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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A behind the scenes look at the world's longest running poetry request programme, following the programme-makers, presenter Roger McGough and listeners of the Radio 4 show. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Karen McGann
Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Karen McGann
Producer:
Tanya Hudson
Participant:
Roger McGough
Participant:
Andrew Sachs
Participant:
Kenneth Cranham
Participant:
David Blunkett

Drama on 4

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery

Episode 1: The Marlbourne Point Mystery

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Mystery by Bert Coules, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A disused lighthouse on a remote stretch of the Kent coast is the scene of a bizarre double death. Show more

Drama on 4

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Marlbourne Point Mystery

Episode 2: The Marlbourne Point Mystery

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Bert Coules, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The shocking truth behind the mystery of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant is revealed. Show more

Saturday Drama

Bar Mitzvah Boy

Duration: 1 hour

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

4 Extra Debut. Is 13-year-old Eliot Green ready to become a man in the Jewish faith? Adapted from TV with Hugo Raine and Tracy-Ann Oberman. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Casualty

Series 23

Episode 17: Took a Long Time to Come

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

As Adam learns some shocking news and takes steps to find the truth, Zoe is brought down to earth with a bang. Ruth contemplates a lonely Christmas. Show more

Contributors

Charlie Fairhead:
Derek Thompson
Jessica Harrison:
Gillian Kearney
Adam Trueman:
Tristan Gemmill
Ruth Winters:
Georgia Taylor
Nick Jordan:
Michael French
Jay Faldren:
Ben Turner
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:
Jane Hazlegrove
Jeff Collier:
Matt Bardock
Kelsey Phillips:
Janine Mellor
Tess Bateman:
Suzanne Packer
Toby De Silva:
Matthew Needham
Zoe Hanna:
Sunetra Sarker
Big Mac:
Charles Dale
Snezana Lalovic:
Ivana Basic
Sean Anderson:
Richard Dillane
Benny Steele:
Joe Absolom
Father Morgan:
Andrew Sachs
PC Whitehouse:
Nick Williams
Producer:
Lucy Raffety

Casualty

Series 23

Episode 16: This Will Be Our Year

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

Jessica and Sean continue to lock horns over their move abroad, with damaging consequences. Alex and Adam come to blows when Alex is admitted to the ED. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Harrison:
Gillian Kearney
Adam Trueman:
Tristan Gemmill
Charlie Fairhead:
Derek Thompson
Alice Chantrey:
Sam Grey
Curtis Cooper:
Abdul Salis
Ruth Winters:
Georgia Taylor
Nick Jordan:
Michael French
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:
Jane Hazlegrove
Jeff Collier:
Matt Bardock
Kelsey Phillips:
Janine Mellor
Tess Bateman:
Suzanne Packer
Toby De Silva:
Matthew Needham
Zoe Hanna:
Sunetra Sarker
Big Mac:
Charles Dale
Snezana Lalovic:
Ivana Basic
Jay Faldren:
Ben Turner
Sean Anderson:
Richard Dillane
Benny Steele:
Joe Absolom
Father Morgan:
Andrew Sachs
Producer:
Lucy Raffety

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A celebration of the TV sidekick, looking at the role of the assistant/companion on television, from drama to sitcom and light entertainment to children's programmes. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Andrew Sachs
Participant:
Edward Hardwicke
Participant:
Tony Robinson
Participant:
Elisabeth Sladen
Participant:
Robert Llewellyn
Participant:
Marshall Lancaster
Participant:
Debbie McGee
Participant:
Matthew Sweet
Participant:
Kim Newman
Participant:
David Quantick
Participant:
Val McDermid
Executive Producer:
John Moulson
Producer:
Rachel Boyd
Director:
Rachel Boyd

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension. Show more

Contributors

Jean Horton:
Maggie Smith
Reggie Paget:
Tom Courtenay
Wilf Bond:
Billy Connolly
Cissy Robson:
Pauline Collins
Cedric Livingston:
Michael Gambon
Dr Lucy Cogan:
Sheridan Smith
Bobby Swanson:
Andrew Sachs
Anne Langley:
Gwyneth Jones
Frank White:
Michael Byrne

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Stan takes a turn for the worse and pushes his family away, while tensions between Martin and Sonia escalate with surprising results upon his return to Albert Square. Show more

