Programme Index

Series

Fukushima

Fall of the Shah

Fall of the Shah: 4. No instructions

BBC World Service

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 20^th Feb 2019, 03:32 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Feb 2019, 10:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

The Shah asks for help from the US, but they have problems of their own. Protesters are taking over large parts of Tehran. #FalloftheShah Show more

Contributors

William Sullivan:: Tony Turner
Tony Parsons:: Sam Dale
The Shah:: Bijan Daneshmand
Farah:: Nathalie Armin
Mehdi:: Moe Bar-El
Amir:: Dana Haqjoo
Shirin:: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
Haikaz:: Philip Arditti
Molly:: Saffron Coomber
Guard:: Ronny Jhutti
Narrator:: Diana Rigg
Writer:: Steve Waters
Composer:: Ghanvar Khaleghi
Sound Designer:: Caleb Knightley
Director:: Marc Beeby
Producer:: Marc Beeby

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Series

Fukushima

Fall of the Shah

Fall of the Shah: 6. Shah raft

BBC World Service

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Mar 2019, 03:32 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2019, 10:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

The Shah is forced to quit Iran to make way for the new prime minister. Sharpour Bakhtiar is a liberal – and a former prisoner of the Shah. #FalloftheShah Show more

Contributors

The Shah:: Bijan Daneshmand
Farah:: Nathalie Armin
Maid:: Sara Zeymour
General Gharabaghi:: Vincent Ebrahim
Sharpour Bakhtiar:: Peter Polycarpou
William Sullivan:: Tony Turner
Haikaz:: Philip Arditti
The Ayatollah Khomeini:: Selva Rasalingam
Ahmad:: Ronny Jhutti
Hassan:: Amir El-Masry
Amir:: Dana Haqjoo
Mehdi:: Moe Bar-El
Shirin:: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
Narrator:: Diana Rigg
Writer:: Steve Waters
Composer:: Ghanvar Khaleghi
Sound Designer:: Caleb Knightley
Director:: Marc Beeby
Producer:: Marc Beeby

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Series

Fukushima

Fall of the Shah

Fall of the Shah: 9. God’s government

BBC World Service

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Mar 2019, 03:32 on BBC World ServiceLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2019, 10:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

Enemies are put on trial as Ayatollah Khomeini consolidates his power. But is this justice, or a desire for revenge? #FalloftheShah Show more

Contributors

The Ayatollah Khomeini:: Selva Rasalingam
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh:: Philip Arditti
Ebrahim Yazdi:: Paul Chahidi
Sadegh Khalkhali:: Bhasker Patel
Carole Bauman:: Clare Corbett
Hassan:: Amir El-Masry
Mehdi:: Moe Bar-El
Nassiri:: Peter Polycarpou
The Shah:: Bijan Daneshmand
Farah:: Nathalie Armin
Zbigniew Brzezinski:: Sam Dale
Warren Christopher:: Don Gilet
President Carter:: Nathan Osgood
Amir:: Dana Haqjoo
Shirin:: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
Narrator:: Diana Rigg
Writer:: Steve Waters
Composer:: Ghanvar Khaleghi
Sound Designer:: Caleb Knightley
Director:: Marc Beeby
Producer:: Marc Beeby

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

Series

The Price of Oil

The Weapon

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Sep 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 14^th Jun 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Zubin Varla and Joseph Balderrama star in Jonathan Myerson's thriller about the Opec siege. One of a season of dramas exploring the history of oil, and the price we've paid for it. Show more

Contributors

Carlos 'the Jackal' Martinez:: Joseph Balderrama
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani:: Zubin Varla
'Nada':: Kristin Atherton
'Angie':: Mark Edel-Hunt
Jamshid Amouzegar:: Bijan Daneshmand
Riad Al-Azzawi:: Amir El-Masry
Chief Feyide:: Alex Lanipekun
Grizelda Carey:: Rhiannon Neads
Eddie Hinterecker:: Sam Dale
Pilot:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Jonathan Myerson
Director:: Jonquil Panting
Producer:: Jonquil Panting

Genres

Drama

Series

The Price of Oil

Page Eight

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 28^th Aug 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Mar 2014, 22:30 on BBC Two England

Spy drama. Johnny (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation. Show more

Contributors

Johnny Worricker:: Bill Nighy
Nancy Pierpan:: Rachel Weisz
Benedict Baron:: Michael Gambon
Ralph Wilson:: Tom Hughes
Jill Tankard:: Judy Davis
Anthea Catcheside:: Saskia Reeves
Rollo Maverley:: Ewen Bremner
Muna Hammami:: Rakhee Thakrar
Julianne Worricker:: Felicity Jones
Max Vallance:: Richard Lintern
Alec Beasley:: Ralph Fiennes
Allegra Betts:: Kate Burdette
Anna Herve:: Holly Aird
Brian Lord:: Andrew Cleaver
Emma Baron:: Alice Krige
Joseph Pierpan:: Bruce Myers
Leona Chew:: Marthe Keller
Melissa Legge:: Aisling Loftus
Ted Finch:: James McArdle
Master of the College:: Jay Benedict
Mrs Ashanti:: Surendra Kochar
Cambridge Don:: Bijan Daneshmand
Mini Cab Owner:: Kriss Dosanjh
Priest:: Hywel Morgan
Laurence:: Larry David
Radio Announcer:: Rory Morrison
Radio Announcer:: Charlotte Green
Producer:: David Heyman
Producer:: David Barron
Producer:: Rosie Alison
Producer:: Celia Duval
Writer:: David Hare
Director:: David Hare

Genres

DramaThriller

Formats

Films

Doctors

Series 18

Episode 119: The Invisible Woman

BBC One

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2016, 13:45 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2016, 13:45 on BBC One Wales HD

Things do not quite go to plan during the first rehearsal of the play, and Rob and Karen welcome their latest foster child. Jimmi helps the police. Show more

Contributors

Malia Ibrahim:: Jessica Kennedy
Faizal Mansour:: Bijan Daneshmand
Habiba Mansour:: Rania Kurdi
Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Heston Carter:: Owen Brenman
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Emma Reid:: Dido Miles
Dr Al Haskey:: Ian Midlane
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Ruhma Hanif:: Bharti Patel
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Valerie Pitman:: Sarah Moyle
Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
DI Addison:: Sean Croke
Lena Baker:: Josephine Butler
Adam Reynolds:: Taro Bahar
Director:: Shani Grewal
Producer:: Peter Leslie Wild
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson
Writer:: Katharine Way

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 18