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15 Minute Drama

Feminine Forever

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. The 70s - with feminism women can embrace HRT and the joys of growing old disgracefully. Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Feminine Forever

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The 70s, a time of HRT and growing old disgracefully. What is the future for Trevor and Eileen? Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more

imagine...

Winter 2014

Episode 6: The One and Only Mike Leigh

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Director Mike Leigh talks to Alan Yentob about his unique body of work and struggle to make films on his own terms. Actors he has worked with discuss his distinctive methods. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Interviewed Guest:
Mike Leigh
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Broadbent
Interviewed Guest:
Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:
Sally Hawkins
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest:
James Corden
Producer:
Jude Ho
Director:
Jude Ho
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

My Hero

Episode 3: Ben Miller on Tony Hancock

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Ben Miller explores the extraordinary career of his comic hero, Tony Hancock, charting his rise from amateur comedian in Bournemouth to stardom in radio, television and film. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Miller
Producer:
Mary Crisp
Director:
Mary Crisp
Executive Producer:
Jo Sargent
Executive Producer:
Miranda Hart

Series

My Hero

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 6 months

Love doesn't give up. Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville star as Joan and Tom in a raw and unflinching story of a couple coping with cancer.

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings:
Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett:
Sean Bean
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Thomas Napper
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 9 months

Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings:
Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett:
Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett:
Sean Bean
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Andy Wilson
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 9 months

On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Connie Knight:
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Vernon Hunter:
Arthur Darvill
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Andy Wilson
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Lavish retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy that sees an illicit affair between two star-crossed lovers ignite a bitter rivalry between Verona's ruling families. Show more

Contributors

Lord Capulet:
Damian Lewis
Lady Capulet:
Natascha McElhone
Lady Montague:
Laura Morante
Lord Montague:
Tomas Arana
Prince of Verona:
Stellan Skarsgard
Friar Laurence:
Paul Giamatti
Count Paris:
Tom Wisdom
Capulet Servant:
Matt Patresi
Abraham (House of Montague):
Anton Alexander
Apothecary:
Leon Vitali
Director:
Carlo Carlei

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 1: June 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama that brings together the lives of the people of Cranford. With the arrival of new residents and a new doctor, the women of the town sparkle with anticipation. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:
Judi Dench
Miss Deborah Jenkyns:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Ludlow:
Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:
Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:
Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:
Greg Wise
Mrs Jamieson:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:
Deborah Findlay
Dr Frank Harrison:
Simon Woods
Reverend Hutton:
Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:
Jim Carter
Miss Galindo:
Emma Fielding
Mary Smith:
Lisa Dillon
Sophy Hutton:
Kimberley Nixon
Jem Hearne:
Andrew Buchan
Dr Morgan:
John Bowe
Harry Gregson:
Alex Etel
Director:
Simon Curtis

Timeshift

Series 15

Episode 2: A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A look at how, for over 200 years, Ordnance Survey has mapped every square mile of the British Isles, capturing not just the contours and geography of the nation, but of our lives. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jon Morrice
Director:
Jon Morrice
Series Producer:
William Naylor

15 Minute Drama

Feminine Forever

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The 70s, a world of HRT and growing old disgracefully. Eileen visits the doctors. Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Feminine Forever

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The 70s, a world of HRT and growing old disgracefully. Trevor and Eileen visit Judy's commune. Stars Lesley Manville. From September 2012. Show more

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Everyone seems to have something new on the horizon, except Maggie that is. Stars Lesley Manville and Marcia Warren. From 2016. Show more

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Maggie wins some vouchers to a spa, but the opportunity for a lie down soon gets fraught. Starring Sinead Matthews. From 2017. Show more

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 3: November 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama series. A theft from the doctor's house and an attack on Mr Johnson cause panic. Miss Pole resorts to desperate measures to safeguard her treasures. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:
Judi Dench
Mr Holbrook:
Michael Gambon
Lady Ludlow:
Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:
Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:
Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:
Greg Wise
Miss Jamieson:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:
Deborah Findlay
Dr Harrison:
Simon Woods
Reverend Hutton:
Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:
Jim Carter
Miss Galindo:
Emma Fielding
Mary Smith:
Lisa Dillon
Sophy Hutton:
Kimberley Nixon
Jem Hearne:
Andrew Buchan
Dr Morgan:
John Bowe
Job Gregson:
Dean Lennox Kelly
Harry Gregson:
Alex Etel
Jack Marshland:
Joseph McFadden
Caroline Tomkinson:
Selina Griffiths
Mrs Johnson:
Debra Gillett
Bella Gregson:
Emma Lowndes
Helen Hutton:
Hester Odgers
Lizzie Hutton:
Rosy Byrne
Farmer Graves:
Andrew Westfield
Malachi Gregson:
Andrew Byrne
Director:
Simon Curtis

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 4: April 1843

Duration: 1 hour

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

An ambiguous conversation between Miss Tompkinson and the young doctor sets in motion a disastrous chain of events. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:
Judi Dench
Lady Ludlow:
Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:
Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:
Julia Sawalha
Mrs Jamieson:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:
Deborah Findlay
Dr Harrison:
Simon Woods
Reverend Hutton:
Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:
Jim Carter
Miss Galindo:
Emma Fielding
Mary Smith:
Lisa Dillon
Sophy Hutton:
Kimberley Nixon
Jem Hearne:
Andrew Buchan
Dr Morgan:
John Bowe
Job Gregson:
Dean Lennox Kelly
Harry Gregson:
Alex Etel
Jack Marshland:
Joseph McFadden
Caroline Tomkinson:
Selina Griffiths
Mrs Johnson:
Debra Gillett
Bella Gregson:
Emma Lowndes
Lizzie Hutton:
Rosy Byrne
Helen Hutton:
Hester Odgers
Auctioneer:
Rod Arthur
Asst Auctioneer:
Adam Henderson Scott
Director:
Simon Curtis

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

An unexpected death makes everyone think and gives David some quality time with Maggie. Stars Lucy Hutchinson. From 2017. Show more

Mayday

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

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

Drama series. As the town gathers for Hattie's memorial, things take a dark turn and a chaotic interruption has fatal consequences. Meanwhile, Steve tries to win his family back. Show more

Contributors

Gail Spicer:
Lesley Manville
Malcolm Spicer:
Peter Firth
Alan Hill:
Peter McDonald
Fiona Hill:
Sophie Okonedo
Caitlin/Hattie Sutton:
Leila Mimmack
Everett Newcombe:
Aidan Gillen
Linus Newcombe:
Max Fowler
Seth Docker:
Tom Fisher
Steve Docker:
Sam Spruell
PC Simmons:
Daniel Coonan
Richard Sutton:
Richard Hawley
Jo Sutton:
Caroline Berry
Charlotte Hill:
Hannah Jean-Baptiste
Alfie Hill:
Harry Hunt
Producer:
Chris Fry
Director:
Brian Welsh
Writer:
Ben Court

Series

Mayday

All Those Women

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

It’s baby Barclay’s christening. Maggie’s thrilled to be godmother and Jen’s 'completely fine'. Stars Marcia Warren. From 2017. Show more