Contributors

Sonia Fowler:
Natalie Cassidy
Martin Fowler:
James Bye
Carol Jackson:
Lindsey Coulson
Shirley Carter:
Linda Henry
Stan Carter:
Timothy West
Cora Cross:
Ann Mitchell
Babe Smith:
Annette Badland
Nancy Carter:
Maddy Hill
Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb:
Ricky Norwood
Donna Yates:
Lisa Hammond
Pam Coker:
Lin Blakley
Les Coker:
Roger Sloman
Kush Kazemi:
Davood Ghadami
Shabnam Masood:
Rakhee Thakrar
Tamwar Masood:
Himesh Patel
Masood Ahmed:
Nitin Ganatra
Patrick Trueman:
Rudolph Walker
Lola Pearce:
Danielle Harold
Liam Butcher:
James Forde
Cindy Williams:
Mimi Keene
Rebecca Fowler:
Jasmine Armfield
Claudette:
Ellen Thomas
Cyril Bishop:
Andrew Sachs
Executive Producer:
Dominic Treadwell-Collins

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 1: Communication Problems

Duration: 31 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about a Torquay hotel. A racing tip and a guest who is hard of hearing spell financial disaster for Basil.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Mr Yardley:
Mervyn Pascoe
Mr Thurston:
Robert Lankesheer
Mrs Richards:
Joan Sanderson
Agatha Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Ursula Gatsby:
Renee Roberts

Friday Drama

Freud: The Case Histories

Episode 2: The Wolf Man

Duration: 1 hour

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

The son of a wealthy Russian landowner is suffering from fears and phobias. Freud's treatment focuses on a dream his patient had as a young child: a dream of white wolves. Show more

Contributors

Sergei Pankejeff (80):
Andrew Sachs
Sergei Pankejeff (23):
Blake Ritson
Sergei Pankejeff (10):
Ted Allpress
Fencing Master:
Alun Raglan
Tailor:
Simon Bubb

Natural World

2002-2003

Falklands: Flying Devils

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Film-makers Jane Watson and Mark Smith observe a colony of aggressive caracaras, rare birds of prey on a stormy island in the South Atlantic. Show more

Fawlty Towers

Series 1

Episode 3: The Wedding Party

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about a manic hotelier. Fawlty Towers is expecting some wedding guests, and Basil decides to defend the hotel's standard of morality.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Mrs. Lloyd:
Diana King

Fawlty Towers

Series 1

Episode 4: The Hotel Inspectors

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about a manic hotelier. Basil is terrified when he hears some hotel inspectors are in town.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Mr Hutchinson:
Bernard Cribbins
Miss Gatsby:
Renee Roberts
Major Gowen:
Ballard Berkeley

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 4: The Kipper and the Corpse

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom about a manic hotelier. When a guest at Fawlty Towers meets an unfortunate end, Basil decides to dispose of the body himself.

Contributors

Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Director:
Bob Spiers

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 3: Waldorf Salad

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Classic sitcom about a hotel run by disaster-prone Basil Fawlty and his overbearing wife, Sybil. An unusual request in the restaurant sends Basil over the edge. Show more

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Mr. Libson:
Anthony Dawes
Mrs. Johnston:
June Ellis
Major Gowan:
Ballard Berkley
Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Director:
Bob Spiers

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 2: The Psychiatrist

Duration: 40 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about a disaster-prone hotelier. A medallion man, a pair of psychiatrists, a pretty Australian girl and a ladder cause Basil some embarrassment.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Miss Gatsby:
Renee Roberts
Raylene Miles:
Luan Peters
Major Gowan:
Ballard Berkley
Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Mr Johnson:
Nicky Henson
Dr Abbott:
Basil Henson
Mrs Abbott:
Elspet Gray
Director:
Bob Spiers

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 5: The Anniversary

Duration: 35 minutes

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

Classic sitcom about a disaster-prone hotelier. Basil plans a surprise wedding anniversary party, but when the guests arrive there is one vital element missing.

Fawlty Towers

Series 2

Episode 6: Basil the Rat

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom about a manic hotelier. Havoc ensues when a public health inspector threatens to close the hotel and Manuel introduces his pet 'hamster'.

Contributors

Miss Gatsby:
Renee Roberts
Miss Tibbs:
Gilly Flower
Director:
Bob Spiers

Fawlty Towers

Series 1

A Touch of Class

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Basil tries to improve the class of the hotel's clientele.

Contributors

Basil Fawlty:
John Cleese
Sybil Fawlty:
Prunella Scales
Polly Sherman:
Connie Booth
Mr. Watson:
Lionel Wheeler
Sir Richard Morris:
Martin Wyldeck
Danny Brown:
Robin Ellis
Lord Melbury:
Michael Gwynn
Major Gowen:
Ballard Berkeley
Mr. Wareing:
Terence Conoley
Mr. MacKenzie:
David Simeon