Biopic of director James Whale. When a handsome gardener starts work at his house, Whale is entranced and begins a complex friendship with him. With Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave. Show more
Animated adaptation, in often graphic detail, of the frankly scatological comic recollections of writer JR Ackerley concerning his care for a troubled Alsatian in post-war London. Show more
Murder mystery series. Jessica visits her cousin at a country estate and, while she is there, the owner of the house dies in strange circumstances. Show more
Merchant-Ivory period drama about the relationship between a blind former diplomat and the Russian countess who saves him from a violent attack on the streets of 1930s Shanghai. Show more
Comedy drama starring Madonna and Rupert Everett. Two best friends, a straight woman and a gay man, decide to raise a child together. But five years later, a custody battle ensues. Show more
Romantic comedy starring Isla Fisher. A college graduate, struggling with a shopping obsession and the collapse of her income source, lands a job with a financial magazine. Show more
Coming-of-age comedy. In 1972, 12-year-old British Asian girl Meena befriends Anita, her 14-year-old blonde and glamorous neighbour. Show more
Thriller. A man released from a psychiatric hospital revisits his childhood and recalls unsettling events involving his father, mother and the woman who replaced her. Show more
Award-winning true story starring Geoffrey Rush. David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, suffers a mental breakdown that threatens to derail his career. Show more
Desert Island Discs
Lynn Redgrave
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Lynn Redgrave. Show more