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Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Dramatised portrait of the popular comedian, who craved fame and recognition throughout his career but was never comfortable with his own identity. Adapted from Williams's own words. Show more

Contributors

Kenneth Williams:
Michael Sheen
Nicholas Parsons:
Nicholas Parsons
Tony Hancock:
Martin Trenaman
Charles Hawtrey:
David Charles
Kenneth Halliwell :
Ewan Bailey
Joan Sims:
Beatie Edney
Charlie Williams:
Peter Wight
Joe Orton:
Kenny Doughty
Lou Williams:
Cheryl Campbell

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Front Row

The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Kathy Reichs, Stage business, Amazon Prime

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Coming-of-age drama The Diary of a Teenage Girl reviewed; an interview with novelist Kathy Reichs; investigating the art of stage business; how Amazon Prime is changing television. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Lang
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hanson
Interviewed Guest:
Kathy Reichs
Interviewed Guest:
Peter Wight
Interviewed Guest:
Edward Kemp
Interviewed Guest:
Graham Michael
Interviewed Guest:
Carey Mulligan
Interviewed Guest:
Peter White
Producer:
Ellie Bury

Drama on 4

The Hatton Garden Heist

Duration: 1 hour

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

The extraordinary story of the audacious robbery and the myths that surround it. Starring Peter Wight and Andy Linden. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Baby Powder and Perfume

Episode 2: The Club Owner

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Eddie struggles to keep his business afloat, as the club comes under attack from all directions. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Baby Powder and Perfume

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Stuart wants to make a difference in the community. But is everything as black and white as he thinks? Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Adventure film. In 1947, Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Pacific Ocean in a balsa-wood raft - an epic 101-day voyage across 5,000 miles. Show more

Contributors

Thor Heyerdahl:
Pal Sverre Hagen
Knut Haugland:
Tobias Santelmann
Bengt Danielsson:
Gustaf Skarsgard
Erik Hesselberg:
Odd-Magnus Williamson
Torstein Raaby:
Jakob Oftebro
Liv Heyerdahl:
Agnes Kittelsen
Spinden:
Peter Wight

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the high stakes world of party politics. James visits Ashika in Sedley as she prepares for her first big public debate. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty Mackenzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Matt Baker:
Pip Carter
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
Stephen Templeton:
Colin Salmon
George Morgan:
Peter Wight
Graham Sullivan:
Tony Turner
DC Harrison:
Joe Armstrong
Director:
Julian Holmes

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the high stakes world of party politics. Danny has to fend off calls from the press demanding a statement on the murder of a white prisoner by his Asian inmate. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty Mackenvzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
Matt Baker:
Pip Carter
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
Stephen Templeton:
Colin Salmon
George Morgan:
Peter Wight
Lord Blakely:
Trevor Bowen
Candidate:
Sam Hoare
Newsnight Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Caroline Northcote:
Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the high stakes world of party politics. It's Jo's 40th and she asks Danny and Kirsty to organise an intimate birthday dinner for close friends. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty Mackenzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
Paul Zaslavsky:
Richard Attlee
Stephen Templeton:
Colin Salmon
George Morgan:
Peter Wight

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 16 hours

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the high stakes world of party politics. Ashika visits Scott at the flat to cheer him up after Jake's death and he invites her to the New Statesman party. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty MacKenzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Matt Baker:
Pip Carter
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
George Morgan:
Peter Wight
Richard Bracewell:
Alexander Hanson

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Following Lance Armstrong's journey to the top of world cycling having overcome cancer, a feat that captivated the world, and his dramatic fall from grace when he was exposed as a serial drugs cheat. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
John Hodge
Lance Armstrong:
Ben Foster
David Walsh:
Chris O'Dowd
Dr. Ferrari:
Guillaume Canet
Floyd Landis:
Jesse Plemons
Bill Stapleton:
Lee Pace
Johan Bruynel:
Denis Ménochet
Frankie Andreu:
Edward Hogg
Bob Hamman:
Dustin Hoffman
Betsy Andreu:
Elaine Cassidy
Emma O'Reilly:
Laura Donnelly
Sunday Times Editor:
Peter Wight

