasha Drucker from the attentions of the Iron Guard.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup
Lord Pinkrose:
Alan Bennett

Fortunes of War

Egypt: April 1941

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Guy and Harriet escape Greece on a derelict cargo boat, but there's a tragedy along the way. Show more

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Simon Boulderstone:
Rupert Graves
Lord Pinkrose:
Alan Bennett

Fortunes of War

Egypt: September 1942

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Simon Boulderstone sets out in search of his brother. Guy returns from Alexandria to take charge of the institute in Cairo. Show more

Contributors

Simon Boulderstone:
Rupert Graves
Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Lord Pinkrose:
Alan Bennett

The Film Programme

Kenneth Branagh, Noah Baumbach, Wild Tales, Blind

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Presented by Francine Stock. Kenneth Branagh talks about Cinderella, and Noah Baumbach discusses While We're Young. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Noah Baumbach
Interviewed Guest:
Eskil Vogt
Interviewed Guest:
Damian Szifron

Front Row Late

Series 1

Episode 7: Kenneth Branagh, Sarah Phelps and Father John Misty

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Giles Coren and guests are in the studio for an Agatha Christie special. Kenneth Branagh talks about directing and starring in the remake of Murder on the Orient Express. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Presenter:
Giles Coren
Participant:
Sarah Phelps
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Series Producer:
Martina Hall
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Front Row

Agatha Christie Special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

Giles Coren and guests are in the studio for an Agatha Christie special. Kenneth Branagh talks about directing and starring in the blockbuster remake of Murder on the Orient Expres Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nikki Bedi
Presenter:
Giles Coren
Participant:
Sarah Phelps
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Series Producer:
Martina Hall
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Series

Front Row

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Andrew Marr is joined by Chris Grayling, Hilary Benn, Suzanne Evans and Sir Kenneth Branagh. The newspapers are reviewed by David Aaronovitch and Amanda Platell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Chris Grayling
Interviewed Guest:
Hilary Benn
Interviewed Guest:
Suzanne Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Participant:
David Aaronovitch
Participant:
Amanda Platell
Editor:
Rob Burley

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Australian drama set in the 1930s about three mixed-race girls taken from their mother by the government and sent to a training camp for domestic workers. Show more

Contributors

Molly Craig:
Everlyn Sampi
Daisy Kadibill:
Tianna Sansbury
Gracie Fields:
Laura Monaghan
AO Neville:
Kenneth Branagh
Molly's Grandmother:
Myarn Lawford
Constable Riggs:
Jason Clarke
Nina, Dormitory Boss:
Natasha Wanganeen
Mr Neal at Moore River:
Garry McDonald
Police Inspector:
Roy Billing
Director:
Phillip Noyce
Producer:
Phillip Noyce
Producer:
John Winter

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Talking Movies

Kenneth Branagh - Part One

Duration: 30 minutes

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

British actor-director Kenneth Branagh is Tom Brook's guest of honour, in a special edition of the programme in front of an audience in New York. Show more

Talking Movies

Kenneth Branagh - Part Two

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Channel HDLatest broadcast: on BBC News

Acclaimed British actor-director Kenneth Branagh discusses the changes that have taken place in the film industry in the last two decades. Show more

Fortunes of War

The Balkans: September 1939

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama. War breaks out as newly married Guy and Harriet Pringle set out on a journey across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans, Romania, where an uneasy neutrality reigns.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Fortunes of War

Romania: January 1940

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The Pringles arrive in Bucharest. But events take a dark turn after the Iron Guards assassinate the Romanian prime minister. Show more

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Fortunes of War

Greece: October 1940

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Guy's name is on a Gestapo death list, the Pringles' flat is ransacked, and Sasha disappears.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup
Sasha Drucker:
Harry Burton

Fortunes of War

The Middle East: January 1943

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Neglected by Guy and weakened by illness, Harriet decides to return to England. But at the last minute, she changes her mind. Show more

Contributors

Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Simon Boulderstone:
Rupert Graves
Angela Hooper:
Ciaran Madden

Front Row

Kenneth Branagh, Glenda Jackson, The art of Alexander Calder

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news with John Wilson, including Kenneth Branagh on the opening season of his theatre company and Glenda Jackson on returning to acting after 18 years as an MP. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
John Wilson
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Sandy Rower
Interviewed Guest:
Glenda Jackson
Producer:
Dymphna Flynn

Front Row

Kevin Costner in Criminal, Kenneth Branagh, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Laika the spacedog

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kevin Costner's new movie Criminal, Kenneth Branagh on Leontes in The Winter's Tale, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and English Touring Opera's Laika the Spacedog. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Eccleston
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Lewis
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Shields
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Sayer
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Hepplewhite
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Yealland

Front Row

Kenneth Branagh, Keeping TV secrets, Josie Lawrence, Parents in film

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Josie Lawrence on playing Mother Courage; Emma Bullimore on how TV programmes keep their secrets or not; Kenneth Branagh on directing and acting in Murder on the Orient Express. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Josie Lawrence
Interviewed Guest:
Emma Bullimore
Interviewed Guest:
Kenneth Branagh