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World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 5 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 5 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 5 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

World on Fire

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Harry returns to Manchester, but Kasia is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga and Henriette must each make their escape, while north Africa becomes even more brutal for Rajib.

Contributors

Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Kasia Chase:
Zofia Wichlacz
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Sir James Danemere:
Mark Bonnar
Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown

Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Lesley Manville, big feet, men-only spaces

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Lesley Manville on her new film Phantom Thread. Denise Fergus talks about James Bulger 25 years after his murder. Plus the future of all-male spaces. Presented by Jane Garvey. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest:
Denise Fergus
Interviewed Guest:
Lizzy Yarnold
Interviewed Guest:
Laura Deas
Interviewed Guest:
Mark Rice-Oxley
Interviewed Guest:
Martin Daubney
Interviewed Guest:
Caroline Stillman
Interviewed Guest:
Tskenya-Sarah Frazer
Interviewed Guest:
Sandra Walklate
Interviewed Guest:
Louisa Rolfe
Interviewed Guest:
Julia Buckley

Sherwood

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

As the manhunt closes in on Scott and Andy’s location, the search for the spy cop turns the clock back to 1984 to reveal their identity and the events of that fateful night.

Contributors

DCS Ian St Clair:
David Morrissey
DI Kevin Salisbury:
Robert Glenister
Julie Jackson:
Lesley Manville
Daphne Sparrow:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Mickey Sparrow:
Philip Jackson
Cathy Rowley:
Claire Rushbrook
Andy Fisher:
Adeel Akhtar
Neel Fisher:
Bally Gill
Ron St Clair:
Mark Addy
Production Company:
House Productions

Sherwood

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

In a bid to protect those involved, Ian finds himself determined now more than ever to find the spy cop. The community attempts to heal in the wake of its loss.

Contributors

DCS Ian St Clair:
David Morrissey
DI Kevin Salisbury:
Robert Glenister
Julie Jackson:
Lesley Manville
Daphne Sparrow:
Lorraine Ashbourne
Mickey Sparrow:
Philip Jackson
Cathy Rowley:
Claire Rushbrook
Helen St Clair:
Clare Holman
Ron St Clair:
Mark Addy
Production Company:
House Productions

World on Fire

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for 5 months

June 1940. The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again. Show more

Contributors

Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Webster O'Connell:
Brian J Smith
Albert Fallou:
Parker Sawyers
Nancy Campbell:
Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski:
Zofia Wichlacz
Vernon Hunter:
Arthur Darvill
Uwe Rossler:
Johannes Zeiler
Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Director:
Chanya Button
Production Company:
Mammoth Screen

Life After Life

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 55 minutes

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

Available for years

Ursula grapples with life and death during the Blitz. As the future of England hangs in the balance, Ursula attempts to save Teddy, and the country, from an inevitable fate.

Life After Life

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 52 minutes

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

Available for years

Ursula’s birth sparks a thrilling journey as she dies and is reborn time and time again. In a country on the brink of change, she navigates through childhood in rural England.

Life After Life

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 54 minutes

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

Available for years

Ursula visits a psychiatrist to help with her dark thoughts and disturbing dreams. A memorable birthday has shocking repercussions, and help comes from an unexpected place.

Life After Life

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 56 minutes

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

Available for years

Following a whirlwind romance, Ursula struggles to adapt to married life with Derek. A desire for independence leads Ursula to spend the summer in Germany, and war grows closer.

Front Row

Lenny Henry on Nelson Mandela; Lesley Manville; Beauty and the Beast

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news with Kirsty Lang. Lenny Henry pays tribute to Nelson Mandela; Lesley Manville on Mike Leigh; Mat Fraser discusses Beauty and the Beast; Fill the Void reviewed. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Lenny Henry
Interviewed Guest:
Mat Fraser
Interviewed Guest:
Julie Muz
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville

Front Row

The rise and rise of Event Cinema

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Arts news, interviews and reviews. Kirsty Lang hears from Helen McCrory, Richard Eyre, Lesley Manville, Alan Ayckbourn and others about the flourishing phenomenon of event cinema. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Eric Fellner
Interviewed Guest:
David Sabel
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest:
Helen McCrory
Interviewed Guest:
Lorne Campbell
Interviewed Guest:
Alan Ayckbourn
Interviewed Guest:
Hasan Bakhshi
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Bazalgette
Producer:
Sarah Johnson

Front Row

Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre, James Patterson, Nicholas Hytner, Ming

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Kirsty Lang talks to Lesley Manville and Richard Eyre about filming their play, Ghosts, and bestselling author James Patterson on giving money away to UK bookshops. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Lesley Manville
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Eyre
Interviewed Guest:
James Patterson
Interviewed Guest:
Nicholas Hynter
Interviewed Guest:
Duncan McMillan

World on Fire

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

Available for 8 months

The war reaches the sands of the Egyptian desert, while bombs fall on Manchester, and Harry introduces an explosive force into Robina’s household, leaving her reeling.

World on Fire

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

As Stan and Rajib make a hasty retreat across the desert, Marga reasserts her commitment to the führer. Meanwhile, David is in peril in the skies over France.

Contributors

Robina Chase:
Lesley Manville
Sir James Danemere:
Mark Bonnar
Lois Bennett:
Julia Brown
Harry Chase:
Jonah Hauer-King
Director:
Meenu Gaur

Magpie Murders

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Susan Ryeland, the editor of best-selling crime writer Alan Conway, is drawn into her own mystery when Conway is found dead and the last chapter of his new manuscript missing. Show more

Contributors

Susan Ryeland:
Lesley Manville
Alan Conway:
Conleth Hill
Atticus Pünd:
Tim McMullan
Charles Clover:
Michael Maloney
Andreas Patakis:
Alexandros Logothetis
Katie Williams:
Claire Rushbrook
Locke/Chubb:
Daniel Mays
James/Fraser:
Matthew Beard

Magpie Murders

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Searching for the missing last chapter, Susan visits Abbey Grange, the grand home of Alan Conway, where she discovers that his notes are also missing. Show more

Contributors

Susan Ryeland:
Lesley Manville
Alan Conway:
Conleth Hill
Atticus Pünd:
Tim McMullan
Charles Clover:
Michael Maloney
Andreas Patakis:
Alexandros Logothetis
Katie Williams:
Claire Rushbrook
Locke/Chubb:
Daniel Mays
James/Fraser:
Matthew Beard

Magpie Murders

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Available for years

Much to her horror, at the funeral of Alan Conway, Susan realises that her world and Conway's fiction have more in common than mere coincidence. Show more

Contributors

Susan Ryeland:
Lesley Manville
Charles Clover:
Michael Maloney
Atticus Pünd:
Tim McMullan
James Taylor/ Fraser:
Matthew Beard
Lady Frances Pye:
Dorothy Atkinson
Katie Williams:
Claire Rushbrook
Locke/Chubb:
Daniel Mays
Andreas Patakis:
Alexandros Logothetis