Programme Index

David Storey - This Sporting Life

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Apr 2018, 06:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Apr 2018, 04:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The trapped wants and needs of protagonist Arthur Machin juxtaposed with the aggression of rugby. Stars James Purefoy, Sheridan Smith. Directed by Johnny Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Machin:: James Purefoy
Mrs Hammond:: Emily Watson
Maurice Braithwaite:: John Thomson
Judith Parkes:: Sheridan Smith
Mr Weaver:: Philip Jackson
Mrs Weaver:: Julia Davis
Dai:: Peter Temple
Slomer:: Peter Temple
Lynda Hammond:: Sophie Wright
Mam (Machin):: Gwyneth Powell
Dad (Machin):: Wayne Forester
Commentator:: Ray French
Director:: Johnny Vegas
Producer:: Sally Harrison
Adaptor:: Andrew Lynch
Author:: David Storey

Genres

Drama

Drama on 4

Pact

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Jul 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Two strangers. One goal. New dramatic fiction by the multi award-winning team of Tony Pitts and Woolyback Productions. Featuring narration and original music by Richard Hawley. Show more

The Gemma Factor

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Mar 2010, 22:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 16^th Mar 2010, 03:40 on BBC Three

Comedy set in West Yorkshire. Gemma Collinge's dreams of becoming famous before she's 21 inch closer when an agent invites her in for a chat. Stylist Jeff goes in to overdrive. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Ted:: Tony Pitts
Bingo:: Andrew Ellis
Cash:: Dean Aspen
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Betty:: Claire King
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Gemma Factor

Episode 2

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Mar 2010, 22:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Mar 2010, 03:45 on BBC Three

Sitcom about the trials and tribulations of wannabe celeb Gemma Collinge. When Nell tells Gemma that her agent Kenny is out of prison, Gemma can't summon the courage to sack him. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Ted:: Tony Pitts
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Betty:: Claire King
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Gemma Factor

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Mar 2010, 22:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 30^th Mar 2010, 01:45 on BBC Three

Sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a wannabe celeb. Gemma's bid for international stardom takes a leap forward when Kenny asks her and Jeff to promote Disco Figs sweets. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Ted:: Tony Pitts
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Betty:: Claire King
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Gemma Factor

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Mar 2010, 22:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Apr 2010, 02:45 on BBC Three

Sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a wannabe celeb. On-the-make agent Kenny provides entertainment for pensioners at the Pack Horse pub. Gemma lands the lead role. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Ted:: Tony Pitts
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Betty:: Claire King
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Mr Roberts:: Steve Money
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Gemma Factor

Episode 5

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Apr 2010, 22:30 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Tue 13^th Apr 2010, 03:45 on BBC Three

Sitcom about the trials and tribulations of a wannabe celeb. Gemma takes a shortcut to fame and bags herself a footballer. Nell declares her love for Dom and CSO Lee declares war. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Betty:: Claire King
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

The Gemma Factor

Episode 6

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Apr 2010, 22:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Apr 2010, 03:50 on BBC Three

Sitcom about a wannabe celeb. Gemma turns 21 and demands that Kenny makes her famous immediately. Kenny's solution makes Gemma reconsider her ambitions. Show more

Contributors

Gemma:: Anna Gilthorpe
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Jeff:: Ross Adams
Kenny:: Angus Barnett
Betty:: Claire King
Dom:: Ashley Rice
Lee:: Adam Gillen
Kieran:: Philip McGinley
Director:: John Henderson
Writer:: Tony Pitts

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Series

Drama on 4

On It

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Oct 2011, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Feb 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A young man joins Tony's boxing ring in an attempt to escape the circle of addiction he has come to inhabit. Written and Directed by Tony Pitts. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Tony Pitts
Liam:: Adam Gillen
Michelle:: Maxine Peake
Kay:: Joanne Mitchell
Nana:: Gwyneth Powell
Writer:: Tony Pitts
Director:: Tony Pitts
Producer:: Sally Harrison

Genres

Brand

Drama on 4

The Matt Lucas Awards

Series 2

Episode 2

The Matt Lucas Awards: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Mar 2013, 22:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Mar 2013, 00:55 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Matt Lucas once again hosts his own awards ceremony, the Lucases, with nominations provided by his celebrity guests Eamonn Holmes, Josie Long and Jason Manford. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matt Lucas
Participant:: Eamonn Holmes
Participant:: Josie Long
Participant:: Jason Manford
Participant:: Gwyneth Powell
Participant:: Michael Cronin
Writer:: Ashley Blaker
Writer:: Matt Lucas
Series Producer:: Ashley Blaker
Producer:: Richard Grocock
Director:: Geoff Posner

Genres

Comedy

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

The Matt Lucas Awards

Series

Pointless Celebrities

Series 12

Children's TV

Pointless Celebrities: Series 12

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th Jan 2020, 18:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 28^th Dec 2021, 17:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

A children's TV special featuring Paul Chuckle, Dani Harmer, Gwyneth Powell, George Christopher, Hacker and Dodge T Dog, Andy Day and Cerrie Burnell. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Paul Chuckle
Participant:: Dani Harmer
Participant:: Gwyneth Powell
Participant:: George Christopher
Participant:: Hacker T Dog
Participant:: Dodge T Dog
Participant:: Andy Day
Participant:: Cerrie Burnell
Director:: Jan Genesis
Producer:: Fran Davies
Producer:: James Skinner
Production Company:: Endemol Shine UK

