Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 8^th Nov 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A young priest confronts a traumatised soldier in a village church - which seems to be haunted. Lee Ingleby and Blake Ritson star in Neil Noon's intriguing psychological drama. Show more

Drama on 4

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Enigmatic Tara appears to be using Duncan. But Duncan is not as innocent as he seems. Cairo-based thriller with Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawiha
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Sirine Saba
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama on 4: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Drama on 4

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring and democracy will change Egypt. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawiha
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Saba Sirene
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama on 4: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Drama on 4

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Events spiral out of control for Duncan as he attracts the attention of the Egyptian authorities. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawi
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Sirine Saba
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama on 4: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Mogul Mowgli

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Nov 2022, 22:15 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Nov 2022, 23:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 7 months

British-Pakistani rapper Zed believes he is about to break into the big time - until he is suddenly struck by a debilitating illness that threatens to derail his lifetime ambition. Show more

Contributors

Zed:: Riz Ahmed
Bina:: Aiysha Hart
Bashir:: Alyy Khan
Nasra:: Sudha Bhuchar
Actor:: Nabhaan Rizwan
Vaseem:: Anjana Vasan
Bilal:: Hussain Manawer
Asma:: Kiran Sonia Sawar
Tuba Tek Singh:: Jeff Mirza
Director:: Bassam Tariq
Writer:: Bassam Tariq

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Tumanbay

Series 1

In The Beginning

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

With Tumanbay in chaos after the murder of a highly placed individual, Heaven and her slave companion find themselves prisoners in the desert. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Maid:: Laure Stockley
Sabira:: Laure Stockley
Rajik:: Akbar Kurtha
Pamira:: Nathalie Armin
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

Sword of Faith

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Feb 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

The final chapter in this epic saga of revenge, betrayal and deception. The people of Tumanbay await news of the sultan’s great victory. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Hodah:: Nathalie Armin
Pesha:: Sky Yang
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
The Hafiz:: Antony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Don Diego:: John Sessions
Dona Ana:: Annabelle Dowler
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Officer:: Akbar Kurtha
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Rats

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Jul 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

While betrayals and counter-betrayals dominate Gregor's every waking moment, his niece Manel is sent by her rebel comrades into the desert on a mission to kill. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Alkin:: Nathalie Armin
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Effendi Red:: Sagar Arya
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
The Hafiz:: Anthony Bunsee
Bello:: Albert Welling
Dona Ana:: Annabelle Dowler
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Hodah:: Anjli Mohindra
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Owner:: Nadir Khan
Writer:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Healing the Sick

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Jul 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

As slave trader Ibn, accused of hoarding heretical text, seeks justice from the new regime's religious courts, news arrives of a devastating plague. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Alkin:: Nathalie Armin
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Effendi Red:: Sagar Arya
The Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Vasi:: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
Young Gregor:: Xavier Morris Spencer
Writer:: Andy Mulligan
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Holy Father

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Following a series of murders, Barakat's hold over Tumanbay is complete. Rebel fighter Manel seeks refuge with co-conspirator Doctor Dorin. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
The Iblis:: Byron Mondahl
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Girl in the Orphanage:: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Man in Bathhouse:: Jonas Khan
Young Man in Bathhouse:: Danny Carmel
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Vasi:: Ayaan Arya
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Take My Hand

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Manel goes to the swamps in search of her enslaved father, General Qulan. Back in Tumanbay, treachery lurks at every corner, and there is someone new in charge. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Akiba:: Akin Gazi
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Second in Command:: Danny Carmel
The Iblis:: Byron Mondahl
Pasha:: Sky Yang
Vasi:: Ayaan Arya
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

A Tale of Two Cities

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

While the sultan dreams of victory against provincial leader Maya, Gregor is in pursuit of missing slave-girl Sarah and must venture into the catacombs. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Slave:: Akin Gazi
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Grassic:: John Sessions
Physician:: Vivek Madan
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Actor:: Laure Stockley
Actor:: Vivek Madan
Actor:: Stefano Braschi
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 1

The Purge

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Jan 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th May 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Increasingly insecure and fearful for his life, the sultan begins a purge of the palace. Slave trader Ibn is reunited with the daughter he thought he had lost. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Al-Ghuri:: Raad Rawi
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Wolf:: Alexander Siddig
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Maya's Envoy:: Nadir Khan
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Daniel:: Gareth Kennerley
Heaven:: Olivia Popica
Slave:: Akin Gazi
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Frog:: Deeivya Meir
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Frog's Mother:: Sirine Saba
Shamsi:: Laure Stockley
Pesha:: Sky Yang
Boy:: Darwin Brokenbro
Hodah:: Nathalie Armin
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

The Kill

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Jul 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Under the rule of the followers of Maya, Tumanbay has become a place of fear. Gregor attempts to survive the regime, while Manel is drawn to the rebel cause. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Effendi Red:: Sagar Arya
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
The Maid:: Flaminia Cinque
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Hodah:: Anjli Mohindra
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Owner:: Nadir Khan
Young Gregor:: Xavier Moras Spencer
Vasi:: Tia-Lana Chinapyal
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

