Programme Index

Billy Howle stars in a bold new stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy at the Bristol Old Vic. Show more

Contributors

Hamlet:: Billy Howle
Gertrude:: Niamh Cusack
Claudius:: Finbar Lynch
Ophelia:: Mirren Mack
Laertes/Rosencrantz:: Taheen Modak
Ghost/Player King/Gravedigger:: Firdous Bamji
Polonius/Oscric:: Jason Barnett
Horatio:: Isabel Adomakoh Young
Guildenstern/Reynaldo/Player Queen:: Catrin Stewart
Director:: John Haidar

Genres

Drama on 3

The Plough and the Stars

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Dec 2011, 20:30 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 23^rd Nov 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Sean O'Casey's classic play about the impact of the 1916 Easter Rising on a group of ordinary Dublin tenement dwellers depicts a city and a nation in turmoil. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Sean O'Casey
Nora:: Elaine Cassidy
Jack:: Padraic Delaney
Bessie:: Gabrielle Reidy
Fluther:: Finbar Lynch
Peter:: Stephen Hogan
The Covey:: Jonathan Forbes
Mrs Gogan:: Fiona Clarke
Mollser:: Rebecca Gleeson
Rosie:: Jane McGrath
Capt Brennan:: Matthew McNulty
Lieut. Langan:: Sam Smith
Director:: Nadia Molinari

Genres

Brand

Drama on 3

Silk

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 15^th May 2012, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th May 2012, 02:10 on BBC One Wales

Drama series. Martha Costello is now a QC, but she learns fast that it can be lonely at the top. She is defending Brendan Kay, a member of one of London's biggest crime outfits. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Richard Stokes
Director:: Peter Hoar
Writer:: Peter Moffat
Martha Costello QC:: Maxine Peake
Clive Reader:: Rupert Penry-Jones
Billy Lamb:: Neil Stuke
Micky Joy:: Phil Davis
Caroline Warwick QC:: Frances Barber
George Duggan:: Indira Varma
Alan Cowdrey QC:: Alex Jennings
John Bright:: John Macmillan
Jake Milner:: Theo Barklem-Biggs
Bethany Brassington:: Amy Wren
Brendan Kay:: Paul Kynman
Jody Farr:: Finbar Lynch
Derek Storey:: Jonathan McGuinness
Fatima Ali:: Shanaya Rafaat
Judge Goodbrand:: Nicholas Jones
Prison Officer:: Kemal Sylvester
Female Silk:: Claire Porter
Gaoler:: Seun Shote
PC Brett:: Phil Deguara
Count Clerk:: Christopher James
Executive Producer:: Peter Moffat
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon

Juliette Binoche: Antigone at the Barbican

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Apr 2015, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Aug 2015, 00:05 on BBC Four HD

Juliette Binoche plays the title role in Sophocles's tale of family loyalty, courage and tragedy in the Barbican's visionary English language translation by Anne Carson. Show more

Contributors

Antigone:: Juliette Binoche
Executive Producer:: Basil Comely
Director:: Tim Van Someren
Guard:: Obi Abili
Ismende/Chorus:: Kirsty Bushell
Haimon/Chorus:: Samuel Edward-Cook
Teiresias/Chorus:: Finbar Lynch
Kreon:: Patrick O'Kane
Eurydike/Chorus:: Kathryn Pogson

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Inspector George Gently

Series 1

Episode 1: The Burning Man

Inspector George Gently: Series 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Jul 2008, 20:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Mar 2011, 22:35 on BBC HD

Crime drama series based on the novels by Alan Hunter. An unidentified burnt body draws Gently and Bacchus into the shadowy world of IRA gun-running. Show more

Contributors

George Gently:: Martin Shaw
Bacchus:: Lee Ingleby
China:: Tony Rohr
Taylor:: Simon Hubbard
Empton:: Robert Glenister
Wanda Lane:: Pooky Quesnel
Producer:: Jake Lushington
Writer:: Peter Flannery
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly
Doyle:: John Kavanagh
Carmel O'Shaughnessy:: Charlotte Riley
O'Shaughnessy:: Deka Walmsley
Ruairi O'Connell:: Finbar Lynch
Madson:: Tony Maudsley
Campling:: Tom Beard
Adjutant:: Liam Hourican
Receptionist:: Michael Winder

Genres

Brand

Inspector George Gently

Series

Poetry Please

Stages of Life

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jun 2014, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Jun 2014, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roger McGough presents poems on a range of subjects including machines, butterflies, and the stages of life we go through. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roger McGough
Reader:: Jasmine Hyde
Reader:: Finbar Lynch
Producer:: Sally Heaven

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Audiobooks

Brand

Poetry Please

The Mallorca Files

Series 1

The Oligarch's Icon

Duration: 43 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Nov 2019, 14:15 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th Feb 2021, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

The Mallorca Files: Series 1

When the famous icon of St Nicholas is stolen by a masked assailant in front of a shocked crowd, Miranda and Max enter the world of Russian oligarchs.

