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Dangerous Visions

The Illustrated Man

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Iain Glen plays the vagrant who claims his tattoos come to life after dark and predict the future in an adaptation by Brian Sibley of Ray Bradbury's iconic short story collection. Show more

Contributors

The Illustrated Man:
Iain Glen
The Youth:
Jamie Parker
The Tattoo Witch:
Elaine Claxton
The Driver:
Wilf Scolding
Brayling 2:
Patrick Kennedy
Applegate:
John P Arnold
Stimson:
Craige Els
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley

Genres

Duration: 58 minutes

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

A vagrant claims his tattoos come to life after dark and predict the future. Starring Iain Glen and Elaine Claxton. Show more

Contributors

The Illustrated Man:
Iain Glen
The Youth:
Jamie Parker
The Tattoo Witch:
Elaine Claxton
The Driver:
Wilf Scolding
Brayling 2:
Patrick Kennedy
Applegate:
John P Arnold
Stimson:
Craige Els
Director:
Gemma Jenkins
Adaptor:
Brian Sibley

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Screen adaptation of Tom Stoppard's comic stageplay which brings two minor characters of Shakespeare's Hamlet into the spotlight, played by Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. Show more

Contributors

Rosencrantz:
Gary Oldman
Guildenstern:
Tim Roth
The Player:
Richard Dreyfuss
Tragedian:
Livo Badurina
Tragedian:
Mare Mlacnik
Tragedian:
Branko Zavrsan
Ophelia:
Joanna Roth
Hamlet:
Iain Glen
Gertrude:
Joanna Miles
Director:
Tom Stoppard

Genres

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Cleverman

Series 1

Episode 1: First Contact

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Australian sci-fi series. When Waruu's wayward half-brother Koen is given a gift by their Uncle Jimmy, he doesn't realise the power that has been bestowed upon him. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Blair Finch:
Ryan Corr
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Boondee:
Tony Briggs
Ash Kerry:
Stef Dawson
Djukara:
Tysan Towney
Geoff Matthews:
Andrew McFarlane
Stephen McIntyre:
Marcus Graham
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Belinda Frosche:
Leeanna Walsman
Uncle Jimmy:
Jack Charles
Maliyan:
Adam Briggs
Uncle Max:
Trevor Jamieson
Director:
Wayne Blair
Writer:
Jon Bell

Cleverman

Series 1

Episode 2: Containment

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Sci-fi drama. Koen goes to the Zone to reunite with his family and try to find out about his powers. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Blair Finch:
Ryan Corr
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Boondee:
Tony Briggs
Ash Kerry:
Stef Dawson
Djukara:
Tysan Towney
Geoff Matthews:
Andrew McFarlane
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Director:
Rosie Lourde
Maliyan:
Adam Briggs
Everick:
Aileen Huynh
Director:
Wayne Blair
Writer:
Jon Bell

Cleverman

Series 1

Episode 4: Sun and Moon

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Sci-fi series. Waruu challenges Koen to use his powers, save the Hairypeople and confront the Namorrodor before it is too late. But has Waruu been compromised? Show more

Cleverman

Series 1

Episode 5: A Man of Vision

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Groundbreaking sci-fi series. Matthews finally gives the long-feared order for The Zone to be cleared and the Hairypeople removed. Show more

Cleverman

Series 1

Episode 6: Terra Nullius

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Sci-fi series. Koen must send Kora back to her own dimension and save the Hairypeople from eviction. Charlotte realises something is very wrong with her pregnancy. Show more

Cleverman

Series 2

Episode 1: Revival

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. Koen's regenerative powers are stronger than he realised. Soon he is reborn, and begins a mission of resistance and revenge. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Nerida West:
Jada Alberts
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Djukara:
Tysan Towney
Marion Faith:
Rachael Blake
Macintyre:
Marcus Graham

Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland

Series 2

Episode 1: Swashbuckled

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Series celebrating sixty years of television in Scotland. This episode revisits the heyday of the Scottish historical drama including Rob Roy and Kidnapped. Show more

Cleverman

Series 2

Episode 4: Muya

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. Koen is anguished about what Linda did and struggles to forgive her. Charlotte is trapped in the jungle with Jarli and the Bindawu. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Nerida West:
Jada Alberts
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Marion Frith:
Rachael Blake
Macintyre:
Marcus Graham
Boondee:
Tony Briggs
Uncle Jimmy:
Jack Charles
Tim Dolan:
Luke Ford

Cleverman

Series 2

Episode 5: Skin

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. Koen faces up to Waruu again and is ready to destroy Waruu's processing facility and the cultural genocide it stands for. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Nerida West:
Jada Alberts
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Marion Frith:
Rachael Blake
Macintyre:
Marcus Graham
Boondee:
Tony Briggs
Tim Dolan:
Luke Ford

Book of the Week

Farewell to the Horse

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The declining use of horses for agricultural labour had unseen repercussions, not least on some rural rites of passage and also on other, smaller, country dwellers. Show more

Book of the Week

Farewell to the Horse

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Applied archaeology helps to discover why man and horse became companions in previous millennia. The alliance enabled mankind to travel at speed, and thus to conquer. Show more

Book of the Week

Farewell to the Horse

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As a source of speed and of energy, the horse was vital to human civilisation. The cityscape of the 19th century was dominated by horses, and agriculture was defined by them. Show more

Book of the Week

Farewell to the Horse

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Images of a warrior astride a horse evoke nostalgic sentiments that contrast with the long and brutal history of the horse as an instrument - and bloodied casualty - of war. Show more

Book of the Week

Farewell to the Horse

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

George Stubbs took the horse apart in order to paint it accurately. But the horse has had its revenge, getting under the collective cultural skin of humankind, haunting our dreams. Show more

Cleverman

Series 2

Episode 2: Bindawu

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama. Unbeknownst to Waruu, Slade is perfecting work on a substance that could destroy Koen. Show more

Contributors

Waruu West:
Rob Collins
Jarrod Slade:
Iain Glen
Charlotte Cleary:
Frances O'Connor
Aunty Linda:
Deborah Mailman
Nerida West:
Jada Alberts
Araluen:
Tasma Walton
Marion Faith:
Rachael Blake
Macintyre:
Marcus Graham
Boondee:
Tony Briggs
Tim Dolan:
Luke Ford