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Pointless Celebrities

Series 6

Episode 4: Teachers

Pointless Celebrities: Series 6

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 4^th Jan 2014, 19:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Jul 2016, 17:10 on BBC One Wales

Alexander Armstrong presents a teachers edition of the quiz, with contestants including Gwyneth Powell, Michelle Gayle, Melanie Hill, Terrence Hardiman and Mike Steer. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Gwyneth Powell
Participant:: Michelle Gayle
Participant:: Philip Martin Brown
Participant:: Melanie Hill
Participant:: Steven Spiers
Participant:: Terrence Hardiman
Participant:: Jonny Mitchell
Participant:: Mike Steer
Executive Producer:: Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer:: Nick Mather
Executive Producer:: James Fox
Executive Producer:: Richard Hague
Executive Producer:: Michelle Woods
Series Producer:: John Ryan

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Doctors

Series 16

Episode 207: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Mar 2015, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Mar 2015, 13:45 on BBC One Wales

Drama series set in a health centre. Al has a patient who treats him as her general problem solver. Ayesha struggles with life without Sierra. Show more

Contributors

Dr Heston Carter:: Owen Brenman
Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Ayesha Lee:: Laura Rollins
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
Heather Irvine:: Rebecca Grant
Jenny Jarvis:: Sandra Dickinson
Dorothy Boyle:: Gwyneth Powell
Writer:: Tina Walker
Director:: Christiana Ebohon
Producer:: Sandra MacIver
Series Producer:: Mike Hobson
Series Producer:: Peter Eryl Lloyd

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 16

Ashes to Ashes

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Apr 2009, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 20^th Apr 2009, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Available for years

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Police drama. The team must venture into dangerous territory when a fellow officer is found dead, while Alex's whole perspective on this world is threatened when she is kidnapped. Show more

Contributors

Gene Hunt:: Philip Glenister
Alex Drake:: Keeley Hawes
Ray Carling:: Dean Andrews
Chris Skelton:: Marshall Lancaster
Shaz Granger:: Montserrat Lombard
Producer:: Beth Willis
Director:: Catherine Morshead
D/Supt Mackintosh:: Roger Allam
Martin Summers:: Adrian Dunbar
PC Kevin Hales:: Shaun Evans
Ruth Irvine:: Pooky Quesnel
Sally:: Anna Nightingale
Luigi:: Joseph Long
Viv James:: Geff Francis
Molly Drake:: Grace Vance
Julia:: Diane Langton
Pathologist:: Michael Gould
Nurse:: Deirdre Mullins
Nurse:: Laura Martin-Simpson
PC:: Syrus Lowe
Woman:: Janet Whiteside
Mrs McClusky:: Gwyneth Powell
DCI Garrett:: Michael McCain

Genres

Brand

Ashes to Ashes

Series

Ashes to Ashes: Series 2

Casualty

Series 29

Episode 12: Losing Grip

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Nov 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Nov 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Ash is angered by a patient's lifestyle choice, Big Mac treats a heroic old lady and Ethan has a breakthrough.

Contributors

Charlie Fairhead:: Derek Thompson
Martin 'Ash' Ashford:: Patrick Robinson
Ethan Hardy:: George Rainsford
Zoe Hanna:: Sunetra Sarker
Robyn Miller:: Amanda Henderson
Dylan Keogh:: William Beck
Connie Beauchamp:: Amanda Mealing
Big Mac:: Charles Dale
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:: Jane Hazlegrove
Iain Dean:: Michael Stevenson
Caleb Khight:: Richard Winsor
Max Walker:: Jamie Davis
Rita Freeman:: Chloe Howman
Tess Bateman:: Suzanne Packer
Ben 'Lofty' Chiltern:: Lee Mead
Louise Tyler:: Azuka Oforka
Honey Wright:: Chelsee Healey
Ben Harding:: Mark Letheren
Grace Beauchamp:: Emily Carey
Hailey Blake:: Katy Carmichael
Kieran Batten:: Adam Paul Harvey
Gloria Pots:: Gwyneth Powell
Rose Davies:: Sophie Ross
Miles Stones:: Charlie G Hawkins
Libby Carson:: Abby Rakic-Platt
Writer:: Asher Pirie
Director:: Julie Edwards
Producer:: Caroline Brittain

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Casualty

Series

Casualty: Series 29

Doctors

Series 20

Episode 69: Entitled

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Feb 2019, 13:45 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Feb 2019, 13:45 on BBC One Wales HD

Ayesha is forced to question her own prejudice when help for a patient comes from an unlikely source. Zara helps Becky find a solution to the library problem. Show more

Contributors

Holly Lyndhurst:: Lucy Speed
Moira Redwood:: Gwyneth Powell
Gary Denham:: Craig Gazey
Ayesha Lee:: Laura Rollins
Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Becky Clarke:: Ali Bastian
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Valerie Pitman:: Sarah Moyle
Catrin Ballard:: Kate Miles
Producer:: Dawn Coulson-Beckett
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson
Director:: Miranda Howard-Williams
Writer:: Dale Overton

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 20