Contributors

Miranda Blake:: Elen Rhys
Max Winter:: Julian Looman
Inés Villegas:: Maria Fernandez-Ache
Federico Ramis:: Nacho Aldeguer
Kati Gorenka:: Olivia Nita
Blake Nardini:: Louis Hilyer
Paco:: Finbar Lynch
Writer:: Alex McBride
Writer:: Dan Sefton
Director:: Bryn Higgins
Producer:: Dominic Barlow
Production Company:: Cosmopolitan Pictures

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

The Mallorca Files

Series

Proof

06/08/2004

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Jul 2007, 00:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Jul 2007, 00:45 on BBC Two Scotland

Four-part thriller set in Dublin exploring the murky side of European finance, human trafficking and Irish politics. Show more

Contributors

Terry Corcoran:: Finbar Lynch
Maureen Boland:: Orla Brady
Myles Carrick:: Bryan Murray
Nina Kutpreka:: Sidse Babett Knudsen
Andrew O'Hara:: Stuart Graham
Kay Corcoran:: Cathy Belton
Cassidy:: Aidan Kelly
Mr. Kelly:: Tommy O'Neill
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Proof

13/08/2004

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Jul 2007, 01:15 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Jul 2007, 01:40 on BBC Two Scotland

Four-part thriller set in Dublin exploring the murky side of European finance, human trafficking and Irish politics. Show more

Contributors

Terry Corcoran:: Finbar Lynch
Maureen Boland:: Orla Brady
Bryan Carrick:: Bryan Murray
Nina Kutpreka:: Sidse Babett Knudsen
Andrew O'Hara:: Stuart Graham
Kay Corcoran:: Cathy Belton
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Proof

20/08/2004

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Jul 2007, 00:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Jul 2007, 00:20 on BBC Two Scotland

Four-part thriller set in Dublin exploring the murky side of European finance, human trafficking and Irish politics. Show more

Contributors

Terry Corcoran:: Finbar Lynch
Maureen Boland:: Orla Brady
Myles Carrick:: Bryan Murray
Nina Kutpreka:: Sidse Babett Knudsen
Andrew O'Hara:: Stuart Graham
Kay Corcoran:: Cathy Belton
Cassidy:: Aidan Kelly
Orla Boland:: Emma Bolger
Detective Larry Mitchell:: Declan Conlon
Ronan Corcoran:: Jim Norton
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Proof

27/08/2004

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Jul 2007, 01:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Jul 2007, 01:10 on BBC Two Scotland

Four-part thriller set in Dublin exploring the murky side of European finance, human trafficking and Irish politics. Show more

Contributors

Terry Corcoran:: Finbar Lynch
Maureen Boland:: Orla Brady
Myles Carrick:: Bryan Murray
Nina Kutpreka:: Sidse Babett Knudsen
Andrew O'Hara:: Stuart Graham
Kay Corcoran:: Cathy Belton
Orla Boland:: Emma Bolger
Detective Larry Mitchell:: Declan Conlon
Cassidy:: Aidan Kelly
Klaus Newman:: David Robb
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Waking the Dead

Pilot - Part 1

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Sep 2000, 21:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Jun 2015, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Two-part drama. As a police team begin work on the five-year-old cold case of a teenage girl's murder, they inadvertently inspire the killer to strike again. Show more

Contributors

DCI Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
DC Mel Silver:: Claire Goose
Dr Frankie Wharton:: Holly Aird
DS Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
Jimmy Marshall:: Finbar Lynch
Jodie Whitemore:: Amelia Warner
Kelly Caldwell:: Sam Loggin
DCI Connor:: Roger Taylor
Jenny Boyd:: Adie Allen
Mr Whitemore:: Tyler Butterworth
Mrs Whitemore:: Elaine Claxton
Dr Clive Pearson:: Steven Elder
Matt Boyd:: Lachlan Ryan
Supt. Mavers:: John Vine
Producer:: Martin Hutchings

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Pilot - Part 2

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Sep 2000, 21:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Jun 2015, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

The team exhume the first victim to find clues with new DNA techniques. When Boyd thinks he is getting closer, he finds he is facing one smokescreen after another. Show more

Contributors

DCI Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
DC Mel Silver:: Claire Goose
Dr Frankie Wharton:: Holly Aird
DS Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
Jimmy Marshall:: Finbar Lynch
Jodie Whitemore:: Amelia Warner
Kelly Caldwell:: Sam Loggin
Harvey:: David Sterne
Director:: Martin Hutchings
Executive Producer:: Mal Young

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

The Musketeers

Series 2

Episode 3: The Good Traitor

Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Fri 16^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Jan 2015, 20:00 on BBC Three

Available for years

Historical drama. The Musketeers help rescue an enemy's daughter in exchange for a deadly formula, but their mission is complicated when Porthos is captured. Show more

Contributors

Athos:: Tom Burke
Aramis:: Santiago Cabrera
Porthos:: Howard Charles
Queen Anne:: Alexandra Dowling
King Louis:: Ryan Gage
Constance:: Tamla Kari
Milady:: Maimie McCoy
d'Artagnan:: Luke Pasqualino
Treville:: Hugo Speer
Rochefort:: Marc Warren
Tariq:: Colin Salmon
Prostitute:: Celeste Dodwell
Samara:: Antonia Thomas
Baltasar:: Finbar Lynch
Perales:: Will Keen
Marguerite:: Charlotte Salt
Navas:: Olly Rix
Lemay:: Ed Stoppard
Bonacieux:: Bo Poraj
Writer:: Lucy Catherine
Writer:: Adrian Hodges
Producer:: Colin Wratten
Director:: Marc Jobst
Writer:: Adrian Hodges

Genres

Brand

The Musketeers

Series

The Musketeers: Series 2