Kiss My Fingers

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

Threat of plague brings Barakat into conflict with Effendi Red. Meanwhile, Manel must now prove her commitment to the rebels by undertaking a dangerous mission. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Ibn:: Nabil Elouahabi
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Cadali:: Matthew Marsh
Alkin:: Nathalie Armin
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Effendi Red:: Sagar Arya
Akiba:: Akin Gazi
Madu:: Danny Ashok
Girl in the Orphanage:: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Orphanage Director:: Byron Mondahl
Hoda:: Anjli Mohindra
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Owner:: Nadir Khan
Writer:: Mike Walker
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Tumanbay

Series 2

We Are Three

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Jun 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Aug 2021, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

As the rebel army approaches the city, Gregor must confront the truth about his past. Show more

Contributors

Gregor:: Rufus Wright
Barakat:: Hiran Abeysekera
Manel:: Aiysha Hart
Heaven:: Tanya Ravljen
Sarah:: Nina Yndis
Dorin:: Vincent Ebrahim
Alkin:: Nathalie Armin
General Qulan:: Christopher Fulford
Young Gregor:: Xavier Moras Spencer
Young Qulan:: Jack Bass
Young Vasi:: Tia-Lana Chinapyal
Abujaan:: Jacob Krichefski
Khaled:: Zaqi Ismail
Amanthi:: Lara Sawalha
Sergeant:: Jonas Khan
Second in Command:: Danny Carmel
Composer:: Sacha Puttnam
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: Emma Hearn
Producer:: Nadir Khan
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

Brand

Series

Make Me Famous

BBC Three

Duration: 54 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Jun 2020, 21:05 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 1^st Jul 2020, 00:45 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 21 days

Drama by Reggie Yates exploring the impact of fame on reality TV participants and those close to them. A year after stardom, can Billy escape the reputation that now precedes him. Show more

Contributors

Billy:: Tom Brittney
Amanda:: Amanda Abbington
Kelly:: Aiysha Hart
Michelle:: Emma Rigby
Stephanie:: Nina Sosanya
Imran:: Islah Abdur-Rahman
Paul:: Sam Baker-Jones
Writer:: Reggie Yates
Director:: Peter King
Producer:: Margaret Conway
Production Company:: Expectation Entertainment

Genres

Drama

Drama on 4

Theatre on 4: Occupational Hazards

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 17^th Jun 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Jun 2017, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hampstead Theatre's true story of Rory Stewart's role as provincial governor in Iraq, performed in front of a live audience. Show more

Contributors

Ahmed:: Nezar Alderazi
Musab:: Waj Ali
Karim:: Silas Carson
Rifat:: Vangelis Christodoulou
JT:: Amy Cudden
Abu Rashid:: Vincent Ebrahim
Rana:: Aiysha Hart
Rory Stewart:: Henry Lloyd-Hughes
The Colonel:: John MacKay
Bremer:: John MacKay
Seyyed Hassan:: Johndeep More
Composer:: Khyam Allami
Director:: Carl Prekopp
Director:: Simon Godwin
Writer:: Stephen Brown
Producer:: Stewart Richards
Producer:: David Chilton
Producer:: James Peak

Genres

Drama

Brand

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 3: A Boy of No Consequence

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Oct 2013, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Oct 2013, 19:15 on BBC Three

Available for years

Drama series. Jason's hasty actions have dire consequences, as he and his friends are forced to compete in the perilous sport of bull leaping. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
The Oracle:: Juliet Stevenson
Anysia:: Frances Tomelty
Itheus:: Karl Johnson
Elpis:: Emily Taaffe
Palos:: Richard Dillane
Cyrus:: Ciaran Griffiths
Shabaka:: Christopher Obi
Sophia:: Lynne Wilmot
Gallus:: Harry Dickman
Director:: Justin Molotnikov
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Howard Overman

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Atlantis

Series

Atlantis: Series 1

Atlantis

Series 1

Episode 4: Twist of Fate

BBC One

Duration: 45 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Oct 2013, 20:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Oct 2013, 19:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

Drama series. Whilst hunting in the mountains, the boys find an abandoned baby. Jason refuses to leave the child to die and insists he return home with them. Show more

Contributors

Hercules:: Mark Addy
Pasiphae:: Sarah Parish
Tiresias:: Donald Sumpter
Minos:: Alexander Siddig
Medusa:: Jemima Rooper
Jason:: Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras:: Robert Emms
King Laius:: Tristan Gemmill
Ariadne:: Aiysha Hart
Jocasta:: Elen Rhys
Heptarian:: Oliver Walker
Andreas:: Bill Thomas
Critias:: Jimmy Johnston
Soldier:: Jordan Long
Biton:: Nicholas McGaughey
Director:: Alice Troughton
Executive Producer:: Johnny Capps
Executive Producer:: Julian Murphy
Writer:: Richard McBrien

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Atlantis

Series

Atlantis: Series 1