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 12 hours

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the world of party politics. Danny urges Jo to seek counselling for her drink problem, while Kirsty will stop at nothing to climb the political ladder. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty Mackenzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
Matt Baker:
Pip Carter
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
Graham Sullivan:
Tony Turner
George Morgan:
Peter Wight
Douglas Turner:
Tom Beard
News 24 Presenter:
Carrie Gracie
Newsnight Presenter:
Martha Kearney
Adrian Chapple:
Sam Heughan

Party Animals

Series 1

Episode 8

Duration: 13 hours

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series set in the high stakes world of party politics. Jo Porter has to perform well in the opposition debate otherwise her career is over. Show more

Contributors

Scott Foster:
Andrew Buchan
Ashika Chandirimani:
Shelley Conn
Kirsty Mackenzie:
Andrea Riseborough
Danny Foster:
Matt Smith
James Northcote:
Patrick Baladi
Sophie Montgomery:
Clemency Burton-Hill
Matt Baker:
Pip Carter
Jo Porter:
Raquel Cassidy
Douglas Carter:
Tom Beard
Richard Bracewell:
Alexander Hanson
Adrian Chapple:
Sam Heughan
Graham Sullivan:
Tony Turner
George Morgan:
Peter Wight
BNP Woman:
Lorraine Bruce
News 24 Presenter:
Simon McCoy

Drama on 3

The Birthday Party

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

For Radio 3's 70th anniversary season, Drama on 3 presents a new production of The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter's iconic comedy of menace, starring Toby Jones as Stanley. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Drama on 3

The White Devil

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

John Webster's 1612 revenge play is here set in a 1950s underworld of shifting alliances and sudden violence. Stars Patrick Kennedy and Anna Maxwell Martin. Show more

Contributors

Brachiano:
Shaun Dingwall
Francisco:
Peter Wight
Monticelso:
Sean Baker
Ludovico:
Harry Myers
Gasparo:
David Seddon
Camillo:
Sam Dale
Giovanni:
Lloyd Thomas
Hortensio:
Tony Bell
Adaptor:
Marc Beeby
Director:
Marc Beeby

Genres

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

This Time presents a special show dedicated to the memory of a much-cherished broadcaster. With viewers in shock, it falls to Alan to handle this delicate situation as only he can. Show more

Contributors

Alan Partridge:
Steve Coogan
Jennie Gresham:
Susannah Fielding
Lynn Benfield:
Felicity Montagu
Simon Denton:
Tim Key
John Baskell:
Peter Wight
Old Lady:
Ninette Finch
Sam Chatwin:
Simon Farnaby
Director:
Neil Gibbons
Director:
Rob Gibbons
Producer:
Ted Dowd
Production Company:
Baby Cow Productions Ltd

Tsar

The Shield and the Sword

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian Tsars concludes with the story of Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost 18 years. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Series

Tsar

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Romantic comedy. On his way back from another work trip, Murray hears that his wife Bex might be leaving him on the day of her 40th birthday. He desperately tries to find her. Show more

The Paradise

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

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

Drama series. Moray plans to expand and tries to buy the barber shop next door, with disastrous consequences. Denise's new brainwave ruffles some feathers. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Lewis
Director:
Marc Jobst
Miss Audrey:
Sarah Lancashire
Katherine Glendenning:
Elaine Cassidy
Lord Glendenning:
Patrick Malahide
Bradley Burroughs:
Arthur Darvill
Edmund Lovett:
Peter Wight
Pauline:
Ruby Bentall
Mrs Ballentine:
Jenna Russell
Mrs Harkness:
Helen Bradbury
Director:
David Drury
Fabian Eberhart:
Stephane Cornicard
Peter Adler:
Mark Bonnar
Director:
Sue Tully
Paradise Baby:
Ed Walker
Paradise Baby:
Joe Walker

The Paradise

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

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

Drama series. Denise cannot hold onto her secret any longer but will it spell the end of her career? Moray commits to a life-changing decision, and Jonas resorts to blackmail. Show more